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A HISTORY  OF  THE  DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  STATE 
SKETCHES  OF  THOSE  WHO  HAVE  HELPED  TO  BUILD  UP  THE  COMMONWEALTH 


The  Book  of  Ohio 

ILLUSTRATING  THE  GROWTH  OF  HER  RESOURCES, 

INSTITUTIONS  AND  INDUSTRIES 


VOL.  II 


QUEEN  CITY  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 

CINCIXXATI,  OHIO 


1912 


Digitized  by  the  Internet  Archive 

in  2015 


https://archive.org/details/whoiswhoinfromoh02cinc 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO  A 

CONTENTS 


CHAPTER  XVI.  PAGE 

Manufacturing  in  Ohio 6.50 

The  Old  National  Road  in  Ohio 671 

CHAPTER  XYH. 

Transportation 679 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

Gas  and  Oil  Industry 795 

CHAPTER  XIX. 

Ohio's  Governors 729 

Allen,  W 745 

Bartley,  Thomas  W 734 

Bebb,  William 734 

Brough,  John 739 

Brown,  E.A 731 

Bushnell,  Asa 751 

Campbell,  J.  E 748 

Chase,  Salmon  P 737 

Corwin,  Thomas 734 

Cox,  J.  D . ..  740 

Dennison,  William 738 

Foraker,  Joseph  B 747 

Ford,  S 734 

Foster,  Charles 746 

Harmon,  Judson  . . 754 

Harris,  Andrew  L 753 

Hayes,  R.  B 740 

Herrick,  Myron  T 752 

Hoadley,  George 747 

Huntington,  .Samuel 730 

Lucas,  R 732 

McArthur,  D 732 

McKinley,  William 748 

Meigs,  Return  J.,  Jr 730 

Nash,  George  K 752 

Noyes,  E.  F ; 745 

Pattison,' John  M 753 

Shannon,  W 733 

Tiffin,  Edward 7.29 

Tod,  David 738 

Trimble,  A 732 

Vance,  J 733 

Wood,  R ■ 734 

Worthington,  Thomas 731 

CHAPTER  XX. 

The  City  of  Cleveland 755 

The  Ohioans  in  the  .Spanish- American  War.  . . 794 
Reminiscences  of  Early  Days  in  Cleveland.  . . . 799 

Early  Days  in  Crawford  County 802 

Adam  and  Andrew  Poe’s  thrilling  Experiences 

with  Indians 808 

The  Great  Seal  of  Ohio 811 

CHAPTER  XXI. 

The  City  of  Cincinnati 815 

Presidents  from  Ohio 857 

Garfield,  James  A 862 

Grant,  Uh'sses  S 858 

Harrison,  Benjamin 865 

Harison,  William  Henry 857 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 862 

McKinlev,  William 866 

Taft,  William  H 867 

CHAPTER  XXII. 

The  City  of  Toledo 869 

A Retrospect  of  Lucas  County  in  Early  Daj’s.  . 898 

CHAPTER  XXIII. 

The  City  of  Columbus 917 

Progress  of  Ohio 941 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

The  City  of  Dayton 961 

Steubenville 992 

Ohio  Societies 999 

Ohio  Commandery  Loyal  Legion 1011 

The  Military  Forces  of  Ohio 1015 

The  Ohio  Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  ..  . 1020 
Who  is  Who  in  and  from  the  State  of  Ohio ....  1025 

CHAPTER  XVI. 

ILLUSTRATIONS — MANUFACTURING . 

Akron  Sewer  Pipe  Company’s  Works 649 

Akron  China  Works 651 

Austin  Powder  Works 668 

Barney  Smith’s  Car  Works,  Dayton 671 

Brier  Hill  Furnaces 671 

Chase  Piano  Factory,  Norwalk 658 


Cleveland  .Stone  Co.’s  Grindstone  Works 652 

Dalzell  Glass  Factory 674 

Davis  .Sewing  Machine  Works 676 

Dueber-Hampden  Watch  Works 672 

Elevator  Bucket  Dredge 660 

Fire  Brick  Works,  Portsmouth 659 

Findlay  Cla}'  Pottery 675 

Ford  Glass  Works 659 

Ford  Glass  Works,  Interior  of 659 

Goodrich  Rubber  Works,  Akron 650 

Hamden  Watch  Works 658 

Hanging  Rock  Furnace 655 

Harter  Flour  IMills 664,  674  and  675 

Heisey  Glass  Works,  Newark 658 

Hill  Sewer  Pipe  Company,  Akron 650 

Lorain  Steel  Co.’s  Works 672  and  673 

Lorain  Steel  Co.’s  Dock 678 

Making  Salt  at  Pomeroy 663 

IManufacturing  Plant 652 

Marion  Steam  Shovel  Company = 675 

Middletown  IManufacturing  Plant 665 

National  Steel  Co.’s  Plant,  Youngstown 656 

National  Cash  Register  Views,  Dayton 

666,  667,  668  and  668 
Ohio  Foundry  Company’s  Views.  . 656,  657  and  660 

Ohio  Flint  Glass  Works 673 

Ohio  Steel  Plant,  Youngstown 676 

Plant  of  India  Rubber  Company 650 

Pottery  of  Knowles,  Ta\4or  & Knowles 667 

Proctor  & Gamble  Soap  Works 664  and  665 

Robinson  .Sewer  Pipe  Co.’s  Plant 655 

Republic  Iron  & Steel  Co.’s  Plant 657 

Sear’s  Canning  Factory 674 

Sewer  Pipe  Works 651 

.Steel  Mills.  Youngstown 662 

.Star  Soap  Factory 676 

Tile  Work=.  Akron 651  and  654 

Tile  Roofing  Works 663 

Weller’s  Potterj- 655 

Werner’s  Plant,  Akron 652 

Yellow  Poplar  Lumber  Co.’s  Plant 670 


CHAPTER  XVII. 

TRANSPORTATION. 


"Annie  Laurie’’  in  Docks 689 

Baldwin  Type  of  Locomotives 697 

Big  Four  Six  Wheel  Switcher 698 

Bowerston  Tunnel 682 

B.  & O.  Elevator.  Sandusky 699 

Brooks  Consolidated  Freight  Engine 697 

Canal  and  Big  Four  Railway,  near  hliamis- 

burg '. 684 

Cedar  Point 699 

Chair  Car 696 

C. .  G.  & P.  Railroad 704 

Clover  Leaf  Bridge,  over  Maumee 695  . 

Coal  Train  on  Hocking  \'alley  Railroad 692 

Coal  Handling  Plant.  Toledo 700 

Consolidated  Freight  Engine 697 

Dining  Car 696 

Electric  Car 704 

First  Railroad  in  Northwest  Territory 680 

Freight  Boat,  Ohio  River 691 

Hocking  Valley  A'iews 681,  683,  688  and  702 

Hotel  on  National  Pike 703 

Hulet  Ore  I'nloader 689 

Ironton,  from  Kentucky  .Shore 691 

Lake  Shore  \’iews 689,  690  and  (>98 

Lake  Steamer 682 

Lockland  Canal  Dry  Docks (i91 

Miami  River,  near  Franklin 684 

Ohio  Canal  at  Tuscarawas 679 

Ohio  Central  Bridge,  Point  Pleasant 704 

Ohio  Central  Railway  Crossing  Ohio  River. ..  . 694 

Ore  Train  at  Conneaut 686 

Parlor  Car 696 

Pennsylvania  Railroad  Engine 697 

Railroad  Bridge  Across  the  Ohio 700 

Scene  on  Norfolk  and  Western (i90 

State  Repair  Boat,  Hocking  Canal 703 

Steamer  Frank  E.  Kirby (i8S 

Tunnel  at  Arion 699 

L^nion  Depot,  Dayton (i83 

Wheeling  & Lake  Erie  Engine 698 

Wild  Turkey  Lock,  near  Coshocton 687 

Zanesville  & Ohio  Railroad 695 

Z.  & O.  Railwaj-  Train 703 

CHAPTER  XVIII. 

GAS  .\ND  OIL  INDUSTRY. 

Bishop  Oil  Field,  Woodsfield 710 

Burning  Oil  Tank 722  and  724 

Derrick  \’iew 70S 

Filling  a Torpedo 711 

In  the  Oil  Fields 716 


Jackson  Ridge  Oil  Fields 706 

^Manhattan  Oil  Refinery 712 

Nitro-Glycerine  Factory 719 

Nitro-Glycerine  Well  Shooters 724 

Off  Tower  on  Leverton  Farm 719 

Oil  Derricks  in  Suburbs  of  Lima 711 

Oil  Derricks  near  Lima 721 

Oil  Lease  ^'iew 70S 

Oil  Loading  at  Oil  Refinery 718 

Oil  Pumping  Station 70S 

Oil  Refining  'Xhew 725 

Oil  Tank  Afire,  near  Lima 724 

Oil  Wells  Being  Pumped  by  Rods 705 

Oil  Wells  on  Private  Lease 725 

Panoramic  View  in  Wood  County 720 

Power  House  in  Oil  Field 70S 

Pulling  Casing  of  an  Oil  Well 722 

Reservoir  Pumping  Station 723 

Sandusky  River,  near  Tiffin 726 

.Scio  Oil  Field 707 

Shooting  an  Oil  Well 714  and  723 

Solar  Refiner3' 714  and  715 

Standard  Oil  Company’s  Tank  Farm 712 

Standard  Oil  Company’s  Building 712 

Tank  Farm,  near  Lima 711 

Tank  Farm  Mews 727 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

OHIO’S  GOVERNORS. 


Battle  of  Lake  Erie 732 

Campus,  O.  S.  U 734 

Canal  at  iMansfield 747 

Cincinnati  Views 749 

Cincinnati  in  L803 745 

Cincinnati  in  1901 738  and  739 

Court  House  Riot,  Cincinnati 733 

Dudley’s  Battle  Ground 733 

Earthworks  of  Prehistoric  People,  Newark.  . . . 751 

Eden  Park  Reservoir 732 

Entrance  Gordon  Park,  Cleveland 747 

Experiment  Station,  Cedar  Point 747 

Fallen  Timbers,  Battlefield : 745 

Falls  of  Black  River , 751 

First  Capital  of  Ohio 734 

First  House  in  Dayton 746 

First  Roman  Catholic  Church 746 

Fort  Ancient ' •,  737 

Glacial  Grooves,  Kelley’s  Island 747 

Gorge,  Cuyahoga  River 748 

Harris,  Andrew  L 753 

Herrick,  IMyron  T 752 

In  Wade  Park,  Cleveland 746 

Island  Queen 744 

Landing,  Put-in-Bay 748 

IMa])  of  Ohio,  in  18’21 730 

IMonuraent  of  Fort  Washington 731 

Nash.  George  K 730 

Ohio’s  Seal 730 

Ohio  State  Penitentiary 740 

Ohio  .State  Observatory 737 

Oldest  IMap  of  Ohio 731 

Old  Woodward,  Cincinnati 740 

On  the  IMuskingum 737 

Pleasure  Yachts,  Rocky  River 746 

Prehistoric  Earth  Works,  Newark,  Ohio 739 

Schofield  Building,  Cleveland 741 

.School  Building,  Lebanon 743 

School  House.  Glendale 743 

Sherman's  Tomb,  iMansfield 734 

.Spring  Grove  Cemetery,  Cincinnati 738 

.Squirrel  Hunters  at  Cincinnati 732 

State  Capitol 730 

.Supreme  Court  Building 748 

Tiffin,  Edward 729 

\’iew  at  Put-In-Bay 751 

\’icw  of  Cincinnati 73.5 


CHAPTER  XX. 

CITY  OF  CLEVELAND. 


Arcade 757  and  775 

American  Trust  Building 765 

Austin  Powder  Works. 785 

Baltimore  K Chio  Depot 776 

Bolton  Avenue 799 

Boulevard 775  and  802 

Brush,  Chas.  F.  Residence 807 

Case  School  of  Applied  Science 778 

Calvary  Church 787 

Central  Armory 770 

Central  High  School 780 

Central  Police  Station 775 

Central  5'iaduct 772 

Chamber  of  Commerce 771 

Chandler,  T.  H.,  Residence 808 

City  Hall 768 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO 


CONTEXTS  Continued. 


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Cl(.-v(.-laii(l  atid  Ohio  Cilk-s  in  Ivcirly  Days 

Clc-vclaml,  in  iNd.'i 

Ck-vt-land  llarl)or 

Cl(.-vi-land  School  of  Art 

Corning,  Mrs.  W'amn  II.,  Residence 

Coal  Docks 

UdKcwater  Park  Honle\ard 

Hnipire  Theatre 

Ivn.yiiie  House  Xo.  20 

I'intrance  to  hirie  Slri-et  Ceineter\’ 

I'intranye  to  Wtide  Park 

Hntrance  Riverside  CeineLers' 

Ivpworlh  Memorial,  M.  li.  C'hnrch 

Ivnclid  Ax'enne 

Ks'eretl,  S.  T.  Residence 

I'irsl  liapl isl  Church 

h'i\e  Points 

h'lats  from  P'ranklin  Street 

h'leneh,  Jidins  I'].,  Residence 

("dohe  Iron  Works 

(lordon  Park  X’iews Till,  711.'),  71Hi,  7117, 

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C.iiilford  House 

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Hanna,  Marcus,  Residence 

Herrick,  M\ron  '1',,  Residence 

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Cake  Shore  Railwas'  Hridite 

Lakeside  Hos])ital 

I,ake\iew  Ccmelerv 

Lake  \'iew  Park 

Lenno.x  Hnildinit 

Lincoln  Park 

Mamifacl  urin.t;  I )istricl 

Market  Ilonsi' 

Masonic  Temple 

Momimenl  Sqntire 

New  Kn.nland  Hnildin.u' 

Xorlhland  in  tlu-  Docks 

Xorton,  I),  y...  Residence 

( )ld  Carter  Homestead 

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Passen.yer  Slcanu-r  ” X^orl hwesl” 

Peck's  Residence 


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Pcrr\'  Paiiu-  liuildin.i;' 701 

Perry's  Moimmcnt  790 

Pilyrim's  Clmrch  7.S1 

Posl-Ollice 700 

Public  Sipiare  in  lS.';i) 707 

R;il)p,  Hisho]) 779 

Revenne  Cutler.  Henry  O.  Gresham 7s:; 

Rice,  W.  L . Ri'sidence .SIO 

Riverside  Cemetery 7S9 

Roadside-  C'Inbhonse 7SS 

Rockefeller,  John  D.,  City  Residence 811 

Rockefeller,  John  D.,  Sulnirhan  Residence.  ...  811 

Rose  Bnildiny 7.')9 

Salvation  .\rin\- 7S0 

ShcrilT  St  reel  Marki-l  House 771 

Society  for  Savin.ys  Building 709 

.Soldiers'  and  S.'iilors’  Monument 70S 

.South  High  .School.  777 

St.  Bridget  t 's  Cal  liolic  School 7S7 

.St.  John'.  Catlu-dral 781 

St.  I’ctcr's  Church 779 

Ste-anu-r  ''Coralia” 7S0 

Sui)crior  .Slree-t . from  Square 7.')0 

.Sui)crior  Street,  looking  Itast  from  X'iaduct.  . . . 700 

Tripple  Hitch 7S9 

I'niversity  Private  .School 7s:; 

L'rsuline  Convent 7.S7 

Wade  Park.  Driveway S03 

Wade  Park,  showing  Perry's  Monument 797 

Wade,  J.  H.,  Residence StlO 

Walhonding  River,  near  Coshocton Sid 

Weddell  Homestead 7S1 

Whiskey  Island  C)re  Dock 7.')'.( 

White,  W.  J..  Residence Stio 

Williamson  Buildin.g 708 

Woman’s  College 777 

Yacht  Comanche 7S0 

Y.  M.  C.  .-K.  Building 70.5 


CHAPTl'iR  XXL 

CITY  OK  CINC1XN..\TI,  OHIO. 


Art  Museum 827 

Art  Aluseum,  Stairway 889 

.Atlas  Bank  Building 823 

Bandstand,  Zoo 849 

Bellevue  Inclined  Plane 845 

Birdeye  Yiew  of  Cincinnati 819 

Blymeyer  Building 847 


Bodemer,  William,  Residence 839 

Busy  Corner,  h'ifth  and  Walnut  .Streets 829 

BidTalo  at  Zoo 855 

Careu'  Building 828 

Canal  .Scene  at  Lockland 830 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Building 822 

Chesapeake  iX  Ohio  Railroad  Bridge 827 

Children’s  Home 828 

C.,  II.  X'  D.  Depot 837 

Chapel  at  Spring  Grox'c 831 

Cincinnati  from  Covington  in  Karly  Days 810 

Cincinnati  in  1853 817 

City  Hall.  . 821 

City  Hos])ital 835 

Cincinnati  M'orkhouse 850 

Clifton  venue,  Clifton 830 

Daily  Canal  .Scene 855 

Drix'eway  in  Kden  Park 850 

Hden  Park  Reservoir 840 

Ivighth  and  Mound  .Street  .S_\’nago,gue 852 

Klsinore  Towi-r 853 

Hntrance  to  ( takley  Race  Track 850 

Hnlrance  to  the  Zoological  Gardens 851 

Ksi)lanade  Ff)untain 825 

I'irsl  Hnglish  Lutheran  Church 848 

I'ort  Washington 810 

lL)urth  and  Walnut,  Looking  South 839 

h'onrth  .Street,  Looking  West 849 

Glimpse  of  Cincinnati  Hillside 841 

Globe  Wernicke  P'actorics 829 

Harrison,  \Yilliam  Henr\-,  Monument 837 

Hamilton  County  Court  House 843 

Hughes  High  .School  (Old) 837 

Interior  Music  Hall 849 

John  Shillito  Comi)any 835 

Lane  .Seminary,  Walnut  Hills 852 

Lombardy  Building 829 

Louisville  iX  Nashville  Railroad  Bridge 843 

Mabley  X Carew  Building .834 

Methodist  Book  Concern  Building 824 

Miami  P.uilding 831 

Mount  Adams,  from  Newport 814 

Mount  Adams  Inclined  Plane 845 

Mount  Auburn  Presbyterian  Church 849 

Monument  in  Lincoln  Park 847 

Observatory,  Mount  Lookout 842 

Odd  Fellows  Tcm])le 833 

Ohio  National  Gtiard  Armory 834 

Ohio  River  at  Trautman  .Station 838 

Old  Gevermnent  Building 824 

( )ld  Ladies’  Home 851 

Old  Pioneer  Home  near  Price  Hill 853 

Palace  Hotel 823 

Passenger  .Steamer  on  the  Ohio 854 

Pickering  Building 821 

Pioneer  \'icw  of  Cincinnati 817 

Post-Oflice  and  Custom  House 829 

Public  Library 825 

Race  Street.  Looking  North 844 

.Sanitarium,  College  Ilill 842 

Scottish  Rite  Cathedral 848 

.‘■tecond  Presbyterian  Church 844 

Si)ring  Grove  Cemetery 855 

St.  Francis  Hosj.iital 850 

St.  Xavier  College 824 

.Steamer  Sherlock 820 

.Street  Car  .Slioi)s 840 

.Sus])ension  Bridge 840 

Suspension  Bridge  Entrance 848 

Tyler  Davidson  F'ountain 839 

V . .S.  Cast  Iron  Pipe  & F'oundry  Company. . . . 847 

I'nion  .Savings  & Trust  Building 832 

A’iew  from  Skyscraper,  Looking  .Southeast 818 

\'iew  from  .Skyscraper,  Looking  Northeast.  . . . 819 

Washington  Park  and  Music  Hall 829 

Wilshire  Building 823 

Wiborg,  F.  B.,  Residence 843 

Y.  M.  C.  A.  Building 844 

PRESIDENTS  FROM  OHIO. 

Birthplace  of  Benjamin  Harrison 895 

Campus,  Ohio  State  University 89.8 

City  Hall,  Cincinnati 893 

Dress  Parade,  Ohio  Military  Institute 897 

Entrance  to  Fort  Ancient S9G 

Garfield,  James  A Stil 

Grant,  U.  .S S58 

Grant,  U.  S.,  Tomb 858 

Harrison,  Benjamin 892 

Harrison,  William  H 858 

Harrison,  William  H.,  Tomb 862 

Hayes,  Rutherford  B 891 

Law  Library,  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio 865 

McKinley,  William 862 

Monuments  in  Cincinnati 891 

Ohio  Alechanics’  Institute,  Cincinnati .859 

Ohio  Military  Institute,  Cincinnati 8fi6 

Taft,  William  H 857 

The  Fountain,  Cincinnati 8(i2 


CHAPTER  XXII. 

CITY  OF  TOLEDO. 


Along  River  F'rcnt 880 

Barbour  & .Star  Lumber  Yard 874  and  905 

Bee  Building 892 

Blade  Building 872 

Blue  Point 897 

Central  High  School  Building 885 

Central  Savings  Bank 875 

Chenev  Medicine  Coni])any 874 

C.,  LI.'&  D.  Itlevator 890 

Christian  .Science  Church 899 

City  Park 903 

Country  Club 880 

Collingwood  Hall 891 

Collingvvood  Avenue 892 

Detwiler  Building 876 

Dow  & Snell  Company 877’ 

Dredge  from  A’ulcan  Iron  Works 883 

Dredging  Maumee  River 898 

East  .Side  Iron  Elevator 889 

Ford  Glass  Works 887  and  888 

Fort  Industry  Block 879 

Gendron  Wheel  Comiiany 874 

Hocking  A’alley  Railway  Docks 902 

Hocking  A'alley  Railw'ay  Ore  Handling  Plants.  913 
In  Early  Days,  looking  down  .St.  Clair  Street.  . 870 

La.Salle  & Koch  Co 875 

Libbey  Glass  Works 884 

Maumee  Rolling  Mills 888 

Modern  Iron  Ore  Carrier 898 

Modern  Street  Car 902 

Nasby  Building 872 

National  Malleable  Castings  Company 914 

National  Milling  Company 890 

"Neosho”  Steamer 882 

Old  Ladies’  Home 897 

Old  Lucas  County  Jail 887 

Old  Revenue  Cutter  "Michigan” 87.3 

Ottawa  Oark  Scenes.  . . . 901,  904,  907,  908  and  909 

Park  .Scene 901 

Presque  Isle 903 

Public  Library 885 

Ri\  erside  Park  Scenes 905  and  906 

Rossford,  from  C.  H.  & D.  Ry 915 

Rossford  Street 945 

Sailing  on  Lake  Erie 899 

Schmitt  Block 879 

Steedman  Monument 869 

St.  Patrick’s  Church 899 

.St.  Paul’s  M.  E.  Church 891 

Suburban  Electric  Line 883 

Suburban  Vineyard 909 

Swan  Creek,  Scene  on 904 

Times  Building 876 

Toledo  Automobile  Factory 883 

Toledo  Glass  Works 887 

Toledo  Llarbor 881 

Toledo  State  Flosiiital 894 

S.  Government  Building 811 

Ihiivcrsity  Club 896 

A’alentine  Theatre,  Interior 900 

View  of  Toledo,  Looking  West 870 

Walding,  Kinnon  & Marving  Building 872 

Walbridge  Park  .Scenes.  .892,  908,  911,  912  and  913 

Walbridge  Park,  Conservatory 911 

Walbridge  Park,  Driveway  in 910 

W'albridge  Park,  Pavilion 910 

Waterworks 882 

Woodlawn  Cemetery,  .Scenes 

898,  900,  908,  909,  912  and  913 

Woolson  Spice  Mills 871 

Yachts  at  Anchor 873 

Yacht  "Juanita” 886 

Yacht  "Sultana” 882 

Yachting  on  Lake  Eric 881 


CHAPTER  XXIII. 

CITY  OF  COLUMBUS. 


Auditorium 930 

Birdseye  View  from  Great  Southern  Hotel,  . . . 918 

Board  of  Trade  Building . 928 

Broad  Street,  Looking  West 939 

Broad  .Street  M.  E.  Church 936 

Central  Ohio  Paper  Company 927 

Chittenden  Hotel 934 

City  Park,  Entrance 921 

Congregational  Church 936 

Countrv  Club 937 

Eberly  Block 924 

First  National  Bank,  Interior 930 

Fountain  in  Franklin  Park 935 

Gay  and  South  Streets 930 

Goodale  Park 922 

Great  Southern  Hotel 918 

Hartman  Building 919 

Hayden  Building 926 

High  Street,  Looking  North 917 

Hosier  Block 920 

Kilbourne,  James,  Residence 934 


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C 


Looking  South  from  State  House 919 

McAllister,  Mohler  & Co 923 

Monypeny,  Hammond  Company 925 

Neil  House 929 

Old  Presbyterian  Church 933 

Old  Hayden  Homestead 939 

Spahr  Building 933 

Starling  Medical  Company 927 

State  Fair  \'iew 935 

Town  Street,  Looking  West 931 

Town  Street,  Looking  East 931 

Town  vStreet  Church 93S 

Lmion  Passeirger  Station,  Entrance 920 

Lh  S.  Barracks 929  and  937 

Wesley  Chapel 93G 

Wholesale  Row 923 

Wyandotte  Building 916 

Wyandotte  Grove ■. 932 

Wyandotte  Grove,  Spring 932 

V.  IM.  C.  A.  Building 92S 

PROGRESS  OF  OHIO. 

A Boat  Load  of  Lumber 947 

A Part  of  Youngstown 955 

Beautiful  \4ew  of  Mahoning  River 951 

Cincinnati  University 942 

Concrete  Arch  under  Miami  Canal 951 

Cuyahoga  Falls 945 

Early  Chillicothe.  . 953 

East  Wall  of  Fort  Ancient 94S 

Fifth-Third  National  Bank,  Cincinnati 945 

First  Concrete  Skyscraper,  Cincinnati 946 

Fort  Ancient  Scene 949 

High  Street,  Columbus 955 

Home  of  The  Union  Central  Life  Insurance 

Company,  Cincinnati 941 

Hughes  High  School,  Cincinnati 943 

Light  Mouse,  near  Cedar  Point 948 

Natural  Bridge  across  the  Ohio  River 95S 

Old  Fireplace 941 

On  vSpring  Grove  Cemetery,  Cincinnati 953 

Passenger  Boat  on  the  Ohio  River 957 

Promenade,  Put-In-Bay 949 

Put-In-Bay  Scene 954 

Racoon  River 960 

School  House,  Bryan,  Ohio 94S 

Soldiers’  Monument,  Portsmouth,  Ohio 953 

Steamer  on  the  Ohio 950 

Technical  School,  U.  of  C 950 

Tow  Boat 947 

L".  S.  Playing  Card  Company,  Nonvood,  O.  . . . 959 
Western  German  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati, 

Ohio ' 945 

Woodward  High  School,  Cincinnati 943 


CONTENTS— Continued. 

CHAPTER  XXIV. 

CITY  OF  DAYTON. 


An  Old  l^lill 975 

Beckel  Building 982 

Birds  Eye  \'iew  of  Dayton 966  and  974 

Boulevard,  Looking  North 987 

Callahan  Bank  Building i)67 

Central  District  .School 965 

City  Building 967 

Corner  Fourth  and  IMain  Streets 1)62 

Dayton,  Panoramic  \'iew 969 

Deaconess  Hospital 979 

Dickey  House 963 

Eighth  District  School  Building 980 

Fifth  Street,  Looking  East 968 

First  Presbyterian  Church 977 

First  U.  B.  Church 976 

Hotel  Atlas 971 

K.  K.  Bnai  Yeshurn 972 

Ludlow  Street  and  Monument  Avenue 984 

Lutheran  Church 973 

Main  Street  Views 962,  965  and  970 

Main  Street,  Fire  Hall 973 

jM.  E.  Church.  Fourth  and  Ludlow 977 

M.  E.  Grace  Church 976 

Monument  Avenue,  Looking  West 970 

National  IMilitary  Home  Scenes,  976, 978,986  and  989 

Old  Union  Depot 964 

Oldest  Building  in  Dayton 985 

Phillips  House . 969 

Pioneer  I'iew  of  Main  Street 961 

Post-Office  Building 964 

Presbyterian  Church 977  and  980 

Public  Library 978 

Reybold  Building 964 

River  Front,  Along  Miami 983 

Ridgeway  Flats 986 

Sacred  Heart  Church 973 

Second  Street,  Looking  West 988 

.Street  Corner,  Fifth  and  Jefferson 975 

St.  Elizabeth  Hospital 979 

^’ictoria  Theatre 975 

W.  C.  A.  Building 989 

Widow’s  Home 972 

Woodlawn  Cemetery 972 

Y.  IM.  C.  A.  Building 967 

STEUBENVILLE,  O. 

Carnegie  Library 992 

Half-lMoon  Farm,  near  Steubenville 991 

High  School 993 


Bridge  Across  Ohio,  Steubenville 993 

Steubenville  in  1905 995 

Water  Works,  Steubenville 992 

OHIO  SOCIETIES. 

A Part  of  Cincinnati 1006 

Coal  Fleet  on  the  Ohio  River 1006 

Eden  Park,  Cincinnati 1001 

Entrance  Eden  Park,  Cincinnati 1003 

General  View  of  Cincinnati  City  Hospital 1010 

In  Burnet  Woods,  Cincinnati 1008 

Intake  Pier,  Cincinnati  W'ater  Works 998 

Landing  of  the  Pioneers,  Cincinnati 1008 

Aliisic  Hall,  Cincinnati 999 

Natural  Bridge,  Spring  Grove,  Cincinnati 1000 

Observatory,  University  of  Cincinnati 1012 

Old  Hughes  High  School,  Cincinnati 1002 

Old  Maids  Kitchen,  Cuyahoga  Falls 1002 

Park  \’iew,  IMansfield lOiKI 

Pleasure  Craft  on  the  Rocky  River,  Cleveland.  1009 
River  Pumping  Station,  Cincmnati  Water 

Works 90S 

Steamboat  Ways,  Cincinnati 1003 


OHIO  COMIIANEERY  OF  THE  MILITARY  ORDER  OF  THE 
LOYAL  LEGION  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES, 

THE  MILITARY  FORCES  OF  OHIO. 


A Picturesque  Inclined  Plane 1017 

A Relic  of  the  \'irgin  Forest,  Cuyahoga  Falls  . . 1016 

Building  Gun  Boats  on  the  Ohio  River 1016 

Court  House,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  in  1835 1018 

Hamilton  County  Court  House 1017 

Headquarters  U.  C.  T 1014 

Johnson’s  Island  Monument 1012 

Old  Log  Cabin,  Warren  County 1012 

Residence  of  Archbishop  Lloeller,  Cincinnati . . 1013 

Sunset  on  Lake  Erie 1019 

Troop  B.,  Ohio  National  Guard 1015 

THE  OHIO  agricultural  EXPERIMENT  STATION. 

A Heavy  Load  on  the  Ohio  River 1022 

Court  House,  Warren,  Ohio 1023 

Fort  Ancient 1022 

Home  of  Clinton  ivlorse,  London,  Ohio 1024 

On  Opposite  Hill  from  Fort  Ancient 1023 

On  the  Shores  of  Lake  lirie 1022 

State  Hospital.  Massillon 1021 

Suspension  Bridge,  Cincinnati.  Ohio 1024 


WHO  IS  WHO  IN  and  from  OHIO. 


A page 

Abert,  Wm.  S 1026 

Adams,  J.  C 1026 

Adler,  Eugene 1026 

Alburn,  J.  A 1027 

Allaback,  John  N 1213 

Allen,  H.  W 1192 

Allen,  J.  B 1160 

Allread,  J.  1 1027 

Alsdorf,  W.  W 1160 

Ambler  R.  S 1027 

Anderson,  C.  C 1161 

Anderson,  O.  P 1099 

Anderson,  Thos.  H 1028 

Anderson,  Wm.  S 1028 

Ankele,  J.  M 1161 

Arbuckle,  S.  C 1192 

Arras  E.  F 1099 

Ashford,  P.  M 1028 

Atherton  C.  R 1099 

Atkins,  H.  T 1100 

Ault,  L.  A 1100 

Austin,  L.  L.  H 1236 

B 

Babst,  Daniel 1029 

Bader,  Fred 1161 

Baer,  Henry 1029 

Bake,  O.  M 1192 

Baker  Art  Gallery 1100 

Barber,  E.  L 1101 

Barber,  O.  C 1101 

Barker,  C.  E 1101 

Bartholomew  Clifton  School 1243 

Bartley,  Dan 1213 

Battelle,  J.  G 1102 

Baxter,  F.  E 1162 

Beatty,  A.  W 1162 

Beatty,  W.  G 1237 

Beis,  G.  C 1029 

Belt,  H.  D 1199 


Bendinger,  J.  A 1222 

Benedict,  L 1162 

Beming,  W.  J 1103 

Bernard,  L.  G 1102 

Bertram,  F 1030 

Bingham,  J.  M 1162 

Bisser,  Chas.  W 1102 

Bissinger’s 1103 

Blair.  J.  T 1163 

Bliss,  J.  P 1229 

Blystone,  M.  E 1163 

Bonham  Scott 1030 

Booth,  Henry  L 1214 

Bowland,  W.  G 1163 

Boyle,  J 1103 

Bradford,  W.  S 1163 

Brandon,  C.  W 1104 

Brandt,  U.  S 1030 

Brennan.  W.  F 1164 

Brickell,  W,  D 1104 

Brinkerhoff,  R 1193 

Brodrick,  J.  M 1031 

Brookfield,  C 1104 

Brown,  J.  A 1 164 

Brown  W.  F 1031 

Bruce,  J.  E 1031 

Brumbaugh,  C.  L 1032 

Bryan,  E.  B 1105 

Buckingham 1105 

Buechner,  W.  L 1199 

Burgess,  P 1237 

Burk,  J.  W 1105 

Burkett  D.  Van  Buren 1199 

Burkhart,  E.  E 1033 

Buscher,  A.  J 1164 

Bush,  H.  M 1214 

Byers,  J.  P 1165 

c 

Caine,  A.  C 1238 

Calderhead  W.  A 1033 

Caldwell,  J.  A 1033 


Callender,  S.  D 1257 

Calvert,  T.  L 1165 

Cameron.  I.  B 1165 

Campbell,  B.  W 1106 

Campbell,  J.  C 1229 

Cap]ieller,  W.  S 1106 

Carlisle,  J.  F 1034 

Carpenter,  W.  B IKK) 

Catrow,  H.  G 1193 

Cetone,  G.  K 1233 

Chamberlain,  B.  W 1214 

Chamberlain,  G.  H 1035 

Cherrington,  J.  S 1175 

Chester,  J.  J 1035 

Children’s  Home 1247 

Chubb,  E.  W 1252 

Cincinnati  Reduction  Co 1106 

Cincinnati  \'eterinarv  College 1252 

Cist,  U.M ■ 1036 

Clark,  A.  J 1216 

Clark,  C.  C 1107 

Clark,  J.  H 1037 

Clark,  J.  R 1107 

Clark,  J.  W 1200 

Clevenger,  F,  M 1037 

Cochran,  Wm.  C 1037 

Cogan,  Thomas  J 1038 

Cole,  J.  2.1 1038 

College  of  IMusic 1244 

Comegys,  W.  H 1217 

Concannon,  D.  P 1166 

Conrov,  J.  W 1038 

Conwell,  C.  B 1166 

Corbin,  H.  C 1215 

Cordray,  A.  T 1038 

Cotner,  J.,  Jr 1107 

Cos,  J.  M 1166 

Crawford,  E.  A 1166 

Creamer,  D.  S 1167 

Crouse,  Geo.  W 1229 

Crouse,  IM.  1247 

Crowell,  J.  S 1108 

Culkins,  W.  C 1109 


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CONTENTS  “Continued. 


Cushing,  \V I()!(7 

Cutaiar.  J,  (iliio,  .School  of  Music 124.5 

D 

Darbv,  Thomas  H 105(1 

Darby,  \V.  N ...1110 

1 (arrow,  15 ...  1255 

Daugiicrty,  II.  M ...  1050 

David,  \V.  I ...1045 

1 (avis,  11.  D ...  1 25() 

Davy,  J.  ...1050 

Dawson,  John ...  1041 

1 (awson,  J.  M 1010 

1 (can,  Thos.  A 1 1 07 

Deaton,  S,  .S 1010 

Dc Leone,  F.  H 1225 

Denman,  D.  G 1045 

I (eniiing,  1’.  11 1110 

1 (eiu  er,  M 1 104 

Devanney,  J.  ^V 1045 

1 (evannev,  M 1110 

DeWee.se,  II.  1107 

DeWitl,  J.  D 1044 

I (ick,  Chas..  ■. 1044 

Dick,  L.  C 1110 

1 (ickson,  \\L  L 1045 

Dieball,  Iv.  F 1217 

Diehl,  N 1104 

Diehm,  1‘.  J 1111 

1 del/.,  Conrad 1111 

1 (iiismore,  h'.  h' 1045 

1 (onalnu',  M . 1 1 1045 

1 (oniK'lly,  1 larry 1111 

Dornelle,  J.,  Jr 1 lO.S 

Dot  he,  1'.  'll.’. 1112 

Dow,  Duncan 1040 

Drake,  M.  D 1200 

Drinkle,  11.  C 11  OS 

Dnrr,  1>.  \V 1112 

Duval.  M.  X 1040 

E 

ICgan,  J.  F: 1040 

Ividred.ge,  C.  W 1245 

Lillis,  Alston 1251 

Fllis,  W.  11 1040 

Hnua-ick,  F.  J 1201 

Frkenbrecher,  .4 1112 

Fsswein,  S.  A 1115 

Fnans,  Farl  W' 1201 

Fvaiis,  'I'lios.  L 1 lOS 

Fwing,  Hugh 1047 

Fwing,  Thos 1047 

Fyman,  11.  C 1100 

F 

L'annin.u.  IL  M 1217 

Fairbanks.  N.  II  1115 

Felton,  J.  C 1114 

l''er,gnM)n,  li.  A 104.S 

F'erree,  Newton 1100 

L'inckel,  Geo.  M 1114 

Finley,  W.  L 1111 

First  Natiotial  Bank  of  Hamilton 1114 

L'isher,  \V.  II 1115 

Fit/gerald,  \V.  >S 1040 

F'oote,  A.  R 1115 

F'ord,  Collin 1 250 

F'oster,  C.  Ivl 1110 

L'ni/ier,  A.  A 1050 

Frazier,  L.  B 1150 

Finch,  A,  N 1110 

French,  H.  B 1110 

Frey,  F.  H 1225 

Friiiman,  Win.  M 1150 

Inillington.  LL  M 1170 

G 

Gale,  A.  F: 1170 

Galvin.  Tohn 1 151 

Garber,  H.  C 1151 

Garrard,  J 1052 

C'Tayhart,  W,  C 1217 

Gcorgi,  R.  C 1257 

Gerlach,  F.  C 1175 

Gianque,  F 1052 

Gibson.  F.  F 1201 

Gilbert , Win 1117 

Gilchrist,  R.  W 1117 

Gillett,  iM 1110 

Goebel,  11.  P 1054 

Goeke,  T.  Henrv 1052 

Goetz,  j.  Jr Ills 

Gordin,  F.  S 1170 

Clordon,  H.  I, 1054 

Gorman,  F'.  IM 1054 

Golhlin,  ((.  R 1171 

Gottsdiall 1054 


Gonlder,  II 1055 

Granger,  M.  M 1055 

Greve,  C.  T 1050 

Grosvenor,  Chas.  H 1050 

Guard,  W.  L 1171 

Gnilbert,  W.  D 1254 

H 

Haas,  Win.  FI 1171 

Flafner,  F.  A 1057 

Hahn,  Win.  M 1250 

Hall,  J.  A 1201 

Hall,  R.  B 1202 

Handinan,  Chas.  W 1172 

Hannaford,  S 1227 

Hammerlc,  A.  R 1228 

Hanson,  J.  T 1202 

Harding,  W.  G 1110 

Hanley,  Thos.  J 1259 

Harris.  A.  L 1258 

Harrison,  R.  A 1119 

Hart,  A .' 1057 

HartkolT,  C.  R 105S 

Haskell,  W.  C 1172 

Hastings,  R.  N 1217 

Hatfield,  T 1172 

Heady,  J.  F 1205 

Hoor,  F.  J 1120 

Heinlein,  J.  C 105S 

Hcint/man,  J.  W 1058 

Henderson,  D.  C, 1059 

Hengstler,  II.  C 1175 

Henrv,  Orrin 1215 

llerget,  J.  F -.1121 

Herrmann,  An,gnst 1121 

Hess,  A.  J 1059 

Hess,  Win.  F 1121 

Hindel,  Chas.  II 1121 

Hofer,  John 1225 

HolTinann,  F.  J 1224 

lloffmann,  I.  .S 1250 

iloflmann,  J.  A 1224 

Hogan,  T.  vS 1059 

Hoge,  J 1194 

Holden,  FI.  P 1175 

Hollidav,  W.  C 1122 

Flollister,  H,  C 1000 

Hopkins,  W.  A 1175 

Haskins,  S,  A 1000 

Hough,  B.  W 1000 

Hudepohl,  L 1 122 

Huggins,  FI.  N 1001 

Hughes,  Ivor 1061 

Hughes,  O.  H 1174 

Hunt,  Chas.  J 1062 

Hunt,  M.  P 1203 

Hum,  T.  H 1061 

Hunter,  Geo.  W 1242 

Huntington,  T.  E 1224 

Hussev,  Cvrus 1231 

Hutton,  W.  F 1195 

I 

Ingalls,  M.  E 1122 

Irvine,  F.  C 1002 

Ishani,  A.  B 1203 

J 

Jackson,  S.  I.( 1002 

James,  B.  F 1002 

January,  W.  L 1005 

Jessup,  W 1 175 

Johnson,  J.  J 1195 

Johnson,  J.,  Jr 1005 

Johnson,  W.  H 1004 

Jones,  T.  F 1175 

Jones,  T.  H.  B 1239 

K 

Karasek,  F' 1224 

Karb,  Geo.  J 1170 

Karch,  II.  P 1004 

Karchner,  M 1064 

Karr,  Chas.  W 1064 

KaitlTman,  J.  H 1234 

Kearns,  T.  P 1170 

Keifer,  J.  W 1065 

Kellogg,  E.  E 1123 

Kellv,  O.  S 1123 

Kelly,  E.  S 1123 

Kennedy,  J.  B 1065 

Kennedy,  W.  C 1177 

Kern,  J.  Q 1000 

Kimberley,  A.  E 1237 

Kinkead,  E.  B 1000 

Kiskadden,  S.  H 1204 

Knaus,s,  R.  W 1218 

Knorr,  H.  E 1177 


Knox,  H.  B 1218 

Kroger,  B.  H 1124 

Kuhlinan,  G.  L 1177 

L 

Laidlaw,  R 1177 

Lamb,  M.  B 1243 

Lawrence,  F.  F 1204 

Laylin,  L.  C: 1007 

Lazarus,  F' 1124 

Leach  S 1205 

Lehmann,  W 1224 

Leimann,  Win 1125 

Leister,  B.  P 1254 

Lemert,  W.  C 1125 

Linn,  T.  P 1007 

Linton,  J,  F 1125 

Logan,  C.  F 1251 

Long,  C.  F 1257 

Long,  G.  vS 1008 

Longworth,  N 1068 

Lowry,  V.  C 1008 

Lynch,  D.  A 1218 

M 

McCabe,  L.  D 1009 

McCann,  B 1009 

McClain,  F.  L 1127 

McClellan,  C.  L 1178 

McClure  II.  B 1072 

McClure,  W.  T 1259 

McCollum,  vS.  P 1179 

McCombs,  A.  N 1179 

McConaughy,  R.  C 1235 

McConnaughey,  E.  L 1179 

McCook,  Geo.  W 1243 

McCoy,  C.  B 1127 

McCune,  S.  L 1195 

McCurdy,  S.  L 1205 

McDaniel,  W.  F 1180 

McHugh,  P.  J 1181 

McKee,  A.  L 1181 

McKee,  Chris 1181 

McMurray,  J.  W 1257 

Marckworth,  O.  S 1239 

Mallon,  G.  W 1069 

Malsbary 1070 

Maimington,  H.  N 1178 

Mansell,  G.  F 1235 

Mansfield,  E 1070 

Maplewood  Sanitarium 1205 

Marker,  J.  R 1178 

Marshall,  C.  G 1071 

Martin,  J.  A 1071 

Marling,  Henry 1127 

Massie,  D.  M 1071 

Mathers,  II.  T 1071 

Mattern,  J.  C 1072 

Maxwell,  Thos.  J 1128 

Mayer,  Fred 1128 

Medaris,  W.  R 1073 

Meeker,  Claude 1190 

Meyer,  B 1182 

Miami  Military  Institute 1247 

Michel,  Geo.  A 1128 

Middleton,  E.  P 1073 

Miller,  Ch.  A 1129 

Miller,  J.  A 12.35 

Miller,  Otto 1 196 

Miner,  C.  W 1219 

. Monfort  E.  R 1182 

Montgomery,  E.  E 1200 

Monypeny,  P.  B 1219 

Mooney,  G.  F 1129 

Mooney,  J.  E, 1129 

Mooney,  J.  W 1074 

Moore,  D.  H 1196 

Moore,  D.  H ] 130 

Morcher,  Geo 1183 

Morgan,  Edwin 1183 

Morris,  L.  W 1074 

Moses,  Joseph 11,32 

Mouser,  G.  F 1074 

Mueller,  P.  L 1132 

Miihihauser,  Henry,  Sr 11.32 

Munster,  W.  J 1235 

Murray,  M.  S 1075 

N 

Nagel,  A.  L 1132 

Nash,  S 1075 

Newton,  J.  W 1183 

Nicklett,  A.  F 1219 

Niederhehnan  F.  C 1073 

Nippert,  C.  L 1075 

Nienian,  S 1 133 

Norris,  C.  H 1070 


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CONTENTS— Continued. 


O 


O’Brien,  R.  J 1183 

Ohio  Anti-Saloon  League 1254 

Ohio  Mechanics  Institute 1252 

Ohio  Military  Institute 1246 

Ohio  University 1250 

Osborn,  S.  G 1076 

Owen,  F.  V.  A 1076 

Owens,  F.  X 1 133 


P 


Packard,  F.  L 1227 

Palmer  R.  L) 1220 

Parrott  J.  S 1077 

Patton,  C.  F 1134 

Patric,  Chas.  li 1133 

Paxton,  T.  B 1078 

Payne,  J.  L 1 206 

Peabodv,  W.  W 1134 

Pease,  L.  C 1135 

Pendleton,  E.  H 1078 

Penny witt,  R.  C 1206 

Perin,  Buchanan 1078 

PfafF,  F.  L 1136 

Pfleger,  Julius 1136 

Phipps,  W.  H 1078 

Pomeroy,  G.  E 1196 

Porter,  j.  E 1137 

Porter,  W.  T 1079 

Powell,  R.  A 1079 

Powell,  T.  E 1079 

Pritchard,  W.  H 1207 

Prior,  C.  E 1080 

Pugh,  A.  G : 1137 

Pugh,  D.  F 1080 

Pugh,  H.  C 1080 

Pugh,  J.  M 1081 


R 


Randall,  C.  B -.1184 

Rankin,  J.  F 1 197 

Rankin,  S.  B 1197 

Ravogli,  A 1208 

Ray,  F.  A 1137 

Reece,  P.  A 1081 

Reed  C.  A.  L 1208 

Reichel,  Chr 1 137 

Renner  Geo 1184 

Reynolds,  A.  W 1138 

Rhea,  L.  C 1240 

Richards,  J.  W , 1220 

Richards,  S.  S lOSl 

Richardson,  C.  C 1081 

Ridgeway,  C.  A 1225 

Rieger,  I.  M 1184 

Rightrnire,  Geo.  W 1082 

Riley,  J.  C 1138 

Rippev,  W.  C 1139 

Ritter,  H.  J 1139 

Robertson,  M.  M 1139 

Rodgers,  J.  W 1139 

Rogers,  John  C 1082 

Rogers,  W.  S 1184 

Ross,  James 1240 

Rossell,  W.  T 1220 

Roth,  Chas.  E 1140 

Roth,  Christian 1185 

Rothwell,  A 1140 

Rowe,  B.  W 1140 

Runkle,  B.  P 1185 

Runyan,  J.  A 1082 

Russell,  J.  E 1083 

Ryan,  J.  J 1140 


s 


Sands,  A.  C 1142 

Sarver,  J.  M 1231 

Sater,  J.  Fi 1083 

Sawyer,  E.  D 1142 

Schantz,  A.  A 1143 

Schantz,  Adam 1143 

Schantz,  George 1143’ 

Schi]ipcl,  Ch.  C 1187 

Schlatter,  John 1084 

Schmitt,  T.  J 1220 

Schmitt,  Thos.  P 1084 

Schob,  Paul 1143 

Schoepinger,  F.  O .1144 

Schott,  J.  J 1186 

Schultz  R.  D 1144 

Schurr,  D.  J 1187 

Schwab,  Peter 1144 

Schwarzko]jf,  J 1258 

Scofield,  L.  T 1227 

Scofield,  W.  E 1085 

Scott,  N.  B 1145 

Scott,  R.  P 1146 

vSeabury,  W.  S 1240 

Semans,  H.  M 1228 

Seymour,  B.  B 1187 

Sharer,  W.  P 1197 

Sharp,  A.  \V 1085 

Sharp,  D.  B 1085 

Sharp,  R.  H 1241 

Shar]),  W.  G 1086 

Sharp,  \V.  H 1086 

Shaw,  M.  I) 1086 

Shaw,  N.  E 1240 

Sheldon,  B 1146 

Shepard  .Sanitarium 1207 

Sibley,  H.  L 1087 

Siebenthaler,  L.  F 1146 

Simonton,  W.  H 1241 

Simpkinson,  W.  E 1226 

Sinks,  F.  El 1087 

vSisler,  L.  E 1231 

Smith,  J.  W 1087 

Small.  Scott 1147 

Smith,  Amor,  Jr 1147 

Smith,  B 1241 

Smith,  S.  W.,  Jr 1088 

Snyder,  Mark  A 1226 

Snider,  M A 1088 

Sohn,  J.  E 1 148 

Sohn,  W.  S 1148 

Sohngen,  Geo.  P 1148 

Spangler,  T.  F 1198 

Sparks,  C.  .S 1088 

Speaks.  J.  C 1188 

Speelman,  H.  V 1187 

Speidel,  E.  P 1089 

Spice,  H.  L 1232 

Sprague,  H.  F 1225 

Sprague  W.  C 1148 

Stacey  Manufacturing  Co 1149 

Stanbery.  P.  B 1089 

Stanbery,  S.  B 1149 

Stephens,  A.  E.  B 1090 

Stanbery,  S.  B 1149 

Stephens,  L.  P 1149 

Stewart,  G.  H 1090 

Stewart,  J.  A 1150 

Storz,  Chr.  A 1150 

Straub,  T 1257 

Struble,  S 1090 

Studevant,  L.  El 1198 

Sullivan,  J.  C 1188 

Sullivan,  J.  L 1188 

Sullivan,  T.  El 1253 

Sundmaker,  J.  H 1151 

Sutherland,  El.  W 1150 

Swartz,  A.  H 1145 

Swartz,  S.  J 1145 

Swing,  J.  B 1091 

Sutphin,  1).  1090 

Symmeg,  W,  W 1091 


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Taft,  Chas.  P 1 151 

Taft,  F.  L 1092 

Taft,  H.  W 1092 

Tanner,  J.  R 1092 

Tanner  \Vm.  J 1256 

Tarvin,  R.  J 1149 

Taylor,  E.  L 1093 

Taylor,  Jesse 1198 

Thane-Miller  School 1245 

Thomas,  E.  S 1235 

Thomas,  W.  S 1152 

Thompson,  A.  C 1093 

Thomi)son,  C.  J 1189 

Thompson,  J.  El 1242 

Tod,  David 1189 

Tompkins,  E 1094 

Torrence,  F'.  P 1152 

Townsend,  T.  P 1152 

Trauger,  J.  L 1154 

Treadway,  F.  W 1094 

Tucker,  \V.  H 1094 

Turnbull,  A.  R 1190 

Tyler,  R.  \V 1189 


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Wagner,  B.  P 

Wagner,  E.  J 

Waite,  C.  C 

Walkup,  W.  E 

Warnock,  W.  R 

Warren,  J.  G 

Warrington,  J.  W 

W’atkins,  G.  H 

Watson,  R 

Webb.  S.  D 

Webner,  F'.  E 

Webster,  H.  C 

Wendel  H.  C 

4\'enner,  J.  J 

Werner,  P.  E 

West.  E.  J 

Weybrecht,  C.  C 

Wheeler,  B 

Whiting,  Julius 

Wiborg,  F.  B 

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WikolT,  J.  F: 

WikolT,  W.  C 

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Yoakley,  John 1226 

Youtz  Win.  C 1222 

Young,  A.  B 1159 


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Zurhorst,  FRl 11.59 


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CHAPTER  XVI. 


MANUFACTURING  IN  OHIO. 

ANUFACTURING  in  Ohio  was  evolved  from  necessity  and  developed  by  oppor- 
tunity, aided  by  inventive  and  conductive  genius,  and  the  commercial  instinct. 

Of  course,  manufacturing  was  not  unknown  to  the  pioneers.  The  most  of 
them  had  come  from  communities  one  or  two  centuries  old,  in  which  manufacturers 
and  the  arts  and  sciences  were  quite  or  nearly  abreast  the  age,  while  others  came 
from  European  cities  that  had  been  founded  before  the  Middle  Ages,  and  where 
it  was  then  supposed  the  manufacture  of  textile  fabrics,  weapons  and  implements 
had  reached  its  highest  limits. 

But  only  a comparatively  small  number  of  them  were  mechanics,  artificers 
and  artisans.  They  all  had  a general  idea  of  the  mechanical  and  manufacturing, 
as  well  as  the  agricultural  arts,  when  they  came  into  the  wilderness  to  subdue  it, 
and  nearly  all  of  them  were  required  to  practically  apply  that  general  knowledge 
to  further  the  weapons  of  conquests  of  peace  as  well  as  the  conquests  of  war. 

The  earlier  legislators,  appreciating  the  wonderful  possibilities  of  the  future,  set  about  encouraging  the  people 
in  the  arts  of  manufacture,  not  only  to  meet  present  and  unsupplied  necessities,  but  to  make  the  vast  populations  they 
foresaw,  absolutely  self-sustaining  and  independent  of  distant  centers  of  population  and  commerce. 

Some  of  the  most  striking  and  interesting  chapters  of  Ohio’s  history  are  to  be  found  in  the  musty,  crumbling 
and  long  forgotten  tomes  of  its  legislative  enactments  between  1803  and  1830.  Men  and  women  were  alike  encouraged 
to  excel  in  the  production  of  useful  articles,  and  rewards,  insignificant  when  judged  by  the  present  standard,  but  con- 
taining great  inducements  in  that  day,  were  offered  to  all  who  would  exert  themselves  in  any  line  of  production 


and  manufacture.  The  produc- 
tion of  fiax  and  wool  and  their 
manufacture  into  cloths  received 
special  attention,  and  silk  culture 
and  the  manufacture  of  the  finer 
textile  fabrics  was  not  left  uncon- 
sidered. 


The  old  fashioned  “cards,” 
spinning  wheels,  distaft,  fiax 
brakes,  scritching  knife  and 
loom,  with  its  treads,  beam, 
reeds,  gills,  quills,  and  shuttles, 
were  all  badges  of  the  nobility  of 
industry  in  the  farm  houses,  and 
the  housewives  who  produced 
the  best  cloths,  fiannels,  linseys, 
jeans,  linens,  yarns  and  threads 
were  the  leaders  of  society  to 
whom  the  law  makers  and  states- 
men paid  their  homage  and 
devoirs. 

As  time  passed  the  hand 
cards  gave  way  to  the  carding 
machine,  operated  by  a heavy 
pair  of  oxen,  walking  on  a huge 
tread  wheel,  stepping  from  sun 


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to  sun  without  making  an  inch  of  progress. 
Then  water  power  that  carded,  spun  and  wove 
the  wool,  and  lastl)'  steam  and  electricity, 
which  have  brought  the  methods  of  production 
down  to  our  time. 

On  many  of  the  farms  were  cooper 
shops,  where  hand  made  salt,  flour  and  “tight” 
barrels  were  made  from  the  “stump”  and  from 
the  rough,  which  gave  way  to  large  hand 
cooperages,  and  then  in  turn  to  the  great  steam 
factories,  which  utilized  the  timber  which  the 
earlier  wood  workers  would  have  passed  by 
with  a smirk,  turning  out  barrels,  tubs,  pails, 
bent  work  and  wood  products  in  innumerable 
useful  forms,  from  rmmense  hogsheads,  wagon 
materials  and  other  accessories  down  to  tooth 
picks  counted  automatically  and  bound  into 
bundles  with  mathematical  precision. 

The  ancient  saw  mill  on  the  creek 
bank,  with  its  muley  saw  and  dam,  race  and 
forebay,  broke  the  stillness  of  the  narrow 
valleys,  as  it  turned  out  a few  thousand  feet  of 
boards,  scantlings  and  sawed  timber  daily,  and  then  the  dam  “washed  out,”  the  race  filled  up  with  the  accretions  and 
precipitations  of  lloods,  and  the  forebay  ceased 

to  be  even  a “fishing  hole”;  for  the  little  ^ 

steam  giant  laughed  at  creeks  and  water  power,  rH; 

climbed  the  hills  and  penetrated  the  forests  ^ 

and  there  sat  down  with  its  serrated  and  sharp 
toothed  circular  bit  of  steel  to  eat  up  the 
timber,  oak,  walnut,  poplar,  cherry,  chest- 
nut, linden  and  beech  by  the  hundred  thousand 
and  million  feet,  always  ravenous  and  unsat- 
isfied. riie  planing  mill,  the  door  and  sash 
mill,  and  all  manner  of  wood  working 
machinery  came  in  due  time,  and  the  barefoot 
boy  who  danced  on  the  puncheon  floor  at  the 
imminent  risk  of  his  toe  nails,  in  vigorous  old 
age  in  patent  leathers  and  full  dress  led  the 
lanciers  at  the  governor’s  reception  on  a pol- 
ished hard  wood  floor. 

The  “mortar,”  bored,  burned  and  hol- 
lowed out  the  conical  section  of  an  oak,  set 
upright,  with  its  tapering  pestle  of  hickory, 
riven  at  its  larger  end,  carrying  an  iron  wedge, 
held  in  the  grip  caused  by  driving  down  an 
iron  ring,  was  the  fountain  that  furnished,  through  much  tribulation  and  backache  and  armache,  the  hominy  that  went 

with  the  hog.  The  horse  power  mill  ground 
the  meal  for  the  corn  pone,  the  hoe  cake  and 
the  dodger,  while  the  little  one  or  two  burr 
grist  mill  on  the  stream  turned  out  the  fiour, 
while  the  miller  “tolled”  out  the  fourth,  fifth, 
sixth,  seventh  or  eighth  peck,  according  to  the 
custom,  and  they  do  say  that  some  of  them, 
fearing  that  they  had  overlooked  their  own 
business,  “tolled”  it  a second  time.  At  all 
events,  the  miller  was  never  known  to  rob  him- 
self. There  might  have  been  such  instances, 
but  modest  conscience  kept  it  concealed  as 
with  a horse  blanket.  To-day  we  have  roller 
process  flour,  turned  out  in  immense  quantities 
from  the  big  mills,  and  some  of  the  acute 


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millers  have  learned  that  there  are  certain 
white  earths  that  cost  less  per  loo  pounds  than 
wheat  at  a dollar  and  above. 

At  first  the  fire  clays  were  regarded  as 
only  valuable  as  “white  wash”  for  the  inte- 
riors of  houses  and  picket  fences.  Then  some 
ofenius  discovered  that  its  real  mission  was  to 
be  converted  into  rough  stone  ware  ; and  rude 
potteries  sprung  up  in  the  coal  bearing  re- 
gions, burned  with  dry  wood,  turned  by  hand 
and  glazed  with  salt,  in  unsightly  kilns  made 
of  sandstone  and  mud.  To-day  these  clays 
and  others  are  turned  out  as  white  ware.  Rook- 
woods,  Louwelsas,  and  other  attractive  names. 
Tiling,  encaustic  tiles,  terra  cotta,  bricks,  trim- 
mings and  sectional  pillars,  to  build  and  give 
architectural  effect  to  houses,  to  ornament  their 
interiors,  and  to  pave  streets,  are  turned  out  by 
machinery  from  great  factories  run  by  steam 
and  electric  power.  Glass,  too,  first  made 


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laboriously  and  in  small  quantities,  blistered 
and  semi-transparent,  taking  the  place  of 
greased  paper  for  windows,  is  turned  out  in 
vast  quantities,  with  all  the  modern  appliances 
and  methods. 

Almost  a century  ago,  the  pioneer  iron 
smelter  began  work  in  the  coal  measures,  turn- 
ing out  pig  for  castings  and  converting  it  into 
a species  of  wrought  iron,  from  which  the 
blacksmith  made  the  rude  axes,  the  edge  laid 
with  steel  imported  from  the  east,  which  regu- 
larly needed  “upsetting.”  At  first  the  bars 
and  nail  rods  were  hauled  across  the  moun- 
tains, and  then  they  were  made  at  home. 
But  the  industry  grew,  until  to-day  Ohio  does 
not  uncover  in  the  presence  of  any  one  in  its 
steel  and  iron  products,  but  proudly  and  confi- 
dently lays  them  down  in  the  markets  of  the 
remotest  corners  of  the  world. 


These  are  but  the  merest  outlines  of 
Ohio’s  progress  in  manufacturing  during  the 
century,  developed  from  the  primitive  raw  ma- 
terial, until  it  supplies  the  wants  of  her  millions 
at  home  and  measurably  those  of  a greater 
number  of  millions  in  all  portions  of  the  earth, 
employs  and  pays  remunerative  wages  to  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  her  sons  and  daughters, 
and  sees  the  Pactolian  delta  spread  from  lake 
to  river  and  from  state  line  to  state  line. 

The  interests  of  capital  and  labor  should 
be  mutual,  and  yet  they  encounter  the  frictions 
that  are  inseparable  from  a virile  and  energetic 
population.  The  social  phase  of  the  labor 
question  is  necessarily  involved.  Mr.  William 
J.  Kerby,  writing  on  the  subject  of  Labor  and 
Labor  Bureaus  in  their  relation  to  employing 
capital,  contributes  much  to  the  subject  in  hand. 

The  almost  universal  demand  for  in- 
formation concerning  social  questions,  and 


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One  of  the  lar^jest  printitig  concerns  in  Atnerica. 

work,  scekino-  a knowledge  of  social  conditions,  and  attemptin 
State  policy  in  the  light  of  the  facts  of  modern 
life.  Without  attempting  to  be  exhaustive  or 
critical,  we  may  broadly  classify  the  kinds  of 
investigations  carried  on  into  three  groups, 
hirst,  we  have  private  study  of  social  condi- 
tions, conducted  by  individuals,  associations 
and  schools.  We  might  mention  as  belonging 
to  this  class  such  studies  as  Booth’s  “ In  Dark- 
est Hngland,”  Professor  Wyckoff’s  “The 
\\b)rkers,”  (dohre’s  “ Drei  Monate  Fabrikar- 
bciter.’’  Levasseur’s  “L’()uvrier  American;” 
the  list  is  endless.  Here  belong  also  the  work 
()l  such  societies  as  the  American  Kconomic 
.\ssociation,  the  American  .Statistical  Society, 
tht?  American  Academy  of  Social  and  Political 


particularly  the  condition  of  the 
laboring  man,  he  says,  is  so 
urgent  that  “we  are  not  surprised 
at  seeing  the  professor  take  up 
his  residence  with  the  laboring 
man  for  months,  in  order  to  enter 
into  the  latter’s  world  and  see 
how  he  lives;  it  is  not  unusual 
for  the  student  of  social  condi- 
tions to  cross  the  ocean  in  steer- 
age quarters  in  order  to  learn 
how  the  poor  are  treated ; the 
scholar  enters  the  factory  as  a 
workman  for  the  purpose  of 
studying  its  spirit.  .Studies,  lec- 
tures, books,  newspapers  are  all 
devoted  to  spreading  informa- 
tion on  every  side.  This  demand 
for  such  knowledge  is  more  than 
popular,  something  other  than  a 
passing  fad.  Economists,  soci- 
ologists, historians,  legislators, 
and  statesmen  are  seriously  at 
to  correct  and  develop  science,  to  make  laws  and  shape 


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.Science  ; the  work  of  University  students;  in  a 
word,  all  efforts  of  private  individuals  or  socie- 
ties to  study  social  conditions.  The  value  of 
this  kind  of  work  depends  on  the  character  of 
the  student ; his  judgment,  methods  of  re- 
search, his  accuracy  and  ability  in  grouping 
and  presenting  facts.  A second  group  of 
agents  of  investigation  is  had  in  temporary 
legislative  committees,  created  by  law,  whose 
duty  it  is  to  study  a given  condition  or  prob- 
lem, report  on  it  and  suggest  laws.  Such 
committees  are  frequently  formed  in  our  States; 
such  was  the  Senate  committee  created  in 
1883,  which  heard  and  published  over  4,000 
pages  of  testimony  on  the  relations  of  capital 
and  labor;  another  was  the  commission  formed 
to  investigate  the  Chicago  strike;  the  Indus- 
trial Commission  which  began  its  sitting  in 
1899,  is  another  institution  of  this  kind.  Such 
committees  or  commissions  do  not  as  a rule 
aim  at  statistical  accuracy.  They  seek  opin- 
ions of  representative  men,  aiming  to  reach  a 


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correct  knowledge  of  condi- 
tions thereby,  and  upon  such 
conclusions  they  base  sugges- 
tions for  legislation.  The  first 

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kind  of  investigation  is  purely 
private,  the  second  is  official, 
but  temporary.  A third  form 
is  official  and  permanent,  its 
duty  being  the  regular  method- 
ical investigation  of  social  con- 
ditions. This  institution  is 
called  the  Labor  Bureau.  In 
the  United  States  there  are 
33  State  Bureaus  and  one 
Federal  Bureau,  while  nearly 
every  foreign  government  has 
created  one  after  the  model 
furnished  by  this  country.  The 
remarkable  development  which 
the  bureaus  have  had  and  the 
importance  of  their  work  make 
them  an  object  worthy  of 
attention.  Their  organization, 
history,  work,  publications,  and 
their  shortcomings  offer  oppor- 
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description  and  critical  study.  We  restrict  ourselves  in  this 
article,  however,  to  a simple  description  of  their  nature, 
number,  work  and  difficulties,  attempting  no  critical  appre- 
ciation of  their  publications,  organization  or  methods. 

A labor  bureau  may  be  defined  as  a permanent  office 
created  by  law  whose  general  purpose  is  the  collection  and 
publication  of  information  concerning  social  conditions.  In 
some  states  it  is  a sub-division  of  the  executive  branch  of  the 
government.  In  Nebraska  the  governor  is  ex-officio  com- 
missioner of  labor;  in  Colorado  the  Secretary  of  State  is 
chief,  while  in  Pennsylvania  it  is  Secretary  of  Internal  Affairs. 
In  Indiana  the  office  is  in  the  General  Bureau  of  Statistics. 
Generally,  however,  the  Bureau  of  Labor  is  a distinct  depart- 
ment, with  suitable  quarters  in  the  State  House,  and  the 
commissioner  is  appointed  by  the  governor,  to  whom  reports 
are  made.  There  is  considerable  difference  in  th-e  scope  of 
the  various  bureaus.  They  may  really  be  regarded  as  a 


concession  to  the  labor  forces  of  the  country;  their  institu- 
tion is  certainly  due  in  a measure  to  the  agitation  and 
demands  of  labor.  The  primary  duty  of  every  bureau, 
then,  is  to  collect  and  publish  information  on  the  condition  of 
labor  in  the  broadest  sense  of  the  term.  But  in  nearly  every 
case  the  scope  has  been  widened.  In  many  states  the  law 
creating  the  bureau  requires  that  it  collect  and  publish 
information  on  the  general  condition  of  the  industry  of  the 
state,  its  resources  and  advantages.  In  some  cases  the 
bureau  must  aim  to  advertise  the  state,  encourage  immigra- 
tion, carry  on  correspondence,  attempt  to  attract  capital, 
secure  advantageous  rates  on  railroads  for  prospective 
settlers.  Others  are  required  to  conduct  investigations  of 
the  condition  of  agriculture,  crops  and  soil.  Again,  the 
office  of  factory  inspector  is  included  in  the  labor  bureau, 
the  Commissioner  of  Labor  being  inspector,  or  at  least 


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rcs[ionsible  tor  factory  inspection.  In  some  states  the  bureau  is  also  a free  employment  agency,  where  laboring  men 
seeking  work  may  register  and  employers  seeking  men  may  apply.  In  Colorado  the  labor  bureau  may  act  as  mediator 
in  labor  disputes,  if  invited!  In  many  cases  the  law  requires  investigations  to  extend  to  prisons,  jails  and  reformatories. 
W’e  do  not  find  all  of  these  duties  performed  by  any  one  bureau,  but  viewed  in  their  ensemble  they  present  variety  to 
which  reference  is  made.  The  official  titles  of  the  bureaus  give  a clue  to  the  character  of  the  work  imposed  upon 
them  by  law.  In  all  cases  the  bureau  is  a labor  bureau,  but  many  states  add  the  word  inspection,  agriculture,  mines  or 
immigration,  thereby  Indicating  the  nature  of  the  investigation  undertaken.  Without  attempting  any  further  analysis 
of  functions,  we  may  confine  ourselves  to  citing  from  some  laws  which  are  thoroughly  representative.  The  citations 

will  convey  an  exact  idea  of  the  fields  of 
investigation  of  the  bureaus.  The  Michigan 
law  contains  the  following:  “The  duties  of 

such  bureau  shall  be  to  collect  * * * * 

assort,  systematize,  print  and  present  in  annual 
reports  to  the  governor  statisti- 

cal details  relating  to  all  departments  of  labor 
in  this  State,  including  the  penal  institutions 
thereof,  particularly  concerning  the  hours  of 
labor,  the  number  of  laborers  and  mechanics 
employed,  the  number  of  apprentices  in  each 
trade  * * * * wages  earned,  the  sav- 

ings from  the  same,  the  culture,  moral  and 
mental,  with  age  and  sex  of  laborers  employed, 
the  number  and  character  of  accidents,  the 
sanitary  condition  of  institutions  where  labor  is 
employed,  as  well  as  the  influence  of  the 
several  kinds  of  labor  and  the  use  of  intoxica- 
ting liquors  upon  the  health  and  mental 
condition  of  the  laborer  * * tl;ie 


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proportion  of  married  laborers  and  mechanics  w'ho  live  in  rented  houses,  with  the  average  annual  rental  of  same 
* * * * the  subjects  of  co-operation,  strikes  or  other  labor  difficulties,  trades  unions,  and  other  labor  organiza- 

tions, and  their  effects  upon  labor  and  capital,  with  such  other  matter  relating  to  the  commercial,  industrial  and  sanitary 
condition  of  the  laboring  classes  and  permanent  prosperity  of  the  respective  industries  of  the  State  as  such  bureau  ma)- 
be  able  to  gather,  accompanied  by  such  recommendations  relating  thereto  as  the  bureau  shall  deem  proper.”  The  law 
creatiiipf  the  Federal  Bureau  in  Washington  contains  a section  accordinof  to  \vhich  the  aim  of  that  bureau  shall  be  "to 
acquire  and  diftuse  among  the  people  of  the  United  States  useful  information  on  subjects  connected  with  labor,  in  the 
most  general  and  comprehensive  sense  of  that  word,  and  especially  upon  its  relation  to  capital,  the  hours  of  labor,  the 
earnings  of  laboring  men  and  women  and  the 
means  of  promoting  their  material,  social, 
intellectual  and  moral  prosperity.”  It  is  also 
stated  that  the  bureau  shall  investig-ate  the 

o 

cost  of  production,  comparative  cost  of  living, 
articles  controlled  by  trusts,  causes  of  and  facts 
relating  to  controversies  between  employer  and 
employe  which  tend  to  interfere  with  the  wel- 
fare of  the  people  of  the  different  States. 

The  Labor  Bureau  has  three  general 
characteristics ; it  is  permanent,  official  and 
educational.  The  meaning  of  the  first  is  clear. 

Its  official  character  implies  that  it  is  created 
by  law,  its  work  is  directed  by  law,  expenses 
are  paid  from  public  funds,  reports  are  made 
to  public  authorities  in  the  interests  of  general 
welfare.  There  is  absolutely  no  guarantee  as 
to  the  scientific  value  of  the  work,  its  accuracy, 
completeness  or  fairness.  It  depends  entirely 
on  the  conscience,  intelligence,  energy,  and 


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methods  of  the  officials  in  charge, 
as  is  the  case  with  every  public 
office.  The  educational  charac- 
ter of  the  bureaus  follows  from 
its  duty  of  collecting  and  pub- 
lishing facts.  This  is  done  in 
the  interest  of  no  school,  theory 
or  party,  but  merely  that  legisla- 
tors, students  and  the  public 
may  know  conditions.  Whether 
or  not  the  institution  of  the 
bureaus  was  a concession  to 
labor,  they  are  not  offices  whose 
purpose  is  to  teach  a theory  or 
advocate  a line  of  reform.  This 
was  clearly  indicated  in  the 
organic  laws  of  the  bureaus. 
Though  Maine,  West  Virginia 
and  Kansas  laws  require  that 
the  Commissioner  of  Labor  be 
identified  with  the  labor  interests  of  the  state,  and  the  Illinois  law  requires  that  three  members  of  its  board  of  five  be 
manual  laborers  and  two  employers,  the  settled  policy  and  practice  of  the  bureaus  is  to  hold  severely  to  the  domain  of 
fact.  I'his  is  clearly  seen,  not  only  in  the 
work  of  the  bureaus,  but  as  well  in  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  conventions  of  officials  of  labor 
bureaus  whose  spirit  is  invariably  in  favor  of 
holding  to  the  work  of  actual  investigation 
of  facts. 

It  is  stated  that  the  first  demand  of 
workingmen  for  the  creation  of  labor  bureaus 
was  made  at  a labor  congress  in  Cleveland 
in  1867,  and  the  first  bureau  in  the  world  was 
established  in  Massachusetts  in  1869.  The 
eight  hour  agitation  of  the  preceding  years,  the 
spirit  of  unrest,  dissatisfaction,  the  evils  known 
to  exist  in  the  condition  of  working  women  and 
children,  were  factors  which  led  to  the  institu- 
tion of  the  bureau  in  1869.  Pennsylvania  was 
the  next  state  to  create  one,  in  1872.  Others 
([uickly  followed.  Connecticut,  1873,  abol- 
ished in  1875,  reorganized  in  1885;  Kentucky 
in  1876:  Ohio  in  1877;  New  Jersey,  1878; 

Missouri,  Indiana,  Illinois,  1879;  New  York, 

California,  Michigan,  Wisconsin,  1883;  Iowa,  Maryland,  1884;  Kansas,  1885;  Rhode  Island,  Nebraska,  Colorado, 
North  Carolina,  Maine,  Minnesota,  1887;  West  Virginia,  1889;  North  Dakota,  1890;  Tennessee,  1891;  Montana, 

New  Hampshire,  1893;  Washington,  1897; 
Virginia,  1898.  South  Dakota  and  Utah 
created  bureaus,  but  they  have  been  abolished. 
In  1879  the  Massachusetts  legislature  peti- 
tioned Congress  to  establish  a national  bureau 
in  Washington.  Bills  to  that  effect  were  intro- 
duced  in  1880  and  1882.  In  1884  the  bill  was 
passed  and  the  Department  of  Labor  was 
created.  In  most  states,  the  chief  of  the 
bureau  is  called  the  Commissioner  of  Labor. 
He  is  as  a rule  appointed  by  the  governor  with 
the  consent  of  the  council  or  senate.  The 
term  of  office  varies  from  two  to  four  years, 
according  to  American  political  customs  ; the 
appointment  follows  party  lines  as  a rule.  In 
North  Dakota,  Kentucky  and  Indiana  the 
HEISEY  GEASS  WORKS,  NEWARK,  c^ief  is  elected  by  popuKr  vote.  In  Illinois 


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a board  of  five  is  named  by  the  governor, 
three  of  whom  must  be  manual  laborers  and 
two  employers ; they  choose  a secretary — not 
one  of  themselves — who  is  virtually  chief.  In 
Nebraska  the  orovernor  is  chief  ex-officio,  but 
the  work  of  the  bureau  is  conducted  by  a 
deputy.  In  Colorado  and  Washington  the 
Secretary  of  State  is  chief,  while  in  Pennsyl- 
vania it  is  the  Secretary  of  Internal  Affairs. 
The  federal  commissioner  is  appointed  by  the 
president  lor  a term  of  four  years.  Hon. 
Carroll  D.  Wright  has  been  commissioner 
since  1885,  when  the  bureau  was  organized. 

'Fhe  methods  of  investigation  by  the 
bureaus  are  as  a rule  left  to  the  choice  of  the 
chief,  except  in  a few  states  whose  laws  dis- 
tinctly state  that  information  shall  be  collected 
by  means  of  circulars  containing  questions 
which  are  mailed  to  parties  from  whom  infor- 
mation is  sought.  This  method  is  not  at  all 
expensive,  hence  it  commends  itself  readily 


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where  appropriations  are  limited,  as  is  fre- 
quently the  case.  The  circular  which  varies  in 
form  and  character  with  its  purpose,  generally 
allows  for  and  invites  the  expression  of 
opinions  on  social  conditions.  The  reliable 
answers  are  selected,  and  from  them  reports  are 
compiled.  Names  and  addresses  are  always 
omitted,  lest  any  clue  to  those  furnishing 
information  be  given.  In  some  states  the  law 
requires  specified  institutions  or  parties,  such 
as  manufacturers  or  buildinof  and  loan  associa- 
tions,  to  report  the  condition  of  business 
annually  to  the  Bureau  of  Labor.  In  this 
manner  valuable  service  is  rendered,  the  effi- 
ciency of  the  bureau  greatly  increased,  and  diffi- 
culties reduced.  In  a number  ol  states,  too, 
town,  city,  district,  and  state  officials  are 
required  to  assist  the  Bureau  of  Labor  by 
supplying  information  to  be  found  in  their 
hands  and  even  by  undertaking  investigations 
with  the  bureau.  The  most  effective  method 


of  investigation,  however,  is  the 
personal  visit  of  an  agent,  ordi- 
narily an  expert,  to  the  place  or 
institutions  being  studied.  He 
makes  a methodical  examination 
of  books,  documents  and  places, 
invites  the  expression  of  views 
from  competent  persons  and  from 
the  results  of  such  examinations 
reports  are  made. 

In  carrying  on  these 
investigations,  the  bureaus  have 
considerable  powers,  accorded 
by  their  organic  law.  They  may 
administer  the  oath,  send  for 
persons,  papers,  records ; they 
may  have  access  to  any  public 
institution  or  factory,  and  compel 


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the  production  of  business  records  as  far  as  the  examination  which  they  are  making,  demands.  Persons  are  not,  how- 
forced  to  leave  their  vicinity  in  order  to  testify,  nor  are  they  required  to  answer  questions  about  affairs  which  are 
strictly  private.  Those  who  refuse  to  co-operate  or  who  place  obstacles  in  the  way  of  investigations  are  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  punishable  by  fine  or  imprisonment.  In  Ohio  the  maximum  line  is  ^500. 

d'he  publications  of  the  bureaus  are  called  reports.  Nearly  two-thirds  of  the  states  issue  them  annually,  the 
others,  biennially.  In  some  cases  the  bureau  reports  annually  to  the  governor,  but  the  report  is  published  only 
biennially.  A few  bureaus  issue  bulletins,  which  contain  material  of  current  interest.  The  Federal  Bureau  issues 
annual  reports,  s[iecial  reports,  and  a bulletin  which  appears  every  two  months.  The  bulletin  contains  original  essays 

by  men  of  authority  on  subjects  falling  within 
the  field  of  investigation  of  the  bureau,  the 
resume  of  current  reports  of  state  bureaus,  a 
digest  of  all  court  decisions  affecting  labor,  the 
text  of  new  labor  laws  and  notices  of  gov- 
ernment contracts.  All  the  publications  of  all 
the  bureaus  are  distributed  gratis  upon  request, 
to  any  citizen,  to  any  institution,  library  or 
society.  The  only  restriction  is  that  resulting 
from  the  fact  that  in  some  states  appropriations 
are  small,  and  hence  editions  of  reports  cannot 
be  large.  The  law  of  North  Carolina  requires 
that  a copy  of  the  report  of  its  bureau  be  sent 
to  every  newspaper  publisher  in  the  state,  to 
each  member  of  the  assembly,  to  each  state 
and  county  officer,  to  any  citizen  who  requests 
it,  and  100  copies  to  each  labor  organization. 
Up  to  the  present  over  300  volumes  of  reports 
have  been  issued  by  the  bureaus  in  the  United 
States.  It  is  useless  to  attempt  any  sketch  of 
their  contents.  The  reader  will  understand 


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from  the  preceding  what  is  in  general  their  character.  The  Federal  Bureau  and  a number  of  state  bureaus  would 
merit  particular  notice  for  the  high  scientific  character  of  their  work,  were  we  to  undertake  a critical  examination  of  it. 

But  that  falls  outside  of  the 
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The  services  rendered  by 
the  labor  bureaus  are  valuable  to 
history,  economics,  sociology,  to 
industry,  to  legislatures.  It 
would  be  an  interesting  study  to 
trace  out  the  abuses  in  social 
conditions  which  were  made 
known  by  the  work  of  the 
bureaus,  to  show  their  infiuence 
in  labor  legislation  and  to  exam- 
ine the  practical  services  ren- 
dered by  them  to  the  industrial 
and  social  development  of  the 
states.  The  reports  are  eagerly 
sought  by  universities,  public 
men,  students,  libraries,  foreio-n 

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scholars  and  governments.  The 
good  done  by  the  bureaus  has 
been  accomplished  in  spite  of 
great  difficulties  which  are  all 
but  disheartening.  It  may  assist 
the  reader  to  appreciate  the 
work  of  the  bureaus  justly  if  the 


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obstacles  which  are  in  their  way  be  understood.  One  might  say  that  the  field  of  investigation  should  be  more 
definitely  determined  and  that  the  bureaus  should  not  be  required  to  exercise  too  many  functions.  Too  many  lines  of 
investigation  are  imposed  on  a large  number  of  bureaus,  too  many  duties  exacted,  particularly  since  the  bureau  is 
greatly  hampered  by  lack  of  funds.  There  should  be  a reaction  against  this  undue  expansion,  so  that  investigations 
might  be  kept  in  the  narrower  circle  of  problems  in  the  condition  and  relations  of  capital  and  labor.  In  addition,  the 
bureaus  require  men,  money  and  co-operation  from  outside.  The  work  is  important  and  difficult;  trained  investigators 
are  needed.  Care  is  necessary  in  the  choice  of  subjects,  in  the  manner  of  investigation  and  of  presentation.  Men  are 
needed  who  have  the  gift  of  quick  and  accurate  insight  into  conditions;  men  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  methods 

of  statistics  and  their  limitations.  Honest  men 


are  necessary,  men  who  are  stronger  than  any 
theory  they  hold  and  who  can  bravely  present 
the  result  of  their  investigations  in  an  objective 
manner.  The  process  of  selection  which 
obtains  in  the  United  States  does  not  always 
insure  the  choice  of  such  men  as  commissioners; 
or  when  chosen  it  does  not  secure  them  in 
their  position.  The  salary  is  not  large  enough 
to  attract  men  of  great  capability  unless  they 
are  willing  and  able  to  make  pecuniary  sacri- 
fices. The  incumbent  of  the  office  depends 
upon  political  fortunes,  hence  the  uncertainty 
of  tenure  of  office  is  a deterrent.  But  the 
American  is  versatile.  He  is  quick  to  learn 
when  he  will,  and  he  soon  schools  himself  in 
the  spirit,  methods  and  work  of  his  office.  No 
sooner  master  of  it  than  he  is  dismissed,  and 
his  experience  is  lost.  Insufficient  funds  are  a 
serious  drawback.  The  appropriations,  are, 
as  a rule,  limited.  This  sometimes  forces  the 
bureaus  to  forego  an  investigation  which  might 


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WHERE  IVORY  SOAP  IS  MADE. 


Though  no  official  relations  of  any  kind 
exist  among  the  bureaus  of  the  United  States, 
their  officers  have  recognized  the  need  of 
co-operation  and  co-ordination  in  the  work 
done.  To  bring  this  about  they  formed  in 
1883  the  National  Association  of  Official 
Bureaus  of  Labor  Statistics.  It  holds  annual 
conventions,  whose  purpose  is — to  quote  from 


All  this  has  arisen  from  a misunderstandino-  of  the  work  and  nature 

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be  expensive  ; it  compels  it  to  employ  less  perfect  ways  of  investigation  and  necessarily  limits  the  expenses  that  the 
commissioner  may  incur,  either  in  travel,  hiring  agents  or  publishing  reports.  The  bureaus  complain  of  a general  lack 
of  co-operation  and  of  indifference,  even  opposition  from  sources  to  which  inquiry  must  be  addressed.  Labor  organiza- 
tions have  at  times  antagonized  the  bureaus,  though  in  general  they  are  willing  helpers.  Occasionally  the  individual 
resents  the  inquiry  as  an  intrusion.  Employers  at  times  refuse  to  furnish  information  or  assistance  of  any  sort.  The 
general  public  seem  indifferent,  when  not  a third  or  fourth  of  the  circulars  sent  out  are  returned.  The  strangest  kind 
of  accusations  are  sometimes  made.  It  is  claimed  that  the  purpose  of  the  bureau  is  to  organize  strikes,  to  work  for 
capitalists,  to  reduce  wages,  and  increase  taxes, 
of  the  bureaus  and  a prejudice  based  on  pure 
imagination.  Fortunately,  both  are  being  dis- 
sipated, and  there  is  a promise  of  wider 
co-operation.  Even  when  the  law  has  required 
city,  county  and  state  officials  to  aid  the 
bureaus,  they  have  shown  reluctance,  and  have 
done  only  imperfect  work.  The  Federal 
Bureau  has  been  singularly  free  from  most  of 
these  difficulties.  Appropriations  by  Congress 
have  been  ample.  The  bureau  has  been 
under  the  direction  of  the  eminent  Hon.  Carroll 
D.  Wright  since  1885.  There  are  over  a 
hundred  persons  in  the  office  force  and  trained 
scholars  to  do  much  of  the  work. 


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A holiday  denimistration — Mr.  Patterson,  the  proprietor,  called  on. 


its  rules — “ the  discussion  ol  the  methods  of  work,  current  and  otherwise,  pertaining  to  bureaus  of  labor  or  industrial 
statistics  and  kindred  departments  with  which  its  members  are  connected  in  their  respective  states  ; also  to  foster  the 
ties  of  friendshi[),  interchange  ideas,  and  in  various  ways  seek  to  promote  the  welfare  of  these  bureaus  of  statistics  ; to 
present  subjects  for  investigation  and  to  transact  all  such  business  as  is  deemed  consistent  with  the  duties  of 
statisticians.”  d'he  reports  of  the  conventions,  to  which  frequent  reference  has  been  made  in  these  pages,  are  valuable 
sinc('  they  contain  the  liest  expression  of  the  views  and  work,  methods  and  difficulties  of  all  the  chiefs  of  bureaus. 

America  has  led  the  world  in  governmental  statistical  work,  hence  it  is  not  strange  that  we  should  have  had  the 
first  labor  bureaus.  Canada  established  one  in  1882,  Switzerland  in  1886,  New  Zealand  in  1892,  Great  Britain  in  1893, 
though  some  work  had  been  done  as  early  as  1886;  Germany  and  France  in  1891,  Belgium  in  1895,  though  its 
Counseil  Superieur  du  d'ravail  was  established  in  1892.  Spain  and  Austria  have  created  bureaus  more  recently.  The 
character,  composition,  work  and  powers  of  these  bureaus  vary,  but  they  are  all  essentially  labor  bureaus  as  we  use  the 
term.  Fhe  organization  and  methods  of  American  fmreaus  have  been  of  much  service  in  the  creating  of  European 
bureaus,  and  due  credit  is  usually  given  this  country  tor  the  service  implied.  . As  yet,  no  international  organization 
of  lalior  bureaus  has  been  effected,  but  we  may  hope  that  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  this  will  be  brought  about. 
I'he  problem  has  been  iliscussed  because  of  its  close  relation  to  the  greater  problem  of  international  labor  legislation. 
I'he  idea  of  an  international  bureau  originated  in  Switzerland  in  1889.  It  was  discussed  at  the  famous  Berlin  Con- 
ference of  1890,  at  which  a resolution  was  adopted  recommending  that  all  the  nations  represented  at  the  conference 

make  regular  investigations  of  the  questions 
discussed,  and  that  the  governments  exchange 
with  one  another  all  legislative  and  administra- 
tive measures  taken  in  view  of  accepted  prin- 
ciples, and  all  reports  of  those  appointed  to 
execute  them.  Nothing  more  was  done.  A 
Socialist  Congress  in  Brussels,  in  1891,  adopted 
a resolution  favoring  the  appointment  of 
national  secretaries  of  labor  in  different 
countries.  An  international  congress,  inter- 
ested in  custom  regulations,  held  in  Antwerp 
in  1892,  declared  in  favor  of  a well  systematized 
international  orranization  of  bureaus.  The 

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International  Statistical  Institute  expressed  the 
same  sentiment  at  Berne,  in  1895,  did  the 
congress  in  Zurich,  in  1897.  The  last  attempt 
was  made  in  the  International  Congress  ot 
Labor  Legislation  held  in  Brussels  in  Septem- 
ber, 1897.  The  seventh  question  proposed 
and  discussed  was,  “Is  it  desirable  that  inter- 
national relations  be  established  among  the 
M . bureaus  of  labor,  and  that  there  be  an 

National  Cash  Register  Works,  Dayton,  v.* 


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THE  KNOWEES,  TAYLOR  & KNOWLES  POTTERIES,  EAST  LIVERPOOL. 

Largest  in  tiie  world. 


international  organization  of  the  statistics  ot  labor?”  The  leading  paper  on  the  question  was  read  by  Professor  Denis 
of  Brussels,  favoring  such  action.  In  the  discussion  of  the  paper,  it  was  evident  that  though  all  regarded  it  as  desir- 
able, the  obstacles  presenting  themselves  seemed  too  great  to  permit  any  hope  of  immediate  realization.  The  regula- 
tions of  the  congress  allowed  no  vote  on  the  questions  discussed,  hence  no  recommendation  was  adopted. 

Labor  bureaus  have  so  entered  modern  life  that  we  may  regard  them  as  permanent.  The  line  of  development 
has  been  from  the  simple  state  bureau  to  the  international.  It  Is  only  necessary  now  to  begin  the  work  of  elimination, 
direction  and  correction.  The  duties  must  be  more  exactly  defined,  and  such  work  as  does  not  closely  bear  on  the 
condition  of  labor  must  be  transferred  to  other  agents.  The  errors  in  our  system  must  be  corrected  so  that  efticient 
men  be  insured,  the  best  quality  of  work  be  obtained,  and  methods  perfected.  The  public  must  be  ready  and  willing 
to  co-operate  in  every  way  in  order  that  the  work  will  be  well  done.  At  best,  the  work  is  difficult.  When  needless 
obstacles  shall  have  been  removed,  and  the  bureaus  are  properly  organized  and  thoroughly  equipped,  we  may  expect 
great  aid  in  our  studies  of  social  conditions.  As  the  United  States  led  in  creating  bureaus,  may  it  lead  in  perfecting 
them.  If  it  does,  another  hope  may  not  be  in  vain,  namely,  that  we  may  be  first  to  find  the  solution  of  the  great 
problem  that  labor  presents  to  our  age  and  thus  bring  industrial  peace  to  the  world. 

The  Ohio  bureau,  owing  to  the  inadequacy  of  sufficient  funds,  already  spoken  of,  somewhat  tardy  at  times  in 
the  publication  of  the  important  facts  which  come  into  its  possession,  is  nevertheless  a great  factor  In  maintaining 
cordial  relations  between  capital  and  labor  and  promoting  the  best  interests  of  both.  In  this  work  It  is  greatl}'  assisted 
by  the  State  Board  of  Arbitration  which  intervenes  whenever  differences  assume  an  irreconcilable  shape,  and 
generally  successfully. 

Beginning  in  1803,  manufacturing  estab- 
lishments have  gradually  grown  into  impor- 
tance, and  embrace  more  than  one  hundred 
lines  of  manufactures,  among  them  being 
those  of  agricultural  Implements,  awnings, 
tents  and  Hags,  paper  and  jute  bags, 
bicycles,  billiard  tables  and  bar  fixtures, 
boilers,  engines  and  tanks ; bolts,  nuts  and 
rivets  ; boots  and  shoes ; boxes  of  wood  and 
paper  ; bread  and  all  baking  products  ; brick 
and  tiles  ; brooms  and  brushes  ; canned  goods 
of  all  kinds ; carriages  and  wagons,  and 
carriage  and  wagon  material ; casting  of  all 
kinds;  chains,  pulley  and  tackle  block;  clothing 
for  men  and  women;  coffee  and  spices;  coffins 
and  burial  cases  ; confectionery  ; cooperage  ; 
copper  and  brass  casting ; mouldings  and 
fittings  ; clothes,  clothing  and  shoddy;  cutlery 
and  edge  tools  ; drugs  and  chemicals  ; electri- 
cal machinery  and  supplies;  flavoring  extracts; 

flour  and  flouring  mill_  products;  foundry  and  screw  making  department. 


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WOMEN'vS  DINING  KOOM, 
National  Casli  Register  Works,  I>a>ton. 


strawboartl  and  pajier;  tailoring,  merchant  and 
custom  : tinware,  sheet  iron  and  Dalvanized 
iron  ware ; tobacco,  chewing  and  smoking, 
cigars  and  cigarettes;  tools  of  all  kinds;  types 
and  presses  ; trunks  and  valises ; wire  rods, 
wire  cloth,  wire  screens,  wire  fenciiiD-  and  wire 

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goods  generally  ; woolen  goods,  and  many 
others  of  a miscellaneous  character. 


machine  shop  products  ; furnaces  ; furniture  ; 
glass ; gunpowder,  and  other  explosives  ; 
handles  and  hoops  ; hardware  ; harness  ; hats 
and  caps;  ice  of  artificial  production  ; inks  and 
printers’  supplies;  interior  finish;  iron,  both 
architectural  and  structural ; jewelry ; knit 
goods ; leathers  ; lime  and  cement ; liquors, 
distilled  and  malt ; lithographing ; lumber, 
sawed;  machinery  of  all  kinds;  malt;  mattresses 
and  pillows  ; monuments ; mouldings ; oil, 
refined  petroleum,  linseed  and  oil  cake;  paints 
and  varnish  ; patterns  and  models ; pianos  and 
musical  instruments  generally;  pickles,  pre- 
serves and  sauces ; plating,  copper,  silver,  gold 
and  nickle  ; printing  and  binding,  printing  and 
book  papers;  pump  and  water  wheels;  regalia, 
roofing  iron,  tin  and  steel ; rubber  goods ; 
safes,  vaults  and  locks ; salt ; sash,  doors, 
blinds  and  fiooring ; shirts  and  overalls ; 
slaughtering  and  meat  packing ; soap  and 
candles  ; soda  and  mineral  water  ; staves  and 
headings ; steam  and  gas  fittings  ; stone,  cut, 
sawed  and  polished  ; stoves  and  ranges ; 


d'hese  various  manufacturing  establish- 
ments, great  and  small,  aggregate  some  2,700, 
rejiresenting  a total  capital  Invested  of  $210,- 
000,000,  and  an  annual  average  output  of 
finished  material  of  the  value  of  $275,000,000. 
d he  value  of  the  raw  materials  used  averages 
$140,000,000.  d'he  total  average  number  of 
employes,  male  and  female,  in  all  capacities, 
135,500.  Average  amount  paid  in  wages 
$60,000,000.  The  daily  wages  of  the  employes 
runs  from  $1.00  for  rough  and  unskilled  labor 
to  $5.00  or  above  for  skilled,  the  average  wage 
per  ca[iita  of  the  whole  being,  for  operatives, 
about  $2.45,  and  for  managers,  superintendents, 
foremen,  bookkee[)ers,  clerks  and  salesmen 


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THE  NATIONAL  CASH  REGISTER  WORKS,  DAYTON. 
General  view  from  rear. 


AUSTIN  POWDER  WORKS,  NEAR  CLEVELAND. 


from  $36  to  $200  or  above  per  month.  Of  the  manu- 
facturing establishments,  more  than  2,000  of  them 
are  located  in  the  five  great  cities,  ranking  in  that 
regard,  Cincinnati,  Cleveland,  Columbus,  Toledo  and 
Dayton,  and  the  remainder  of  them  in  the  cities  of 
Akron,  Alliance,  Bellaire,  Bucyrus,  Canton,  Chilli- 
cothe,  Circleville,  Defiance,  Delaware,  East  Liver- 
pool, Findlay,  Fostoria,  Fremont,  Gallon,  Gallipolis, 
Hamilton,  Ironton,  Kenton,  Lancaster,  Lima,  Mans- 
field, Marietta,  Marion,  Martin’s  Ferry,  Massillon, 
Middleton,  Mt.  Vernon,  Newark,  Norwalk,  Piqua, 
Pomeroy,  Portsmouth,  Salem,  Sandusky,  Sidney, 
Tiffin,  Troy,  LIrbana,  Warren,  Wooster,  Xenia, 
Youngstown  and  Zanesville,  and  numerous  small 


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YELLOW  POPLAR  LUMBER  COMPANY’S  PLANT  AT  COALGROVE,  LAWRENCE  COUNTY. 

The  largest  concern  of  its  kind  in  Ohio. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


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villages.  The  sixteen 
and  ranking  industries  in  their 
order  are:  Machinery,  malt 

liquors,  boots  and  shoes,  cloth- 
ing, soap  and  candles,  carriages 
and  wagons,  douring  mill  pro- 
ducts, printing  and  binding, 
structural  iron,  leather,  boilers 
and  tanks,  tobacco  and  cigars, 
foundry  products,  furniture  and 
castings  ; and  they  represent 
about  50  per  cent,  of  the  total 
manufacturing  product. 

The  commissioners  of  the 
Ohio  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics, 
since  its  creation  in  1877,  have 
been:  Harry  J.  Walls,  Henry 

Lusky,  Larkin  McHugh,  A.  D. 
Fassett,  John  McBride,  William 
T.  Lewis.  William  Ruehrwein, 
John  P.  Jones  and  M.  D. 
Ratchford. 

In  addition  to  the  Labor 
Bureau  and  Arbitration  Commis- 
sion at  Columbus,  Free  Employ- 
ment Agencies  are  maintained  in 
the  cities  of  Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 


BARNEY  SMITH  CAR  WORKS,  DAYTON. 


Toledo,  Columbus  and  Dayton,  tor  the  purpose  of  securing  employment  for  artisans 


and  laborers  as  wells  as  girls  and  women,  without  cost  to  them. 


William  A.  Taylor. 


BRIER  HIRE  FURNACES,  NEAR  YOUNGSTOWN, 


The  Old  National  Road  in  Ohio. — 
“This  road,  conceived  in  the  brain  of  Albert 
Gallatin,  took  its  inception  in  1806,  when  com- 
missioners to  report  on  the  project  were 
appointed  by  President  Jefferson.  In  1811  the 
first  contract  was  let  for  10  miles  of  the  road 
west  of  Cumberland,  Maryland,  which  was  its 
eastern  terminus.  The  road  was  opened  to 
the  Ohio  River  in  181S. 

In  a moment’s  time  an  army  of  emigrants 
and  pioneers  were  en  route  to  the  West  over 
the  great  highway,  regiment  following  regiment 
as  the  years  advanced.  Squalid  cabins,  where 
the  hunter  had  lived  beside  the  primeval 
thoroughfare,  were  pressed  into  service  as 
taverns.  Indian  fords,  where  the  water  had  oft 
run  red  with  blood  in  border  frays,  were 
spanned  with  solid  bridges.  Ancient  towns, 
which  had  been  comparatively  unknown  to  the 
world,  but  which  were  of  sufficient  commercial 
magnetism  to  attract  the  great  road  to  them, 
became,  on  the  morrow,  cities  of  consequence 
in  the  world.  As  the  century  ran  into  its 
second  and  third  decades  the  National  Road 
received  an  increasingly  heterogeneous  popu- 
lation. Wagons  of  all  descriptions,  from  the 
smallest  to  the  great  “ mountain  ships  ” which 
creaked  down  the  mountain  sides  and  eroaned 

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off  into  the  setting  sun,  formed  a marvelous 
frieze  upon  it.  Fast  expresses,  too  realistically 
perhaps  called  “shakeguts,”  tore  along  through 


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DUEBEK-HAMPDEN  WATCH  E’ACTORY  AT  CANTON. 
One  of  the  largest  watch  manufactories  In  the  world. 


valley  and  over  hill  with  important  messages  of  state.  Here,  the  broad  highway  was  blocked  with  herds  of  cattle 

trudging  eastward  to  the  markets,  or  westward 
to  the  meadow  lands  beyond  the  mountains. 
Gay  coaches  of  four  and  six  horses,  whose 
worthy  drivers  were  known  by  name  even  to 
the  statesmen  who  were  often  their  passengers, 
rolled  on  to  the  hospitable  taverns  where  the 
compajiy  reveled.  At  night,  along  the  road- 
way, gypsy  fires  flickered  in  the  darkness, 
where  wandering  minstrels  and  jugglers  crept 
to  show  their  art,  while  in  the  background 
crowded  traders,  hucksters,  peddlers,  soldiery, 
showmen  and  beggars — all  picturesque  pilgrims 
on  the  nation’s  great  highway. 

It  is  a fair  question  whether  our  western 
civilization  is  more  wonderful  for  the  rapidity 
with  which  new  things  under  the  sun  are  dis- 
covered,  or  for  the  rapidity  with  which  it  can 
forget  men  and  things  to-day  which  were  indis- 
pensable yesterday.  The  era  of  the  National 
Road  was  succeeded  in  half  a century  by  that 
of  the  railway,  and  a great  thoroughfare,  which 
was  the  pride  and  mainstay  of  a civilization, 
has  almost  passed  from  human  recollection.  A 
few  ponderous  stone  bridges  and  a long  line  of  sorry  looking  mile-posts  mark  the  famous  highway  of  our  middle  age 


THE  LORAIN  STEEL  COMPANY’S  MILLS,  LORAIN. 


Black  River.  Hocks. 


Ore  Hauling  Machinerj’. 

THE  LORAIN  STEEL  WORKS,  LORAIN. 


Blast  Furnaces. 


Gen.  Office. 


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673 


from  the  network  of  cross-roads 
which  now  meet  it  at  every  step. 
Scores  of  proud  towns,  which 
were  thriving  centers  of  a trans- 
continental trade,  have  dwindled 
into  comparative  insignificance, 
while  the  clanging  of  rusty  signs 
on  their  ancient  tavern  posts, 
tell,  with  inexpressible  pathos, 
that  “ there  hath  passed  away  a 
glory  from  the  earth.” 


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THE  LORAIN  STEEL  COMPANY’S  BLAST  FURNACE  PLANT,  LORAIN. 


work  of  building  and  keeping  in 
repair  the  National  Road,  and  of 
operating  it,  developed  a race  of 
men  as  unknown  before  its  era 
as  afterward.  For  the  real  life  of 
the  road,  however,  one  will  look 
to  the  days  of  its  prime — to  those 
who  passed  over  its  stately 
stretches  and  dusty  coils  as  stage 
and  mail  coach  drivers,  express 
carriers  and  “wagoners,”  and 
the  tens  of  thousands  of  pas- 
sengers and  immigrants  who 
composed  the  public  which 
patronized  the  great  highway.  This  was  the  real  life  of  the  road — coaches  numbering  as  many  as  20  traveling  in  a 
single  line  ; wagon-house  yards  where  a hundred  tired  horses  rest  over  night  besides  their  great  loads  ; hotels  where 
70  transient  guests  have  been  served  breakfast  in  a single  morning  ; a life  made  cheery  by  the  echoing  horns  of  hurry- 
ing stages  ; blinded  by  the  dust  of  droves  of  cattle  numbering  into  the  thousands;  a life  noisy  with  the  satisfactory  creak 
and  crunch  of  the  wheels  of  great  wagons  carrying  six  and  eight  thousand  pounds  of  freight  east  or  west. 

The  revolution  of  society  since  those  days  could  not  have  been  more  surprising.  The  change  has  been  so  great 
it  is  a wonder  that  men  deign  to  count  their  gain  by  the  same  numerical  system.  As  Macauley  has  said,  we  do  not 
travel  to-day,  we  merely  “arrive.”  You  are  hardly  a traveler  now  unless  you  cross  a continent.  Travel  was  once  an 
education.  This  is  growing  less  and  less  true,  perhaps,  with  the  passing  years.  Fancy  a journey  from  St.  Louis  to 
New  York  in  the  old  coaching  days,  over  the  National  Road  and  the  old  York  roads.  How  many  persons  the  traveler 

met  ! How  many  interesting  and 
instructive  conversations  were  held 
with  fellow  travelers  throupfh  the 

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OHIO  FLINT  GLASS  WORKS  OF  THE  NATIONAL  GLASS  COMPANY, 

Lancaster. 


long  hours ; what  customs,  char- 
acters, foibles,  amusing  incidents 
would  be  noticed  and  remembered, 
ever  afterward  furnishing'  the  infor- 

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mation  necessary  to  help  one  talk 
well  and  the  sympathy  necessary 
to  render  one  capable  of  listening 
to  others.  The  traveler  often  sat 
at  the  table  with  statesmen  whom 
the  nation  honored,  as  well  as  with 
stage  coach  drivers  whom  a nation 
knew  for  their  skill  and  prowess 
over  six  galloping  horses.  Henry 
Clays  and  “ Red  ” Buntings  dined 
together,  and  each  made  the  other 
wiser,  il  not  better.  The  greater 
the  gulf  grows  between  the  rich  and 
poor,  the  more  ignorant  do  both 
become,  particular!)'  the  rich.  There 
was  undoubtedly  a monotony  in 
stage  coach  journeying,  but  the 
continual  views  of  the  landscape, 


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THE  DAEZELL  CLASS  FACTORY,  FINHLAV. 


the  ever-fresh  air,  the  constantly  passing 
throngs  of  countless  description,  made  such 
traveling  an  experience  unknown  to  us 
“arrivers”  of  to-day.  How  fast  it  has  been 
forgotten  that  travel  means  seeing  people 
rather  than  things.  The  age  of  sight  seeing 
has  superseded  that  of  traveling. 

In  the  old  coaching  days  the  passenger 
and  mail  coaches  were  operated  very  much 
like  the  railways  of  to-day.  A vast  network  of 
lines  covered  the  land.  Great  companies 
owned  hundreds  of  stages  operating  on 
innumerable  routes,  competing  with  other 
companies.  These  rival  stage  companies  fought 
each  other  at  times  with  great  bitterness,  and 
competed,  as  railways  do  to-day,  in  lowering 
tariff  and  in  out-doing  each  other  in  points  of 
speed  and  accommodation.  New  inventions 
and  appliances  were  eagerly  sought  in  the  hope 
of  securing  a larger  share  of  public  patronage. 


d'his  com[)etition  extended  into  every  phase  of 
the  business — fast  horses,  comfortable  coaches, 
well  known  and  companionable  drivers,  favor- 
abl(^  connections. 

However,  competition,  as  is  always  the 
case,  sifted  the  coni[jetitors  down  to  a small 
number.  Companies  which  operated  upon  the 
National  Road  between  Indianapolis  and 
Cumberland  became  distinct  in  character  and 
catered  to  a steady  patronage  which  had  its  dis- 
tinctive characteristics  and  social  tone.  This 
was  in  j)art  determined  by  the  taverns  which 
the  \arious  lines  patronized.  Each  line  ordi- 
narily stopped  at  separate  taverns  in  every 
town,  as  our  railways  formerly  entered  indi- 
vidual dej)ots.  rhere  were  also  found  Grand 
Union  taverns  on  the  Old  National  Road.  Had 
this  system  of  communication  not  been  aban- 
doned, coach  lines  would  have  gone  through 
the  same  experience  that  the  railways  have, 
and  for  very  similar  reasons. 

Some  of  the  first  lines  of  stages  were 
operated  in  sections,  each  section  having 


INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  HARTER  FLOUR  MILL,  FOSTORIA. 


C.  E.'  SEARS  CANNING  FACTORY,  CIRCLEVILLE. 

The  first  built  west  of  the  Alleghenies.  Built  in  1873.  Capacity 
200, UOO  cans  per  day  in  ten  hours. 


different  proprietors  who  could  sell  out  at  any  time.  The 
greater  lines  were  constantly  absorbing  smaller  lines  and  ex- 
tending their  ramifications  in  all  directions.  It  will  be  seen 
there  were  trusts  in  the  “good  old  days  ” of  stage  coaches, 
when  smaller  firms  were  “ gobbled  up  ” and  “ driven  out”  as 
happens  to-day,  and  will  ever  happen  in  mundane  history, 
despite  the  nonsense  of  political  garblers.  One  of  the  largest 
stage  companies  on  the  old  road  was  that  of  Neil,  Moore  N 
Company  of  Columbus,  which  operated  hundreds  of  stages 
throughout  Ohio.  It  was  unable  to  compete  with  the  Ohio 
National  Stage  Company,  to  which  it  finally  sold  out,  Mr. 
Neil  becoming  one  of  the  magnates  of  the  latter  company, 
which  was,  in  its  day,  a greater  trust  than  anything  known 
in  Ohio  to-day. 

To  know  what  the  old  coaches  really  were,  one  should 
see  and  ride  in  one.  It  is  doubtful  if  a single  one  now 
remains  intact.  Here  and  there  inquiry  will  raise  the  rumor 
of  an  old  coach  still  standing  on  wheels,  but  if  the  rumor  is 


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traced  to  its  source,  it  will  be  found  that  the 
chariot  was  sold  to  a circus  or  wild  west  show  or 
has  been  utterly  destroyed.  The  demand  for  the 
old  stages  has  been  quite  lively  on  the  part  of  the 
wild  west  shows. 

These  old  coaches  were  handsome  affairs 
in  their  day — painted  and  decorated  profusely 
without,  and  lined  within  with  soft  silk  plush. 

There  were  ordinarily  three  seats  inside,  each 
capable  of  holding  three  passengers.  Upon  the 
driver’s  hi^h  outer  seat  was  room  for  one  more 
passenger,  a fortunate  position  in  good  weather. 

The  best  coaches,  like  their  counterparts  on  the 
railways  of  to-day,  were  named;  the  names  of 
states,  warriors,  statesmen,  generals,  nations  and 
cities,  besides  fanciful  names,  such  as  “ Jewess,” 
“Ivanhoe,”  “Sultana,”  “Loch  Lomond,”  were 
called  into  requisition. 

The  first  coaches  to  run  on  the  old 
National  Road  were  long,  awkward  affairs, 
without  braces  or  springs,  and  with  seats  placed  crosswise 


INTERIOR  VIEW  OF  HARTER  FLOUR  MILL,  FOSTORIA. 


CORNER  OF  MARION  STEAM  SHOVEL  COMPANY’S  WORKS,  MARION. 

The  door  was  in  front,  and  passengers,  on  entering,  had 
to  climb  over  the  seats.  These  first  coaches 
were  made  at  Little  Crossings,  Pennsylvania. 

The  body  of  succeeding  coaches  was 
placed  upon  thick,  wide  leathern  straps  which 
served  as  springs  and  which  were  called 
“ through  braces.”  At  either  end  of  the 
body  was  the  driver’s  boot  and  the  baggage 
boot.  The  first  “Troy”  coach  put  on  the 
road  came  in  1829.  It  was  a great  novelty, 
but  some  hundreds  of  them  were  soon  throw- 
ing the  dust  of  Maryland  and  Pennsylvania 
into  the  air.  Their  cost  then  was  between 
four  and  six  hundred  dollars.  The  harness 
used  on  the  road  was  of  giant  proportions. 
The  backhands  were  often  1 5 inches  wide, 
and  the  hip  bands,  10.  The  traces  were 
chains  with  short  thick  links  and  very  heavy. 

But  the  passenger  traffic  of  the  Old 
National  Road  played  the  same  relation  to 
the  freight  traffic  as  passenger  traffic  does 
to  freight  on  the  modern  railway — a small 
item,  financially  considered.  It  was  for  the 


<Treat  wao^ons  and  their  wau^oners  to  haul 

t)  O 


over  the  mountains  and  distribute  throughout  the  west  the  products  of  mill  and  factory  and  the  rich  harvests  of  the 


fields.  And  this  great  freight  traffic  created  a race  of  men  of 
its  own,  strong  and  daring,  as  they  well  had  need  to  be. 
The  fact  that  teamsters  of  these  “mountain  ships”  had 
taverns  or  “wagon  houses”  of  their  own,  where  they  stopped, 
tended  to  separate  them  into  a class  by  themselves.  These 
wagon  houses  were  far  more  numerous  than  the  taverns 
along  the  road,  being  found  as  often  as  one  in  every  mile  or 
two.  Here,  in  the  commodious  yards,  the  weary  horses  and 
their  swarthy  Jehus  slept  in  the  open  air.  In  winter  weather 
the  men  slept  on  the  floors  of  the  wagon  houses.  In  summer 
many  wagoners  carried  their  own  cooking  utensils.  In  the 
suburbs  of  the  towns  along  the  road  they  would  pull  their 
teams  out  into  the  roadside  and  pitch  camp,  sending  into 
the  village  to  replenish  their  stores.  The  bed  of  the  old  road 
freighter  was  long  and  deep,  bending  upward  at  the  bottom 
at  either  end.  The  lower  broad  side  was  painted  blue,  with 


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a movable  board  inserted  above,  painted  red. 
The  top  covering  was  white  canvas  drawn 
over  broad  wooden  bows.  Many  of  the 
wagoners  hung  bells  of  a shape  much  similar 
to  dinner  bells,  on  a thin  iron  arch  over  the 
hames  of  the  harness.  Often  the  number  of 
bells  indicated  the  prowess  of  a teamster’s 
horses,  as  the  custom  prevailed,  in  certain 
parts,  that  when  a team  became  fast,  or  was 
unable  to  make  the  grade,  the  wagoner,  ren- 
dering the  necessary  assistance,  appropriated 
all  the  bells  of  the  luckless  team. 

The  wheels  of  the  freighters  were  of  a 
size  proportionate  to  the  rest  of  the  wagon. 
The  first  wagons  used  on  the  old  roads  had 
narrow  rims,  but  it  was  not  long  before  the 
broad  rims,  or  “ broad  tread  wagons  ” came 
into  general  use  by  those  who  made  a business 
of  freighting.  The  narrow  rims  were  always 
used  by  farmers,  who,  during  the  busiest 


FURNACES  OF  OHIO  STEEL  PLi 
National  Steel  Company,  Younf^sto 

in  consequence  were  dubbed  “sharp  shooters” 
by  the  regulars.  The  width  of  the  broad  tread 
wheels  was  four  inches.  As  will  be  noted, 
tolls  for  broad  wheels  was  less  than  for  the 
narrow  ones,  which  tended  to  cut  the  roadbed 
more  deeply.  One  ingenious  inventor  planned 
to  build  a wheel  with  a rim  wide  enoimh  to 

O 

pass  the  toll  gates  free,  d’he  model  was  a 
wagon  which  had  the  rear  axle  four  inches 
shorter  than  the  front,  making  a track  eight 
inches  in  width.  Nine  horses  were  hitched  to 
this  wagon,  three  abreast.  The  team  caused 
much  comment,  but  was  not  voted  practicable. 

■*  * The  old  taverns  were  the 

hearts  of  the  National  Road,  and  the  tavern 
life  was  the  best  gauge  to  measure  the  current 
of  business  that  ebbed  and  flowed.  As  the 
great  road  became  siqierseded  by  the  railways, 
the  taverns  were  the  first  to  succumb  to  the 
shock.  In  New  England,  as  in  the  central 
west,  the  first  traveled  courses  were  on  the 
summits  of  the  watersheds.  These  routes  of 
the  brute  were  the  first  ways  of  men.  The 


season  on  the  road,  deserted  their  farms  for  the 
high  wages  temporarily  to  be  made,  and  who 


WHERE  STAR  SOAP  IS  MADE  AT  ZANESVILLE. 


DAVIS  SEWING  MACHINE  AND  DAYTON  BICYCLE  WORKS, 

Dayton. 


tide  of  life  has  ebbed  from  the  New  England  hilltops  since 
the  beginning.  Sufficient  is  it  for  the  present  subject  that 
the  National  Road  was  the  most  important  “stream  of 
human  history”  from  Atlantic  tidewater  to  the  headwaters  of 
the  streams  of  the  Mississippi.  Its  old  taverns  are,  after  the 
remnants  of  the  historic  road-bed  and  ponderous  bridges,  the 
most  interesting  “ shells  and  fossils”  cast  up  by  this  stream. 
This  old  route,  chosen  first  by  the  buffalo  and  followed  by 
red  and  white  men,  will  ever  be  the  course  of  travel  across 
the  mountains.  From  this  rugged  path  made  by  the  once 
famous  National  Road,  the  tide  of  life  can  not  ebb.  Here,  a 
thousand  years  hence  may  course  a magnificent  boulevard, 
the  American  Appian  way,  to  the  commercial,  as  well  as  the 
military,  key  of  the  eastern  slopes  of  the  Mississippi  basin  at 
the  junction  of  the  Allegheny  and  Monongahela  Rivers.” — 
From  “The  Old  National  Road — The  Historic  Highway  of 
America,”  by  Archer  Butler  Hulbert. 


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TRAN SPORT AT  I O N 


CHAPTER  XVII. 


TRANSPORTATION. 


O THOROUGHFARE  led  into  what  is  now  Ohio,  when  the  tide  of  emigration  turned 
toward  the  Northwest  Territory,  immediately  after  the  adoption  of  the  Ordinance  of 
1787.  Its  vast  area  lay  beyond  the  confines  of  civilization,  and  it  was  a sort  of 
wonderland  to  the  people  east  of  the  Appalachian  Range. 

At  best  it  was  approached  only  by  Indian  trails  and  crude  military  roads,  the 
principal  ol  which  came  through  the  mountain  range  east  and  southeast  of  Fort  Pitt, 
now  the  great  city  of  Pittsburg,  where  the  Allegheny  and  Monongahela  uniting  formed 
a natural  highway  to  the  southwest.  Converging  at  this  point  other  trails  came  across 
the  mountains  from  the  northeast,  and  along  the  Allegheny  from  the  north,  so  that 
Pittsburg  became  the  principal  entrepot  to  the  Promised  Land. 

Still  further  north  and  northeast,  the  spirit  of  adventure  followed  up  the  chain  of 
eastern  lakes  and  emerged  upon  Lake  Erie  at  the  extreme  northeastern  corner  of 
Ohio.  The  march  of  civilization  had  pushed  back  from  the  tide  water  of  \ irginia  and 
the  Carolinas  and  Lower  Georgia,  into  West  Virginia,  Tennessee  and  Kentucky,  so 
that  when  the  population  began  to  pour  into  the  great  Ohio  basin  from  the  east  and 
northeast,  a third,  but  lighter  stream,  began  to  flow  in  from  the  southeast. 

The  great  thoroughfares  of  commerce  and  transportation,  or  a least  a large  proportion  of  them,  follow  the  same 
general  lines  to-day,  but  what  a strange  mutation  in  six  score  of  years.  Past  methods  are  but  a reminiscence,  and 
those  of  the  present  are  in  process  of  an  evolution  which  bids  fair  to  convert  them,  in  their  turn,  into  a mere  memory. 
The  ox  wagon,  the  cone  stoga, 
and  the  flat  boat,  followed  by  the 
trim  steamer,  the  jolting  and 
unballasted  railway,  contesting 
with  the  stage  coach,  and  then 
the  solid  road  bed  of  the  modern 
steam  railway,  and  its  luxurious 
passenger,  sleeping  and  dining 
coaches. 

The  people  who  came 
over  the  routes  of  entrance  indi- 
cated, in  vehicles  of  all  kinds,  on 
horseback  and  on  foot,  as  choice 
or  necessity  dictated,  found  no 
roads,  such  as  marked  the  civili- 
zation from  which  they  had 
migrated  — only  Indian  and 
buffalo  trails,  leading  to  and 
through  the  most  fertile  districts, 
all  leading  to  the  aboriginal 
Rome,  the  best  hunting  grounds 
and  the  best  pasturages. 

The  engineering  of  the 

Indian  and  the  buffalo  was  lock  xo.  15,  ohio  canal  at  Tuscarawas. 


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ELKTON  BKIUGE  IN  COLUMBIANA  COUNTY. 

()iie  of  the  (ioe^t  pieces  of  sfructural  irou  work  in  the  State.  Built  by  Pittsburg,  Lisbon  & Western  Railway. 


simplicity  itself.  I'he  Indian  trail  was  drawn  along  the  line  where  surprise  was  best  guarded  against.  The  buffalo 
trail  showed  the  line  of  least  natural  obstruction  and  least  resistance,  i.  e.,  the  least  acclivity  and  the  least  declivity. 

Sections  of  these  roads  or  trails,  older  perhaps  than  the  Appian  Way,  may  yet  be  found  in  different  parts  of  the 
State,  so  Ifcaten  down  with  the  century  after  century  tread  of  innumerable  feet,  that  the  forest  trees  do  not  and  can  not 

take  root  in  them.  And  the 
engineering  of  the  wild  men  and 
wild  animals  of  a past  age, 
in  countless  instances,  was 
accepted  by  the  road  makers  of 
the  hrst  half  of  the  Nineteenth 
Century.  The  writer  has  in 
mind  sections  of  country  roads 
over  portions  of  these  trails,  that 
are  as  hard  and  impervious  now 
as  they  were  half  a century  ago, 
and  which  have  never  required 
the  service  of  a “supervisor”  and 
his  “hands”  to  keep  them  in 
repair. 

But  as  excellent  as  these 
roads  were,  only  a portion  of 
them  could  be  utilized  at  best,  so 
that  new  and  more  convenient 
roads  had  to  be  opened  up 
and  located  with  regard  to 


FIRST  RAILROAD  IN  NORTHWEST  TERRITORY. 
Kulauuizoii  Railway,  opened  for  business  between  Adrian  and  Toledo  in 
No«  part  of  the  Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern  Railwaj-  System. 


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settlements.  The  building  of  “state  roads”  was  entered  upon  contemporaneously  with  the  organization  of  the  State, 
and  largely  paid  for  by  the  United  States  Three  Per  Cent.  Fund.  For  25  years  the  building  of  state  and  county  roads 
was  the  most  important  matter  of  legislation. 

An  extensive  roadway  system  was  entered  upon  and  improved  as  population  increased,  but  owing  to  the  natural 
obstacles  and  a disinclination  to  be  taxed  to  construct  and  repair  them,  and  considering  the  bulk  of  products  to  be 
marketed,  and  the  great  difficulty  of  hauling  them  to  market,  our  early  statesmen  set  about  increasing  transportation 
facilities  in  new  directions,  and  the  canal  system  was  the  result. 

Toll  roads,  or  turnpikes,  were  constructed  in  favored  and  prosperous  localities,  stimulated  by  the  building  of  the 
National  Road,  and  they  too  took  rank  as  only  secondary  to  the  canal  system,  and  became  the  lines  of  rapid  transit  for 
passengers  and  lighter  freights. 

But  it  was  not  until  the  last  quarter  of 
the  century,  and  the  latter  years  of  that  quar- 
ter, that  the  system  of  free  turnpikes  was 
inaugurated,  and  this  transformed  the  larger 
portions  of  the  roads  between  the  farms,  towns 
and  cities,  from  a chain  of  quagmires  into 
passable  highways.  Much  room  for  improve- 
ment in  that  line  yet  remains  in  the  most 
favored  localities. 

But  at  no  time  in  the  earlier  history  of 
the  State  was  the  system  of  roadways  more 
than  a local  or  neighborhood  convenience. 


Along  the  northern  border  of  the  State,  for 
nearly  its  whole  distance,  lay  Lake  Erie,  a 
natural  line  of  transportation.  Along  part  of 
the  eastern  and  the  whole  of  the  southern 
border,  lay  that  other  natural  line  of  trans- 
portation, the  Ohio  River. 

On  the  southern  watershed,  the  Musk- 
ingum, Hocking,  Scioto  and  Miami  Rivers,  and 
on  the  northern  shed,  the  Maumee,  Sandusky 
and  Cuyahoga,  with  many  intervening  smaller 


LAKE  SHOI'eE  LIMITED  TAKING  WATER  AT  SANDUSKY. 


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A LAKK  STEAMER. 

( )hio.  l^ut  it  did,  and  caused  the  young  state  to  out-strip 
first  half  of  th(;  century,  d'he  far-seeing  statesmanship  of 
possibilitic^s  and  limith^ss  resources  of  the  new 
state,  and  he  addressed  a communication  to 
Governor  Thomas  Worthington,  pointing  out 
the  importanc<?  of  a complete  waterway  system, 
connecting  th(t  lake  and  river,  and  emphasizing 
the  desirability  of  connecting  it,  directly  or 
intlirectly,  with  the  similar  systems  being 
[jushed  in  our  direction  by  the  State  of  New 
\ ork. 

This  communication,  accompanied  by  a 
special  message,  was  laid  before  the  Fifteenth 
Cfeneral  Assembly  in  the  winter  of  1816-17. 
d'his  project  was  so  vast  that  it  dazed  the 
legislators,  and  they  took  no  definite  action 
upon  it.  The  ten  to  twenty  millions  of 
e.\[jenditures  necessary  to  complete  the  sug- 
gested system,  when  the  total  tax  values  of 
the  State  scarcely  exceeded  that  amount, 
seemed  to  be  an  insuparable  barrier. 

Hut  the  more  the  people  and  the  legisla- 
tors thought  and  talked  about  it,  the  more 
feasible  the  project  became,  and  the  more 
determined  were  the  law  making'  and  executive 
branches  of  the  government  to  push  it  forward. 

l'i\’e  years  afterward  the  question  was 
mooted,  definite  steps  were  taken.  The  legis- 
lature created  a Canal  Commission,  composed 
of  Thomas  Worthington,  Benjamin  Tappan, 

Jeremiah  Morrow,  Isaac  Minor  and  Alfred 
Kelly,  appointed  by  the  General  Assembly,  to 
othcially  investigate  and  report  upon  the  plans 
which  had  been  submitted  in  different  forms, 
and  report  their  findings.  They  entered  upon 
their  work  vigorously,  and  at  the  session  of 


streams,  furnished  natural  lines 
of  transportation  toward  the 
fertile  lands  of  the  interior,  from 
both  directions. 

The  two  great  markets 
for  Ohio’s  products  were  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Mississippi,  and 
later  at  intervening  river  points, 
and  at  tide  water  at  New  ATrk. 
d o reach  both  of  these,  partly 
over  nature’s  highway,  and  partly 
over  artificially  constructed  high- 
ways, the  canal  system  was  con- 
ceived and  built,  and  at  its 
zenith  was  second  only  to  the 
great  waterway  system  of  New 
York. 

The  marvellous  work  of 
that  great  system  seems  rather 
slow  to-day,  but  it  looked  almost 
miraculous  three-quarters  of  a 
“ century  ago,  to  bring  the  markets 

, ■ ; : ^ of  New  Orleans  and  New  York 

within  twenty  and  twenty-four 
days  of  the  productive  valleys  of 
all  her  elder  sisters,  except  two,  long  before  the  close  of  the 
DeWitt  Clinton  of  New  York,  comprehended  the  boundless 


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1822-23  they  submitted 
a plan  or  system,  so  com- 
plete in  every  detail  that 
it  was  a history  of  its  con- 
struction written  in  ad- 
vance of  the  beginning  ot 
the  work. 

They  estimated  the 
cost  of  the  work  at  $16,- 
000,000,  in  round  num- 
bers, and  the  time  within 
which  the  system  could  be 
completed  at  ten  years. 

Alfred  Kelley  had  charge 
of  the  work,  and  it  was 
completed  within  the  esti- 
mates, both  of  money  and 
time.  Nearly  800  miles 
of  canals  were  con- 
structed, with  reservoirs, 
feeders,  and  other  neces- 
sary adjuncts.  The  best 
conservative  estimates  and 
figures  show  that  the  sys- 
tem reimbursed  the  State 
for  all  of  its  outlay, and  it  re- 
mains as  a valuable  asset. 

Between  1825,  when  the  first  spade  full  of  earth  was  turned,  and  the  date  of  its  completion,  taxable  values  rose 
from  $25,000,000  to  $125,000,000,  and  ten  years  later  the  values  rose  to  $250,000,000,  not  entirely,  but  most  largely,  the 
result  of  this  great  system  of  transportation,  and  which  put  Ohio  in  the  lead  of  every  state  except  New  York  and 
Pennsylvania. 

Ethan  Allen  Brown,  Ebenezer  Buckino-ham  and  Allen  Trimble  were  the  fund  commissioners,  throimh  whom  the 
loans  for  canal  purposes  - were  negotiated.  The  first  bonds  were  sold  at  par  and  bore  five  per  cent,  interest. 

Subsequently  they  were  sold  at 
a premium  and  bore  six  per 
cent,  interest.  Eventually  they 
were  refunded  at  a lower  rate  of 
interest,  and  largely  constituted 
the  insignificant  State  debt  at 
the  beginning  of  the  present 
century,  a portion  of  which  fell 
due  and  was  extiiiijuished 

o 

annually. 

Making  allowance  for 
every  natural  weakness,  the 
construction  and  managfement  of 
the  canal  system  was  successful 
and  its  inlluence  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  the  State  can  hardly  be 
estimated.  It  compressed  the 
progress  of  a century  into  two  or 
three  decades. 

And  yet  it  was  inadequate 
to  meet  the  growing-  demand  for 
transportation,  both  as  to  detail 
of  distribution  and  rapidity  of 
transit. 

Then  came  the  steam  rail- 
way, crude  and  experimental  at 
first,  but  the  child  of  constant 
UNION  DEPOT,  DAYTON.  evolutioii.  It  is  cloubtful  whether 


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the  original  promoters  of  our  rail- 
way system  had  anything  like  an 
adequate  idea  of  what  it  was  to 
grow  into  eventually.  At  most 
they  seem  only  to  have  regarded  it 
as  a promising  possibility,  which 
would  multiply  transportation  facili- 
ties and  establish  lines  when  the 
absence  of  available  watercourses 
or  natural  topographical  obstruc- 
tions, forbade  canals  and  navigable 
waterways. 

This  is  established  by  some 
of  the  curious  provisions  in  the 
earlier  charters  granted  by  the 
legislature,  which,  enpassant,  re- 
served the  eventual  right  ol  owner- 
ship to  the  State  itself.  The  first 
railway  in  Ohio  was  an  unchartered 
affair,  known  as  the  Erie  & Kala- 
mazoo Railroad,  connecting  Aclrain, 
Michigan,  and  Toledo,  Ohio.  This 
was  built  early  in  the  30’s,  and  was 
And  this,  too,  was  the  first  railway 


ojierated  l)y  horse  power  up  to  1837,  when  steam  power  was  substituted, 
operated  west  of  New  York  up  to  the  date  mentioned. 

d'he  session  of  the  thirtieth  General  Assembly,  1831-1832,  began  the  era  of  railway  incorporation,  and  at  that 
session  the  following  were  incorporated,  the  distinguished  names  among  the  incorporators  indicates  the  character  of  the 
men  who  were  behind  the  earlier  railway  enterprises. 

hirst. — d'he  Richmond,  Eaton  N Miami  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  December  29,  1831,  to  have  the  sole 
and  e.xclusive  right  to  construct  a railroad  from  Richmond,  Indiana,  through  Eaton  to  some  point  on  the  Miami  Canal, 
between  Dayton  and  Hamilton,  deemed  most  eligible,  to  “carry  persons  and  property  upon  the  same  by  the  power  and 
force  of  steam,  of  animals,  or  of  any  other  mechanical  force  or  power,  or  any  combination  of  them.”  The  capital  stock 
was  5*^500,000,  in  shares  of  ^50  each.  I'he  incorporators  were  Cornelius  Van  Ausdal,  Joseph  C.  Hawkins,  William 
Hall,  Peter  \’an  Ausdal,  Benjamin  Sayre,  David  Powell,  Abraham  I'roxell,  Samuel  Caldwell,  Jonathan  Martin,  Robert 
Milliken,  james  McBride  and  Abraham  Chittenden  of  Ohio,  and  John  Erwin,  Warren  P>.  Leeds,  Samuel  Shutes  and 
Rolx.-rt  Morrison  of  Indiana. 

S(;cond. — I'he  Mad  River 
N Lake  Ifrie  Railroad  Company, 
by  the  act  of  January  5,  1832,  to 
construct  a railroad  from  some 
[)oint  in  the  town  of  Dayton, 
thence  to  S[)ringlield,  Urbana, 

Bellefontaine,  Plpper  Sandusky, 
to  or  near  d'iffin  to  Lower 
Sandusky,  or  making  such  other 
jioints  en  route  as  may  be 
deemed  most  eligible.  The  in- 
corporators were:  .Samuel  W. 

Davis,  PThan  .Stone,  Francis 
Carr  of  Hamilton  County; 

1 loratio  G.  Phillips,  Alexander 
Grimes  and  Charles  G.  .Swain  of 
Montgomery;  Pierson  Spinning 
and  Henry  Bechtle  of  Clark; 
foseph  Xhince,  fohn  C.  Pierson 
and  Robert  Barr  of  Champaign  ; 

Lincoln  Goodale,  Samuel  Par- 
sons and  Joseph  Ridgway  of 

Eranklin  ; Hosea  Williams  and  

William  . Little  of  Delaware  ; 

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A.  B.  Merriman  and  John  Cary  of  Crawford  ; Noah  Z.  McCulloch  and  Benjamin  M.  Piatt  of  Logan  ; Milton  McNeil 
and  Henry  Cornise  of  Seneca;  Rudolphus  Dickson,  and  Daniel  Brainard,  Jr.,  of  Sandusky,  and  William  Townsend, 
Henry  H.  Wilcoxon  and  George  Anderson  of  Huron.  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000. 

Third. — The  Franklin,  Springborough  & Wilmington  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  January  25,  1832,  to 
construct  a railroad  from  the  town  of  Franklin,  on  the  Miami  Canal,  through  Springborough  to  Wilmington.  The 
incorporators  were  Michael  Gunckel,  John  Stump  and  Lewis  Shuey  of  Montgomery  County;  Samuel  Caldwell, 
Stephen  R.  Burrow,  Jacob  Long,  John  Kelsey,  Joseph  Staunton  and  John  C.  Brooks  of  Warren;  Thomas  Hibbin, 
Isaiah  Morris  and  James  Fife  of  Clinton.  Capital  stock,  ^500,000. 

Fourth. — The  Erie  '&  Ohio  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  January  26,  1832,  from  a point  between  the  west 
line  of  Geauga  County  and  the  east  line  of  Ashtabula,  through  Trumbull  County,  and  to  terminate  at  such  a point  on 
the  Ohio  River  in  Columbiana  County  as  the  directors  should  determine.  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000. 

Fifth. — The  Pennsylvania  & Ohio  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  February  3.  1832,  from  Pittsburg, 

Pennsylvania,  to  Massillon,  Ohio, 
via  Little  Beaver  Creek,  New 
Lisbon  and  Canton,  or  such 
other  points  as  may  appear  most 
eligible.  The  incorporators,  resi- 
dent of  Pennsylvania,  were : 
Benjamin  Bakewell,  Abeshai 
Way,  William  Robinson,  Jr., 
Samuel  Church,  Renssalear  N. 
Havens,  Isaac  Lightner,  Charles 
Avery,  William  Bell,  John  Irwin, 
Frederick  Rapp,  Thomas  B. 
Hoops,  William  Haskins,  John 
B.  Trevor;  and  of  Ohio,  Benja- 
min Hanna,  Andrew  W.  Loomis, 
John  Myers,  John  Harris,  fames 
Duncan,  Hiram  B.  Wellman, 
Elderkin  Potter,  David  Beggs, 
John  Saxton,  Alex  McCully, 
William  Eogle,  John  Everhard, 
Martin  Helman,  Daniel  Har- 
baugh,  William  Christmas,  Peter 
Williams,  Riason  Pritchard, 
Lewis  Vail,  Timothy  Reed, 

LAKE  SHORE*  RAILROAD  BRIDGE  AT  PAINESVILLE.  Morris  Miller,  John  Pool, 


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TUNNEL  ON  HOCKING  \"ALLEY  KAILKOAD. 


James  Robinson,  Michael  Arthur, 
James  Donaldson,  James  Cocker, 
Henry  Bough,  Hugh  King, 
Roger  Morledge,  James  Down- 
ing, Isaac  Wilson,  David  Scho- 
field, Nathan  Hunt,  Zadoc 
Street,  John  Sloan,  Cyrus  Spink, 
Samuel  Ouimby,  Martin  Arm- 
strong, William  McKaig  and 
Robert  Fleming.  The  State 
reserved  the  right  to  purchase 
and  hold  said  road,  and  all  of  its 
lateral  branches,  and  authorized 
connections  within  Ohio,  after  40 
years,  from  the  time  fixed  for  its 
completion.  Capital  stock,  $2,- 
000,000. 

Sixth.  — The  Milan  & 
Newark  Railroad  Company,  by 
the  act  of  February  7,  1832, 
from  the  head  of  the  Milan 
Canal,  at  Milan,  Huron  County, 
through  Norwalk,  Mansfield, 

Bidleville,  Mt.  XTumon,  Utica,  and  terminate  at  Newark.  The  incorporators  were  Timothy  Baker,  Abertha  Sherley  and 
N.  M.  Standart,  Huron;  Hugh  McFall,  It.  P.  Sturges  and  Robert  Rowland,  Richland;  Daniel  S.  Norton,  Jessie  B. 
d'homas  and  Homer  Curtis,  Knox;  Calvin  K.  Warner,  Bradley  Buckingham,  John  J.  Brice,  William  Robinson,  James 
Maholm,  Itzekiel  S.  W'oods,  George  Baker  and  Joshua  Mathiot,  Licking.  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000. 

Seventh. — The  Columbus,  Delaware,  Marion  N Sandusky  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  February  8,  1832, 
from  Columbus,  through  Delaware,  Marion,  and  Bucyrus  to  Sandusky.  The  incorporators  were  Lincoln  Goodale, 
Gustavus  Swan,  Joseph  Ridgway,  Daniel  Upson  and  Aurora  Buttles  of  P'ranklin;  William  Little,  Reuben  Lamb,  Hosea 
Williams,  Fzra  Griswold  and  Milo  Pettibone  of  Delaware  ; Sanford  S.  Bennett,  George  H.  Busby,  Hezekiah  Gorton, 
lames  C.  Godman  and  Eber  Baker  of  Marion;  Ivbenezer  Merryman,  Zalmon  Rowse,  John  Carey,  Joseph  Chaffee, 
joseph  McCutchen  and  Henry  St.  Johns,  Crawford;  William  H.  Hollister,  Burr  Higgins,  Isaac  A.  Mills  and  John  K. 
Cani[)bell,  Huron.  Capital  stock,  $i  ,000,000. 

Eighth. — The  Cincinnati  N St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  February  8,  1832,  from  Cincinnati  to  the 
state  line  in  the  direction  of  Lawrenceburg,  thence  to  Lawrenceburg,  Indianapolis  and  St.  Louis.  The  incorporators 
were  Samuel  W.  Davies,  Ethan 
■Stone,  W.  Green,  J.  P.  Eoot, 

George  Graham,  Calvin  Eletcher, 

W.  .S.  Johnston,  Lyman  Watson  and 
Alexander  McGrew  of  Hamilton 
County.  Capital  stock,  ,000,000. 

Ninth.  — The  Milan  & 

Columbus  Railroad  Company,  by 
the  act  of  P'ebruary  11,  1832,  from 
the  head  of  Milan  Canal,  through 
Milan,  Peru,  New  Haven  and  Mt. 

Gilead  to  Columbus.  The  incor- 
porators were  Ralph  Lockwood, 

Needham  M.  .Standart,  Ldeazer 
Andrews,  Ezra  Smith,  A.  Ives, 

Matthew  McPdvey  and  Moses  ■,-U  _ 

Kimball  of  1 luron  County;  George  ! 

11.  Busby,  Henry  Ustick  and  Asa 
Mosher,  Marion  ; Bishop  Meriam, 

Crawford;  Benjamin  L.  Webb, 

Nathan  Dustan,  Benjamin  Car- 
penter, Silas  McClurg,  Reuben 
Benedict,  Shadrock  Hubbell  and 
Pidmund  Bucks,  Delaware  ; James 
Robinson,  John  Bishop  and 


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A.  W Taylor,  Franklin.  Capital 
stock,  $1,000,000. 


Tenth.  — The  Chillicothe 
& Lebanon  Railroad  Company, 
by  the  act  of  February  ii,  1832, 
from  Chillicothe  to  Leesburg  and 
Wilmington  to  Lebanon.  Incor- 
porators : Thomas  James,  Wil- 

liam Key  Bond,  E.  P.  Kendrick, 

William  Carson,  Francis  Camp- 
bell, John  McNeil,  Robert  Gal- 
breath,  James  Manary,  John 
McDonald,  Aaron  Foster  and 
Moses  Latter  of  Ross;  Joel 
Wright,  David  Terrell,  Jr., 

Charles  Bell,  Hugh  Smart, 

Samuel  McClure,  George  J. 

Hardy,  Elihu  Hiatt,  Eleazer 
Hough  and  Pleasant  Arthur  of 
Highland  ; Isaiah  Morris,  Aaron 
Betz,  William  Hibben,  Chris- 
topher Hiatt,  Nathan  Linton, 

Warren  Sabin  and  William  Had- 
ley of  Clinton  ; Joseph  Hender- 
son, George  Hardy,  Samuel 
Nixon,  Phineas  Ross,  William  Wilkinson,  Henry  Hyser  and  Anthony  Dunlavy  of  Warren.  Capital  stock,  $1,000,000. 

Eleventh. — The  Port  Clinton  & (Lower)  Sandusky  Railroad  Company,  by  the  act  of  Eebruary  ii,  1832,  from 
(Lower)  Sandusky  to  Port  Clinton.  The  incorporators  were:  Ezekiel  S.  Haines,  Samuel  E.  Hunt,  David  K.  Este, 

Oliver  M.  Spencer  and  William  Green  of  Hamilton  County,  and  Elias  H.  Haines,  Jesse  ,S.  Olmstead  and  Daniel 
Brainard,  Jr.,  of  Sandusky  County.  Capital  stock,  $200,000. 

In  the  charters  of  several  of  these  companies  was  a clause  permitting  private  individuals  to  pass  over  and  along 
the  tracks  of  the  railway  in  their  “ private  vehicles  ” under  the  rules  adopted  by  the  officers  of  the  corporations,  at  a 
price  per  ton  per  mile  not  exceeding  the  tonnage  schedule  of  the  Miami  & Erie  Canal.  Succeeding  legislatures 
granted  and  secured  charters  and  extended  original  charters,  down  to  1851,  when,  under  the  constitution  of  that  year. 

legislative  charters  were  abro- 
gated, or  rather  ceased,  and  they 
were  granted  under  the  provi- 
sions of  law,  general  in  its  appli- 
cation. 


‘ANNIE  LAURIE”  IN  LOCKS  AT  STOCKPORT. 


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In  1834-1835  the  Yellow 
Creek,  Carrollton  & Zoar  Rail- 
road was  incorporated,  extending 
from  the  mouth  of  Bigf  Yellow 
Creek,  in  Jefferson  County, 
through  Carrollton  to  Zoar  on 
the  Ohio  Canal,  with  a capital  of 
$1,000,000,  and  in  the  same  year 
the  Short  Creek,  Cadiz  & East- 
port  Railroad  was  incorporated, 
extending  from  Jefferson  County 
by  the  most  practical  route  to 
Eastport  on  the  Ohio  Canal,  with 
a capital  of  $500,000. 

In  1835  were  incorpor- 
ated the  Painesville  & Fairport 
Railroad  Company,  from  Paines- 
ville to  Fairport,  capital,  $50,000; 
and  the  Oxford  & IMiami  Rail- 
road Company,  from  Oxford  to 
Rossville,  capital  stock,  $100,000. 


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HK'IUGE  OVEK  TUSCARAWAS  RIVER  AT  GOSHEN, 
Tuscarawas  County. 


(S:  Sandusky;  Urbana  & Columbus;  Ver- 
million <1^  Ibrmingham;  Wellsville  & Fairport; 
Steubenville  «S:  Ohio;  Mad  River  cV  Lake  Erie. 


In  1836  the  following  were  incorporated: 
Ashtabula,  Warren  & East  Liverpool  ; Akron 
R Perrysburg;  Bridgeport,  Cadiz  & Sandusky; 
Cuyahoga  & Erie;  Cleveland  & Warren; 
Columbus,  Delaware,  Marion  & Upper 
Sandusky ; Conneaut  & Beaver ; Columbus, 
London  & Springfield  ; Chillicothe  & Cin- 
cinnati ; Cuyahoga  Falls  Branch  ; Columbus 
& Marysville  ; Cleveland  & Pittsburg  ; Circle- 
ville  & Washington  ; Wilmington  & Cin- 
cinnati; Cleveland,  Columbus  & Cincinnati; 
Cincinnati  Western;  Ft.  Wayne  & Piqua  ; 
Hanging  Rock  & Lawrence  Furnace;  Little 
Miami,  Maumee  & Kalamazoo;  Mansfield  & 
New  Haven ; Melmore  & Republic ; Mus- 
kingum & Ohio ; Muskingum  N Columbus ; 
Newark  & Mt.  Vernon  ; New  Haven  & Mon- 
roeville ; Ohio,  Miami  & Wabash;  Ohio  Rail- 
road Company,  Stillwater  & Maumee;  Toledo 


The  Cleveland  N Lake  Shore,  the 
Bellefontaine  N Perrysburg,  the  Maumee  & 
Indiana,  the  Ohio  City  Marine  Railway,  and 
the  Ohio,  Indiana  N Pennsylvania  were  incor- 
porated, numerous  acts  of  incorporation  were 
amended,  and  certain  counties  were  authorized 
to  subscribe  for  railroad  stock  to  promote  rail- 
way construction. 

In  1837  the  Cleveland  N Euclid, 
Columbia  <S:  Lake  Erie,  and  Mad  River  & 
Lake  Erie  Railroad  companies  were  incorpor- 
ated. d'he  Findlay  Railroad,  the  Belleville 
Railroad;  and  the  Wapakoneta  and  St.  Mary’s 
were  incorporated  in  1838. 

d'he  Springfield  & Middlebury,  in  Sum- 
mit County,  was  incorporated  in  1840,  and  the 
act  incorporating  the  .Sandusky  & Monroeville 
was  amended  and  enlarged  in  1841.  The 
■Seneca  Railroad  Company  and  the  Hanover 
N Wellsville  were  incorporated  in  1842. 


LAKE  SHORE  FREIGHT  TRAIN  CROSSING  THE  BRIDGE  AT  PAINESVILLE. 


In  1844  the  charter  of  the  Little  Miami,  which 
had  lapsed,  was  revived,  as  was  the  charter  of  the 
Columbus,  Delaware,  Marion  & Sandusky,  and  the 
Canton  & Fulton  ; Columbus  N Xenia,  and  Wayne  & 
Summit  were  incorporated. 

The  companies  incorporated  in  1845  were  the 
Canton  & Akron,  the  Wilmington  & Toddsfork,  the 
Cleveland  & Hudson,  the  Dayton  & Little  Miami, 
the  Columbus  & Lake  Erie  and  the  Eranklin  & Ohio 
River.  The  Dayton  & Western;  Greenville  X 
Miami ; Huron  & Oxford  ; Belleville,  Middletown  & 
Bolivar;  Sinking  Springs  & Jasper;  Fort  Ball  X 
Lower  Sandusky ; Columbus  & Pittsburg ; Spring- 
field  & Columbus ; Hillsboro  & Cincinnati  ; Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  & Dayton  and  the  Junction  Rail- 
road Companies  were  incorporated  in  1846. 

In  1847  the  Wellsville  & Pittsburg,  the  Carroll 
County,  the  Eaton  & Hamilton  and  the  Central  Ohio 
were  incorporated,  and  the  Cleveland,  Columbus 


SCENE  ON  NORFOLK  & WESTERN, 
Near  Portsmouth,  Scioto  County. 


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Cincinnati  was  authorized  to  construct  certain 
branches.  The  incorporations  for  1848  were:  The 

Lancaster,  the  Delaware,  Kenton  & Slack  W ater,  the 
Central  Valley,  the  Wellsville,  Millersburg  & Mt. 

Vernon,  the  Cleveland,  Painesville  & Ashtabula,  the 
Kalida  & Miami  Extension,  the  Cleveland  & Mahon- 
ing, the  Akron  & Pittsburg,  the  Sunfish,  Millscreek 
& Muskingum,  the  Xenia,  Eaton  & Indiana,  the  Ohio 
& Pennsylvania,  the  Steubenville  & Indiana,  the 
Bellefontaine  & Indiana,  and  Dow’s  Lateral  & Canal 
Railroad. 

In  1849  the  Springfield  & Columbus,  the 
Scioto  Valley,  the  Columbus,  Piqua  & Indiana,  the 
Sharon,  the  Delaware,  Marysville,  Milford  & Mechan- 
icsburg,  the  Mad  River  & Miami  Central,  the  Cin- 
cinnati, the  Batavia  & Williamsburg,  the  Sunfish  and 
the  Barnesville  Companies  were  incorporated. 

The  incorporations  for  1850  were:  Belle- 

fontaine & Columbus;  Mohegan  Valley;  Ripley  & 

Leesburg;  Toledo,  Norwalk  & Cleveland;  Cleveland  & Maumee;  Clear  Pork  Valley;  Bucyrus  & Toledo  ; Canton  & 

New  Philadelphia;  Ohio  & Indiana;  Spring- 
field  and  Mansfield ; West  Liberty  Central ; 
Franklin,  Pickaway  & Ross ; Owl  Creek 
Valley;  Muskingum  Valley;  Cincinnati, 
Lebanon  & Xenia  ; Gallipolis,  Jackson  & 
Chillicothe ; Steubenville  & Wellsville ; 
Maumee  & Findlay  ; Bellefontaine  & Dayton. 

Many  of  these  charters  lapsed  without 
an  attempt  being  made  to  build  the  roads. 
Some  were  partially  constructed  and  the  road- 
bed and  grade  abandoned,  to  be  utilized  by 
new  companies  half  a century  later.  The 
majority  were  partially  built  and  operated  for  a 
time  to  be  absorbed  by  later  corporations,  while 
the  remainder  were  completed  and  operated 
with  varying  degrees  of  success,  and  are  now 
component  parts  of  the  great  systems  operated 
in  the  State. 


LOADING  A FREIGHT  BOAT  ON  THE  OHIO  AT  PORTSMOUTH. 


IRONTON  FROM  KENTUCKY  SHORE. 


DOCKLAND  CANAL  DRY  DOCKS,  NEAR  CINCINNATI. 


It  would  require  volumes  to  give  any- 
thing like  a detailed  history  of  these  many 
enterprises.  Their  names  and  the  localities 
through  which  they  passed  will  suggest  what 
part  they  play  in  the  present  railway  system, 
identifying  the  locale  of  the  pioneers  which  came  with  the  Genesis  of  railway  transit  in  the  Ohio  basin. 

Many  new  corporations  have  followed  since  1850,  taken  up  the  broken  threads  of  early  enterprises,  or  following 
entirely  new  lines,  to  be  largely  absorbed  by  the  con- 
centration and  combination  which  began  a score  of 
years  ago,  linking  the  Ohio  roads  with  the  great 
thoroughfares  of  transit  and  transportation,  which 
spread  over  the  State  and  across  it  east  and  west  and 
north  and  south. 


Without  venturing  upon  a history  of  their 
formation  beyond  the  foregoing  record  and  brief  data, 
the  system,  as  it  stands  in  the  dawn  of  the  century,  is 
given  herewith  and  more  in  detail  and  particularization. 

The  historical  points  have  reference  mainly  to 
the  incorporation  of  lines  and  systems  in  so  far  as 
they  relate  to  Ohio,  no  attempt  being  made  to  trace 
the  history  of  a line  or  system  beyond  the  confines  of 
the  State.  At  the  time  of  this  writing  there  are  99 
railway  incorporations  in  the  State  ; 95  in  operation. 


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and  four  in  process  of  construction.  Sixty 
companies  operate  the  95  active  corpora- 
tions. Seven  companies  operate  27  corpor- 
ations, either  by  lease  or  contract ; four 
inter-state  companies  or  lines  operate  seven 
corporations  in  addition  to  their  own  ; seven 
inter-state  corporations  operate  in  addition  to 
their  own  eight  corporations  ; eight  inter- 
state companies  operate  singly,  and  34  cor- 
porations also  operate  singly. 

I he  total  main  line  mileage  is  approx- 
imately 19,250  miles,  and  is  increasing 
annually.  The  cost  of  construction  and 
equipment  was  $701,000,000  in  round 
numbers. 

Beginning  with  the  companies  and 
corporations  operating  more  than  one  cor- 
poration, the  history  of  the  organization, 
present  officers,  mileage  of  main  line  tracks, 
and  the  counties  touched  or  penetrated  by 
the  various  lines,  are  as  follows : 

The  Baltimore  & Ohio  System. — 
Akron  & Chicago  Junction  Company. 
^ Incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of 
^ Ohio  February  17,  1890,  and  leased  July  i, 
S 1890,  to  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad 
< Coni])any  for  999  years,  renewable  forever. 
^ Thomas  M.  King  of  Allegheny,  Pennsyl- 
2 vania,  is  president,  and  James  Bartol  of 
g Cleveland,  secretary.  Mileage,  105.38.  From 
® Akron,  Summit  County,  through  a portion 
« of  Wayne,  Stark,  Medina  and  Huron  to 
_ Chicao-o  lunction. 
o 

Baltimore,  Ohio  R:  Chicago  Com- 
^ pany. — President,  Orland  Smith,  New  York; 
^ secretary  and  treasurer,  G.  A.  Richardson, 
^ Newark,  Ohio.  Incorporated  as  the  Balti- 
8 more,  Pittsburg  & Chicago  Railway  Com- 
pany,  March  13,  1872,  and  on  the  14th  of 
March,  1872,  under  the  laws  of  Indiana  and 
Illinois,  and  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
the  State  November  3,  1876,  and  consoli- 
dated under  the  name  of  the  Baltimore,  Ohio 
& Chicao^o.  The  stock  is  owned  and  the 
line  operated  by  the  Baltimore  & Ohio 
Company.  Mileage,  159.32.  Enters  the 
State  at  Mahoning  County  and  thence  to 
Akron. 

Central  Ohio  Railroad,  reorganized. 
— Incorporated  by  the  act  of  the  Ohio  legis- 
lature February  8,  1847.  Reincorporated 
under  the  laws  of  the  State  April  21,  1859. 
Passed  into  the  hands  of  a receiver,  reorgan- 
ized March  28,  1865,  and  November  i,  1865, 
and  leased  to  the  Baltimore  N Ohio  Decem- 
ber I,  1866,  and  March  i,  1899.  President, 
James  H.  Collins,  Columbus  ; secretary, 
P.  C.  Sneed,  Columbus.  Mileage,  143.83. 
Begins  at  Bellaire,  Belmont  County,  where 
it  connects  with  the  Baltimore  & Ohio,  and 


TOLEDO  & OHIO  CENTRAL  RAILWAY  CROSSING  OHIO  RIVER  AT  POINT  PLEASANT,  WEST  VIRGINIA. 

PoitDt  Pleasant  In  Foreground. 


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ZANESVILLE  & OHIO  RAILWAY,  LOOKING  UP  FRON  MALTA. 


thence  through  Guernsey,  Mus- 
kinuum,  Lickino^  and  Franklin 
Counties  to  Columbus.  Cleve- 
land, Wooster  & Muskingum 
\'alley  Railroad  Company.  — 

Mileage,  36.26.  Extends  from 
Lodi,  in  Medina  County,  through 
Wayne  to  Millersburg  in  Holmes. 

Columbus  & Cincinnati  Midland. 

— Mileage,  69.80.  Extends  from 
Columbus,  Eranklin  County, 
through  Pickaway,  Madison, 

Layette  and  Clinton  to  Midland 
City.  Newark,  Somerset  & 

Straitsville  Railroad. — Mileage, 

46.70.  Extends  from  Newark, 

Licking  County,  to  New  Straits- 
ville, Perry  County.  Sandusky, 

Mansfield  & Newark. — Mileage, 

1 16.25.  Extends  from  Sandusky, 
in  Erie  County,  through  Huron, 

Richland,  Knox,  and  to  Newark, 
in  Licking. 

In  addition  to  these  lines, 

the  Baltimore  & Ohio  operates  in  conjunction  with  other  short  lines  and  maintains  traffic  relations  with  longer  and  more 
important  ones. 

Baltimore  & Southwestern  Railway. — A part  of  the  Baltimore  N Ohio  System.  It  enters  the  State  on  the  east 
from  West  Virginia  at  Belpre,  Washington  County,  and  passes  into  Indiana  at  the  junction  of  the  line  of  that  State 
with  the  Great  Miami  River.  Its  mileage  within  the  State,  including  spurs  and  branches,  is  454.06. 

Cincinnati,  Hamilton  N Dayton  System. — Cincinnati,  Hamilton  Dayton  Railway  Compaii)'.  The  following 
constituent  roads  entered  into  the  present  consolidation:  The  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  & Da)ton,  the  Cincinnati  N 

Hamilton,  the  Cincinnati,  Dayton  N Ironton,  the  Cincinnati,  Plamilton  & Cliicago,  Dayton  & Northern,  Decatur  & 
Ohio,  Toledo,  Springfield  & Findlay,  the  Piqua  & Troy,  Eindlay,  Et.  Wa)-ne  & Western,  and  other  minor  corpora- 
tions. The  termini  of  the  system  are  at  Buckeye  Eurnace  and  Mt.  Wrnon  Eurnace;  Cincinnati,  Toledo  and  Delphos, 
and  its  line  extends  across  the  state  line  in  Butler  County.  Tlie  total  mileage  of  the  system  is  754.92  miles,  the 
counties  touched  or  penetrated  being  Hamilton,  Preble,  Butler,  Montgomery,  Lawrence,  Gallia,  jackson,  Ross,  Eaj'ette, 
Greene,  Miami,  Darke,  Mercer,  Allen,  Henry,  Hancock,  WTod  and  Lucas.  One  portion  of  its  lines  penetrate  tli<'  min- 
ing districts  of  the  southwest,  and  another  the  oil  fields  of  the  northwest.  Its  main  stem  from  Cincinnati  to  Toledo  is 

a leaduig  [lassengcr  thoroughfare 
across  the  State. 

„ Cincinnati  Southern  Rail- 
way. — I his  railroad  compaii)' 
was  authorized  by  an  enablim-- 
act  of  the  General  Assembly, 
taking  effect  July  16,  1S69.  passed 
May  4,  of  that  year,  authorizing 
the  city  of  Cincinnati  to  con- 
struct the  road.  On  the  12th  of 
October,  1881,  it  was  leased  to 
the  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans  N 
Texas  Pacific  Railroad  Company 
for  a period  of  20  years  at  an 
annual  rental  of  |i,ai2,ooo.  The 
mileage  of  the  road  in  Ohio  is 
but  .56  of  a mile,  the  remainder 
being  south  of  the  Ohio  and 
forming  part  of  a system  extend- 
ing to  New  Orleans  and  other 
points  in  the  South. 

Cleveland,  Cincinnati, 

CLOVER  LEAF  BRIDGE  OVER  THE  MAUMEE  AT  GRAND  RAPIDS.  CllicagO  & St.  Louis  S)Stem. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


r.'.ic, 


PARLOR  CAR.  CHAIR  CAR. 


I his  system  is  popularly  known  as  the  “Big  Four,  and  bisects  the  State  from  Cleveland  to  Cincinnati,  via  Columbus; 
also  from  Sandusky  to  Springfield,  north  and  south,  and  from  Gallon  to  the  Indiana  line,  via  Bellefontaine,  east  and 
w(Lst.  It  is  a part  of  the  greater  Vanderbilt  System,  with  which  it  unites  in  Cleveland.  Mileage,  976.89,  and  passing  ’ 
wlioll)-  or  slightly  through  the  counties  of  Cuyahoga,  Lorain,  Huron,  Richland,  Crawford,  Morrow,  Delaware,  Franklin, 
Madison,  Clarke,  Union,  Champaign,  Greene,  Montgomery,  Butler,  Hamilton,  Logan,  Hardin,  Wyandot,  Seneca, 
Sandusky,  Ivrie,  Marion,  Shelby,  Miami  and  Darke. 

bh'ie  Railroad  Company  System.  — d'he  Erie  System  enters  the  State  at  the  east  line  of  Trumbull  County  and 


A DINING  CAR. 


passes  out  at  the  west  line  of  Van  Wert.  The  different  lines 
touch  Trumbull,  Mahoning,  Portage,  Geauga,  Cuyahoga, 
Summit,  Medina,  Ashland,  Richland,  Crawford,  Marion, 
Hardin,  Allen,  Van  Wert,  Union,  Champaign,  Clarke  and 
Montgomery  Counties. 

Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern  System. — The  main 
stem  of  the  system  enters  Ohio  at  the  extreme  northeastern 
corner  of  the  State,  and  follows  the  lake  line  closely  to 
Toledo  with  a second  line  south  of  the  lake  lease.  One  of 
its  lines  on  the  east  crosses  between  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania 
on  the  line  of  Trumbull  and  another  on  the  line  of  Ashtabula 
south  of  the  entrance  of  the  main  stem  at  the  line  of  the 
lakes.  Its  branches  cross  the  line  of  Ohio  and  Michiean  in 
both  Lucas  and  Fulton  Counties,  and  it  crosses  the  western 
line  of  the  State  in  Williams  County.  Mileage,  944.80. 
The  system  touches  or  passes  through  the  following 
counties,  beginning  with  the  northeastern  section  of  the  State 
and  extending  to  the  northwestern.  Ashtabula,  Trumbull, 
Mahoning,  Lake,  Geauga,  Cuyahoga,  Lorain,  Huron,  Erie, 
Sandusky,  f)ttawa,  Lucas,  Fulton  and  Williams. 

The  Pennsylvania  System. — Operated  as  the  North- 
west and  Southwest  Systems  under  leases  from  Ohio  Com- 
panies. The  Northwest  System  enters  Ohio  at  the  line  of 
Mahoning  County,  and  also  of  Stark,  the  latter  being  the 
main  stem.  The  northern  termini  are  at  Ashtabula  Harbor, 
Cleveland  and  Toledo,  and  it  passes  into  Indiana  on  the 
western  line  of  Van  Wert  County.  The  following  subsidiary 


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BROOKS  CONSOLIDATED  FREIGHT  ENGINE. 
Lake  Shore. 


lines  constitute  the  Northwest  System  : Cleve- 
land, Akron  & Columbus. — Mileage,  232.42; 
Pittsburg,  Ft.  Wayne  & Chicago. — Mileage, 
540.71.  The  line  passes  through  Mahoning, 
.Stark,  Wayne,  Ashland,  Richland,  Crawford, 
Wyandot,  Hardin,  Allen  and  Van  Wert, 
whence  it  passes  into  Indiana.  Toledo,  Wal- 
honding  Valley  & Ohio. — Mileage,  162.74. 
Passes  through  Coshocton,  Knox,  Richland, 
Crawford,  Seneca,  Sandusky  to  Lucas,  termi- 
nating at  Toledo. 


The  Southwest  System  enters  the  State 

and  begins  at  Steubenville  and  extends  thence  west  and  southwest  to  Cincinnati  and  the  Indiana  line,  passing  into  that 
State  at  two  points  in  Preble  County  and  at  Union  City  in  Darke.  The  companies  in  or  operated  by  the  System  are: 
Cincinnati  & Muskingum  Valley. — Mileage,  192.40.  Begins  at  Morrow,  Warren  County,  passing  thence  through 
Clinton,  Fayette,  Pickaway,  Fairfield,  Perry 
and  Muskingum,  and  terminating  at  Trinway. 

Cleveland  & Marietta.  — Mileage,  128.36. 

Begins  at  Canal  Dover,  Tuscarawas  County, 
and  thence  through  Guernsey,  Noble  and 
Washington,  terminating  at  Marietta.  Pitts- 
burg, Cincinnati,  Chicago  & St.  Louis. — Mile- 
age, 661.69.  The  line  traverses  Jefferson, 

Harrison,  Tuscarawas,  Coshocton,  Mus- 
kingum, Licking,  Franklin,  Madison,  Union, 

Champaign,  Miami  and  Darke  Counties. 

Cleveland,  Canton  & Southern. — Ex- 
tends south  and  southeasterly  from  Cleveland, 
touching  Cuyahoga,  Geauga,  Portage,  Stark, 

Carroll,  Jefferson,  Tuscarawas  and  Wayne 
Counties.  Mileage,  232.92. 

Cleveland,  Lorain  & Wheeling. — Mileage,  301.24.  Extends  south  and  southeastwardly  from  Lorain 
through  Lorain,  Medina,  Wayne,  Stark,  Tuscarawas,  Harrison  and  Belmont  Counties. 

Columbus,  Hocking  \"alley  & Toledo. 
— Mileage,  513.73.  Extends  from  Pomeroy  in 
the  southeast  to  Toledo  in  the  northwest.  The 
Toledo  Division  penetrates  Lucas,  Wood, 
Seneca,  Wyandot,  Marion  and  Franklin 
Counties;  the  Hocking  Valley  Division,  Frank- 
lin, Fairfield,  Hocking,  Athens  and  Perry;  the 
Ohio  River  Division,  Hocking,  Vinton,  Jack- 
son,  Gallia  and  Meigs. 

Columbus,  Sandusky  & Hocking. — 
BALDWIN  TYPE^ OF  LOCOMOTIVE.  Mileage,  261.58.  Extends  from  Columbus 

north  to  Sandusky,  through  Franklin,  Delaware, 
Marion,  Crawford,  Seneca,  Sandusky  and  Erie,  and  from  Columbus  south  and  southeast  through  Franklin,  Fairfield, 
Perry  and  Muskingum. 

Detroit  & Lima  Northern. — Mileage,  127.09.  Extends  from  Lima  southeast  to  Columbus,  through  Allen, 
Hardin,  Logan,  Union  and  Eranklin  Counties. 

Kanawha  & Michigan — Operated  by 
the  Toledo  & Ohio  Central.  Mileage,  63.93. 

Extends  from  Corning,  Perry  County,  south 
through  Athens  and  Meigs  to  the  Ohio 
River,  crossing  to  West  Virginia. 

Lake  Erie  & Western. — Mileage, 

192.88.  Extends  from  Sandusky,  Erie 
County,  southwestwardly  through  Sandusky, 

Seneca,  Hancock,  Allen,  Auglaize  and  Mer- 
cer, crossing  into  Indiana  on  the  west 
line  of  the  latter.  Operated  by  the  Van- 
derbilt System. 


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PENNSYLVANIA  RAILROAD  ENGINE. 
Made  by  Baldwin  Locomotive  Works. 


CONSOLIDATION  FREIGHT  ENGINE, 
With  wide  fire  box. 


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I.AKE  SIIOKK  PASSENGEK  ENGINE. 
I'en  wlieel. 


( )hio 


New  York,  Chicago  & St.  Louis. — 
“The  Nickle  Plate.”  Connected  with  the 
\Ynderbilt  System.  Mileage,  336.54.  Ex- 
tends from  the  northeastern  corner  of  the 
State  west  and  southwest  through  the 

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counties  of  Ashtabula,  Lake,  Cuyahoga, 
Lorain,  Huron,  Erie,  Sandusky,  Seneca, 
Hancock,  Putnam  and  Paulding,  and  enters 
Indiana  at  the  west  line  of  the  later. 

Norfolk  & Western. — The  present 
company  was  formed  by  the  consolidation  of 
numerous  Virginia  and  West  Virginia  com- 
panies, the  West  Virginia  & Ironton  and 
later  the  Scioto  Valley  in  Ohio,  extending 


alonof  with 

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BIG  FOUR  SIX  WHEEL  SWITCHER. 
Made  by  Brooks  Locomotive  Works. 


from  Columbus  to  the 
River  was  absorbet 
the  New  bhigland  and  Shen- 
andoah \ alley.  Mileage, 

187.03.  Penetrates  Lawrence, 

.Scioto,  Pike,  Ross,  Pickaway 
and  b'ranklin  Counties. 

Northern  ( )hio. — Mile- 
age, 178.19.  Extends  from 
Akron,  .Summit  County,  south- 
westerly to  Delphos  in  Allen 
County,  passing  through  the 
counties  of  Medina,  Lorain, 

Huron,  Richland,  Crawford, 

Wyandot,  Putnam  and  Allen. 

Ohio  Southern. — A reorganization  of  the  Springfield,  Jackson  & Pomeroy.  Mileage,  300.47.  Extends  from 
Lima  southeastwardly  through  Allen,  Auglaize,  Shelby,  Logan,  Champaign,  Clarke,  Madison,  Eayette,  Ross,  Pike  and 

Jackson  Counties. 

Toledo  & Ohio  Central. — Mileage,  469.91. 
PAtends  southeastwardly  from  Toledo  by  two 
lines,  one  via  Columbus  and  one  via  Pmcyrus  and 
Thurston,  passing  through  Lucas,  Wood, 
Hancock,  Hardin,  Union,  Eranklin,  Seneca, 
Wyandot,  Crawford,  Marion,  Morrow,  Delaware, 
Knox,  Licking,  Pickaway,  Eairfield,  Perry, 
Athens,  Washington  and  Meigs.  Incorporated  in 
1869  as  the  Atlantic  & Lake  Erie,  later  changed 
to  the  Ohio  Central.  After  consolidation  of 
WHEELING  X LAKE  ERIE  CONSOLIDATION  ENGINE.  various  Small  Companies,  and  passing  through 

Made  by  Pittsburg  Locomotive  Works.  ^ _ 1 o c> 

the  courts  and  receiver’s  hands,  the  present 


company  was  organized  in  1892,  and  the  line  from 
Columbus  to  Toledo  via  Kenton  was  built  and  added, 
and  other  coal  and  mineral  lines  were  leased. 

Toledo  & Ohio  Extension. — Mileage,  55.81. 
Itxtends  chiefiy  through  Washington  County,  from 
Palos,  on  Ohio  Central,  to  Marietta. 

Toledo,  St.  Louis  Western.  — The 

“Clover  Leaf  Route.”  Mileage,  121.98.  Extends 
southwest  from  Toledo,  through  Lucas,  Wood, 
Henry,  Defiance  and  Paulding,  crossing  into  the 
■State  of  Indiana  at  the  west  line  of  the  latter  county. 

The  Wabash. — Mileage,  166.90.  Extends 
from  Toledo  southwest  through  Lucas,  Henry, 
Defiance  and  Paulding,  and  enters  Indiana  on  the 
west  line  of  the  latter  county. 

Wheeling  & Lake  Erie. — Extends  south- 
easterly from  Toledo  through  Lucas,  Ottawa, 


FREIGHT  ON  PENNSYLVANIA  RAILROAD, 
Near  Upper  Sandusky. 


THE  BOOK  CF  OHIO. 


699 


B.  & O.  ELEVATOR,  SANDUSKY. 


CINCINiVATI,  PORTSMOUTH  & VIRGENIA  RY. 
Tunnel  at  Arion,  Scioto  Countj-. 


Sandusky,  Huron,  Erie,  Lorain,  Medina,  Wayne,  Stark,  Tuscarawas, 
Carroll,  Harrison  and  Jefferson  Counties.  Mileage,  30S.37. 

Zanesville  & Ohio  River. — Mileage,  82.80.  Extends  from  Zanesville 
to  Marietta  through  the  counties  of  Muskingum,  Morgan  and  Washington. 

Minor  Railroad  Companies. — The  following  minor  companies,  or 
companies  merely  entering  the  State,  have  a mileage  of  less  than  50  miles 
and,  as  a rule,  are  feeders  to  the  larger  companies,  the  counties  named 
indicating  their  location : 

Addyston  & Ohio  River. — Mileage,  7.20.  Hamilton  County. 
Akron  Transfer. — Mileage,  1.75.  Summit  County.  Alliance  & Northern. 
— Mileage,  27.00.  From  Alliance,  Stark  County,  through  portions  ol 
Mahoning,  Portage  and  Trumbull,  terminating  at  Phalanx.  It  was 
originally  the  Lake  Erie,  Alliance  & WTeeling.  Ashland  & WMoster. — 
Mileage,  14.00.  WMyne  County.  Incorporated  January  21,  1897.  Ann 
Arbor. — Mileage,  21.08.  Lucas  County,  entering  from  Michigan.  Bar- 
berton Belt  Line. — Mileage,  7.91.  Summit  Count}’.  Cincinnati,  George- 
town & Portsmouth. — Mileage,  44.50.  From  Cincinnati  through 

Hamilton,  Clermont  and  Brown  to  Georgetown.  Incorporated  December 
23,  1880.  Cincinnati,  Lebanon  & Northern. — Mileage,  48.69.  Hamilton, 
Butler  and  WMrren  Counties — Cincinnati  to  Lebanon.  Cincinnati  North- 
western.— Mileage,  6.50.  Hamilton  County.  Cincinnati  & WTstwood. — 
Mileage,  11.89.  Hamilton  County.  Cleveland  Belt  N Terminal. — Mile- 
age, 13.18.  Cuyahoga  County.  Columbus,  Lancaster  & Wellston. — 
Originally  Lancaster  & Hamden.  Mileage,  22.00.  From  Stoutsville, 
Fairfield  County,  south  to  Bloomingville,  Hocking.  Dayton,  Lebanon  N 
Cincinnati. — Mileage,  16.90.  Montgomery,  WMrren  and  Hamilton 


CEDAR  POINT  RESORT  AT  SANDUSKY. 


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Oi\E  OK  THE  COAL  IIANDLLNG  PLANTS  OF  THE  HOCKING  VALLEY  RAILWAY  COMPANY  AT  TOLEDO. 


Counties.  Dayton  cK:  Union. — Mileage,  34.96.  Trom 


Dodson,  in  Montgomery  County,  to  Union  City,  in  Darke 
County.  Eastern  Ohio. — Guernsey  County.  Mileage,  19.90. 
I'he  Hillsboro. — Mileage,  19.96.  From  Sarclina,  in'  Brown 
County,  to  Hillsboro  in  Highland.  The  Iron  Railway. — 
Mileage,  23.45.  Eawrence  County.  Ivory  Dale  & Mill 
Creek  Valley. — Hamilton  Count)'.  Mileage,  6.00.  Lake- 
side & Marblehead. — Ottawa  County.  Lake  Terminal. — 
Mileage,  1 1.66.  Cuyahoga  County.  Leased  to  the  Johnson 
Company  of  Lorain,  January  i,  1898.  Mahoning  State  Line. 
— Mileage,  1.9 1.  Mahoning  County.  Operated  by  the  Pitts- 
burpf  & Lake  Erie.  Michio-an  Central  and  Toledo,  Canada 
Southern  & Detroit  in  conjunction. — Mileage  in  Ohio,  35.31. 
Michigan  Central  operates  Toledo,  Canada  Southern  & 
Detroit.  Middletown  & Cincinnati. — From  Middletown, 
Butler  County,  to  junction  with  Little  Miami.  Mileage, 
17.08.  Ohio  River  & Lake  Erie. — Mileage,  37.20.  From 
Bergholz,  Jefferson  County,  through  Carroll  to  Minerva  in 
Stark.  Originally  Lake  Erie,  Alliance  & Southern.  Reor- 
ganized November  6,  1897.  Pittsburg,  Bessemer  & Lake 
Erie.  — Mileage,  17-19.  Penetrates  Ohio  in  Ashtabula 
County.  Pittsburg  & Lake  Ivrie. — Mileage,  29.60.  Palters 
Ohio  at  Mahonings’  east  line.  Pittsburg,  Lisbon  & 
Western. — Mileage,  16.90.  Columbiana  County.  Salem 
Railroad. — Mileage,  8.50.  Columbiana  County.  St.  Clairs- 
ville  & Northern. — Mileage,  4.00.  Belmont  County.  Toledo 
Belt.  — Mileage,  4.20.  Lucas  County.  Toledo  & Northern. 
— Mileage,  5.08.  Lucas  County.  Is  an  extension  of  the 
P'ayette  branch  of  the  Detroit  & Chicago,  and  is  operated  by 
the  Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern. 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OBI  10. 


703 


The  publishers  of  this  Art  Work  avail 
themselves  of  the  opportunity  of  saying  a few 
pleasant  things  about  the  Ohio  Central  Lines, 
which  appeal  to  Northwestern  Ohio  people 
particularly  as  their  most  progressive  and 
painstaking  railway.  It  has  been  the  policy  of 
the  Passenger  Department  of  these  lines  at  all 
times  and  under  all  conditions  to  watch  the 
private  detail  matters  of  comfort  and  accommo- 
dation of  its  patrons  ; and  no  matter  has  ever 
been  too  small  to  command  its  attention  and 
prompt  and  courteous  consideration.  The  Ohio 
Central  is  the  pioneer  in  such  treatment  of  the 
public,  and  General  Passenger  Agent  Mr. 
Moulton  Honk  has  encouraged  only  such 
movements  as  would  result  in  friendship  to  the 
lines,  the  returns  from  which  have  been  the 
constant  flow  of  pleasant  remarks  from  the 
public,  echoed  by  the  Press  of  the  whole  State. 


STATE  REPAIR  BOAT  ON  HOCKING  CANAL  AT  LOGAN. 


It  is  years  since  the  papers  have  said 
aught  but  kind  things  about  this  popular  line 
and  its  management. 

Aptly  dubbed  “Ohio  Central  Lines” 
because  of  their  location  geographically,  they 
carry  further  and  run  loo  miles  south  of  the 
Ohio  River  into  the  very  heart  of  West 
Virginia,  passing  through  Charleston,  its  state 
capital,  en  route.  Six  hundred  miles  of  road- 
way  (500  in  Ohio)  are  operated — most  of  it 
being  second  to  none  of  the  north  and  south 
roadways  in  operation — either  in  the  character 
of  its  track,  service  or  earning  capacities. 

Electric  and  Street  Railways. — During 
the  sixth  decade  of  the  century,  the  street  rail- 
ways operated  by  horse  power  made  their 
appearance  in  many  of  the  cities,  and  continued 
to  expand  and  improve.  Originally  they 
embraced  the  tram-way  principle  of  the  first 
railroads,  built  on  a reduced  scale,  more 
adapted  to  operation  by  horse  power,  and 
devoted  solely  to  the  interurban  travel. 


Towards  the  close  of  the  eighth  decade,  the 
study  of  electricity  as  a motive  power,  especially  for 
the  street  car  system,  was  entered  upon  by  students, 
scientists  and  engineers,  and  by  the  close  of  the  tenth 
decade  superceded  all  other  forms  of  motive  power  for 
street  railways  and  interurban  lines  and  came  into  use 
for  many  other  purposes. 

The  rise  of  electricity  as  a motive  power 
quickly  widened  the  sphere  of  the  “street  railroad.” 
Originally  interurban,  it  soon  became  suburban,  con- 
necting two  or  more  cities  or  towns  in  hourly  or  half- 
hourly  communication,  receiving  and  delivering  pas- 
sengers and  light  freight  along  the  intervening  lines. 
Already  the  following  “ electric  railways  ” are  in 
operation  : 

Akron,  Bedford  & Cleveland;  Akron,  Cuyahoga 
Falls  & Rapid  Transit;  Bellaire,  Bridgeport  & Martin’s 
Ferry  ; Bucyrus  & Crestline  ; Canton  & Massillon  ; 


OLD  HOTEL  ON  NATIONAL  PIKE,  NEAR  COLUMBUS. 


Z.  & O.  RAILWAY  TRAIN  AT  WATERFORD  STATION. 


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Cincinnati  & Hamilton  Electric  ; Cincinnati  & 
Miami  Valley  Traction;  Cleveland,  Berea, 
Elyria  & Oberlin;  Cleveland,  Painesville  & 
Eastern;  Columbus  & Westerville;  Columbus 
& Grove  City  ; Dayton  Traction  ; Dayton  & 
Western  Traction ; Ironton  Electric ; Lorain 
Street  & Electric;  Mahoning  Valley;  Miami 
Valley  Electric;  Mineral  Ridge  & Niles; 
Newark  & Granville  ; Sandusky,  Milan  & 
Norwalk  ; Tiffin,  Fostoria  & Eastern;  Toledo, 
Bowling  Green  «&  Southern ; Toledo  & 
Maumee  Valley ; Trumbull  Electric ; Tusca- 
rawas Electric  ; Wheeling  Electric  ; Worthing- 
ton, Clintonville  & Columbus. 

Four  or  five  times  as  many  more  similar 
companies  and  lines  are  in  process  of  construc- 
tion or  organization,  so  that  by  the  close  of  the 
first  decade  of  the  Twentieth  Century  the 
entire  State  will  be  cobwebbed  with  electric 
interurban  roads,  which  will  eventually  be 
grouped  into  systems,  carrying  millions  of  local 


passengers,  and  handling  an  immense  volume 
of  light  freights. 

While  the  most  of  these  lines  carry  a 
large  volume  of  passengers,  there  is  no  appar- 
ent diminuition  of  the  volume  of  travel  and 
traffic  over  the  steam  roads  running  on  practi- 
cal parallel  lines.  They  are  a separate 
develo[)ment  of  business  of  almost  limitless 
possibilities. 

1 he  application  of  electricity  as  a motive 
[jower  to  transportation  is,  as  yet,  in  its 
infancy,  and  its  final  achievements  are  merely 
conjectural.  The  taking  of  the  electric  current 
direct  is  a thing  of  the  future,  and  is  in  no 
sense  chimerical.  Then  steam  itself  will  be  a 
thing  of  the  past  on  all  transportation  lines, 
electricity  propelling  trains  and  cars,  as  well  as 
superseding  on  all  the  public  highways  the 
present  style  of  vehicles  with  the  auto-vehicle, 
and  the  horse  will  largely  disappear,  so  far  as 
present  uses  are  concerned. 

d'he  achievements  of  the  railroad,  in  its 
various  forms  of  evolution,  from  the  strap-rail 


CINCINNATI,  GEOKGETOWN  cV  PORTSMOUTH  RAILWAY. 
High  liridge  over  White  Oak  Creek,  tliree  miles  north  of  Georgetown, 
Brown  County.  One  hundred  and  seven  feet  high. 


tram -way  to  the  steel  rail  and  substantial  road 
bed  is  indeed  a marvel.  It  carries  more  freight 
and  passengers  in  a single  day,  to-day,  than  all 
the  possible  lines  of  transportation  could  have 
moved  in  a month,  75  years  ago,  and  one 
hundred  fold  as  much,  day  by  day,  as  was 
possible  50  years  ago. 

Practically  all  these  great  transportation 
lines  have  been  put  into  operation  during  the 
last  half  century — prior  to  1850,  they  were 
little  more  than  experimental.  Judging  the 
result  of  the  next  50  years  by  the  results  of  the 
last  50,  and  in  the  light  of  modern  progress, 
the  possibilities  are  sufficient  to  stagger  human 
credulity. 


.\N  ELECTRIC  CAR  ON  TOLEDO,  BOWLING  GREEN  & SOUTHERN. 


William  A.  Taylor. 


CHAPTER  XVIII. 


GAS  AND  OIL  INDUSTRY. 


HE  development  of  oil  and  gas  in  Ohio  reads,  in  many  of  its  details,  like  a fairy  story.  Not 
a dozen  years  after  Ohio  was  admitted  to  the  Union,  oil  was  known  to  exist  within  its 
borders.  Ohio  is  naturally  the  home  of  petroleum,  as  it  was  first  discovered  in  the  State 
as  early  as  1814,  and  probably  as  far  back  as  1812.  As  far  as  can  be  learned  oil  was  first 
found  in  what  is  now  Noble  County,  and  within  one  mile  of  Caldwell,  the  county  seat.  In 
1814  Robert  McKee,  one  of  the  early  pioneers  and  a man  of  great  energy,  began  drilling 
a well  for  salt,  and  struck  a crevice  containing  oil,  which  gave  him  great  trouble  in  the 
manufacture  of  salt  and  which  finally  led  to  the  abandonment  of  the  well,  and  the  drilling 
of  other  wells  to  obtain  a supply  of  salt  water  free  from  the  oil.  These  wells  were  located 
on  Duck  Creek. 

The  first  gas  to  be  found  in  Ohio  of  any  volume  was  in  1830,  when  Rufus  P.  Stone 
was  boring  near  Malta,  in  Morgan  County,  for  salt  water,  which  he  struck  at  the  depth  of 
400  feet,  as  well  as  a fiow  of  natural  gas.  Natural  gas  has  been  known  to  exist  at  or  near 
Findlay,  Hancock  County,  since  its  first  settlement.  In  several  springs  that  issued  from 
the  limestone  outcropping  in  the  valley  of  Blanchard’s  Fork,  gas  has  always  been  known 
to  escape  in  considerable  quantity.  The  first  discovery  of  gas  in  excavations  in  or  around  the  town  of  Findlay  seems 
to  have  been  made  in  October,  1836.  At  a point  three  and  one-half  miles  south  of  the  Hancock  County  court  house, 
in  the  northwest  quarter  of  Section  5,  Jackson  Township,  a man  named  Wade  was  digging  a well  on  the  farm  of  his 
brother-in-law,  Aaron  Williamson.  The  digging  had  been  carried  down  ten  feet  deep  and  water  was  found  in  sufficient 
quantity.  The  workmen  were  ready  to  wall  the  well  when  they  were  called  to  supper.  Coming  back  at  the  edge  of 
evening  to  complete  the  work,  a lighted  bark  torch  ignited  the  gas  in  the  well  giving  rise  to  a slight  explosion.  The 
gas  appeared  in  quantity  enough  to  maintain  a fiame  which  burned  for  three  months,  when  the  snow  and  rain  got  the 
better  of  it  and  extinguished  it.  In  1838  Mr.  Daniel  Foster  dug  a well  on  his  premises  at  the  corner  of  Main  and 
Hardin  streets,  in  Findlay.  The  gas  appeared  in  quantity  and  the  water  was  too  sulphurous  for  use.  It  occurred  to 
Mr.  Foster  to  get  some  good  from  his  labor,  though  as  a source  of  water  the  well  was  a failure.  Placing  an  inverted 
sugar-kettle  in  the  well,  he  collected  the  gas  that  rose  beneath  it,  conveying  it  by  means  of  a wooden  pipe  under  his 
house  to  the  fire  place  of  one  of  the  rooms. 

Here  he  burned  it  in  an  old  gun-barrel,  turning 
the  heat  to  some  economic  account.  The  gas 
has  been  burning  in  that  house  from  that  day 
to  this.  The  eras  excitement  broke  out  in  vari- 
ous  parts  of  Ohio  as  early  as  1880.  In  1883 
and  1884  drilling  of  wells  was  going  on  at 
many  points  in  Ohio.  A company  was  formed 
at  Bucyrus  in  the  latter  part  of  1883  when  a 
well  was  drilled  there.  The  completion  of  the 
Bucyrus  well  so  enthused  Dr.  Oesterlin  that  he 
formed  a company  for  the  purpose  of  drilling  a 
deep  well  to  determine  whether  or  not  gas 
could  be  found  at  or  near  Findlay  in  commer- 
cial quantities.  This  was  the  starting  of  the 
first  gas  well  in  the  once  famous  Findlay  gas 
field.  The  well  was  owned  by  a syndicate  of 
citizens.  The  contractors  were  Brownyer  & 


OIL  WELLS  BEIXG  PUMPED  BY  RODS  FROM  A POWER  HOUSE. 


706 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


Martin,  of  P)radford,  Pennsylvania.  The  drill  started  on  October  20,  1884,  on  the  east  side  of  Eagle  Creek,  and  just 
beyond  the  corporation  limits.  As  the  drill  descended  gas  wasdound  in  small  quantities  from  314  feet  downwards,  but 
larger  veins  were  struck  at  516,  618  and  640  feet.  The  supply  from  these  sources  was  ample  to  furnish  steam  for 
drilling.  At  718  feet  a small  quantity  ol  oil  was  found  in  the  shale,  but  at  1,092  feet,  early  in  the  month  of  November 
of  that  year,  a large  tiow  of  gas  was  obtained.  The  gas  was  lighted  and  a blaze  shot  up  thirty  feet  above  the  stand- 
pipe. The  well  was  drilled  to  the  depth  of  1,648  feet,  but  was  not  increased,  as  salt  water  was  encountered  at  1,581 
feet,  that  practically  drowned  out  the  gas.  The  second  attempt  to  find  gas  at  Findlay,  was  made  by  the  Findlay  Gas 
and  Light  Company,  d'he  well  was  located  on  the  Company’s  lot.  Drilling  was  begun  on  December  20,  1884,  and 
the  well  was  drilled  in  early  in  January,  1885.  It  was  a small  gas  producer  of  about  200,000  cubic  feet  per  day.  The 
famous  Karg  well  was  the  13th  one  drilled  and  to  this  monster  gasser  is  due  the  opening  up  of  various  gas  fields 
throughout  northwestern  Ohio.  The  Karg  well  was  located  in  the  valley  and  upon  the  bank  of  Blanchard  river.  The 


JACKSON  RIDGE  OIL  FIELD,  WOODSFIELD,  MONROE  COUNTY. 


contractors  were  the  same  as  drilled  the  initial  well.  The  drill  was  started  in  the  Karg  well  in  the  early  part  of  De- 
cember, 1885,  and  after  twenty-four  days  of  drilling  a monster  fiow  of  gas  was  struck  at  the  depth  of  1,144  feet,  or 
twenty-six  feet  in  the  Trenton  limestone.  The  well  did  12,080,000  cubic  feet.  On  the  9th  of  June,  1885,  the  Biggs 
Iron  & Tool  Company  first  welded  iron  and  steel  together  in  Northwestern  Ohio  with  natural  gas  at  Findlay.  On 
the  second  week  in  June,  1887,  says  Howe’s  History,  three  days’  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday,  were  given  to 
celebrating  the  first  anniversary  of  the  practical  application  of  natural  gas  to  the  mechanical  arts  in  Findlay.  It  was 
a novel  occasion — the  first  jubilee  of  its  kind  in  history.  “ Porty  thousand  visitors  poured  into  the  town  to  participate 
in  the  natural  gas  jubilee.  The  bustling  city  was  ablaze  with  light  and  decorations,  radiant  in  all  the  glory  of  fiags, 
evergreens,  bunting  and  flowers.  The  main  street  was  spanned  with  fifty-eight  arches,  bearing  jubilant  mottoes  illum- 
inated by  the  flame  of  thousands  of  gas  jets.  Thirty  thousand  such  jets  were  burning  all  over  the  city  and  turning  the 
night  into  day.  The  flrst  day  was  devoted  chiefly  to  the  reception  of  distinguished  guests.  The  second  day  s exer- 
cises consisted  of  the  laying  of  the  corner  stones  for  four  new  manufacturing  establishments,  in  addition  to  those 
already, laid.  Early  in  the  day  Senator  John  Sherman  and  other  dignitaries  arrived,  and  later  came  Governor  Joseph 
B.  Foraker,  Adjutant  General  Axline  and  staff,  and  the  regular  officers  of  the  army  who  were  to  act  as  judges  of  the 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


707 


military  contest,  and  were  accorded  a most  hearty  reception.  About  i,ooo  Knights  of  Pythias  also  arrived  from 
Dayton,  Cleveland,  Toledo,  Springfield,  Bluffton,  Columbus,  Sandusky  and  other  points,  all  accompanied  with  bands  of 
music.  Later  in  the  day  at  least  5,000  spectators  were  attracted  by  the  $1,000  prize  drill.  All  day  long  the  burning 
gas  on  the  street  arches  flared  in  the  light  rains.  In  the  evening  there  was  a grand  banquet,  at  which  appropriate  ad- 
dresses were  made  by  Senator  Sherman,  Governor  Foraker,  Charles  Foster,  General  Thomas  Powell,  Murat  Halstead, 
and  others.  The  evening’s  illumination  was  a grand  success.  A continuous  display  of  fireworks  was  made  from 
seven  o’clock  until  midnight,  while  70,000  people  packed  roadway,  walks,  windows  and  roofs,  and  manifested  in 
repeated  applause  their  admiration  of  the  spectacle.  The  last  day  was  occupied  with  procession,  military  parades, 
prize  drills,  band  contests  at  the  Wigwam,  the  laying  of  various  corner  stones,  and  of  the  first  rails  of  the  belt  and 
electric  railroads.  In  the  drill  the  first  prize  of  $1,000  was  won  by  the  Toledo  Cadets  while  the  State  University 
Cadets  won  the  second  prize  of  $500,  and  the  Wooster  Guards  the  third  of  $250.” 

Enterprising  and  public  spirited  citizens  of  other  counties  got  the  gas  fever.  Citizens  of  Bowling  Green,  Wood 
county,  were  the  next  to  look  up  the  contents  of  mother  earth,  and  in  January  1885  organized  a company  to  prospect 
for  gas.  The  first  venture  was  started  on  February  4,  1885.  On  March  21,  of  the  same  year,  the  well  was  completed. 


A VIEW  OF  SCIO  OIL  FIELD. 


The  well  proved  to  be  a small  one,  but  this  did  not  discourage  the  active  citizens  and  they  kept  the  good  work  up  until 
a sufficient  supply  was  found  to  pipe  throughout  their  rapid  growing  city. 

About  the  tim^  that  the  gas  wells  were  being  drilled  in  Wood  county,  a well  was  drilled  into  the  Trenton  for- 
mation at  Lima,  which  will  be  dwelt  upon  more  at  length  later  on.  Findlay,  Bowling  Green  and  Lima  were,  as  has 
been  shown,  the  first  three  towns  in  northwestern  Ohio  to  drill  to  the  Trenton  limestone.  All  were  successful  in  find- 
ing gas,  oil  or  both.  It  was  altogether  natural  that  all  the  towns  surrounding  them  should  be  incited  by  this  uniform 
success  to  start  to  drill  for  themselves,  and  they  gradually  grasped  the  opportunity.  There  are  fifty  counties  of  the 
western  half  of  Ohio,  and  in  at  least  forty-eight  of  them  the  Trenton  limestones  has  been  reached  by  the  drill,  and 
many  of  these  counties  have  put  down  a great  many  wells.  Not  only  have  several  wells  been  drilled  in  a single  town 
in  many  cases,  but  drilling  has  also  been  done  at  many  different  points  within  the  counties,  not  to  speak  of  those  coun- 
ties in  which  the  wells  are  counted  by  the  score,  or  even  by  the  hundreds  and  thousands,  condensed  history  of  the 
early  wells  drilled  in  the  Trenton  limestone  is  herewith  given  as  they  were  for  gas  and  not  for  oil  : 

The  first  well  drilled  for  gas  at  Fremont  was  completed  on  July  8,  1885,  the  gas  bearing  sand  being  found  at 
1,328  feet,  and  after  being  shot  was  estimated  good  for  10,000  cubic  feet  per  day. 


708 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


Fostoria’s  first  venture  for  gas  was  made  in  July, 
1885,  and  slight  indications  of  both  oil  and  gas  were  found 
at  the  depth  of  1,450  feet. 

Capitalists  of  Sandusky  wanting  to  enjoy  some  of  the 
good  fuel  in  1886  organized  a company,  and  a well  was 
drilled  in  that  city,  near  the  Kuebler  brewery.  The  Trenton 
Limestone  was  found  at  2,210  feet.  At  this  depth  slight 
indications  of  oil  and  gas  were  found,  The  well  was  shot 
with  thirty  quarts  of  nitro-glycerine  and  shortly  after  there 
was  found  to  be  two  hundred  feet  of  oil  in  the  hole. 

Tiffin  parties  started  to  drill  for  gas  late  in  1885,  and 
reached  the  gas  bearing  sand  in  January  of  1886.  The 
Trenton  was  reached  at  1,490  feet.  Oil,  gas  and  salt  water 
were  found  in  small  quantities. 


A POWEK  HOUSE  IN  THE  OIL  FIELD. 

Itarly  in  1886  a test  well  was  drilled  at  Bloomville, 
several  miles  southeast  from  Tiffin,  but  the  sand  formation 
was  found  at  the  depth  of  1,900  feet,  and  after  drilling  to  a 
tlepth  of  2,150  feet  the  sand  was  found  barred  of  even  salt 
water. 

A well  was  drilled  at  Marion,  in  November,  1885. 

I he  sand  was  found  at  1,678  feet  and  was  drilled  to  the 
depth  of  1,790  feet  with  no  showing  of  oil  or  gas. 

riie  test  well  drilled  at  Upper  Sandusky,  early  in 
1886,  proved  a rank  failure,  the  sand  being  found  at  1,340 
feet. 

riie  first  well  to  be  sunk  at  Toledo  was  done  by  the 
Toledo  Rolling  Mill  Company.  It  was  completed  in  Octo- 
ber, 1885,  and  located  near  their  works  on  the  east  side  of 
the  Maumee  river.  I'he  Trenton  limestone  was  found  at 
1,398  feet,  and  drilled  to  the  depth  of  1,423  feet,  where  salt  water  was  found.  The  well  showed  a little  gas  and  sev- 
eral years  later  when  an  attempt  was  made  to  loosen  the  drive  pipe  with  a small  shot  of  nitro-glycerine  at  the  bottom, 

the  well  flowed  over  the  mouth  of  the  hole  at  the  rate  of  several 
barrels  an  hour.  The  second  venture  was  made  and  it  was  drilled 
to  the  depth  of  1,500  feet,  but  it  made  no  return  whatever.  The 
third  well  was  drilled  by  J.  H.  Hiett  & Son,  at  Air  Line  Junction, 
at  the  Western  part  of  the  city.  The  Trenton  in  this  well  was 
found  at  1,415  feet,  where  a small  volume  of  gas  was  encountered 
with  some  oil.  The  indications  are  that  the  oil  and  gas  was  not 
found  in  the  Trenton  rock,  but  near  the  top  of  the  Hudson  River 
series  at  the  depth  of  about  700  feet.  The  fourth  well  was  drilled 
on  the  Gertz  land  at  Point  Place,  in  1887.  Quite  a volume  of  gas 
was  found  in  this  venture  and  the  Trenton  rock  was  found  not  as 

VIEW  ON  AN  OIL  LEASE. 


VIEW  OF  DERRICKS. 


deep  as  in  the  former  wells.  The  gas  was  eventually 
drowned  out  by  the  ever  present  floods  of  salt  water. 

A well  was  drilled  in  1885,  at  Maumee,  by  C.  V. 
Orvis,  for  the  village  corporation.  It  had  a fair  volume  of 
eras,  but  the  title  to  the  well  became  involved,  and  was 
referred  to  the  courts  for  decision. 

Natural  gas  was  first  struck  at  Oak  Harbor,  Ottawa 
county,  on  July  5,  1886.  The  Trenton  was  found  at  1,300 
feet  and  gas  in  commercial  quantities  was  found,  and  the 
town  has  had  sufficient  gas  to  supply  fuel  ever  since. 

Mrs.  Beckman  had  a test  well  drilled  at  Ottawa,  Put- 
nam county,  at  her  own  expense  in  the  winter  of  1885.  The 
Trenton  was  found  at  1,330  feet,  oil  at  1,352  feet  and  the 
venture  was  drilled  to  1,365  feet.  The  well  pumped  but 


OIL  PUMPING  STATION,  NEAR  LIMA, 

That  Pumps  Oil  to  Chicago.  Has  Capacity  of  28,000  Barrels  Every  24  Hours. 


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709 


twenty  barrels  of  heavy  gravity  oil  when  salt  water  made  its  appearance,  and  the  well  was  abandoned.  Gas  has  also 
been  found  in  various  parts  of  Allen,  Auglaize,  Mercer,  and  various  counties  in  Northwestern  Ohio. 

The  following  table  is  one  of  history  and  shows  the  first  wells  completed  in  the  various  towns  of  the  State,  the 
county,  in  which  they  are  situated,  the  year  of  completion,  the  depth  to  the  oil  or  gas  bearing  sand,  and  the  product 
of  the  well,  whether  oil,  gas  or  dry.  The  table  is  the  first  of  the  kind  to  be  compiled  and  is  of  great  value  to  all  resi- 
dents of  the  country: 


Town. 

County. 

Year. 

Trenton. 

Product 

Town . 

County. 

Year. 

Trenton. 

Product. 

Nevada, 

Wyandot, 

1887, 

1.763. 

Dry. 

Leipsic, 

Putnam, 

1886, 

1456, 

Oil. 

Carey, 

W yandot. 

1885, 

1.326, 

Gas. 

Wauseon, 

Fulton, 

1887, 

2.135. 

Dry. 

Bradner, 

Wood, 

1886, 

1,222. 

Oil. 

Bryan, 

Williams, 

1885. 

1.990. 

Dry. 

Elmore, 

Ottawa, 

1887, 

1,250, 

Dry. 

Hicksville, 

Defiance, 

1 886, 

1.684, 

Oil. 

Port  Clinton, 

Ottawa, 

1887, 

I ,660, 

Dry. 

Defiance, 

Defiance, 

1886, 

1 ,670, 

Dry. 

LaCarne, 

Ottawa, 

1886, 

1.390, 

Dry. 

Napoleon, 

Henry, 

1886, 

1.750. 

Dry. 

Genoa, 

Ottawa, 

1887, 

1,292, 

Gas  and  Oil. 

Deshler, 

Henry, 

1887, 

1.485. 

Dry. 

Woodville, 

Sandusky, 

1886, 

1,184, 

Water. 

Wapakoneta, 

Auglaize, 

1885, 

1.235. 

I3ry. 

Clyde, 

Sandusky, 

1886, 

1.750, 

Dry. 

St.  Marys, 

Auglaize, 

1886, 

1,195. 

Oil. 

Bluffton, 

Hancock, 

1886, 

1,296, 

Oil. 

Celina, 

Mercer, 

1886, 

1,110, 

Dry. 

Cannonsburg, 

Hancock, 

1 886, 

1,300, 

Oil  and  Gas. 

St.  Henrys, 

Mercer, 

1 886, 

1.156, 

Oil  and  Gas 

Arcadia, 

Hancock, 

1887, 

I,  1 76, 

Gas. 

•Sidney, 

Shelby, 

1885, 

T.205, 

Oxy. 

Ada, 

Hardin, 

1886, 

1.433. 

Dry. 

Bellefontaine, 

Logan, 

1 886, 

1.540. 

Di-V. 

Kenton, 

Hardin, 

1886, 

1.550, 

Dry. 

Belle  Center, 

Logan, 

1885, 

1,310, 

Gas. 

W eston. 

Wood, 

1886, 

L55O, 

Oil  and  Gas. 

Huntsville, 

Logan, 

1 887, 

1,400, 

Dry. 

Bairdstown, 

Wood, 

1886, 

1,065, 

Gas. 

Marysville, 

Lhiion, 

1887, 

1 ,664, 

Dry. 

Jerry  City, 

Wood, 

1 886, 

I. 155. 

Dry. 

Delaware, 

Delaware, 

1 887, 

1.950. 

Dry. 

Bloomdale, 

WMod, 

1886, 

1,065. 

Gas. 

Prospect, 

Marion, 

1887, 

1,650, 

Dry. 

V an  W ert. 

\’an  Wert, 

1886, 

1 .220, 

Oil. 

Greenville, 

Darke, 

1 886, 

1,136, 

Dry. 

Delphos, 

\Hn  Wert, 

1886, 

1,228, 

Dry. 

Piqua, 

Miami, 

1 886, 

1.185, 

Dry. 

Ottawa, 

Putnam, 

1885. 

1.330, 

Oil. 

Springfield, 

Clarke, 

1885, 

1, 140, 

Dry. 

Columbus  Grove, 

Putnam, 

1885, 

1,278, 

Oil. 

In  many  of  the  more  southern  counties  of  the  state  wells  were  drilled  for  gas  and  the  Trenton  rock  passed 
through  without  any  good  results.  The  Trenton  rock  rises  toward  the  surface  the  farther  south  and  other  formations 
are  drilled  into  to  secure  the  pfas.  In  the  Lancaster  field  the  gras  Is  found  in  abundance  in  the  Clinton  limestone,  and 
is  one  of  the  most  profitable  gas  fields  now  in  the  State.  This  new  field  was  iound  about  1887  and  shows  much  better 
staying  qualities  than  does  the  Trenton  limestone,  which  is  practically  drained  of  its  gas  supply.  It  is  estimated  by 
very  conservative  parties  that  the  costs  of  the  various  gas  lines  throughout  the  State  will  be  well  up  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  $50,000,000. 

Crude  Oil  in  Ohio. — As  mentioned  before  the  first  crude  oil  found  In  Ohio  was  in  Noble  county  in  1814  while 
drilling  for  salt,  but  the  first  man  who  drilled  expressly  for  oil  in  Ohio  was  James  Dutton,  and  the  venture  was  made 
near  Caldwell.  To  him  is  due  the  distinction  of  the  finding  of  oil  about  one  and  a half  miles  southeast  from  Macks- 
burg.  It  was  drilled  by  the  spring  pole  system,  and  was  drilled  during  the  ’50’s.  This  well  was  a monster  in  those 
days;  doing  as  high  as  one  hundred  barrels,  valued  at  ten  dollars  a barrel.  Just  before  the  war  the  new  oil  area  was 
becoming  prominent,  but  the  war  came  on  and  business  was  at  a stand  still.  Since  the  war  the  oil  development  has 
increased.  Oil  was  produced  in  fairly  good  quantities  in  southeastern  Ohio  as  earh'  as  1865,  but  there  were  no  pipe 
lines  to  care  for  the  product  and  operations  were  not  on  an  extensive  scale.  During  1875  arrangements  were  made  by 
the  pipeline  companies  to  handle  the  product  and  operations  commenced  and  have  continued  steadily  until  the  present 
time.  Since  the  pipe  lines  have  handled  the  product  of  that  part  of  the  State,  the  output  has  been,  to  the  first  of  the 
present  year,  just  32,979,107  barrels.  The  shallow  oil  fields  of  the  State  came  into  prominence  during  the  year  1889, 
and  the  output  from  that  district  since  then  has  been  19,525  barrels.  This  is  what  is  known  as  a heavy  lubricant  and 
is  found  in  Lorain  and  adjoining  counties. 

For  years  the  famous  Black  Swamp  of  Northwestern  Ohio  was  recognized  as  a fertile  and  productive  agricultural 
country,  at  first  subject,  from  its  low  levels,  to  miasma  and  fevers,  but  later,  under  the  splendid  drainage  system  estab- 
lished, growing  into  one  of  the  most  beautiful  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  productive  agricultural  regions  of  the  United 
States.  Fifty  years  ago  all  of  this  section  was  practically  a wilderness,  but  where  now  are  many  opulent  farmers  and 
thousands  of  hime  oil  derricks  there  was  then  a continuous  wilderness. 

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The  development  of  oil  and  gas  in  Northwestern  Ohio  fifteen  years  ago  was  a source  of  much  surprise  to  the 
oil  trade  of  the  East.  It  had  come  to  be  believed  by  nearly  all  old  line  oil  operators  that  oil  and  gas,  somewhere,  became 
a product  of,  or  was,  indigenous  to,  mountainous  regions  alone.  When,  therefore,  the  news  flashed  over  the  wires  of 
the  finding  of  oil  by  Mr.  Ben.  A.  Faurot,  at  his  paper  mill,  at  Lima,  on  the  9th  day  of  May,  1885,  it  was  not  credited 
by  one-fifth  of  those  members  of  the  industry  who  read  it. 

But  the  fact  remained  just  the  same. 

In  the  short  space  of  a single  decade,  an  industry  of  vital  importance  to  the  state  and  nation  has  arisen  from 
that  small  beginning. 

When  it  is  said  an  industry  has  arisen,  this  does  not  properly  convey  the  impression  that  naturally  attaches 
to  the  business  as  it  now  appears.  If,  at  a single  glance,  an  observer  could  cast  his  eyes  over  the  numerous  counties 


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of  Northwestern  Ohio,  viz;  Wood,  Hancock, 
Allen,  Auglaize,  Sandusky,  Lucas,  Mercer, 
Seneca,  Van  Wert,  Ottawa,  Wyandot,  Hardin, 
Shelby,  Henry,  Putnam,  Paulding,  and  other 
counties  and  behold  the  life  and  activity  pre- 
vailing, the  energy  displayed;  the  apparent 
recklessness  exercised  in  the  use  and  hazzard 
of  money ; note  the  thousands  of  well  paid 
men  employed  in  the  various  branches  of  which 
the  industry  is  composed  ; the  great  net  work 
of  pipe  lines  from  two  inches  in  diameter  to 
the  trunk  line  of  eight  inches,  embracing  the 
entire  area  of  the  oil  belt;  the  innumerable 
iron  storage  tanks  that  contain  an  average  of 
35,000  barrels  each  that  dot  the  lines  of  rail- 
ways from  one  end  of  the  field  to  the  other  ; 
the  bustling  and  hustling  towns  and  villages 
which  have  sprung  up,  flourished  and  prospered 
under  the  magic  touch  of  this  mighty  financial 


force ; the  homes  of  poverty  that  have  been  transformed  into  palaces  of 
plenty  and  splendor  ; observe  the  great  system  of  transportation  of  both 
oil  and  gas  by  the  use  of  the  most  gigantic  force  pumps  that  have  yet 
done  service  for  man  ; the  curling',  twistings  blackening  smoke  issuing 
from  innumerable  smokestacks  of  the  largest  oil  refineries  of  the  world ; 
behold  the  enormous  railway  trains,  drawn  or  propelled  by  ponderous 
engines  hastening  this  precious  substance  to  its  destiny  in  the  beneficial 
service  of  the  human  race,  a limited  view  of  this  mighty  and  progressive 
industry  of  a decade’s  growth,  may  be  had. 

Rock  Characteristics. — Before  proceeding  further  in  the  ac- 
count, it  may  be  well  enough  to  give  a little  history  of  the  conditions  in 
which  oil  and  gas  are  fouad  in  Ohio,  and  in  what  particular  they  differ 
from  those  existing  in  the  Eastern  oil  fields.  In  the  first  place  the  one 
particular  formation  from  which  these  products  are  obtained  in  Ohio  is 
known  as  the  Trenton  limestone.  Between  the  characteristics  of  this 
formation  and  those  of  the  sands  from  which  oil  is  obtained  in  other 
states  and  countries  there  is  a wide  variation.  Even  the  Trenton  rock 
itself  is  of  varying  constituencies.  That  portion  of  it  which  contains  oil 
and  gas  is,  in  geological  parlance,  termed  a dolomite.  This  of  course, 
arises  from  the  abundance  of  magnesia  found  therein.  Wherever  oil  is 

found  in  rich  quantities  in  this  Trenton  forma- 
tion, granular  streaks  varying  in  thickness  ex- 
ist. These  contain  the  dolomitish  agent  re- 

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ferred  to  in  proper  degree.  The  rock  is  porous, 
or  inclined  to  seams  or  small  crevices.  In  all 
cases  the  oxide  of  magnesium,  and  as  a rule, 
the  sulphate  of  iron  commonly  termed  p)'rites 
of  iron,  are  discovered  in  good  quantity.  A 
sample  analysis  of  the  forms  of  the  Trenton 
which  are  barren  and  prolific  is  herewith 
given  : 

Prolific. — Carbonate  of  lime,  50;  car- 
bonate of  magnesia,  44;  allumina  and  iron, 
1.25;  silicious  residue,  1.70;  Miscellaneous, 
3.05.  Total,  100  per  cent. 

Barren. — Carbonate  of  lime,  80;  car- 
bonate of  magnesia,  01;  allumina,  07;  silicious 
VIEW  OF  OIL  DEKKicKS  IN  SUBURBS  OF  LIMA.  matter,  12.  Total,  TOO  per  cent. 


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TANK  FARM  NEAR  LIMA. 

Each  Tank  Has  a Capacity  of  35,000  Barrels. 


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'I'he  I’'irst  Lima  Well. — The  first  well  as  above  mentioned,  that  was  the  opening  up  of  the  great  oil  industry 
of  Northwestern  Ohio,  was  completed  by  Mr.  Benj.  C.  Faurot  at  the  Lima  Paper  Mill  plant,  on  May  9,  1885,  and 
when  the  drill  stopped  in  the  Trenton  rock  formation  there  were  no  signs  of  anything,  the  rock  was  practically  barren. 
'The  owners  concluded  to  test  it  further  by  giving  a shot,  before  abandoning  it.  The  well  was  shot  with  rack-a-rock, 
instead  of  nitro-glycerine.  This  is  an  explosive  compound  consisting  of  giant  powder  and  other  explosive  agents.  It 
served  a similar  purpose  to  that  of  glycerine.  But  to  the  astonishment  of  the  owners  and  spectators,  the  well  re- 
sponded with  jiositive  evidence  of  good  petroleum.  It  was  tubed  and  put  to  pumping,  and  yielded  for  some  time  about 
twenty-live  barrels  of  oil  a day. 

Here  we  have  the  first  real  oil  well  of  Northwestern  Ohio.  From  the  day  that  it  first  began  to  yield  to  the 
present  time,  interest  in  the  business  has  never  declined.  As  stated  before  the  news  of  its  success  was  not  credited 
by  the  oil  men.  Many,  however,  considered  it  of  sufficient  importance  to  pay  it  a visit  and  subject  it  to  inspection. 
As  these  deiiarted,  others  came.  The  stories  related  concerning  the  quantity  of  oil  the  well  produced,  seemed  to 
agree,  but  there  was  a diversity  of  opinion  as  to  the  (juality  ot  the  article.  It  possessed  a rank,  sickish  and  sulphurous 
odor  that  was  exceedingly  offensive  to  the  nostrils  of  all  Eastern  men.  Many  of  them  looked  upon  it  as  entirely 


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TANK  FARM  AT  CYGNET,  WOOD  COUNTY’. 


worthless  for  any  purpose  other  than  that  of  generating  heat  for  steam  purposes.  Eastern  operators  were  not  anxious 
at  that  time  to  grasp  the  opportunity,  and  it  was  left  to  the  hustling  citizens  of  Lima  to  carry  the  good  work  on.  The 
Citizens  Gas  Company  was  immediately  organized,  and  during  the  month  of  December,  18S5,  completed  a well  that 
produced  forty  barrels  of  oil  a day.  The  second  well  caused  intense  excitement.  The  Strawboard  well  by  this  time 
had  hardly  ceased  producing,  and  it  was  entirely  lost  sight  of  in  the  mad  rush  to  behold  that  well  that  was  producing 
forty  barrels  a day.  Regardless  of  odor  or  other  conditions,  outsiders  as  well  as  innumerable  insiders  now  began  to 
hustle  for  drilling  sites,  all  over  the  city.  But  little  was  done  in  the  active  line  until  the  spring  of  1886,  although  by 
the  close  of  the  month  of  April  that  year,  fourteen  wells  had  been  added  to  the  producing  list ; not  quite  a year  from 
the  date  of  the  completion  of  the  initial  producer. 

During  the  winter  months  of  1885  and  1886  there  was  a lively  scramble  outside  the  city  of  Lima  as  well  as  inside 
for  leases.  As  yet  but  little  attention  was  paid  to  the  development  by  the  trade  East.  The  work  of  preparation  for 
development  was  left  entirely  for  home  talent  and  energy.  George  P.  Waldorf  and  J.  B.  Townsend,  two  active  young 
business  men  of  Lima,  were  the  first  to  make  terms  with  a neighboring  farmer  by  which  a well  was  to  be  drilled  upon 
his  place. 


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This  is  one  of  the  first  recjuisites  in  the  development  of  an  oil  field.  The  man  who  leases  the  land  becomes  the 
forerunner  of  whatever  follows.  Oil  men  are  not  desirous  of  purchasing  lands  in  fee-simple.  They  prefer  to  lease  the 
same,  paying  a royalty  or  landlord  share  of  the  product  obtained.  This  is  now,  as  a rule,  one-sixth.  In  the  begin- 
ning it  was  one-eigth,  but  competition  afterwards  in  the  demand  for  lease  privileges,  forced  the  royalty  interest  up  to 
one-sixth.  The  two  gentlemen  named  paid  a visit  to  the  Bradford,  Pennsylvania,  field  for  the  purpose  of  increasing 
their  knowledge  of  the  business  of  taking  leases  and  drilling  wells.  They  returned  accompanied  by  David  Kirk  and 
Farmer  Dean,  of  McCalmont  Oil  Company,  who  were  their  escorts  in  the  land  of  oik  A company  was  formed  and 
incorporated  as  the  Trenton  Rock  Oil  Company,  for  the  purpose  of  securing  lands  by  lease  and  drilling  the  same. 
Idle  share  holders  of  this  company  consisted  ot  several  of  the  most  substantial  business  men  of  Lima,  among  them 
being  B.  C.  Faurot,  who,  at  this  time,  was  practically  leader  of  all  important  business  enterprises  in  that  stirring  city. 

d'his  company  lost  no  time  in  the  work  of  securing  lands.  It  followed  the  directions  indicated  by  nearly  all 
profitable  oil  belts  of  the  east,  viz;  northeast  to  southwest.  Taking  the  Lima  wells  as  a starting  point,  all  the  lands  in 
both  directions  that  could  be  obtained  were  secured  in  the  manner  above  described,  until  the  franchises  covered  more 
than  50,000  acres.  The  great  bulk  of  these  holdings,  lay  to  the  northeast  on  the  line  of  the  Lake  Erie  & Western 


SOLAK  KEFINERY  AT  LIMA,  LOADING  RACK  IN  THE  FOREGROUND. 


railway,  which  follows  a northeasterly  course  to  Findlay,  thirty  miles  distant.  While  the  Trenton  Rock  Company 
was  laying  foundations  for  future  fortunes,  as  it  supposed  in  this  manner,  the  drill  was  performing  its  functions  on 
city  lots  throughout  the  corporation  of  Lima  with  very  valuable  and  inspiring  results.  Lima  became  the  scene  of  an 
activity  rarely  witnessed  even  in  an  oil  El  Dorado.  The  richness  of  that  territory  made  it  quite  profitable  to  operate 
at  from  forty  to  fifty  cents  a barrel.  The  result  was  that  by  the  close  of  18S6,  no  fewer  than  200  wells  were  producing: 
yielding  9,000  barrels  of  oil  a day.  The  city  itself  grew  in  population  so  rapidly,  that  its  fame  became  not  only  na- 
tional, but  almost  universal.  It  is  said  that  its  population  doubled  in  about  one  year.  Starting  with  4,500  barrels,  by 
the  first  of  April,  1S87,  the  yield  of  the  field  had  reached  10,500  barrels  a day. 

The  success  attending  this  development  inspired  other  communities  to  action  in  a similar  direction.  Findlay 
people  who  had  already  discovered  oil  in  a gas  well  on  the  western  borders  of  the  town,  became  inspired  to  renewed 
energy.  The  result  was  the  opening  of  a pool  west  of  that  city,  which  has  rendered  enormous  returns  to  investors, 
and  has  aided  largely  in  sustaining  the  commercial  standing  of  that  community.  The  field,  in  general  at  the  begin- 
ning, was  not  as  productive  as  that  of  Lima,  and,  therefore,  not  so  attractive. 


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VVe  are  now  fairly  started  on  the  grand  circuit  of  oil  developments  in  Ohio.  One  year’s  operations  convinced 
the  petroleum  world  that  Ohio  contained  oil  supplies  in  great  quantity ; but  being  of  an  inferior  rank  and  quality  to 
that  found  in  the  Eastern  fields,  a question  arose  as  to  what  benefit  it  would  be  to  producers,  or  mankind  in  general. 
This  problem  became  of  paramount  importance.  As  local  capital  was  insufficient  to  cope  with  the  demands  for  in- 
creased facilities  in  the  transportation  and  storage  of  the  product,  its  use  at  the  beginning  was  entirely  in  the  direction 
above  related,  that  of  generating  steam  in  contiguous  communities.  It  is  an  exceedingly  valuable  article  of  fuel.  Its 
value  in  that  direction  depended  on  its  ability  to  cope  with  cheap  coal.  Appliances  for  its  use  under  large  stationary 
boilers  were  quickly  perfected,  and  when  the  price  descended  in  response  to  the  pressure  of  the  great  increase  of  the 
daily  output,  the  demand  for  this  purpose  increased  very  rapidly.  So  much  so  that  it  required  an  extensive  increase  of 
railroad  facilities  in  the  shape  of  tank  cars,  to  comply  therewith.  When  these  became  sufficient  this  oil  for  a time  had 
no  competitor  in  the  fuel  market. 

Developments  were  prosecuted  with  great  earnestness  in  all  directions.  The  success  attending  each  successive 
well,  added  fresh  fuel  to  the  fire.  Eastern  operators  began  at  once  to  join  the  ranks  of  the  west  in  great  numbers. 
As  a consequence,  the  regions  south  and  southwest,  as  well  as  to  the  north  and  northeast,  were  invaded  by  innumer- 


SOLAR  REFINERY,  NEAR  LIMA,  BUILT  IN  1887,  BY  STANDARD  OIL  COMPANY. 


able  leasers,  and  speculators,  and  in  1887  operations  had  extended  as  far  southwest  as  to  St.  Marys,  thirty  miles  from 
Eima.  The  results  attending  nearly  all  of  the  original  tests  in  that  direction  were  discouraging,  except  those  more 
closely  related  to  the  initial  development.  The  Trenton  Rock  Company  seemed  to  have  a cinch  upon  the  region  to 
the  northeast,  and  other  invaders  were  naturally  forced  in  the  opposite  direction.  The  line  adopted  by  the  company, 
alter  the  sinking  of  numerous  tests,  was  abandoned  and  the  leases  with  a few  exceptions  both  at  Findlay  and  Lima 
were  returned  to  the  land  owners.  A few  of  the  farms  secured  proved  valuable,  but  the  Trenton  Rock  Company  in 
1889  disposed  of  its  holdings,  and  went  out  of  business  in  Ohio,  a loser  to  some  considerable  extent. 

Meanwhile  the  forces  that  had  been  driven  to  the  southwest  course,  were  nearly  all  successful  for  a distance  of 
eight  or  ten  miles.  The  oil  deposit  seemed  to  come  to  a halt  a short  distance  northeast  of  Lima,  and  operators  had 
no  other  course  to  pursue  but  the  opposite;  but  of  late  years  the  Findlay  and  Lima  fields  have  been  closely  connected. 
The  daily  output  increased  rapidly  and  a serious  question  at  once  arose,  what  was  to  become  of  it  ? A pipe  line  and 
refining  company  with  a limited  capital  was  effected  at  Findlay  quite  early.  This  company  miscalculated  in  two  ways: 
They  over-estimated  their  own  strength  and  largely  under-estimated  the  capacity  of  the  field  that  was  just  opened. 


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The  leading  spirits  of  the  National  Transit 
or  Standard  Line  in  the  east  surveyed  the  scene  and 
lost  no  time  in  forming  a company,  for  the  sole  and 
only  purpose  of  piping  oil,  and  known  as  the  Buck- 
eye Pipe  Line  Company.  This  company  started 
the  foundation  lor  the  first  mammoth  iron  storag'e 

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tank,  of  a 35,000  barrel  capacity  at  Lima,  on  May 
I,  1886,  and  on  May  ii,  1886,  commenced  taking 
oil  in  the  Lima  field,  at  forty  cents  per  barrel  at  the 
wells.  As  the  work  progressed  in  the  fields  and  it 
became  evident  that  pipeage  and  storage  were  des- 
tined to  play  an  important  part  in  the  conduct  of 
the  business,  the  same  were  constructed  as  speedily 
as  possible. 

The  product  was  condemned  by  nearly  every 
person  capable  of  making  an  analysis  as  unfit  for 
any  use  except  as  fuel.  In  this  the  Standard  rep- 
resentatives were  guided  by  the  judgment  of  the 
scientists  in  their  employ  as  well  as  out  of  it.  They 
at  once  established  a fuel  department  in  connection 
with  the  business  and  thereby  created  quite  a large 
demand  for  the  article.  Up  to  1888  the  oil  trade 
so  far  as  the  production  was  concerned,  was  in  the 
hands  of  men  whose  interests  were  entirely  confined 
to  that  branch  of  the  business.  Up  to  that  date 
there  were  two  separate  and  distinct  forces  engaged 
in  the  petroleum  industry.  The  first  was  devoted 
to  the  production  of  the  crude,  and  the  second  to 
its  transportation  and  manufacture.  These  ele- 
ments were  frequently  antagonistic.  Dangerous 
contests  frequently  arose.  The  refining  force  de- 
sired to  dictate  policies  and  values.  The  other 
naturally  opposed.  It  was  apparent  that  the  Isralites  must  be  controlled  or  Egyptian  despotism  would  be  endangered. 
While  Joseph  was  in  the  saddle,  or  the  councils  of  the  king  and  the  queen  prevailed  there  was  apparent  harmony, 
b'inally  a new  king  arose  who  knew  not  Joseph.  Then  the  work  of  absorption  commenced.  The  producing  trade 
was  startled  by  the  news  one  fine  morning  that  the  Standard  Oil  Company,  which  until  this  time  had  devoted  its 
energies  to  shipping  and  refining  the  product,  was  in  the  field  leasing  lands,  buying  producing  properties  and  drilling 
oil  and  gas  wells  just  like  other 
peo[)le.  In  Ohio  this  business 
commenced  in  the  name  of  Wil- 
liam bdeming.  Under  his  name 
large  areas  of  land  were  leased 
and  wells  drilled  in  great  num- 
bers in  every  corner  or  district 
where  oil  was  found.  An  army 
of  “ advance  agents  ” otherwise 
known  as  leasers,  spread  itself 
over  the  whole  producing  realm. 

The  opposition  created  in  this 
way  to  the  former  producing 
element  was  serious  and  extreme- 
ly annoying.  The  power  of  un- 
limited capital  was  felt  now  as  it 
had  never  been  felt  before  in  the 
business.  It  was  next  to  impos- 
sible to  compete  with  the  agents 
of  the  aggressor  in  the  natural 
contests  that  arose  for  territory 
to  drill,  especially  if  it  looked  at 
all  valuable.  Then,  the  large 

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occasioned  this  move,  forced  the  Buckeye  Pipe  Line  to  the  construction  of  iron  storage  tanks  in  great  numbers.  At 
the  same  time  that  production  increased,  prices  gradually  declined,  until  in  1889  they  reached  the  remarkable  price  of 
fifteen  cents  a barrel.  Meanwhile  operations  spread  over  extensive  areas  in  Hancock,  Wood,  Allen  and  Auglaize 
counties,  but  as  compared  with  Wood  County,  all  other  sections  appeared  as  mere  offshoots  of  the  great  deposit  so  far 
as  the  capacity  of  the  wells  to  produce  is  concerned. 

We  have  now  reached  the  interesting  stage  in  the  opening  of  a great  oil  field.  It  may  not  be  necessary  to  treat 
the  subject  in  its  various  phases  from  that  time  to  the  present.  From  a single  well  located  on  a city  lot,  we  have 
pushed  forward  in  the  work  of  drilling  in  Northwestern  Ohio  until  42,504  wells  stand  to  our  credit  up  to  the  close  of 
1900,  and  1,000,000  acres  of  producing  territory  are  opened  to  public  view.  All  of  these  wells  do  not  produce  oil,  for 
6,050  of  them  were  worthless  from  their  completion.  Nor  is  all  the  territory  embraced  in  the  outlines  of  the  acreage 
named  productive.  The  oil  regions  present  a picture  or  coat  of  many  colors.  Its  .skin  is  as  spotted  as  that  of  any 
leopard  on  earth,  and  the  game  which  oil  men  play  in  the  dark  to  lose  or  win  in  trying  to  find  the  “spots”  is  one  that 
only  those  gifted  with  reckless  pluck  and  daring  will  appreciate.  While  few  are  successful  in  locating  jugulars,  perhaps 
one  hundred  are  rewarded  with  a light  showing  or  a complete  duster,  which  means  a dry  hole.  When  the  figures  are 
contemplated  it  becomes  a matter  of  serious  doubt  whether  the  price  of  a fortune  in  the  oil  business  is  worth  the  outlay. 
This,  however,  does  not  alter  the  fact  that  the  outlay  has  been  made  and  that  the  State  and  country  has  been  benefitted 
to  a degree  by  no  means  appreciated. 

The  single  item  of  taxes  paid  annually  to  the  State  and  counties  where  the  product  is  obtained  is  of  greater 
magnitude  and  importance  than  anyone  has  heretofore  calculated.  Wherever  the  oil  fraternity  has  found  it  profitable 
to  remain,  there  you  will  find  evidence  of  thrift  and  prosperity,  beginning  with  the  humble  tiller  of  the  soil.  The  Black 
Swamp  of  Wood  County  is  in  evidence  on  this  line.  Scores  of  farmers  who  had  managed  to  subsist  on  cold  lunches  of 
corn  bread,  pork  and  beans,  bad  water  and  worse  milk,  and  no  whiskey  at  all,  suddenly  found  themselves  surrounded 
with  all  the  luxuries  that  large  incomes  could  afford.  Many  of  them  lived  in  log  huts,  whose  numerous  “ air  holes  ” 
had  rag  stuffings  and  whose  apartments  upstairs  consisted  of  a single  room.  In  some  cases  they  seemed  to  appreciate 
the  change  and  take  delight  in  exhibiting  their  financial  ability.  xT  single  instance  will,  perhaps,  be  sufficient,  but 
scores  might  be  given  from  a personal  knowledge  of  the  writer. 

A farmer  of  Liberty  Township,  Wood  County,  dwelt  in  a small  log  house  and  cultivated  a portion  of  a 40  acre 
tract,  the  greater  part  of  which  was  entirely  too  low  and  wet  to  be  of  any  use.  At  the  first  opportunity  he  leased  the 
land  for  oil  purposes.  The  first  well  was  a success,  flowing  4,000  barrels  a day.  The  morning  that  it  was  drilled  in, 
the  farmer  happened  to  stand  in  front  of  his  abode,  south  of  which  about  400  feet,  the  well  was  located.  Lifting  his 
eyes  he  saw  the  column  of  oil  suddenly  rise  far  above  the  top  of  the  derrick,  and  remain  there,  a great  black  geyser. 
An  ax  which  he  held  flew  from  his  hand,  and  he  exclaimed,  “ no  more  corn  bread.”  This  is  the  way  this  man  felt,  and 
he  gave  expression  accordingly.  In  less  than  five  months  he  possessed  fine  equipages  in  the  way  of  horses  and 
carriages,  and  above  all  a palatial  home,  nicely  adorned  and  appointed  with  all  the  modern  appliances. 

On  December  18,  1886,  the  first  oil  well  in  Wood  County  was  completed  by  \"andergrift  and  McDonald  on  the 
Dave  Fulton  farm,  three  miles  north  of  North  Baltimore.  Its  advent  was  a great  surprise,  not  only  to  the  owners,  but 
to  the  entire  trade  as  well.  None  of  the  owners  were  in  the  region  when  the  well  came  in,  so  little  interest  was  taken 

in  the  outcome.  It  started  with  a production  of  600  barrels  a day,  and  was  the  keynote  of  an  excitement  that  con- 

tinued without  abatement  until  the  greater  part  of  the  two  townships  of  Liberty  and  Henry  were  under  lease.  The 
next  well  to  further  startle  the  petroleum  world  was  brought  in  during  the  spring  of  1887,  on  the  Slaughterbeck  farm, 
near  Cygnet,  in  Henry  Township.  It  was  owned  by  a company  of  tenderfeet  from  Bowling  Green  and  Toledo,  and 
yielded  1,500  barrels  a day.  This  was  followed  by  one  on  the  Dustman  farm  adjoining,  owned  by  Smith  and  Ziegler, 
that  was  estimated  at  10,000  barrels  capacity.  From  that  time  on  for  nearly  two  years  these  enormous  gushers  came 
in  with  surprising  regularity,  and  were  not  confined  to  any  one  section  or  locality.  In  fact,  there  was  hardly  a farm  on 

a space  four  miles  wide  and  extending  from  the  base  of  Henry  Township  northward  to  the  center  of  Libert)',  that  did 

not  have  one  or  more  of  them.  A well  that  did  not  yield  100  barrels  a day  was  considered  of  little  worth,  and  one  of 
25  barrels  was  placed  in  the  dry  column. 

In  the  meantime  the  William  Fleming  combination  continued  the  struggle  for  supremacy  in  the  producing  busi- 
ness. With  that  end  in  view  a “wholesale”  s)’stem  of  accumulation,  by  purchase  of  other  producers’  interests,  was 
inaugurated.  This  was  continued  for  two  years,  and  resulted  in  about  three-fourths  ol  all  the  producing  territory  then 
in  sight,  together  with  the  wells  thereon,  passing  into  the  hands  of  that  institution.  This  operation  was  watched  with 
considerable  concern  by  the  independent  element,  and  especially  by  those  members  ol  it  who  felt  somewhat  hostile 
toward  the  Standard  Company. 

It  was  admitted  by  all  that  one  of  two  things  must  ensue.  The  Standard  Oil  Company  must  control  the  oil 
business  or  an  eternal  and  sanguinary  war  would  alwa)'s  continue  between  the  two  contending  forces.  Recent  results 
have  shown  clearly  which  side  was  the  weaker.  Not  only  the  western  but  the  entire  eastern  trade  also,  has  become 
almost  entirely  under  the  control  of  that  body.  Without  a company  like  the  Standard  in  Ohio,  the  crude  product 
would  have  no  value. 

The  whole  Trenton  Rock  oil  field  of  Northwestern  Ohio  now  presents  a picture  of  surprising  splendor  so  tar  as 
mineral  wealth  is  concerned.  From  the  earth  daily  in  Ohio  is  received  65,000  barrels  of  oil.  This  valued  at  75  cents 
a barrel,  gives  ^^48,250  every  24  hours.  Of  course  the  outlay  necessary  to  produce  this  is  very  great.  But  it  would  be 


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a fair  estimate  to  place  the  annual  profits  to  the 
trade  at  large  at  $5,000,000.  This  is  from  the 
production  of  oil  alone.  Then  there  is  the 
outlay  necessary  to  the  transportation  and 
storage  of  the  product.  Millions  of  dollars 
have  been  expended  in  this  direction  in  the 
construction  of  pipe  lines  through  which  all  the 
oil  now  passes.  Could  a birdseye  view  of  the 
entire  region  be  had,  and  the  miles  of  two-inch, 
three-inch,  four-inch,  six-inch  and  eight-inch 
lines  computed,  the  reader  would  be  ready  to 
doubt  the  accuracy  of  the  statement.  The 
second  eig^ht-inch  line  has  been  constructed  to 
Cleveland  from  Cygnet,  and  there  are  two  of 
the  same  stripe  to  Whiting,  Indiana.  These 
lines  alone  require  an  outlay  of  perhaps 
$5,000,000.  The  saving  annually  in  freight, 
caused  by  them,  is  not  less  than  $2,000,000. 

The  profits  arising  from  the  transportation  of 
the  product  through  the  local  lines,  which 
reach  every  well  in  the  region,  is  not  less  than 
15  cents  a barrel.  This  on  65.000  barrels  a 
day  is  $9,750.  But  it  might  be  asked,  how  is 
this  profit  secured  when  one  company  runs  the  wells  and  the  pipe  lines  also  ? This  is  easy  when  understood.  The 
company  calculates  20  cents  a barrel  lor  piping  the  oil  from  the  wells  to  the  delivery  point.  The  organization  perform- 
ing this  branch  of  the  service  conducts  its  business  on  that  basis.  Less  than  five  cents  a barrel  pays  all  costs,  leaving 
15  cents  for  profit.  No  matter  who  takes  the  oil  or  for  what  purpose,  the  20  cents  pipeage  must  be  paid.  The  con- 
sumer in  the  end  pays  this  freight,  but  he  enjoys  the  luxury  of  a brilliant  light  upon  his  pathway  and  in  his  home. 
When  he  recalls  the  tallow  candle  and  dip,  by  which  he  read  the  pages  of  his  Bible,  or  a desertation  on  the  fictions  and 
fables,  he  smiles  at  the  infantile  proportions  of  all  illuminating  tariffs.  The  community  where  the  commodity  is  pro- 
duced is  richer  because  of  it.  The  State  becomes  more  prosperous,  the  nation’s  revenue  becomes  enlarged,  and  the 
whole  world  becomes  much  more  brilliant. 

Ohio’s  Oil  Production. — Ohio  has  within  its  borders  close  to  700  of  the  mammoth  iron  storage  tanks  of  from 
28,000  to  35,000  barrels  capacity.  In  these  tanks  at  the  close  of  business  December  31,  1900,  there  were  close  to 
18,000,000  barrels  of  the  crude  product.  Outside  of  the  Trenton  Rock  district  of  Northwestern  Ohio,  are  several  other 
pools  of  no  small  magnitude.  The  Southeastern  Ohio  field,  including  the  counties  of  Perry,  Morgan,  Noble,  Washing- 
ton, Monroe  and  Belmont,  comprises  that  portion  of  the  field.  The  oil  bearing  sand  in  that  part  of  the  State  is  known 
as  the  Berea  Grit  and  the  Cow  Run  sand.  Another  field,  which  will  be  mentioned  more  fully  later  on,  is  the  Mecca- 
Belden  section,  located  in  Trumbull  and  Lorain  Counties. 

The  following  interesting  statistics  of  the  oil  produced  in  Ohio  from  the  Northwestern  Ohio.  Southeastern  Ohio, 
and  the  Mecca-Belden  fields  are  herewith  given  ; the  production  of  Southeastern  Ohio  runs  from  1875,  the  Northwestern 
Ohio  from  1886,  and  the  Mecca-Belden  from  1889.  It  shows  the  amount  produced  each  year  from  the  fields  mentioned: 


URIULERS  AXD  PUMPERS  OFF  TOWER  OX  LEV'ERTOX  FARM, 
Xear  Bowling  Green. 


A NITRO-GUYCERINE  FACTORY. 


Year. 

1875 

1876 

1877 
1S78 

1879 

1880 

1881 

1882 

1883 
1SS4 

1885 

1886 

I 8S7 

1888 

1889 

1890 

1891 

1892 

1893 

1894 

1895 

1896 


Xorthwestern  Southeastern  Mecca- 

Ohio.  Ohio.  Belden. 

200,000 

31763 

29,888 

38.179 

29,  I I 2 

38,940 
33.S67 
66 1 ,580 
47.632 
90,081 
661,580 


1,776,845 

703.945 

5.152,709 

372.257 

9,682,683 

297.774 

12,153,189 

318,277 

1,240 

15,014,882 

1, 1 16,52 1 

1.440 

1 7-3  75.978 

424.323 

1.440 

15,169,509 

1,193414 

3.1 12 

13,646,804 

2,602,965 

1-571 

13,607,884 

3,184,310 

940 

1 5,850,609 

3.694,624 

1476 

20.575,138 

3.366.031 

666 

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PANOKAMIC  VIEW  IN  WOOD  COUNTY 


Yi-.-ir. 

North  western 
Ohio. 

Southeastern 

Ohio. 

>lecca- 

Hehien, 

RECAPITULATION. 

Fields. 

Production.  Barrels. 

1897 

I 8,682.678 

2,877,193 

710 

Northwestern  Ohio  Field, 

208,399,945 

I 898 

16,317,570 

2,964,624 

860 

Southeastern  Ohio  Field, 

33-271,984 

I 899 

16,077,995 

4,601 ,827 

2,910 

Mecca-Belden  Field, 

19.525 

I 900 

I 7'375-5  14 

4,020,2  19 

3,260 

All  other  pools  in  State, 

6.312,463 

'botal. 

208,399,945 

33-271.984 

19-525 

Grand  total. 

248,003,91 7 

I'he  above  figures,  which  are  as  near  accurate  as  can  be  given,  show  that  the  various  oil  pools  of  Ohio  have  pro- 
duced 248,003,917  barrels  of  crude  oil,  which  on  an  average  of  75  cents  per  barrel,  represents  that  the  various 
purchasers  of  crude  oil  have  paid  the  farmer  and  oil  man  the  handsome  sum  of  5^186,002,937.75  since  oil  was  first  run 
by  pi[)e  line  in  Ohio.  This  large  amount  of  money  has  been  distributed  among  the  people  of  the  State.  Close  to  one- 
sixth  of  the  amount  has  gone  to  the  farm  owner,  who  has  enjoyed  it  more  than  any  other  class  of  people.  It  lifted  the 
burden  of  indebtedness  from  their  land  and  has  given  the  farmers  sufficient  ready  cash  to  give  their  children  a college 

education.  The  following  are 
the  wells  drilled  in  the  Trenton 
Rock  oil  field  of  Northwestern 
Ohio,  by  years,  since  the  first 
well  was  completed  for  gas  at 
Findlay  : 


Year. 

Wells 

Completed. 

Dry 

Holes. 

Prior  to  1890 

7.335 

1.395 

[890 

2,151 

I4I 

1891 

1.572 

246 

1892 

1,465 

188 

1893 

1.877 

320 

1894 

3,001 

440 

1895 

5.559 

830 

1896 

4.339 

626 

1897 

2.755 

490 

1898 

2,852 

367 

1899 

4.469 

413 

1900 

5.129 

594 

Total,  42,504  6,050 

The  above  figures  show 
that  42,504  wells  have  been 
drilled  for  oil  and  gas  in  the 
northwestern  part  of  the  State. 
At  an  average  cost  of  $1,600  per 
well  it  shows  an  outlay  of 


5 

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SHOWING  OIL  WELLS. 


$68,006,400.  This  is  for  the  completion  of  wells  alone,  to  say  nothing  of  the  bonus  paid  for  leases,  the  laborers 
employed  in  the  oil  well  regions,  outside  of  those  employed  as  drillers  and  tool  dressers,  the  nitro-glycerine  used  in 
shooting  the  wells,  and  many  other  things  too  numerous  to  mention.  The  amount  of  money  expended  for  nitro- 
glycerine alone  represents  a princely  fortune,  as  no  less  than  5,000,000  quarts  of  the  explosive  have  been  burned  up  in 
mother  earth  in  Northwestern  Ohio.  The  wells  above  mentioned  are  located  in  the  various  counties  of  Wood, 
Hancock,  Allen,  Auglaize,  Sandusky,  Lucas,  Mercer,  Seneca,  Van  Wert,  Wyandot,  Ottawa  and  Shelby,  and  the 
counties  denominated  miscellaneous  are  Darke,  Henry,  Hardin,  Fulton,  Williams,  Dehance,  and  others  along  the 
western  border  of  the  State.  The  wells  are  distributed  as  follows  : 

Wells  completed  in  Wood  County,  14.117;  Hancock,  6,518;  Allen,  4,223;  Auglaize,  4,523;  Sandusky,  5,984; 
Lucas,  1,325;  Mercer,  2,701;  Seneca,  575;  Van  Wert,  346;  Wyandot,  396;  Ottawa,  334;  Shelby,  229;  mis- 
cellaneous, 1,233,  niaking  a total  of  42,504  completed  wells. 

The  first  monthly  oil  report  of  operations  in  the  Northwestern  Ohio  oil  field  was  compiled  by  George  A.  Whit- 
ney, Jr.,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  for  the  Toledo  “Com.mercial”  and  Oil  City  (Pa.)  “ Derrick”  on  September  i,  1890,  showing 
the  full  report  for  the  month  of  August  of  that  year.  The  reports  have  been  continued  from  then  to  the  present  time, 
and  have  been  a great  source  of  information  to  the  oil  public. 

Wood  County. — As  an  oil  producing  county,  Wood  County,  the  heart  of  the  Black  Swamp,  stands  without  an 
equal.  Even  the  famous  Bradford,  Pennsylvania,  field  in  its  palmy  days  was  no  comparison  to  this  county.  The 
drilling  in  of  the  Fulton  farm  well,  as  men- 
tioned before,  was  the  signal  for  further 
operations,  which  gradually  spread  over  the 
largest  part  of  the  county.  The  richest  part 
of  the  county  was  found  in  Henry,  Bloom, 

Portage  and  Liberty  Townships.  In  these 
townships  wells  ranging  from  500  to  10,000 
barrels  a day  were  numerous.  The  largest 
well  drilled  in  the  county  was  the  famous 
Ducat  well,  that  has  always  been  considered  a 
10,000  barrel  gusher.  The  richest  part  of  the 
field  extended  from  North  Baltimore  to  the 
north  as  far  as  Rudolph.  At  the  last  named 
place  many  wells  doing  a thousand  barrels 
were  completed.  In  the  early  days  of  oil  the 
loledo  & Ohio  Central  Railroad  was  consid- 
ered the  dividing  line  of  the  field.  The  west 
side  was  rich  in  oil,  while  on  the  east  it  was 
termed  worthless  on  account  of  the  heavy  body 
of  salt  water.  Later  years  show  a great 


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production  where  the  heavy  salt  water  was 
found.  Since  then  oil  has  been  found  in  large 
(juantities  at  a depth  of  from  lOO  to  300  feet  in 
the  Trenton  limestone.  This  deep  sand  pay  is 
found  along  what  is  known  as  the  Mungen- 
Ilaskins  sucker  rod  belt,  and  is  very  narrow  in 
places.  Fen  years  ago  had  a person  said  that 
oil  would  be  found  at  that  depth  in  the  Tren- 
ton he  would  have  fared  worse  than  a fellow 
would  at  the  Beaumont,  Texas,  rusher,  who 
would  try  to  give  the  Texas  well  a black  eye  in 
a crowd  of  cowboys  in  that  district.  There  are 
sixteen  townships  in  the  county  in  which  oil 
has  been  found  in  paying  quantities,  viz  : 

Henry,  Bloom,  Berry,  Liberty,  Portage,  Mont- 
gomery, Freedom,  d'roy.  Lake,  Ross,  Webster, 

Perrysburg,  Middleton,  Washington,  Plain  and 
Milton.  During  the  year  of  1890  and  1891 
there  was  a Qrenuine  old-time  oil  boom  on  at 
Prairie  Depot,  in  Montgomery  Township. 

Pown  lots  were  drilled  with  huge  derricks  close 
together.  At  one  time  there  were  close  to  150 
wells  under  way  that  could  be  counted  with  the  naked  eye  from  the  top  of  a derrick  in  the  town  limits. 

Wood  County  has  contained  more  large  oil  producing  wells  than  any  other  county  in  the  State.  The  wells  are 
on  a more  even  average  than  any  other  portion  of  the  field.  The  west  edge  of  Henry,  Liberty  and  Plain  Townships, 
where  the  dip  in  the  oil  rock  is  found,  bids  fair  to  yet  develop  sufficient  oil  to  pay  the  investment  of  drilling.  A list  of 
some  of  the  large  producing  wells  of  this  county  is  given  below.  It  does  not  cover  them  all,  but  gives  a good  idea  of 
what  wealth  the  county  contained  in  oil. 

d'he  following  are  the  dates  and  years  that  the  gushers  were  completed  : December,  1886,  Fulton  farm  well, 

Henry  township,  720  barrels.  February,  1887,  No.  i,  Henning  farm,  Henry  township,  1,500  barrels.  June,  1887,  No. 
2,  Slaughterbeck  farm,  Henry  township,  1,200  barrels.  July,  1887,  No.  3,  Slaughterbeck  farm,  Henry  township,  4,800 
barrels.  August,  1887,  No.  i,  P'oltz  farm,  Henry  township,  5,000  barrels.  August,  1887,  No.  i,  Auverter  farm,  Henry 
township,  800  barrels.  February,  1888,  C.  C.  Harris,  No.  i,  Snyder  farm,  Henry  township,  3,000  barrels.  July,  1888^ 
Delaney  Brothers,  No.  3,  Mercer  farm.  Liberty  township,  1,250  barrels.  July,  1899,  J.  S.  Laney  & Company’s  No.  i, 
•Southerland  farm.  Portage  township,  8,000  barrels.  July,  [889,  S.  E.  Niece’s  No.  i.  Chase  lot,  Henry  township,  5,000 
barrels.  )uly,  1889,  No.  r.  Ducat  farm.  Liberty  township,  10,000  barrels.  June,  1889,  No.  2,  Weiland  farm.  Liberty 
township,  700  barrels.  June,  1889,  No.  3,  Weiland  farm,  Liberty  township,  800  barrels.  July,  1889,  No.  4,  Weiland 
farm.  Liberty  township,  800  barrels.  April,  1889,  Delaney  Brothers,  No.  8,  Mercer  farm.  Liberty  township,  1,000 
barrels.  July,  1889,  Delaney  Brothers,  No.  ii,  Mercer  farm.  Liberty  township,  900  barrels.  August,  1890,  O.  A. 
Browning  N Company’s  No.  2,  Meeker  farm.  Portage  township,  600  barrels.  January,  1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company’s  No. 
2,  Mercer  farm.  Liberty  township,  500  barrels.  January,  1891^  R.  Miller’s  No.  5,  Miller  farm.  Liberty  township,  800 

barrels.  January,  1891,  Isaac  Collin’s  No.  4,  Mercer  farm. 
Liberty  township,  1,000  barrels.  July,  1891,  Brown  Oil 
Company,  No.  i,  Kramp  farm.  Plain  township,  500  barrels. 
August,  1891,  Brown  Oil  Company,  No.  2,  Brown  farm. 
Plain  township,  1,500  barrels.  August,  1891,  Berry  & Com- 
pany’s No.  I,  Sanglier  farm,  Liberty  township,  500  barrels. 
August,  1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  i,  Robinson  farm. 
Liberty  township,  600  barrels.  October,  1891,  E.  W.  Baum- 
gardner’s No.  4,  Bigelow  farm.  Portage  township,  700  barrels. 
October,  1891,  E.  W.  Baumgardner’s  No.  i.  Smith  farm. 
Bloom  township,  5,000  barrels.  October,  1891,  Delaney 
Brothers,  No.  6,  Lee  farm.  Portage  township,  1,200  barrels. 
October,  1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  i.  Case  farm.  Plain 
township,  500  barrels.  October,  1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company, 
No.  6,  Russell  farm,  Henry  township,  500  barrels.  January, 
1892,  Palmer  Oil  Company,  No.  7,  Meyers  farm.  Portage 
township,  1,500  barrels.  January,  1892,  Brown  Oil  Com- 
pany, No.  9,  Brown  farm.  Plain  township,  500  barrels.  April, 
1892,  E.  H.  Barnum’s  No.  4,  Whitacre  farm.  Bloom  town- 
ship, 1,500  barrels.  April,  1892,  A.  C.  McDonald’s  No.  3, 


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Wilcox  farm,  Plain  township,  500 
barrels.  May,  1892,  Black, 
Reese  & Hazlett,  Xo,  i,  Ewing 
farm.  Plain  township,  800  barrels, 
lime,  1892,  O.  A.  Browning  X 
Company,  No.  i,  INIercer  farm. 
Portage  township,  720  barrels. 
July,  1892,  James  Hazlett’s  No. 
I,  Legally  farm.  Plain  township, 
500  barrels.  July,  1892,  Ohio 
Oil  Compan3\  No.  6,  Arter  farm. 
Liberty  township,  500  barrels. 
September,  1892,  Palmer  Oil 
Company,  No.  3,  Trapnell  farm. 
Portage  township,  1,000  barrels. 
September,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Com- 
pany, No.  12,  Corey  farm. 
Liberty  township,  1,200  barrels. 
September,  1892,  J.  H.  Hughes, 
No.  6,  Rahe  farm,  Lreedom 
township,  500  barrels.  Septem- 
ber, 1892,  Black,  Reese  & Haz- 
lett, No.  4,  Lwing  farm,  Plain 
township,  900  barrels.  October, 
1S92,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  4, 
Corey  farm.  Liberty  township,  500  barrels.  October,  1892,  Palmer  Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Trapnell  farm.  Portage  town- 
ship, 2,000  barrels.  October,  1892,  Lostoria  Oil  & Gas  Company,  No.  i,  Hardinger,  Perry  township,  800  barrels. 
November,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  i,  Hollister  farm.  Portage  township,  1,800  barrels.  November,  1892, 
Palmer  Oil  Company,  No.  6,  Trapnell  farm.  Portage  township,  600  barrels.  November,  1892,  Taylor  & Wilcox, 
No.  I,  Brand  farm,  Middleton  township,  600  barrels.  Novem- 
ber, 1892,  Marschka  & Brannigan,  No.  i,  Emerick  farm, 

Middleton  township,  500  barrels.  December,  1892,  Ohio  Oil 
Company,  No.  i.  Legally  farm.  Plain  township,  900  barrels. 

January,  1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  i.  Legally,  Sr.,  farm. 

Plain  township,  600  barrels.  January,  1893,  Ohio  Oil  Com- 
pany, No.  I,  Bowers’  heirs  farm.  Plain  township,  500  barrels. 

Lebruary,  1893,  Robert  Miller,  No.  10,  Miller  farm.  Portage 
township,  500  barrels.  Lebruary,  1S93,  Black,  Reese  & 

Hazlett,  No.  i.  Legally,  Plain  township,  800  barrels. 

Lebruary,  1893,  hIcCullough  & Harmon,  No.  3,  Twining, 

Plain  township,  800  barrels.  March,  1893,  Robert  Miller, 

No.  II,  Miller  farm.  Portage  township,  500  barrels.  April, 

1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Stockwell  farm.  Liberty 
township,  700  barrels.  May,  1893,  Palmer  Oil  Company, 

No.  16,  Trapnell  farm.  Portage  township,  800  barrels.  June, 

1893,  Sun  Oil  Company,  No.  ii,  Lucky  & Reed  farm.  Port- 
age township,  800  barrels.  June,  1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company, 

No.  2,  Palmer  farm,  Portage  township.  600  barrels.  June, 

1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  ii,  Mercer  farm.  Portage 
township,  600  barrels.  June,  1893,  hlurphy  & Company, 

No.  3,  England  farm,  Portage  township,  500  barrels.  June, 

1893,  Black,  Reese  & Hazlett,  No.  4,  Legally  farm.  Plain 
township,  800  barrels.  June,  1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No. 

7,  Griffin  farm.  Liberty  township,  1,000  barrels,  fuly,  1893, 

Sun  Oil  Company,  No.  6,  Miller  farm.  Portage  township, 

1,500  barrels.  July,  1893,  Sun  Oil  Company,  No.  9,  Miller 
farm,  Portage  township,  500  barrels.  July  1893,  Balmer  Oil 
Company,  No.  21,  Trapnell  farm.  Portage  township,  525 
barrels.  July,  1893,  Jane  W.  Stone,  No.  15,  Stone  farm, 

Henry  township,  800  barrels.  July,  1893,  Bussell 

& Company,  No.  2,  Hampton  farm.  Plain  township,  [700 


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RESERVOIR  AT  BUCKEYE  PIPE  LIXE  CO’S  PUMPING  STATION,  CYGNET. 
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barrels.  July,  1893,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  3,  Phillips  farm,  Liberty 
township,  1,000  barrels.  August,  1893,  Jane  W.  Stone,  No.  16,  Stone 
farm,  Henry  township,  700  barrels.  September,  1893,  Sun  Oil  Company, 
No.  7,  Miller  farm.  Portage  township,  1,200  barrels.  January,  1894,  Ohio 
Oil  Company,  No.  8,  Powell  farm,  Liberty  township,  500  barrels.  February, 

1894,  Scott,  Lineman  & Company,  No.  i,  Lambright  farm.  Perry  town- 
ship, 1,750  barrels.  May,  1894,  Black,  Reese  & Hazlett,  No.  9,  Larwell 
farm.  Portage  township,  550  barrels.  July,  1894,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No. 
8,  McIntyre  farm.  Liberty  township,  500  barrels.  September,  1894,  G.  F. 
Munn,  No.  i,  Esminger  farm.  Liberty  township,  900  barrels.  January, 

1895,  Klauser  Bros.  & Wolf,  No.  i,  Restemeyer  farm.  Freedom  township, 
700  barrels.  May,  1895,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Hazel  farm.  Liberty 
township,  500  barrels.  June,  1895,  Marschka  & Brannigan,  No.  12, 
Fmerich  farm,  Middleton  township,  600  barrels.  June,  1895,  Ohio  Oil 
Company,  No.  6,  Santimire  farm,  Liberty  township,  500  barrels.  Septem- 
ber, 1895,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  3,  Somers  farm.  Liberty  township,  800 
barrels.  April,  1896,  City  of  Tiffin,  Stout  farm.  Perry  township,  2,000 
barrels. 


AX  ore  TANK  AFIKE  NEAR  LIMA. 


Many  of  the  above  mentioned  wells  are  still  large  producers.  There 
are  many  other  gushers  that  were  drilled  in  Wood  County  that  are  not 
listed  in  the  above.  The  Ireland,  Mercer,  and  many  other  farms  in  the  center  of  the  great  scope  of  oil  land  in 
Liberty  township;  also  in  Henry  township,  there  are  many  not  mentioned,  owing  to  space.  Oil  will  be  found  in 
Wood  County  for  many  years  to  come. 

Hancock  County. — The  Hancock  County  oil  field  is  just  in  its  prime,  with  the  exception  of  the  territory  to  the 
west  and  northwest  from  P'indlay,  where  the  drill  has  been  drilling  for  oil  for  the  past  dozen  years  with  good  results, 
d'he  new  territory  that  is  now  under  operation  is  the  once  famous  gas  belt.  Hancock  County  holds  the  honor  of  having 


within  its  borders  the 
drilled  on  the  Con- 
on  the  McMurray  farm 
eral  miles  north  from 
completed  July,  1891, 
good  competent  oil  men 
barrels  in  24  hours, 
a 600  barrel  tank 
inch  line  in  21  minutes. 


WELL  SHOOTERS 

starting  Out  witli  their  Nitro  Glycerine  Wagons  to  Slioot  an  Oil  Well. 


largest  oil  well  yet 
tinent,  which  is  the  one 
in  Allen  township,  sev- 
Findlay.  This  well  was 
and  has  been  rated  by 
as  good  for  40,000 
The  well  actually  filled 
through  a single  two- 
In  the  latter  part  ol 


1891  there  was  a great  oil  boom  on  the  additions  to  North  Findlay,  and  wells  were  drilled  as  close  together  as  the  rigs 
could  be  built.  Hundreds  of  wells  were  drilled  on  small  30-foot  lots,  but  while  they  were  large  producers  at  the  start, 
the  wells  were  so  thick  that  the  oil  sand  was  drained  of  its  product  in  short  order,  and  thousands  upon  thousands  of 
dollars  were  lost  in  the  operations. 

In  February,  1887,  Penzer  & Company  drilled  in  the  first  big  well  of  the  county,  on  the  Corey  farm,  in  Liberty 
township.  It  did  1,500  barrels.  In  June,  1886,  a well  was  drilled  for  gas  on  the  Alge  farm,  near  Findlay,  and  started 
at  300  barrels  an  hour.  In  March,  1891,  the  Ohio  Oil  Company  drilled  in  _ 

well  No.  I,  on  the  Pranks  farm,  in  Cass  township,  a short  distance  south- 
west from  Bairdstown,  and  it  did  2,000  barrels.  In  January,  of  the  same 
year.  Dr.  Morrical  drilled  in  his  famous  well  No.  i,on  the  Hibet  farm,  in 
P'indlay  township,  that  did  750  barrels.  The  Ohio  Oil  Company  in  July, 
of  the  same  year,  drilled  in  No.  1,  on  the  Hugh  McMurray  farm.  In  Allen 
township,  and  It  did  40,000  barrels.  In  August,  Langmade  & Black  drilled 
In  No.  3,  on  the  Showman  farm,  in  Allen  township,  and  near  the  McMurray 
gusher,  that  did  1,100  barrels.  During  October,  of  the  same  year,  John 
Ware  & Company  drilled  in  well  No.  2,  on  the  Kempher  farm,  in  Portage 
township,  that  did  2,000  barrels. 

In  April,  1892,  Langmade  & Black  drilled  in  their  first  venture  on 
the  Dorsey  farm  in  Allen  township,  and  it  did  1,500  barrels.  The  same 
firm  during  June  drilled  in  their  No.  4 on  the  same  farm,  and  that  did  850 
barrels.  No.  2,  on  the  same  farm,  did  1,200  barrels. 


In  September,  1894,  Bie  Ohio  Oil  Company  drilled  in  well  No.  4, 
on  the  Marion  farm,  in  Findlay  township,  that  did  1,200  barrels,  and  in 
Pdecember,  of  the  same  year,  O’Brien,  Murphy  & Company  drilled  in  a 
1,500  barrel  well  on  the  Harpst  farm,  in  the  same  township.  In  May, 
1897,  the  Mecca  Oil  Company  drilled  in  a 720  barrel  well  on  the  Russell 


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farm,  in  Big-  Lick  township.  In 
August  the  Mott  Oil  & Gas 
Company  completed  a 1,200 
barrel  producer  in  No.  i on  the 
Snyder  farm,  in  the  same  town- 
ship, while  in  October  of  thci 
same  year,  J.  W.  Kirkbride 
drilled  in  a 600  barrel  well  on  the 
Roller  farm  in  Marion  township. 

Allen  County.  — Allen 
County,  the  home  of  Trenton 
Rock  oil,  has  been  famous  for  its 
big  wells,  but  they  are  nothing 
compared  to  those  found  in 
Wood,  Hancock  and  Sandusky 
Counties.  The  Douglass  well 
near  Lima  was  the  first  large 
producer  found  in  the  county. 
It  was  drilled  in  in  October,  1886, 
and  produced  700  barrels.  Fol- 
lowing this  came  the  Spear  well, 
in  November,  with  a production 
of  700  barrels.  In  December  of 
the  same  year,  the  Lima  Drilling 
Company  drilled  in  a well  on 
the  Ridenour  farm  that  did  1,200 

barrels,  and  the  Tunget  well,  completed  in  the  same  month,  did  700  barrels.  In  January,  1886,  W.  G.  Fee  broke  all 
records  when  he  drilled  in  his  well  on  the  Ridenour  farm,  in  Perry  township,  as  it  did  2,760  barrels.  Next  came  the 
Miller  Company’s  well  on  the  Fredricks  farm,  in  June,  with  a production  of  1,200  barrels.  In  April,  1888,  another  well 
was  drilled  on  the  Ridenour  farm  that  did  1,300  barrels,  and  in  June  one  on  the  McClain  farm  did  1,000  barrels. 

Auglaize  County. — Auglaize  County  did  not  enjoy  much  of  an  oil  boom,  especially  in  the  once  famous  Reservoir 
pool,  until  during  the  year  of  1890,  when  James  Knoppenberger  drilled  in  his  famous  well  on  the  Silvers  farm,  in  St. 
Marys  township,  and  at  the  north  side  of  the  St.  Marys  reservoir.  This  well  did  500  barrels  and  was  the  cause  of  the 
great  activity  displayed  there  for  the  next  few  years.  During  the  same  )ear  the  Ohio  Oil  Company  drilled  a well  on 
the  Widow  McMahon  farm,  a couple  of  miles  west  of  St.  Mar)'s,  that  did  500  barrels,  aiul  the  well  was  one  of  the  best 
producers  ever  completed  in  the 


VIHW  AT  AN  OIL  KEFINERY. 


county.  It  was  by  no  means  the 
largest  producer,  but  showed 
wonderful  staying  qualities,  doing 
a B 250  barrel  tank  when  three 
years  old.  The  oil  field  of  this 
county  covers  quite  an  extent  of 
territory,  located  in  Douchouquet, 
Logan,  Noble,  Salem,  St.  Marys, 
Washington,  Jackson  and  Moul- 
ton townships.  The  Cridersville 
field  was  opened  in  1890,  as  was 
the  Buckland  and  St.  Marys 
fields.  Considerable  gas  terri- 
tory was  also  developed  in  parts 
of  the  county,  especially  along 
the  east  and  southeast  edge  of 
the  reservoir.  This  county  con- 
tains one  of  Ohio’s  important  oil 
fields.  The  following  are  some 
of  the  big  wells  completed  in  this 
county ; 

In  1890  James  Knoppen- 
berger, No.  I,  on  the  Silvers 
farm,  in  St.  Marys  township,  500 
barrels.  In  the  same  year  the 


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farm,  St.  Marys 
500  barrels.  July, 


VIEW  AT  A TANK  FARM. 


Ohio  Oil  Company’s  initial  well, 
on  the  Widow  McMahon  farm 
did  500  barrels.  April,  1891, 
Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  3, 
Swigert  farm,  St.  Marys  town- 
ship, 600  barrels.  April,  1891, 
Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  2,  Blew 
farm,  St.  Marys  township,  600 
barrels.  May,  1891,  Ohio  Oil 
Company,  No.  2,  Kishler  farm, 
St.  Marys  township,  500  barrels. 
May,  1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company, 
No.  5,  Scott 
township, 

1891,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No. 
14,  Scott  farm,  St.  Marys  town- 
ship, 500  barrels.  July,  1891, 
Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  17, 
WMlbridge  farm,  St.  INIarys  town- 
ship, 700  barrels.  October,  1891, 
Lineman  & Company,  No.  21, 
State  land,  St.  Marys  township, 
500  barrels.  October,  1891, 
Lineman  & Company,  No.  24, 
State  land,  St.  Marys  township, 
590  barrels.  June,  1891,  Neely  & Company,  No.  i,  Longsworth  farm,  St.  Marys  township,  600  barrels. 

Sandusky  County. — Sandusky  County  is,  and  has  been  quite  a factor  in  the  crude  oil  end  of  the  Trenton  Rock 
developments.  It  stands  second  to  Wood  County  as  a territory  of  big  producing  wells.  The  quality  of  the  oil  is 
superior  to  that  of  South  Lima,  and  should  command  at  least  15  cents  per  barrel  more.  The  Gibsonburg,  Rollersville, 
Helena  and  the  Scott  township  developments  proved  money  makers  for  the  operators,  but  the  productive  pool  of  the 
county  was  not  opened  until  in  May,  1S92,  when  the  Ohio  Oil  Company  drilled  in  a well  on  the  Myers  farm,  in  Wood- 
ville  township,  that  did  600  barrels.  This  led  to  the  opening  of  the  most  productive  pool  found  in  the  county,  and  to 
be  in  the  Woodville  field  at  that  time  reminds  an  old  timer  very  much  of  the  palmy  days  of  Bradford.  Big  producers 
were  daily  occurrences,  and  the  pipe  lines  were  overtaxed  with  the  production  from  the  field.  The  big  gusher  of  the 
field  was  struck  on  November  15,  1894,  by  T.  E.  and  J.  W.  Kirkbride,  on  the  Benjamin  Jones  farm,  in  Madison  town- 
ship, four  miles  west  and  one  mile  south  of  Gibsonburg.  This  well  is  known  as  the  second  largest  well  completed  on 
the  Continent,  and  started  at  20,000  barrels.  For  the  first  thirty  days  the  well  averaged  a production  of  better  than 
7,000  barrels  a day,  and  during  its  existence  made  its  owner  a fortune.  Considerable  of  a gas  field  was  also  struck 
the  county.  Some  of  the  large 
oil  producers  of  the  county  are 
as  follows  : 

May,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Com- 
pany, No.  I,  Myers  farm,  Wood- 
ville township,  600  barrels.  June, 

1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  2, 

Myers  farm,  Woodville  township, 

500  barrels.  June,  1892,  Wood- 
ville Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Kuhl- 
man  farm,  Woodville  township, 

500  barrels.  July,  1892,  Ohio 
Oil  Company,  No.  2,  Hendricks 
farm,  Woodville  township,  650 
barrels.  July,  1892,  Ohio  Oil 
Company,  No.  3,  Hendricks  farm, 

WModville  township,  600  barrels. 

July,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company, 

No.  6,  Hendricks  farm,  Woodville 
township,  5oobarrels.  July,  1892, 

Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  7,  Hen- 
dricks farm,  Woodville  township, 

900  barrels.  July,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  view  of  an  oil  tank  farm. 


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Company,  Xo.  2,  Baker  farm,  Woodville  township,  500  barrels.  July,  1892,  Finch  & Company,  No.  2,  Mountler  farm, 
VVoodville  township,  600  barrels.  July,  1892,  Cieortre  \V.  Barnes,  No.  2,  Hille  farm,  Woodville  township,  900  barrels. 
Aiie-ust,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Baker  farm,  Woodville  township,  2,500  barrels.  August,  1892,  Ohio  Oil 
Company,  No.  3,  Baker  farm,  Woodville  township,  500  barrels.  August,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  9,  Hendricks 
firm,  \\h)odville  townshi[),  650  barrels.  August,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  10,  Hendricks  farm,  Woodville  town- 
shi[i,  1,000  barrels.  August,  1892,  Woodville  Oil  Company,  No.  9,  Kuhlman  farm,  Woodville  township,  600  barrels. 
August,  1892,  Woodville  (FI  Com[iany,  No.  10,  Kuhlman  farm,  Woodville  township,  600  barrels.  September,  1892, 
Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  4,  Myers  farm,  Woodville  township,  600  barrels.  September,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No. 
2,  Sitayde  farm,  Woodville  township,  900  barrels.  September,  1892,  Woodville  Oil  Company,  No.  13,  Kuhlman  farm, 
Whiodville  township,  500  barrels.  .September,  1892,  Woodville  Oil  Company,  No.  3,  Nieman  farm,  Woodville  town- 
ship, 600  barrels.  September,  1892,  Mountler  Brothers,  No.  7,  Mountler  farm,  Woodville  township,  600  barrels. 
September,  1892,  G.  W.  Barnes,  No.  10,  Hilde  farm,  Woodville  township,  700  barrels.  September,  1892,  G.  W. 
Barnes,  No.  5,  Blausey  farm,  WModville  township,  500  barrels.  September,  1892,  Hobart,  Bowlus  <&  Company,  No.  i, 
Kuhlman  farm,  WModville  townshi[^,  600  barrels.  October,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  3,  Herman  farm,  Woodville 
township,  800  barrels.  ( )ctober,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  5,  Burman  farm,  Woodville  township,  900  barrels. 
( )ctober,  1892,  Ohio  Oil  Company,  No.  5,  Spayde  farm,  Woodville  township,  500  barrels.  October,  1892,  Woodville  Oil 
Company,  No.  14,  Kuhlman  farm,  Woodville  township,  600  barrels.  October,  1892,  Woodville  Oil  Company,  No.  15, 
Kuhlman  farm,  Woodville  townshij),  500  barrels.  June,  1893,  Stausmeyer  & Hovis,  No.  4,  Molkenbur  farm, Woodville 
township,  550  barrels.  April,  1894,  ()hio  Oil  Company,  No.  10,  Bruns  farm,  Woodville  township,  930  barrels.  July, 
1894,  Black  Brothers,  No.  2,  Blank  farm,  WModville  township,  500  barrels.  October,  1894,  Hardly-Able  Oil 
Conpiany,  No.  4,  Cunningham  farm,  Madison  township,  i ,000  barrels.  November,  1 894,  Kirkbride  Brothers,  No.  2, 
I ones  farm,  Madison  township,  20,000  barrels.  May,  1895,  Oil  Company,  No.  2,  Reese  farm,  Woodville 

township,  2,000  barrels. 

Lucas  County. — I'here  are  but  four  townships  in  Lucas  County  that  have  so  far  developed  oil  in  paying 
quantities,  viz  : ()regon,  Jerusalem,  Waterville  and  Monclova.  xAs  early  as  1865  an  attempt  was  made  to  find  oil  and 
gas  south  a short  distance  from  Waterville,  by  Detroit  parties,  but  the  well  was  never  drilled  in  to  the  Trenton  on 
account  of  the  tools  being  lost  in  the  hole,  and  the  contractors  were  never  able  to  recover  them.  Many  wells  were 
drilled  in  various  parts  of  the  county,  but  none  were  found  productive  outside  of  the  four  above  mentioned  townships. 
'I'he  Oregon  township  end  of  the  county  has  developed  into  quite  a prominent  oil  field.  In  1890  a number  of  wells 
were  drilled  near  Momineetown,  but  while  they  showed  four  big  producers  the  field  did  not  amount  to  anything  to 
speak  of  until  about  1895,  when  the  drill  was  started,  and  since  then  it  has  been  kept  busy.  The  most  sensational 
strike  in  the  history  of  the  county  was  the  Klondyke  well,  drilled  in  1897,  Miller  farm,  just  out  of  Ironville. 

d he  well  when  drilled  in  was  as  dry  as  any  well  could  be,  but  by  giving  it  a shot  of  high-explosive  it  came  in  an  oiler 
and  was  said  to  have  done  2,000  barrels.  This  well  set  the  city  oil  crazy,  and  within  a week  after  the  gusher  was 
drilled  in  at  least  a dozen  wells  were  started  within  a stone’s  throw  of  the  big  one.  None  of  them  but  the  big  well  ever 
paid  out.  It  was  a crevice  well,  and  was  located  by  the  wizard  system,  (by  accident.) 

Other  Counties. — Mercer  County  has  developed  quite  an  important  oil  field,  but  no  great  gushers  were  ever 
found  in  the  county.  The  Mendon  dristrict,  in  Union  township,  proved  the  most  prolific,  while  Center  and  Jefferson 
townships,  on  the  north  bank  of  the  reservoir,  and  Franklin  township,  on  the  south  side,  are  producing  considerable 
oil.  The  field  near  Ft.  Recovery  never  amounted  to  much,  as  but  few  good  wells  were  found  there.  The  southern 
tier  of  townships  of  the  county,  in  the  vicinity  of  St.  Henry,  proved  very  prolific  gas  territory,  and  still  contains  a num- 
ber of  good  gas  wells.  Dayton,  Lima,  St.  Marys,  Piqua,  Celina,  Wapakoneta,  and  many  other  towns  have  enjoyed 
their  supjily  of  gas  from  that  region. 

\Hn  Wert  County  has  been  somewhat  developed  for  oil,  but  no  extensive  pool  has  been  discovered  there,  unless 
the  field  now  being  worked  near  Venedocia  comes  forth  to  surprise  the  trade. 

Seneca  County  contains  one  township  that  is  considered  good  oil  territory.  It  is  Jackson  township,  located 
north  from  P'ostoria.  Some  very  good  wells  have  been  found  in  that  township.  The  field  at  Tiffin  has  in  its  history 
had  a couple  of  booms,  but  it  never  amounted  to  much,  and  thousands  upon  thousands  of  dollars  have  been  lost  there 
in  the  attempt  to  open  up  a pool  of  oil. 

Ottawa  County  is  a new  addition  to  the  Northwestern  C.)hio  oil  fields.  There  have  been  some  good  wells  com- 
pleted in  Allen  township,  which  is  an  addition  to  the  Toledo  field  proper.  Some  oil  has  also  been  found  in  Benton 
township,  as  well  as  in  Salem  township,  near  Oak  Harbor.  The  bulk  of  the  wells  are  located  in  the  vicinity  of  Willis- 
ton  and  Curtice,  and  also  near  the  hamlet  of  Martin. 

Wyandot  County  is  one  of  great  history.  It  is  the  most  spotted  oil  field  ever  yet  discovered  on  the  Continent ; 
nevertheless  the  county  contains  some  remarkable  oil  wells,  and  has  sufficient  room  for  thousands  more  of  the  same  kind. 

In  the  southeastern  oil  field  there  have  been  a great  many  wells  drilled.  The  following  figures  show  the  number 
of  wells  drilled  and  completed  for  oil,  gas  and  salt  in  Ohio: 

Northwestern  Ohio,  completed,  42,504;  Southeastern  Ohio,  11,965:  Mecca-Belden,  3.309  ; Central  Ohio,  692; 
other  portions  of  Ohio,  914.  Total  wells  completed,  59,384. 


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CHAPTER  XIX 

Incumbents  of  the  Quhernatorial  Chair,  from  Edward  Tiffin  to  Judson  Harmon  Strong 
Men  of  Earge  Experience  and  Great  Distinction — Tried  and  Trusted, 

Leaders  of  the  People  of  Ohio. 

ROM  THE  TIME  Ohio  was  admitted  into  the  Lnion  as  a state,  many  men  of 
national  reputation  have  contril)uted  to  its  fame.  Among  them  the  (Townmors  of  Ohio 
have  won  distinguished  recognition  for  statesmanship  and  intellectual  force.  In  the 
nation’s  history  these  men  ilhimine  the  pages  with  mighty  action.  With  few  ex- 
ceptions, they  were  strong  men,  of  large  experience  and  distinction,  and  tried  and 
trusted  leaders.  The  hrst  incumbent  of  the  Governor’s  chair  was  Edward  Tiffin, 
a man  of  forceful  character  and  great  executive  ability,  a strong  and  fearless  opponent 
of  all  schemes  to  introduce  slavery  into  Ohio,  a bold  advocate  of  the  free  navigation 
of  the  Mississippi,  and  a couraguous  factor  in  stopping  the  conspiracy  of  Aaron  Burr. 
Ex-Secretary  of  State,  Daniel  J.  Ryan,  in  his  history  of  Ohio,  says  of  Edward  Tiffin: 
“No  man  who  has  ever  hlled  the  gubernatorial  chair  of  Ohio  possessed  a greater 
genius  for  the  administration  of  public  affairs  than  Edward  Tiffin.  His  work  in 
advancing  and  de\'eloping  the  state  has  not  been  equalled  b>-  that  of  any  man  in  its 
history.” 

Governor  Edward  Tiffin  was  born  in  Carlisle,  England,  on  the  19th  of  June  1766.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  he  came  to  America,  in  1784,  and  attended  Jefferson  Medical  College,  and  in  due  time  was  licensed  to 
practice  his  profession.  In  1789,  he  married  a sister  of  Thomas  Worthington,  then  a resident  of  Berkley  County, 
Virginia,  and  lived  in  that  State  until  1798,  when  he  manumitted  the  slaves  inherited  by  his  wife  and  moved 
to  Chillicothe.  He  appeared  upon  the  scene  of  action  in  the  Northwest  Territory  in  its  creative  period,  when 
the  work  of  molding  the  destinies  of  a future  commonwealth  was  committed  to  the  care  of  very  few  men. 
When  Tiffin  came  to  Chillicothe  he  was  still  a physician,  practicing  with  marked  success.  In  the  sparcely  set- 
tled Scioto  valley  his  labors  carried  him  over  many  miles  of  travel,  and  he  formed  the  friendships  that  explain 
much  of  his  popularity  in  after  years.  In  1799,  when  the  people  of  the  Northwest  Territory  assumed  the  leg- 
islative form  of  government  and  under  the  provisions  of  the  ordinance  of  1787,  elected  a legislature,  Edward 
Tiffin  was  sent  as  representative  from  Chillicothe,  and  upon  the  assembling  of  the  first  territorial  legislature  at 
Cincinnati,  he  was  unanimously  elected  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  which  position  he  held  until 
Ohio  became  a State.  As  President  of  the  first  Constitutional  Convention,  he  won  still  greater  honors  and 
established  his  reputation  as  a man  of  unquestionable  ability.  The  immediate  result  of  this  was  that  he  was 
elected  Governor  of  the  new  State  in  January,  1803,  without  opposition.  Two  years  later  he  was  re-elected, 
without  opposition,  in  1807,  he  declined  a third  term,  which  the  people  were  ready  to  confer  upon  him.  During 
his  second  term  Governor  Tiffin  broke  up  the  conspiracy  of  Aaron 
Burr.  In  1807,  Governor  Tiffin  was  elected  to  the  United  States 
Senate.  While  a member  of  this  illustrious  body  he  secured  much 
valuable  legislation  for  the  young  State.  In  March,  1809,  he  resigned 
and  returned  to  Chillicothe,  intending  to  spend  his  remaining  days  in 
peace,  but,  contrary  to  his  wishes,  he  was  immediately  elected  as  a 
member  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio,  in  which  bod>’  he  served 
two  terms,  during  both  ot  which  he  was  speaker  of  the  House.  He 
was  afterwards  appointed  Commissioner  of  the  Land  Olficc,  being  the 
first  incumbent  of  that  office,  and  was  in  \\  ashington  in  1814,  when 
the  city  was  captured  and  burned  by  the  British.  He  remained  at  his 
post  of  duty,  when  President  Madison,  his  cabinet  and  the  heads  of 
the  different  other  departments  fled  like  cowards,  and  he  was  the  only 
public  official  who  saved  the  complete  records  of  his  department, 
while  the  records  of  all  other  departments  were  captured  and  destroyed 
by  the  enemies.  Governor  Tiffin  died  in  Chillicothe,  on  the  9th 


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(“d  upon  the  hcaulilul  lann  near 
a^>  llir  jcphtlui  I'cn'il  I^'aian. 
In's  “Lilr  of  I'alward  'rillin,  first 
ini^;  “As  slated  in  tin'  nuanoir, 
liis  Ill's!  wilo.  d'lu'  issiu'  of  his 


of  August,  182!),  AN'here  ho  hedd  the 
liosilion  of  Sur\’o\’or  (aaieral  of  the' 
WVst,  inounied  by  iho  entire  people 
of  the  State,  who  lo\’ed  and  honored 
him.  (lOvc'i'nor  Tiffin  was  married 
twiee.  Aftc'i'  the  death  of  his  first 
wile,  wh(j  was  the  sistc'r  of  Thomas 
Worthington,  Air.  Tiffin,  on  the  Kith 
ot  April,  180!),  was  married  to  Miss 
Alary  I’ortc'r,  lately  from  the  State  of 
l)('laware,  whose  hrothc'rs  had  settled 
in  Koss  ('oimty  and  owned,  and  resid- 
thi'  village  ot  Hourne\  ille,  now  known 
(folonel  William  Kdward  Gilmore,  in 
Governor  ol  ()hio”,  says  the  follow- 
Go\'ernor  Tiffin  had  no  childrt'ii  by 
second  marriage,  with  Alary  Porter, 


was  as  tollows: 


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Alar\’  Porter  dh'ffin,  who  was  born  January  28,  1810;  married  Joseph  A.  Reynolds  (son  of  Judge  J.  Rey- 
nolds, of  I 'rbana,  ( )hio)  July  12,  1825.  Stu-  dit'd  July  1,  1802.  Mr.  Reynolds  died  August  28,  1883.  Dia- 
ihea  Aladison  d'iffm  was  born  in  Washington  ( ity,  Alarch  4,  1814.  She*  is  still  living  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio. — 
Ifletiiior  Worthington  4'ilhn  was  born  October  17,  1815.  She  married  Alatthew  Scott  Cook  (son  ot  Judge  Isaac 
Cook,  of  Ross  ('ounty,  ()hio),  A])ril  22,  1840.  She  is  still  living.  Air.  Cook  died  November  28,  1882.  Rebecca 
I'nrner  I'iffm  was  born  April  7,  1820.  In  October,  1839,  she  married  Dr.  Cornelius  Comegys,  son  of  Governor 
Cornelius  Conu'gys,  ot  Delaware.  She  died  July  13,  1895,  and  Dr.  Comegys  died  in  Cincinnati,  February  10, 
189C).  Ifdward  Parker  44ffm  was  born  November  9,  1822.  lie  was  killed  in  a railroad  accident  near  New  York 
Cit\-,  ( )ctober  5,  1853,  while'  returning  fiami  Paris,  France,  where  he  had  l)een  pursuing  post-graduate  studies 
in  nu'dicine.” 


(Both  Diathea  Aladison  4'iffm  and  Fleanor  Worthington  Tiffin  have  since  died,  and  none  of  the  children 
of  Go\ernor  4'iffin  by  his  second  marriage  are  now  li\dng). 

Rktitrn  Jon.vthan  AIkkcs,  Jk.,  of  Washington  County,  was  elected  successor  t<j  Governor  Tiffin, 
in  1807,  but  he  did  not  take  hold  of  the  office,  as  the  General  Assembly  decided  that  he  had  not  been  a 
resicK'iit  of  th('  Stat('  long  enough  to  be 
eligibh'  lor  (.'lection.  Idu'  Prc'sidenl  ol  the 
Sc'iiati',  I'homas  Kirki'r,  ol  Adams  ('ounty, 
thc'reui)on  became  actixc'  Gow'rnor.  He-  was 
of  Irish  extraction,  a membt'r  ot  tlu'  Constitu- 
ti(mal  ('oiu'cntion,  and  had  taken  an  active 
I)art  in  forming  the'  new  State.  IT'  also  had 
be-en  a represc'iitat i\(.'  from  Adams  ('ounty  in 
both  braiudies  (T  llu'  Gc'iieral  Assembly  of 
Dhi(j  for  many  years,  at  times  serving  as  pres- 
iding officer  of  c-ach  body.  A year  following  the 
ek'Ction  of  Return  Jonathan  Aleigs,  Jr.,  Samuel 
HuxtiMiTOX,  of  I'rumbnll  ('ounty,  was  elected 
Go\ernor.  lb'  was  a native  of  C'onnecticut, 
lieing  born  in  Norwich,  in  1705;  graduated 
from  A'ale  in  1795,  practiced  law  at  Norwich, 
and  was  sent  by  owners  of  Western  Reserve 
land  to  Ohio  to  examine  that  prejperty.  Altc'r 
his  arri\'al  in  Ohio  he  decided  to  live  here,  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  at  Alarietta  in  1800,  and 
represented  I'rumlndl  ('ount}'  in  the  Constitu- 
tional ('oin'ention  and  State  Senate.  At  the 
time  of  his  electicjn  to  the  office  of  Governor  he 
was  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court.  Governor 
I luntington’s  administration  was  stormy,  its 
chief  distinction  being  the  sweejiing  resolution 
which  was,  happily,  an  unsuccessful  attempt 


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to  subordinate  the  Judiciary  to  the  Legislature.  He  died  in  February,  in 
1817,  at  Paiuesville,  Ohio. 

Return  Jonathan  Meigs,  Jr.,  who  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio 
in  1809  and  served  two  terms,  enjoys  the  distinction  of  lining  the  hrst  war 
Governor  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was  born  in  Connecticut,  a graduate  of 
hhde,  a member  of  the  hrst  Territorial  Legislature,  and  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  Northwest  Territory,  also  the  Louisiana  Territory  and  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  At  the  time  of  his  election  as  Governor  of  Ohio  he 
was  a member  ot  the  Ihiited  States  Senate,  from  which  liody  he  resigned  to 
assume  the  duties  of  his  new  office.  He  was  an  able  and  active  man,  and 
during  the  war  of  1812,  when  Ohio  liecame  the  held  of  action,  he  rendered 
much  valuable  service  to  the  country’s  cause.  He  subsequently  resigned  the 
governorship  to  become  Postmaster  General  of  the  United  States,  which  office 
he  held  for  more  than  nine  years.  Othniel  Looker  of  Hamilton  (\)unt\-, 
being  speaker  of  the  Senate,  hlled  out  Meigs  uuexpired  term. 

Thomas  Worthington,  the  next  Governor,  who  also  ser\'ed  two  terms, 
came  from  Ross  County.  He  was  a native  of  the  State  of  \drginia,  and  an 
early  settler  of  Chillicothe,  where  he  became  a prominent  member  of  the 
party  against  St.  Clair  and  their  representatives  in  Washington.  Go\'ernor 
Worthington  also  was  a member  of  both  Territorial  Legislatures,  the  Con- 
stitutional Convention,  and  one  of  the  hrst  two  Senators  sent  to  Ohio  b>'  Congress.  As  Governor,  W’orthing- 
ton  was  a strong  advocate  of  jiublic  schools  and  impro\'ed  transportation  facilities,  the  encouragement  ot 
manufacturies  and  the  reform  of  banking.  Salmon  P.  Chase  said  of  Worthington:  “He  was  the  father  of  internal 
improvements,  of  the  great  national  road  and  of  the  early  canal.”  Governor  Worthington  was  a statesman 
of  great  ability,  a scholar  and  a polished  gentleman.  His  beautiful  home,  Adena,  which  was  hnished  in  1805, 
while  he  represented  Ohio  in  the  United  States  Senate  was  a model  of  beauty  and  elegance.  It  is  a substantial 
residence,  still  standing  on  the  elevated  land  northeast  of  the  City  of  Chillicothe,  and  was  in  its  days  deemed 
the  hnest  mansion  west  of  the  xAlleghenies. 

Ethan  Allen  Brown,  the  next  Governor  of  Ohio,  was  a native  of  Connecticut.  He  was  an  early  settler 
of  Hamilton  County  and  a Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  at  the  time  of  his  election.  Governor  Brown’s  ad- 
ministration was  marked  by  its  enthusiasm  for  the  building  of  canals  and  the  estalilishment  of  tree  schools, 
and  it  was  troubled  by  the  results  of  liad  lianking  and  unwise  credits  for  land.  Being  elected  to  the  United 
States  Senate,  Governor  Brown  resigned  in  1822,  and  Allen  Trimble,  speaker  of  the  Senate,  became  active  Go\'- 

ernor,  until  Jere.miah  Morrow, 
of  Wffirren  Count}',  was  elected 
to  that  office.  He  was  a dis- 
tinguished gentleman  Avho 
served  the  state  of  his  adojition 
long  and  faithfulh’.  Born  in 
Penns}d\'ania,  of  Scotch- Irish 
ancestry,  he  came  to  Ohio  in 
1796  where  he  took  an  energetic 
and  active  part  in  all  public 
affairs.  He  was  leader  of  men, 
whose  common  sense,  honest}', 
frankness  and  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  questions  coming 
before  him  commanded  the  im- 
plicit conhdence  and  respect  of 
all  men.  Previous  to  his  elec- 
tion as  Governor  he  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  second  territorial 
assembly,  and  the  hrst,  and  for 
ten  }'ears  the  onh'  representa- 
tive of  the  State  in  the  lower 
house  of  Congress.  He  also 
ser\'ed  one  term  in  the  United 
States  Senate.  After  the  close 
of  his  two  terms  as  Go\'ernor  he 
seiA'ed  in  both  branches  of  the 
General  Assembly,  and  closed 
his  career  with  two  terms  in 


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Congress  when  over  seventy  years  of  age.  As 
Ciovernor  he  was  industrious  in  encouraging  the 
construction  of  canals  and  other  public  improve- 
ments, and  his  administration  saw  the  beginning 
of  work  on  both  the  canal  systems  of  Ohio  and 
the  national  road. 

Allen  Trimble,  who  after  the  resignation 
of  Ethan  Allen  Brown  had  already  served  as  acting 
Cfovernor,  became  the  successor  of  Jeremiah 
Morrow.  He  was  a native  of  Virginia  and  a 
resident  of  Highland  County,  Ohio,  when  elected 
to  the  office  of  Govenor.  Mr.  Trimble  had  the 
distinction  of  having  been  second  time  elected 
speaker  of  the  Ohio  State  Senate.  The  Governor 
was  a strong  friend  of  the  public  school  system 
and  all  iniblic  improvements.  His  administration 
SQUIRREL  HUN  ICRS,  ciNciNNA 1 1,  i8o2  beginning  of  the  aliolition  movement  and 

the  dawn  of  another  era  in  the  history  of  Ohio.  After  he  had  served  two  terms  he  retired  to  private  life. 

General  Duncan  McArthur,  of  Ross  County,  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  in  1830,  on  the  Democratic 
tic'ket.  He  was  a distinguished  man  and  his  career  has 


been  c’losely  connected  with  the  history  of  Ohio.  Born 
in  New  \h)rk  State,  he  migrated  to  Ohio  when  the  state 
was  still  in  its  infancy  and  he  grew  up  with  the  new 
country'.  He  had  been  a surveyor  in  the  wilderness,  a 
nuMubc-r  and  speaker  of  both  branches  of  the  General 
.Assembly  of  Ohio  and  a reiiresentative  in  Congress.  As 
a .soldier  he  became  famous.  Beginning  his  military 
career  as  a jirivate,  in  Harmar’s  expedition  when  only 
eighteen  years  of  age,  he  worked  himself  up  to  the  rauk 
of  brigadier  general  of  the  regidar  army.  After  having- 
served  in  a second  Indiana  Campaign  in  1798,  he  was 
made  captain  ol  militia  by  St.  Clair  in  1798.  Ten  years 
later,  in  1808,  the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio  elected 
him  major  general  of  the  state  militia.  Then  came  the 
war  of  1812  with  England  when  the  State  of  Ohio 
became  the  held  of  battle.  At  the  outlireak  of  hostilities 
.Mr.  Mc.\rthur  enlisted  as  a private  but  was  almost 

immediately  elected  colonel  of  the  First  Regiment  of  Ohio  Volunteers.  In  Hull’s  unfortunate  campaign,  which 
resulted  in  the  loss  of  Detroit,  Colonel  McArthur  bore  a most  creditable  part.  During  the  course  of  this  war, 

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around  the  western  end  of  Lake  Erie,  Col. 
McArthur  made  so  brilliant  a record  that 
he  was,  at  its  termination,  a brigadier  gen- 
eral of  the  regular  army.  His  adminis- 
tration saw  the  last  of  the  Indian  wars 
which  affected  Ohio;  the  canals  in  opera- 
tion; the  national  road  in  use  and  the  com- 
mencement of  the  era  of  railways,  eleven 
being  chartered  at  the  session  of  the  Gen- 
eral Assembly  of  1831  and  1832. 

Robert  Lucas,  the  next  Governor, 
came  from  Pike  County,  He  was  a native 
of  Virginia,  and  had  fought  in  the  war 
of  1812  against  England,  where  he  olitain- 
ed  the  rank  of  brigadier  general.  After 
he  had  become  a citizen  of  Ohio  he  was 
elected  to  the  General  Assembly,  and 
served  in  both  branches,  twice  as  a speaker 
of  the  State  Senate.  He  was  the  presid- 
ing officer  of  the  first  Democratic  National 


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Convention  which  nominated  President  Jackson  tor  a second  term.  During  the  CTOvernor’s  second  term  of  ohtce 
occurred  the  famous  contro\’ersy  with  Michigan  over  the  northwestern  l)oundar\'  of  the  State.  Ohio  came 
out  victorious,  and  in  honor  of  Governor  Lucas  the  count}’  at  the  mouth  of  the  Maumee  was  named  after  him 
Lucas  County. 

Joseph  \ axce,  who  was  elected  ('io\  ernor  of  Ohio  in  1S3(),  ser\  ed  one  term  in  that  office.  He  was  the 
hrst  Go\’crnor  of  Ohio  elected  1)\'  the  Whig  party.  CTOvernor  \hmce  was  a native  of  Penns\l\ania  and  a \’cteran 
of  the  war  of  1812,  in  which  he  had  served  with  distinction.  After  the  war  he  came  to  Ohio  and  settled  in 
Champaign  County  where  he  resided  at  the  time  of  his  election  to  the  Ohio  gubernatorial  chair.  lie  had 
been  many  times  a member  i,)f  the  General  Assembh'  and  hn'  sc\’en  terms  a member  of  the  lower  house  of  the 
National  Congress.  Governor  \Ance  was  a warm  friend  of  the  public  schools  and  his  administration  was 
marked  b\’  a thorough  re\ision  and  impro\’ement  of  the  school  s\stcm  of  the  State. 

Wilson  Shannon,  of  Belmont  Count}’,  was  the  successor  of  Governor  \ ance.  He  enjo}ed  the  distinc- 


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tion  of  being  the  lii'st  nati\e  lioni  Ohioan  to 
achie\'e  this  high  jiosilion,  and  was  one  of  the 
ver\'  few  men  who  came  into  this  olTiee  without 
])i'e\  ions  ser\  ice  in  other  positions.  ( an'ernor 
Shannon  was  a distinguished  lawyer  and  a \'er)' 
remarkable  man.  During  his  administi'ation  the 
abolition  movement  gained  hcadwa\'.  In  1842 
he  w as  defeated  for  re-election  by  4'homas  Corwin, 
but  in  1844,  in  turn,  defeated  C'orwin  lor  the 
oflice  of  Co\'ernor.  4'he  same  >ear  he  resigned 
his  position  to  become  Minister  to  Mexico. 

d'lioM.vs  Corwin  w;is  a man  lamous  for 
his  orator\-  and  w it.  1 le  was  a mitix  e ol  Kentucky, 
had  tidvcn  part  in  the  war  ol  1812  as  a wagon  boy 
and  had  seiwed  two  terms  in  the  Ceneral  Assembly 
and  li\  e in  Congi'ess,when  elected  C'hiel  Magistrate 
of  ()hio.  Afti'i'  his  term  as  Covernor  he  was 
elected  t(j  the  United  States  Senate,  and  resigned 
from  that  body  to  become  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

'kiioMAs  W.  Hartley,  of  Richland  County,  speaker  of  the  State  Senate,  became  active  Governor  wTen 
( ioN’ernor  Shannon  I'csigned,  in  1844.  He  was  a Democrat  and  was  succeeded  by  his  father,  Mordecai 
Hartley,  a Whig.  4die  latter  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  an  officer  in  the  war  of  1812,  a member  of  the 
General  Assembly,  and  had  served  four  terms  in  Congress,  from  1823  to  1831.  Governor  Hartley  was  the  second 

war  Governor  of  Ohio,  his  administration  witnessing  the  war  wdth 
Mexico.  During  his  term  the  Hank  of  the  State  of  Ohio  w^as  chartered 
and  the  present  system  of  taxation  adopted. 

In  1846,  William  Herb,  of  Butler  County,  and  a native  Ohioan, 
was  elected  to  the  Executive  Office.  He  wws  a sturdy  opponent  of  the 
Black  laws,  and  during  his  administration  much  jDrogress  w^as  made  in 
internal  improvements. 

Seabury  Ford,  Geauga  County,  w^as  the  last  Whig  candidate 
elected  Govermjr  of  Ohio.  He  wtis  born  in  Connecticut  and  had  served  in 
both  branches  of  the  General  Assembly.  Pie  hlled  the  gubernatorial 
chair  for  one  term. 

Reuben  Wood,  of  Cuyahoga  C'ounty,  a native  of  Vermont,  w-as 
Governor  Ford’s  successor.  He  had  lieen  a State  Senator  and  a Judge 
ol  both  Common  Pleas  and  Supreme  Courts.  His  administration  w^as 
a time  of  great  activity  in  hnancial  affairs,  the  free  banking  system  was 
inaugurated,  and  many  railroad  lines  o]iened  for  traffic.  During  his 
first  term  the  Constitutional  Convention  met,  and  the  constitution 
framed  by  it  went  into  effect  in  1852,  and  is  still  in  force.  So  Governor 
Wood  was  the  last  G(jvernor  under  the  first  constitution  as  well  as  the 
first  under  the  second.  In  1853  Governor  Wood  resigned  to  accept 
the  position  of  Council  at  Valiiaraiso.  Lieutenant  Governor  William 
MitDDiLL  succeeded  to  the  Governor’s  office  upon  the  resignation  of  his  predecessor,  and  was  elected  to  that  office 
the  same  fall.  He  was  born  in  New  C'astle  County,  Delaware,  in  1802,  and  had  come  to  Lancaster,  Ohio,  in  1832, 
entering  at  once  upon  the  practice  ol  law.  He  had  served  three  years  in  the  State  Legislature  and  four  years 
in  C'ongress.  Early  in  President  Polk’s  administration  he  was  made  first  assistant  postmaster  general,  but  re- 
signed to  accejit  the  commissionershii)  of  Indian  affaii's,  in  which  office  he  introduced  many  needed  reforms.  In 


1851,  he  was  selected  as  pres- 
ident of  the  Constitutional 
C'onvention.  After  the  close 
of  his  term  as  Govenior  he 
held  the  iiosition  ol  first 
comiitroller  of  the  I nited 
States  Treasury,  serving 
thi'ough  all  of  President 
Buchanan’s  administration 
and  two  months  under  Pres- 
ident Lincoln.  He  died  at 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  on  the 
second  of  September,  1865. 


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The  first  Governor  of  Ohio,  elected 
on  the  Republican  ticket,  was  Salmon 
P.  Chase,  who  filled  that  distinguished 
office  for  two  terms,  from  1856  to  1860. 

He  was  elected  to  his  first  term  in  the 
fall  of  1855,  when  he  resided  and  prac- 
ticed law  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Governor 
Chase’s  life  has  been  closely  connected 
with  the  history  of  Ohio.  He  was  born 
in  Cornish,  New  Hampshire,  on  the  13th 
of  January,  1803.  In  1826  he  graduated 
from  Dartmouth  College,  after  which  he 
taught  school  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  a 
short  time,  l)ecoming  subsecpiently  a law 
student  under  Attorney  General  \\drt  in 
Washington.  Wdien  a boy  he  had  spent 
some  years  with  his  celebrated  uncle,  the  fort  ancient,  fort  brandon,  Lebanon,  ohio 

Protestant  Episcopal  Bishop  of  Ohio,  Philander  Chase,  at  WWrthington,  Ohio,  and  he  returned  to  Ohio  after  being 
admitted  to  the  Bar  in  1830,  to  take  up  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  soon  made  his  influence  felt  as  a lecturer, 
as  publisher  of  the  laws  of  Ohio,  a work  which  insured  his  standing  as  a lawyer,  even  if  it  did  not  reward  him 
financially,  and  as  a historian.  He  was  a strong  advocate  of  the  abolition  of  sla\'er>',  and,  while  pursuing  his 
law  studies  at  Washington,  was  actively  engaged  in  trying  to  procure  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  District 
of  Columbia.  During  his  residence  in  Cincinnati  he  was  the  fearless  head  of  a long  and  fritter  contest  against  slavery. 

Chase’s  argument  be- 
tore  the  United  States 
Supreme  Court  has 
passed  into  history  as 
one  of  the  boldest  and 
most  powerful  pleas 
for  human  liberty 
under  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  United 
States  e\'er  made  by 
an}’  person.  On  the 
22nd  ot  February, 
1849,  Mr.  Chase  was 

OHIO  STATE  OBSERVATORY.  COLUMBUS  electcd  to  tlic  United 


States  Senate  as  the  successor  of  William  Allen  over  Thomas  Ewing,  b}'  a combination  of  the  Democrats  and 
the  Free  Soilers  who  held  the  balance  of  power,  after  four  exciting  ballots  in  the  joint  convention  of  the  two 
houses.  In  1855  he  was  elected  Governor  and  re-elected  in  1857.  During  these  four  }’ears  the  Republican  part}’ 
was  organized,  and  in  1860  5Ir.  Chase  was  a prominent  candidate  for  the  Presidential  nomination.  In  the 
same  year  he  was  re-elected  to  the  luiited  States  Senate  but  resigned  on  the  lOth  of  March,  1861,  to  become  secretar}’ 
of  the  treasury  under  President  Lincoln,  and  was  succeeded  b}'  John  Sherman  of  Richland  Count}’  in  the  senate. 
In  recognition  of  his  great  ability  President 
Lincoln  made  him  his  secretary  of  the  treasury, 
and  his  financial  sagacity  and  fiscal  s}’stem, 
primarily  based  upon  the  issue  of  treasur}’  notes 
to  meet  the  exigency  that  arose,  successfully 
tided  the  Union  over  the  financial  breakers 
which  threatened  to  destroy  it.  He  fully  under- 
stood the  great  resources  of  the  republic  and 
fearlessly  called  them  into  action  to  back  up 
the  armed  forces  in  the  field.  On  June  30,  1864, 

Mr.  Chase  resigned  his  position  as  secretary 
of  the  treasury,  was  succeeded  by  Wdlliam  P. 

Fessenden  of  Maine,  and  on  the  nomination 
of  Lincoln,  was  confirmed  on  the  5th  of  December, 

1864,  chief  justice  of  the  Ibiited  States,  an  office 
he  filled  until  his  decease.  He  presided  at  the 
impeachment  trial  of  President  Johnson,  in  1868. 


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lie  pri'sidvd  oxvr  tlu*  inii)eac'him“iU  trial  with  judicial  imj)artiality,  l)ut  the  radical  leaders  of  his  party  charged 
him  with  In'ing  partial  to  the  accused  and  this  wh(jlly  estranged  him  from  the  party  which  he  had  helped  to 
orgaui/(‘  and  with  which  he  had  acted  for  so  many  years.  Mr.  Cha.se  died  in  New-  York  on  the  7th  of  May, 
187;!. 


W’lLLi.VM  l)itNNisoN  was  the  third  war  governor  of  Ohio.  He  wais  of  New  England  stock,  his  parents 
Inning  coim*  to  Cincinnati  about  1808,  and  here  he  wms  born  on  the  23rd  of  November,  1815.  After  receiving 
such  education  as  conditions  in  C'incinnati  then  afforded,  he  entered  Miami  University,  from  which  institution 
he  graduated  in  1835.  lie  sul isecpiently  tcjok  u|)  the  study  of  lawg  w'as  admitted  to  i)ractice  al)out  1840  when 
he  ia-mo\'cd  to  ('ohimbus.  Here  he  became  connected  wath  some  railroad  enterprises  and  was  associated  with 
tlu'  oi'iginal  construction  of  the  (develand  N (bilumbus  Raihavid,  and  of  the  Columl)us  & Xenia  Railroad,  of  which 
he  was  bresident  from  1854  to  1859.  From  earliest  manhood  Mr.  Dennison  was  identified  wath  the  Whig  party, 
which  in  1848  elected  him  to  the  State  Senate.  Eight  years  later,  in  1856,  he  w-as  delegate-at-large  to  the 
first  National  Republican  Coiu'cntion  at  Philadelphia,  and  in  1859  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio.  When  the 
('i\’il  war  broke  out  he  was  still  in  the  Governor’s  chair  and  continued  during  the  nine  months  remaining  of 
his  term.  4'he  great  work  of  the  administration  was  ecpiipping  and  toiwvarding  troo])s.  Retiring  from  the 
g()\ernorship,  he  dcwotc'd  his  entire  time  and  energy  as  a volunteer  aid  to  the  governor,  his  successor,  and  to 
the  President.  In  1864,  Go\ernor  Dennison  was  permanent  chairman  ot  the  Republican  National  Convention, 
which  re-nominated  President  Eincoln,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  w'as  appointed  postmaster  general.  He 
rc'inained  in  the  cabinet  alter  President  Eincoln’s  assassination  until  the  summer  of  1866  w4ien  President  Johnson’s 
altitude'  ha\ing  become  determined,  he  was  the  hrst  to  resign  his  iiortfolio.  Having  returned  to  private  life, 
hc'  became'  intereste'd  in  the  construction  of  railroads  until  1875,  w’hen  Congress  provided  a new-  government 
for  the  District  of  Columbia  muler  the  elirectieen  of  three  commissioners.  Governor  Dennison  wms  appointed 
chairman  of  the'  e'ommissiou,  which  ixesitiou  he  occupied  until  1878.  lu  1880  he  wms  elelegate-at-large  to  the 
Re'publican  National  Convention  which  nominated  General  Garhelel.  Gejvernejr  Dennisejn  elied  at  Columbus, 
( )hio,  on  the'  15th  of  June,  1883. 

David  'Pod,  born  at  55)ungstown,  Ohiie,  cm  the  21st  of  February,  1805,  wms  the  next  Governor  of  Ohio. 
He  was  ot  New  Englanel  stock,  his  father  being  a native  etf  Connecticut  who  emigrateel  to  Ohio,  serving  as 

a lieutenant-colonel 
in  the  war  of  1812, 
anel  as  a Judge  of  the 
S Li  p r e m e Court. 
A f ter  a thorough 
education  Daviel 
Texl  tex^k  uj)  t h e 
stuely  of  law,  in 
which  jtrofessiein  hc 
obtaineel  a h i g h 
staneling.  In  18  38 

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the  Ohio  State  Senate,  and  in  1844  was  the  Democratic  candidate  for  Governor.  41e  afterwards  was  Minister 
to  Brazil.  In  1860  he  was  vice-president  of  the  memorable  “Charleston  Con\'ention“,  where  the  secession  of 
the  southern  Democrats  broke  up  the  convention  and  paved  the  way  for  secession.  After  the  adjournment  of 
that  convention  to  Baltimore,  Caleb  Cushing,  the  chairman,  went  off  with  the  Southerners  and  Mr.  Tod  became 
chairman.  xAfter  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War  Governor  Tod  was  a most  ardent  advocate  of  its  prosecution, 
giving  freely  of  his  time  and  money  to  the  cause,  and  became  so  prominent  that  he  was  elected  by  the  Union 
party — the  combina- 
tion of  Republicans 
and  War  Democrats 
— to  the  office  of 
Governor  the  first 
y ear  of  the  war, 
serving  one  term. 

His  tenure  of  office 
was  during  the  very 
heat  and  passion  of 
the  war,  and  the 
duties  were  not  only 
onerous,  but  they 
required  tact,  intel- 
ligence of  the  highest  order  and  quickness  of  decision.  Governor  Tod  discharged  these  duties  skillfulh'  and 
zealously,  and  was  especially  mindful  of  the  welfare  of  that  great  army  which  Ohio  kept  constantly  “at  the 
front.”  After  retiring  from  office  he  occupied  himself  with  his  large  business  interests.  He  died  in  his  nati\’e 
city  on  the  13th  of  No\'ember,  1868. 

John  Brough,  Governor  Tod’s  successor,  was  born  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  on  the  17th  of  September, 
1811,  and  died  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  on  the  20th  of  Augu  st,  1865,  being  the  first  Governor  of  Ohio  who 

died  in  office.  H i s 
parents  came  to  ( )hio 
in  i)ioneer  days. 

At  an  early  age  he 
became  a printer,  and 
liefore  he  was  twent\' 
started  a paper  called 
“The  \\  estern  Rc  ijuldi- 
can  and  Marietta  Ad- 
vertiser”. Preside  n t 
Jackson  and  John  C. 
Calhoun  were  then  in 
the  midst  of  t h e i r 
quarrel  over  nullifica- 
tion and  Brough  espoused  the  cause  of  Calhoun.  44iis  rendered  liis  newspaper  so  unpopular  that  he  removed 
to  Lancaster  and  purchased  “The  Ohio  Eagle”.  He  was  elected  to  the  Legislature  from  Fairheld  County  in  1838, 
and  soon  after  became  Auditor  of  State,  in  which  office  he  uncovered  corrupt  practice  and  inaugurated  reforms  which 
made  him  deservedly  popular.  He  was  also  a wr}'  gifted  speaker,  and  during  the  great  campaign  between  Ihomas 


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Corwin  and  Wilson  Shannon 
he  was  put  forward  by  the 
Democrats  to  confront  Cor- 
win, confessedly  the  great- 
est orator  Ohio  has  ever  pro- 
duced. While  Auditor  of 
State  Mr.  Brough  purchased 
a newspaper  in  Cincinnati, 
changed  its  name  to  “The 
Encpiirer”  and  was  connect- 
ed with  it  for  a few  years. 
In  1848,  however,  he  prac- 
tically withdrew  from  public 
life,  owing  to  his  dissatis- 
faction of  the  pro-slavery 
tendencies  of  his  party. 
He  turned  his  attention  to 
railroading  afterward  and 
became  prominent  in  that 
and  other  liusiness  interests, 
which  occupied  him  until 
his  election  to  Governor  in 
1863.  The  political  cam- 
paign of  1863  was  the  most 
virulent  which  ever  took 
place  in  Ohio.  It  was  in- 


tensified in  bitterness  l)y  the  nomination  of  his  opponent  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  Clement  L.  Valland- 
ingham,  who  was  then  an  exile  by  sentence  of  a military  commission  after  a vain  appeal  to  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court.  Vallandingham’s  arrest  and  sentence  were  by  many  good  citizens  deemed  to  lie  tyrannical  and  unconstitu- 
tional and  his  friends  made  a bold  and  vigorous  campaign.  Governor  Brough  was  elected  by  a majority  of  more 
than  one  hundred  thousand  votes,  but  he  failed  of  re-nomination  in  1865  and  was  deeply  chagrined.  He  died  at 
Cleveland  before  his  term  of  office  had  expired.  General  Charles  Anderson,  lieutenant-governor,  served  out  his 
unex])ired  term. 

Jacob  Dolson  Cox,  the  next  Governor  of  Ohio,  was  born  in  Montreal,  Canada,  on  the  27th  of  Octolier, 
1828,  of  American  parents.  In  1846  he  entered  Oberlin  College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1851.  In  1852  he 
removed  to  Warren,  Trumbull  County,  where  he  was  superintendent  of  the  High  School  for  three  years.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1854.  He  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  Fifty-third  General  Assembly  in  1859 
from  the  twenty-third  senatorial  district.  In  1861  he  was  commissioned  a brigadier  general  by  President 
Lincoln,  and  for  a tinu'  had  charge  of  the  organization  of  the  volunteer  troops  ol  Ohio.  In  July  of  that  year 
he  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Kanawha  brigade,  operating  in  West  Virginia.  In  1862  he  was  assigned 
to  the  Army  of  Virginia,  under  General  Pope,  serving  in  the  Ninth  corps,  to  the  command  of  which  he  succeeded 
when  General  Reno  was  killed  at  South  Mountain,  and  led  the  corps  gallantly  at  Antietam.  On  the  16th  of 
April,  1863,  he  was  placed  in  command  of  the  District  of  Ohio,  and  also  a division  of  the  twenty-third  corps. 
He  served  under  General  Thomas  in  the  Atlanta  campaign  and  in  the  campaigns  of  Franklin  and  Nashville.  He 
fought  the  battle  of  Kingston,  North  Carolina,  March  14,  1865,  and  united  his  forces  with  those  of  General 
Sherman.  In  1865  he  was  the  Repul)lican  candidate  for 
governor,  and  defeated  General  George  W.  Morgan, 

Democrat,  liy  a vote  of  223,642  to  193,797.  He  was 
appointed  secretary  of  the  interior  in  March,  1869,  by 
President  Grant,  but  resigned  in  December,  1870,  and  re- 
turned to  Cincinnati,  where  he  had  located  in  the  practice 
of  the  law.  In  1873  he  was  made  president  of  the  Toledo, 

Wabash  & Western  Railway,  and  in  1876  was  elected 
to  the  Forty-hfth  Congress  from  the  Sixth  District,  Lucas, 

Ottawa,  Williams,  Fulton,  Henry  and  Wood  Counties. 

He  was  not  re-elected,  and  returned  to  Cincinnati,  where 
he  continued  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  died 
on  the  4th  of  August,  1900,  at  Magnolia,  Massachusetts. 

Rutherford  Birchard  Hayes  was  Gen.  Cox’s  succes- 
sor in  the  executive  chair  of  Ohio.  He  was  born  in  Dela- 


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ware,  Ohio,  on  October  4th,  1822.  His 
father,  Rutherford  Hayes,  migrated  from 
Vermont  to  Ohio,  in  1817,  and  engaged 
in  merchandizing  in  Delaware,  but  died 
in  1822.  He  received  his  education  in 
the  village  schools,  at  the  x^cademy  at 
Norwalk,  Ohio,  at  Middletown,  Conn., 
and  finally  graduated  from  Kenyon  Col- 
lege, Gambler,  Ohio,  in  1843.  Immed- 
iately after  his  graduation  he  entered 
an  office  in  Columbus  as  a law  student. 

In  i\ugust  1843  he  went  to  the  Law 
School  of  Harvard  University,  from  where 
he  graduated  in  1845.  He  began  the 
practice  of  law  in  Fremont,  forming  a 
partnership,  in  1846,  with  R.  P.  Buck- 
land.  Three  years  later  he  removed  to 
Cincinnati.  Here  he  became  a member 
of  the  law  firm  of  Huron  & Hayes. 

This  was  succeeded,  in  1854,  by  another 
with  H.  W.  Corwin  and  W.  K.  Rogers 
as  partners.  In  1856  he  was  nominated 
for  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas, 
but  he  declined  the  honor.  Up  to  this  time  he  had  acted  with  the  Whig  party.  When  the  Republican  party  was 
formed  he  took  an  active  interest  in  its  ffrst  campaign,  pro\  ing  himself  a capital  political  speaker.  In  1858  he 
was  chosen  city  solicitor  of  Cincinnati.  When  his  term  of  office  ended,  in  1861,  a political  reaction  had  set  in, 
the  municipal  election  occurring  prior  to  the  bombardment  of  Fort  Sumter,  the  entire  city  Republican  ticket 
was  defeated,  Hayes,  who  was  on  the  ticket  for  re-election,  among  the  others. 

\t  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  a military  company  was  formed  from  the  membership  of  the  Literary 
Club  of  the  Queen  City,  and  Hayes  was  chosen  captain.  His  company  was  assigned  to  the  Twenty-third  Reg- 
iment, Ohio  Volunteer  Infantr}^,  and  he  was  commissioned  major. 

He  did  gallant  service  in  Virginia  and  West  \firginia,  and  his  regiment  participated  in  nearly  all  the 
important  actions  in  the  Shenandoah  \mlley  under  General  Sheridan,  including  the  battles  of  South  Mountain, 
Winchester,  Cloyd’s  Mountain,  Fisher’s  Hill  and  Cedar  Creek.  In  the  meantime  he  was  promoted  to  the  com- 
mand of  the  regiment.  General  Adam  Badeau,  of  General  Grant’s  staff,  in  his  Military-  History  of  Grant,  says 
of  Colonel  Hayes: 

“For  gallant  and  meritorious  service  in  the  battles  of  Winchester,  Fisher’s  Hill  and  Cedar  Creek,  Colonel 
Hayes  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  of  volunteers,  and  breveted  major  general  for  gallant  and 
distinguished  services  during  the  campaign  of  1864  in  West  Virginia,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Fisher’s 
Hill  and  Cedar  Creek.’’ 

He  commanded  his  brigade 
for  more  than  two  years.  In  1864 
he  was  elected  to  the  Thirty-ninth 
Congress  from  the  Second  District, 
a part  of  Hamilton  Countv,  and  in 
1866  was  re-elected  from  the  same 
district  to  the  Fortieth.  While  in 
Congress  he  ser\'ed  on  a number 
of  the  leading  committees  of  the 
House,  and  his  counsel  was  cagerh' 
sought  by  his  party  leaders  on  all 
perplexing  ciuestions. 

In  1867  he  was  the  Repub- 
lican candidate  for  g;overnor  of  Ohio, 
and  was  elected  o\’er  Allen  G.  Thur- 
man, Democrat,  by  a \'ote  of  243,605 
to  240,622.  In  1869  he  was  again 
the  Republican  candidate  for  go\‘- 
ernor,  and  was  elected  o\’er  George 
H.  Pendleton.  Democrat,  by  a vote 
of  236,082  to  228,  576.  In  1875  he 
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goveriK^r,  and  defeated  William  Allen,  Democrat,  by  a vote  of  297,817  to  292,273.  It  is  a coincidence  that  Gen- 
eral Hayes  was  the  only  man  elected  three  times  to  the  office  of  governor  during  the  century,  and  on  each  occa- 
sion he  was  elected  over  a man  who  was  a United  States  Senator,  Allen  previous  to,  and  Thurman  and  Pendleton 
subsequent  to  the  gubernatorial  election.  Adien  Thurman  was  defeated  in  1867,  a Democratic  Legislature  w^as 
chosen,  which  elected  him  to  the  Senate.  He  was  nominated  for  Congress  in  1872,  against  his  protests,  and 
was  defeated  by  his  Democratic  oi)pfment,  Henry  B.  Banning,  in  the  Second  District.  In  1873,  after  his  defeat, 
he  rc'inoved  from  Cincinnati  to  Fremont,  where  he  had  inherited  considerable  property,  and  there  he  continued 
to  reside'  during  the  remainder  of  his  life,  with  the  exception  of  the  time  he  spent  at  the  White  House. 

In  1870  General  Hayes  was  the  Republican  candidate  for  president,  and  carried  Ohio  over  Samuel  J. 
4'ilden,  of  New  York,  by  a vote  of  330,098  to  323,182.  He  was  nominated  on  the  seventh  ballot  in  the  National 
Republican  Convention,  which  met  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  June  14,  1876.  In  accepting  this  nomination  Mr. 

Hayes  pledged  himself  from  patriotic  motives,  to  the  one-term  principle,  and  in  these  words:  “Believing  that 

the  ix'storation  of  the  civil  service  to  the  system  established  by  Washington  and  followed  by  the  early  president 
can  be  best  accomplislu'd  by  an  executive  who  is  under  no  temptation  to  use  the  patronage  of  his  office  to  promote 
his  own  re-election,  I dc'sire  to  perform  what  1 regard  as  a duty  in  now  stating  my  inflexible  purpose,  if  elected, 
not  to  be  a candidate  for  election  to  a second  term.  In  furtherance  of  the  reform  we  seek,  and  in  other  important 
n'si)t'cts,  a change  of  gn'at  imiwrtance,  I reccmimend  an  amendment  to  the  constitution  prescribing  a term  of 
six  years  for  the  presidential  office,  and  forbidding  a re-election.’’  A bitter  and  threatening  controversy  arose 
o\'er  the  ('lection,  which  reciuired  the  wisest  and  most  conciliatory  statesmanship  to  adjust,  so  as  to  avert  civil 
comnu^tion.  In  a letter  to  Senator  John  Sherman,  November  27,  1876,  Governor  Hayes  said:  “You  feel,  I 

am  sure,  as  1 do  al)out  this  whole  business.  A fair  election  would  have  given  us  about  40  electoral  votes — at  least 
that  many.  But  we  are  not  to  allow  our  friends  to  defeat  one  outrage  and  fraud  by  another.  There  must  be 
nothing  crooked  on  our  part.  Let  Mr.  Tilden  have  the  ])lace  l)y  violence,  intimidation  and  fraud,  rather  than  under- 
take to  prevent  it  l)y  mc'ans  that  will  not  bear  the  severest  scrutiny.’’  The  canvassing  board  of  Louisiana, 
I'lorida  and  South  C'arolina  declared  Republican  electors  chosen  and  certificates  of  these  results  were  sent  by  the 
governors  of  those  states  to  Washington.  Governor  Hayes  had  a majority  of  one  in  the  electoral  college.  But 
th('  I )('inocrats  charged  fraud,  and  certificates  declaring  the  Democratic  electors  elected  were  sent  to  Washington, 
'khe  I louse  (Democratic)  and  the  Senate  (Republican)  then  concurred  in  an  act  providing  for  a commission 
com])os('d  of  five  representatives,  five  senators  and  five  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court,  to  have  final  jurisdiction, 
'riie  commission  refused  to  go  behind  the  certificates  of  the  governors,  and  by  a vote  of  eight  to  seven  declared 
in  fa\'or  of  the  Rc])nl)lican  electors,  and  President  Hayes  was  inaugurated  March  5,  1877.  The  administra- 
tion of  President  Hayes,  although  unsatisfactory  to  machine  politicians,  was  a wise  and  conservative  one,  meet- 


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ing  with  the  approval  of  the  people  at  large.  By  the  withdrawal  of  Federal  troops  and  restoratiini  of  self-gov- 
ernment to  the  Southern  States,  it  prepared  the  way  for  a revival  of  patriotism  and  the  remarkable  material 
development  that  ensued.  After  leaving  the  presidency  Mr.  Hayes  lived  in  quiet  retirement  at  Fremont.  He 
was  identihed  with  the  management  of  numerous  educational  institutions  and  the  public  benefactions  of  the  State. 
He  died  in  Fremont,  Ohio,  on  the  17th  of  January,  1893. 

Edward  Fallensky  Noyes  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1871,  serving  one  term.  He  was 
a native  of  Massachusetts,  born  at  Haverhill  on  the  3rd  of  Octolier,  1832.  His  parents  died  in  his  infancy,  and, 
at  the  age  of  thirteen,  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  “Morning  Star,’’  a religious  newspaper  at  Dover,  New  Hamp- 
shire. In  1853  he  entered  Dartmouth  College,  and  graduated  with  high  honors  at  the  close  of  his  course.  Having 
been  born  an  anti-slavery  whig,  he  naturally  l)ecame  a Republican  and  began  his  political  career  at  college  in  1856, 
as  President  of  the  Fremont  College  Club.  After  graduating  from  college  he  came  to  Cincinnati,  in  1857,  where 
he  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  practiced  until  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  when  he  was  cmnmissioned  major  of 
the  39th  Ohio  Infantry.  The  regiment  at  once  entered  into  active  service.  After  the  liattle  of  Corinth,  Major 
Noyes  became  Colonel.  During  the  Atlanta  campaign  he  took  part  in  the  battles  at  Resaca,  Dallas,  Big  Shanty 
and  Kenesaw  Mountain.  i\t  Ruffs  Hills,  on  the  4th  day  of  July,  1864,  Colonel  Noyes  was  struck  in  the  ankle  by 
a mimic  ball,  which  necessitated  the  amputation  of  his  leg.  Later  Colonel  No}'es  was  promoted  to  brigadier- 
general,  and  remained  on  duty,  suitable  to  his  condition,  until  the  22nd  ot  April,  1865.  The  same  A’ear  he  was 
elected  city  solicitor  of  Cincinnati,  and  the  next  year  Proliate  Judge,  xkfter  retiring  from  the  executi\'e  office 
he  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Cincinnati.  In  1877,  Governor  Noyes  was  appointed  Minister  to 
France  and  served  four  years.  In  1889  he  was  elected  a judge  of  the  Supreme  Court,  remaining  on  the  bench 
until  his  death,  which  occured  at  Cincinnati,  on  the  4th  of  September,  1890. 

William  Allen,  the  next  Governor  of  Ohio,  was  born  at  Edenton,  North  Carolina,  in  1807.  He  im- 
migrated to  Ross  County,  Ohio,  in  1820.  In  1827,  although  a minor,  he  was  admitted  to  the  practice  of  the 
law.  In  1832  he  was  elected  a representative  in  Congress  by  a single  vote  over  General  Duncan  McArthur.  In 
1837  he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate,  and  in  1843  was  re-elected  to  the  same  position.  In  1873  he 
was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  over  General  Edward  E.  Noyes,  receiving  214,654  votes  while  his  competitor  received 
213,837.  In  1875  he  was  defeated  for  Governor  by  General  Rutherford  B.  Ha}’cs,  who  recei\'ed  297,817,  while 


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292,273  were  cast  for  Allen.  In  1870  he  was  a candidate  for  the 
l)residential  nomination  before  the  Democratic  national  convention 
at  St.  Louis,  which  nominated  Samuel  J.  Tilden  of  New  York.  He 
died  at  Fruit  Hill,  his  manorial  residence,  near  Chillicothe,  in  1879. 
The  marl)le  statue  of  William  Allen  adorns  the  rotunda  of  the  National 
Ca])il(4  as  one  of  the  Ohioans  of  the  Nineteenth  Century  deemed 
worthy  of  that  honor  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State. 

R.  Ik  Hayes,  elected  lor  a third  term  to  the  distinguished 
position  of  governor  of  Ohio,  succeeded  William  Allen.  In  March, 
1877,  when  Governor  Hayes  assumed  the  Presidency  of  the  United 
States,  Lieutenant-Governor  Thomas  Lowry  Yoimg  l)ccame  Gov- 
ernor of  Ohio,  and  served  as  such  until  his  successor  was  elected. 

Richard  Moore  Bishop  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  in 
the  fall  of  1877,  on  a Democratic  ticket.  He  was  a Kentuckian 
l)y  birth,  born  on  the  4th  ol  November,  1812,  in  Fleming  County. 
Hc‘  obtainrd  a fair  common  school  education,  after  which  he  entered 
into  mercantile  pursuits  in  his  native  county.  Jn  1847  he  came  to 
CiiK'innati,  where  later  he  became  a senior  member  of  the  whole- 
sale llrm  of  R.  M.  Bisho])  N (S).  In  April,  1857,  he  was  elected  to 
the'  City  ('ouiu'il,  and  in  the  following  year  became  President  of  that 
body.  4'his  was  followed,  in  1859,  by  his  election  as  Mayor  of  Cin- 
cinnati. His  administration  was  very  successful.  Governor  Bishop 
was  also  a member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention,  and  for  many 
years  one  of  the  4'rustees  of  the  C'incinnati  Southern  Railway.  In 
1877  the  Ohio  Democracy  nominated  him  to  lead  a forlorn  hope  for 
the  Governorship,  but,  against  all  expectations,  their  candidate  was 
(,‘lected  by  a large  plurality.  Governor  Bishop  died  at  Jacksonville, 
h'lorida,  on  the  2d  of  March,  1893. 

Charles  Foster,  of  Fostcada,  Seneca  County,  was  the  next  Gov- 
(‘iTior  of  the  State.  He  was  born  in  Seneca  County,  Ohio,  April  12, 

1828,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  For  many  years  he  was 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  Fostoria,  with  his  father,  and  after- 
ward on  his  own  account.  Later  he  engaged  in  banking,  railway 
and  manufacturing  enterprises,  and  continued  to  reside  in  Fostoria 
until  the  close  of  the  century.  He  entered  Congress  in  1871,  having 
lieen  elected  in  1870  to  the  Forty-second  Congress  from  the  Ninth 
District,  Seneca,  Crawford,  Huron,  Erie,  Sandusky  and  Ottawa 
Connlies.  The  apportionment  of  1872  placed  him  in  the  Tenth 
District,  Seneca,  Hancock,  Sandusky,  Erie  and  Huron  Counties, 
from  which  he  was  re-elected  to  the  Eorth-third  Congress  in  1872, 
to  the  Eorty-fonrth  in  1874,  and  to  the  Eorty-hfth  in  1876.  He 
was  defeated  for  Congress  in  1890  by  Darius  D.  Hare.  He  served 
with  great  distinction  in  Congress,  and  was  on  nearly  all  the  impor- 
tant committees  ol  the  House,  being  especially  htted  for  committee 
work.  He  made  no  iiretense  to  the  gifts  and  arts  of  the  orator,  but 
when  he  spoke  on  any  (jnestion  he  was  brief  and  plain  to  the  point. 

He  was  oiu'  ol  the  original  Rei)iil)licans  and  always  a consistent  jDarty 
man,  but  withal  tolerant  of  those  who  differed  from  him.  In  1879 
he  was  the  P.epublican  candidate  for  Governor,  and  defeated  his 
Diiiiocratic  opponent,  Thomas  Ewing  the  younger,  by  a \ote  of 
375,080  to  340,821.  In  1881  he  wxis  again  the  Reitublican  candidate 
lor  ( io\  ernor,  and  was  re-elected  over  John  Bo(jkwalter,  Democrat, 
b}’  a \’ote  of  312,735  to  243,016.  On  the  1st  of  March,  1891,  Gov- 
ernor Foster  entered  the  cabinet  (4  President  Benjamin  Flarrison 
as  secrctar\-  (jf  tin*  treasury,  and  managed  the  affairs  of  that  depart- 
ment with  great  skill  and  ability  until  the  c'l(.)se  of  the  administration. 

As  the  result  of  his  man>'  enterprises  Genernor  Foster  had  accu- 
mulated a large  fortune,  all  of  which  wars  sw'ept  away  by  the  disas- 
trous panic'  of  1893,  and  he  was  left  with  little  to  sup[)ort  him  in  his 
old  age.  Go\ernor  Fcjster  died  on  the  9th  ol  Jannary,  1904,  at  Siiring- 
lield,  Ohio,  while  on  his  way  to  attend  the  inauguration  of  Governor 
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George  Hoadley  was  elected  Governor  Foster’s  succes- 
sor in  1883,  and  served  one  term.  Mr.  Hoadley  was  born  at 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  on  the  31st  of  July,  1826.  In  1830 
Governor  Hoadley ’s  parents  removed  to  Cleveland,  where  he 
obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  Western 
Reserve  University,  graduating  from  that  institution  at  the 
age  of  eighteen.  The  following  year  he  spent  at  Harvard  Law 
School.  In  1846  he  entered  the  office  of  Salmon  P.  Chase  and 
Flamen  Ball  at  Cincinnati,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  the  year 
following,  and  soon  became  a partner  in  the  hrm.  In  1851  he 
was  elected  Judge  of  the  old  Superior  Court  of  Cincinnati,  serving 
until  the  court  was  abolished  by  the  new  constitution,  subsequently 
he  was  elected  city  solicitor,  and  in  1859  was  elected  Judge 
of  the  new  Superior  Court,  which  office  he  resigned  in  1866.  He 
was  twice  offered  the  appointment  of  Judge  of  the  Supreme 

Court  of  Ohio,  but  declined.  In  1883  he  was  elected  Go\’ernor 
of  Ohio.  Soon  after  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  on  the 
7th  of  March,  1887,  he  removed  to  New  York,  and  there  main- 
tained a leading  law  practice  until  his  death.  He  died  at  Watkins, 
New  York,  on  the  26th  of  August.  1902.  Governor  Hoadley 
was  for  many  3'ears  a professor  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School. 
He  early  became  active  in  politics  in  the  school  of  Salmon  P. 
Chase.  During  the  war  he  left  the  Democratic  party,  remaining 
in  the  Republican  party  until  1872,  when  he  went  back  to  the 
Democracy.  W'hen  Mr.  Hoadley  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  he  had  as  opponent  on  the  Republican 
side,  Joseph  B.  Foraker,  whom  he  defeated.  Five  years  later, 
he  in  turn  was  defeated  by  Foraker. 

Joseph  Benson  Foraker,  the  next  Governor  of  Ohio, 
was  born  on  a farm  near  Rainsboro,  Highland  County,  Ohio, 
on  the  5th  of  July,  1846.  On  .this  farm,  and  about  a combined 
grist  and  saw  mill  upon  a brawling  highland  stream,  assisting 
in  the  care  of  both,  he  passed  the  hrst  sixteen  years  of  his  life 
in  a laborious  calling,  laying  deep  the  foundation  of  his  future 
education  and  career,  in  the  primiti\'e  public  schools  of  the  da>'. 

At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  enlisted  in  the  Eighty-sixth  Regiment, 

Ohio  \Ylunteer  Infantry,  and  went  to  the  front  with  his  neigh- 
bors, ]3laymates  and  schoolmates.  Wherever  and  whenever  duty 
called  he  responded,  always  distinguishing  himself.  From  a 
private  soldier  he  rose  to  a sergeancy  in  1862,  and  was  made  a 
lieutenant  for  meritorious  conduct  in  1865,  and  a captain  for 
gallant  conduct  and  efficient  service  later.  He  participated  in 
the  sanguinary  engagements  ot  Missionary  Ridge,  Lookout 
Mountain,  Kenesaw  Mountain  and  many  lesser  actions.  When 
General  Sherman  began  his  historic  march  from  Atlanta  to  the 

Sea  he  accompanied  that  great  general  in  the  mo\ement  which 
cut  in  twain  and  destroyed  the  Confederacy.  He  was  four  times 
a Governor  of  Ohio,  twice  elected  and  twice  defeated.  A most 
ardent  Republican,  a \'igorous  campaigner  and  a ^■ersatile  orator, 
these  campaigns  will  long  remain  notable  in  the  political  annals 
of  the  State.  In  1883  he  was  nominated  b>-  the  Republican 
State  Convention  against  Judge  George  Hoadley,  Democrat, 
who  had  preceded  him  on  the  bench  in  Cincinnati.  At  this 
election  the  vote  was — Hoadle\',  353,693:  Foraker,  347,164. 

The  defeat  of  the  latter  was  unexpected,  but  his  friends,  wholly 
undaunted,  renominated  him  in  1885,  in  opposition  to  Hoadle}’’s 
re-election.  The  result  was  the  triumphant  election  of  Foraker. 
Two  years  later  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office,  again,  in 
1889,  he  was  the  nominee  of  his  party,  with  James  E.  Campbell, 
of  Butler  County,  as  the  Democratic  candidate.  There  was 
ENTRANCE  TO  GORDON  PARK.  CLEVELAND  Considerable  defection  in  the  Republican  ranks,  and  the  vote 


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Stood:  Campbell,  379,423; 

Foraker,  368,551.  His  friends 
immediately  gazetted  him  for 
the  United  States  Senator- 
ship,  while  his  enemies  in  his 
own  party  believed  that  he 
had  been  eliminated  as  a 
political  factor.  He  was  de- 
feated for  the  caucus  nomi- 
nal i(m  in  1892,  when  John 
Sherman  was  elected,  but  in 
1896  he  was  nominated  by 
the  caucus  and  cU'clcd  by  the  Legislalure  tor  the  term  beginning  March  4,  1897,  and  ending  March  3,  1903. 
lie  took  his  seat  with  the  inauguralion  ot  President  McKinley,  and  at  once  assumed  a leading  position  in  the 
1'nitt‘d  State's  Senate.  Senator  Hanna  had  just  been  ai)pointed  to  succeed  Jedin  Sherman  who  had  l)ecome  Secretary 
of  State  in  the  cabinet  of  the  new  President.  In  that  distinguished  body  the  reputation  of  the  senior  Senator 
had  i)rec('dc'd  him  and  it  was  not  long  until  he  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  debaters  of  the  floor.  He 
was  a staunch  supporter  ot  President  McKinley  in  all  his  policies,  and  a great  aid  to  the  Chief  Executive  in  the 
ex’ents  leading  up  to  the  Si)anish-American  War.  As  in  all  matters  of  international  significance,  grave  cpiestions 
aros('  for  ('onsideration,  and  it  was  here  the  w(jrld  first  learned  the  true  worth  of  Senator  Foraker.  His  com- 
prehensi\'('  knowledge'  of  the  constitutional  and  international  law'  amazed  the  Senate  and  the  bulwarks  of  the 
sticklers  looked  like  the  fabled  china  sho])  after  his  masterly  attacks.  In  all  the  one  hundred  days  of  the  war 
that  t'ndi'd  in  the'  sul )jugati(jn  ot  Spain  and  the  liberation  ot  Cul)a,  he  stood  for  the  McKinley  administration  and 
all  it  imi)lic'd  in  the  treatment  of  Cuba  and  the  con(|uest  ot  the  Phillipines.  As  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Porto  Pico  he  franu'd  the  policy  for  that  island  that  brought  order  out  of  chaos  and  prosperity  out  of  want  and 
distress.  t )n  the  14th  (,)t 
January,  P.H)2,  Senator  For- 
akc'i'  was  eU'cted  to  a second 
h'lan  in  the  Unitc'd  States 
Sc'iuitc',  ending  March  3,  1909. 

.\t  thc'  expiration  of  this  term 
Senator  Foraker  returned  to 
private  life,  resuming  the 
l>ractice  of  his  ])rotession  at 
Cincinnati,  ( )hio. 

James  Edwin  Camp- 
bell, who  defeatt'd  Jos.  B. 
f'oraker  for  the  Covernorship  of  Ohio,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  born  at  Middletown,  Butler  County,  on 
the  7th  of  Inly,  1843.  His  father,  Andrew  Camiibell,  was  a jihysician  of  prominence.  One  of  his  maternal 
ancestors  took  jiart  in  the  battle  of  Eexington,  and  one  of  his  paternal  ancestors  w'as  w-'ith  Montgomery  at  the 
assault  at  Ouebec.  Both  of  his  grandfathers  were  soldiers  in  the  War  of  1812.  During  the  Civil  War  Gov- 
(.'rnor  Campbell  served  in  the  navy  upon  the  Mississipifi  and  triliutary  rivers.  He  was  discharged  for  serious 
physical  disability,  but  recovered,  studied  lawg  and  liegan  i)racticing  at  Hamilton,  in  1867,  from  1867  to  1880  he 
was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Butler  County.  In  1882  Mr.  Campbell  wms  elected  to  Congress  as  a Democrat 
in  a strongly  Republican  district,  and  was  re-elected  in  1884  and  1886.  In  1889  he  w'as  elected  Governor  of  Ohio. 
While  in  the  Governor’s  office  he  w'as  noted  for  an  inflexible  adherence  to  that  which  he  deemed  to  be  right.  In 
1891  G overnor  C'am])bell  was  defeated  for  a second  term  by  Major  William  McKinley,  and  in  1895  he  w-as  again 
defeated  by  Asa  S.  Bushnell.  He  then  went  to  New  York,  w'here  for  a mimlier  of  years  he  w'as  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession.  Returning  to  his  native  State,  he  opened  an  office  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  From  1906 

to  1910  Gewernor  Campbell 
w-as  a meml)er  of  the  com- 
mission that  codified  the  law's 
of  Ohio. 

William  McKinley 
w as  elected  Governor  of  Ohio 
in  the  fall  of  1891.  He  w^as 
born  in  Niles,  Trumbull  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  on  the  26th  of 
February,  1844,  and  obtained 
his  education  in  thc  common 
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his  education,  he  enlisted  as 
a private  soldier  in  the 
Twenty-third  Ohio  \"olunleer 
Infantry,  and  was  i)roinoted 
to  lieutenant,  caj^tain  and 
Major,  and  was  mustered  out 
at  the  close  of  the  war,  with 
the  brevet  rank  of  colonel. 

He  was  cool,  courageous  and 
dashing  in  action,  and  won 
all  of  his  promotions  by  mer- 
itorious conduct.  After  retir- 
ing from  the  army  he  finished  his  education,  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  l)ar  in  1867.  From  1869  to 
1871  he  was  prosecuting  attorney  of  Stark  County.  Five  years  later  he  entered  upon  his  congressional  career. 
He  was  elected  to  Congress  in  1876,  from  the  Seventeenth  District,  Stark,  Carroll,  Columbiana  and  Mahoning 
Counties.  In  1878  he  was  re-elected  to  Congress  from  the  Sixteenth  District,  Stark,  Wayne,  Ashtal)ula  and 
Portage  Counties.  In  1880  he  was  elected  to  Congress  again,  but  his  scat  was  contested  by  Jonathan  H.  Wallace, 
and  he  was  unseated.  Two  years  later  he  again  was  sent  to  Congress  from  the  Eithtecnth  District,  Stark,  Car- 
roll,  Columbiana  and  Mahoning  Counties.  In  1884  the  Twentieth  District,  Stark,  Mahoning  and  Summit  Coun- 
ties elected  him  to  Congress  and  in  1886  and  1888  he  was  elected  from  the  Eighteenth  Ohio  district,  consisting 
of  Stark,  Carroll,  Columbiana  and  Mahoning  Counties.  He  was  defeated  in  1890  by  John  C.  Warwick.  His 
defeat  for  Congress  in "1890  led  to  his  nomination  to  the  Covernorship,  and  his  election  and  re-election  to  that 
office  made  his  nomination  to  the  Presidency  by  his  party  a logical  necessity.  He  was  nominated  for  Co\'ernor 
of  Ohio  by  the  Republican  Convention  in  1891,  and  was  elected  over  Governor  James  E.  Campbell,  l)y  a vote 
of  386,739  to  365,288.  In  1893  he  was  again  the  Republican  candidate  for  Governor,  and  defeated  Lawrence 

T.  Xeal,  Democrat,  by  a 
v(.»te  of  433,342  to  352,347. 
In  1896  he  was  nominated 
for  the  Presidency  l)y  the 
Repuldican  National  Conven- 
tion, on  a ]olatform  favoring 
a protecti\'c  tariff  and  oppos- 
ing the  coinage  ot  both  gold 
and  silver  on  cciual  terms 
without  au  international 
agreement.  His  o])ponent  was 
Wfilliam  Jennings  Bryan,  of 
Nebraska.  Alajor  McKinley  was  elected  by  a majority  of  both  the  electoral  and  i)(^pular  vote.  In  1900  the 
Republican  National  Convention  unanimously  renominated  him  to  the  Presidency,  and  he  was  re-elcctcd  by  increased 
electoral  and  popular  majorities.  His  oi)ponent  was  again  Wdlliam  Jennings  Bryan.  President  McKinley  was 

shot  by  an  Anarchist,  at  Buffalo,  New  54)rk,  on  the  Pan-American  Exposition  grounds,  on  the  6th  of  Sc])tember, 

1901.  The  President  lingered  along  for  eight  days,  and  died  at  the  home  of  John  G.  Milbourn  in  Buffalo,  on 

the  14th  ot  September,  1901.  His  remains  now  rest  in  Canton,  Ohio. 

Asa  Smith  Bushnell  followed  Major  McKinley  as  f'io\'ernor  of  Ohio.  He  was  born  at  Rome,  N.  Y.,  on 
the  26th  of  September,  1834.  His  grandfather,  Jason  Bushnell,  was  a Re\'olutionar\-  soldier,  who  saw  much 
service.  His  great-uncle,  William  Bushnell,  was  one  of  the  forty-eight  who  made  the  first  settlement  at  Marietta. 
Governor  Bushnell’s  father,  Daniel  Bushnell,  brought  his  famil}'  to  Cincinnati  in  1845,  and  in  1851  the  future 
Governor  removed  to  Springfield,  where  he  resided  until  the  time  of  his  death,  in  January,  1904.  In  all  these 
years  he  had  been  engaged  in  active  business,  constantly  rising  in  infiucnce  and  growing  in  wealth.  First  he  was 
dry  goods  clerk,  then  liook- 
keeper  in  a factory,  then 
proprietor  of  a drug  store, 
then  an  officer  and  large  stock- 
holder in  one  of  the  great 
reajier  and  mower  shops. 

During  the  Civil  War  Gov- 
ernor Bushnell  served  as  a 
captain  in  the  152nd  Ohio 
Infantry.  In  ])olitics.  Gov- 
ernor Bushnell  always  was 

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was  a delegate  to  many  National  Conventions,  and  a regular  attendant 
at  State  Ccniventions  for  forty  years,  fic  served  the  state  as  quarter- 
master-general during  l)oth  of  Cjovernor  Foraker’s  administrations.  In 
1887  he  declined  a unaninous  mmhnation  for  Lieutenant-Governor.  In 
1895,  and  again  in  1897,  he  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio. 

GiiORCiii  K.  Nash  was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  in  the  fall  of  1899. 
Me  was  born  in  Medina  County,  August  14,  1842.  His  early  life  was  spent 
on  thc“  farm  where  his  j)arents  settled  after  emigrating  from  Massachusetts. 
Ilis  c-arly  education  was  (d)tained  at  the  district  schools  of  his  township, 
where  he  prepared  for  college,  entering  Oberlin  at  the  age  of  twenty. 
During  his  soi)h(mi(jre  >’ear  at  this  instituticm  the  great  struggle  betw'een 
the  North  and  South  had  reached  a crisis,  and  like  many  of  the  patriotic 
youth  of  his  time,  he  felt  it  his  duty  t(.)  respond  to  the  call  to  arms. 
Ac'cordingiy  he  enlisted  as  a i)rivate  in  the  150th  O.  N.  G.,  serving  with 
his  characteristic  integrity  and  thoroughness  until  discharged.  Immedi- 
ately alter  the  close  of  the  war  he  began  the  study  of  law  and  in  1867 
was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

In  1870  he  was  elected  pr(xsecuting  attorney  of  Franklin  County 
and  at  the  end  of  the  term  was  ch(.)sen  to  succeed  himself.  In  1877  he  was 
the  republican  -candidate  hjr  attorney-general,  and  though  defeated  with 
his  part\’,  he  nuuU-  a gallant  fight.  In  1879  he  again  ran  hjr  the  same  office  and  was  elected.  Two  years  later 
he  was  re-c-lected,  thus  ludding  position  of  attorney-general  for  a period  (jf  four  years.  In  1883  Governor  Foster, 
his  warm  fric-nd  and  supiM)rtc‘r,  api)ointed  him  a member  ol  the  Sui)reme  Court  Commission,  wdiich  body  was 
creatc'd  to  aid  the  Supreme  Court  in  camipleting  unfmishc'd  w(n'k.  This  Commission  sat  for  twa:)  years,  and  when 
its  work  was  fmishc“d,  Judge  Nash,  as  he  then  became  known,  returned  to  the  practice  of  the  law.  Although 
taking  a great  intc'rest  in  ])olitics  and  doing  much  work  for  his  jjarty  in  various  capacities,  the  duties  of  his  pro- 
f(,‘ssion  consumed  by  tar  the  greater  portion  of  his  time.  In  the  spring  of  1899  he  became  a candidate  for  nomi- 
nation lor  Govc-rnor,  and  at  the  convention  held  in  ('olumbus  in  the  following  June  was  successful,  being  nomi- 
nated on  the*  sc'cond  ballot  by  461  votes  out  of  a total  of  820  cast.  The  follcmdng  Ncjvember,  after  a spirited 
aud  intc'resting  c'ampaign,  he*  was  elected  Governor  by  a plurality  of  49,000  votes.  In  1901  he  was  renominated 
by  acclamation,  and  rc*-elected  by  a ])luralit\'  of  67,567.  Go\-ernor  Nash  died  in  Octoloer,  1904,  at  Columbus, 
( )hio. 

Myron  4\  IIicRRK  IC,  c-lectc-d  Governor  of  Ohio  in  1903,  tcj  succeed  Governor  George  K.  Nash,  was  born 
on  the  9th  of  October,  1854,  at  lluntington,  Lorain  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Timothy  R.  and  Mary  L.  Herrick. 
Ilis  fatlu-r  came  from  a Massachusetts  family  of  colonial  (crigim  His  grandfather,  Timothy  Herrick,  was  one 
of  the  pioneers  of  Lorain  ('ount\’,  Ohio,  and  was  a soldier  in  the  Secemd  War  with  England,  ddmothy  R.  Her- 
rick, ( io\  ernor  Merric  k’s  father,  was  born  in  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  in  1828.  Mr.  A4yron  T.  Herrick  was  educated 
in  the  district  school  at  Huntington,  the  union  schools  at  W ellington,  Ohicc,  and  later  on  attended  college  at  Oberlin 
and  at  the-  Ohio  W'esk'yan  Lniversity,  at  DcTiware,  Ohio.  In  1899  the  emeritus  degree  was  conferred  upon  him 
b\-  thc‘  ()hio  Wc'slcA’an  Lni\c‘rsity-.  Mr.  Herrick  came  to  Cdeveland  in  1875.  He  entered  the  law  offices  of  J.  F. 
and  (b  1C  Herrick,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878.  Mr.  Herrick  was  a successful  lawyer  and  later  became 
well  known  as  a business  man  and  financier  of  ability.  He  is  today  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  and  most 
successful  banker  in  the  country.  In  addition  to  many  hnancial  interests,  Ex-Governor  Herrick  is  interested 
in  various  mamifacturing,  industrial  and  business  enterjirises  in  Gleveland,  and  the  city  has  in  many  ways  iirofited 
by  the  energy  and  ])ublic'  spirit  which  he  has  displayed.  Mr.  Herrick  reorganized  the  Wdieeling  & Lake  Flrie 
Railwa\'  ('om])an\-  and  placed  the  jiroperty  on  a good  business  liasis,  and  it  now  forms  an  important  link  in  the 
Wabash  S\'stem.  Mr.  Herrick’s  lirst  vote  was  cast  for  President  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  and  he  has  ever  since 
rc-maiiu'd  a Republican.  He  lias  always  taken  an  active-  interest  in  political  issues,  local  and  national.  F'or 
sc‘\’eral  terms  he  served  in  the  (develand  Cdty  C'ouncil.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  National  Conventions  of  1888, 
1892,  1896  and  1904  and  a delegate-at-large  to  the  National  Convention  in  1908,  which  nominated  Wdlliam  H. 
I'aft  for  the  Presidency.  In  1892  he  was  a member  of  the  Ohio  Electoral  College,  and  in  1900  he  was  elector- 
at-large  for  Ohio.  1 le  also  served  as  a member  of  the  Republican  Naticmal  Committee,  bhider  President  McKinley 
he  was  offered  the  Lnited  States  treasuryship,  and  later  the  kb  S.  Ambassadorship  to  Rome,  but  both  of  these 
were  declined.  He  was  also  offered  the  Ambassadorship  to  Rome  by  President  Roosevelt,  but  again  declined. 
He  served  as  chairman  of  the  jireliminary  session  when  McKinley  was  nominated  for  Governor.  He  was  appeanted 
by  Genernor  McKinley  as  a member  cjf  his  military  staff.  In  1886  he  was  elected  secretary  and  treasurer  ol  the 
Society  fMr  Savings,  and  in  1894,  uixm  the  death  of  the  President,  Samuel  H.  Mather,  he  succeeded  him  to  the 
office  of  President,  which  he  still  occuiiies.  He  became  a candidate,  in  1903,  for  the  office  ol  Governor  of  Ohio, 
and  received  the  marked  honor  of  being  .selec'ted  as  the  unanimous  choice  of  the-  nominating  convention  the 
second  instance  of  the  kind  in  the  history  of  the  state,  William  McKinley  being  the  (Hher  candidate  for  ( io\'- 
ernor  to  receive  this  recoginition.  Having  been  defeated  for  re-election,  Mr.  Herrick  retired  to  private  life  until 
1912,  when  he  was  appointed  Ambassador  to  Erance  by  President  William  H.  I'aft.  He  resides  at  Gleveland,  Ohio, 


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John  M.  Pattison  succeeded  Mr.  Herrick  as  Governor  of  Ohio, 
in  the  fall  of  1905,  after  a very  exciting  campaign.  He  was  born  on  the 
13th  of  June,  1847,  near  Boston,  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  being  the  son  of 
a tenant  farmer.  Leaving  the  farm  with  his  father  as  a youth,  he  went 
into  business  with  him,  owning  and  managing  a country  store.  When  he 
reached  his  sixteenth  year  he  enlisted,  a poor  and  delicate  hgure,  in  the 
Federal  army,  and  faithfully  discharged  the  dangerous  duty  of  a soldier. 

The  war  ended,  he  returned  to  Ohio  and  began  the  finishing  of  the 
education  founded  earlier  in  the  little  country  school.  Earning  his  own 
funds  by  teaching  and  working  as  a field  hand  in  harvest  time,  he  was 
able  to  pay  for  a collegiate  course  at  Ohio  \\"esleyan  University  at  Dela- 
ware. He  graduated  in  the  class  of  1869,  and  directly  thereafter  he  went 
into  the  Middle  West,  remaining  three  years.  MTile  engaged  in  other 
business  he  studied  law  with  such  success  that  he  was  admitted  to  practice 
at  Cincinnati  in  1872.  The  following  year  witnessed  his  election  as  a 
member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  from  Hamilton  County,  his  vote 
being  the  greatest  of  all  the  candidates.  It  was  while  a member  of  this 
body  that  he  displayed  the  militant  opposition  to  organized  corruption 
in  public  office  and  a manly  impatience  with  the  lax  administration  of 
law.  After  ten  years  of  practice,  which  was  marked  by  honesty  to  his  clients, 
the  young  law^mr  was  invited  to  become  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Union  Central  Life  Insurance  Company,  of 
which  he  was  elected  Vice-President  and  General  Manager.  Henceforth  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  this 
institution  became  his  life  work.  Notwithstanding  this  he  never  failed  to  respond  to  the  call  of  duty  as  a citizen.  In 
1890  the  death  of  Thomas  Q.  Ashburn  left  a vacancy  in  the  Clermont-Brown  Senatorial  District.  Much  depended 
upon  the  political  complexion  of  his  successor,  as  the  loss  of  the  seat  to  the  Democrats  meant  also  loss  of  control 
in  the  Senate,  before  which  many  important  party  matters  were  pending.  Called  upon  to  lead  the  fight,  Go\'- 
ernor  Pattison  responded,  and  won  a great  victory.  In  1891  he  was  nominated  for  Congress  in  the  Sixth  District 
and  was  elected  by  a striking  majority.  As  a congressman  he  offered  the  first  bill  appropriating  funds  to  establish 
rural  free  mail  delivery.  He  also  made  a vigorous  fight  against  permitting  the  World’s  Fair  at  Chicago  to  remain 
open  on  Sunday,  and  his  efforts  were  successful.  Leaving  Congress  he  again  returned  to  the  task  of  conducting 
the  affairs  of  the  insurance  company  of  which  he  later  became  president,  and  he  had  the  satisfaction  of  witness- 
ing its  promotion  to  the  front  rank  of  the  great  concerns  of  its  kind.  Conditions  in  1905  once  more  called  him, 
like  Cincinnatus,  from  the  plow.  Nominated  for  Governor  over  a field  of  splendid  candidates  by  what  was  best 
in  the  State  Convention,  he  was  chosen  to  lead  a historic  movement  in  the  commonwealth’s  affairs.  After  one 
of  the  most  notable  campaigns  in  Ohio,  he  converted  a Republican  majority  of  256,000  of  the  year  before  into 
a plurality  of  43,000  for  himself,  for  he  was  the  only  Democrat  elected  in  the  State  ticket.  Fate  decreed  that 
he  should  not  live  long  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  remarkable  triumph.  His  health  gave  way  after  the  campaign, 
and  he  had  barely  strength  enough  to  withstand  the  ordeal  of  inauguration.  Returning  from  the  capitol  that 
night  he  never  returned  again  to  the  executive  office.  Lingering  until  the  following  June,  he  passed  away  at  his 
country  home,  “Prowmont,”  near  Milford.  From  his  deathbed  he  directed  the  affairs  of  government  until  his 
weak  body  refused  longer  to  respond  to  his  indomitable  will.  His  only  message  to  the  General  Assembly,  written 
within  the  shadow  of  the  valley  of  death,  of  itself  is  an  epitome  of  his  life  history.  It  is  an  appeal  for  all  that 
should  make  men  and  government  better  and  the  world  a finer  place  in  which  to  live. 

Andrew  L.  Harris,  who  upon  the  death  of  Governor  Pattison  became  Governor  of  Ohio,  was  born  in 
Butler  County,  Ohio,  November  17,  1835,  and  was  reared  on  a farm  in  Dixon  township,  Preble  Count\'.  His 
grandfather,  Joseph  Harris,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  and  in  1797  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America,  taking  up  his 
abode  in  Cincinnati.  Soon  after  the  close  of  the  Mffir  of  1812  he  moved  to  Butler  County,  Ohio.  His  son  Ben- 
jamin Harris,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  March  3,  1803,  and  Avas  married 
on  the  3d  of  April,  1829,  to  Miss  Nancy  Lintner,  of  Butler  County.  To  them  were  born  seven  children,  of  whom 
Governor  Harris  is  the  only  survivor.  His  father  passed  away  in  1872,  and  his  mother’s  death  occured  in  1881. 

Governor  Harris  spent  his  early  boyhood  da}^s  on  the  home  farm,  and  attended  the  district  school  through 
the  winter  season.  Availing  himself  of  the  opportunity  to  acquire  a college  education,  he  entered  Miami  Lhii\'er- 
sity  in  1857,  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1860.  He  returned  to  the  farm  and  soon  afterward  commenced 
the  study  of  law.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  suspended  the  study  of  law  and  enlisted  as  a private  in 
Company  C,  20th  O.  V.  L,  April  17,  1861,  and  was  gradually  advanced  until  he  became  captain  of  the  company. 
At  the  close  of  this  enlistment,  he  recruited  Compaii}'  C for  the  75th  O.  L,  and  was  commissioned  captain 
in  1861,  major  in  1863,  colonel  in  the  same  year  and  brevet  brigadier-general  in  1865.  Wdthin  the  period  of  his 
service,  he  participated  in  many  important  engagements,  among  which  were  the  battles  of  Montere>',  Shaw’s 
Ridge,  McDowell,  Franklin,  Cedar  ^Mountain,  Bull  Run  (second  battle),  Chancellorsville  and  Gettysburg.  In 
the  last  named  liattle  he  led  a brigade.  His  command  was  the  first  to  enter  the  town.  He  was  se\crely  wounded 
at  McDowell  and  Gettysburg.  At  the  close  of  the  war.  Governor  Harris  returned  to  his  farm  in  Preble  County, 
but  his  wounds  disabled  him  and  he  completed  the  study  of  law.  In  1865  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  con- 


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tinned  dilip:ently  in  the  j)ractice  of  the  legal  profession  until  1875.  In  the  autumn  of  1865  he  was  elected  to  rep- 
resent Preble  and  Montgomery  ('ounties  in  the  State  Senate.  He  was  chosen  Probate  Judge  of  his  county  in 
1875,  and  re-c‘leeted  in  1878.  Later  he  served  in  the  House  of  Representatives  in  the  67th  and  68th  General 
.\sseinblies.  In  1891  a strong  candidate  was  s(night  to  make  the  race  for  Lieutenant-Governor  with  William 
.Mclvinely.  In  the  |)revious  gubernatorial  election  the  Re|)ublican  party  had  suffered  defeat,  and  it  was  the  desire 
to  pre.sent  a ticket  that  should  ai)i)eal  strongly  to  the  voters  of  Ohio.  The  ticket  was  triumphantly  elected  in 
November  of  that  year  and  re-elected  by  increased  majorities  in  1893.  In  1894  Governor  Harris  was  a cand- 
idate for  C'ongress,  and  reduced  the  normal  Democratic  majority  of  his  district  from  4,000  to  202.  Governor 
I larris  has  gi\  en  much  attention  t(^  the  study  of  labor  conditions  and  agric  ultural  interests.  This  fact  was  rec- 
ognizc'd  by  President  Mc  Kinley  who,  in  Sei)tember,  1898,  apiccdnted  him  one  of  the  members  of  the  National 
Industrial  ( 'ominission,  with  headciuarters  in  Washingte^n,  I).  C.  He  was  hcjncjred  with  the  position  of  chairman 
of  the'  sub-commission  on  agriculture  and  agricultural  labor.  The  results  of  his  work  are  found  on  the  pages  of 
the-  ninc‘tc‘en  volume's  that  constitute  the  rei)ort  of  the  commissiem.  This  voluminous  re])ort  is  a standard  refer- 
c'nc'c'  work  on  the'  industrial  cemelitions  in  the  United  States.  In  1905  Gcjvcrnor  Harris  was  nominated  for  a third 
tiiiK'  for  lae'Utc'nant-Gox’ernor,  and  although  in  the  election  tollenving  the  head  of  the  Republican  ticket  was  defeated 
by  a plurality  of  42,647,  Governor  Harris  had  29,179  more  votes  than  his  Democratic  opponent.  Llpon  the 
de-ath  of  Go\e'rnor  Pattison,  General  Harris  became  active  Gcjvcrnor.  Governor  Harris  was  defeated  fcjr 
rc'-e'le'c'tion  in  Noxember,  1908.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  Governor  Harris  retired  to  private  life. 
He  rc'sides  at  Katon,  Preble  Gounty,  Ohio. 

juDSON  Harmon,  the  present  Gcjvernor  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  3d  of  February,  1846,  at  Newtown,  Ohio, 
the  son  of  Benjamin  F.  Harmon,  a teacher  and  Bai)tist  minister,  and  Julia  Brunson  Harmon.  Among  the 
l)aternal  ancestors  of  Governor  Harmon  was  one  of  the  loimders  of  S]:)ringhelel,  Mass.,  whcjse  sons,  in  1669,  settled 
at  Suffielel,  ('onn.  Toward  the  latter  i)art  of  the  Eighteenth  Century  David  Harmon  settled  in  Jefferson  County, 
New  5’ork,  where  his  son,  Benjamin  F.  Harmon  was  born.  Governor  Harmon’s  maternal  ancestors  belonged 
to  the  early  settlers  of  New  England.  His  mother’s  father,  Cornelius  Brooks,  was  a soldier  in  the  Continental 
army.  Governor  Harmon  received  his  first  education  trom  his  father,  who  prepared  him  for  college.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  he  entered  Denison  University  at  Granville,  Ohio.  He  graduated  in  1866,  at  the  age  of 
twenty  years.  In  college  he  stood  high  as  a student,  and  showed  marked  ability  as  a si)eaker  and  offhand  debater. 
.After  leaving  college.  Governor  Harmon  taught  schoed  for  a while,  and  at  the  same  time  read  Blackstone  and 
Kent.  In  1867  he  entered  the  office  of  Judge  Hoadley,  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  until  he  graduated 
from  the  Cincinnati  Eaw  School  in  1869,  at  which  time  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  a short  time  he  succeeded 
in  building  up  a lucrative  practice  in  Cincinnati.  In  early  life  Governor  Harmon  was  a Rei)ublican,  on  account 
of  the  war  issues  then  before  the  country  when  the  Democratic  party  nominated  Horace  Greely  for  President, 
Governor  Harmon,  being  opposed  tc^  the  extreme  tariff  policy  cjf  the  Rei)ublican  party,  and  op|)osed  to  the 
treatment  of  the  South  after  the  war,  went  on  the  stump  as  an  advocate  of  Greeley’s  election.  His  prowess 
as  a sjieaker,  as  well  as  his  success  at  the  liar  attracted  to  him  great  attention  and  in  October,  1876,  he  was  nomi- 
nated by  the  Democratic  jearty  for  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Hamilton  County.  His  election 
was  contested  and  the  State  Senate  voted  to  oust  him.  In  the  following  April  he  was  nominated  and  elected 
judge  of  the  Snicerior  Court  eff  Cincinnati,  and  was  re-elected  in  1883  by  an  increased  majority.  In  March, 
1887,  when  Ex-Governor  Hoadley  retired  from  the  firm  of  Hoadley,  Johnson  & Coltcm,  Governor  Harmon  resigned 
his  judicial  position  and  became  the  head  of  the  firm  of  Harmon,  Colston,  Goldsmith  & Hoadley,  remaining 
a member  of  this  firm  until  his  election  as  Governor  of  Ohio,  in  1908.  In  June,  1895,  Governor  Harmon  was 
ai)pointed  Attorney-General  of  the  United  States  by  President  Cleveland.  He  served  throughout  the  remainder 
of  President  Cleveland’s  term  with  great  credit  to  himself  and  to  the  administration.  He  returned  to  Cincinnati 
in  March,  1897,  where  he  resumed  the  i)ractice  of  the  law  with  the  old  firm.  In  the  fall  of  1908  Mr.  Harmon  was 
elected  to  his  first  term  of  Governor  of  Ohio  on  the  Democratic  ticket  and  in  November,  1910,  he  was  re- 
elected by  a majority  of  more  than  100,000  votes. 


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CHAPTER  XX. 

THE  CITY  OF  CLEVELAND. 

LEVELAND  has  a population  of  381,768  by  the  census  of  1900,  and  now  exceeds  400,000. 
Of  the  five  chief  cities  in  the  State,  Cincinnati,  Columbus,  Dayton,  Toledo  and  Cleveland,  it 
was  the  last  to  receive  a charter  as  a city,  which  was  granted  in  1836,  a short  time  subsequent 
to  the  granting  of  a city  charter  to  Toledo. 

In  1840  it  ranked  fourth  in  population,  6,017;  in  1850  it  ranked  fourth  with  17,100;  in 
i860  it  ranked  second  with  43,800;  in  1870,  second  with  92,415;  in  1880,  second  with 
160,146;  in  1890,  second  with  261,353,  ^nd  in  1900  first  with  381,768. 

The  history  of  Cleveland,  it  is  generally  conceded,  dates  from  the  i6th  of  September, 
I 796,  when  Mr.  Augustus  Porter,  a civil  engineer,  succeeded  in  laying  out  a few  streets  on  the 
right  hand  side  of  the  Cuyahoga  River  where  it  fiows  into  Eake  Erie.  A village  was  designed 
for  that  point,  and  the  hope  was  indulged  in  that  at  some  time  in  the  distant  future  it  would 
reach  the  dimensions  and  proportions  of  a city. 

While  Engineer  Porter  ran  out  the  streets,  his  assistants  laid  out  the  village  lots 
between  them,  these  assistants  being  Seth  Pease,  Amos  Spaftbrd  and  Richard  Stoddard,  all  of 
whom  were  identified  with  the  history  and  public  affairs  in  Northern  Ohio,  and  held  responsible  public  positions. 

The  place,  which  had  formerly  been  referred  to  either  as 
“ Cuyahoga”  or  as  “ The  Mouth  of  Cuyahoga,”  was  named  Cleve- 
land, in  honor  of  General  Moses  Cleaveland,  the  agent  of  the 
Connecticut  Land  Company,  and  one  of  its  principal  stockholders. 

An  error  on  the  part  of  an  enrolling  clerk  in  the  Legislature  caused 
the  omission  of  the  first  “a”  in  Cleaveland,  and,  by  the  orthography 
of  the  city  charter  it  was  christened  Cleveland,  phonetically  but  not 
orthographically  bearing  the  name  honored. 

It  was  called  a “city”  from  the  start,  its  most  important 
deficiency  being  at  that  time  a lack  of  population.  It  contained  two 
log  cabins,  one  to  shelter  the  surveying  party  and  the  other  serving 
as  a residence  for  Job  P.  Stiles  and  Tabitha  Stiles,  his  good  wife, 
who  “kept  house”  for  the  party  of  engineers  and  surveyors.  Later 
this  house  was  known  as  Pease’s  Hotel,  and  was  occupied  by  Seth 
Pease.  It  was  located  between  Main  street  and  the  river.  The 
other  house  was  near  the  junction  of  that  street  and  the  river.  Over 


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on  the  west  side  of  the  river,  and  within  the 
bounds  of  the  present  city,  was  a dilapidated 
tenantless  cabin,  supposed  to  have  been  erected 
in  1786  by  the  agents  of  the  Northwestern  Fur 
Company  in  which  to  receive  provisions 
brought  overland  from  Pittsburg. 

Mr.  Spafford  made  a map  of  the  “city” 
bearing  date  of  October  i,  1796,  which  gave  a 
Battering  outline  of  the  place.  The  “ Public 
Square,”  which  is  now  Monument  Square,  con- 
tained ten  acres  of  land,  with  Superior  street 
running  through  it  parallel  with  the  lake  shore. 
Originally  it  was  named  Broad  street,  but  that 
name  was  erased  and  Superior  substituted. 

Five  other  streets  were  delineated  on 
the  map.  Parallel  with  Superior,  Lake  street 
extended  from  Water  to  Erie.  Fluron  ran 
from  the  river  to  a point  one-fourth  of  a mile 
east  of  Erie,  where  the  city  limits  terminated. 
Ohio  ran  from  Erie  westward  to  what  was  later 
Miami.  Eederal  street  extended  from  Erie 
eastward  to  the  city  limits,  occupying  what  was 
later  St.  Clair.  Butte  street  ran  westward 
from  the  later  Water  street  along  the  margin 
of  the  lake  to  the  mouth  of  the  river.  New 
streets  were  soon  added,  and,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  General  Cleaveland  the  names  of  some 
of  them  were  changed. 

The  original  plat,  as  revised,  showed 
the  majority  of  the  lots  to  be  8x40  rods,  con- 
taining two  acres  each;  some  were  smaller  and 
some  much  larger,  but  all  were  on  a liberal 
scale.  These  lots  were  sold  singly  or  in  numbers  to  purchasers  who  felt  like  investing  in  them  at  the  rate  of  ^25  an 
acre,  or  for  the  aver- 
age lot.  At  this  date 
$^0,000  each  would  be 
considered  a sacrifice  price 
for  any  of  these  lots. 

The  purchasers  of 
these  lots,  however,  obli- 
gated themselves  to  be- 
come settlers  on  their 
purchases  by  the  year 
1 797,  and  what  was 
known  as  the  farm  lots  or 
lands  in  bodies  of  ten 
acres  were  f,7,  per  acre  ; 

20  acres  $2  per  acre,  and 
100  acres  I.1.50  per  acre. 

By  the  20th  of 
October,  1 796,  the  sur- 
veyors had  concluded 
their  work,  and  with  their 
assistants,  left  for  their 
homes  in  the  East,  thus 
depopulating  the  city  ex- 
cept Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stiles 
and  Mr.  Joseph  Landon. 

A few  weeks  later  Mr. 

Eandon  took  his  depart- 

1 . I FIVK  POINTS, 

reducing  tne  intersection  sheriff,  Eagle,  Woodland  and  Ontario  Streets, 


SUPERIOR  STREET,  LOOKING  FROM  MONUMENT  SQUARE. 


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population  to  two.  However,  it  was  soon 
increased  33  per  cent,  by  the  fortunate  arrival 
of  Mr.  Edward  Paine,  who  later  became  Gen. 

Edward  Paine,  and  the  founder  of  Painesville, 

Lake  County,  who  took  board  with  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Stiles,  and  the  three  spent  the  winter 
with  no  visitors  except  the  sons  and  daughters 
of  the  forest  who  came  to  trade  with  Mr.  Paine, 
who  was  a trapper  and  hunter  and  fur  trader, 
and  exchanged  beads,  calico,  powder  and  lead, 
and  other  gew-gaws,  for  bear,  beaver,  otter 
and  other  valuable  furs. 

In  the  spring  of  1 797,  Mr.  Paine,  wishing 
more  elbow  room,  left  the  crowded  city,  went 
out  into  the  woods  and  laid  the  foundations  of 
the  future  city  of  Painesville.  But  in  May  the 
population  increased  100  per  cent.,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Gunn  arriving  from  Conneaut.  Prom  that 

o 

day  Cleveland  never  went  backward  in  its 
population. 

On  June  i a large  surveying  party  in 
charge  of  Mr.  Pease  arrived,  and  three  days 
later,  another  party,  convoyed  by  the  Pease 
party,  headed  by  Rev.  Seth  Hart,  joined  their 
fortunes  with  the  new  city.  About  the  same 
time  Major  Lorenzo  Carter  joined  the  com- 
munity. Alonzo  Carter,  son  of  the  major, 

Ezekiel  Hawley,  James  Kingsbury,  and  many 
others  came  in  during  the  summer,  and  in  July 
the  first  wedding  in  Cleveland  was  celebrated, 
the  bride  being  Miss  Chloe  Inches,  Mrs. 

Carter’s  hired  girl,  and  the  bridegroom  Mr. 

William  Clement,  who  came  from  Canada  to 
claim  his  bride  and  carried  her  thence. 

Early  in  June  of  1797  the  first  death  and  burial  in  the  community  occurred. 


THE  ARCADE. 


Daniel  Eldridge,  one  of  the  party 
that  arrived  that  year,  was 
drowned  while  crossine  Grand 

o 

River,  and  his  remains  were 
brought  to  Cleveland.  Lots  97 
and  98  were  set  aside  as  a burial 
ground,  a rude  coffin  was  made, 
and  Rev.  Hart  officiated  at  the 
funeral  services.  The  first  mill 
was  constructed — a white  oak 
stump  hollowed  out  by  fire — 
and  in  this  the  corn  was  pounded 
into  a coarse  meal  with  a pestle 
suspended  from  a spring  pole. 
Eorests  were  cleared  away,  corn 
and  vegetables  were  planted  and 
cultivated,  log  cabins  were  built, 
and  Cleveland  began  to  take  on 


the  appearance 
town. 

Lever  and 


of  a frontier 


ague,  the 


plagues  of  the  early  settlers, 
made  their  appearance,  and  the 
population  alternated  between 
fevers,  chills  and  hard  labor. 
People  who  lived  on  the  eleva- 
tions were  the  least  subject  to 


EUCLID  AVENUE. 


MONUMENT  SQUARE. 


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WHISKEY  ISLAND  OKE  DOCK,  FKOM  TAYLOR  STREET. 


these  diseases,  and  were  able  to  raise  better  crops,  which  they  shared  with  their  less  fortunate  neighbors.  James 
Kingsbury  was  something  of  an  inventor  and  fashioned  a rude  set  ol  millstones,  with  which  a fair  article  of  dour  and 

meal  were  ground  by  hand  power. 

Game  of  all  kinds  was 
plenty,  and  meat  was  easily 
obtained  with  the  ride.  By  1800 
the  city  had  reached  a popula- 
tion of  between  60  and  70  per- 
sons. The  seasons  had  been 
mild  and  there  was  little  suffer- 
ing on  that  account.  Children 
frequently  became  lost  in  the 
woods  and  were  often  found  with 
difdculty. 

Cleveland  Township, 
Trumbull  County,  embracing  all 
of  Cuyahoga,  a part  of  Geauga, 
and  all  of  the  Reserve  west  of 
Cuyahoga  was  erected  in  1800. 
James  Kingsbury  was  appointed 
the  drst  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
was  ex-ofdcio  a member  of  the 
quarter  sessions  court.  Lorenzo 
Carter  and  Stephen  Gilbert  were 
appointed  the  drst  constables, 
and  were  required  to  keep  the 

ROSE  BUILDING,  CORNER  OF  ERIE  AND  PROSPECT  STREETS.  peace  throughout  their  bailiwick. 


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VIEW  OF  MARKET  HOUSE. 


In  1800,  Daniel  Bryant  and  his  son  Gilman  brought  a still  from  Virginia,  and 


POSTOFFICE,  SUPERIOR  STREET  AND  MONUMENT  SyUARE. 


set  up  a still  at  the  foot  of  Superior 
Lane,  Distillinof  was  then  con- 
sidered  a highly  respectable  busi- 
ness, and  the  enterprise  was 
warmly  received  by  the  entire 
population.  The  Indians  were 
partial  to  the  Bryant  output,  and 
in  celebration  of  the  opening  of  the 
distillery,  made  a feast  of  white  dog 
soup,  a sacred  dish  among  the 
Iroquois,  with  Mr.  Bryant,  the 
younger,  as  guest  of  honor.  But 
when  it  came  to  eating  a dog’s 
foot  with  the  hair  only  partly 
singed  off,  he  drew  the  line.  The 
soup  was  all  right,  but  the  sacred 
right  forepaw  he  handed  over  to 
his  entertainers. 

Samuel  Huntington,  after- 
ward supreme  judge  and  governor 
of  the  State,  member  of  the  Legis- 
lature and  speaker  of  the  House, 
arrived  from  Connecticut  and 
erected  the  most  aristocratic  resi- 
dence in  the  city,  a hewed  log 


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house  with  sawed  floorinp- 

o 

and  doors,  and  here  he 
began  his  distinguished 
career.  The  first  school 
house  was  opened  in 
1802,  at  the  house  of  Mr. 
Carter,  and  Miss  Anna 
Spafford  was  the  first 
teacher.  The  children 
did  not  ramble  far  away 
because  of  the  plenitude 
of  bears,  one  of  which  was 
killed  by  “a  man  with  a 
hoe”  near  the  school 
house,  and  one  day  Judge 
Huntington,  who  had 
been  out  riding,  was 
pursued  to  his  threshold 
by  a pack  of  howling  and 
ravenous  wolves. 

Lorenzo  Carter, 
not  to  be  outdone  by 
Judge  Huntington, 
erected  a “frame  house,” 
which  rather  eclipsed  the 
latter’s  hewed  log  man- 
sion. In  1802  Messrs. 
Carter  and  Spafford  were 
both  licensed  by  the  court 
of  quarter  sessions  as 
“ hotel  keepers.”  One 
or  two  families  a year 
came  to  increase  the  pop- 
ulation, and  their  coming 
was  always  an  occasion 
of  general  rejoicing.  A 

military  company  was  organized  for  protection  against  hostile  Indians,  and  everybody  capable  of  bearing  arms  was 
enrolled.  In  1805  a postoffice  was  established,  and  Elisha  Norton  was  appointed  as  the  first  postmaster.  Judge 
Huntington  having  acquired  an  interest  in  the  mills  at  Mill  Creek,  removed  thither,  as  did  several  other  families, 
because  of  the  healthfulness  of  the  situation,  and  it  soon  became  a rival  to  Cleveland,  but  was  eventually  absorbed  by 
the  original  city.  xT  number  of  Indians  con- 
tinued to  reside  in  the  vicinity,  and  one  of 
them,  known  as  John  Omic,  on  one  occasion 
threatened  the  life  of  Mrs.  Major  Carter  while 
she  was  working  in  her  garden.  The  Major 
came  near  hanging  him,  but  relented  on  the 
intercession  of  the  elder  Omic,  on  condition 
that  he  remain  on  the  west  side  of  the  river.  A 
few  years  later  he  committed  a heinous  offense 
and  became  the  first  victim  of  the  hangman’s 

O 

rope. 

In  1806,  a Mr.  Hunter,  from  Kentucky, 
with  his  family  and  two  negro  slaves  were 
crossing  Rocky  River  and  were  wrecked,  Ben, 
one  of  the  slaves,  being  the  only  survivor.  He 
was  taken  to  Major  Carter’s  tavern,  where  he 
remained  for  some  months,  when  two  Ken- 
tuckians arrived,  claiming  to  own  him.  They 
started  to  return  with  him,  when  two  unknown 
men  who  had  been  hanging  around  the  tavern, 
followed  and  succeeded  in  rescuing'  the  black. 


NEW  ENGLAND  BUILDING. 


LENNOX  BUILDING, 
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Mr.  Kingsbury,  who  had 
brought  some  apple  seeds  from 
the  East,  began  to  gather  a few 
apples  as  early  as  1806.  In  1807 
Judge  Huntington  manufactured 
the  first  brick  to  build  the  chim- 
neys for  his  new  frame  house. 
In  1807  a man  who  had  been 
working  for  Major  Spafford  sud- 
denly disappeared,  without  draw- 
ing all  the  pay  due  him,  but 
taking  nothing.  When  Spafford 
related  the  circumstances  to  his 
neighbor.  Major  Carter,  the 
latter  declared  that  no  man 
should  “run  away”  from  Cleve- 
land, so  shoulderinor  his  rifle  he 

o 

set  out  in  pursuit  of  the  fugitive, 
and  overtook  him  near  what  is 
now  Wilson  avenue,  and  forced 
him  to  return  to  his  employer, 
although  he  protested  that  he 
had  stolen  nothing  and  owed  no 
man  anything. 

Spafford  asked  him  to 
explain  his  conduct,  which  he 
did  by  saying  that  he  was  of  a 
roving  disposition  and  liked  to 
go  from  place  to  place  as  the 
fancy  took  him.  He  was  told 
that  it  was  a bad  practice  and 
that  he  ought  to  abandon  it — at 


least  not  to  leave  a neighbor- 
hood surreptitiously  and  without 
giving  some  sort  of  a notice  or 
explanation.  He  ate  his  break- 
fast and  went  to  work,  and  the 
relations  between  him  and  his 
Then  he  decided  that  he  would  like  to  move  ; he  was  paid  off,  and  given 


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employer  were  amicable  for  months, 
a Godspeed. 

In  1809  the  county  seat  was  established  in  Cleveland.  In  1810  Major  Carter  built  a warehouse  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Cuyahoga  River.  Elias  Cozad  and  Samuel  and  Matthew  Williamson  erected  tanneries,  and  Mr.  Levi  Johnson 
took  the  census  of  the  city,  showing  that  there  were,  in 
1810,  57  people  in  the  city,  including  Dr.  David  Long, 
the  first  physician,  and  Alfred  Kelley,  the  first  practicing 
lawyer.  In  the  same  year  the  first  court  of  record  was 
held  in  the  store  of  E.  E.  H.  Murray.  During  the  war 
of  1812-1815  but  little  progress  was  made  in  the  city. 

However,  the  first  brick  building  was  erected  in  1814  by 
j.  R.  and  I rad  Kelly  for  a store.  In  that  year  there 
were  34  buildings  in  the  place.  In  the  same  year  Levi 
)ohnson  built  a small  schooner  which  he  named  the 
“Pilot.” 


On  the  23rd  of  December,  1815,  the  village  of 
Cleveland  was  incorporated  by  act  of  the  General 
Assembly,  and  was  made  the  occasion  for  wild  and 
extravagant  rejoicing,  one  enthusiastic  citizen  adding  to 
its  splendors  by  setting  fire  to  a load  of  hay  which  a 
farmer  was  bringing  to  market.  An  old  field  piece  was 
brought  into  requisition,  and  Abram  Hickox,  acting  as 
powder  monkey,  carried  the  powder  in  an  open  pail. 


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which  ignited  and  blew  him  as  high  as 
the  eavms  of  the  houses,  but  he  came 
down  all  right  and  as  full  of  fight  and 
patriotism  as  a singed  cat.  In  fact 
patriotism  w^as  on  tap  and  ladled  out  by 
the  gourd  full.  At  night  fall  every  one 
was  comfortably  filled  up  and  the  most 
of  them  too  full  for  utterance. 

The  first  municipal  election  was 
held  on  the  first  Monday  in  June  follow- 
ing, and  the  total  vote  cast  was  12. 
The  officers,  all  of  whom  were  unani- 
mously elected,  were;  President,  Alfred 
Kelley;  recorder,  Horace  Perry;  treas- 
urer, Alonzo  Carter ; marshal,  John  A. 
Ackley;  assessors,  George  Wallace  and 
John  Riddle;  trustees,  Samuel  William- 
son, David  Long  and  Nathan  Perry,  Jr. 

Up  to  1817  the  population  gradu- 
ally but  slowly  increased  and  new 
houses  were  going  up.  The  era  of 
log  warehouses  ceased  with  this  year, 
Leonard  Case  and  Captain  William 
Gaylord  building  a large  frame  edifice 
for  the  purpose  on  the  river  north  of 
St.  Clair  street.  Levi  Johnson  and  Dr. 
Long  built  another,  and  John  Blair  a 
third.  A bank  had  been  started  by 
Leonard  Case,  called  the  Commercial 
Bank  of  Lake  Erie,  in  1816.  In  1819 
it  closed  from  lack  of  business,  but  was 
soon  after  re-opened  and  became  a 
flourishing  institution.  In  1818  Orlando 
Cutter  began  business  with  a $20,000 
stock  of  goods,  an  extraordinary  sum  of 
money  for  those  days. 


T , , , . , , . , WILLIAMSOX  BUILDING. 

Land  sold  m the  heart  ol  the 

present  city  at  the  enormous  price  of  ^100  an  acre.  Ansel  Young,  the  intimate  friend  ot  the  historian.  Jared  Sparks, 
was  the  almanac  maker  of  the  town.  The  “ Walk-in-the- Water,”  the  first  steamboat,  arrived  in  Cleveland  harbor  in 

1818.  The  first  newspaper,  the  “Register,” 
appeared  during  the  same  year.  In  1819  the 
‘‘  Herald”  made  its  appearance  and  proceeded 
at  once  to  pay  its  respects  to  “ Agueagueshake- 
shake,  the  god  ot  Lake  Erie,”  with  a view  of 
propitiating  him,  as  well  as  warning  the  people 
ao-ainst  his  insidious  assaults. 

o 

Church  oro'anizations  and  schools  beean 
to  take  shape  in  1820,  and  there  was  some 
regularity  in  church  services.  The  theatre 
arrived  at  this  time,  and  an  entertainment  was 
announced  which  included  " The  Purse,  or  the 
Benevolent  Tar.”  scenes  from  “The  Stranger.” 
“The  Village  Lawyer,” 

Dance”  as  an  after-piece, 
had  begun  to  outrival  Cleveland,  now  began  to 
fall  behind.  Deer  were  plentiful  in  the  out- 
skirts of  the  city,  wolves  were  plentiful  and 
ravenous,  and  the  mails  arrived  semi-occa- 
sionally.  William  White  and  S.  J.  Hamlin 
built  the  first  bridge  across  the  Cuyhoga  River 
in  1822,  Josiah  Barber,  Philo  Scoville  and 


with  the  “ Dwarf 
Newburpf.  which 


Lookini 


HARBOR  VIEW, 

West  from  Willow  Street  Bridge. 


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PEKKY-PAYNK  BUILDING. 

population.  A dozen  years  later  it  was  5,000,  and  became  a 
1825,  although  it  was  slow  for  many  years.  Congress  made  an 
pier  600  feet  in  length  was  built,  under  the 
direction  of  Ashbel  Walworth,  the  collector  of 
the  port,  into  the  lake  east  of  the  mouth  of 
the  Cuyahoga,  to  deepen  the  channel  of  the 
river  by  erosion  or  something  else.  But  it  had 
no  such  effect.  It  was  simply  a failure,  so 
pronounced  that  there  was  no  pretense  to  the 
contrary. 

Ten  thousand  dollars  more  were  appro- 
priated by  Congress,  at  the  instance  of  Con- 
gressman Whittlesey,  and  it  was  decided  to 
build  another  pier  to  the  east  of  the  first  and 
then  compel  the  river  to  ilow  between  them, 
thus  cutting  out  a channel  by  the  action  of  the 
water.  The  work  was  put  in  charge  of  Major 
T.  W.  Maurice  of  the  United  States  Engineer 
Corps,  who  at  once  ordered  a dam  to  be  built 
across  the  river  opposite  the  south  end  of  the 
Walworth  pier.  This  not  only  interfered  with 
business,  but  was  apparently  so  absurb  that  it 
aroused  public  indignation  to  a high  pitch. 


Reuben  Chapman  being  the  citizens’ 
supervising  committee.  The  people 
subscribed  for  the  work.  Those  who 
could  not  pay  in  money  paid  in  whiskey, 
grain,  meat  and  other  articles.  About 
this  time  Reuben  Wood,  the  future 
judge  and  governor,  located  in  the  city. 
A brick  school  house,  called  the  Cleve- 
land Academy,  was  erected  in  1822. 
In  1824  the  first  steamboat  was  built  in 
Cleveland  by  Levi  Johnson.  It  was 
called  the  “Enterprise”  and  was  of  220 
tons  burden — a marvel  in  its  day. 

The  bar  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Cuyahoga  prevented  large  vessels  from 
entering  the  river,  and  they  had  to 
lay-to  and  unload  with  yawls  and 
lighters.  Cleveland  boasted  of  her  un- 
excelled  harbor  facilities.  Sandusky 
did  the  same.  The  Sandusky  “Clarion” 
in  its  shipping  news  spoke  of  the  yawls 
used  in  unloading  cargoes  having  stuck 
in  the  mud  before  reaching  the  shore  or 
entering  the  river.  In  the  shipping 
news  of  the  Cleveland  “ Herald”  were 
graphic  accounts  of  the  canoes  used  for 
unloading  purposes  in  Sandusky  Bay 
being  sunk  by  running  afoul  of  cat- 
fish. Every  lake  port  had  the  best 
harbor,  or  you  were  told  so,  when  you 
were  there  and  the  worst  when  you 
were  somewhere  else. 

The  total  population,  as  esti- 
mated by  one  who  knew  the  value  of 
figures,  in  1825,  was  500.  In  July  of 
that  year  ground  was  broken  in  Cleve- 
land for  the  Ohio  Canal,  and  within  a 
twelve-month  the  city  had  doubled  its 
city.  The  city’s  growth  has  been  uninterrupted  since 
appropriation  of  ^5,000  to  improve  the  harbor,  and  a 


MANUFACTURING  DISTRICT, 
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AMERICAN  TRUST  BUILDING. 


The  schooner  “ Lake  Serpent  ” got 
between  the  dam  and  the  bar  and  had 
to  be  dug  out  to  make  its  accustomed 
voyage.  The  captain  maligned  the 
engineer,  and  said  that  he  only  wanted 
to  live  long-  enough  to  see  the  idiotic 
plan  succeed.  Men,  boys,  teams,  plows 
and  scrapers  were  set  to  work  cutting  a 
canal  across  the  isthmus  from  the  river 
to  the  lake.  As  soon  as  an  opening 
was  made  the  river  broke  through  and 
when  the  Hood  subsided  there  were  two 
feet  of  water  in  the  channel,  which  was 
constantly  widening  and  deepening. 
When  the  “ Lake  Serpent  ” returned 
from  its  voyage  it  could  sail  into  the 
river  through  the  new  channel.  Then 
the  captain  doffed  his  cap  to  the 
engineer.  Later  the  second  pier  was 
built,  and  still  later,  under  new  appropri- 
ations, both  were  extended  back  and 
further  into  the  lake.  Nearly  $100,000 
was  put  into  the  work  in  a few  years. 
Since  then  still  greater  improvements 
have  been  made  in  the  harbor. 

In  1827  the  Ohio  Canal  was 
opened  to  Akron,  and  the  people  again 
bubbled  over  with  jubilation.  But  the 
digging  of  the  canal  turned  the  malaria 
loose,  and  fever  and  ague  took  on  a 
new  violence  for  several  years,  but 
fortunately,  it  was  now  possible  to  get 
quinine  in  preference  to  dogwood  bark 
to  fight  the  evil. 


The  greatest  of  all  Cleve- 
land’s interests  had  birth  in  1828. 
The  iron  industry  was  then 
founded  by  John  Ballard  & Co., 
who  put  their  new  iron  foundry 
into  operation.  In  the  same 
year  the  one  agent  that  could 
build  up  the  iron  industry  made 
its  appearance  in  Cleveland  over 
the  newly  opened  canal.  This 
was  coal  from  the  mines  of 
Henry  Newberry,  father  of  Pro- 
fessor Newberry,  whose  coal 
lands  lay  along  the  canal  to  the 
southeast. 

Indeed,  it  was  hard  work 
to  introduce  coal  as  fuel  in  Cleve- 
land, where  wood  was  yet  plenti- 
ful and  cheap.  Finally  Philo 
Scoville,  who  kept  the  Franklin 
House,  was  induced  to  experi- 
ment with  it  in  his  bar  room. 
The  experiment  was  satisfactory, 
and  ere  long  the  use  of  coal 
became  popular,  except  among 
the  more  aristocratic  house 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  BUILDING. 


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keepers.  Iron  and  coal  now  are 
among  the  greatest  factors  in 
the  city. 

When  Newburof  beo^an  to 

o o 

fall  behind  in  the  metropolitan 
race,  Brooklyn,  across  the  river, 
entered  it,  and  althoug-h  a small 
place,  was  a persistent  rival.  Its 
population  increased  rapidly  and 
its  business  grew  proportion- 
ately. Both  villages  began  to 
yearn  for  city  clothes.  A few 
proposed  that  they  unite  and 
make  one  garment  cover  both. 
But  there  were  too  many  ambi- 
tions to  make  this  plan  possible. 
To  the  unspeakable  shame  and 
humiliation  of  Cleveland,  Brook- 
lyn was  incorporated  as  Ohio 
City  on  the  3rd  of  May,  1836, 
and  it  was  five  days  later  before 
Cleveland  was  incorporated  as 
the  City  of  Cleveland. 

Then  the  two  rivals  blared 

o 

defiance  at  each  other  across  the 
muddy  waters  of  the  Cuyahoga 
for  many  years.  But  their 
rivalries  and  jealousies  were  long 
since  buried  and  are  turned  to 
dust  and  ashes.  .Cleveland,  Ohio 
City,  Newburg,  and  all  the 
clustering  hamlets  are  now  under 
the  proud  escutcheon  of  the 
metropolitan  city  of  the  Buckeye 
State. 

The  shipping  interests 
kept  pace  with  the  growing  busi- 
ness of  the  port.  From  March 
to  November,  1836,  the  sloops, 
schooners,  brigs  and  ships  arriv- 
ing with  cargoes  numbered  91 1, 
and  the  steamboats  with  freight 
and  passengers  990.  Compared 
with  the  present,  this  is  but  a 


GAKFIELD  BUILDING. 


SOUTHWEST  CORNER  PUBLIC  SQUARE, 
In  1839. 


CLEVELAND  FROM  BROOKLYN  HILL, 
Looking  east,  in  1833. 


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Monuiiient  Square. 


mere  bagatelle,  but  at  that  time  it  challenged 
the  attention  of  the  whole  country  as  one  of 
the  marvels  of  progress. 

Late  in  1836  commercial  depression 
overtook  Cleveland,  and  before  the  opening  of 
the  new  year  it  blew  a hurricane  of  panic,  and 
banks  and  business  houses  and  private  indi- 
viduals were  bankrupted.  In  1837  the  collapse 
was  complete,  and  “Hard  Times”  sat 
enthroned  on  the  lake  shore.  It  was  a note- 
worthy fact  at  the  time  that  the  Bank  of  Lake 
Lrie  rode  out  the  storm,  although  the  most  of 
its  best  customers  were  impoverished. 

From  1836  to  1840  there  was  no  appar- 
ent increase  in  the  population,  the  census 
showing  it  to  be  about  7,000.  By  1840  the 
city  began  to  revive  from  the  effects  of  the 
panic.  New  iron  works  were  established;  coal 
shipments  increased,  and  manufacturing  of  all 
kinds  began  to  take  on  increased  proportions. 
Street  paving  began  experimentally  in  1842, 
first  with  wood  and  then  with  limestone,  and 
finally  with  Medina  sandstone.  Now  all  the 
superior  materials  are  used  for  the  purpose.  In 
1845,  ^ of  prosperity  had  set  in,  and 

was  of  a substantial  rather  than  of  a specula- 
tive character. 

Religion  and  education  kept  pace  with 
trade  and  commerce.  Accumulated  wealth 
brouofht  ease  and  artistic  ideas,  and  beautiful 
homes  were  erected  in  the  beautiful  spots 
beyond  the  noise  and  turmoil  of  the  denser 
center  of  population.  And  this  spirit  is  still 
uppermost. 

In  1850  the  population  just  passed 
17,000.  Cleveland  was  yet  a commercial 


rather  than  a manufacturing  city, 
and  was  the  point  of  shipment 
from  Northern  Ohio  of  products 
to  the  hLast  and  the  depot  of  dis- 
tribution of  merchandize  to  the 
West  and  to  the  outlying  dis- 
tricts, and  in  the  transhipping 
place  for  immigrants. 

During  the  50’s  the  rail- 
road era  added  to  the  growth 
and  importance  of  Cleveland, 
and  bepfan  to  stimulate  manu- 
facturing  enterprises  of  all  kinds. 
Cleveland  and  Ohio  City  were 
united  in  1854  by  the  vote  of  the 
people,  who  largely  favored  the 
union,  so  that  when  they  were 
united  the  population  was  nearly 
doubled.  East  Cleveland  was 
annexed  in  1867,  and  other 
hamlets  and  towns  were  absorbed 
before  or  since  that  date. 

Among  the  leading  news- 
papers now  or  heretofore  pub- 
lished in  the  city  may  be 


CITY  HALL. 


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mentioned  the  “Herald,”  “Adver- 
tiser,” “News,”  “Leader,  “Plain 
Dealer,  “ Press,”  “ Recorder,” 
“World,”  “Anzieger  ” and 
“Wachteram  Erie.”  Some  40 
other  evanescent  papers  have 
long  ceased  to  exist.  There  are 
between  50  and  60  weekly, 
bi-monthly  and  monthly  papers 
published  at  this  time,  devoted  to 
agriculture,  manufacturers,  reli- 
gion, science,  and  other  special 
subjects,  and  printed  in  English, 
German,  Bohemian  and  other 
foreign  languages. 

Cleveland  is  situated  on 
Lake  Erie,  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Cuyahoga  River  and  the  northern 
terminus  of  the  Ohio  Canal,  139 
miles  northeast  of  Columbus,  the 
State  capitol ; 225  miles  north- 
east of  Cincinnati;  130  miles 
from  Pittsburg;  190  miles  from 
Buffalo ; 650  miles  from  New 
York,  and  130  miles  from  Detroit. 

In  1846  Cleveland  had 
eight  or  ten  manufacturing  estab- 
lishments, as  many  mercantile 
and  mechanical  institutions,  ten 
newspapers,  20  churches  and 
missions,  four  banks,  two  collegi- 
ate institutions,  its  total  tonnage 
was  13,493,  and  the  number  of 
its  vessels  of  all  kinds  was  85, 
while  its  imports  and  exports  by 
the  lake  amounted  to  $g, 000, 000. 
Its  lake  shipments  are  now 
approximately  ten  times  as  great. 


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and  its  railway  shipments  almost  as  much.  Its 
colleges,  academies,  high  schools  and  other 
schools  are  now  numbered  by  scores,  and  in 
addition  to  the  large  Cleveland,  Case  and  Law 
libraries,  it  has  many  others  that  are  of  great 
value  and  versatility.  It  has  50  or  more  banks 
and  financial  institutions,  some  of  them  amone 
the  strongest  in  the  country,  and  carrying 
millions  of  deposits.  Its  churches  and  missions, 
embracing  all  the  Christian  denominations  and 
sects,  exceed  150.  Its  newspapers  and  publi- 
cations have  increased  1,000  per  cent.  Its 
mercantile  establishments  reach  into  the 
thousands,  and  its  manufacturino-  and  mechani- 
cal  establishments,  great  and  small,  exceed 
1,000,  some  of  them  being  the  largest  in  the 
country. 

Among  its  railways  are  the  Cleveland, 
Akron  N Columbus  ; the  Cleveland  Belt  and 
Terminal;  the  Cleveland,  Canton  & Southern; 
the  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  Chicasfo  & St.  Louis; 
the  Cleveland,  Lorain  & Wheeling  ; the  Cleve- 
land & Mahoning  Valley  ; the  Cleveland 


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& Marietta ; the  Cleveland  & 
Pittsburg- ; the  Cleveland  Ter- 
minal & \"alley  ; the  Lake  Shore 
& Michigan  Southern  ; the  New 
York,  Chicago  & St.  Louis  ; the 
New  York,  Lake  Trie  N W estern; 
the  Nypano;  the  Pennsylvania; 
the  Paltimore  N Ohio,  and  vari- 
ous other  connections. 

d'he  total  capital  invested 
in  manufactures  of  all  kinds  is 
appro.ximately  ^100,000,000  ; the 
annual  value  ot  product,  $120,- 
000,000;  wages  paid,  ^25,000,000; 
employes  of  all  kinds,  50,000. 
d'he  output  of  these  establish- 
ments includes  practically  all 
forms  of  modern  manufactures. 

d'he  city  stands  on  a 
broad  plateau  at  an  average  ele- 
vation of  80  feet  above  the  water 
line  of  Lake  Erie,  and  is  bisected 
by  the  Cuyahoga  River,  which 
for  a distance  of  nearly  hve  miles 
is  broad  and  deep,  and  is  navig- 
able for  the  largest  passenger 
and  freight  steamers,  d'he  Cleve- 
land  harbor  is  the  best  and  most 
commodious  on  Lake  Erie. 

.Scientific  investigation 
shows  that  at  some  remote 
period  this  plateau  was  the  bot- 
tom of  a land-locked  lake,  prob- 
ably the  glacial  predecessor  of 
the  present  lake,  which  receded 
throimh  a lono-  series  of  ages  to 
its  existing  level,  leaving  a 


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succession  of  ridges  parallel 
therewith,  many  miles  in  length 
and  extending  back  to  the  rocky 
elevations  which  formed  the  limit 
of  the  original  mere.  The 
plateau  was  unquestionably 
formed  at  the  time  of  the  glacial 
epoch,  and  is  superimposed  to  a 
depth  of  some  200  feet  upon  the 
solid  rocky  bed  which  under- 
lies it. 

This  superimposed  mass 
is  composed  of  alternate  layers 
of  strata  of  Devonian  shale,  marl, 
clay,  gravel,  sand,  alluvium,  the 
disintegrations  of  Arctic  moun- 
tain formations,  rocks,  boulders 
and  drift  wood  from  the  tropical 
northern  districts,  which  were 
heavily  clothed  under  former 
climatic  conditions. 

In  the  sandy  and  alluvium 
strata  referred  to  are  to  be  found 
the  bones  of  a wide  variety  of 


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by  the  missionaries,  and  are  yet  to  be  found  in  the 
French  archives  of  the  period  of  Louis  XIV. 

Many  great  names,  which  are  closely  inter- 
woven with  the  history  of  Ohio,  are  connected  even 
more  closely  with  the  city  itself,  and  they  are  deserv- 
ing of  a passing  notice. 

General  Moses  Cleaveland,  the  founder  of  the 
city,  naturally  comes  first.  He  was  born  in  Canter- 
bury, Connecticut,  in  1754.  He  graduated  from 
Yale  College  in  1777.  He  studied  law,  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  practiced  his  profession  in  his  native 
town.  He  was  made  a captain  of  engineers  in  the 
Revolution  in  1779.  He  was  afterward  a member  of 
the  Connecticut  Leg^islature.  He  came  to  Ohio  in 
1795.  He  died  in  Canterbury,  Connecticut,  Novem- 
ber 16,  1806.  On  the  23rd  of  July,  1888,  a bronze 
statute  to  his  memory  was  unveiled  to  him  in  the 
Public  Square  of  the  city,  which  he  had  surveyed 
almost  a century  before,  inscribed  : “ General  Moses 

Cleaveland,  founder  of  the  city,  1796.”  The  bronze 
represents  him  as  a surveyor  afield  with  a Jacob’s 
staff  in  his  right  hand  and  an  old  fashioned  compass 
clasped  in  his  left  arm  at  the  elbow. 

Jared  Potter  Kirtland,  another  great  citizen, 
was  born  in  Wallingford,  Connecticut,  in  1793.  He 
graduated  from  the  Yale  Medical  School  when  30 
years  of  age  and  came  to  Poland,  Ohio,  where  he 


animals,  characteristic  of  the  age  which 
immediately  preceded  the  glacial  and  drift 
period.  There  have  been  discovered  in  the 
sliding  banks  of  the  lake  and  river,  in  ravines 
and  in  excavations,  the  bones  and  teeth  ol 
elephants  and  mastodons,  as  well  as  the  entire 
skeletons  of  both  these  species.  Here  are  to 
be  found  the  evidences  of  the  existence  of  the 
remote  and  mysterious  Mound  Builders,  as 
well  as  the  more  modern  aboriginal  races  and 
tribes.  The  red  man,  who  came  perhaps  1,000 
or  more  years  ago,  and  whose  existence  in  the 
locality  was  known  to  the  white  man  almost 
500  years  ago,  followed  the  IMound  Builder, 
but  had  not  even  a tradition  of  the  character  of 
his  predecessor. 

From  1535  to  1760,  covering  a period  of 
225  years,  explorations  and  discoveries  were 
made  in  the  region  of  the  lakes,  and  north  of 
the  Ohio  and  east  of  the  Mississippi  by  the 
Jesuits  and  fur  traders  of  France,  and  these 
discoveries  made  it  a part  of  the  P'rench 
Dominions  in  America  and  called  New  F" ranee. 
It  passed  to  Pingland’s  possession  in  1 760,  and 
the  northern  part  of  Ohio  became  a part  of  the 
Pinglish  Province  of  Quebec.  The  Cuyahoga 
River,  more  than  200  years  ago,  was  the 
boundary  between  the  Six  Nations,  or  Iroquois, 
and  the  Indian  Nations  of  the  West.  The 
P'rench  missionaries  taught  Christianity  on  its 
banks,  and  some  of  the  most  vivid  descriptions 
of  the  children  of  the  forest  were  written  there 

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he  practiced  his  profes- 
sion. He  was  an  expert 
in  the  cultivation  of  fruit 
and  flowers,  as  well  as  a 
profound  scientist.  He 
served  in  the  Ohio  Legis- 


lature, was  medical  pro- 
fessor at  Willoughby,  and 
in  1837  assistant  in 

the  first  geological  survey 
of  Ohio,  and  made  the 
report  on  its  zoology. 

In  1 840  he  removed 
to  Rockport,  near  Cleve- 
land, and  he  became  the 
chief  founder  of  Cleveland 


Medical  College. 


During 

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tlm  Civil  War  he  was 
examining  surgeon  for  re- 
cruits and  devoted  his 
pay  to  the  Soldiers’  Aid 
Society.  He  investigated 
many  departments  of 
natural  history  and  pub- 
lished several  valuable 
works  on  that  subject. 
He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Cleveland 
He  died  in  Cleveland  in  1877,  at  the 


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age  of  84. 

Governor  Reuben  Wood,  who  died  on  his  farm  near  Rockport,  Cuyahoga  County,  in  1864,  was  born  in 
Royalton,  Vermont,  in  1793,  and  came  to  Cleveland  in  1818.  At  the  breaking  out  of  the  second  War  of  Independ- 
ence, in  l8i2,  he  was  temporarily  residing  with  an  uncle  in  Canada,  where  he  was  studying  law  and  the  classics,  and 
was  conscripted  to  serve  under  arms  against  his  country.  He  refused  to  enter  the  English  service,  was  placed  under 
guard,  and  at  the  hazard  of  his  life  escaped,  and  made  his  way  across  Lake  Ontario  in  a small  boat.  For  years  he 
worked  on  the  farm  of  his 
widowed  mother  and  continued 
his  studies.  When  he  came  to 
Cleveland,  in  1818,  he  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion ; was  three  times  chosen  to 
the  .Senate  ; was  elected  by  the 
Legislature  in  1830  as  president 
judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  of 
the  Third  District;  was  unani- 
mously elected  to  the  Supreme 
Bench  in  1833  ; was  re-elected 
by  the  same  vote  in  1841,  and 
was  chief  justice  of  the  court  for 
three  years.  He  was  elected 
of  the  State  on  the 


Democratic  ticket  in  1850,  and 
re-elected  in  1857  under  the 
present  constitution,  resigned  the 
office  to  accept  the  office  of 
consul  at  Valparaiso,  Chili,  and 
afterward  became  United  States 
minister  to  that  country.  He 
resigned  the  office  and  returned 

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to  the  United  States.  He  was  ■ — ^ — - 

of  tall  and  commanding  figure,  ore  docks,  looking  west  from  willow  street  bridge. 


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and  was  called  “ the  tall  Chief  ot  the  Cuyahogas,”  by  both  his  political  friends  and  opponents.  He  did  much  in 

building  up  and  beautifying  his 
adopted  city.  His  farm,  “ Ever- 
green Place,”  lay  along  the 
banks  of  Lake  Erie. 


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Shipyaril  American  Ship  Building  Conipanc’. 


Sherlock  |.  Andrews  was 
another  ol  the  distinguished 
Clevelanders.  He  was  born  in 
Wallingford,  Connecticut,  in  the 
year  iSoi,  and  died  in  iS8o. 
He  was  the  son  of  a physician, 
and  was  well  educated  and 
graduated  from  Union  College. 
For  a time  he  was  an  assistant  ot 
Professor  Silliman  at  Yale.  He 
came  to  Cleveland  in  1825,  and 
the  law  firm  of  Andrews,  Foot  & 
Hoyt  was  among  the  most  prom- 
inent in  the  State.  He  went  to 
Congress  in  1840.  In  1848  he 
was  elected  judge  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  Cleveland.  He  was  a 
man  of  great  learning  and  great 
public  enterprise. 

Rufus  P.  Ranney,  who 
was  of  Scotch  descent,  was  born 


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in  Blanford,  Massachusetts,  in  1813,  and 
came  to  Portaq-e  County,  Ohio,  in  1824. 
Later  he  located  at  Cleveland,  where  he 
resided  the  rest  of  his  life.  When  a lad 
of  15,  in  Portage  Count)-,  he  was 
engaged  in  farm  work,  and  to  earn 
sufficient  money  to  acquire  a college 
education,  he  contracted  to  chop  a cer- 
tain amount  of  fire  wood  at  25  cents  a 
cord.  With  this  money  he  entered 
the  Western  Reserve  College,  but  for 
lack  of  sufficient  means  was  not  able  to 
graduate.  He  went  on  foot,  from  the 
college,  to  Jefferson,  the  county  seat  of 
Ashtabula  County,  carrying  all  his 
property  and  possessions  in  a pack  on 
his  back,  and  entered  the  law  office  of 
Giddings  & Wade — Joshua  R.  Giddings 
and  Benjamin  F.  Wade,  where  he  fitted 
himself  for  the  bar,  and  was  duly 
admitted.  When  Mr.  Giddings  was 

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elected  to  Cono^ress,  he  entered  into 
partnership  with  Mr.  Wade,  and  in 
1845  opened  a law  office  in  Warren,  the 
county  seat  of  Trumbull  County.  He 
was  a member  of  the  Democratic  party 


and  was  twice  an  unsuccessful  candidate  for  Congress.  In  1857  he 
was  a member  of  the  convention  which  framed  the  present  constitu- 
tion of  the  State,  in  which  he  exercised  a powerful  influence.  He 
was  twice  chosen  to  the  Supreme  Bench  of  the  State,  on  which  he 
was  conspicuous  for  the  clearness  and  soundness  of  his  decisions. 
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candidate  for  governor  against  William  Dennison,  Jr.,  but 
was  defeated  by  about  3,000  votes.  During  the  war  he  was 
actively  in  favor  of  its  vigorous  prosecution. 

Henry  Chisholm  did  more,  perhaps,  than  an)-  one 
man,  to  start  into  an  avalanche  the  spirit  of  manufacturing, 
which  had  long  been  growing  in  Cleveland.  He  founded 
and  became  president  of  the  Rolling  Mill  Compaii)-,  which 
immediately  outranked  all  other  establishments  of  the  kind 
in  the  world  for  size,  output  and  completeness  of  appliances. 
He  was  born  in  Lochgelly,  Scotland,  and  came  to  Cleveland 


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in  early  life.  He  was  a carpenter  by  trade,  and 
first  landed  at  Montreal,  Canada.  He  became 
a master  builder  at  Cleveland,  and  for  a time 
worked  on  the  Cleveland  breakwater.  In  1857 
his  mind  turned  into  the  channel  of  manu- 
facturing-, and  he  founded  at  Newburg  the 
great  iron  manufacturing  frm  of  Chisholm  & 
Jones,  from  which  grew  the  immense  rolling 
mill,  without  a rival  anywhere.  His  brother, 
three  years  his  junior,  William  Chisholm,  the 
distinguished  inventor,  joined  him  in  1857,  and 
later  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  spikes, 
bolts  and  horseshoes  in  Cleveland,  and  after 
demonstrating,  both  experimentally  and  prac- 
tically the  manufacture  of  screws  from 
Bessemer  steel,  orgfanized  the  Union  Steel 
Company  of  Cleveland  in  1871.  Later  on  he 
devised  and  perfected  new  methods  and  new 
machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  steel  shovels 
and  spades,  and  established  a large  factory  for 
their  production.  In  1882  he  began  the 


manufacture  of  engines  of  a new  model,  adapted  for  hoisting 
and  pumping  and  transmitters  tor  carrying  coal  and  ore 
between  vessels  and  railway  cars.  Improvements  and 
elaborations  in  this  line  succeeded,  and  the  business  is  one 
ot  the  great  economic  features  oi  Cleveland  to-day. 

Charles  brands  Brush,  the  great  electric  genius  and 

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inventor,  was  born  in  luidid,  in  1840.  He  was  the  son  of  a 
farmer,  and  worked  on  his  father’s  farm  in  youth.  He  was 


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educated  in  the  Michigan  University.  At  the  age  ot  15 
he  constructed  microscopes  and  telescopes  for  himself  and 
his  boyish  companions,  and  devised  a method  for  turning 
on  and  lighting  and  turning  off  and  extinguishing  gas 
lamps  by  electricity.  When  he  left  college  he  established 
a labratory  in  Cleveland,  and  soon  achieved  fame  as  an 
analytic  chemist.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  electric 
lighting,  contemporaneously  with  Mr.  Thomas  A.  Edison, 
another  Ohioan,  who  went  from  Akron  to  the  East.  In 
1875  he  invented  a dynamo  capable  of  producing  the 
proper  electrical  current  for  several  lights.  Also  a lamp 


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that  could  then  work  successfully  on  a circuit 
with  an  indefinite  number  of  other  lamps. 
These  inventions  he  introduced  throughout  the 
United  States  in  1876.  Over  50  patents  have 
been  taken  out  by  him  relating  to  the  dynamo 
and  lamp,  and  their  successful  application  in 
commercial  lighting,  all  of  which  are  a part  of 
the  Electric  Brush  Company  of  Cleveland, 
while  the  foreign  patents  are  held  by  the 
Ano^lo-American  Brush  Electric  Liorht  Com- 
pany  of  London,  England.  He  erected  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  mansions  on  Euclid  Avenue, 
Cleveland.  The  Erench  government  decorated 
him  as  a Chevalier  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  in 
recognition  of  his  great  scientific  attainments, 
and  other  high  honors  were  showered  upon  him. 

Edward  Wade  was  among  the  strongest 
opponents  of  slavery,  when  that  question 
became  paramount  in  state  and  national 
politics,  and  he  was  elected  to  Congress  on 


WOMAN’S  COLLEGE,  BELLFLOWER  AVENUE. 


SOUTH  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


that  issue  for  four  successive  terms.  He  was 
first  elected  in  1852  from  the  Nineteenth  Dis- 
trict to  the  Thirty-third  Congress,  comprising 
the  counties  of  Cuyahoga,  Lake  and  Geauga, 
was  elected  to  the  Thirty-fourth  in  1854,  the 
Thirty-fifth  in  1856,  and  the  Thirty-sixth  in 
185S,  from  the  same  district.  Nominally  a 
Whig,  and  receiving  the  support  of  that  party 
as  against  the  Democratic,  he  was  of  the  most 
advanced  type  of  the  Tree  Soil  school,  and  ably 
and  aggressively  advocated  all  measures  of  an 
anti-slavery  character,  whether  presented  for 
the  consideration  of  Congress  by  himself  or 
others.  He  ranked  among  the  ablest  oppo- 
nents of  the  extension  of  slavery  of  his  day  in 
Congress,  as  well  as  a man  thoroughly  versed 
in  all  the  other  commanding  questions  and 
issues.  He  was  a lawyer  of  great  prominence, 
and  stood  at  the  head  of  the  Cleveland  bar. 
He  was  born  in  West  Springfield,  Massa- 
chusetts, November  22,  1802.  and  died  in 
Cleveland  in  August,  1866. 


William  J.  White  was  born  in 
Canada,  October  7,  1850,  and  migrated 
to  the  United  States  in  1857.  He  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools,  and 
when  a young  man  entered  and  still 
continues  in  business  as  a wholesale 
dealer  and  manufacturer,  with  large 
interests  also  in  shipping,  mining,  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising.  He  was  elected 
mayor  of  West  Cleveland,  as  a Repub- 
lican, in  1889.  In  1892  he  was  elected 
to  the  Eifty-third  Congress,  as  a Repub- 
lican, from  the  Twentieth  District,  a 
part  of  Cuyahoga  and  Lake  and  Medina 
Counties. 

Martin  Ambrose  Eoran  was  born 
in  Choconut,  Susquehanna  County, 
Pennsylvania,  November  ii,  1844,  and 


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district  to  the  h'orty-ninth  in  1S84,  and  to  the  I'iftieth  in  1886.  On  the  floor  of 
of  character  and  made  an  enviable  record  on  all  important  issues  of 
the  day. 

Amos  d'ownsend  was  born  in  b'ayette  County,  Pennsylvania, 
in  1831  ; removed  at  an  early  age  to  Ohio,  and  became  a citizen  ot 
Cleveland,  with  whose  commercial  interests  he  was  identified  for 
many  years  ; was  for  ten  years  a member  of  the  city  council,  serv- 
ing seven  of  those  years  as  its  president;  was  a member  of  the  state 
constitutional  convention  in  1873;  was  elected  to  the  Forty-fifth 
Congress  in  1876  from  the  Twentieth  District,  Cuyahoga  County, 
and  was  re-elected  from  the  same  district  in  1878  to  the  Forty-sixth, 
and  to  the  P'orty-seventh  in  1880.  He  lived  till  nearly  the  close  of 
the  century. 

John  \V.  Allen  was  elected  to  the  Twenty-fifth  Congress  in 
1836  from  the  P'ifteen  District,  composed  of  Cuyahoga,  Lorain, 

Portage  and  Medina,  and  was  re-elected  to  the  Twenty-sixth  in  1838 


is  still  prominent  in  the  legal  pro- 
fession at  Cleveland.  He  received 
both  a public  school  and  a 
collegiate  education,  graduating 
from  St.  Joseph’s  College,  Sus- 
quehanna, Pennsylvania.  For 
three  years  he  taught  school. 
He  served  as  a private  soldier  in 
the  Fourth  Pennsylvania  Cavalry 
during  1864  and  1865.  He 
learned  the  trade  of  cooper,  and 
while  followinof  his  trade  read 
law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1874,  and  began  the  practice 
in  Cleveland,  where  he  became  a 
successful  attorney.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  constitutional  con- 
vention of  1873,  and  was  prose- 
cuting attorney  of  Cuyahoga 
County  from  1875  1877.  He 

was  elected  as  a Democrat  to 
the  Forty-eighth  Congress  in 
1882  from  the  Twenty-first  Dis- 
trict, a part  of  Cuyahoga  County; 
was  elected  from  the  same 
Congress  he  was  a man  of  great  force 


from  the  same  district.  He  was  a 


OLD  LIGHT  HOUSE  ON  WATER  STREET. 

Cleveland  in  1841,  having  located  there  in  1825,  as  a 
lawyer.  Later  he  became  identified  with  various 
railway  enterprises.  He  was  appointed  postmaster  of 
Cleveland  by  President  Grant  in  1870,  and  reappointed 
in  1874,  but  resigned  the  office  in  1875.  He  was  born 
in  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  in  1802. 

Vincent  Albert  Taylor  was  born  in  Bedford 
Ohio,  December  6,  1845.  He  was  educated  in  the 


NORTHLAND  IN  THE  DOCKS  AT  CLEVELAND. 


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common  schools.  In  May,  1864, 
he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  One 
Hundred  and  Fiftieth  Ohio  \M1- 
unteer  Infantry,  and  in  August, 
of  the  same  year,  re-enlisted  in 
the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty- 
seventh  Ohio,  and  served  until 
the  end  of  the  war.  Upon  his 
return  to  civil  life  he  entered 
into  the  manufacturing  business 
at  Cleveland  and  was  successful. 

He  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  state 
senate  in  1887,  and  served  one 
term.  In  1890  he  was  elected  to 
the  Fifty-second  Congress,  as  a 
Republican,  from  the  Twentieth 
District,  composed  of  a part  of 
Cuyahoga  and  Huron,  Lake, 

Lorain  and  Summit  Counties,  and 
served  one  term.  He  resumed 
his  business  life  upon  retiring 
from  Congress. 

Clifton  Bailey  Beach  was 
born  in  Sharon,  Medina  County, 

Ohio,  September  16,  1845,  and  removed  to  Cleveland  in  1852,  where  he  has  since  resided,  having  retired  from  the  law 
practice  and  engaged  extensively  in  manufacturing  enterprises.  He  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  and  gradu- 
ated from  the  Western  Reserve  College,  Hudson,  Ohio,  in  1871.  He  studied  law,  and  after  his  admission  to  the  bar 
practiced  the  profession  for  a number  of  years.  In  1894  elected  to  the  Fifty-fourth  Congress,  as  a Republican, 

from  the  Twentieth  District,  a part  of  Cuyahoga  and  Lake  and  Medina  Counties,  and  was  re-elected  to  the  Fifty-fifth 
from  the  same  district  in  1896. 


HISTORICAL  SOCIETY  BUILDING,  EUCLID  AVENUE. 


John  Henry  Devereux  was  born  in  Boston  in  1832,  and  came  to  Cleveland  and  Northern  Ohio  in  1848.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  efficient  and.  successful  railway  managers  of  his  time,  and  was  thoroughly  educated  thereto  in  the 
school  of  experience.  He  served  as  constructing  engineer  on  a number  of  roads  penetrating  the  upper  portions  of  the 


ST.  PETER'S  CATHOLIC  CHURCH. 

An  old  landmark.  Corner  Dodge  and  Superior  Streets. 


BISHOP  RAPP, 

First  Bishop  of  Cleveland. 


780 


THE  mny^  of  ohio. 


I State.  At  the  breaking  out 

of  the  Civil  War  he  was 
occupying  a prominent  and 
responsible  railway  position  in 
Tennessee,  and  was  made 
superintendent  of  the  Military 
Railways  of  Virginia  by  Presi- 
dent Lincoln.  In  this  position 
his  latent  managerial  ability 
was  quickly  developed  and  he 
brought  order  out  of  the  pre- 
vailing chaos,  overcoming 
obstacles  which  were  regarded 
as  insurmountable.  His 
achievements  awoke  both 
wonder  and  admiration,  and  it 
was  made  possible  to  move  the 
vast  armies  with  certainty  and 
celerity.  In  1864  he  returned 
to  Cleveland,  became  in  suc- 
cession the  president  of  the 
C.  C.  C.  & I.,  the  Atlantic 
& Great  W estern  and  the 
Indianapolis  & St.  Louis  rail- 
ways. He  was  a man  of  great 
personal  courage  and  in  1877,  by  his  indomitable  will  and  insistence,  prevented  800  of  his  employes  from  joining  in  the 
prevalent  railroad  riots.  Lie  died  in  the  very  prime  of  his  usefulness. 

One  ot  the  great  newspaper  editors  of  Cleveland  was  Edwin  Cowles.  He  was  born  in  Austinburg,  Ashtabula 
County,  in  1825,  and  died  toward  the  close  of  the  century.  He  learned  the  printers’  art  in  the  office  of  the  Cleveland 
“ Herald,”  which  afterward  was  merged  with  the  “ Leader.”  He  was  among  the  first  who  moved  for  the  organization 
of  the  Republican  party,  in  1854-55,  which  was  the  outcome  of  the  organization  and  solidification  of  all  the  various 
political  elements  and  organizations  in  opposition  to  the  Democratic  party.  He  first  suggested  the  name  of  David 
I'od,  a war  Democrat,  for  the  Republican  nomination  for  governor  of  Ohio,  in  1861,  and  his  suggestion  was  adopted. 
He  also  suggested  the  name  of  John  Brough,  another  war  Democrat,  for  the  gubernatorial  nomination,  in  1863,  which 
suggestion  was  also  followed.  He  was  strong  in  feeling  and  expression,  always  aggressive  for  his  party  and  for  the 


CENTRAL  HIGH  SCHOOL,  WILSON  AVENUE. 


YACHT  COMANCHE. 

Sold  to  United  States  government  at  opening  of  Spanish 
War  and  cotiv'erted  into  a gunboat. 


FIRST  BAPTIST  CHURCH,  KENNARU  AND  PROSPECT  STREETS. 


TFIE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


781 


interests  of  his  city.  In  1870  he 
began  a great  fight  to  minimize 
the  danger  to  life  in  the  railway 
crossing,  and  the  result  of  that 
fight  was  the  construction  of  the 
great  viaduct  which  spans  the 
Cuyahoga  Valley,  costing 
$3,000,000,  and  carrying  the  vast 
volume  of  traffic  between  the  two 
sections  of  the  city  high  above 
the  network  of  railway  tracks. 

William  W.  Armstrong, 
editor  of  the  “ Plain  Dealer,”  the 
Democratic  newspaper,  was  Mr. 
Cowles’  contemporary,  and  like 
him,  was  strong  in  his  convic- 
tions and  outspoken  in  their 
utterance.  He  is  a man  of  high 
standing  in  the  city.  He  was 
secretary  of  state  of  Ohio,  treas- 
urer of  the  city,  postmaster,  a 
member  of  the  Democratic 
National  Committee,  and  a 
leader  of  his  party  both  in  state 
and  national  affairs. 


ST.  JOHN’S  CATHEDRAL,  BISHOP’S  RESIDENCE  AND  CATHOLIC  SCHOOL, 

Erie  and  Superior  Streets. 


SCENE  IN  LAKE  VIEW  PARK. 


Leonard  Case,  father  and  son  of  the 
same  name,  contributed  much  to  the  growth 
and  greatness  of  the  city.  The  former,  who 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  and  died  in  1864,  at 
the  age  of  80,  came  to  Cleveland  in  1816.  To 
him  is  due  the  honor  of  makino-  it  the  Forest 

o 

City,  as  he  inaugurated  the  system  of  beau- 
tifying it  with  shade  trees.  He  was  county 
auditor,  active  in  promoting  the  Ohio  Canal, 
and  was  one  of  the  projectors  of  Cleveland’s 
first  railway,  the  C.  C.  & C.  He  was  liberal 
in  his  public  benefactions.  His  son,  who  is 
also  deceased,  carried  out  his  father’s  ideas, 
and  amonof  his  benefactions  was  the  o-ift  of 
$300,000  to  the  Cleveland  Library  Association. 

Joseph  Perkins,  who  was  born  in 
Warren,  Ohio,  July  5,  1819,  and  died  at 
Saratoga  Springs,  New  York,  August  26,  1885, 
and  who  was  educated  at  Marietta  College, 
came  to  Cleveland  in  1852,  where  he  was  exten- 
sively engaged  in  banking,  real  estate  and 
other  business  during  the  rest  of  his  life. 


Mrs.  Rebecca  Elliott 
Cromwell  Rouse,  was  a promi- 
nent figure  in  Cleveland  before, 
during  and  after  the  Civil  War. 
She  devoted  her  wealth  and 
time  to  caring  for  the  families  of 
the  soldiers,  and  was  in  fact  as 
well  as  in  name  “the  mother  of 
the  Baptist  churches  and  founder 
of  Christain  work  in  Cleveland.” 
She  was  born  in  Salem,  Massa- 
chusetts, October  30,  1799,  and 
married  Jacob  Rouse  when  she 
was  18.  She  came  to  the  Western 


THE  wmDDELL  HOMESTEAD. 


VIEW  AT  ENTRANCE  TO  WADE  PARK. 


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UNIVERSITY  PRIVATE  SCHOOL,  CORNER  HOUGH  AND  GIDDINGS  STREET. 


Reserve  as  a missionary.  She 
lived  and  labored  in  this  field 
until  her  90th  year. 

John  Brough  spent  the 
latter  years  of  his  life  in  Cleve- 
land, where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  railway  business.  He  was 
born  in  Marietta  in  1811,  and 
died  in  1865,  while  governor  of 
the  State.  He  was  a prominent 
newspaper  editor  and  state 
auditor  during  his  earlier  life, 
and  was”  educated  at  the  Ohio 
University,  Athens. 

John  D.  Rockefeller,  the 
great  oil  magnate,  who  was  born 
in  Central  New  York,  July  8, 
1839,  came  to  Cleveland  in  1853, 
and  soon  after  entered  upon  his 
great  business  career. 

Amasa  Stone,  the  great 
bridge  and  railway  contractor 
and  builder,  came  to  Cleveland 
in  1850.  He  was  born  in 


Charlton,  Massachusetts,  April  27,  1818,  and 
died  in  Cleveland,  May  ii,  1883.  He  was  the 
greatest  and  most  successful  railway  contractor 
and  builder  of  his  time. 

Jeptha  H.  Wade,  the  inventor  and 
business  man,  was  born  in  Seneca  County, 
New  York,  August  ii,  1811,  and  spent  the 
active  years  of  his  manhood  at  Cleveland,  and 
in  that  vicinity.  He  was  closely  identified  with 
telegraph  construction,  and  the  consolidation  of 
the  various  rival  lines  as  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Company  was  effected  by  him  and 
he  was  its  first  president. 

Charles  F.  Browne,  the  humorist  known 
as  “ Artemus  Ward,”  resided  in  Cleveland  for 
a time,  and  it  is  the  home  of  the  distinguished 
diplomat  and  secretary  of  state,  John  Hay. 


LAKE  SHORE  & MICHIGAN  SOUTHERN  RAILWAY  BRIDGE 
Over  Boulevard  at  Edgewater  Park. 


REVENUE  CUTTER  HENRY  Q.  GRESHAM, 
Built  at  Globe  Shipyard, 


Marcus  A.  Hanna  is  one  of  the  powerful  factors  in 
Cleveland’s  progress  and  his  successful  career  is  mentioned 
in  another  part  of  this  work. 

One  of  the  leading  men  in  financial  circles  is  Myron 
T.  Herrick,  president  of  the  Society  for  Savings,  one  of  the 
greatest  financial  institutions  of  the  country.  Mr.  Herrick 
is  also  spoken  of  elsewhere. 

Among  the  many  historic  monuments  and  mementos 
of  Cleveland,  may  be  mentioned  particularly  the  monument 
and  statue  to  Commodore  Perry  in  Monument  Square,  and 
the  monument  to  President  Garfield  in  Lake  \hew  Cemetery. 

There  are  several  public  parks,  among  them  Gordon, 
of  about  120  acres  on  the  lake  shore,  Wade,  of  83  acres,  on 
which  ^500,000  has  been  expended,  making  it  one  of  the  fin- 
est parks  in  the  West.  The  total  park  and  boulevard 
acreage  exceeds  1,200  acres.  The  Park  Commission  has 
been  authorized  to  spend  $1,000,000  in  the  creation  of 


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JULIUS  E.  FRENCH  RESIDENCE,  EUCLID  AVENUE. 


receipts,  15,190,000;  shipments, 277, 871,000.  Milwaukee, 
receipts,  74,498,000;  shipments,  10,871,000. 

Number  and  tonnage  of  vessels  cleared  from  the 
port  of  Cleveland  for  a series  of  years  : 

1880,  2,721  vessels,  tonnage,  1,167,101;  1890, 
3,581  vessels,  tonnage,  2,393.747  ; 1895,  vessels, 

tonnage,  2,820,165;  1896,  3,119  vessels,  tonnage, 

2,789,516;  1897,  3,855  vessels,  tonnage,  3,298,999; 

1898,  3,887  vessels,  tonnage,  3,271,127;  1899,  4,112 


PILGRIM’S  CHURCH,  JENNINGS  AVENUE. 


additional  parks  and  boulevards. 
The  United  States  buildingr  in- 
eluding  the  custom  house,  post- 
office  and  Federal  courts,  occupies 
one  building.  A new  ^2,500,000 
Federal  building  is  to  be  erected 
within  the  next  few  years.  The 
two  county  court  houses,  the 
city  hall  and  Case  Library  build- 
ing, containing  the  Case  Library, 
are  substantial  structures.  Other 
important  buildings  are  those  of 
the  Western  Reserve  Historical 
Society,  Western  Reserve  Uni- 
versity, Case  School  of  Applied 
Science,  and  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  Hickox,  Garfield, 
New  England,  Rose  and  William- 
son office  buildings. 

The  annexed  figures 
show  the  p^rowth  of  the  iron  ore 
trade  in  the  Cleveland  district, 
commencing  with  the  year  1876 
and  ending  with  1900: 


GUILFORD  HOUSE,  WOMAN’S  COLLEGE. 


Year. 

Total  sliipnients  of 
iron  ore  from  the  l.ake 
.■Superior  District. 

Keceive<l  in 
tlie  Cleveland 
District. 

Per  cent, 
received  in 
Cleveland. 

Per  cent 
received  in 
other  ports. 

I 8 7 6 

992,764 

309.555 

31.18 

68.82 

1886 

3,568,022 

1.918,394 

53-76 

46.24 

I 896 

9.934,828 

6, 166,236 

62.07 

37-93 

1897 

I 2,457,002 

7.364,828 

59-04 

40.36 

1 898 

14.024.673 

8, 1 83,01  5 

58-34 

41 .66 

1S99 

1 8,2  5 I ,804 

I 1 ,278,6 1 1 

61.79 

38.2  I 

1900 

19,720, 1 1 5 

12,368,715 

65.09 

34.01 

The  business  in  this  line  is  constantly  increasing  in  a 
like  annual  proportion. 

Lumber  receipts  and  shipments  of  principal  lake 
cities  for  the  season  of  1900: 

Bufialo,  receipts,  105,223,000;  shipments,  2,055,000. 
Cleveland,  receipts,  339.704,000;  shipments,  118,000. 
Chicago,  recei[)ts,  378,546,000;  shipments,  4,200,000. 
Detroit,  receipts,  40,226,000;  shipments,  2,480,000. 
Toledo,  receipts,  68,670,000;  shipments,  288,000.  Duluth, 


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vessels,  tonnage,  3,692,459  ; 
1900,  4,195  vessels,  tonnage, 
3,785,406. 

Receipts  and  shipments  of 
coal  in  Cleveland  : 

1890,  receipts,  1,960,591, 
shipments,  1,229,056;  1895, 

receipts,  3,475,571,  shipments, 
1,271,962;  1896,  receipts,  3,476,- 
312,  shipments,  1,935,136;  1897, 
receipts,  4,484,996,  shipments, 
2,250,603;  i898,receipts,5,i96,- 
151,  shipments,  2,267,806;  1899, 
receipts,  5,544,815,  shipments, 
2,610,996;  1900,  receipts,  4,670, - 
244,  shipments,  2,300,511. 

Attention  is  particularly 
called  to  the  fact  that  so  large  a 
percentage  of  the  coal  received  is 
consumed  in  Cleveland  furnaces, 
as  shown  by  the  above. 

Banking  statistics.  Na- 
tional Banks : 

Capital,  1890,  $7,550,000; 
1895,  $9,550,000;  1901,  $10,400,- 
000;  surplus  and  undivided 


AUSTIN  POWDER  COMPANY’S  WORKS. 
Solon  Township. 


profits,  1890,  $1,875,229;  1895,  $2,627,635;  1901,  $3,569,604. 

Deposits,  1890,  $15,037,606  ; 1895,  $22,440,754;  190T,  $49,733,863. 

Savings  Banks  ; 

Capital,  1S90,  $2,469,460  ; 1 895,  $5,078,900  ; 1901,  $7,725,- 
000.  Surplus  and  undivided  profits,  1890,  $2,846,798;  1895, 

$4,052,722;  1901,  $5,897,276.  Deposits,  1890,  $36,914,354;  1895, 
$47,315,808;  1901,  $96,355,746. 

National  and  Savings  Banks  : 

o 

Capital,  1890,  $10,019,460;  1895,  $14,628,900;  1901, 

$18,125,000.  Surplus  and  undivided  profits,  1890,  $4,722,027  ; 
1895,  $6,680,357  ; 1901,  $9,466,880.  Deposits,  1890,  $5  1,95 1,960  ; 
1895,  $69,756,562  ; 1901,  $146,089,609. 


OLD  CARTER  HOMESTEAD, 

Site  of  the  new  Episcopal  Trinity  Cathedral, 
corner  Perry  and  Euclid  Avenue. 


ICE  YACHT  "GEE  tVHIZ.” 

Grain  trade  of  Cleveland  : 

1898.  receipts,  24,540, 186  bushels  ; shipments, 

16,051,346  bushels.  1899,  receipts,  24,059,942 

bushels;  shipments,  16,095,262  bushels.  1900, 

receipts,  33,546,013  bushels;  shipments,  25,189,910 
bushels. 

Number  and  value  of  real  estate  transfers, 
1899-1900  : 

1899,  transfers,  5,576,  value,  $18,648,661. 
1900,  transfers,  7,354,  value  $11,859,817. 


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Number  and  tonnage  of 
steel  vessels  built  in  the  United 
States  during  the  year  1899. 
From  the  report  of  the  United 
States  commissioner  of  naviea- 

o 

tion  : 


Cleveland,  9,  tonnage, 
42,119;  Chicago,  5,  tonnage, 
24,504;  Newport  News,  7,  ton- 
nage, 28,202;  Detroit,  4,  tonnage, 
U’693  : Wilmington,  7,  tonnage, 
14,033  ; Port  Huron,  4,  tonnage, 
U>493  ! Baltimore,  8,  tonnage, 
13,213;  Philadelphia,  15,  ton- 
nage, 11,258;  New  York,  14, 
tonnage,  7,216;  Toledo,  3,  ton- 
nage, 5,591  ; all  other  ports,  14, 
tonnage,  21,529;  making  a total 
of  90  vessels,  with  a tonnage  of 
196,85  I . 

Nearly  all  of  the  shipping 
used  in  the  iron  ore  traffic  is 
owned  in  Cleveland.  More  than 
75  per  cent,  of  the  modern  steel 


CITY  HOSPITAL  AND  INFIRMARY. 


ships  in  service  on  the  Great  Lakes  is  owned  and  operated 
by  Cleveland  vesselmen.  Vessel  tonnage  owned  in  Cleve- 
land is  valued  at  more  than  ^65,000,000. 

Report  of  freight  received  and  forwarded  for  the 
year  1 900  : 

Anthracite  coal,  tons  received,  138,614;  tons  for- 
warded, 16,481.  Bituminous  coal,  tons  received,  4,136,696; 
tons  forwarded,  2,233,607.  Coke,  tons  received,  394,934; 
tons  forwarded,  51,552.  Iron  ore,  tons  received,  3,823,314; 
tons  forwarded,  2,986,856.  Stone,  sand  and  lime,  tons 
received,  819,097;  tons  forwarded,  126,560.  Petroleum, 
barrels  received,  587,987  ; barrels  forwarded,  648,563.  Pig, 
bloom  and  railroad  iron,  tons  received,  464,468;  tons  for- 
warded, 206,560.  Other  iron  and  castings,  tons  received, 
276.906;  tons  forwarded,  520,407.  Lumber  and  other  forest 


SALVATION  ARMY. 


STEAMER  “CORALIA.” 


products,  cars  received,  44,278;  cars  for- 
warded, 11,234.  Manufactures,  tons  re- 
ceived, 540,388;  tons  forwarded,  526,924. 
Cattle,  head  received,  123,552;  head  for- 
warded, 33,572.  Hogs,  head  received, 
1,180,605;  head  forwarded,  322,384.  Sheep, 
head  received,  186,822;  head  forwarded, 
18,645.  Other  live  stock,  head  received, 
15,945;  head  forwarded,  1,733.  Wheat, 
uishels  received,  3,363,830 ; bushels  for- 
warded, 1,865,970.  Corn,  bushels  received, 
12,252,878;  bushels  forwarded,  10,438,967. 
Oats,  bushels  received,  12,382,639;  bushels 
forwarded,  9,739,106.  Barley,  bushels  re- 
ceived, 216,257;  bushels  forwarded,  110,249. 
Other  cereals,  bushels  received,  8,169; 
bushels  forwarded,  339,173.  Agricultural 
products,  except  grain,  tons  received. 


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253,386;  tons  forwarded,  44,026. 

Flour,  tons  received,  118,272; 
tons  forwarded,  59,921.  Provi- 
sions, tons  received,  114,583; 
tons  forwarded,  49,297.  Salt, 
tons  received,  12,436;  tons  for- 
warded, 82,585.  Merchandise 
and  other  articles,  tons  received, 

689,659;  tons  forwarded,  547,032. 

The  federal  census  of  1 890 
reported  2,307  manufacturing 
establishments,  employing 
$77-9490-5  capital,  and  50,674 
persons  ; paying  $65,645,649  for 
stock  used,  and  $28,355,503  for 
wages  ; and  yielding  products  of 
an  aggregate  value  of  $113,- 
240,115.  The  principal  in- 
dustries, according  to  the  value 
of  products,  were  the  manu- 
facture of  iron  and  steel,  $i  5,472, - 
199;  foundry  and  machine  shop 
products,  $11,832,334;  refined 
petroleum,  $10,583,501  ; packed 
meat,  $4,810,993,  and  malt 
liquors,  $3,011,555.  Other 
important  manufactures  were  clothing,  flour  and  grist,  lumber,  planing  mill  products,  publications,  ships,  paint,  iron  and 
steel  forgings,  railroad  cars,  and  bread  and  bakery  products.  Cleveland  is  the  center  of  the  malleable  iron  trade  in  the 
United  States,  and  surpasses  all  other  lake  ports  in  the  building  of  iron  and  steel  vessels,  some  having  been  built  380 
feet  in  length  and  costing  $500,000. 

The  greater  part  of  the. city  is  on  a plain  elevated  about  100  feet  above  the  lake,  and  is  laid  out  with  much  taste, 
especially  the  public  squares  and  streets.  The  latter  are  wide  and  well  paved,  and  an  abundance  of  elms  and  other 


URSUUINE  CONVENT. 


ST.  BRIDGET’S  CATHODIC  SCHOOL. 

Showing  priest’s  residence,  school,  and  Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor. 


CALVARY  PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH, 
Eirclid  Avenue. 


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shade  trees  has  given  the  city  the  name  of 
“'I'he  Forest  Cit)'.”  The  two  portions  of 
the  city  are  united  by  a stone  viaduct,  span- 
ning the  river  and  valley,  completed  in  1878, 
and  having  a length  of  3,211  feet.  Three 
more  viaducts  connect  various  parts  of  the 
city  and  form  a belt  elevated  roadway. 

The  city  owns  an  extensive  water 
works  system,  costing  ^^9, 5 18,480.  The 
reservoirs  have  a storage  capacity  of  117,- 
000,000  gallons  daily,  and  the  water  is  dis- 
tributed through  532  miles  of  mains.  The 
water  is  [)um[)ed  from  the  lake  at  a distance 
of  one  and  one-half  miles  from  the  shore  and 
brought  to  the  city  by  means  of  tunnels. 
The  consum[)tion  averages  61,712,984 
gallons  daily.  There  are  in  all  565  miles  of 
streets,  of  which  149  are  paved.  The  sewer- 
age system  has  aliout  267  miles  of  pipe. 


The  city  is  lighted  by  gas  and  electricity  at  an  annual  cost 
of  1^26,779. 

Cleveland  ranks  as  one  of  the  most  important  lake 
ports.  In  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31,  1899,  tho 
imports  of  merchandise  aggregated  in  value  ^1,203,196,  and 
the  exports  ^2,175,849.  The  entrances  of  shipping  in  the 
Cuyahoga  district,  of  which  Cleveland  is  the  port  of  entry, 
during  1899  were  7,204  vessels,  with  a total  tonnage  of 
8,831,259;  clearances,  7,209  vessels,  with  a tonnage  of 
8,892,799.  The  total  number  of  vessels  14,413;  total  ton- 
nage, 17,724,058. 

On  October  6,  1900,  there  were  fifteen  National 
Banks  in  operation,  having  a combined  capital  of  ^10,400,000, 
and  a surplus  fund  of  ^3,448,402.  There  were  on  the  same 
date  23  savings  banks  and  ten  trust  companies  in  opera- 
tion. The  deposits  in  the  national  and  savings  banks  exceed 


ROADSIDE  CLUB  HOUSE. 


CLEVELAND  SCHOOL  OF  ART, 
Wilson  Avenue. 


1 30,000,000.  The  combined  capital  and  sur- 
plus of  national  and  savings  banks  exceeds 
$2  1,000,000.  The  exchanges  at  the  United 
States  Clearing  House  in  the  year  ending 
September  30,  1899,  aggregated  ^484,141,582, 
an  increase  over  that  of  the  preceding  year  of 

1 14.333- 1 67- 

At  the  close  of  the  school  year,  1899- 
1900,  the  children  of  school  census  age  aggre- 
gated 116,453;  th®  enrollment  in  public  day 
schools  was  58,301  ; and  the  average  daily 
attendance.  45,069.  There  were  1,256  regular 
teachers.  63  buildings  used  for  public  school 
purposes,  and  public  school  property  valued  at 
$4,049,464.  There  are  also  three  public  high 
schools,  and  three  others  in  construction  ; the 
Hathaway- Brown  School  for  Girls,  and  Eng- 
lish and  Classical  School  for  Girls,  University 
-School,  Ursuline  Academy,  and  Cleveland 
Normal  Training  School.  For  higher  educa- 

, o T • r-  11  nr-  ENTRANCE  TO  ERIE  STREET  CEMETERY, 

tion  there  were  St.  Ignatius  College,  ( K.  G.,  Looking  through  to  Bromweii  street. 


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1886)  and  Western  Reserve  University  (non- 
sect., 1826)  including  Adelbert  College,  Cleve- 
land College  for  Women,  and  the  Case  School 
of  Applied  Science.  There  were  training 
schools  for  nurses  connected  with  the  Cleve- 
land City  Hospital,  General  Hospital,  Homeo- 
pathic Hospital,  Lakeside  Hospital,  and  the 
State  Hospital  for  the  Insane. 

There  are  many  churches  in  Cleveland, 
the  most  noteworthy  being  St.  Paul’s,  (P.  E.) 
the  Woodland  Avenue,  (Presb.)  with  the  larg- 
est Sunday  school  in  the  city;  Old  Stone, 
(Presb.)  Cavalry,  (Presb.)  Plymouth  Congre- 
gational, First  Methodist,  Euclid  Avenue 
Baptist,  and  the  First  Congregational,  all 
built  of  stone  in  the  Gothic  style.  Other 
imposing  edifices  are  the  Roman  Catholic 
Cathedral,  Trinity  Episcopal,  and  the  First  and 
Third  Presbyterian.  Besides  the  hospitals 
mentioned  are  the  United  States  Marine,  and 


LAKE  VIEW  CEMETERY, 

Showing  stone  monument  and  Rockefeller  shaft. 

the  Charity,  the  last  established  and  managed  by 
the  Sisters  of  Charity.  Among  public  institu- 
tions are  the  Workhouse  for  the  confinement  of 
municipal  offenders,  and  the  City  Infirmary. 

On  January  i,  1900,  the  total  debt  of 
Cleveland,  including  a water  debt  of  $2,378,000, 
aggregated  $13,042,443.  The  sinking  funds 
amounted  to  $1,965,994,  leaving  a net  debt  of 
$8,789,451.  The  assessed  valuations  in  1899 
were  about  35  per  cent,  of  the  actual  valuation, 
and  aggregated  $145,071,985  ; the  tax  rate  was 
$29.40  per  $1,000. 

Cleveland  is  one  of  the  seven  major  cities 
of  America.  The  present  population  is  400,000. 
The  exact  figures  may  be  a trifle  over  or  under 
400,000.  The  million  mark  will  apparently  be 
reached  between  1920  and  1930.  This  conclusion 


IN  RIVERSIDE  CEMETERY. 


TRIPPLE  HITCH. 

is  reached  from  a deduction  of  the  mathemati- 
cal law  of  growth  by  the  “ method  of  least 
squares,”  using  the  census  figures  for  each 
decade  from  1800  to  1890  as  data.  It  is 
already  apparent  that  the  added  data  which 
will  be  furnished  by  the  census  of  1900  will 
show  a present  mathematical  law  of  growth 
greater  than  that  which  has  preceded. 

Cleveland  has  grown  in  area  from  an 
original  plot  in  the  oak  woods  of  a mile  square 
until  it  now  embraces  within  the  city  limits  32 
square  miles.  This  area,  however,  is  not  all 
that  is  economically,  though  not  politically,  a 
part  of  the  city.  The  occupied  streets  and  the 
business  and  residence  structures  of  Cleveland 
roughly  mark  out  the  four  wings  of  a great 
butterfly.  From  tip  to  tip,  along  the  lake 
shore,  these  extend  about  15  miles,  while  back 
from  the  lake  the  urban  growth  reaches  five  or 
six  miles. 


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791 


Five  years  will  doubtless  see  large 
additions  to  this  area  in  four  or  five  directions 
where  the  municipal  organism  is  rapidly 
expanding.  Already  there  is  nothing  to  dis- 
tinguish the  large  villages  of  Glenville,  East 
Cleveland  and  Lakewood  from  the  contiguous 
parts  of  the  city. 

Numerous  powerful  factors  cause  and 
assure  Cleveland’s  greatness  and  steadily 
rapid  advancement. 

Of  these  strategic  location  is  funda- 
mental. The  city  is  the  most  important  center 
on  the  great  northern  trans-continental  high- 
way of  commerce  and  travel,  next  to  New  York 
and  Chicago.  In  respect  to  fuel  supplies  it 
lies  at  the  apex  of  the  greatest  and  best  coal 
field  in  the  world,  so  that  direct  railroad  lines 
centering  in  Cleveland  reach  abundant  mining 
property  owned  and  operated  by  the  capitalists 
of  the  city.  It  is  the  point  at  which  this  fuel 

A PARK  BOULEVARD. 

and  the  abundant  and  varied 
ores  from  the  greatest  and  best 
iron  mining  regions  of  the  world 
meet.  The  result  is  inevitable. 
Cleveland  is  naturally  one  of  the 
leading-  manufacturing  and  com- 
mercial  centers  of  the  country. 

Diversity  of  industries  is 
thus  one  of  the  conspicuous 
factors  of  the  city’s  greatness. 
Any  one  of  a number  of  great 
establishments  which  elsewhere 
would  afford  sustenance  to  a 
whole  town  might  disappear 

PECK  RESIDENCE.  ^ u u • 

Site  of  Weddell  Homestead.  witliout  the  abseiice  being  more 


than  individually  felt.  Hardly 
anything  more  strikingly  presents 
to  mind  the  security  and  promise 
of  Cleveland’s  future.  A 
Chamber  of  Commerce  study 
places  the  number  of  manufac- 
tures in  Cleveland  at  over  2,500. 

A famous  expert  investi- 
gation was  once  instituted  by  an 
iron  mill  seeking  a location.  The 
result  was  that  for  cheap 
assembly  of  material  and  means 
of  communication  with  all 
markets,  the  Cleveland  district 
was  found  to  afford  the  best 
location.  The  mill  acted  on  the 
information. 

The  cash  balance  with 
which  the  city  treasury  started 
on  January  i,  1898,  from  the 
preceding  year  was  $1,988,- 
126.37.  The  total  receipts  for 
that  year  were  $7,203,256.54, 
and  the  total  disbursements 


SECTION  OF  COAL  DOCKS. 


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$6,877,217.26.  The  receipts  were 
composed  of  these  items  : Gen- 

eral tax,  $i ,902,347.75  ; liquor 
tax,  $407,943.73  ; cigarette  tax, 
$2,363.97:  the  sewer  district  tax, 
$i  58,5 14.00;  special  assessments, 
$464,418.35  ; licenses,  $90,- 
132.97;  rents, 

$i  16,960.84  ; 

280.10;  sales, 


S673, 391. 12;  fees, 
interest,  $366,- 
$92,831.29;  in- 


OLD  NARINE  HOSPITAL,  LAKE  STREET. 


vestments,  $28,033.70;  dona- 
tions, $81,039.72  ; sale  of  assets, 
$11,078.00;  sale  of  bonds, 
$2,482,000.00;  sale  of  notes, 
$319,960.00;  deposits,  $5,961.00. 

Social  organizations  have 
become  a much  more  conspicu- 
ous part  of  Cleveland  life  in  quite 
recent  years,  and  some  unique 
developments  have  appeared. 
Until  lately  the  dignified  Union 
Club,  originating  in  Cleveland’s 
town  days,  stood  alone  in  its 
field.  An  up-town  offshoot  is 
the  Tavern  Club,  occupying  the 
old  Garfield  home,  and  composed 
of  younger  representatives  of  some  leading  families.  A young  neighbor  of  the  old  Union  Club  is  the  Century  Club, 
whose  peculiarity  is  location  at  the  top  of  the  tower-like  New  England  building,  with  an  outlook  over  the  harbor  and  lake 
and  use  of  the  roof.  A large  and  new  East  End  family  organization  is  the  Colonial  Club,  in  which  only  married  men 
are  eligible  to  membership.  Its  immense  white  mansion  on  Euclid  avenue  is  a grouping  of  artistic  architectural  gems. 
The  Rowfant  Club  is  a strong  and  dignified  assembly  of  book-lovers.  Near  by  in  the  new  home  of  the  Medical 
Library  Association  the  medical  societies  of  Cleveland  are  developing  a pleasant  and  profitable  club  life.  The  Country 
Club  and  the  Roadside  Club  have  elegant  places  overlooking  the  beach  east  of  the  city.  These  are  but  a few 
examples  of  the  many  social  organizations  of  the  city,  among  them  being  a number  distinguished  by  nationality.  One 
of  these  is  the  German-American  Club,  which  has  a large  new  house  of  distinctively  German  design  on  the  lake  shore, 
d'he  Excelsior  Club  is  an  example  of  the  Jewish  organiz  itions. 

The  hotel  capacity  of 
Cleveland  exceeds  2,100  rooms. 

In  this  estimate  are  included  the 
centrally  located  places  which 
may  be  recommended  to  the 
stranger.  The  leading  hotels 
are  elegant  in  their  appoint- 
ments. d'he  service  is  the  best. 

The  capacity  and  rates  of  the 
best  known  houses  are : The 

1 lollenden,  450  rooms,  American 
plan,  $3  to  $5,  European,  $i  to 
$3  ; the  Stillman,  250  rooms, 

American,  $3  up  ; Colonial, 

(1898)  200  rooms,  American,  $3 
to  $6,  European,  $1.50  up; 

Weddell  House,  175  rooms, 

American,  $2.50  to  $4:  Ameri- 
can House,  1 70  rooms,  American, 

$2  and  $2.50;  Kennard  House, 

140  rooms,  American,  $2,  $2.50, 
and  $3  ; Eorest  City  House,  125 
rooms,  American,  $2  to  $3.50  ; 

I lotel  Garlock,  125  rooms,  Amer- 
ican, $2.50  to  $5  : Lennox,  90  lakesibe  hospital, 


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rooms,  American,  $2.50;  Livings- 
ton, 71  rooms,  American,  %2  and 
^2.50  ; Lincoln,  60  rooms,  Amer- 
ican, $i  up,  European,  50c  up  ; 

Hawley  House,  American,  $1.50 
up;  Frankfort,  American,  $1.50 
and  $2  ; Phoenix,  American,  f>i 
up  ; Waldorf,  European,  75c  up; 

Imperial,  European,  75c  up  ; the 
capacity  of  the  last  five  men- 
tioned being  about  50  rooms. 

Great  modern  buildings 
have  arisen  within  the  past  few 
years  at  a remarkable  rate,  and 
as  much  of  the  future  as  can  be 
foreseen,  reveals  a rapid  continu- 
ance of  the  process.  Of  the  con- 
spicuous steel  structures  of  the 
sky-scraper  class  on  and  near 
the  central  Public  Square  are  the 
American  Trust,  the  Society  for 
Savings,  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, the  Cuyahoga,  the  Gar- 
field and  the  New  England 
buildings,  the  latter  of  fifteen 
stories,  and  the  others  of  eight, 
ten  and  twelve  stories.  Elegant 
arcade  buildings  provide  covered  ways  between  Euclid  Avenue  and  Superior  Street  and  Euclid  Avenue  and  Prospect 
Street.  A cluster  of  modern  steel  buildings  are  arising  around  and  near  Association  Place,  a growing  secondary  down 
town  business  center,  one  of  these  a mammoth  structure  of  ten  stories.  In  the  spring  of  1899  a great  sixteen  story 
building  was  erected  at  the  corner  of  Euclid  Avenue  and  the  Public  Square,  and  others  are  being  planned  to  be  erected 
by  private  enterprise  elsewhere  on  the  Square.  The  preliminaries  to  the  erection  of  great  and  noteworthy  City  Hall, 
Public  Library,  Federal  and  County  edifices  are  now  receiving  attention,  so  that  the  early  part  of  this  century  will 
see  remarkable  changes  in  the  appearance  of  the  city  down  town.  Suburban  development  about  Cleveland  has  long 
been  vigorous,  and  is  becoming  more  and  more  rapid.  Practically  one  with  the  city  itself  to  the  eastward  are  the 


EPWORTH  MEMORIAL  M.  E.  CHURCH. 
Corner  Prospect  and  Wilson. 


villages  of  Glenville  and  of  East 


JEWISH  TEMPLE, 

Corner  Wilson  and  Central  Avenue. 


Cleveland.  Glenville  is  a beautiful 
suburb  with  many  fine  places  of 
residence  along  the  lake  shore. 
The  village  of  East  Cleveland  ex- 
tends for  two  and  a half  miles  along 
Euclid  Avenue,  includino-  the 

o 

summer  home  of  John  D.  Rocke- 
feller and  other  elegant  mansions 
on  the  ridge  there  just  south  of 
the  avenue.  Just  bej’ond  Glen- 
ville eastward,  is  the  thriving 
Lake  Shore  village  of  Collin- 
wood,  and  holding  the  same 
relation  to  East  Cleveland  is 
Euclid  village.  Nottingham  is  a 
pleasant  summer  resting  place 
in  the  same  region.  South 
Brooklyn  village  is  separated 
from  Cleveland  on  the  south 
only  by  a steel  viaduct  across  the 
valley  of  Big  Creek.  To  the 
west,  along  the  lake  shore  and 
the  old  lake  beach,  is  the  charm- 
ing village  of  Lakewood,  prac- 
tically an  extension  of  the  city 


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out  Detroit  Street,  which  occu- 
pies the  old  beach  in  that  direc- 
tion as  Euclid  Avenue  does  to 
the  eastward.  Across  Rocky 
River  from  Lakewood  is  Rocky 
River  hamlet,  where  is  Scenic 
Park  and  the  elegant  Eell’s 
summer  place.  The  street  cars 
of  Cleveland  run  to  the  villages 
of  Glenville,  Collinwood,  East 
Cleveland,  Euclid,  South  Brook- 
lyn, Lakewood  and  Rocky  River, 
but  the  interurban  electric  rail- 
roads have  brought  into  Cleve- 
land residence  areas,  the  villages 
of  Wickliffe  and  Willoughby  to 
the  east,  and  Bedford  and  Berea 
to  the  south,  and  in  some  degree 
have  brought  Lorain,  Elyria, 
Cuyahoga  Falls,  Akron,  Chagrin 
Falls  and  Painesville  into  similar 
relation. 

WiLUAM  A.  Taylor. 


DKIVLWAY  IN  GORDON  PARK. 


MISCELLANEOUS. 


Ohio  organizations  in  the 
war:  hirst  Resfiment  Volunteer 

Infantry,  twelve  companies. 
Colonel  Chas.  B.  Hunt,  Cin- 
cinnati ; Second  Regiment  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  Colonel  Julius 
A.  Kuert,  Kenton  ; Third  Re^i- 
ment  Volunteer  Infantry,  Colonel 
Chas.  Anthony,  Springfield ; 
Fourth  Regiment  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, Colonel  A.  B.  Coit, 
Columbus  ; Fifth  Regiment  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  Colonel  C.  L. 
Kennan,  Norwalk;  Sixth 


d'liK  Ohioan  in  iiik  Spanisii-Amkrican  War. — The  part  taken  by  Ohio  men  in  the  Spanish-American  War, 
and  its  corrollary,  the  Philippine  Insurrection,  was  honorable  and  important.  And  first,  reflecting  the  highest  credit  to 
his  State,  was  the  part  taken  by  President  McKinley  in  this  turning  point  in  national  history.  General  Alger,  the  first 
secretary  of  war  in  his  administration,  was  born  in  Ohio,  although  at  the  time  not  a citizen  of  the  State.  His  assistant 
in  raising,  organizing  and  mobilizing  our  armies  for  active  service  was  an  Ohio  man,  Henry  C.  Corbin,  the  adjutant- 
general  of  the  army.  As  we  were,  as  usual,  utterly  unprepared  for  war,  the  task  imposed  upon  us  was  one  of  unpre- 
cedented difficulty,  but  all  obstacles  were  soon  overcome,  and  order  brought  out  of  confusion.  The  Ohio  major 
generals  were  James  F.  Wade, 

|.  Warren  Keifer,  Adna  R. 

Chaffee  and  Thomas  McArthur 
Anderson.  The  brigadier  gen- 
erals from  the  State  were  George 
M.  Randal,  M.  V.  Sheridan, 

O.  11.  hirnest  and  G.  S.  Car- 
penter. Generals  Lawton  and 
P'unston  were  born  in  Ohio,  but 
entered  the  military  service  from 
other  States. 


CLUB  HOUSE,  CLEVELAND  YACHT  CLUB. 


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BOU1.EVARD  IN  GORDON  PARK. 


Regiment  Volunteer  Infantry, 

Colonel  William  V.  McMaken, 

Toledo ; Seventh  Regiment 
Volunteer  Infantry,  Colonel 
A.  L.  Hamilton,  Chillicothe ; 

Eighth  Regiment  Volunteer 
Infantry,  Colonel  Curtis  V. 

Hard,  Wooster;  Ninth 
Battalion,  four  companies. 

Major  Charles  Young,  Xenia; 

Tenth  Regiment  Volunteer 
Infantry,  Colonel  Henry  A. 

Axline,  Columbus;  First  Regi- 
ment Light  Artillery,  four 
batteries.  Major  Charles  F. 

Atwell,  Zanesville;  First  Regi- 
ment Volunteer  Cavalry,  eight 
troops.  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Mathias  W.  Day,  Cleveland. 

Of  these  organizations, 
the  Sixth  and  Eighth  infantry 
regiments  served  in  Cuba,  and 
the  Fourth  in  Porto  Rico. 

The  Sixth  and  Seventeenth 
Regular  Infantry  regiments 
were  largely  made  up  of  Ohio  men,  as  were  also  the  Thirty-first  and  Forty-ninth  United  States  Volunteers.  These 
four  regiments  did  efficient  service,  and  were  in  many  battles  and  minor  combats. 

When  war  was  declared  against  Spain,  it  fell  to  the  lot  of  an  Ohio  officer  to  command  the  first  expedition  to  the 
Philippines,  and  the  first  brigade  of  American  troops  ever  sent  across  an  ocean  in  a foreign  war.  General  Anderson 
was  at  the  time  commanding  a district  in  Alaska.  From  that  distant  station  he  was  ordered  to  San  Francisco,  and 
started  for  Manila  with  2,500.  men  on  the  23d  of  May,  1898.  Cavite,  the  old  Spanish  naval  station,  was  occupied  the 
next  day,  and  became  the  base  of  future  occupations.  A second  force  under  General  Green  followed  in  twenty  days, 
and  a third  under  General  McArthur  soon  after.  Major  General  Merritt  came  with  this  detachment,  and  assumed  com- 
mand as  senior  officer  and  governor  general.  General  Anderson,  as  second  in  command,  landed,  and  organized  the 
entire  force,  which  was  designated  the  Eighth  Army  Corps.  He  was  subsequently  in  immediate  command  of  the  land 

forces  which,  with  the  co-opera- 
tion of  the  navy,  captured  Manila 
on  the  13th  of  August. 

While  he  had  no  Ohio 
troops  in  his  command,  tour  of 
his  staff  officers  were  Buckeye 
boys.  Major  Sidney  A.  Cleman 
of  Zanesville,  Captain  C.  C.  Wal- 
CLitt  of  Columbus,  Captain  W. 
H.  Anderson  of  Springfield,  and 
Colonel  William  E.  Birkhimer, 
formerly  of  Perry  County. 

Before  the  coming  of 
American  troops,  x^guinaldo  had 
started  an  insurrection  against 
Spanish  authority,  which  spread 
with  unprecedented  rapidity.  In 
less  than  two  months  Spanish 
garrisons  were  confined  to  four 
sea  coast  cities.  Under  these 
conditions  the  Filipino  leaders 
expected  a recognition  of  their 
de-facto  government.  When 
they  found  that  their  pretensions 
were  ignored,  and  that  they  were 
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rights,  they  became  at  first  sullen,  and  soon  openly  hostile.  General  Anderson  was  the  first  army  officer  to  have 
j>ersonal  interviews  with  Aguinaldo  and  his  associates.  As  a result,  he  warned  the  government  at  once,  that  the 
Idlipinos  were  determined  on  absolute  independence.  His  correspondence  with  Aguinaldo,  communicated  to 

Congress  in  the  president’s  message  of 
January,  1900,  developed  the  situation. 

Before  the  Eighth  Army  Corps  was 
permitted  to  attack  Manila,  the  Fifth  Army 
Corps,  under  General  Shafter,  had  landed  on 
the  Cuban  coast,  near  Santiago.  In  the 
advance  on  that  city  the  battle  of  El  Caney 
was  fought.  Out  of  the  four  general  officers 
present,  two,  Lawton  and  Chaffee,  were  Ohio 
men.  In  the  attack  on  the  San  Juan  hill,  no 
Ohio  troops  participated,  but  a young  Ohio 
officer,  Lieutenant  Anderson  of  the  Thirteenth 
Infantry,  was  the  first  on  the  hill  at  the  block 
house,  capturing  the  Spanish  flag  and  taking 
five  prisoners.  In  the  Porto  Rico  campaign 
the  commonwealth  was  represented  by  the 
Fourth  Ohio  Infantry,  under  Colonel  Coit. 
This  fine  regiment  took  a leading  part  in  the 
battle  of  Guayama,  and  was  actively  engaged 
when  its  victorious  progress  was  stopped  by  a 
dispatch  recommending  a truce.  General 
Ernest  commanded  a brigade  in  Wilson’s 


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Division,  and  a battery  of  the  Fourth  United  States  Artillery,  under  Captain  H.  R.  Anderson  of  Pickaway  Count}', 
attached  to  the  brigade,  had  just  opened  fire  on  the  Spanish  position  at  Aleneta,  when  a dispatch  announcing  the  sign- 
ing of  the  protocol  stopped  further  hostilities,  but  a similar  dispatch  did  not  reach  the  Philippines  in  time  to  prevent  the 
capture  of  Manila  and  13,000  prisoners. 

This  closed  the  war  with  Spain,  but  the  Upas  tree  of  oppression  had  yet  to  bear  its  fatal  fruit.  After  their 

experience  of  Spanish  oppression,  the  Filipinos 
could  not  be  persuaded  that  America  intended 
to  deal  justly  and  generously  with  them.  They 
would  not  accept  assurances  that  they  would 
be  given  every  privilege  consistent  with  neces- 
sary occupation.  Aguinaldo  appealed  to 
General  Anderson,  who  was  in  command  of 
our  troops  in  the  city,  to  permit  his  soldiers  to 
hold  joint  occupation  with  ours.  This  was 
refused,  and  from  that  time  on  the  Filipinos 
made  open  and  unremitting  preparation  for 
war.  Hostilities  began  on  February  4,  1S99. 
General  Anderson  commanded  the  First  Divi- 
sion of  the  Eighth  Corps,  and  fought  a number 
of  successful  battles  with  the  insurcrents 

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between  the  4th  of  February  and  the  17th  of 
March,  when  he  was  relieved  by  General 
Lawton. 

General  Lawton,  with  his  division,  was 
soon  after  transferred  to  the  north  of  the  Pasig-, 

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and  co-operated  with  General  McArthur  in 
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Northern  Luzon.  Transferred 
to  Southern  Luzon,  he  fought 
and  won  an  important  battle  at 
the  Zapote  bridge.  Always  suc- 
cessful, he  was  sent  again  to  the 
north,  and  lost  his  life  leading 
his  men  in  an  unimportant 
combat.  Recklessly  brave,  yet 
cool  and  self  possessed,  untiring 
himself,  yet  considerate  of  others, 
he  was  indeed  a typical  Ameri- 
can soldier. 

In  ancient  tradition,  the 
first  place  in  fame  was  given  to 
the  founders  of  cities.  In  modern 
history  the  highest  honor  is  con- 
ceded to  the  founders  of  states. 
When  in  the  fullness  of  time,  a 
new  nationality  shall  have  been 
developed  in  the  Philippine 
Archipelago,  the  name  of  William 
H.  Taft,  of  Ohio,  will  be  noted 
with  those  of  William  the  Nor- 
man, Peter  the  Great,  Bismark, 
and  Cavour.  Military  glory  echoes  down  the  corridors  of  time  in  fainter  and  fainter  reverberations,  but  the  renaissance 
of  the  Orient,  and  the  grafting  of  American  principles  on  its  old  barbaric  traditions,  will  be  forever  associated  with  the 
statesmanship  of  President  McKinley.  And  when  the  history  of  this  period  of  international  adjustment  is  written,  the 
part  taken  by  the  men  of  Ohio  will  be  found  worthy,  at  the  least,  of  an  honorable  mention. 

Reminiscences  of  Early  Days  in  Cleyeland. — In  1798  Rodolphus  Edwards  and  Nathaniel  Doane.  with  their 
families,  settled  in  Cleveland.  To  faintly  show  the  difficulty  of  traveling  at  that  time,  it  is  stated  that  Mr.  Doane  was 
92  days  on  his  journey  from  Chatham,  Connecticut.  In  the  latter  part  of  the  summer  and  in  the  fall,  every  person  in 
the  town  was  sick,  either  with  the  bilious  fever  or  with  the  fever  and  ague.  Mr.  Doane’s  family  consisted  of  nine  per- 
sons ; the  only  one  of  them  having  sufficient  strength  to  take  care  of  them  and  bring  a pail  of  water  was  Seth  Doane, 
then  a lad  of  13  years  of  age,  and  even  he  had  daily  attacks  of  the  fever  and  ague.  Such  was  the  severity  of  the  bilious 
fever  at  that  time,  that  a person  having  only  daily  attacks  of  fever  and  ague  was  deemed  lucky.  There  was  much 
suffering  from  the  want  of  food,  particularly  that  proper  for  the  sick.  The  only  way  this  family  was  supplied,  for  two 
months  or  more,  was  through 
the  exertions  of  this  boy,  who 
daily,  after  having  an  attack  of 
the  ague,  went  to  Judge  Kings- 
bury’s, in  Newburg — five  miles 
distant — got  a peck  of  corn, 
mashed  it  in  a handmill,  waited 
until  a second  attack  of  the  aorue 

o 

was  over,  and  then  started  on 
his  return.  There  was  at  one 
time  a space  of  several  days 
when  he  was  too  ill  to  make  the 
trip,  during  which,  turnips  com- 
prised about  all  the  vegetables 
the  family  had.  Eortunately, 

Major  Carter  having  only  the 
fever  and  ague,  was  enabled 
through  the  aid  of  his  hounds 
and  trusty  rifle,  to  procure  abund- 
ance of  venison  and  other  wild 
game.  His  family  being  some- 
what acclimated,  suftered  less 
than  that  of  Mr.  Doane.  Their 
situation  can  scarcely  be  con- 
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Destitute  of  a physician,  and 
with  a tew  medicines,  necessity 
taught  them  to  use  such  means 
as  nature  had  placed  within  their 
reach.  For  calomel  they  substi- 
tuted pills  from  the  extract  of 
the  bark  of  the  butternut,  and  in 
lieu  of  quinine  used  dogwood 
and  cherry  bark. 

In  November,  four  men 
who  had  so  far  recovered  as  to 
have  ague  attacks  no  oftener 
than  once  in  two  or  three  days, 
started  in  the  only  boat  for 
Walnut  Creek,  Pennsylvania,  to 
obtain  a winter’s  supply  of  flour 
for  the  colony.  When  below 
Euclid  Creek  a storm  arose, 
drove  them  ashore,  stove  their 
boat  in  pieces,  and  it  was  with 
difficulty  they  saved  their  lives 
and  regained  the  city.  During 
the  winter  and  summer  following, 
the  colony  had  no  flour  except 
that  ground  in  hand  or  coffee 
mills,  which,  for  want  of  proper 

means  to  separate  from  the  bran,  was  made  into  a bread  similar  to  that  of  Graham.  In  this  summer  the  Connecticut 
Land  Company  opened  the  first  road  on  the  Reserve,  which  commenced  about  ten  miles  from  the  lake  on  the  Pennsyl- 
vania line  and  extended  to  Cleveland.  In  January,  1799,  Mr.  Doane  moved  to  Doane’s  Corners,  and  from  that  time 
until  Ajiril,  1 Soo, — a space  of  fifteen  months — Major  Carter’s  was  the  only  white  family  in  Cleveland.  During  the 
spring  of  1799,  W heeler  WL  Whlliams,  from  Norwich,  Connecticut,  and  Major  W^yatt  erected  a small  grist  and  a saw  mill 
at  the  falls,  on  the  site  of  Newburg,  which  being  the  first  mill  on  the  Reserve,  spread  joy  among  the  pioneers.  A 
short  time  jirior  to  this,  each  house  in  Cleveland  had  its  own  hand  grist  mill  in  the  chimney  corner,  which  is  thus 
described  liy  one  of  the  early  settlers:  “The  stones  were  of  the  common  grindstone  grit  and  about  four  inches  thick 

and  twenty  in  diameter.  The 
runner  was  turned  by  hand,  with 
a pole  set  in  the  top  of  it  near 
the  verge.  The  upper  end  of 
the  pole  went  into  another  hole 
inserted  into  a board,  and  nailed 
on  the  under  side  of  the  joist, 
immediately  over  the  hole  in  the 
\ergeofthe  runner.  One  person 
turned  the  stone  and  another  fed 
the  corn  into  the  eye  with  his 
hands.  It  was  very  hard  work 
to  grind,  and  the  operators  alter- 
nately changed  places. 

Celebrating  Independence 
Day. — In  1800  several  settlers 
came,  among  whom  were  David 
Clark  and  Major  Amos  Spafford, 
and  from  this  time  the  town 
slowly  progressed.  The  first  ball 
in  Cleveland  was  on  the  4th  of 
July,  1801,  and  was  held  at 
Major  Carter’s  log  cabin,  on  the 
side  hill  ; |ohn  and  Benjamin 
W^ood  and  R.  H.  Blinn,  man- 
agers, and  Major  Samuel 
Jones,  musician  and  mastei  of  comer  Erie  and  case  Avenue, 


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ceremonies.  The  company 
consisted  of  about  thirty  of 
both  sexes.  Mr.  Jones’  pro- 
ficiency on  the  violin  won  him 
o-reat  favor.  Notwithstanding- 

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the  dancers  had  a rough 
puncheon  floor,  and  no  better 
beverage  to  enliven  their 
spirits  than  whiskey  sweetened 
with  maple  sugar,  yet  it  is 
doubtful  if  the  anniversary  of 
American  independence  was 
ever  celebrated  in  Cleveland 
by  a more  joyful  and  harmoni- 
ous company  than  those  who 
danced  the  scramper-down, 
double-shuffle,  western-swing 
and  half-moon  loi  years  ago  in 
the  log  cabin  of  Major  Carter. 

Major  Carter  and  the 
Indians. — The  Indians  were 
accustomed,  at  this  period,  to 
meet  every  autumn  at  Cleve- 
land in  great  numbers  and  pile 
up  their  canoes  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Cuyahoga.  From  thence 
they  scattered  into  the  interior,  and  passed  the  winter  in  hunting.  In  the  spring  they  returned,  disposed  of  their  furs 
to  traders,  and,  launching  their  bark  canoes  upon  the  lake,  returned  to  their  towns,  in  the  region  of  the  Sandusky  and 
Maumee,  where  they  remained  until  the  succeeding  autumn,  to  raise  their  crops  of  corn  and  potatoes.  In  this  connec- 
tion we  give  an  incident  showing  the  fearlessness  and  intrepidity  of  Major  Lorenzo  Carter,  a native  of  Rutland, 
Vermont,  and  a thorough  pioneer,  whose  rough  exterior  covered  a warm  heart.  Some  time  in  the  spring  of  1799  the 
Chippewas  and  Ottawas,  to  the  number  of  several  hundred,  having  disposed  of  their  furs,  determined  to  have  one  of 
their  drinking  frolics  at  their  camp,  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Cuyahoga.  As  a precautionary  measure,  they  gave  up 
their  tomahawks  and  other  deadly  weapons  to  their  squaws  to  secrete,  so  that,  in  the  height  of  their  frenzy,  they  need 
not  harm  each  other.  They  then  sent  to  the  Major  for  whiskey,  from  time  to  time,  as  they  wanted  it ; and  in  propor- 
tion as  they  became  intoxicated,  he  weakened  it  with  water.  After  a while  it  resulted  in  the  Indians  becoming  partially 

sober  from  drinking  freely  of 
diluted  li(}uor.  Perceiving  the 
trick,  they  became  much  enraged. 
Nine  of  them  came  on  to  the 
Major’s,  swearing  vengeance  on 
him  and  family.  Carter  being 
apprised  of  their  design,  and 
knowing  they  were  partially 
intoxicated,  felt  himself  to  be 
fully  their  match,  although 
possessing  but  poor  weapons  ol 
defence.  Stationing  himself  be- 
hind his  cabin  door  with  a fire 
poker,  he  successively  knocked 
down  three  or  four  as  they 
attempted  to  enter,  and  then, 
leaping  over  their  prostrate 
bodies,  furiously  attacked  those 
on  the  outside  and  drove  them 
to  their  canoes.  Soon  alter  a 
deputation  of  squaws  came  over 
to  make  peace  with  the  Major, 
when,  armingr  himself,  he  fear- 
lessly  repaired  to  their  camp 

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Such  eventually  became  his  inlluence  over  the  Indians  that  they  regarded  him  as  a magician,  and  many  of  them  were 
made  to  believe  that  he  could  shoot  them  with  a rifle  and  not  break  their  skins. 

The  first  militia  muster  in  Cuyahoga  County  was  held  on  the  i6th  of  June,  1806,  at  Doane’s  Corners. 
Nathaniel  Doane  was  captain  ; Sylvanus  Burke,  lieutenant;  and  Samuel  Jones,  ensign,  with  about  50  privates.  The 

surveying  party  being  at  Cleveland,  and  many 
strangers,  this  event  attracted  much  attention. 
Never  had  so  many  whites  been  collected 
together  in  this  vicinity  as  on  this  occasion. 
The  military  marched  and  countermarched  to 
the  lively  roll  of  the  drum  of  Joseph  Burke, 
who  had  been  drum  major  in  the  Revolution, 
and  the  soul-stirring  strains  of  the  fife  of  Lewis 
Dill.  “Yankee  Doodle,”  “Hail  Columbia,” 
and  “ Who’s  Afeared  ” were  among  the  tunes 
that  aroused  the  martial  spirit  of  many  a 
gallant  heart,  as  he  wielded,  perhaps,  some 
ancient  relic  of  the  Revolution  upon  his 
shoulder. 

Early  Days  in  Crawford  County. — 
Crawford  County  was  a favorite  hunting 
ground  for  the  Indians,  and  the  early  settlers 
found  an  abundance  of  game.  Deer  were  very 
plenty,  but  for  the  first  few  years  the  slaughter 
of  deer  was  carried  on  so  wantonly  that  the 
more  thoughtful  and  prudent  among  them  saw 
that  those  animals  were  soon  destined  to 


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become  unknown  in  the  country,  unless  some  means  could  be  devised  to  end  the  useless  slaughter.  The  Indians  who 
camped  on  the  small  streams  throughout  the  country  killed  hundreds  of  them  for  nothing  but  their  skins,  leaving  the 
flesh  for  the  wolves  and  buzzards.  During  the  season  when  the  fawns  were  young,  the  Indians,  in  order  to  kill  as 
many  deer  as  possible,  were  in  the  habit  of  what  was  called  “bawling  up  a deer.”  They  imitated  the  bleating  of  a 
fawn  in  distress,  when  the  instinct  of  the  doe  to  protect  her  young  was  on  the  alert  and  paramount;  and  when  she  ran 
to  her  offspring  she  was  shot  by  the  Indians.  In  this  manner  large  numbers  of  does  were  slaughtered.  After  a few 
years  the  settlers  forbade  the  Indians  coming  to  the  neighborhood  to  kill  deer;  and  on  one  occasion,  when  they  dis- 
obeyed the  command  and  killed  a fine  doe  by  the  “bawling  process,”  several  settlers,  among  whom  was  one  of  the 


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Chilcotes,  of  Cranberry  Township,  and  hhioch 
Baker,  informed  them  emphatically,  with  a 
significant  tap  upon  the  ritle,  that  if  the  act  was 
repeated  the  Indians  doing  it  would  be  shot. 
This  put  a stop  to  the  destruction  in  that 
direction,  and  the  settlers  were  recjuested  not 
to  slaughter  the  animals  unnecessarily.  Ira 
Blair,  on  one  occasion,  remained  in  the  woods 
for  three  days,  killing  during  that  time  eight 
deer.  It  is  related  by  Amos  Morse,  that  in 
about  1821,  Jacob  Byers  made  a contract  with 
Rudolphus  Morse,  the  father  of  Amos,  to  the 
effect  that  he  could  kill  more  deer  the  next 
day  than  Mr.  Morse  could  bring  in.  The 
bargain  was  made  one  evening,  during  a heavy 
fall  of  snow.  Byers  knew  that  the  following 
day  would  be  an  excellent  one  for  the  hunt,  so 
early  in  the  morning  he  started  out.  Me  had 
an  old  flint-lock  rifle  that  had  evidently  seen 
any  amount  of  service,  as  the  parts  were  tied 


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his  family.  One  day,  while  it  was 
feeding  near  the  cabin,  Mr.  Tyndal, 
who  was  hunting  in  the  woods, 
possibly  thinking  it  was  a wild  one, 
shot  and  killed  it.  Me  also  killed 
several  others  about  the  neighbor- 
hood, when  the  indignant  owners 
came  to  the  conclusion  that  it  was 
preposterous  to  look  any  longer 
u[jon  the  act  as  a mistake.  Enoch 
Baker  became  quite  an  expert 
hunter,  and  in  1887  was  still  living 
in  Auburn  Township,  on  the  farm 
purchased  by  his  father  in  1826. 
On  one  occasion,  when  returning 
late  at  night,  or  rather  early  in 
the  morning,  from  “sparking”  a 
neighbor’s  daughter,  he  barely 
escaped  being  devoured  by  wolves. 
He  had  left  the  cabin  of  his  sweet- 
heart and  was  walking  along 
through  the  forest,  swinging  his 


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together  in  many  places  with  bands  of  tow.  But  the  gun 
proved  very  effective  in  the  hands  of  the  experienced  Byers, 
who,  during  that  eventful  day,  killed  seven  deer,  all  of  which 
were  brought  in,  according  to  agreement,  by  Mr.  Morse, 
except  one,  which  had  been  mortally  wounded,  and  had  been 
followed  and  killed  about  eight  miles  east  of  the  township. 
The  approach  of  darkness  prevented  Mr.  Morse  from  bring- 
ing this  animal  in,  and  he  therefore  failed  to  live  up  to  his 
part  of  the  agreement.  Fawns  were  often  captured  alive, 
and  after  a few  days  elapsed  they  would  follow  the  members 
of  the  family  around  like  dogs.  Almost  every  cabin  had  its 
pet  deer  or  fawn.  Bells  were  hung  around  their  necks  to 
prevent  them  from  getting  lost  in  the  woods. 

Encounter  with  Wolves. — Mr.  Baker  owned  one  of 
these  pets  which  was  prized  very  highly  by  the  members  of 


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cane  and  whistling’,  as  boys  do 
yet  when  returning  on  similar  oc- 
casions, when  the  distant  howl 
of  a wolf  was  borne  to  his  ears. 
The  howl  was  repeated,  and 
soon  the  woods  were  filled  with 
a chorus  of  terrifying  sounds. 

The  boy  was  terribly 
frightened,  and  as  he  had  several 
miles  to  go  before  reaching  home, 
he  started  rapidly  on  the  run, 
hoping  to  reach  his  father’s  cabin 
before  the  wolves  closed  upon 
him.  He  ran  on  as  swiftly  as 
his  feet  would  carry  him,  but 
soon  the  foremost  wolves  were 
seen  bounding  along  at  his  right 
and  left. 

He  swung  his  club  aloft 
and  shouted,  and  the  wolves  fell 
back  a short  distance,  only  to 
again  approach  nearer  than  be- 
fore. But  the  panting  boy  was 
almost  home.  He  struggled  on, 
with  the  wolves  about  him,  and 
finally  ran  into  the  clearing  around  his  father’s  cabin,  when  the  animals  fell  back  and  were  soon  lost  to  sight  in  the 
dark  forest.  This  was  a lesson  to  the  youth,  but  it  did  no  good,  for  the  next  Sunday  night  he  was  out  late  again 
for  the  same  reason. 

Catamounts. — On  another  occasion,  William  Johns,  a neighbor,  having  lost  several  pigs  through  the  agency  of 
some  wild  animal  that  carried  them  off  one  by  one  on  successive  nights,  offered  Mr.  Baker  a dollar  if  he  would  kill  the 
animal.  Baker  accordingly  established  himself  with  his  dog  in  the  cabin  of  fohns  to  watch  for  the  animal  during  the 
night.  About  12  o’clock  the  swine  were  heard  squeaking,  and  Baker  opened  the  door  and  told  the  eager  dog  to  go. 
Away  it  went  after  some  large  animal,  that  bounded  off  into  the  woods  and  ran  up  a tree.  Baker  followed  and  saw  b\' 
the  light  of  the  moon  a catamount  crouched  on  a large  limb  above  his  head.  He  fired  and  the  animal  fell  to  the 
ground  dead.  The  death  of  the  catamount  stopped  the  destruction  of  the  swine;  but  Baker  refused  to  take  the  dollar 
he  had  earned,  being  satisfied 
with  the  skin  of  the  animal.  At 
another  time,  when  returning 
from  a neighbor’s,  his  dogs  treed 
two  catamounts.  After  a lively 
skirmish,  during  which  he  experi- 
enced considerable  personal 
danger,  he  succeeded  in  killing 
them  both. 

Squirrels.  — The  woods 
were  filled  with  squirrels,  which 
came  by  the  hundreds  into  the 
corn  fields  and  dug  up  and 
destroyed  the  growing  grain. 

Hunts  were  frequently  organized 
to  rid  the  forests  of  these  pests, 
and  often  on  such  occasions 
hundreds  were  killed  and  for 
days  after  the  hunters’  families 
were  provided  with  an  abundant 
supply  of  choice  meat.  A hunt 
of  this  character  was  projected 
one  day  by  a party  of  settlers, 
among  whom  were  Thomas 
Cooker  and  Enoch  Baker. 

When  night  came  and  the 


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hunters  assembled  to  see  who 
had  been  most  successful,  it  was 
found  that  almost  200  squirrels 
had  been  killed.  As  each  hunter 
broueht  into  the  room  the 
squirrels  he  had  killed,  Baker,  to 
the  astonishment  of  all,  lugged 
in  a larp^e  catamount  as  the 
result  of  his  day’s  hunt.  It  was 
conceded  by  all  that  he  had 
done  the  best  day’s  work. 

Encounters  with  Bears. — 

At  another  time,  William  Cloe, 
then  a boy  about  16  years  old, 
called  the  dogs  one  evening,  and 
started  in  search  of  the  cows. 

The  doo-s  left  his  side,  and  he 
soon  heard  them  barking  furi- 
ously at  some  animal  that  had 
turned  at  bay.  He  hurried  for- 
ward and  saw  them  standing 
guard  over  a large  hollow  log, 
and,  from  their  cautious  move- 
ments, he  knew  they  were  con- 
fronted by  an  animal  of  which 
they  were  afraid.  He  stole  cautiously  forward  from  the  rear,  and,  peering  under  the  log,  saw  the  huge  paws  of  a bear. 
The  boy  was  without  a gun,  but,  determining  to  attack  the  bear  at  all  hazards,  he  armed  himself  with  a heavy  club  and 
resolutely  approached  the  log.  While  the  attention  of  the  bear  was  diverted  to  the  dogs,  which,  emboldened  by  the 
approach  of  the  boy,  had  renewed  the  attack  with  great  fury,  he  seized  it  by  the  hind  leg  and  pulled  it  from  the  log. 
Before  the  animal  could  recover  its  feet,  the  boy  dealt  it  a terrible  blow  across  the  head,  repeating  the  act  again  and 
again,  until  life  was  extinct.  When  the  excited  boy  returned  home  without  the  cows  and  related  his  adventure  his 
story  was  not  believed’  until  the  dead  bear  was  seen. 

William’s  brother  Daniel  remained  one  night  at  the  cabin  of  a relative  near  West  Liberty,  and  early  the  next 
morning,  before  daybreak,  started  for  home.  He  was  accompanied  by  a large  bull  dog,  belonging  to  Enoch  Baker,  and 
after  going  a short  distance,  he  was  startled  by  seeing  several  wolves  running  along  in  the  woods  on  either  side  of 
and  behind  him.  He  started  forward,  but  had  not  gone  ten  paces  before  a pack  of  eleven  wolves,  with  open  mouths, 

bounded  toward  him  from  be- 
hind. A large  one,  the  leader 
ol  the  pack,  was  almost  upon 
him,  when  it  was  seized  by  the 
throat  by  the  dog  and  pinned  to 
the  ground.  The  others  fell 
back,  giving  the  boy  time  to 
ascend  a small  iron-wood  tree, 
and,  after  a short  fight,  the  wolf 
escaped  the  hold  of  the  dog,  and 
together  the  whole  pack  turned 
and  disappeared  in  the  woods. 
The  boy  had  been  saved  by  the 
dog  from  a horrible  death. 

One  day  Seth  Hawks, 
hearing  one  of  his  hogs  squeal- 
ing loudly  in  the  woods  about  a 
quarter  of  a mile  from  his  cabin, 
hastened  out  to  see  what  could 
be  the  matter.  A large  log  lay 
upon  the  ground  between  him 
and  the  squealing  hog,  and 
nothing  could  be  seen  by  the 
settler  until  he  reached  the  loe 
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hog  upon  the  ground, 
while  standing  over  it, 
with  their  sharp  teeth  and 
claws  in  its  flesh,  were  two 
large  bears.  The  animals 
instantly  perceived  the  in- 
truder and  turned  upon 
him  furiously,  but  he  ran 
to  a small  tree,  and 
sprang  into  the  lower 
branches  just  in  time  to 
escape  the  claws  of  the 
larger  bear,  which  had 
swiftly  pursued  him.  The 
furious  animal  began  mak- 
ing desperate  efforts  to 
reach  the  settler.  It  at 
first  endeavored  to  climb 
the  tree  ; but,  failing  in 
this,  it  retired  to  a short 
distance,  and  turning,  ran 
toward  the  tree  with  the 
apparent  attention  of  leap- 
ing into  the  lower 
branches.  The  terrified 

Mr.  I lawks  sat  on  a limb  above  and  regarded  with  no  little  concern  the  efforts  of  the  bear.  He  began  hallooing  loudly 
for  assistance,  and  the  bear  increased  its  efforts  to  reach  its  enemy.  It  soon  wore  quite  a path  in  running  to  the 
tree,  and  would  leap  high  enough  to  seize  one 
of  the  limbs  in  its  teeth.  After  about  half  an 
hour  Rudolphus  Morse,  who  had  been  apprised 
by  Mrs.  Hawks  of  the  dangerous  situation  of 
her  husband,  appeared  upon  the  scene,  where- 
upon the  bears,  whose  fury  had  spent  itself, 
apparently  realizing  that  it  was  no  longer  wise 
to  dispute  against  such  odds  about  the  owner- 
ship of  the  hog,  shambled  off  through  the 

woods  as  fast  as  their  feet  could  carry  them.  | 

Many  other  interesting  ancedotes  of  a similar 
nature  are  related  by  the  old  settlers. — From 
Crawford  County  History. 


MAKCUS  A.  HANNA’S  KESIDENCE,  LAKE  AVENUE. 


RESIDENCE  OF  T.  H.  CHANDLER. 


Ai).\m  and  Andrew  Poe’s  Thrilling 
F\i'i:rii;nce  wri  ii  i iie  Indians.- — In  the  summer 
of  1782  a party  of  seven  Wyandots  made  an 
incursion  into  a settlement  some  distance  below 
b'ort  Pitt,  and  several  miles  from  the  Ohio 
River.  Here,  finding  an  old  man  alone  in  a 
cabin,  they  killed  him,  packed  up  what  plunder 
they  could  find,  and  commenced  their  retreat. 
Among  their  party  was  a celebrated  Wyandot 
chief,  who,  in  addition  to  his  fame  as  a warrior 
and  counsellor,  was,  as  to  his  size  and 
strength,  a real  giant. 

I'he  news  of  the  visit  of  the  Indians 
soon  spread  through  the  neighborhood,  and  a 
party  of  eight  good  riflemen  was  collected,  in  a 
few  hours,  lor  the  purpose  of  pursuing  the 
Indians.  In  this  party  were  two  brothers  of 
the  names  of  Adam  and  Andrew  Poe.  They 
were  both  lamousfor  courage,  size  and  activity. 
This  little  party  commenced  the  pursuit  of  the 
Indians,  with  a determination,  if  possible,  not 


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to  suffer  them  to  escape,  as  they 
usually  did  on  such  occasions,  by 
making  a speedy  flight  to  the 
river,  crossing  it,  and  then  divid- 
ing into  small  parties  to  meet  at 
a distant  point  in  a given  time. 

The  pursuit  was  contin- 
ued the  greater  part  of  the  night 
after  the  Indians  had  done  the 
mischief.  In  the  morning  the 
party  found  themselves  on  the 
trail  of  the  Indians,  which  led  to 
the  river.  When  arrived  within 
a little  distance  of  the  river, 
Andrew  Poe,  fearing  an  ambus- 
cade, left  the  party,  who  followed 
directly  on  the  trail,  to  creep 
along  the  brink  of  the  river  bank, 
under  cover  of  the  weeds  and 
bushes,  to  fall  on  the  rear  of  the 
Indians,  should  he  find  them  in  . 
ambuscade.  He  had  not  gone 
far  before  he  saw  the  Indian 
rafts  at  the  water’s  edge.  Not 
seeing  any  Indians,  he  stepped 
softly  down  the  bank,  with  his  rifle  cocked.  When  about  half-way  down,  he  discovered  the  large  Wyandot  chief  and 
a small  Indian,  within  a few  steps  of  him.  They  were  standing  with  their  guns  cocked,  and  looking  in  the  direction  of 
our  party,  who  by  this  time  had  gone  some  distance  lower  down  the  bottom.  Poe  took  aim  at  the  large  chief,  but  his 
rifle  missed  Are.  The  Indians,  hearing  the  snap  of  the  gun  lock,  instantly  turned  round  and  discovered  Poe,  who 
being  too  near  to  retreat,  dropped  his  gun  and  instantly  sprang  from  the  bank  upon  them,  and  seizing  the  large  Indian 
by  the  cloths  on  his  breast,  and  at  the  same  time  embracing  the  neck  of  the  small  one,  threw  them  both  down  on  the 
ground,  himself  being  upmost.  The  Indian  soon  extricated  himself,  ran  to  the  raft,  got  his  tomahawk,  and  attempted 
to  dispatch  Poe,  the  large  Indian  holding  him  fast  in  his  arms  with  all  his  might,  the  better  to  enable  his  fellow  to 
effect  his  purpose.  Poe,  however,  so  well  watched  the  motions  of  the  Indian  that  when  in  the  act  of  aiming  his  blow  at 
his  head,  by  a vigorous  and  well  directed  kick  with  one  of  his  feet  he  staggered  the  savage  and  knocked  the  tomahawk 
out  of  his  hand.  This  failure  on 
the  part  of  the  small  Indian  was 
reproved  by  an  exclamation  of 
contempt  from  the  large  one. 

In  a moment  the  Indian 
caught  up  his  tomahawk  again, 
approached  more  cautiously, 
brandishing  his  tomahawk,  and 
making  a number  of  feigned 
blows,  in  defiance  and  derision. 

Poe,  however,  still  on  his  guard, 
averted  the  real  blow  from  his 
head  by  throwing  up  his  arm  and 
receiving  it  on  his  wrist,  in  which 
he  was  severely  wounded,  but 
not  so  as  to  lose  entirely  the  use 
of  his  hand. 

In  this  perilous  moment, 

Poe,  by  a violent  effort,  broke 
loose  from  the  Indian,  snatched 
up  one  of  the  Indian’s  guns,  and 
shot  the  small  Indian  through  the 
breast,  as  he  ran  up  the  third 
time  to  tomahawk  him.  The 
large  Indian  was  now  on  his 
feet,  and  grasping  Poe  by  a s.  t.  everett's  residence,  case  and  euclid  avenue. 


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shoulder  and  leg,  threw  him 
down  on  the  bank.  Poe  instantly 
disengaged  himself  and  got  on 
his  feet.  The  Indian  then  seized 
him  again  and  a new  struggle 
ensued,  which,  owing  to  the 
slippery  state  of  the  bank,  ended 
in  the  fall  of  both  combatants 
into  the  water. 

In  this  situation,  it  was 
the  object  of  each  to  drown  the 
other.  Their  efforts  to  effect 
their  purpose  were  continued  for 
some  time  with  alternate  suc- 
cess, sometimes  one  being  under 
the  water,  and  sometimes  the 
other.  Poe  at  length  seized  the 
tuft  of  hair  on  the  scalp  of  the 
Indian,  with  which  he  held  his 
head  under  the  water  until  he 
supposed  him  drowned. 

Relaxing  his  hold  too 
soon,  Poe  instantly  found  his 
gigantic  antagonist  on  his  feet 
again  and  ready  for  another 
combat.  In  this,  they  were  carried  into  the  water  beyond  their  depth.  In  this  situation  they  were  compelled  to  loose 
their  hold  on  each  other  and  swim  for  mutual  safety.  Both  sought  the  shore  to  seize  a gun  and  end  the  contest  with 
bullets.  The  Indian  being  the  best  swimmer,  reached  the  land  first.  Poe,  seeing  this,  immediately  turned  back  into 
the  water,  to  escape,  if  possible,  being  shot,  by  diving.  Fortunately,  the  Indian  caught  up  the  rifle  with  which  Poe 
had  killed  the  other  warrior. 


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At  this  juncture  Adam  Poe,  missing  his  brother  from  the  party,  and  supposing,  from  the  report  of  the  gun  which 
he  shot,  that  he  was  either  killed  or  engaged  in  conflict  with  the  Indians,  hastened  to  the  spot.  On  seeing  him, 
Andrew  called  out  to  him  to  “kill  the  big  Indian  on  shore.”  But  Adam’s  gun,  like  that  of  the  Indian’s,  was  empty. 
The  contest  was  now  between  the  white  man  and  the  Indian,  who  should  load  and  fire  first.  Very  fortunately  for  Poe, 
the  Indian,  in  loading,  drew  the  ramrod  from  the  thimbles  of  the  stock  of  the  gun  with  so  much  violence,  that  it  slipped 
out  of  his  hand  and  fell  a little  distance  from  him  ; he  quickly  caught  it  up,  and  rammed  down  his  bullet.  This  little 
delay  gave  Poe  the  advantage.  He  shot  the  Indian  as  he  was  raising  his  gun  to  take  aim  at  him. 


As  soon  as  Adam  had  shot  the  Indian, 
he  jumped  into  the  river  to  assist  his  wounded 
brother  ashore  ; but  Andrew,  thinking  more  of 
the  honor  of  carrying  the  big  Indian  home,  as 
a trophy  of  victory,  than  of  his  own  safety, 
urged  Adam  to  go  back  and  prevent  the 
struggling  savage  from  rolling  into  the  river 
and  escaping.  Adam’s  solicitude  for  the  life 
of  his  brother  prevented  him  from  complying 
with  this  request. 

In  the  mean  time  the  Indian,  jealous  of 
the  honor  of  his  scalp,  even  in  the  agonies  of 
death,  succeeded  in  reaching  the  river  and 
getting  into  the  current,  so  that  his  body  was 
never  obtained. 

An  unfortunate  occurrence  took  place 
during  this  conflict,  just  as  Adam  arrived  at 
the  top  of  the  bank,  for  the  relief  of  his 
brother,  one  of  the  party  who  had  followed 
close  behind  him,  seeing  Andrew  in  the  river, 
and  mistaking  him  for  a wounded  Indian,  shot 
at  him  and  wounded  him  in  the  shoulder.  He, 
however,  recovered  from  his  wounds. 


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During  the  contest  be- 
tween xA.ndrew  Poe  and  the 
Indians,  the  party  had  overtaken 
the  remaining  six  of  them.  A 
desperate  conflict  ensued,  in 
which  five  of  the  Indians  were 
killed.  Our  loss  was  three  men 
killed,  and  Andrew  Poe  severely 
wounded. 

Thus  ended  this  Spartan 
conflict,  with  the  loss  of  three 
valient  men  on  our  part,  and 
with  that  of  the  whole  of  the 
Indian  party,  with  the  exception 
of  one  warrior.  Never,  on  any 
occasion,  was  there  a greater 
display  of  desperate  bravery,  and 
seldom  did  a conflict  take  place 
which,  in  the  issue,  proved  fatal 
to  so  great  a proportion  of  those 
engaged  in  it. 

The  fatal  issue  of  this 
little  campaign  on  the  side  of  the 
Indians,  occasioned  an  universal 
mourning  among  the  Wyandot 
nation.  The  big  Indian,  and  his 

four  brothers,  all  of  whom  were  killed  at  the  same  place,  were  among  the  most  distinguished  chiefs  and  warriors  of 
their  nation. 

The  big  Indian  was  magnanimous,  as  well  as  brave.  He,  more  than  any  other  individual,  contributed  by  his 
example  and  influence  to  the  good  character  of  the  Wyandots,  for  lenity  towards  their  prisoners.  He  would  not  suffer 
them  to  be  killed  or  ill  treated.  This  mercy  to  captives  was  an  honorable  distinction  in  the  character  of  the  Wyandots, 
and  was  well  understood  by  our  first  settlers,  who,  in  case  of  captivity,  thought  it  a fortunate  circumstance  to  fall  into 
their  hands. — -From  Doddridge’s  Notes. 

The  Great  Seal  of  Ohio. — The  first  legislature,  after  Ohio  became  a state,  provided  by  law  for  a great  seal. 
The  act  was  passed  March  25,  1803.  It  provided  for  the  design  as  follows;  “ On  the  right  side,  near  the  bottom,  a 
sheaf  of  wheat,  and  on  the  left  a bundle  of  seventeen  arrows,  both  standing  erect ; in  the  background,  and  rising  above 
the  sheaf  and  arrows,  a mountain,  over  which  shall  appear  a rising  sun.  The  state  seal  to  be  surrounded  by  these 
words  : ‘ The  great  seal  of  the  State  of  Ohio.’  ” 


JOHN  D.  ROCKEFELLER’S  SUBURBAN  RESIDENCE,  EAST  CLEVELAND, 


The  engraver  who  cut  the  seal  departed  slightly  trom  the  letter  of  the  law.  In  place  of  a mountain  he  made 


three  ; and  he  also  placed  a river  flowing  along  the  base  of  the  range. 


The  state  capital  was  then  Chillicothe,  and  it  is 
a local  tradition  there  that  he  used  the  outline 
of  Mount  Logan,  which  stands  east  of  the  city, 
for  the  central  peak,  and  represented  the  Scioto 
River,  which  washes  the  base  of  the  hill.  This 
story  is  very  probably  correct. 


JOHN  D.  ROCKEFELLER’S  CITY  RESIDENCE,  EUCLID  AVENUE. 


This  remained  the  legal  design  of  the 

o o 

state  seal  until  1866.  Some  one,  who  realized 
what  a nice  job  it  would  be  to  replace  all  the 
seal  presses  used  for  county,  judicial,  notarial 
and  other  official  seals,  with  new  dies,  suc- 
ceeded in  getting  the  design  changed.  The 
act  of  April  6,  1866,  provided  as  follows: 

“The  coat-of-arms  of  the  State  of  Ohio 
shall  consist  of  the  following  device:  A shield, 

upon  which  shall  be  engraved  on  the  left  in  the 
foreground,  a bundle  of  seventeen  arrows  ; to 
the  right  of  the  arrows,  a sheaf  of  wheat,  both 
standing  erect ; in  the  background,  and  rising 
above  the  sheaf  and  arrows,  a range  of 
mountains,  over  which  shall  appear  a rising 
sun  : between  the  base  of  the  mountains  and 


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the  arrows  and  the  sheaf,  in  the  left 
foreground,  a river  shall  be  repre- 
sented flowing  toward  the  right 
foreground.  * * * At  the 

bottom  of  the  shield  there  shall  be 
a motto,  in  these  words  : “ Im- 

perium  in  imperio.” 

It  will  be  seen  that  the 
design  really  followed  the  old  Chil- 
licothe  engraver’s  idea,  in  the 
points  in  which  he  did  not  follow 
exactly  the  law  of  1803.  The  only 
really  new  thing  was  the  addition 
of  the  motto.  When  its  meaning 
— “ An  empire  within  an  empire” — 
was  fully  understood,  there  was  a 
great  deal  of  objection.  It  savored 
of  the  old  southern  state  rights 
doctrine,  which  was  one  of  the 
dogmas  settled  adversely  by  the 
Civil  War,  then  just  over. 

The  next  General  Assembly 
got  rid  of  the  motto  by  the  act  of 
May  9,  1868,  which  says:  “That 

the  coat-of-arms  of  the  State  of 
Ohio  shall  consist  of  the  following 
device : A shield,  in  form  of  a 

circle.  On  it,  in  the  foreground, 
on  the  right,  a sheaf  of  wheat  ; 
on  the  left  a bundle  of  seventeen 
arrows,  both  standing  erect ; in  the 
background,  and  rising  above  the 
sheaf  and  arrows,  a mountain 
range,  over  which  shall  appear  a 
rising  sun.” 

This  simply  restored  the 
original  design  of  1803,  except 
that  it  used  the  phrase  “a  range  of 
mountains”  instead  of  “a  moun- 
tain.” In  engraving  the  seal,  how- 
ever, the  river  was  left  in,  although 
not  mentioned  in  the  act,  as  will  be 
seen  by  the  cut. 

Ohio  was  the  seventeenth 
state  admitted  to  the  Union,  there- 
fore the  bundle  of  seventeen  arrows 
typifies  the  American  Union  ; the 
sheaf  of  wheat  is  symbolic  of  agri- 
culture, the  State’s  original  and 
still  most  important  industry.  The 
rising  sun  is  an  allusion  to  the 
advance  of  the  State  in  wealth  and 
power.  The  mountains  are  an 
allusion  to  the  fact  that  this  was 
the  first  state  west  of  “ the  moun- 
tains ” — that  is,  the  Alleghanies. 
Though  not  authorized,  the  river 
is  altogether  appropriate,  it  referr- 
ing to  the  Ohio  River,  from  which 
the  State  was  named. 

— By  S.  S.  Knabenshue. 


SCENE  NEAR  COSHOCTON  ON  WALHONDING  RIVER. 

In  lower  right  hand  corner  Toledo,  Walhondlng  Valley  & Ohio  Railway  track,  then  Walhonding  Canal,  tow  path,  lower  basin  on  Ohio  Canal; 
at  right,  lock  tender’s  house,  aqueduct  over  Walhonding  River,  and  upper  basin  on  the  Ohio  Canal  at  the  left. 


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CHAPTER  XXI. 


THE  CITY  OF  CINCINNATI. 

CIENTISTS  and  speculative  philosophers  hold  to  the  opinion  that  many  thousands  of  years  a<Fo — 
and  not  unlikely  many  ten  thousands  of  years  ago — a great  glacial  dam  lay  across  the  Ohio  River 
at  the  present  site  of  Cincinnati.  The  distinguished  scientist  and  archaeologist,  Professor 
G.  Frederick  Wright,  of  Oberlin  College,  holds  to  this  idea  in  “The  Ice  Age  of  North  America,” 
published  in  1882. 

According  to  his  view,  founded  on  physical  phenomena,  which  he  has  thoroughly  and 
repeatedly  investigated,  the  ice  forming  this  great  dam,  or  bridge,  was  forced  down  the  trough  of 
the  Ohio  valley,  until  meeting  here  with  a powerful  obstruction,  it  spread  across  the  here  constricted 
valley,  forming  an  immovable  barrier  of  sufficient  bulk  and  altitude  to  raise  the  level  of  the  waters 
553  feet,  the  altitude  of  the  watershed  lying  immediately  to  the  south. 

The  bed  of  the  Ohio  at  Cincinnati  is  447  feet  above  the  sea  level,  so  that  a dam  553  feet 
high  would  have  brought  the  waters  in  its  rear  to  an  altitude  ol  1,000  feet  above  the  sea,  and  pro- 
ducing a long,  narrow  and  centipede-like  lake,  submerging  the  site  of  Pittsburg  beneath  300  feet  of 
water,  and  extending  well  up  to  the  head  waters  of  the  Monongahela  and  the  Allegheny  and  their 
tributaries,  the  narrower  valley  of  each  contributing  stream  forming  a centipedal  leg,  the  whole, 
when  delineated  on  the  professor’s  map,  resembling  the  Great  Yellow  Dragon  of  China,  and  may 
even  have  suggested  that  ancient  and  modern  monster. 

But  the  professor,  himself,  in  the  work  mentioned,  and  in  others  from  his  brilliant,  fertile  and  versatile  pen,  has 
so  completely  covered  the  ground  and  marshalled  the  corroborative  phenomena,  that  it  needs  only  this  passing 
reference  in  a bit  of  local  and  more  modern  history. 

Cincinnati,  and  its  suburbs,  constituted  the  site  ot  some  pre-historic  city  or  dense  settlement,  older,  perhaps, 
than  Babylon,  Memphis,  or  the  twin  Tyre  and  Sidon.  One  hundred  years  ago,  and  even  less,  the  evidences  of  this 
unremembered  civilization  were  to  be  seen  on  every  hand,  and  many  of  them  still  remain,  as  voiceless  as  the  Sphynx 
when  questioned  by  the  archaeologist  and  the  student. 

In  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the  present  city,  and  most  largely  within  its  corporate  limits,  are  some  450  mounds 
and  small  earthworks  ; one  of  the  mounds,  near  Newton,  has  a circumference  at  its  base  of  625  feet ; width  at  the  base, 
150  feet;  length  at  base,  250  feet,  with  a perpendicular  of  40  feet.  Immense  fortifications  were  on  the  Little  hliami  near 
its  mouth  and  further  up,  while  others  were  to  be  found  at  and  adjacent  to  the  mouth  of  the  Great  Miami.  Ancient 
cemeteries,  ash  pits,  pottery,  altars,  copper  ornaments  and  even  gold  were  to  be  found  by  the  early  pioneers  whose 
curiosity  led  them  to  make  explorations.  Roads  and  causeways  were  traced.  Evidences  of  terra  cotta  work  were 


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discovered,  and  grotesquely  orna- 
mented wares,  in  the  shape  of 
clay  pots  and  vessels,  were  un- 
earthed, some  of  which  are 
lodged  in  the  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tute at  Washington.  All  in  all, 
countless  evidences  of  some 
ancient  civilization  were  to  be 
V ' found,  still  exist,  but  to  the 

wisest  of  modern  scientists  and 
philosophers,  they  convey  as 
little  information  as  Egyptian 
hieroglyphics  do  to  the  unlet- 
tered. There  are  also  undubit- 
able  evidences  that  after  this 
race  and  civilization  died  out  like 
an  expiring  star,  that  the  whole 
of  the  valley  contiguous  to  the 
river  became  non-habitable, 
doubtless  from  floods  and  mina- 
ture  cataclysms,  and  grew  into  a 
rank  and  noisesome  wilderness 
back  to  the  foot  hills  and  uplands, 
and  lay  thus  for  centuries,  and  almost  to  the  time  of  the  white  man’s  coming,  near  the  twilight  of  the  eighteenth  century. 

'I'he  second  actual  settlement  in  Ohio  was  made  at  Cincinnati,  following  almost  immediately  after  that  at 
Marietta,  d'he  white  man  had  been  on  the  site  frequently,  but  for  retaliatory  war,  not  for  the  peaceful  pursuits  of 
civilization.  The  region  was  known  as  the  “Miami  Slaughter  Mouse”  to  the  settlers  in  Kentucky,  who  had  made  many 
primitive  incursions  into  the  valleys  of  both  the  Great  and  Little  Miamis.  In  June,  1780,  while  the  War  of  the  Revolu- 
tion was  )'et  being  waged.  Captain  Byixl,  an  English  officer  at  Detroit,  jjlanned  and  executed  a raid  across  Ohio  and 
into  Kentucky,  at  this  point.  At  the  head  of  600  British  and  a large  contingent  of  Indians,  he  came  by  way  of  the 
Maumee  and  descentled  the  Great  Miami,  with  field  artillery  and  rifiemen,  and  crossed  the  Ohio  at  Cincinnati  and 
ascended  the  Licking,  carrying  death  and  destruction  into  the  American  settlements  on  the  Kentucky  side. 

lie  was  driv(;n  out  by  General  George  Rogers  Clark,  who,  in  the  month  of  August,  in  the  same  year,  retaliated 
b)’  advancing  on  the  Shawnee  towns  by  way  of  Cincinnati,  and  swept  the  valleys  of  the  two  Miamis  with  his  avenging 
forces,  burning  and  destroying  the  Indian  towns  far  toward  their  headwaters.  During  this  expedition  he  erected  two 
block  houses  on  the  Ohio  side,  the  first  structures  of  the  character  north  of  the  river  at  this  point. 

d'he  real  beauty  and  eligi- 
bility of  the  site  of  the  present 
city  and  surroundings  seems  to 
have  first  been  realized  by  Major 
Benjamin  Stiles,  of  Kentucky,  in 
I 786.  In  that  year  he  happened 
to  be  in  the  vicinity  of  the  site  of 
the  [wesent  city  of  Marysville, 
then  known  as  Limestone,  Ken- 
tucky. The  Indians  of  the  Miamis 
had  crossed  the  river  and  carried 
off  a number  of  horses,  and  a 
pursuing  [)arty  was  organized, 
which  he  headed.  The  pursuit, 
however,  which  extended  as  far 
as  Xenia,  of  the  present,  was 
futile,  but  it  had  afforded  Major 
Stiles  the  opportunity  to  take  in 
the  great  beauties  and  possibili- 
ties of  the  region. 

He  went  at  once  to  New 
jersey,  and  laid  the  matter  before 
judge  )ohn  Cleves  Symmes  of 
Trenton,  a member  of  the  Con- 
tinental Congress,  and  a man  of  view  of  Cincinnati  from  covington  in  early  days. 


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great  influence  in  that  body.  A 
company  was  formed,  similar  to 
the  Ohio  Company  at  Marietta, 
composed  of  twenty-four  persons, 
who  were  to  become  the  pro- 
prietors of  the  settlement  by  the 
purchase  of  a large  body  of  land. 

The  more  prominent  of  these 
were  John  Cleves  Symmes,  Major 
Benjamin  Stiles,  General  Jona- 
than Dayton,  Elias  Boudinot  and 
I)r.  Witherspoon. 

In  August  of  the  follow- 
ing year,  1787,  Symmes  peti- 
tioned Congress  for  a grant  of 
land,  but  before  the  arrangements 
were  concluded,  he  made  arrange- 
ments with  Stiles  to  sell  him 
10,000  acres  of  the  best  land. 

Under  this  contract  Stiles,  with 
a small  party  of  about  twenty, 
landed  on  the  1 8th  of  November, 

1 788,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Little 
Miami,  and  laid  out  the  village 
ot  Columbia,  which  is  now  a 
part  of  Cincinnati,  some  four  or 
five  miles  east  of  Fountain  Square.  No  better  class  of  people  ever  entered  the  wilderness  to  found  a city  and  a state. 
Among  them  were  Colonel  Spencer,  Major  Gano,  Judge  Goforth,  Judge  Dunlany,  Major  Kibbey,  Rev.  John  Smith, 
Judge  Foster,  Colonel  Brown,  Mr.  Hubbell,  Captain  Flinn,  Jacob  White,  and  John  Riley.  The  names  and  achieve- 
ments of  every  one  of  these  are  interlaced  with  the  early  history  of  the  city  and  State. 

Two  substantial  block, houses  were  immediately  built  for  the  protection  of  the  women  and  children,  and  then  log 
cabins  were  erected  for  the  comfort  and  accommodation  of  the  families.  The  doors  and  floors  of  these  rude  habitations 
were  made  from  the  planks  and  timbers  of  the  boats  in  which  they  had  descended  the  Ohio  River,  one  or  two  ot  them 
being  retained  for  use  in  transportation. 

At  that  time  there  was  no  trouble  with  the  Indians,  who  were  gathered  at  Fort  Harmer,  Marietta,  engaged  in 
the  negotiation  of  a treaty  of  peace  and  amity  with  the  whites.  But  this  condition  was  not  of  long  duration.  Wild 
game  was  plenty,  but  breadstuffs  and  salt  were  soon  exhausted,  and  all  sorts  of  substitutes,  including  roots,  herbs  and 
bear  grass,  were  resorted  to.  With  the  opening  of  spring,  1789,  they  were  able  to  produce  crops  from  the  rich  soil  of 
the  sandy  bottoms.  The  men  worked  in  two  divisions,  one  watching  while  the  other  labored,  and  the  watches  were 

changed  at  morning  and  noon. 


PIONEER  VIEW  OF  CINCINNATI. 

Northeast  corner  F'(^urth  and  Walnut,  where  College  Building  now  stands 


the  watches 


being 


fully  armed 


CINCINNATI  IN  1853, 

From  what  is  now  called  Mount  Adams,  showing  Covington  and  Newport. 


with  rifles. 

An  area  of  a stpiare  mile 
was  cleared  in  Turkey  Bottom, 
on  the  Little  Miami,  a mile 
beyond  the  settlement.  This 
square  had  been  originally 
denuded  of  its  growth  by  the 
Indians,  and  during  that  year  it 
supplied  corn  for  the  settlement 
and  for  Fort  Washington.  But 
before  the  corn  was  grown  the 
bulbous  roots  of  the  bear  grass 
were  duof,  washed  and  dried,  and 
then  pulverized  by  heating  as  a 
substitute  for  bread. 

In  I 787-1  788,  Mr.  Matthias 
Denman  of  Springfield,  New 
Jersey,  had  purchased  a tract  ot 
740  acres  of  land  trom  John 
Cleves  Symmes,  now  a part  ot 


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Newport,  Kentiicky,  in  the  distance. 


ihc  city,  his  aim  being  to  establish  a station  and  lay  out  a new  town  on  the  Ohio  side  of  the  river,  opposite  the  mouth 
of  the  Licking,  and  to  establish  a ferry,  which,  of  course,  was  an  important  adjunct,  and  necessary  to  open  up 

communication  with  the  white  settlements  on 
the  Kentucky  side.  It  was  at  this  precise 
point  that  the  old  Indian  trail  leading  from  the 
Ifritish  garrison  at  Detroit  crossed  the  Ohio, 
and  was  the  route  by  which  the  northern 
Indians  made  their  raids  upon  the  Kentucky 
settlements,  coming  down  one  or  the  other  of 
the  Miami  in  canoes  which  enabled  them  to 
cross  the  Ohio  and  ascend  the  Licking.  For 
this  land  Mr.  Denman  paid  five  shillings  per 
acre  in  Continental  Script  or  about  $125  in 
specie  for  his  entire  purchase. 

Durinp^  the  summer  followinor  Mr.  Den- 
man  associated  Colonel  Robert  Patterson  and 
John  Filson  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  with  him- 
self in  the  new  town,  each  holding  a one-third 
interest.  Colonel  Patterson  was  a gallant 
soldier,  while  Filson  was  a surveyor,  teacher 
and  author.  He  wrote  many  books  on  the 
west,  which  he  had  extensively  explored,  among 
them,  “ The  Discovery  and  Settlement  of 
ENTRANCE  TO  LOUISVILLE  & NASHVILLE  BRIDGE.  Kentucky,  with  a map,  which  was  published 


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in  1784.  It  was  the  duty  of  Mr.  Filson  to  survey  the  site  and  “log  out”  30  lots,  called  indots,  of  half  an  acre  each, 
and  30  outdots,  of  four  acres  each,  one  of  each  sized  lots  being  disposed  of  to  30  settlers  at  the  stated  price  of  $1.50  for 
the  two.  This  town  was  called  Losantville,  from  the  Latin  “os,”  mouth,  the  Greek  “anti,”  opposite,  and  the  French 
“ ville,”  for  village,  the  whole  conveying  the 
idea,  the  \ illage  opposite  the  mouth  of  the 
Licking.  It  retained  this  name  until  the  com- 
ing of  General  Arthur  St.  Clair,  the  governor 
of  the  Northwest  Territory,  January  2,  1790, 
who  being  a member  of  the  Revolutionary 
Society  of  Cincinnatus,  desired  to  give  the 
name  of  Cincinnati  to  the  town,  which  was 
done  accordingly. 

It  was  in  1788  that  a party  of  60,  headed 
by  John  Cleves  Symmes,  and  including  Den- 
man, Stiles,  Patterson,  Filson  and  Ludlow,  left 
Limestone,  Kentucky,  to  visit  and  explore  the 
New  Purchase.  They  landed  at  the  mouth  of 
the  Great  Miami,  below  the  two  settlements, 
and  explored  the  country  back  from  that  point 
and  the  present  North  Bend,  which  Judge 
Symmes  decided  should  be  selected  as  a place 
for  future  settlement.  The  party  surveyed  the 
distance  between  the  two  Miamis,  following  the 
meanders  of  the  Ohio,  explored  the  country, 


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[5LISY  COKNKK.  FIFTH  AND  WALNUT  STREETS. 
Greatest  street  car  center  in  the  State. 


and  then  returned  to  Limestone. 
North  Bend  became  the  third 
settlement  in  the  Symmes  Pur- 
chase. It  is  situate  on  the  most 
northerly  bend  on  the  Ohio  west 
of  the  mouth  of  the  Great 
Kanawha,  hence  its  name. 

As  soon  as  the  settlers 
landed  in  Cincinnati,  in  Decem- 
ber, 1788,  they  began  the  erec- 
tion of  cabins  and  defensive  block 
houses.  The  lower  table  land 
was  covered  with  sycamore  and 
maple,  and  the  upper  with  oak, 
beech  and  other  woods.  Through 
this  dense  forest  the  surveys 
were  made,  extending  from  what 
is  now  Broadway  west  to  the 
present  Central  Avenue,  and 
from  the  river  front  north  to  the 
present  Seventh  Street.  The 
lines  of  the  lots  were  “ blazed  ” 
on  the  trees  and  saplings. 

In  the  fall  of  1789  Major 
Doughty,  in  command  of  a body 
of  troops,  was  sent  by  General 
Harmar  from  Fort  Harmar,  at 


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Marietta,  with  discretionary 
power  to  locate  a fort  at  the 
most  eligible  strategic  point  in 
the  Miami  country.  He  pitched 
upon  the  site  of  Cincinnati  just 
outside  the  village  limits,  and  a 
little  east  of  Broadway,  at  the 
intersection  of  Third  Street,  and 
he  at  once  proceeded  with  the 
construction  of  Fort  Washington, 
so  named  in  honor  of  General 
George  Washington.  This  fort 
was  a well  built,  solid  and  sub- 
stantial fortress  of  hewn  timber 
between  i8o  and  200  feet  square, 
with  block  houses,  two  stories 
high  at  the  four  angles.  Fifteen 
acres  adjacent  was  reserved  by 
the  government.  As  small  as 
Fort  Washington  appears  now, 
it  was  then  the  most  complete 
and  formidable  fortification  in  the 
Territories,  and  was  a prominent 
factor  in  the  subsequent  Indian 
wars.  General  Harmar  took 
command  of  the  fort  in  person 
late  in  December,  1789,  with  a 
garrison  of  70  men  and  two  or 
three  pieces  of  artillery. 


CITY  HALL. 


PICKERING  BUILDING. 


Governor  Arthur  St.  Clair  came  to  Cincinnati 
in  1790  to  establish  the  seat  of  the  Northwest  Terri- 
tory and  organize  the  county  of  Hamilton.  In  the 
autumn  of  1790,  General  Harmar,  having  collected  a 
considerable  body  of  troops,  arrived  at  Fort  Washing- 
ton upon  his  rather  unsatisfactory  expedition  against 
the  Indians  of  the  Northwest.  In  1791  Governor  St. 
Clair  himself  led  the  ill-fated  expedition  against  the 
Indians,  and  was  overwhelmingly  defeated  at  what 
was  afterward  designated  Fort  Recovery,  in  Mercer 
County.  Upon  his  return  Governor  St.  Clair  placed 
Major  Zeigler  in  command  of  Fort  Washington  and 
went  to  Philadelphia  to  meet  congress  and  the  presi- 
dent. The  secretary  of  war  placed  General  Wilkin- 
son in  command  at  Fort  Washington.  About  half 
the  male  population  of  Cincinnati  was  in  St.  Clair’s 
army,  and  a very  large  proportion  of  them  were 
killed. 

During  the  year  1792,  about  50  persons  were 
added  to  the  permanent  population,  and  it  was  also 
marked  by  the  erection  of  the  first  church  in  the  city, 
a very  primitive  edifice.  In  the  spring  of  1793  there 
was  a large  temporary  increase  in  the  population, 
caused  by  the  assembling  of  General  Anthony 
WHy tie’s  army,  preparatory  to  his  brilliant  campaign 
against  the  Indians,  which  ended  in  the  idctory  at 
Fallen  Timbers.  I'he  departure  of  the  army  was  fol- 
lowed by  an  outbreak  of  smallpox  at  Fort  W^ashing- 
ton,  which  carried  off  nearly  33  per  cent,  of  the 
garrison  and  the  inhabitants  of  the  town.  This  was 
Cincinnati’s  first  epidemic. 


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ATLAS  BANK  BUILDING. 

Judge  Burnett,  speaking  of  the  town  at 
that  period,  says  that  but  few  improvements, 
and  none  of  a permanent  character,  had  been 
made.  Fort  Washino-ton  was  a collection  of 

o 

hewed-log  barracks,  some  of  them  conveniently 
arranged  for  officers’  quarters,  placed  in  the 
form  of  a hollow  square  and  covering  about  an 
acre  of  ground.  The  artificer’s  yard  was  an 
appendage  to  the  fort,  placed  on  its  front,  and 
on  the  river  bank.  Two  acres  of  ground  were 
contained  in  the  enclosure  forming  it,  and 
within  it  was  a large  two-story  frame  building 
occupied  by  the  quarter-master  general  of  the 
army,  and  by  far  the  most  commodious  building 
in  the  town.  Immediately  in  the  rear  of  the 
fort  Colonel  Winthrop  Sargent,  the  Territorial 
secretary,  occupied  a smaller  frame  house, 
surrounded  by  a fine  and  well  cultivated 
earden.  On  the  east  Dr.  Allison,  the  surgeon- 
general  of  the  army,  occupied  another  small 
frame  house,  and  kept  a garden  and  small 
orchard,  which  he  named  Peach  Grove. 

The  Phrst  Presbyterian  Church,  already 
mentioned,  stood  on  Main  Street  in  front  of  the 
present  brick  edifice.  It  was  30x40  feet, 
roughly  framed  and  weatherboarded  with 


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clapboards,  but  neither  lathed,  plastered  nor 
ceiled.  It  was  roughly  floored  and  seated, 
and  here  the  people  assembled  regularly  for 
worship,  and  during  times  of  hostilities,  the 
male  worshippers  went  to  their  devotions  full 
armed  with  rifles  and  other  lethal  weapons. 
Later  on  this  church  was  neatly  finished, 
and  in  1814  was  sold  and  removed  to  Vine 
Street,  and  was  used  for  business  purposes. 

On  the  north  side  of  Fourth  Street, 
opposite  the  later  erected  St.  Paul’s  Church, 
stood  a frame  building  used  as  a school 
house,  attended  by  all  the  village  youth, 
while  a log  jail  stood  on  the  north  side  of 
the  public  square.  The  courts  were  held  in 


a room  in  George  Avery’s 
tavern,  which  looked  out  upon 
what  was  a frog  pond  in  summer 
and  a skatine  rink  in  winter.  In 
lieu  of  a jienitentiary  lor  punish- 
ment, a whipping  post  and 
pillory  were  erected  and  occa- 
sional!}’ a gallows  loomed  against 
the  sky  to  claim  some  victim  of 
the  law.  These  were  the  only 
public  buildings  and  institutions 
in  that  day,  and  none  of  them 
now  remain,  except  as  a memory. 

At  that  time  a vast  pond 
filled  with  alder  bushes  occupied 
the  frround  where  Main  and 
Fifth  Streets  now  intersect  each 
other,  and  it  was  necessary  to 
construct  a corduroy  road  to 
pass  over  it.  This  morass 
existed  until  the  population  of 
the  town  reached  nearly  or  quite 
600  souls.  In  1796  Captain 
William  Henry  Harrison,  after- 
ward commander-in-chief,  and 


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Still  later  president,  was  in  command  of  Fort 
Washington;  General  Wilkinson,  the  commander- 
in-chief,  made  it  his  headquarters  for  a few 
months  in  1797,  but  only  technically  succeeded 
Captain  Harrison,  who  continued  in  command 
until  his  resignation  in  1798. 


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It  was  remarked  at  the  time  that  the 
military  gave  a rather  bad  tone  to  the  society  of 
the  town.  Idleness,  drinking  and  gambling  pre- 
vailed to  an  alarming  extent  in  army  circles. 
This,  however,  was  accounted  for,  in  a way,  by  the  statement  that  the  officers  and  soldiers  were  cut  off  in  the 
wilderness  from  the  refining  in- 
fiuences  of  religion  and  society. 

Libraries  were  unknown,  and 
men  and  women  of  literary  tastes 
were  comparatively  rare.  But 
yet  the  civil  population  were  of  a 
moral  and  religious  tendency, 
with  some  few  exceptions,  as 
compared  to  the  whole  popida- 
tion.  It  is  said  that  of  all  the 
leading  officers  under  General 
Wayne  and  General  Wilkinson 
in  the  West,  only  Harrison, 

Clark,  Shamberg,  Ford  and 
Strong,  and  a few  others,  were 


free  from  the  vice  of  drunken- 
ness. And  it  is  also  recorded 
that  the  nine  original  resident 
lawyers  all  died  prematurely 
from  the  excessive  use  of  liquors, 
except  two.  Judge  Barnet  and 
his  brother,  the  latter  passing 
away  the  victim  of  consumption, 
near  Chillicothe,  when  a young 

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The  first  newspaper  was 
established  in  Cincinnati  on  the 
9th  of  November,  1793.  Its  pro- 
prietor, William  Maxwell,  bestowed 
on  it  the  elongated  name  of  “The 
Sentinel  of  the  Northwestern  Terri- 
tory,” but  later,  in  1796,  when  Mr. 
Edward  Freeman  became  its  owner 
and  editor,  he  united  personal 
pride  and  patriotic  phraseology, 
and  named  it  “Freeman’s  Journal.” 
A second  paper  was  established 
May  28,  1799,  by  Mr.  Joseph  Car- 
penter, who  bestowed  on  it  the 
descriptive  title,  “The  Western 
Star  and  Hamilton  Gazette.”  A 
long  list  of  newspapers  have  risen 
and  fallen  in  Cincinnati  since  that 
date.  Some  ol  them  were  brilliant 
publications  and  some  were  com- 
monplace or  worse.  There  are 
now  more  than  1 50  newspapers 
and  periodical  publications  in  the 
city,  devoted  not  alone  to  general 
subjects,  but  to  all  sorts  of  special 


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interests  and  objects,  literature,  art,  religion  and  civil  and  military  orders,  almost  every  religious  organization  having  its 

exponent.  The  most  important 
dailies  are  “ The  Enquirer,” 
“The  Commercial-Tribune,” 
“The  Times-Star,”  “The  Even- 
ing Post,”  printed  in  English, 
and  the  “Abend  Presse,”  the 
“ Freie  Presse  ” the  “ Volks- 
freund  ” and  “The  Volksblatt,” 
in  German. 


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On  the  iith  of  January, 
I 794,  trade  was  opened  between 
Cincinnati  and  Pittsburo^,  two 
keel  boats  making  the  round 
trip  once  every  four  weeks.  The 
boats  were  wooden-armored  and 
protected  from  musket,  ritle  and 
low  lire,  and  armed  with  six  one- 
pounders  and  a complement  of 
muskets.  In  iSoi,  the  first  sea- 
going vessel,  built  at  Marietta, 
100  tons  displacement,  passed 
down  the  Ohio  to  the  Gulf  of 
Mexico,  and  the  whole  popula- 
tion lined  the  banks  of  the  river 


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commercially  and  otherwise,  except  in  a municipal  sense,  a part 


to  witness  the  remarkable  sight. 
Flat  and  keel  boats  soon  became 
numerous  on  the  Ohio,  and  the 
steamboat  made  its  appearance 
in  due  time,  and  Cincinnati  be- 
came the  center  of  the  steamboat 
trade,  and  from  its  wharves  craft 
carried  millions  of  dollars  worth 
of  cargoes  up  and  down  the  river 
and  tens  of  thousands  of  pas- 
sengers. The  great  coal  fleets 
of  the  upper  waters  arrive  at  or 
pass  the  city  at  almost  every 
stage  of  water. 

In  I So  I the  Territorial 
legislature  removed  the  seat  of 

o 

government  from  Chillicothe  to 
Cincinnati,  and  in  1802  it  incor- 
porated the  town,  and  the  follow- 
ing officers  were  appointed : 
David  Zeigler,  president ; Jacob 
Barnet,  recorder  ; William  Ram- 
sey, David  E.  Wade  and  William 
Ruffner,  trustees  ; Abram  Cary, 
collector,  and  James  Smith,  town 
marshal.  The  population  was 
then  750;  in  1810  it  was  2,540, 
and  in  1819,  when  it  was  incor- 
porated as  the  first  city  in  the 
State,  the  population  was  about 
6,500.  From  that  time  on  its 
growth  was  steady,  and  it  re- 
mained the  first  city  in  popula- 
tion until  1900,  when  Cleveland 
took  the  lead  with  nearly  400,000 
inhabitants.  But  including  the 
suburban  towns,  which  are 
of  Cincinnati,  it  has  a population  fully  500,000. 


I'he  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Cin- 
cinnati was  incorporated  by  the  act  of  the 
General  Assembly  March  23,  1850,  as 

follows  : 

Section  i. — Be  it  enacted  by  the 
General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  that 
Nicholas  W.  Thomas,  Dunning  M.  Foster, 
Henry  Emerson,  William  B.  Cassilly,  Joseph 
Torrence,  S.  P.  Hall,  George  Beck,  George 
Milne  and  Richard  Smith,  and  their  associ- 
ates, be,  and  they  are  hereby  created  a body 
corporate  and  politic,  with  perpetual  succes- 
sion, by  the  name  and  style  of  the  Cincinnati 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Merchants’ 
PCxchange  ; and  by  that  name  shall  be  com- 
petent to  contract  and  be  contracted  with,  to 
sue  and  be  sued,  to  plead  and  be  impleaded, 
answer  and  be  answered  unto,  defend  and  be 
defended,  in  all  courts  and  places  and  in  all 
matters  whatever,  with  full  powers  to  acquire, 
hold,  possess,  use,  occupy,  and  enjoy,  by 
gift,  grant,  devise,  or  otherwise,  and  the 


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same  to  sell,  convey  and  dispose  of,  all  such  real 
estate  and  other  property,  as  may  be  necessary 
and  convenient  for  the  support  and  transaction  of 
business  of  said  Chamber  of  Commerce,  or  which 
may  be  conveyed  to  the  same  for  the  security  or 
in  payment  of  any  debts  which  may  become  due 
and  owing-  to  said  Chamber  of  Commerce,  or  in 
satisfaction  of  any  judgment  at  law,  or  any  decree 
of  a court  of  equity  in  its  favor,  and  may  make, 
have,  and  use  a common  seal,  and  the  same 
break,  alter  and  renew  at  pleasure,  provided  that 
the  property,  funds,  and  revenues  of  said  Chamber 
of  Commerce  shall  not  be  used  for  any  other  than 
the  purposes  of  a Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Section  2. — That  the  real  and  personal 
estate,  property,  funds,  revenues,  and  other  con- 
cerns of  said  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  the 
administration  of  its  affairs,  shall  be  under  the 
exclusive  direction  of  the  active  members  of  said 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  who  shall,  on  the  second 
Tuesday  of  September,  annually,  at  such  time  of 
the  day  and  at  such  place  in  the  City  of  Cincin- 
nati as  the  officers  for  the  time  being  shall  appoint, 
which  officers  shall  be  members  of  said  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  choose  a board  of  officers  consist- 
ing of  a president,  six  vice-presidents,  treasurer 
and  secretary,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  one 
year  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  chosen. 
The  members  of  said  Chamber  of  Commerce 
shall  fill  all  vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Officers 
during  the  year,  and  also  shall  have  power  to 
make  by-laws  and  regulations  for  the  government 
of  said  Chamber  of  Commerce,  annex  reasonable 
pecuniary  fines  as  a penalty  for  the  breach 
thereof,  and  do  all  such  other  acts  as  appertain 


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to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
The  Board  of  Officers  shall 
appoint  a superintendent  and 
such  other  agents  as  the}-  shall 
deem  fit  and  expedient,  provided 
no  by-laws,  rules,  or  regulations 
shall  in  any  wise  be  contrary  to 
the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the 
State  or  of  the  United  States. 

Section  3. — This  act  shall 
be  taken  and  received  in  all 
courts,  and  by  all  judges,  magis- 
trates, and  other  public  officers, 
as  a public  act,  and  all  printed 
copies  of  the  same,  which  shall 
be  printed  by  or  under  the 
authority  of  the  General  Assem- 
bly, shall  be  admitted  as  good 
evidence  thereof,  without  any 
other  proof  whatever. 

Benjamin  F.  Leitek, 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. 

Charles  C.  Conners, 
Speaker  of  the  Senate. 


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Secretary  of  State’s  Office, 
Col.u^[^us,  Ohio,  October  ii,  1853. 


I,  William  Trevitt,  Secretary  of  State  of 
the  State  of  Ohio,  do  hereby  certify  that  the  fore- 
going annexed  act  is  correctly  copied  from  the 
original  rolls  remaining  on  file  in  this  office. 

In  Testimony  Whereof,  I have  hereunto 
subscribed  my  name  and  affixed  the  great  seal  of 
the  State  of  Ohio,  this  eleventh  day  of  October, 
A.  D.  1853. 

WiLUAM  TrEVU'T, 

Secretary  of  State. 

On  the  third  day  of  April,  1866,  the  legis- 
lature of  the  State  of  Ohio  enacted  a law,  entitled 
“An  Act  to  Authorize  the  Incorporation  of 
Boards  of  Trade  and  Chambers  of  Commerce, 
the  eleventh  section  of  which  reads  as  follows  : 

“Any  board  of  trade  or  chamber  of  com- 
merce, heretofore  organized  in  the  State,  may 
avail  itself  of  the  privileges  and  powers,  in  whole 
or  in  part,  conferred  by  this  act,  by  making  a 
certificate  of  its  adoption  thereof,  under  its  seal, 
and  attested  by  the  signature  of  the  president 
and  secretary ; which  said  certificate  shall  be 
filed  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  State,  and 
recorded  in  the  county  where  such  board  or 
chamber  may  exist,  and  when  so  recorded,  shall 
confer  all  the  privileges  and  powers  so  defined.” 

In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  section, 
the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Mer- 
chant’s Exchange,  on  the  21st  day  of  May,  1866, 
adopted  the  sixth,  (6)  seventh,  (7)  eighth,  (8) 
and  ninth  (9)  sections  of  the  said  act,  which  thus 
became  a part  of  the  corporate  powers  of  the 
Association.  The  sections  of  the  law  were  as 
follows  ; 

Section  6. — It  shall  be  lawful  for  such  cor- 
poration, when  they  shall  think  proper,  to  receive 
and  require  of  from  their  officers,  whether  elected 
or  appointed,  good  and  sufficient  bonds  for  the 
faithful  discharge  of  their  duties  and  trusts  ; and 
the  president,  vice-president,  or  secretary,  are 
hereby  authorized  to  administer,  such  oaths  of 


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office  as  may  be  prescribed  in  the  by-laws  ol  such  corpora- 
tion ; such  bond  or  bonds  shall  be  made  payable  and  condi- 
tioned as  prescribed  by  the  by-laws  of  such  corporation  ; and 
may  be  sued,  and  the  moneys  collected  and  held  for  the  use 
of  the  party  injured,  or  such  other  use  as  may  be  determined 
upon  by  said  corporation. 

Section  7. — The  annual  meeting  of  such  boards  of 
trade  or  chambers  of  commerce  for  the  election  of  officers 
and  other  purposes,  shall  be  held  at  such  time  in  each  year 
as  the  association  shall  by  their  by-laws  prescribe.  But,  if 
for  any  cause,  a failure  to  hold  such  annual  meeting  shall 
occur,  then  the  annual  meeting  and  election  of  officers  may 
be  held  at  such  time  and  place  as  may  be  appointed  by  the 
majority  of  the  board  of  directors,  upon  thirty  days’  notice 
by  the  president  or  secretary  being  published  in  any  news- 
paper of  general  circulation  in  the  town  or  city  in  which  such 
corporation  may  be  located.  Meetings  of  the  directors  and 


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business  meetings  of  such  association  shall 
be  held  in  accordance  with  the  by-laws  of 
such  association. 

Section  8. — The  board  of  directors 
shall  control,  manage,  and  conduct  the 
financial  and  business  concerns  of  the  asso- 
ciation. They  shall  annually,  one  month 
after  their  election,  or  at  any  other  meeting 
of  their  body  thereafter,  appoint  such  in- 
spectors, gaugers,  weighers,  measurers,  and 
other  officers  and  employes  as  the  by-laws 
may  require,  or  as  they  may  deem  expedi- 
ent and  necessary,  for  the  term  of  one  year, 
subject  to  removal  at  the  discretion  of  the 
board. 

Section  9. — Every  inspector,  gauger, 
weigher  or  measurer,  appointed  by  any  asso- 
ciation organized  under  this  act,  shall  be 
recognized  as  a legally  appointed  officer,  for 
the  duties  pertaining  to  his  position,  in  the 
city  and  county,  wherein  such  association 
may  be  located,  and  shall  be  subject  to  all 
the  provisions  and  penalties  of  the  laws  of 
the  State.  The  certificate  of  such  appointee, 
as  to  his  official  acts,  shall  be  evidence  and 
binding  upon  the  person  interested. 

This  Chamber  of  Commerce  is,  and 
has  been  the  great  promoting  body  and  the 
main  spring  of  Cincinnati’s  business  success. 
It  has  a membership  of  nearly  1,500,  its 
annual  receipts  are  about  ^75,000  and  its 
disbursements  about  $68,000.  It  owns  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  building,  which  cost 
$/’/^,ooo,  and  against  which  there  is  an  out- 
standing indebtedness  of  something  over 
$100,000. 

With  reference  to  other  points,  Cin- 
cinnati is  1 16  miles  southwest  of  Columbus 
120  miles  southeast  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana 
90  miles  northwest  of  Lexington,  Kentucky 
445  miles  below  Pittsburg,  following  the 
course  of  the  Ohio  River;  132  miles  above 
Louisville,  Kentucky;  494  miles  above  the 
junction  of  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers; 
1,447  iTifies  above  New  Orleans,  following 
the  course  of  the  rivers  ; 518  miles  west  of 
Baltimore,  following  the  post  route;  617 
miles  west  and  south  of  Philadelphia  ; 950 
miles  from  New  York  ; 255  miles  southwest  of  Cleveland  ; 246  miles  south  of  Toledo  ; 300  miles  south  of  Detroit ; 315 
miles  southeast  of  Chicago  ; 492  miles  west  of  Washington.  It  lies  on  the  north  bank  of  the  Ohio  River  and  extends 
Irom  the  mouth  of  the  Little  to  the  mouth  of  the  Great  Miami,  a distance  of  12  miles,  and  extends  back  over  three 
miles  to  and  Including  the  beautiful  highlands  famed  for  their  magnificent  scenery  and  the  seats  of  wealth. 

It  is  built  up  in  the  style  of  modern  architecture,  with  many  small  and  beautiful  squares,  some  of  them  orna- 
mented with  works  of  art,  the  gifts  of  prominent  citizens.  Its  parks.  Zoological  Garden,  and  near-by  pleasure  resorts 
add  to  its  attractiveness.  Its  public  buildings  are  among  the  handsomest,  and  upon  a liberal  scale;  its  business  houses 
are  of  an  imposing  character,  and  its  residences  are  beautiful  and  tasteful. 

There  are  more  than  100  churches,  including  all  the  denominations.  A score  of  educational  institutions,  with 
collegiate  courses,  including  science  and  literature,  both  denominational  and  non-sectarian,  are  largely  patronized.  The 
public  and  private  schools  exceed  100  in  number,  and  its  market  places  and  theatres  and  the  like,  are  also  on  an  ample 
scale.  The  are  almost  a score  of  public  and  society  libraries,  including  the  city  library,  one  of  the  most  complete  in  the 
Ohio  valley.  It  has  long  been  celebrated  as  the  seat  of  musical  culture  and  the  fine  arts.  The  Government  Building 


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was  erected  at  a cost  of 
$5,000,000.  The  Music 
Hall  will  accommodate 
over  8,500  people.  Cin- 
cinnati has  held  a high 
rank  for  over  50  years  as 
the  center  of  the  printing, 
publishing  and  lithograph- 
inof  business.  Its  tax  valu- 
ations  run  up  to  $200,- 
000,000  or  beyond. 

Much  of  the  early 
and  the  progressive  his- 
tory of  Cincinnati  is 
embodied  in  the  acts  of 
its  more  prominent  citi- 
zens. The  achievements 
of  many  of  these  are  more 
elaborately  recorded  else- 
where. Others  may  be 
mentioned  more  briedy. 

Nicholas  Lono-. 

o 

worth,  the  founder  of 
grape  culture  and  the 
wine  industry  at  Cincin- 
nati, was  born  in  New 
Jersey  in  1878,  came  to 
Cincinnati  in  1803,  where 
he  lived  for  60  years, 
dying  in  1863,  and  leav- 
ing an  estate  valued  at 
several  million  of  dollars, 

— the  result  of  business 
application  and  invest- 
ment in  real  estate.  He 
owned  and  cultivated  ex- 
tensive vineyards.  For  a 
time  the  culture  of  grapes 
was  successful,  but  owino- 

o 

to  climatic  changes,  it  was 
not  as  successful  as  he 
anticipated,  and  he  meas- 
urably abandoned  it. 

John  H.  Piatt  was 
among  the  most  enter- 
prising and  successful  of 
the  city’s  earlier  business 
men.  In  181 7 he  founded 
one  of  the  first  banks 
west  of  the  Allegheny 

Mountains.  During  the  War  of  1812  he  contracted  with  the  United  States  government  to  furnish  supplies  to  the  Army 
of  the  Northwest,  and  owing  to  fluctuations  in  the  currency,  met  with  terrible  reverses  and  finally  died  a bankrupt 
before  the  Supreme  Court  adjusted  his  claims  and  allowed  them.  He  was  the  warm  and  intimate  friend  of  General 
Harrison,  whose  last  public  speech  in  Cincinnati  was  a glowing  eulogy  of  Mr.  Piatt. 

Jacob  Wykoff  Piatt,  a nephew  of  the  above,  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1801,  came  to  Cincinnati  early  in  life  and 
became  one  of  its  leading  lawyers  and  public  spirited  citizens. 

Miles  Greenwood,  another  of  Cincinnati’s  most  prominent  citizens  and  up-builders,  was  born  in  Jersey  Cit)’,  New 
Jersey,  March  19,  1807,  and  died  in  Cincinnati  in  1885.  started  iron  founding  in  the  city,  and  engaged  in  many 

other  important  business  enterprises,  and  was  no  less  noted  for  his  discerning  philanthropies.  He  built  the  first  steam 
fire  engine  that  was  ever  put  into  service,  and  was  mainly  instrumental  in  organizing  a modern  fire  department  for  the  city. 

Dr.  Daniel  Drake  came  to  Cincinnati  when  he  was  16  years  of  age,  and  not  only  became  one  of  the  most 
prominent  and  useful  citizens,  but  was  the  leader  of  thought  and  mental  culture,  and  founded  its  most  noted  colleges 


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and  hospitals.  He  was 
born  in  Plainfield,  New 
Jersey,  in  1785,  and  died 
in  Cincinnati  in  1852. 

General  Edward 
King,  an  eminent  lawyer, 
was  closely  identified  with 
the  growth  and  progress 
of  the  city;  was  a leading 
member  of  the  legislature, 
and  was  a man  of  high 
attainments.  He  was  the 
son  of  Rufus  Kinof,  the 
renowned  statesman  of 
Massachusetts,  and  the 
father  of  Rufus  King,  a 
distinguished  Cincinnati 
attorney.  He  died  in 
1836.  His  widow  married 
Mr.  Peter,  the  British 
consul  at  Philadelphia. 
She  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Cincinnati 
Orphan  Asylum,  and  the 
“ Rosina  Home  for 
Magdalens.”  She  de- 
voted much  attention  to 
works  of  design,  and 
carried  with  her  from 
Cincinnati  to  Philadelphia 
the  germ  of  thought 
which  ultimated  in  the 


School  of  Desio'n  in  the  latter 
city. 

Dr.  Lyman  Beecher  with 
his  family,  Henry  Ward  Beecher, 
Harriet  P>eecher  Stowe,  resided 
on  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  for 
20  years,  from  1832  to  1852. 

Levi  Coffin,  the  reputed 
])resident  (h  the  Underground 
Railroad,  an  intense  Abolitionist, 
was  born  in  North  Carolina, 
October  28,  1798.  He  located 
in  Wayne  County,  Indiana,  in 
1826  and  at  Cincinnati  in  1847. 
He  and  his  wife  Catharine  took 
an  active  part  in  the  liberation  of 
African  slaves.  He  died  in  1877. 

Charles  Cist,  an  author  of 
hip-h  attainments,  was  born  in 

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Philadelphia  in  1793,  came  to 
Cincinnati  in  1827,  and  died 
therein  1868.  He  was  a brilliant 
and  versatile  writer,  and  for 
many  years  conducted  “ Cist’s 
Weekly  Advertiser.” 

General  Henry  M.  Cist, 
a prominent  lawyer  and  a gallant 
officer  in  the  Civil  War,  was  a 


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son  of  the  foregoing  and  was  born 
in  1839. 

Bellamy  Storer  served  a single 
term  in  Congress,  having  been  elected 
in  1834  to  the  Twenty-fourth  Congress 
from  the  First  District,  Hamilton 
County.  He  was  a man  of  great 
ability  and  profound  learning,  and  pos- 
sessed of  a most  liberal  and  progressive 
spirit,  but  he  had  no  taste  for  political 
or  official  life  outside  of  the  judiciary, 
for  which  he  was  specially  fitted.  He 
was  born  in  Portland,  Maine,  March  26, 

1 796,  graduated  from  Dartmouth  Col- 
lege, located  at  Cincinnati  in  1818, 
where  he  began  the  practice  of  the  law. 

He  served  as  superior  judge  of  Cin- 
cinnati from  1854  to  1872,  when  he 
retired  from  the  bench  and  resumed  the 
practice  of  the  law  with  his  son,  Bellamy 
Storer,  Jr.,  and  died  June  i,  1875. 

One  of  the  commanding  figures 
of  the  bar  of  Ohio  durino-  the  first  third 
of  a century  of  its  existence  was  William 
Key  Bond  of  Ross  County,  who  later 
in  life  became  one  oi  the  moving  spirits 
in  the  railway  development  of  the  State. 

His  law  practice  extended  beyond  the 
courts  of  Ohio,  and  he  was  for  years 
consulted  in  many  of  the  greatest  cases 
that  came  before  the  United  States 
Supreme  and  District  Courts'.  Politics 
was  rather  a side  issue  and  a divertise- 
ment  with  him.  He  entered  the 

Twenty-fourth  Congress  in  1835,  having  been  elected  at 
embracing  Ross,  Jackson,  Pike,  Scioto  and  Fayette  Counties 


THE  JOHN  SHILLITO  COMPANY. 
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the  October  election,  1S34,  from  the  Seventh  District, 
In  1 836  he  was  elected  to  the  Twenty-fifth  Congress,  and 

to  the  Twenty-sixth  in  1838  from 
the  same  district.  He  was  born 
in  St.  Mary’s  County,  Maryland, 
in  1792.  He  came  to  Chillicothe 
in  1812,  where  he  completed  his 
law  studies  and  was  admitted  to 
the  practice.  He  died  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Februar\'  17,  1864.  fie 
removed  from  Chillicothe  to  Cin- 
cinnati in  1844,  and  he  became 
interested  in  railwa\’  develop- 
ment. He  was  collector  of  the 
port  ot  Cincinnati  from  1850  to 
^853.  by  appointment  of  Presi- 
dent Millard  Fillmore. 

James  W.  Gazlay  was 
elected  to  the  Eighteenth  Con- 

o 

gress  in  1822  from  the  First 
District,  composed  of  Hamilton 
and  Clermont  Counties,  and 
served  a single  term.  He  was 
born  in  Greene  County,  New 
York,  in  1800.  In  1822  he 
removed  to  Cincinnati  and  edited 
the  “Independent  Press"  fora 


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few  years.  For  several 
years  he  was  engaged  in 
the  printing  business,  and 
by  judicious  investment  in 
real  estate  accumulated  a 
competence. 

Alexander  Duncan 
represented  Hamilton 
County  in  the  House  in  the 
Twenty-seventh  and  Thir- 
tieth General  Assemblies, 
1828-1829  and  1831-1832, 
and  was  a member  of  the 
State  Senate  from  1832  to 
1834.  He  was  elected  to 
the  Twenty-fifth  Congress 
in  1836  from  the  First  Dis- 
trict, Hamilton  County,  and 
re-elected  to  the  Twenty- 
sixth  in  1838,  and  the 
Twenty-seventh  in  1842. 
During  his  three  terms  in 
Cono-ress  Mr.  Duncan  was 

o 

an  industrious  and  painstak- 
ing legislator,  fie  was  born 
in  1788,  and  died  March 
22,  1852. 

Nathaniel  G.  Pendle- 
ton was  the  son  of  a promi- 
nent Revolutionary  officer 
on  the  staff  of  General 
Nathaniel  Greene,  and  was 
named  in  honor  of  that  dis- 
tinguished Revolutionary 

hero.  Ihilike  his  distinguished  son,  George  Hunt  Pendleton,  he  was  not  given  to  politics.  He  served  a single  term 
in  Congress,  being  elected  to  the  Twenty-seventh  in  1840,  from  the  First  District,  Hamilton  County.  He  was  born  in 
vSavannah,  Georgia,  (his  father.  Colonel  Pendleton,  being  a Virginian,)  August  24,  1793,  and  emigrated  to  Ohio  when  a 
young  man,  locating  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  died  June  15,  1861. 

Rev.  |ohn  A.  Gurley  of  Cincinnati,  was  twice  honored  by  his  constituents  as  a congressman.  He  was  elected 
to  the  Thirty-sixth  Congress  in  1858  from  the  Second  District,  a part  of  Hamilton  County,  and  re-elected  from  the 
same  district  in  i860  to  the  d'hirty-seventh.  Fie  was 
a gentleman  of  considerable  prominence  at  his  home, 
lie  was  born  in  East  Hartford,  Connecticut,  Decem- 
ber  9,  1813,  and  died  August  19,  1863,  at  Cincinnati, 
where  he  was  editor  of  “ The  Western  Star,”  a 
religious  paper. 

The  Carey  sisters,  Alice  and  Phoebe,  the  two 
poetic  geniuses,  lived  the  larger  part  of  their  early 
lives  in  the  suburbs  of  the  city,  and  then  went  to  New 
^ ork,  where  they  achieved  deserved  fame. 

George  Hoadly,  one  of  Ohio’s  distinguished 
governors,  came  to  Cincinnati  in  1849,  where  he 
achieved  great  distinction  as  a lawyer.  He  was  suc- 
cessively city  solicitor,  judge  of  the  Superior  Court 
and  governor  of  the  State.  He  subsequently  removed 
to  the  City  of  New  York. 

Dr.  John  A.  Warder  was  born  in  Philadelphia 
and  came  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  achieved  great  dis- 
tinction as  a scientist.  He  was  a controlling  factor 
in  the  scientific  and  technical  schools  of  the  city.  clifton  avenue,  clifton. 


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Robert  Clarke,  the  author  and  pub- 
lisher, was  born  in  Dumfieshire,  Scotland,  May 
I,  1829,  and  came  to  Cincinnati  in  1840,  and 
was  educated  at  Woodward  College,  and 
engaged  in  the  occupation  of  publisher  and 
bookseller.  He  is  the  author  of  several  valu- 
able historical  works,  and  ably  edited  many 
others. 

Charles  Francis  Hall,  the  Arctic  explorer, 
was  born  in  Rochester,  New  Hampshire,  in 
1821,  where  he  learned  the  blacksmith  trade, 
and  came  to  Cincinnati  where  he  engaged  in 
the  business  of  seal  engravings.  He  led  an 
unsuccessful  expedition  into  the  Arctic  regions 
in  search  of  Sir  John  Franklin  and  his  party. 
Lady  Franklin  came  to  Cincinnati  to  visit 
Mr.  Hall. 

Benjamin  Eggleston  was  born  in 
Corinth,  Portage  County,  New  York,  January 
3,  1816,  and  located  in  Cincinnati  when  a 
young  man,  where  he  became  a prominent  and 
useful  citizen,  and  a man  of  public  spirit  and 
enterprise.  He  was  elected  to  the  senate  of 
the  Fifty-fifth  General  Assembly  in  1861  from 
the  First  Senatorial  District ; re-elected 
to  the  Fifty-sixth  in  1863,  and  to  the  Sixty- 
fourth  in  1879.  In  1864  he  was  elected  from 
the  First  District,  a part  of  Hamilton  County, 
to  the  Thirty-ninth  Congress,  and  was 
re-elected  from  the  same  district  in  1866  to  the 
Fortieth.  In  Congress  he  was  recognized  as 


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a man  of  marked  ability,  and  headed  the 
committees  on  commerce  and  expenditures  of 
the  postoffice.  He  was  originally  a Whig,  and 
became  a leader  of  the  Republican  party. 

Alphonso  Taft,  the  great  jurist,  states- 
man and  cabinet  minister,  was  born  in  Town- 
send, Vermont,  November  5,  1810,  and  died  in 
Cincinnati,  May  21,  1891.  He  came  to  the 
city  at  the  age  of  30,  and  was  one  of  its  fore- 
most citizens. 

Job  E.  Stevenson,  who,  for  many  years, 
was  a leadingr  citizen  of  Chillicothe,  was  a 
member  of  the  State  Senate  in  the  Fifty-fifth 
General  Assembly  from  the  First  Senatorial 
District,  Hamilton  County.  He  was  originally 
a Democrat,  but  became  an  active  an  influ- 
ential Republican.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Forty-first  Congress  in  1868  from  the  Second 
District,  a part  of  Hamilton  County,  and  was 
elected  to  the  Forty-second  from  the  same 


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district  in  1870.  On  the  floor  of  Congress  and 
in  the  committee  room  he  was  a valuable  and 
industrious  member.  He  was  born  in  Ross 
County,  February  10,  1831. 

Captain  Peter  W.  Strader  was  largely 
connected  with  the  steamboat  interests  of  the 
Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers  during  the  noon- 
day of  steamboating,  and  went  to  Congress 
rather  as  a diversion.  He  was  unexpectedly 
nominated  and  elected  to  the  Forty-first  Con- 
gress by  the  Democrats  of  the  First  District,  a 
part  of  Hamilton  County,  in  1868.  He  tried 
to  decline,  but  his  Iriends  would  not  permit. 
The  district  had  elected  Benjamin  Eggleston, 
Republican,  two  years  previously,  by  a large 
majority,  and  in  view  of  the  fact  that  he  was 
not  likely  to  be  taken  away  from  his  steamboat 
business,  he  concluded  to  make  the  race.  He 
was  called  on  by  friends  and  opponents  alike 


to  make  a speech  in  answer  to  Mr.  Eggleston’s 
speaking  campaign.  Not  being  an  orator  or  even  a 
public  speaker,  he  appealed  to  a friend  to  prepare  a 
speech  for  him,  which  he  memorized  and  delivered  in 
excellent  style  before  select  audiences  of  his  friends 
and  associates.  A few  nights  before  the  election  he 
was  billed  to  speak  from  the  esplanade  of  the  Burnet 
House,  and  the  streets  were  packed  for  squares  to 
listen  to  him.  When  he  faced  the  assemblage  his 
stage  fright  was  so  great  that  he  forgot  every  sentence 
of  his  speech.  x\fter  a few  stammering  attempts  to 
begin  its  delivery,  he  managed  to  say,  in  a voice  that 
could  be  heard  for  a quarter  of  a mile:  “Gentlemen  and 
bellow  Citizens. — Never  mind  the  weather  so  the 
wind  don’t  blow.”  This  fragment  of  a steamboat  sono- 

O 

was  the  only  thing  he  could  think  of,  and,  having 
delivered  it,  he  sat  down  smilingly,  amid  the  howls  of 
the  multitude.  The  opposition  papers  reproduced  his 
“speech”  scores  of  times  the  next  morning,  in  all 
kinds  of  type,  in  ridicule  of  the  captain.  The 


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“ crowd,”  however,  took  the  speech  as  premeditated  on  Strader’s  part  as  an  all  sufficient  answer  to  his  opponent’s 
elaborate  arguments,  and  he  grew  rapidly  in  favor.  When  the  ballots  were  counted,  to  his  opponent’s  surprise,  and 
perhaps  his  own,  he  was  elected  by  an  immense  majority.  One  term  in  Congress  sufficed.  He  resumed  his  station  on 
the  quarter-deck,  where  he  was  entirely  at  home.  He  was  born  in  Warren,  New  Jersey,  November  6,  i8i8. 

Aaron  Fyfe  Perry  was  a lawyer,  editor,  and  a writer  of  marked  ability.  He  was  born  in  Leicester,  Vermont, 
lanuary  i,  1S15,  and  died  in  Cincinnati  near  the  age  of  70.  His  early  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  of 

his  native  state.  For  a time  he 
edited  a newspaper  and  read 
law.  Later  he  graduated  from 
the  law  department  of  Yale,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  New 
Haven,  Connecticut,  in  1839. 
I le  migrated  to  Columbus,  where 
he  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, in  which  he  proved 
eminently  successful.  He  was 
associated  in  the  practice  with 
both  Governor  William  Denni- 
son and  General  H.  B.  Carring- 
ton. He  then  removed  to 
Cincinnati,  where  he  became 
associated  with  Alphonso  Taft, 
afterward  attorney  general  of  the 
United  States. 

In  1847-1848  he  repre- 
sented Franklin  and  Madison 
Counties  in  the  Lower  House  of 
the  Forty-sixth  General  Assem- 
bly. In  1870  he  was  elected  to 
the  Forty-second  Congress,  as  a 
Republican,  from  the  First  I)is- 

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and  resigned  the  position  in  1872,  and  was  succeeded  by  Ozro  J.  Dodds,  Democrat.  Mr.  Perry’s  fame  rests  upon  his 
great  ability  as  a lawyer.  For  a long  series  of  years  he  practiced  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  and  was 
leading  counsel  in  many  of  the  cases  growing  out  of  the  questions  of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a magazine  writer  of 
force  and  ability  on  public  questions.  In  politics  he  was  originally  a Whig,  but  became  identified  with  the  Republican 
party  upon  its  organization,  and  became  an  influential  political  leader. 

Isaac  M.  Jordan  of  Clifton,  a suburb  of  Cincinnati,  was  born  in  Union  County,  Pennsylvania,  May  5,  1835,  and 
lost  his  life  in  an  accident  in  Cin- 
cinnati when  near  the  age  of  56. 

He  attended  school  in  North- 
wood,  Ohio,  completed  his  edu- 
cation and  graduated  from  Miami 
University  in  July,  1857.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1858, 
and  was  esteemed  one  of  the 
ablest  members  of  the  Cincinnati 
bar  during  his  time.  He  was 
never  a candidate  nor  elected  to 
any  public  office,  except  as  a 
member  of  Congress,  being 
elected  in  1882  to  the  Forty- 
eighth  Congress  from  the  Second 
District,  a part  of  Hamilton 
County,  as  a Democrat.  He 
served  a single  term,  and  then 
resumed  the  practice  of  law. 

Reuben  Runyan  Springer 
was  born  in  Frankfort,  Kentucky, 

November  t6,  1800,  and  after 
coming  to  Cincinnati,  was  con- 
nected with  the  steamboat  inter- 
ests for  some  years.  He  then 
became  a partner  in  a wholesale 

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grocery  house,  in  which  he  accu- 
mulated a fortune  and  retired 
from  business  in  1840  because  of 
impaired  health,  lie  died  in 
1884,  leaving  a fortune  of 
$3,000,000,  leaving  a large  por- 
tion to  public  benefices  and  for 
educational  purposes.  M e 
brought  many  fine  works  of  art 
from  Europe,  which  may  be  seen 
in  the  institution  he  helped  to 
found. 

David  Sinton,  a native  of 
xA.rmaghe,  Ireland,  was  also  one  of 
the  public  benefactors  of  Cincin- 
nati, as  well  as  a successful  busi- 
ness man.  His  life  in  business 
was  mainly  in  the  iron  produc- 
tion. 

Cincinnati  was  the  first 
village  and  the  first  city  incorpor- 
ated in  the  State,  the  dates  being 
1 802  and  1819,  respectively,  and 
for  100  years  it  held  the  first 
rank  in  official  population,  but  in  1900  it  took  second  rank.  Its  population  in  1800,  and  at  the  close  of  each  decennial 
|)eriod  following,  has  been:  1800,  750:  1810,  2,540:  1820,  9,602  ; 1830,  24,831  ; 1840,  46,388  ; 1850,  91,460;  i860, 

115,652;  1870,  211,176:  1880,  255,139;  1890,  296,908;  1900,325,902.  The  immediately  adjoining  cities  and  towns, 
in  Kentucky  and  Ohio,  which  are  a part  of  the  metropolitan  district,  have  from  175,000  to  200,000  population. 

In  [)oint  of  diversified  manufactures,  commerce  and  financial  operations,  it  is  still  the  leading  city  in  Ohio,  and 
within  the  Ohio  Valley  proper.  The  annexed  figures  indicates  the  extent  of  its  average  annual  business  transactions. 

In  the  rise  of  commercial  activity,  beginning  with  1899,  city  and  vicinity  of  Cincinnati  shared  well.  As  a 
manufacturing  city  of  special  prominence  there  was  a further  gain  of  10  per  cent,  over  the  high  record  of  the  preceding 
year  in  value  of  output  of  local  industrial  establishments.  In  proportion  to  population  Cincinnati  turns  out  more  in 
\ ahie  of  manufactures  than  any  other  city  of  prominence  in  the  country.  The  aggregate  for  1899  is  $300,000,000  com- 
[lared  with  $270,000,000  for  1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  $240,000,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Large  increases 
in  business  operations  attended 
many  lines  of  merchandising. 

Bank  exchanges  at  Cin-  . 

cinnati  increased  about  16  per 
cent,  in  comparison  with  the  pre- 
ceding year  with  a total  of  $748,- 
490,000,  against  $646,154,000 
for  1898.  Compared  with  the 
annual  average  for  five  years 
prior  to  1899  the  increase  was 
19  per  cent. 

The  local  business  in 
grain  did  not  reflect  much  change 
in  comparison  with  the  preced- 
ing year,  but  the  thorough  move- 
ment at  this  point  was  much 
reduced.  Flour  receipts  were 
greater  than  for  any  previous 
year,  with  the  exception  of  the 
high  record  of  1898.  Hay 
receipts  fell  below  the  high 
record  of  the  preceding  year, 
under  a shortage  of  this  crop  in 
the  region  closely  tributary  to 
this  market,  but  the  total  was  in 

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live  years  prior  to  1899.  Grass  .seed  receipts 
fell  short  of  the  high  record  of  1898,  but 
exceeded  the  annual  average  for  five  years 
prior  to  1899.  Shipments  of  meats  were 
larger  than  for  any  previous  year,  showing 
168,000,000  pounds,  against  154,000,000  for 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  115,000,000 
for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Total  live  stock 
receipts  were  reduced  about  7 per  cent.,  com- 
pared with  1899,  and  10  per  cent,  compared 
with  the  average  for  five  years. 

Pig  iron  receipts  at  Cincinnati,  with 
sales  of  local  dealers  for  direct  shipment,  repre- 
sented a quantity  of  60  per  cent,  in  excess  of 
1898;  value,  $29,850,000,  against  $11,875,000 
for  1898.  Cincinnati  houses  do  more  business 
in  this  product  than  is  done  in  any  other 
market  in  the  country.  Coal  receipts  were 


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moderately  reduced,  under  Interference  from 
low  water  in  the  river  for  several  months. 
Petroleum  receipts  were  reduced  14  per  cent., 
but  the  business  ol  local  concerns  in  direct  sales 
were  decidedly  enlarged,  so  that  the  aggre- 
gate was  considerably  in  excess  ot  189S,  and 
much  larcfer  than  the  average  for  five  years. 
Receipts  of  leather  increased  27  per  cent.,  and 
the  local  manufacture  was  enlarged  about  20 
per  cent. 

The  local  production  ot  sjurits  was 
reduced  to  a small  extent,  but  the  quantity 
represented  by  receipts  and  production  indi- 
cated a gain  over  1898  as  also  over  the  aver- 
age for  five  years,  having  an  approximate 
valuation  of  $28,014,000.  The  local  manu- 
facture of  malt  liquors  was  reduced  5JT  per 
cent.  The  receipts  of  leaf  tobacco  were 


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decidedly  increased,  but  were  not  equal  to  the 
average  tor  ten  years;  aggregate  valuation  about 
$9,000,000. 

Sales  of  clothing  increased  9 per  cent.;  of 
dry  goods,  13  per  cent.;  of  boots  and  shoes,  ii 
per  cent.;  ot  carriages,  8 per  cent.;  of  furniture, 
10  per  cent.;  of  lumber,  50  per  cent.;  of  wool,  54 
percent.;  of  groceries,  a slight  increase;  of  soap, 
30  per  cent.;  of  machinery,  25  per  cent.;  of 
harness  and  saddlery,  20  per  cent. 

The  approximate  value  of  commodities 
received  at  Cincinnati  during  1899,  covered  by 
records  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  was 
$368,900,000,  compared  with  $313,700,000  for 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  $29 1 ,000,000  for 
five  years  prior  to  1899. 

The  average  annual  grain  receipts  in 
bushels  at  Cincinnati  for  a series  of  years  have 
been;  Of  wheat,  2,700,000;  corn,  15,500,000; 
oats,  7,500,000;  rye,  500,000;  barley,  1,500,000. 


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Distribution  of  grain  at  Cincinnati  is  mostly  to 
localities  to  the  south  and  southeast  of  this  market, 
notably  so  with  reference  to  corn  and  oats.  This  trade 
has  to  contend  with  sharp  competition  from  offerings 
from  other  markets,  and  disadvantages  in  transportation 


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conditions.  Nevertheless,  a considerable  business  is  maintained,  although  it  is  contended  that  this  market  is  not 
etpiitably  recognized  in  the  adjustment  of  freight  rates. 

I'he  local  and  nearby  manufacture  of  Hour  is  not  of  specially  large  proportions,  so  that  the  consumption  of  wheat 
here  is  not  a matter  of  much  significance.  During  the  year  of  1899  the  absorption  of  wheat  by  such  milling  concerns 
was  about  2,000,000  bushels,  a part  of  which  represents  supplies  not  appearing  in  receipts  at  Cincinnati. 

Corn  receipts  in  the  aggregate  were 
largely  reduced,  under  a decreased  transit 
movement  at  this  point.  The  records  indicate 
a total  of  6,853,000  bushels,  compared  with 
15,121,000  bushels  for  1898.  Shipments  for 
the  year  were  4,117,000  bushels.  The  local 
consumption  of  corn  in  recent  years  has  been 
approximately  3,000,000  bushels  annually, 
through  the  distribution  to  distillers,  starch 
manufactures,  feed  dealers,  etc. 

Flour  receipts  at  Cincinnati  were  larger 
than  for  any  previous  year,  with  the  exception 
of  1898,  which  record  was  not  reached  the  past 
year.  The  total  was  2,154.400  barrels,  com- 
[lared  with  2,318,400  for  1898,  and  an  annual 
average  of  1,931,000  for  five  years  prior  to 
1899.  Shipments  for  the  year  were  1,778,400 
barrels,  against  1,917,900  for  1898,  and  an 
annual  average  of  1,537,000  for  five  years 
prior  to  1899,  The  reported  movement 
embraces  considerable  oi  through  shipments. 
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embracing  some  mills  outside  of 
the  city,  was  considerably 
enlarged  in  1899,  reaching  a 
total  of  452,800  barrels,  com- 
pared with  361,500  for  1898, 
and  an  annual  average  of  278,000 
for  five  years  prior  to  1899,  dur- 
ing which  time  the  largest  mill 
was  closed  a portion  ol  the 
period.  Stocks  of  Hour  at  Cin- 
cinnati held  by  receivers  and 
dealers  on  January  i,  1900,  were 
44,514  barrels,  as  compared  with 
40,752  on  January  i,  1899,  and 
an  average  of  43,400  for  corres- 
ponding date  for  five  years  prior 
to  1900.  Stocks  held  by  con- 
suming concerns  are  not  in- 
cluded, and  represent  5,000  to 
7,000  barrels  usually.  The  large 
baking  establishments  obtain 
considerable  supplies  of  fiour 
direct  from  milling  concerns  in 
the  West  and  Northwest,  which 
is  not  embraced  in  transactions 
on  ’Change. 

Hog  packing  in  Cincinnati  has  been  gradually  falling  oft,  and  the  average  number  now  slaughtered  and  packed 
is  about  650,000  head.  The  receipts  of  meat  at  Cincinnati  average  140,000.000  pounds  annually. 

The  receipts  of  hay  average  annually  about  135,000  tons.  The  total  receipts  of  live  stock  at  Cincinnati  in  1899 
were  reduced  about  7 per  cent.,  compared  with  the  preceding  year,  and  10  per  cent,  compared  with  the  annual  average 
number  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Receipts  for  hogs  were  992,600,  compared  with  1,088,200  in  1S98,  and  an  annual 
average  of  1,017,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Receipts  of  cattle  were  219,400,  compared  with  193.000  for  1899. 
and  an  annual  average  of  206,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Receipts  of  sheep  were  363.500,  compared  with  412,100 
in  1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  532,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  These  records  do  not  include  transit  move- 
ment, and  these  figures  are  a fair  average  for  the  decade.  The  total  value  of  live  stock  received  during  1S99  at 
Cincinnati  was  about  ^16,300,- 
000,  compared  with  ;gi 5,700, - 
000  for  1898,  $14,600,000  for 
1S97,  $i5,500'000  for  1896, 
and  $16,800,000  for  1895. 

The  trade  in  groceries 
was  without  radical  change  in 
1899,  the  average  of  prices  of 
staple  articles  being  somewhat 
lower  than  the  preceding  year, 
and  the  value  of  aggregate 
sales  showing  but  little  increase 
in  the  comparison.  Returns 
from  dealers  to  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  indicate  a total 
$19,750,000  as  representing 
sales  of  groceries  in  this 
market  in  1899,  compared  with 
$19,600,000  in  1S98,  $18,500,- 
000  in  1897,  $17,500,000  in 
1896,  and  $19,250,000  in  1895. 

For  five  years  prior  to  1899 
the  annual  average  was  $18,- 
750,000. 

Receipts  of  coffee  for 
the  year  were  325,300  bags. 


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compared  with  358,200  for  1898,  and  an  annual  average 
of  288,500  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Fair  Rio  coffee 
ranged  at  7^  and  9^^  cents  per  pound,  averaging  8.74 
cents,  against  9.02  cents  for  189S,  13.29  cents  for  1897, 
17.01  cents  for  1896,  and  19.82  cents  for  1895. 
Prime,  the  year’s  average  was  9.67  cents,  against  9.74 
cents  for  1S98,  and  an  annual  average  of  16.93  cents  tor  fi\  e years  prior  to  1899. 

Receipts  of  sugar  in  1899 
were  353,700  barrels,  compared 
with  266,900  barrels  for  1898, 
and  an  annual  average  of  273,- 
200  for  five  ) ears  prior  to  1899. 

Shipments  were  188,600  barrels, 
against  126,100  in  1898.  There 
were  also  received  50S  hogs- 
heads; shipments,  67  hogsheads. 

Prices  averaged  moderately  lower 
than  the  preceding  year.  For 
Hards  the  range  was  from  5.22 
(a  5.72  to  5.72  (ji  6.10  cents  per 
pound,  averaging  5.57  cents, 
compared  with  5.74  cents  for 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of 
5.17  cents  for  five  years  prior 
to  1899. 

Receipts  of  molasses  were 
47,600  barrels,  compared  with 
57,300  in  1898,  and  an  annual 
average  of  47,800  for  five  years 
[irior  to  1899.  Shipments  were 
39,100  barrels,  against  42,100 
in  1898.  Prices  did  not  fluctu- 
ate very  widely,  ranging  at  30  (a 

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FIK'ST  ENCiLISlI  LUTHKKAX  CIIUKCII. 

)’cai'  for  prime  to  strict  prime  New  Orleans,  averaging  32 
cents  against  31. 82  for  1S98,  and  an  annual  average  of  30.18 
for  fiv(;  years  prior  to  1899.  Much  of  the  supply  received 
here  re[)resents  a quality  which  sells  considerably  below 
([notations  tor  [)rim(\ 

l\(;ceipts  of  rice  were  the  largest  since  1893,  repre- 
senting a total  of  47,700  barrels,  compared  with  39,500  for 

1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  35,200  for  five  years  prior  to 

1899.  Shipmemts  34.600  barrels,  against  22,600  in  1898. 
Prices  of  [)rim(!  averaged  5.97  cents  [)er  pound,  compared 
with  6.03  cents  for  1898. 

d'he  annual  average  recei[)ts  of  grass  seeds  in  bags 
are:  Clover,  42,000:  timothy,  75,000;  other  grass  seeds, 

60,000. 


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The  annual  receipts  of  the  following  articles  average 
as  stated:  Cheese,  115,000  bo.xes  ; eggs,  400,000  cases; 

butter,  175,000  packages;  butterine,  3,000,000  pounds; 
apples,  320,000  barrels;  all  other  green  fruits,  including 
peaches,  pears,  cherries,  plums  and  berries,  15,500  tons; 
oranges,  1 32,000  boxes  ; lemons,  65,000  boxes  ; dried  fruits, 

7.200.000  pounds;  potatoes,  1,000,000  bushels;  feathers, 

30.000  sacks. 

Receipts  of  tallow  in  1899  were  increased  20  per  cent, 
over  the  high  record  of  the  preceding  year,  and  were 
decidedly  in  excess  of  any  previous  year.  The  total  was 
90,600  tierces,  against  74,900  for  1898,  and  an  annual 
average  of  55,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  Shipments 
were  20,900  tierces,  against  9,200  in  1898. 


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130,000.  The  number  of  cattle  hides  handled  during 
the  year  by  local  tanners  was  about  335,000,  which  with 
the  other  skins,  makes  a total  of  approximately  485,000. 

Receipts  of  leather  in  1899  were  27  per  cent, 
larger  than  the  high  record  of  the  preceding  year,  repre- 
senting 192,800  bundles,  against  152,300  bundles  for 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  102,000  for  five  years 
prior  to  1899.  Shipments  were  i 73,000  bundles,  against 
1 18,400  for  1898. 

The  local  manufacture  of  leather  is  a notably 
prominent  industry,  the  product  being  partly  consumed 
here  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes,  harness  and  saddler)'. 


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An  average  of  600,000  barrels  of  salt  is  handled  in  the 
city,  and  the  local  production  of  starch  reaches  nearly 
40,000,000  pounds  annually. 

Receipts  of  hides  in  1899  largely  exceeded  the  high 
record  of  the,‘'preceding  year,  reaching  a total  ot  630,300,  com- 
pared with  568,900  for  1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  477,000 
for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  This  indicates  that  the  receipts 
the  past  year  were  32  per  cent,  larger  than  the  annual  average 
for  five  years  previously.  Shipments  for  the  year  were  439,900, 
against  441,200  in  1898.  The  local  slaughtering  turnished 
about  145,000  cattle  hides  during  the  year,  exclusive  of  calf 
skins,  sheep  skins,  etc.,  representing  a total  of  approximately 


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and  partly  shipped  to  other 
localities  in  nearly  all  portions  of 
the  country,  and  to  a moderate 
extent  for  ex|Jort.  There  were 
about  335,000  cattle  hides  tanned 
during  the  year,  besides  a large 
number  of  other  skins,  the  total 
value  of  which  is  estimated  at 
approximately  $6,000,000,  possi- 
bly more,  against  about  $5,000,- 
000  for  1898. 

The  shipments  of  candles 
from  Cincinnati  in  1899  were 
164,600  boxes,  the  largest  quan- 
tity for  six  years,  comparing  with 
137,200  boxes  for  1898,  and  an 
annual  average  of  133,000  boxes 
for  fi  ve  years  prior  to  1 899. 

In  the  manufacture  of 
soap,  Cincinnati  holds  the  high- 
est position  in  the  country,  hav- 
ing made  large  advances  from 
year  to  year  in  recent  years. 
Shipments  in  1899  were  1,999,- 
000  boxes,  compared  with 

1,573,000  boxes  in  1898,  and  an 
annual  average  of  1,420,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  This  implies  an  increase  of  27  per  cent,  in  1899,  compared 
with  the  preceding  year,  and  40  per.  cent  in  comparison  with  the  average  for  the  previous  five  years.  The  value  of  the 
shipments  in  1899  was  approximately  $10,290,000,  compared  with  $7,865,000  for  1898,  $7,730,000  for  1897,  and 
$7,145,000  for  1896.  The  cost  of  material  was  considerably  advanced  during  the  year,  while  it  was  not  practicable  to 
correspondingly  increase  the  price  of  product  throughout  the  line.  The  local  consumption  of  soap  is  large,  and  the 
distribution  by  wagons  to  near-by  localities  is  considerable,  so  that  the  commercial  records  do  not  fully  cover  the  extent 
of  op(;rations  in  this  article.  Local  manufactures  produce  all  the  various  grades  and  kinds  of  soap  in  general  use. 

Wool  receipts  in  this  market  are  decidedly  variable,  the  records  showing  as  high  as  79,000  bales  for  1892,  and 
as  low  as  16,900  bales  for  1898.  In  1S99  the  total  was  29,600  bales,  compared  with  32,800  as  the  annual  average  for 
five  years  prior  to  1899;  for  the  preceding  period  ot  live  years  the  annual  average  was  about  50,000  bales.  Shipments 
in  1899  were  33,500  bales.  In 
recent  years  the  shipments  have 
averaged  fully  2,000  bales 
annually  in  excess  of  receipts, 
suggesting  that  about  400,000 
pounds  yearly  have  been  added 
to  the  su[)[)ly  by  pulled  wool 
from  local  establishments. 

riie  naval  stores  include 

180.000  barrels  of  rosin,  50,000 
barrels  of  turpentine,  and  other 
items  in  proportion. 

The  receipts  of  cotton  are 

350.000  bales,  of  which  i 5,000  to 

20.000  are  locally  manufactured 
and  the  remainder  shipped. 

Lard  oil  is  largely  pro- 
duced, and  linseed  and  other 
oils  extensively  handled. 

Receipts  of  petroleum  at 
Cincinnati  in  1899  were  reduced 
14  per  cent,  in  comparison  with 
the  preceding  year,  the  total 
representing  359,200  barrels, 
against  417,300  in  1898,  and  an 


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annual  average  of  413,000  for 
hve  years  previous  to  1899. 

There  was  an  average  advance 
of  15  per  cent,  in  price  of  illu- 
minating oil,  compared  with  the 
preceding  year.  This  may  have 
had  somethinof  to  do  with  the 
lessened  local  consumption. 

Shipments  for  the  year  were 

137.300  barrels,  against  142,000 
for  the  preceding  year,  and  an 
annual  average  of  173,000  lor 
five  years  prior  to  1899.  Local 
concerns  do  a large  business  in 
the  way  of  sales  for  direct  ship- 
ment from  sources  of  supply  to 
points  of  destination,  which  was 
considerably  enlarged  the  past 
year,  the  total  representing 

1.353.300  barrels,  against  1,225,- 
200  in  1898,  and  an  annual  aver- 
age of  955,200  barrels  for  five 
years  prior  to  1899.  The  com- 
bined receipts  and  direct  sales  in 
1899  represented  an  aggregate 
of  1,712,500  barrels,  against  1,642,500  for  1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  1,368,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899. 

Cincinnati  has  a large  distributing  point  for  petroleum.  This  business  has  been  promoted  by  the  construction 
of  suitable  warehouses  and  terminal  facilities  of  the  railroads,  by  which  there  is  ready  distribution  of  large  and 
small  quantities. 

There  was  considerable  gain  in  receipts  of  leaf  tobacco  in  1899.  compared  with  the  reduced  record  tor  the  pre- 
ceding year.  The  total  arrivals  were  90.600  hogsheads,  and  81,900  cases  and  bales  compared  with  70,700  hogsheads 
and  34,200  cases  and  bales  for  the  preceding  year.  The  receipts  at  the  auction  warehouses  in  1899  were  68,665  hogs- 
heads, compared  with  50,205  for  the  preceding  year,  and  an  annual  average  of  75,200  for  ten  years  prior  to  1899. 

The  year’s  offerings  at  the  auction  warehouses  were  79,475  hogsheads;  rejections,  14,764  hogsheads;  sales, 

64,711  hogsheads;  amount 

' realized,  $6,186,414;  general 

average  [mice  obtained,  $7.95 
per  100  pounds.  P'or  the  pre- 
ceding year  the  general  average 
price  was  $9. 10  per  100  pounds, 
and  for  ten  years  prior  to  1899 
the  annual  average  was  $9.40. 

The  offerings  of  seed  leaf 
tobacco  at  the  auction  ware- 
houses in  1S99  were  10.430 
cases;  rejections,  2,490;  sales, 

7-940. 

The  arrivals  of  cases  of 
leal  tobacco  in  1899  far  e.xceeded 
any  previous  year,  making  a 
total  of  81,905,  (including  bales) 
which  compares  with  34,187  for 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of 
29,600  for  a period  of  ten  years 
prior  to  1899.  The  value  of 
total  arrivals  of  leaf  tobacco  at 
Cincinnati  in  1899  was  approxi- 
mately $11,500,000. 

The  manufacture  of  smok- 
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y(;ars,  was  further  e.\[)lainecl  in 
1899,  sliowinj^  a g'ain  of  34  [ler 
cent,  over  the  precedint^  year, 
reaching-  a total  of  7,445,000 
pounds,  compared  with  5,470,000 
pounds  in  i S98.  Including- 507,- 
000  pounds  manufactured  in 
Cox'ington  and  Newport,  the 
total  was  7,852,000  pounds. 

Chewing  tobacco  is  not 
now  manufactured  to  any  consid- 
erable e.xtent  at  Cincinnati,  the 
total  in  1899  I'ejiresenting  8,900 
|)ounds,  compared  with  10,900 
pounds  in  1 898.  b'or  Covington 
and  New|)ort,  the  total  was 
I , I 82,000  pounds,  compared  with 
1, 1. 1 1,000  in  1898.  d'he  manu- 
lacture  of  cigars  is  also  carried 
on  e.xtensivcdy. 

'Idle  coal  arrivals,  for  local 
consum[)tion,  averages  about 
65,000,000  bushels,  almost 
t;(|ually  divided  between  factory 
and  household  use.  ddie  average  product  of  gas  from  coal  is  1,250,000,000  feet. 

I he  (juantity  of  rectified  spirits  produced  in  1899  at  Cincinnati  and  immediate  vicinity  was  10,448,000  gallons, 
against  9,038,000  gallons  for  1898 — an  increase  of  15^  per  cent.  For  five  years  prior  to  1899  the  annual  average  was 

9,444,000  gallons.  In  earlier  years  the  [iroduction  was  much  larger. 

I he  local  manufacture  of  malt  lirpiors  was  reduced  5^/3  per  cent,  in  1899,  compared  with  the  preceding  year, 
making  the  lowest  record  since  1899,  although  the  variation  during  the  past  ten  years  has  not  been  great.  The  total 
lor  1899  1 ,244,000  barrels,  compared  with  1,317,100  for  1898,  and  an  annual  average  of  i ,326,000  for  ten  years 

prior  to  1899.  Receipts  of  malt  liquors  were  decidedly  increased,  being  the  largest  since  1894,  the  total  showing 
35,200  barrels,  against  15,500  in  1898.  Shipments  for  the  year  were  456,900  barrels,  against  461,200  the  preceding 
year,  and  an  annual  average  of  476,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899. 

I he  indicated  consum|)tion  of  malt  liquor,  chielly  beer,  in  this  city  and  immediate  vicinity,  was  approximately 

* 822,000  barrels  in  1899,  com- 

pared with  871,000  barrels  in 
1898,  and  an  annual  average  of 

857.000  barrels  for  five  years 
prior  to  1899.  The  indicated 
local  consumption  in  1899  was 

25.500.000  gallons,  or  about  46 
gallons  per  capita  of  the  pojiula- 
tion  of  Cincinnati  and  suburbs, 
representing  an  expenditure 
equal  to  $18.00  per  capita  for 
the  year,  or  an  aggregate  approxi- 
mating $10,000,000.  Retailers 
paid  out  about  $5,500,000  for  the 
quantity  disposed  of  by  them 
during  the  year. 

The  receipts  of  manu- 
factured iron  and  steel  average 
about  300,000  tons  of  nails,  475,- 
000  kegs,  and  of  pig  iron,  600,000 
tons.  Th^  sales  by  Cincinnati 
firms  for  shipment  direct  from 
sources  of  supply  to  destination, 
additional  to  receipts  in  this 
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tons — which  with  the  receipts, 
made  an  aggregate  of  1,650,465 
tons,  representing  $29,850,000  in 
value.  The  receipts  and  sales 
in  1898  represented  a total  of 
i,032,630tons,  value  $i  1,875,000. 

Cincinnati  continues  con- 
spicuous in  the  manufacture  ol 
clothing,  an  industry  which  com- 
mands larofe  investments  of 
capital,  and  gives  employment  to 
a great  number  of  hands.  In 
fact,  it  may  be  said  to  be  at  the 
head  of  manufacturing  operations 
here,  both  in  respect  to  extent  of 
capital  invested  and  number  of 
hands  employed.  The  past  year 
was  a prosperous  one  in  this 
interest,  and  local  manufacturing 
operations  were  enlarged. 

Special  returns  to  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  from 
manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  clothing,  indicate  a considerably  enlarged  business  in  1899,  the  increase  averaging  nearly 
9 per  cent,  in  comparison  with  the  preceding  year,  making  a total  of  $23,150,000,  against  $21,250,000  in  1S98,  and  an 
annual  average  of  $19,845,000  for  five  years  prior  to  1899.  The  distributive  trade  in  this  line  is  largely  to  the  south 
and  southeast.  The  high  reputation  which  this  market  has  maintained  in  the  quality  of  goods  has  counted  strongly  in 
favor  of  our  city.  In  addition  to  the  clothing  trade  proper,  there  is  a large  volume  of  business  in  this  market  in 
furnishing  goods  and  women’s  apparel,  much  of  which  represents  products  of  local  manufacture,  estimated  to  have  been 
approximately  $5,500,000  in  value. 

The  annual  average  trade  in  dry  goods  ap[iroximates  $40,000,000  for  a series  of  j’ears.  Carriage  manuiactures 
amount  to  $12,500,000;  and  office  fixtures,  furniture  and  cabinet  work  to  $8,250,000. 

The  shoe  manufacturing  interest  at  Cincinnati  has  been  steadily  enlarging  in  late  years,  and  has  reached  a posi- 
tion of  special  prominence  in  this  line,  understood  to  be  second  in  importance  only  to  Lynn.  Formerly  the  product  of 
our  factories  was  almost  entirely  confined  to  women’s  and  children’s  wear,  but  the  manufacture  of  men’s  wear  has  been 
expanding  in  recent  years,  and  has  reached  liberal  proportions.  Shoes  of  Cincinnati  manufacture  find  market  largely 

in  the  south,  and  have  become 
j popular  for  the  quality  of  these 

i goods.  Special  returns  to  the 

I Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Com- 

merce indicates  sales  of  boots 
and  shoes  in  this  market  to  have 
been  approximately  $17,250,000 
for  1899,  a gain  of  about  1 i per 
cent,  over  the  preceding  year. 
The  value  of  the  output  of  local 
factories  was  approximately  $12,- 
000,000,  compared  with  $i  1,000,- 
000  for  1898;  $10,000,000  for 
1S97  ! $7'750'000  for  1896  ; 

$8,500,000  for  LS95  ! $7,500,000 
for  1894,  and  $7,250,000  lor  1893. 

The  lines  of  manufacture 
embrace:  Wood  working  ma- 

chinery for  furniture  and  chair 
factories,  car  and  railroad  shops, 
and  all  other  varieties.  Machine 
tools,  steam  engines,  gas  and 
gasoline  eno-ines,  boilers,  steam 
pumps  and  power  pumping 
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engines,  shaping  machines,  drills,  tools, 
grinders,  etc.  Machinery  for  laundry  pur- 
poses, electrical  plants,  druggists,  chemists, 
bakers,  paint  manufactures,  sugar  mills,  cider 
mills,  saw  mills,  and  other  cereal  products, 
breweries,  elevators,  air  compressors,  etc. 
Planing  machines,  lathes,  hangers,  iron  pulleys, 
wood  split  pulleys,  washer  castings,  and  metal 
castings  of  every  description,  iron  pipe,  iron 
fence,  iron  and  steel  fence  posts,  barbed  and 
plain  wire,  iron  specialties,  fire  hydrants, 
hydraulic  plug  tobacco  machinery,  and  kindred 
supplies,  stop  valves,  valve  boxes,  tin  and 
terne  plate,  machinery  and  metal  products 
generally.  Saddlery,  harness,  leather  goods  in 
great  variety,  leather  belting,  oak-tanned  sole 
and  harness  leather,  carriage  and  furniture 
leather,  bark-tanned  sheep  leather,  and  pickled 
sheep  skins  for  gloves  and  wool.  Electrical, 
hydraulic  and  other  power  elevators,  steam  pipe 
and  boiler  coverings,  flexible  cement  roofine. 
calliopes,  stationers’  hardware  and  specialties, 
ice  cream  freezers,  sausage  machinery,  sausage 
casings,  peanut  and  coffee  roasters,  galvanized  iron  cans  for  artificial  ice  works,  and  all  kinds  of  black  and  galvanized 
steel  tank  work.  Light  vehicles,  fine  carriages,  road  wagons,  delivery  wagons  of  all  kinds,  hearses,  undertakers’ 
goods,  filing  cabinets,  office  desks,  book  cases,  sideboards,  furniture  in  variety,  hardwood  mantels,  piano  stools, 
veneers,  bicycles,  and  hall  racks.  Brass  goods  of  all  kinds,  including  brass  bedsteads  and  furniture,  copper  ware, 
varnishes,  japans,  printing  inks,  oils  and  dry  colors  for  printing  ink  purposes,  pharmaceutical  products,  sal  soda, 
bicarbonate  soda,  anti-rust  paint,  paper  boxes,  knock-down  cooperage  for  beer,  wine,  whiskey  and  alcohol.  Soaps  in 
full  variety,  starch,  stearic  acid,  candles,  distilled  red  oil,  lard  oil.  perfumery,  printing,  lithography,  cigars  and  cheroots, 
smoking  tobacco,  chewing  tobacco,  and  general  confectionery.  Boots  and  shoes,  clothing,  uniforms,  army  supplies, 
military  goods,  lodge  supplies,  Hags,  decorative  material,  cordage,  billiard  tables  and  bungs.  IMrk  and  beef  products, 
Hour  and  other  cereal  products,  canned  goods,  starch,  bottled  whiskies,  beer,  glycerine,  gelatine,  vinegar,  table  sauce 
and  pickles.  Rookwood  pottery,  and  other  works  of  art  and  decorative  material. 

A large  part  of  the  traffic  of  the  city  goes  by  river.  I'here  are  some  30  large  freight  steamers  and  many  smaller 
craft.  The  steamboat  arrivals  during  each  season  runs  from  1,250  to  1,600.  The  tonnage  of  the  boats  operating  from 
Cincinnati  is  approximately  20,000  tons.  Cincinnati  has  exceptional  railway  facilities,  among  the  more  important  roads 
entering  and  departing  therefrom  to  all  points  of  the  compass,  being  the  Chesapeake  & Ohio  ; the  Baltimore  & Ohio 


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Southwestern  and  its  feeders ; 
the  Louisville  & Nashville ; the 
Big  Four  System,  the  Cincinnati 
N Muskingum  Valley;  the  Cin- 
cinnati Southern;  the  Cincinnati, 
Portsmouth  & Virginia;  the  Cin- 
cinnati Northern;  the  Cincinnati, 
Hamilton  N Dayton  ; the  Penn- 
sylvania Company  lines ; the 
Cincinnati  Northwestern ; the 
New  York,  Pennsylvania  & 
Ohio,  and  many  smaller  steam 
roads,  and  more  than  a score  of 
electric  lines. 

The  city  government  is  a 
composite  affair,  and  has  been 
subjected  to  innumerable  changes 
since  the  first  incorporation, 
some  of  these  changes  have  been 
improvements,  some  the  re- 
verse. The  government  now 
consists  of  a mayor,  Board  of 
Affairs  and  Board  of  Legislation, 
all  of  them  elective  by  the  people. 

William  A.  'Favlor. 


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HE  ROLL  OL  OHIO’S  HISTORICAL  CHARACTERS  embraces  many  names.  They  were  dis- 
tinguished alike  for  their  achievements  in  war  and  in  peace  and  their  names  are  written  with  golden 
letters  in  the  History  of  the  Nation.  Seven  of  the  distinguished  sons  of  the  Buckeye  State  have 
been  selected  to  the  Presidenc}'  of  the  United  States,  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  greatest 
nation  in  the  world.  Wdth  the  exception  of  General  William  Henry  Harrison,  all  were  l)orn  in  Ohio, 
and  five — Harrison,  Hayes,  Garfield,  McKinley  and  Taft — lived  in  the  State  at  the  time  of  their 

election  to  the  Presidency.  The  first  contribution  of  Ohio  to  the  executive  office  of  the  nation  was 

William  Henry  Harrison,  who,  however,  after  a life  of  usefulness  and  noble  efforts  in  behalf  of  the 
people  of  the  country  he  so  loved,  only  occupied  the  high  position  of  Chief  Executive  one  month. 

Of  the  other  Presidents,  General  Grant  served  two  terms;  his  successor,  President  Hayes,  occupied 
the  office  of  Chief  Executive  for  one  term,  declining  a renomination.  The  next  President  of  the  Pnitcd  States, 
James  Abram  Garfield,  died  by  the  hands  of  an  assassin  shortly  after  his  inauguration.  Benjamin  Harrison,  who 
was  elected  President  of  the  United  States  in  1888,  also  ser\'ed  l)ut  one  term  in  office.  William  McKinley  was 
re-elected  for  a second  term,  but  was  assassinated  at  Buffalo  a few  months  after  his  second  inauguration.  The  last 
contribution  of  Ohio  is  William  Howard  Taft,  who  was  elected  President  in  November,  1908. 

William  Henry  Harrison,  Ninth  President  of  the  United  States,  was  born  on  the  ninth  of  Eebruary, 
1773,  at  Berkeley,  Charles  City  County,  \drginia.  He  was  educated  at  Hamiiden-Sidney  College,  and  although 
the  profession  of  medicine  had  been  chosen  for  him,  entered  the  army  as  an  ensign  in  1791,  became  a lieutenant  in 
June,  1792,  and  served  against  the  Indians  as  an  aide-de-camp  on  the  staff  of  General  Wayne,  taking  part  in  the 
battle  of  the  Maumee  and  in  other  engagements,  and  becoming  a captain  in  May,  1797.  Resigning  in  June,  1798, 

he  was  soon  afterwards  appointed  Secretary  of  the  Northwest  Territory  under  General  Arthur  St.  Clair,  but  in 

October,  1799,  resigned  that  position  to  become  a Territorial  Delegate  in  Congress.  In  1801  he  was  made  Go\’ernor 
of  the  so-called  Indiana  Territory,  which  then  comprised  the  region  later  emliraced  in  the  States  of  Indiana,  Illinois, 
Michigan  and  Wisconsin,  and  for  a time  subsequent  to  the  treaty  of  1803  his  jurisdiction  also  extended  over  that 
part  of  the  lands  then  acquired  from  Trance  by  the  Louisiana  ourchase,  which  was  known  as  the  District  of  Louisi- 
ana. Harrison’s  executive  work  in  the  Northwest  continued  until  1813.  He  rendered  effective  and  important 
service  to  the  nation  by  early  establishing  friendly  relations  with  a number  of  the  Indian  tribes,  and  by  thus  lessening 
the  possibility  of  a continuation  of  British  infiuence  in  that  region. 

On  the  seventeenth  of  September,  1802,  he  concluded  a treaty  at  \dn- 
cennes,  and  in  July,  of  the  following  year  negotiated  the  more  impor- 
tant treaty  of  Lort  Wffivne.  He  also  was  forced  to  take  active  measures 
against  the  Indians,  his  most  imiiortant  campaign  being  that  against 
Tecumseh’s  brother,  the  Prophet,  in  the  region  of  the  Wabash,  cul- 
minating in  his  victory  at  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe,  on  the  seventh  of 
Nox’ember,  1811.  Upon  the  outbreak  of  the  War  of  1812,  he  became  a 
major-general  of  Kentucky  militia,  and  in  August,  1812,  was  made  a 
Brigadier-General  in  the  Regular  Army,  and  soon  afterwards  was 
appointed  to  the  chief  command  in  the  Northwest;  in  that  capacity  he 
became  conspicuous  by  his  brave  defense  of  Lort  Meigs,  and  by  his 
complete  victory  over  the  British  at  the  Battle  of  the  Thames,  on  the 
fifth  of  October,  1813.  Withdrawing  from  the  army.  General  Harri- 
son entered  Congress  as  the  Representati\'e  of  the  district  embracing 
Cincinnati,  and  served  from  1816  to  1819,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
State  Senate,  where  he  remained  until  1821.  In  1825  he  returned  to 
Washington  as  Senator  from  Ohio,  retaining  this  position  until  1828, 
when  he  was  sent  as  Minister  to  Columbia.  In  1835  he  was  nominated 
to  the  Presidency  by  Whig  con^’entions  in  Indiana,  Ohio  and  Mar\land, 
and  by  an  -Anti-Masonic  Convention  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  and  in  the 
ensuing  election  succeeded  in  carrying  seven  States,  securing  73  electoral 


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\'otcs,  as  against  170  given  to  \An  Buren  and  51 
di\idcd  among  the  other  three  eandidates.  W’hen 
the  finaneial  i)oliey  ot  Jackson  and  \"an  Buren  brought 
such  disastrous  results  as  tcj  turn  against  the  ad- 
ministration a large  portion  of  the  people,  the  situa- 
tion became  particularly  favorable  for  whcjever  might 
be  nominated  b\’  the  Whig  Bart)'  in  1840.  The  Whig 
( 'oinention  met  at  Harrisburg,  on  the  fourth  of  Dec- 
ember, 1830,  and  (General  Harrison  was  mmiinated 
for  the  Bresidenc)'  on  the  filth  balhjt.  In  the  Bresi- 
dential  election  \'an  Buia  n only  carried  seven  states, 
with  a total  electoral  vote  ot  00,  as  against  234  votes 
secuix'd  1))'  Harrison.  Although  in  good  health  at 
the  time  (4  his  inauguration,  (kmeral  Harrison  was 
taken  ill,  and  died  on  the  fourth  of  April,  1841. 

liLVSSES  S.  Grant,  the  second  Bresident  from 
[’resident  of  the  United  States,  was  iKam  at  Boint  Bleasant,  Clermont  County,  Ohio  on  the 
1822.  His  father  was  Jesse  R.  Cu'ant  and  his  mother  Hannah  Simpson.  Ulysses  was 
th(‘  oldc'st  of  six  children.  When  a little  boy  his  parents  removed  to  Georgetown,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  his  boyhood 
in  assisting  his  lather  on  the  tarm  and  also  in  a tannery.  In  the  si)ring  of  1839,  when  seventeen  years  of  age,  after 
ha\  ing  attendc'd  the  village  sch.ool,  he  was  appointed  to  a cadetship  in  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West 
Boint,  where  lu'  graduattd  in  1843.  He  then  was  commissioned  brevet  second-lieutenant  in  the  Fourth  Regiment 
of  Infantry,  stationed  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Mo.  In  May,  1844,  his  regiment  was  ordered  to  Louisiana,  and  in 
Septc'inber,  1845,  to  4\‘xas,  to  join  the  army  of  (ieneral  Taylor.  In  the  Mexican  War,  Grant  took  part  in  the  battles 
of  Balo  Alto  and  Rc'saca  de  la  Balma,  and  was  present  at  the  capture  of  A'lonterey.  In  1847  he  was  made  quarter- 
master of  his  regiment.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  General  Scott’s  campaign,  and  for  his  bravery  at  Molina 
del  Re)',  SejJtember  8,  1847,  was  made  hrst  lieutenant,  and  i(a'  his  conduct  at  Chapultej^ec,  Seittember  13,  was  bre- 
vetc'd  ('aptain.  In  the  summer  of  1848  his  regiment  returned,  to  be  stationed  first  at  Detroit,  and  then  at  Sackett’s 
I larbor.  In  the  same  year  he  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  T.  Dent,  of  St.  Louis.  In  1852  he  accompanied  his  regiment 
to  California  and  Oregon,  and  on  August  5,  1853,  was  commissioned  full  captain,  but  on  July  31,  1854,  resigned 
and  removed  to  the  neighl lorhood  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  cultivated  a farm  and  engaged  m the  real  estate  business. 
His  lack  of  knowledge  of  business  metliods  and  his  carelessness  in  money  matters  involved  him  heavily  in  debt, 
and  caused  him  in  1859  to  gi\'e  up  and  move  to  Galena,  111.,  where  he  was  employed  in  his  father’s  store  at  $800  a 
year.  Here  he  was  living  when  the  civil  war  broke  out  in  1801.  He  immediately  recruited  and  drilled  a company 
of  Cialena  volunteers,  and  accomj^anied  them  to  Springiield,  wdiere  he  wxis  employed  in  the  Adjutant-General’s 
department  as  a mustering  officer.  He  (jffered  his  services  to  the  National  Government,  but,  receiving  no  reply, 
accei)ted,  on  June  17th,  the  Colonelcy  of  the  Twenty-First  Illinois  \Tlunteer  Infantry,  and  served  with  his  regiment 
under  (ieneral  Bope  in  Missouri  until  August  7th,  when  he  was  commissioned  a brigadier-general  of  volunteers. 
In  this  capacit)'  he  served  in  Misscniri;  was  later  ])laced  in  charge  at  Cairo,  and  early  rendered  important  service 
1))'  the  seizure,  on  September  0,  1801,  of  Baducah,  Ky.,  at  the  mouth  ot  the  Tenessee,  and  of  Smithland,  at  the  mouth 
of  the  Chimberland,  on  the  twenty-hfth  of  September.  In  February,  1802,  he  captured  Fort  Henry,  on  the  Ten- 
nessee, and  Fort  Donelson,  on  the  Cum- 
berland. The  capture  of  Fort  Donelson 
was  the  first  important  and  brilliant  vic- 
tory of  the  Federal  army,  and  it  made 
a great  impression  upon  the  country. 
General  Grant  was  at  once  made  Major- 
General  of  Volunteers,  his  commission 
being  dated  as  of  the  day  of  the  battle. 
The  battle  of  Shiloh,  or  Fittsburg  Landing, 
was  next  fought.  The  Confederates  were 
driven  back  to  Corinth  and  in  this  battle 
General  Grant  was  slightly  wounded.  He 
was  second  in  command  in  the  movement 
against  Corinth,  wTich  was  occupied  by 
the  Federal  troops  on  May  30th.  When, 
in  July,  General  Halleck  w-as  called  to 
Washington  to  take  command  of  the  armies 
of  the  United  States,  General  Grant  was 
assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  the  Tennessee,  with  headquarters 
at  Corinth.  In  September  he  fought  the 

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Confederate  General  Price  at  luka  and  defeated 
him.  In  October  General  Grant’s  department  was 
enlarged  by  a portion  of  Mississippi,  including  \dcks- 
burg,  the  forces  under  his  command  being  designated 
as  the  Thirteenth  Army  Corps.  On  the  eighteenth 
of  May,  1863,  General  Grant  captured  \dcksburg, 
and  on  the  fourth  of  July,  1863,  General  Pemberton 
surrendered  with  about  30,000  men.  General  Grant 
was  now  appointed  a Major-General  in  the  Regular 
Army,  and,  in  October,  was  placed  in  command  of 
the  Alilitary  Division  of  the  Tennessee,  comprising 
the  departments  commanded  by  Sherman,  Thomas, 

Burnside,  and  Hooker.  General  Grant  was  next 
called  upon  to  conduct  the  oijerations  against  the 
Confederate  General  Bragg  at  Chattanooga.  On  the 
twenty-fourth  of  November  the  Federals  stormed 

Lookout  Mountain,  and  on  the  twenty-fifth  they  carried  the  heights  of  Missionary  Ridge.  Congress  at 
its  next  session  passed  a vote  of  thanks  to  General  Grant  and  his  army,  and  ordered  a gold  medal  to  l)e  struck  in 
his  honor.  The  grade  of  Lieutenant-General  was  revived.  General  Grant  was  nominated  by  President  Lincoln  for 
the  position,  and  the  nomination  was  proniptly  confirmed  by  the  Senate.  On  the  seventeenth  of  March,  1864,  he 
issued  his  first  order  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  armies  of  the  Lhiited  States.  Lhider  his  command  the  battle 
of  the  Wilderness  and  the  engagements  at  Spottsyh'ania  Court  House  were  fought,  after  which  began  the  opera- 
tions against  Richmond,  the  Capital  of  the  Confederacy,  with  the  final  surrender  of  General  Lee  at  Appomattox, 
on  the  ninth  of  April,  1865.  The  assassination  of  Lincoln  and  the  accession  of  Andrew  Johnson  quickly  followed, 
and  then  came  the  excitement  of  the  period  of  Reconstruction  in  which  Grant,  for  whom  Congress  had  created  the 
rank  of  General  of  the  Army,  bore  a loyal  and  honorable  part.  During  the  administration  of  Johnson  he  was  draw  n 
into  the  struggle  betw^een  the  President  and  Congress.  On  the  removal  of  Stanton,  Secretary  of  War,  by  President 
Johnson,  Grant  was  asked  to  fill  the  ofifice  ad  interim,  and  he  held  it  from  August,  1867,  to  Januar5%  1868.  He  was 
soon  recognized  as  an  availal)le  candidate  for  the  Presidency,  and,  in  May,  1868,  a convention  of  soldiers  and  sailors, 
at  Chicago,  endorsed  his  contemi)lated  candidacy.  On  the  twentieth  of  Alay  of  the  same  year  the  Republican 
National  Convention,  on  the  fir§t  ballot,  nominated  him  for  the  Presidency  unaminously,  and  in  the  fall  of  1868, 


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(icneral  (irant  was  elected  President.  In  1872,  Gen- 
eral Grant  was  elected  to  a second  term  in  office, 
defeating  his  opponent,  Horace  Greeley.  At  the 
close  of  his  second  term,  in  1877,  he  made  a tour  of 
the  ^\■hol(.‘  cixilized  world,  visiting  especially  the 
great  countries  ot  h'nroj)e  and  Asia,  and  receiving, 
as  a soldic‘1'  and  cixilian  and  the  first  citizen  of  the 
United  States,  all  the  honor  which  rulers  and  j)eople 
could  bestow.  On  his  return  home,  in  the  spring 
of  1880,  a large  and  influc’ntial  portion  of  the  Re- 
pnlilican  Party  sought  to  make  him  a candidate  for 
the  Presidency  once*  more;  but  the  mcA'ement  was 
defeatc'd,  not  because  the  people  did  not  still  admire 
and  trust  him,  but  on  account  of  the  formidable 
opi)osition  to  the  bestowal  of  the  office  ui)on  any  man, 
howevc'i'  eminent  or  able,  lor  more  than  two  terms. 

Alter  his  long  journey  Gc'iu'ral  Grant  made  his  home  in  New  ^h)rk.  He  became  a partner  in  a financial  firm  which 
came  to  grief  and  iinolved  him  in  pecuniar\’  ruin.  The  only  blame  that  attached  to  him  was  that  he  liestowed  too 
much  ('onlidencc'  upon  those  win.)  misused  it.  With  the  energy  of  a young  man,  he  now  took  u|)  his  pen  and  wrote 
out  the  rc-collei't ions  of  his  military  life,  “for  the  money  it  gave  me,’’  he  says,  “for  at  that  moment  I was  living  on 
borrowed  monep'.’’  In  1881,  Gemgress,  by  a special  enactment,  placed  him  on  the  retired  list  of  the  army,  as  Gen- 
eral, with  lull  ])a\’,  a position  he  had  resigned  to  become  President.  He  died  at  Mt.  McGregor,  near  Saratoga, 
N.  on  the  t wcMity-third  of  July,  1885.  His  body  found  a final  resting  place  in  a magnificent  tomb  in  Riverside 
Park,  New  \Ork,  overlooking  the  Hudson  River. 

RtiTintkFORi)  P.  llAYiiS,  elected  in  the  fall  of  187G,  was  the  nineteenth  President  of  the  United  States  and 
the  third  contribution  from  Ohio.  (His  biograjdiy  is  to  be  finmd  among  the  Governors  of  Ohio.)  President  Hayes 
soiwcd  one  term,  declining  a renomination.  His  successor  in  office  was  James  Abram  Garfield.  He  was  born 
in  ()range,  ('uyahoga  C'ounty,  Ohit),  November  19,  1881,  and  died  in  Elberon,  New  Jersey,  September  19,  1881, 
the  result  of  a mmderous  shot  fired  by  the  assassin  Guiteau,  July  2,  1881  His  remains  lie  buried  in  Lake  View  Ceme- 
tery, (flcA'eland.  “He  made  his  way’’  in  life,  and  rose  to  distinction  through  his  own  efforts  and  indomitalde  will. 
W’lu'ii  a bo>’  he  worked  on  a canal  boat  as  a driver  and  spent  his  leisure  hours  in  study.  At  the  time  he  was  in  the 
c'lnploy  of  Governor  Tod.  In  1849  he  entered  the  Geauga  Seminary  at  Chester,  and  supported  himself  by  doing  odd 
jobs  as  a cari)ent(.>r’s  (jr  blacksmith’s  helper,  as  oi)portunity  offered.  During  vacations  he  did  farm  and  other  manual 
labor,  and  occasionally  taught  school.  He  entered 
Hiram  Gollege  in  1851,  and  Williams  (hdlege  in  1854, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1856.  Ik'  was  ordained  a 
minister  in  the  Gampbellite  church,  and  after  his  grad- 
uation taught  Greek  and  Latin  in  Hiram  Collage,  and 
subse<|iK‘ntl\'  became  its  president.  He  read  law  with 
Alln'i't  Gallatin  Riddle  at  (Cleveland,  and  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  in  1858.  He  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of 
th('  I'it ty-lourth  General  Assenibly  from  the  Twenty- 
Aixth  Senatorial  District,  Portage  and  Summit  Counties, 
in  1859.  At  the'  breaking  out  of  the  Gi\  il  W dv  he  was 
commissioned  licutenant-cohmel  of  the  Lorty-sec<md 
()hio  X'oluntec'r  Infantry,  and  had  a brilliant  military 
career,  ha\'ing  bc-en  made  a major-general  by  successive 


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promotions.  He  participated 
in  the  actions  at  Middle  Creek, 

Kentucky,  Shiloh,  Ch)rinth, 

C'hickamauga  and  many  other 
minor  engagements,  in  all  ol 
which  he  distinguished  himself. 

He  resigned  his  military  com- 
mission December  3,  1863,  to 
take  his  seat  in  Congress.  His 
health  had  been  shattered,  and 
his  friends,  without  solicitation 
on  his  part,  had  elected  him 
to  the  National  House.  He 
was  elected  as  a Republican, 
and  at  once  became  a conspicu- 
ous hgure  on  the  floor  of  the 
House,  delivering  a forceful 
speech  a few  weeks  after  enter- 
ing the  body.  His  oratory  was 
of  a high  order,  and  his  argu- 
ments were  strong  and  often 
unanswerable  by  his  opponents.  library  or-  the  supreme  couRr  of  ohio 

He  was  elected  in  1862  to  the  Thirty-eighth  Congress  from  the  Nineteenth  District,  Portage,  Trumbull,  Ceauga 
and  Ashtabula  Counties.  He  was  elected  to  the  Thirty-ninth,  Fortieth,  Forty-first,  and  Forty-second  from  the 
same  constituency.  In  1872  the  Nineteenth  District  was  made  uj)  of  Portage,  Ashtabula,  Trumbull,  Lake  and 
Geauga,  and  he  was  chosen  to  the  Forty-third,  Forty-fourth,  Fort^’-fifth  and  Forty-sixth,  always  liy  overwhelming 
majorities.  During  his  eighteen  years  of  continuous  service  in  Congress  he  scrA’ed  on  all  of  the  imiiortant  commit- 
tees of  the  House,  and  was,  at  different  times,  chairman  of  the  committees  on  military  affairs,  flanking  and  currency, 
ways  and  means,  and  others.  In  1876  he  was  chosen  a menber  of  the  electoral  commission  which  settled  the  disputed 
presidential  succession  between  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  and  Samuel  J.  Tilden,  and  was  one  of  the  eight  out  of  fifteen 
voting  to  seat  the  former.  On  the  thirteenth  of  January,  1880,  he  was  elected  P'nited  States  Senator  1)}^  the  Legis- 
lature, l)ut  renounced  the  office  liefore.  the  lieginning  of  the  term  to  accept  the  presidential  nomination,  and  at  the 
November  election  of  that  year  he  was  elected  president  over  Major-General  Winfield  S.  Hancock.  In  March,  1881, 
shortly  after  his  inauguration,  a bitter  controversy  was  precipitated  between  his  administration  and  Senators  Platt 
and  Colliding  of  New  York,  o^’er  the  appointment  of  \\  illiam  H.  Robertson  as  collector  of  the  port  of  New  5Mrk, 
and  the  two  Senators  resigned,  as  a jirotest,  and  both  stood  for  re-election  and  both  were  defeated,  thus  indorsing 
President  Garfield’s  action.  Inter-party  liitterness  rose  to  a dangerous  degree,  which  culminated  on  the  second  da\’ 
of  July,  1881,  when  a probably  insane  partisan  named  Guiteau  fired  a pistol  shot  into  the  President  in  the  railway 
station  building  at  W ashington,  inflicting  fatal  injuries.  He  lingered  in  great  agon_\'  until  the  nineteenth  of  Septem- 
ber, when  he  died  of  blood  poisoning.  This  being  the  second  president  assassinated,  the  horror  and  indignation  of 
the  entire  nation  knew  no  bounds,  and  when  he  died  all  party  lines  and  divisions  were  washed  out  by  the  great  flood 
of  national  grief. 

Beniamin  Harrison,  the  twenty-third  President  of  the  United  States,  was  born  on  the  twentieth  of  August, 
1833,  at  North  Bend,  Ohio.  His  lather,  John  Scott  Harrison,  a son  of  President  Wfilliam  Harrison,  represented 
the  Whigs  in  Congress  from  1853  to  1857.  Benjamin  passed  Ins  earh'  \'ears  on  the  farm  of  his  lather,  studied  two 
years  at  Farmers  College,  College  Hill,  near  Cincinnati;  graduated  at  Miami  Uni\'ersit\’  in  1852  as  fourth  in  his  class, 
and  after  studying  law  in  Cincinnati,  married  the  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  \\b  Scott,  and  settled  in  Indianapolis  in  1854. 
In  1860  he  was  elected  Reporter  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Indiana,  and  in  a political  debate  with  Thomas  A.  Hendricks 


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soon  afterwards  acquired  a reputation  as 
a speaker.  He  entered  the  Federal  Army 
as  second  lieutenant  in  July,  1862,  as- 
sisting in  organizing  the  Seventieth  In- 
diana Regiment,  was  promoted  in  August, 
1862,  to  he  Colonel,  served  in  Kentucky 
and  Tennessee,  led  a charge  at  Resaca, 
Georgia,  on  the  hftccnth  of  May,  1864, 
in  which  one-third  of  his  command  was 
killed  or  disahled;  commanded  his  brigade 
with  signal  l)ravery  at  Kenesaw  Moun- 
tain, June  29  t(.»  July  3,  1864,  and  at  Peach- 
tree Creek,  July  20th;  took  part  in  the 
operations  around  Nashville,  and  on  Jan- 
uary 23,  1865,  was  breveted  Iwigadier- 
general  of  volunteers  “for  alnlity  and 
manifest  energy  and  gallantry  in  com- 
mand of  brigade.’’  Returning  to  civil 
life,  he  resumed  his  occupation  of  Re- 
porter of  the  Supreme  Court,  l)ut  in  1868 
declined  re-election.  In  1876  he  was  the 
Republican  candidate  for  Governor  of  In- 
diana, but  was  defeated,  though  running 
2, ()()()  ahead  of  his  ticket.  In  1878  he  was  appointed  a member  ot  the  Mississippi  River  Commission.  In  1880  he 
was  c'lec'ted  Cnited  States  Senator,  and  during  his  term  of  office  op]X)scd  alien  ownership  of  large  tracts  of  land  and 
the  Blair  educational  Bill;  favored  civil  service  retorm,  and  was  one  of  a committee  to  perfect  and  report  a bill 
reslric'ting  Chinese  immigration.  In  1888,  at  the  Republican  Convention  at  Chicago,  he  was  nominated  for  the  Presi- 
(h'licy.  In  tlu'  ensuing  election  he  defeated  President  Cleveland  for  his  second  term.  His  administration  was  marked 
b\'  no  c'special  conspicuous  features,  but  during  it  the  Pan-American  Congress,  the  initiation  of  the  policy  of  com- 
mercial reciprocity  and  the  attempt  to  annex  Hawaii  to  the  United  States  attracted  much  attention.  The  indus- 
trial situation  was  much  altered  by  the  McKinley  Tariff  of  October  1,  1890;  the  puldic  debt  was  reduced,  and  a 
stable  national  currency  maintained;  civil  service  reform  was  extended;  the  Louisiana  Lottery  was  abolished;  the 
londition  of  both  the  army  and  navy  was  improved,  and  many  highly  creditable  appointments  to  office  were  made, 
esi)ccially  in  the  federal  judiciary.  In  the  summer  of  1892  Harrison’s  Secretary  of  State,  Mr.  Blaine,  resigned 
and  became  an  avowed  candidate  hn'  the  Presidential  nomination,  luit  Harrison  was  again  nominated,  only  to  be 
(h'feated  in  the  election  by  his  predecessor,  (jrewer  Cleveland.  After  leaving  office  he  accepted  a professorship  of 
international  law  at  the  Leland  Stanford  University,  California.  During  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  he  devoted 
himself  to  tlu'  practice  of  law.  In  1899  he  aitpeared  as  counsel  for  Venezuela  before  the  commission  appointed  to 
arbitrate  the  boundary  (lisi)ute  with  England.  He  was  the  principal  representative  of  the  United  States  at  The 
1 lague  Conference  in  1899.  His  death  occurred  alter  a brief  illness,  at  Indianapolis,  on  the  thirteenth  of  March, 
1901. 

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Ohio.  (His  biography  is  to 
be  found  among  the  Govern- 
ors of  Ohio.j  He  was  elected 
in  1896  and  re-elected  in  1900, 
but  was  assassinated  in  Sep- 
tember, 1901,  at  Buffalo,  New 
York,  shortly  after  his  second 
inauguration.  In  1908  the 
State  of  Ohio  was  again  called 
upon  to  furnish  a President 
for  the  United  States. 

W’lLLIAM  HotVARD  TaFT, 
twenty-seventh  President  of 
the  United  States,  was  born 
on  the  fifteenth  of  September, 

1857,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

His  parents  were  Alphonso 
Taft,  the  jurist.  Cabinet  offi- 
cer and  diplomat,  and 
Louise  M.  Torrey  Taft,  of  Millbury,  Alassachusetts.  President  Taft  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  Cincinnati 
public  schools,  after  which  he  fitted  himself  for  college  at  WYodward  High  School,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  entered 
Yale  College  in  1874,  and  four  years  later  graduated,  second  in  his  class  of  120.  He  was  salutarian  at  commence- 
ment and  also  the  class  orator.  In  1893  he  received  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  from  his  alma  mater. 
After  his  graduation  at  Yale,  President  Taft  Itegan  the  study  of  the  law  in  the  office  of  his  father.  Judge  Alphonso 
Taft,  and  also  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which,  in  1880,  he  graduated,  standing  at  the  head  of  his 
class.  He  was  immediately  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio,  and  secured  his  first  employment  as  law  reporter  of  the 
“Cincinnati  Commercial.’’  In  January,  1881,  he  was  appointed  assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Hamilton  Cotmt>% 
Ohio.  He  resigned  that  office  in  Alarch,  1882,  to  accept  the  position  of  Collector  of  the  Internal  Revenue  for  the 
first  Ohio  District,  with  his  office  at  Cincinnati,  to  which  he  was  appointed  by  President  Arthur.  He  resigned  this 
position,  however,  within  the  year  to  enter  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and,  in  January,  1883,  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Major  Harlan  Page  Lloyd,  under  the  firm  name  of  Lloyd  & Taft.  He  continued  in  pri\'ate  prac- 
tice until  March,  1887,  at  which  time  Governor  Joseph  B.  Foraker  nominated  him  to  the  position  of  Judge  of  the 
Superior  Court  of  Cincinnati,  to  fill  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resignation  of  Judge  Judson  Harmon.  During  the 
years  preceding  this  he  had  served  for  a time  as  assistant  county  solicitor  under  Rufus  B.  Smith.  In  1888,  he  was 
elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  for  the  full  term  of  five  years.  His  service  upon  the  bench  of  that  triltunal  was 
terminated,  however,  in  January,  1890,  by  his  a[)pointment  by  President  Harrison  as  Solicitor  General  of  the  United 
States.  His  career  in  \Yashington  as  the  ranking  member  of  the  Department  ot  Justice  was  most  successful  and 
brought  him  prominently  before  the  bar  of  the  whole  country.  Upon  the  creation  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals,  which  necessitated  the  appointment  of  nine  new  Circuit  Judges,  President  Taft  was  appointed  to  the 
bench  of  his  own,  the  Sixth  Circuit.  Associated  with  him  at  that  time  was  Circuit  Judge  Howell  E.  Jackson,  whose 
appointment  by  President  Harrison  shortly  afterwards  to  the  bench  ot  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States 
made  Judge  Taft  the  senior  and  presiding  judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  for  the  circuit  including  the  four 
great  states  of  Alichigan,  Ohio,  Kentucky  and  Tennessee.  The  Court  was  immediately  after  its  organization  flooded 
with  business,  and  Judge  Taft  from  the  outset  showed  his  tremendous  capacity  for  work  and  his  eminent  cjualifica- 
tion  for  a judicial  position.  His  administrative  ability  was  also  made  apparent  by  the  manner  in  which  he  discharged 
the  duties  of  presiding  judge  and  also  in  the  administration  of  several  great  trusts  which  came  into  the  hands  of  the 
court,  notably  the  case  of  the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railroad. 

His  interest  in  the  profession  attracted  his  attention  to  the  need  of  proper  legal  education,  and,  in  1896,  he 
joined  a number  of  the  most  distinguished  members  of  the  Cincinnati  bar  in  the  organization  of  the  Law  School 
of  the  Cincinnati  University,  which  was  modeled  upon  the  i)lan  of  the  Harvard  Law  School.  In  the  year  following 
the  Law  School  of  the  old  Cincinnati  College  was  incorporated  with  this.  Judge  Taft  served  as  dean  of  this  school 
from  the  date  of  its  organization  until  1900,  in  which  year  he  resigned  his  position  upon  the  bench,  and  also  his  posi- 
tion at  the  head  of  the  Law  School,  to  accept  the  Presidency  of  the  Ifiiited  States  Phillii)ine  Commission,  which 
was  tendered  to  him  by  President  McKinley.  He  almost  immediately  departed  for  Manila,  where  he  with  his 
associates  took  charge  of  the  administration  of  this  new  dependency  of  the  United  States.  On  the  fifth  of  June,  1901, 
he  became  the  first  Civil  Governor  of  the  Phillipine  Islands. 

Governor  Taft’s  administration  in  the  East  has  simply  l)orne  out  the  promise  of  his  life  up  to  the  date  of  his 
appointment.  The  many  questions  which  confronted  him  were  of  the  most  vita!  importance  l>oth  to  the  countr\’ 
of  his  birth  and  to  the  country  of  his  charge,  and  in  the  solution  of  these  questions  he  has  succeeded  in  convincing 


DRESS  PARADE,  OHIO  MILITARY  INSTITUTE 


808 


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all  fair  minded  persons  of  his  patriotic  devotion  to  his  own  country  and  his  sincere  interest  in  and  determination  to 
[)reserve  the  ri,^•hts  (d'  the  j)eople  wliom  he  was  ;c;overning.  llis  success  in  this  trying  field  is  shown  by  nothing  more 
forcibly  than  the  keen  regrcd  fc'lt  by  the  nati\'e  inhabitants  (d'  the  Phillii)ine  Islands  at  the  time  when  he  finally 
concei\c-d  it  to  lu‘  his  dnt\’  to  rc'sign  his  position  as  (iovernor  to  accept  that  of  Secretary  (d  War  in  the  Cabinet  of 
Prc'sident  Roose\elt.  d'his  pcjsition  he  held  from  Jannar\',  1904,  to  June  1908,  when  he  resigned.  In  1906  Secre- 
tary of  Whir  'baft  was  sent  to  ('nba  to  adjust  an  insurrection  on  the  island  and  for  a short  time  acted  as  Provisional 
(iovernor.  In  June  of  1908  he  was  nominated  by  the  Repnldican  National  C'onventlon,  at  Chicago,  to  the  Presi- 
(lenc\-  of  the  Cnited  States.  1 le  was  elected  in  Novcmiber  of  that  year  and  inangnrated  on  the  fourth  of  March,  1909. 


CAMPUS,  OHIO  STATE  UNIVERSITY 


CHAPTER  XXII. 


THE  CITY  OF  TOLEDO. 

E2DO,  one  of  the  most  important  of  the  lake  ports,  was  the  last  of  the  hve  [)rincipal  cities  of 
Ohio  to  be  incorporated  as  a city,  being  a little  later  in  time  than  Cleveland,  and  was  incor- 
porated in  1836,  then  standing  fifth  in  rank  with  a population  of  about  2,000.  In  1840  it 
stood  fifth  with  a population  of  2,500.  It  again  ranked  in  this  place  in  1850,  with  a population 
of  6,156.  In  i860  its  population  rose  to  15,950,  but  still  ranked  fifth.  In  1870  it  rose  to  the 
third  rank  with  a population  of  32,110,  to  31,000  for  Columbus,  and  24,615  for  Dayton.  In 
1880  it  occupied  the  fourth  place  with  50, 137,  to  52,200  for  Columbus,  and  38,678  for  Da)-- 
ton.  It  held  the  fourth  place  in  1890  with  a population  of  81,434,  against  88,150  for 
Columbus,  and  61,220  for  Dayton.  In  1900  it  won  the  third  rank,  with  a population  of 
131,822,  to  125,560  for  Columbus,  while  Dayton  came  fifth,  with  85,333. 

The  city  is  situated  on  both  banks  of  the  Maumee  River  near  its  mouth,  and  on  the 
Miami  & Erie  and  Wabash  canals;  it  is  134  miles  southeast  to  Columbus,  202  miles  south  to 
Cincinnati,  60  miles  to  Detroit  by  water  line  of  the  lake,  112  miles  to  Cleveland  by  rail. 

TherO  were  originally  two  distinct  settlements,  known  respectively  as  Port  Lawrence 
and  \hstula,  the 


latter  highest  up  the  line  of  the  river.  For 
years  there  was  great  rivalry  between  the 
two,  but  neither  made  striking  progress. 
Rut  in  the  end  they  grew  together,  and  all 
rivalry  ceased,  and  the  ancient  boundaries 
separating  them  were  obliterated. 

Within  the  city  is  the  site  of  the  old 
stockade  known  as  Fort  Industry,  which  was 
erected  in  the  year  1 794,  at  what  is  now 
Summit  Street,  corner  of  Monroe,  and  the 
site  of  the  old  fort  has  been  lonsf  since  occu- 
pied  by  one  of  the  numerous  business  blocks 
ol  the  city.  A “treaty”  was  made  at  old 
Fort  Industry  in  the  year  1805,  on  the  4th 
of  July,  between  Charles  Joust,  the  United 
States  commissioner,  and  the  chiefs  and 
sachems  of  the  Ottawa,  Chippewa,  Pottawa- 
tomie, Wyandot,  Shawnee,  Munsee  and 
Delaware  tribes,  by  which  the  Indian  title  to 
what  was  known  as  the  “ Fire  Lands  ” was 
extinguished. 

There  were  so-called  settlements  in 
the  immediate  vicinity  of  Toledo  as  far  back 
as  the  latter  half  of  the  seventeenth  century, 
but  they  were  of  purely  a temporary  charac- 
ter. It  was  a favorite  point  for  the  Indians 
in  their  migrations  and  expeditions,  and  was 


STEEDMAN’S  MONUNENT. 


870 


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VIEW  OF  TOLEDO  LOOKING  WEST  FROM  NASBY  TOWER. 


a favorite  huntino-  and  trapping  ground.  Hither  came  the  French  fur  traders  and  missionaries  to  meet  and  barter  with 
the  red  men.  In  1794,  the  British,  in  violation  of  the  treaty  stipulations  of  1783,  came  into  the  vicinity  and  erected 

Fort  Miami  on  the  Maumee,  to 
aid  in  carrying  out  the  design  to 
destroy  or  greatly  cripple  the 
young  Republic,  by  inciting  the 
savage  tribes  to  drive  out  the 
settlers  from  Ohio  and  the 
Northwest,  and  furnish  them  with 
arms  and  munitions  of  war,  and 
give  them  aid  and  counsel  in 
their  work  of  desolation  and 
destruction. 

Many  striking  historical 
events  surround  the  early  settle- 
ment of  Toledo,  which  grow  in 
interest  as  time  passes  on. 
Colonel  Moulton  Honk,  the 
president  of  the  Ohio  Society  of 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revo- 
lution, pointed  many  of  them  out 
in  an  address  to  the  officers  and 
members  of  the  Society  at  one 
of  its  annual  meetings,  and 
some  of  the  historical  points 
given  by  him  may  properly  be 

introduced  at  this  point.  A 
IN  EARLY  DAYS  LOOKING  DOWN  ST.  CLAIR  STREET.  jj  j retrosoective  view  mav 

Old  Hall  Block  in  JForefjronnd.  bllglU  ICLlOSpCLLlVC  View  liuiy 


I HE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


871 


OFFICE  OF  THE  WOOLSON  SPICE  COMPANY,  HUKON  AND  JACKSON  STKEETS. 


well  come  in  here.  After  the  close  of  the  Revolutionar\'  War  in  the  East,  that  same  fight  for  home  and  territory  coif 
tinned  in  the  West.  The  Indians  were  openly  encouraged  and  assisted  by  the  British,  who  still  held  onto  and  had  not 
vacated  American  territory  ; and  later  an  open  alliance  existed,  during  the  “ Madison  War  of  1812,”  so  called  by  the 
easterners  who  did  not  sympathize  in  it.  To  the  appeal  to  the  East  that  their  compatriots  in  the  W est  must  be 
protected,  their  answer  was, 

“I'he  West  is  not  worth  the 
light : we  want  peace  to  recoup 
us  from  the  long  Revolutionary 
siege.” 

d o understandingly  appre- 
ciate the  historic  points  we  are 
now  interested  in,  it  is  necessary 
for  us  to  go  back  into  Revolu- 
tionary times,  and  into  times 
immediately  precedent  thereto, 
but  so  interlinked  with  the  period 
herein  covered,  that  it  in  reality 
forms  a part  of  a single  record. 

As  we  now  understand  the  term, 
the  Revolutionary  Army  was  not 
a disciplined  body  of  soldiers. 

W ashington  was  a soldier,  and 
thoroughly  appreciated  the  fact 
that  there  were  two  requisites  to 
the  effective  army.  One  was 
thorough  discipline ; the  other 
the  ability  to  effectively  use  the 
small  arm.  Ele  was,  however, 
the  broad  man  of  policy,  and 

appreciated  as  well  that  he  could  k.  a.  hartley,  wholesale  grocer,  summit  and  cherry  sireets. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


H7'2 


THE  "BLADE”  BUILDING. 

Superior  atul  Jefferson  Streets. 

the  place,  lie  e.xplainetl  to  his  men  that  this  was  in  the 
naturtf  of  a “ drill,”  that  he  desired  to  show  to  them  that 
the  American  soldier  disci[)lined  and  tinder  proper  leader- 
ship, was  the  equal  in  a hand-to-hand  conllict  with  the 


not  then  hold  his  armies  together  by  carrying  into  execution 
a too  rigid  system  of  arbitrary  tactics. 

Across  the  I ludson  River,  opposite  Peekskill,  is  a 
stony  point,  which  had  been  fortified  by  the  British,  and  was, 
in  July,  1779,  garrisoned  by  them.  They  were,  one  night, 
rudely  disturbed  by  two  columns  of  American  soldiery  leaping 
their  breastworks,  and  with  fixed  bayonets,  closing  in  on 
their  hastily  formed  ranks,  and  after  a short,  sharp  confiict 
with  the  bayonet,  they  surrendered  to  Anthony  Wayne,  the 
American  commandant,  whose  men  had  not  fired  a shot. 

General  Wayne  destroyed  their  works,  and  taking 
along  the  captured  ammunition,  arms  and  prisoners,  vacated 


NASBY  BUILDING. 

The  Walbridge  Building  Company,  Owners. 

schooled  English  soldier  or  his  wily  ally,  the  Indian.  Such 
soldierly  qualifications  appealed  to  Washington,  who,  alas, 
had  too  few  such  aids. 

The  treaty  of  peace  in  1783  designated  the  chain  of 
great  lakes  as  the  northern  boundary  of  our  country,  yet  the 
English  did  not  vacate  this  territory. 

In  1790  the  Indian  troubles  began.  Incursions  were 
made  into  the  sparsely  settled  communities,  and  massacres  of 
families,  theft  of  cattle  and  stock,  the  burning  of  buildings, 
etc.,  were  of  frequent  occurrence. 

General  Harmar,  with  1,400  soldiers,  was  clis|>atched 
by  Washington  to  pacify  the  Indians,  and  he  destroyed  a few 


WALDING,  KINNAN  & MARVIN  BUILDING, 
Wholesale  Druggists. 


LAMSOiX  BKOTHEKS'  DKV  GOODS  HOUSE. 


OLD  REVENUE  CUTTER  “ MICHIGAN.” 


YACHTS  AT  ANCHOR. 


S74 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO, 


OFFICE  OF  GENIJKON  WHEEL  COMPANY. 
Superior  Street. 


THE  LABRATOKY  OF  THE  CHENEY  MEDICINE  COMPANY. 
Adams  Street. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


875 


Indian  villages  and  some  grain,  but  in  an 
engagement  at  Chillicothe,  he  was  severely 
defeated.  St.  Clair,  with  an  army  of  1,500 
then  followed,  suffering  a paralyzing  defeat, 
losing  630  killed  and  missing,  and  260 
wounded.  Enraged  at  these  defeats,  Wash- 
ington determined  on  a most  aggressive  cam- 
paign. Anthony  Wayne  was  requisitioned, 
and,  acting  under  his  agreement  with  Wash- 
ington that  he  should  recruit  and  discipline  his 
own  army,  he  at  once  began  the  work,  obtain- 
ing as  far  as  possible,  veterans  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  men  on  whose  hardihood  and 
courage  he  could  implicity  rely. 

Four  years  of  this  Indian  war  had  but 
encouraged  the  savages,  but  on  August  20, 
1794,  Wayne,  with  900  men,  came  upon  the 
Indians  under  Little  Turtle  and  Turkey  Foot, 
about  three  miles  south  of  the  present  peace- 
tul,  quiet  little  city  of  Maumee.  The  Indians 
had  taken  a position  that  appeared  to  them  to 
be  impregnable  to  successful  attack.  A severe 
hurricane  had  previously  laid  low  a stretch  of 
native  forest  timber,  and  behind  this  the 
Indians  awaited  the  attack. 

Under  orders,  corresponding  with  those 
at  Stony  Point,  namely;  “ To  fire  only  at  the 
enemy,  but  use  the  bayonet  to  victory,”  the 
charge  ot  his  men  was  made,  over  and  under 
the  fallen  trunks  ; any  way  to  get  there.  The 
attack  was  so  impetuous,  the  onslaught  so 
furious,  the  punishment  so  severe  to  the 
Indians,  that  they  were  entirely  routed.  In 
their  retreat  they  were  followed  almost  under 
the  English  guns  at  Fort  Miami,  then  occupied. 


THE  LASALLE  & KOCH  COMPANY. 

Ohio’s  leading  silk  house.  Jefferson  and  Superior  Streets. 


although  on  bhiited  States  terri- 
tory, by  England’s  soldier)'.  Lieu- 
tenant W illiam  Henry  Harrison 
was  then  on  Wayne’s  staff.  This 
battle  completed  the  Indian  war, 
and  a treat)-  of  peace  followed. 
Later,  treaties  were  made  with 
the  individual  tribes  by  which 
land  was  ceded  to  the  United 
States. 

Tecumseh  was  a Sha- 
wanese  chieftain,  irresistably  elo- 
quent. Jealous  of  the  Indians’ 
interest,  he  tra\'eled  from  tribe 
to  tribe  and  succeeded  in  orean- 
izing  a confederation  of  the 
various  Indian  nations,  which  con- 
federacy refused  to  ratify  such 
land  treaties  made  by  the  indi- 
vidual tribes. 

Harrison,  who  had  been 
made  governor  of  the  Indian 
territory,  called  upon  the  Indians 
for  an  accounting.  Tecumseh 
came  in  answer,  but  at  the  head 
of  400  warriors,  and  in  a speech 


INTERIOR  OF  THE  CENTRAL  SAVINGS  BANK,  SUI>1MIT  STREET. 


87B 


7' HE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


STOLrJERG  & PARKS. 

Oldest  rmiiiture  liouse  in  Northwestern  Ohio. 


THE  “TIMES-NEWS”  BUILDING. 
Superior  Street. 


DETWILER  BUILDING,  CORNER  OF  MADISON  AND  SUPERIOR  STREETS. 


surcharged  with  Indian  eloquence, 
he  depicted  the  wrongs  to  his 
people  which  such  surrender  of 
land  would  indict.  At  the  close  of 
his  speech  he  was  told  to  take  a 
vacant  seat  beside  his  father 
(Governor  Harrison.)  “My  father! 
The  sun  is  my  father.  The  earth, 
my  mother.  I will  rest  on  her 
bosom,”  was  his  reply,  and  he  took 
his  seat  on  the  ground  with  his 
tribesmen. 

This  conference  effected  but 
little  if  any  good,  and  the  Indians 
continued  their  preparations  to 
resist  the  white  settlement  of  the 
territory.  In  this  determination, 
the  English  officers  had  no  little 
part.  They  were  in  the  closest 
touch  with  the  Indians  at  all  times 
after  the  [leace  of  1783.  They  had 
accompanied  the  Indians  to  the 
field  of  battle  and  openly  watched 
the  progress,  from  nearby  places, 
of  such  conflicts.  The  defeat  of 
the  Prophet,  d'ecumseh’s  brother, 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


877 


PRODUCE  EXCHANGE,  ST.  CLAIR  AND  MADISON  STREETS. 


at  Tippecanoe  in  November,  i8ii, 
further  embittered  the  latter,  and 
in  the  War  of  1812  he  cast  his  lot 
with  the  English,  under  their 

o 

promise  that  with  their  success,  the 
Indians’  “rights”  to  the  territory 
would  be  protected. 

W^ar  was  declared  June  18, 

1812,  and  Ohio  then  had  less  than 
250,000  population,  all  practically 
in  a zone  of  50  miles  from  the  Ohio 
River.  The  history  of  the  War  of 
1812  was  a story  of  misfortunes 
and  misadventures.  Hull  lost 
Detroit  to  the  British ; under 
Brock,  Mackinac  was  lost ; Fort 
Dearborn  was  abandoned  by 
Captain  Heald,  and  the  entire  force 
was  massacred  by  the  Pottawat- 
tomies,  and  the  year  1813  was 
ushered  in  with  a dark  outlook. 

General  Winchester  was  attacked 
on  the  River  Raisin  by  General 
Proctor  and  the  Indians,  and  after 
the  surrender  to  Proctor  the 
defenseless  American  prisoners 
were  turned  over  to  the  Indians  to  butcher.  Then  the  government  awakened  to  the  necessities  of  the  frontier  conllicts, 

o 

and  an  army  of  10,000  was  raised  for  General  Harrison,  who  was  made  commander-in-chief  of  the  frontier  armies. 

He  (Harrison)  built  Fort  Meigs  in  I'ebruary,  1813,  just  opposite  where  the  village  of  Maumee  now  stands.  It 
covered  ten  acres,  and  was  a strategic  point  covering  the  approach  to  Canada.  Upon  May  i,  1813,  Proctor’s  army, 
with  Tecumseh  and  Indians,  besieged  it,  and  for  five  days  the  ceaseless  roar  of  artillery,  the  rattle  of  musketry,  and  the 
yells  ol  the  Indians  created  a pandemonium  infernal.  It  was  during  this  battle,  (the  night  of  May  4)  that  Captain 
Oliver  crept  into  the  fort  and  informed  Harrison  that  General  Clay  with  1,200  Kentuckians  was  within  two  hours  of  the 
fort.  Clay  was  then  directed  to  land  800  on  the  north  bank,  near  Fallen  Timbers,  and  to  bring  the  other  400  into  the 

fort.  A sortie 
would  be  made 
from  the  fort  to 
cover  their  ap- 
proach. 

Col.  Dudley 
commanded  the 
800  and  marched 
silently  down,  tak- 
ing the  British  liy 
surprise,  and  clos- 
ing in  upon  them 
with  bayonets 
fixed,  put  the  Brit- 
ish and  Indians  to 
flight.  Pdated  by 
their  success,  the 
Kentuckians 
lowed  some 
Indians  into 
heavy  forest. 


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%~R0ASTE0CGFF£E.  extracts  OEiWCI«BAMTS| 

«iss«2  t»0UHDSP)C£S.-  SEEffiiHiAaSIS.  ■ | 

BAsmoPovroER-.- .stJttttiG. 


THE  DOW  & SNELL  COMPANY’S  BLOCK,  CHERRY  STREET. 


fol- 
wily 
the 
and 

Proctor  swung  his 
soldiers  around, 
coming  in  between 
them  and  the  river. 
Then  arose  the 
multitude  o f 


lie  RnoJiirLii  rij  iczd^c^’O 


KJldEtJMIt 


THE  SPITZER  BUILDING. 

One  of  the  largest  office  buildings  outside  of  Chicago  and  New  York. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


87'j 


Indians,  and  the  Kentuckians,  real- 
izing the  ambush,  attempted  a 
retreat,  only  to  find  Proctor  in 
their  way,  and  to  him  they  had  to 
surrender.  Of  the  800,  about  150 
escaped,  250  were  killed,  and  400 
surrendered,  who  were  turned  over 
to  the  Indians  for  slaughter. 

Tecumseh,  coming  in  late,  stopped 
the  massacre,  but  in  time  to  save 
only  a mere  handful.  They  had 
practically  then  all  been  killed. 

Tecumseh,  a man  of  heart,  up- 
braided Proctor  for  this  work,  but 
it  came  too  late  and  counted  for  but 
little.  Unsuccessful  in  his  attempt 
to  capture  the  fort,  Proctor  drew 
his  forces  oft  and  returned  with  his 
Indian  allies  to  Detroit.  On 
October  5,  1813,  Harrison  attacked 
Proctor  and  his  Indians  and 
recaptured  Detroit.  In  that  battle 
Tecumseh  was  killed. 

Had  it  not  been  for  Wayne 
and  Harrison,  it  is  a question  what 
our  maps  would  now  show.  Out 
of  the  territory  thus  saved  by  them, 
five  large  states  now  form  a magnificent  portion  of  our  country,  and  Toledo  is  one  of  the  great  cities  of  the  lake  region. 
It  was  at  Detroit  that  the  first  crushing  disasters  befell  American  arms  in  the  years  1812  and  1813.  It  was  within 
the  suburbs  of  the  present  city  that  the  tide  of  battle  changed  in  1813,  and  had  a fitting  clima.x  at  New  Orleans  on  the 
8th  of  January,  1815. 

Prior  to  these  events  and  immediately  following  them,  the  district  about  Poledo  was  being  slowly  settled,  and 
for  a time  the  tendency  was  to  make  Maumee  City  a center.  Hut  this  tendency  gradually  and  almost  imperceptibl)' 

changed  as  the  years  went  by, 
and  the  inhabitants  themselves 
could  not  probably  wholly 
account  tor  it.  The  great  com- 
mercial advantages  and  possibili- 
ties of  the  site  of  Toledo,  practi- 
cally nameless  and  a mere  speck 
on  the  map,  were  seen  and 
realized  by  men  of  means  and 
enterprise,  and  the  tide  ot 
thought,  and  eventually  migra- 
tion and  settlement,  turned  in 
that  direction  and  bep^an  to  con- 

o 

centrate. 


SCHMIDT  BLOCK. 
Adams  and  Michigan  Streets 


FORT  INDUSTRY  BLOCK. 

An  old  landmark  and  site  of  old  Fort  Indus-tr,N’,  corner  of  Monroe 
and  Summit  Streets. 


But  it  was  not  rapid. 
Many  things  conspired  against 
it.  One  of  these  was  the  dis- 
puted boundary  line  between 
Ohio  and  Michigan.  Not  that 
the  natural  advantages  of  the 
place  would  be  diminished  by 
placing  it  within  the  boundaries 
of  either  Michigan  or  Ohio,  but 
the  dispute  itself  sent  settlers  and 
capital  elsewhere,  until  it  was 
finally  settled  and  disposed  of, 
and  Toledo,  as  already  indicated, 
had  no  cohesive  existence  as  a 


880 


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munici[)ality,  between  1800,  when 
th('  lirst  settlements  worthy  of 
the  name  were  made,  until  1836, 
when  the  boundary  (juestion  was 
definitely  settled,  and  it  blos- 
somed out  into  a city  under  the 
act  of  the  h^e^islature  of  that  year. 

Its  orowth,  as  shown  b)’ 
a comparison  with  Cincinnati, 
Cle\’cland,  Columbus  and  Day- 
ton,  lor  thti  [)eriods  named,  since 
1850,  most  fully  represents  its 
progress: 

I’opulation,  1850,  I'oledo, 
3,8jo  ; Cle\'(dand,  1 7,034  : Cin- 
cinnati, 115,430:  Columbus, 

17,882;  Dayton,  10,977.  Pop- 
ulation, 1800,  Toledo,  8 1 ,434  ; 
Cleveland,  261,540;  Cincinnati, 
296,308:  Columl)us,  90,398; 

Dayton,  58,868.  Population, 
1900,  'I'oledo,  131,822:  Cleve- 
land, 381,768;  Cincinnati,  325,- 
902;  Columbus,  125,560:  Day- 


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I'his  indicates  an  increase 

of  more  than  34.00  [jer  cent,  in  50  years,  or  more  than  twice  as  great  as  Cleveland,  six  times  as  great  as  Columbus,  six 
times  as  great  as  Da)  ton,  and  more  than  20  times  as  great  as  Cincinnati,  between  the  years  1850  and  1900. 

The  lirst  known  settlers  of  the  Maumee  valley  were  Gabriel  Godfrey  and  John  Baptiste  Beaugrand,  who  estab- 
lished a trading  post  at  the  foot  of  the  Maumee  rapids  in  1790.  Other  French  settlers  came  in,  including  La  Point, 

Mominee  and  Peltier,  James  Carlin,  a blacksmith,  some  of  whose 
descendants  reside  in  Hancock  County,  Ohio,  came  in  from  Monroe 
about  1807  or  1808.  At  that  date  six  American  families  were  there. 
David  Hull,  a nephew  of  General  Isaac  Hull,  and  one  of  General 
Harrison’s  scouts,  resided  at  Maumee  City. 

Near  the  mouth  of  the  Maumee,  and  opposite  Manhattan,  a 
small  French  settlement  was  established  in  1807,  or  about  that 
date.  It  was  adjacent  to  a village  of  the  Ottawa  Indians,  which  is 
said  to  have  existed  from  the  time  of  the  Pontiac  conspiracy,  in 
1 763,  and  Pontiac’s  widow,  her  son,  Kan-tuck-ee-gren,  and  his  son. 


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Ottussa,  were  there.  Mesh- 
kee-ma,  a cousin  of  Ottussa,  was 
a chief  on  the  west  side  of  the 
river,  and  was  one  of  the  great 
Indian  orators  of  his  day.  A 
young  chief,  named  A-ee-wa, 
was  poisoned  by  an  ambitious 
rival.  There  were  at  that  time 
about  8,000  Ottawas  living  in  the 
vicinity.  Their  chief  occupation 
was  hunting  and  fishing.  The 
remnant  of  the  tribe  was  removed 
west  in  1837. 

Peter  Navarre  was  one  of 
the  prominent  characters  in  the 
early  pioneer  days.  He  was 
born  in  Detroit  in  1 786,  his 
father  being  a French  officer 
stationed  there.  In  1807  he  and 
his  brother  Robert  erected  a log 
cabin  near  the  mouth  of  the 
river  on  the  east  side,  which  con- 
tinued to  be  his  home  during  the 
remainder  of  his  life.  He  spoke 
most  of  the  Indian  dialects,  and 
was  an  expert  woodsman  and  hunter.  For  many  years  he  bought  furs  for  a Detroit  business  house.  In  1812,  Peter 
and  his  three  brothers,  Robert,  Alexis  and  James,  tendered  their  services  to  General  Hull.  He  also  besought  General 
Hull  to  secure  the  services  of  the  Miami  Indians,  which  he  declined  to  do,  and  the  Indians  took  part  with  the  British. 
Hidl,  in  his  surrender,  included  the  Navarres  in  the  proctocol,  and  they  were  paroled,  although  they  refused  to  recog- 
nize the  right  of  the  British  commander  to  treat  them  as  prisoners  of  war,  and  Peter  at  once  entered  the  military  service 
under  General  Harrison,  and  acted  as  a scout  for  General  Harrison  until  the  end  of  the  war,  although  General  Proctor 
offered  a reward  of  $1,000  for  his  scalp.  He  died  in  East  Toledo,  March  20,  1874. 

Peter  Manor  was  one  of  the  early  settlers;  a brave  man,  a thorough  hunter  and  trapper,  and  a staunch  friend  of 
the  Americans.  He  came  from  Upper  Canada  at  an  early  day  and  engaged  in  fur  trading.  He  laid  out  the  village  of 
Providence.  For  a time  it  llourished,  but  it  fell  into  decay,  and  Manor’s  brick  house  was  the  last  to  succumb  to  time 

and  the  elements.  He  lies  buried 
on  the  old  homestead  which  he 
redeemed  from  the  primeval  forest. 
Many  of  his  descendants  reside  at 
Toledo  and  in  that  vicinity. 

Morrison  Remick  Waite,  the 
distinguished  chief  justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States,  long  a resident  of  Toledo, 
was  born  in  Lyme,  Connecticut, 
November  29,  1816,  and  died  in 
Washington  City,  March  23,  1888. 
His  father  was  on  the  Supreme 
Bench  of  Connecticut.  He  gradu- 
ated  from  Yale  in  1837,  and  was  a 
classmate  of  William  M.  Evarts 
and  Samuel  J.  Tilden.  He  served 
in  the  legislature  of  Ohio  in  1849- 
1850,  and  in  the  latter  year  located 
in  Toledo.  He  was  American 
consul  for  the  Tribunal  of  Arbitra- 
tion, which  met  in  Paris  in 

1871- 1872;  presided  over  the  Con- 
stitutional Convention  of  Ohio  in 

1872- 1873,  and  in  1874  was 
appointed  chief  justice  of  the 


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Supreme  Court  by  President  Grant.  His 
decisions  stand  as  precedents. 

(General  James  Barrett  Steedman  was 
born  in  Northumberland  County,  Pennsyl- 
vania, July  29,  1817,  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage, 
and  died  in  Toledo,  where  he  had  long  been  a 
resident,  October  18,  1883.  ^ was  engaged 

in  newspaper  enterprises,  railroading,  con- 
nected with  the  public  works  of  the  State, 
served  in  the  legislature,  and  filled  many  civic 
positions.  He  was  public  printer  under  Presi- 
dent Buchanan.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
Civil  War  he  entered  the  military  service 
as  colonel  of  the  Fourteenth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  rose  to  brigadier  general  and  to 

major  general.  He  greatly  distinguished  him- 
self at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  where  he 
commanded  a division  and  saved  the  fortunes 
of  the  day.  A beautiful  monument  to  his 
memory  stands  in  one  of  the  triangles  in 

Toledo,  the  gift  to  the  city  from  William  J. 
b'inlay,  the  friend  and  champion  of  (General  Steedman.  It  was  unveiled  May  26,  1887. 

lesse  Wakeman  Scott,  one  of  the  earliest  journalists  ol  Toledo,  was  born  in  Ridgefield,  Connecticut,  in  I 789, 
and  died  in  Toledo  in  1874.  1 le  was  both  lawyer  and  journalist.  1 le  located  in  Toledo  in  1844,  and  for  years  was  the 

editor  of  the  “ Toledo  Blade.”  1 le  prophesied  a great  future  for  the  city,  and  in  something  like  half  a century  all  his 

[prophesies  have  been  verifed. 

David  Ross  Locke,  another  prominent  journalist,  who  made  a great  success  of  the  “Blade,”  after  editing 
various  papers  in  Plymouth,  Bucyrus,  Mansfeld,  Bellefontaine  and  Findlay,  was  born  in  Vestal,  New  York,  September 
20,  1833,  and  died  in  'I'oledo,  P'ebruary  15,  1888.  He  achieved  his  greatest  fame  by  his  “Petroleum  V.  Nasby  ” 

letters,  which  commanded  almost  universal  attention,  and 
brought  the  “Weekly  Blade”  an  enormous  subscription  list. 
He  accummulated  a handsome  fortune,  which  his  heirs  have 
preserved  and  enlarged. 

Clark  Waggoner  was  a journalist  of  ability  and 
promise,  and  was  connected  with  both  the  “Blade”  and 


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“Commercial.”  He  is  the  author 
of  several  valuable  historical 
works.  He  was  born  in  1820. 

John  S.  Kountz  was  born 
in  Richfield  Center,  Lucas 
County,  Ohio,  March  25,  1846, 
and  at  the  age  of  1 5 enlisted  in  the 
Thirty-seventh  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry  as  a drummer  boy.  In 
the  charge  at  Mission  Ridge  he 
threw  away  his  drum,  seized  the 
musket  of  a fallen  comrade,  and 
joined  the  charge,  falling  wounded 
under  the  Confederate  works. 
Mrs.  Kate  Brownlee-Sherwood. 
also  a brilliant  and  graceful 
journalist,  the  wife  of  General 
Isaac  R.  Sherwood,  wove  this 
tragic  incident  into  the  poem, 
“ The  Drummer  Boy  of  Mission 
Ridge,”  immortalizing  alike  the 
hero  and  the  poet. 

Truman  Hoag  served  but 
a portion  of  a term  in  Congress. 
He  was  elected  to  the  Forty- first 
in  1868  from  the  Tenth  District,  comprising  the  counties  of  Lucas,  Wood,  Putnam,  Henry,  Paulding,  Defiance,  Pulton 
and  Williams.  He  was  born  in  Manlius,  New  York,  April  9,  1816,  and  died  F'ebruary  5,  1870,  in  Washington. 

Richard  Mott  was  of  Quaker  lineage,  and  was  born  in  Marmaroneck,  New  York,  July  16,  1804.  He  taught 
school  to  obtain  the  means  to  secure  a collegiate  education,  but  failing,  entered  the  bank  of  New  York  in  a clerical 
capacity,  where  he  remained  for  some  years.  He  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  in  1836.  where  he  entered  upon  the  grain 
trade,  and  was  the  pioneer  in  the,  erection  of  grain  elevators  in  Toledo.  He  had  the  management  of  the  lands  of 
Governor  Washington  Hunt  and  the  Plicks  family  for  a number  of  years.  He  led  in  the  organization  and  construction 
ol  the  first  railroad  operated  in  Ohio,  or  the  West,  The  Erie  & Kalamazoo,  and  was  president  of  it  in  1838  and  1839. 
He  was  strongly  anti-slavery  in  his  views,  being  an  disciple  of  William  Lloyd  Garrison.  He  was  an  advocate  of 
woman’s  Suffrage,  and  aided  Mrs.  Lucretia  Mott,  the  wife  of  his  elder  brother,  in  organizing  and  agitating  in  that 
behalf,  and  contributed  liberally  to  the  cause.  His  name  is  interwoven  with  much  of  the  history  of  Toledo.  He  was 
elected  to  the  Thirty-fourth  Congress  in  1854,  from  the  Fifth  District,  composed  of  the  counties  of  Lucas,  \ an  WOrt, 
Paulding,  Putnam,  Defiance,  Williams,  Fulton,  WOod,  Henry  and  Hancock,  and  was  re-elected  to  the  Thirty-fifth  from 
the  same  district.  Tendered  a third  election,  he  declined  it.  Pie  died  in 
Toledo,  January  22,  1888. 


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For  more  than  half  a 
century  Emory  D.  Potter,  of 
Lucas  County,  was  one  of  the 
most  prominent  Democratic  citi- 
zens and  lawyers  in  the  north- 
western part  of  the  State.  In 
1838  he  was  elected  president 
judge  of  the  Thirteenth  Circuit, 
and  he  held  that  office  until  he 
entered  Congress.  In  1842  he 
was  elected  to  the  Twenty-eighth 
Congress  from  the  Fifth  District, 
embracing  the  counties  of  Lucas, 
Mercer,  Van  Wert,  Paulding, 
Williams,  1 lenry,  Putnam,  Allen, 
Shelby  and  Hardin.  He  did  not 
seek  a re-election,  and  in  1847 
was  sent  as  a representative  to 
the  Forty-sixth  General  Assem- 
bly of  Ohio.  In  1848  he  was 
elected  to  the  Thirty-first  Con- 
gress from  the  Fifth  District,  as 
above.  In  1873  I"*®  elected 
to  the  Ohio  Senate  of  the  Sixty- 
first  General  Assembly  from  the 
1 hirty-third  District,  composed  of  Hancock,  Wood,  Lucas,  P'ulton,  Henry  and  Ihitnam  Counties.  During  the  last  30 
years  of  his  life  he  served  on  the  various  boards  of  trustees  of  the  different  public  institutions  of  the  State.  He  was 
liorn  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  in  1804,  and  settled  at  Toledo  early  in  the  last  century. 

James  Monroe  Ritchie  was  born  in  Dunferline,  Scotland,  July  29,  1819,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in 
1S32.  His  education  was  rather  limited,  and  wholly  self-acquired.  He  studied  law,  was  admitted  at  25,  and  soon 
acquired  a good  practice.  He  was  an  ardent  Republican  in  politics,  took  an  active  part  in  political  campaigns,  and  was 
a delegate  to  the  Re[)ublican  convention  at  Chicago  in  1880.  He  was  elected  in  the  same  year  to  the  Forty-seventh 
Congress  Irom  the  Sixth  District,  Lucas,  PTilton,  Henry,  Ottawa,  Williams  and  Wood  Counties.  He  served  but  a 
single  term  in  Congress,  and  held  no  other  public  office  of  importance.  His  son,  Byron  F.  Ritchie,  a prominent 
member  of  the  Toledo  bar,  also  served  a term  in  the  P'ifty-third  Congress,  having  been  elected  as  a Democrat  in  1892. 

\ General  Isaac  R.  Sherwood  was  born  August  13,  1835,  in 

Duchess  County,  New  York;  was  educated  at  Antioch  College,  and 
studied  law  in  Cleveland.  Located  at  Bryan  in  1857,  and  established 
“ Williams  County  Gazette.”  He  and  Miss  Kate  M.  Brownlee, 


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daughter  of  Judge  James  Brownlee,  were  married  in  1859.  A son  and  daughter  blessed  the  union,  James  B.  and  Mrs. 
Lenore  K.  Pyle,  well  known  in  musical  circles.  In  1859  General  Sherwood  was  elected  probate  judge  of  Williams 

County,  resigning  the  office  to 
enter  Union  army  as  a private 
in  the  Fourteenth  Reofiment, 
Ohio  \Mlunteer  Infantry,  April 
18,  1861.  Served  in  the  ranks 
four  months;  commissioned  lieu- 
tenant in  One  Hundred  and 
Eleventh  CEiio  ; served  as  adju- 
tant in  Buell  campaign  in  1862  ; 
promoted  to  major  in  1863;  pro- 
moted to  lieutenant  colonel  in 
1864,  commanding  his  regiment 
to  the  close  of  the  war,  receiving 
rank  of  brevet  briofadier  general 
for  or-allant  services  in  scores  of 

o 

battles.  Alter  close  of  the  war 
edited  “Toledo  Commercial;” 
subse([uently  on  editorial  staff  of 
the  “Cleveland  Leader;”  elected 
secretary  of  state  in  1868,  and 
re-elected  in  1870;  elected  to 
Congress  from  the  Sixth  District 
afterwards  became 


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proprietor  and  editor  of  the 
“Toledo  Sunday  Journal,”  until 
1878,  when  he  was  elected  pro- 
bate judge  of  Lucas  County.  ' 

Subsequently  he  became  a resi- 
dent of  Canton,  Ohio,  remaining 
there  until  about  four  years  ago, 
when  he  removed  to  Toledo, 
where  he  now  resides. 

Frank  H.  Hurd,  a prom- 
inent citizen  of  Toledo,  an 
unswerving  Democrat  and  un- 
compromising free  trader,  repre- 
sented the  Toledo  district  in 
Congress  one  term,  and  acquired 
a national  reputation  as  an  elo- 
quent, logical  speaker,  with  but 
few  superiors  as  a legal  counselor. 

General  Patrick  S.  Slevin, 
born  in  Ireland,  April  17,  1815: 
came  to  America  when  six  years 
of  age;  came  to  Ohio  in  1831  ; 
read  law  from  1837  to  1840  with 
lion.  John  B.  Orton,  at  Somer- 
set, Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  1840,  opening  an 

office  in  Somerset.  He  subsequently  removed  to  Dayton, 


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OLD  LUCAS  COUNTY  JAIL  ON  WATER  STREET. 


Ohio,  and  in  1852  went  to  Defiance,  practicing  his  profession 
there.  Was  appointed  to  fill  an  unexpired  term  of  prose- 
cuting attorney,  and  was  also  elected  for  a full  term.  In  i860 
he  entered  into  a law  partnership  with  Hon.  James  Murray, 
then  attorney  general  of  Ohio,  and  thereupon  removed  to 
Perrysburg.  In  1S62  he  assisted  in  recruiting  and  organiz- 
ing the  One  Hundredth  Regiment,  Ohio  \"olunteer  Infantry, 
of  which  he  became  lieutenant  colonel.  On  September  7, 
1862,  the  regiment  left  for  Cincinnati.  In  the  winter  of  1862- 
1861;  the  colonel  resicjned,  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  Slevin 
was  promoted  colonel,  holding  that  rank  until  December, 
1864,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged  on  account  of  dis- 
ability from  serious  wounds  received  in  battle.  He  was 
brevetted  brigadier  general  in  March,  1865,  on  account  of 
meritorious  conduct  in  battle.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he 
held  the  office  of  collector  of  customs  at  the  port  of  Toledo 
for  nearly  eight  years.  He  resigned  the  office  and  served  as 
secretary  of  the  Toledo  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association 


tor  one  year.  His  life  and  heart 
became  absorbed  in  the  work  of 
administering  to  the  physical  and 
spiritual  needs  of  the  poverty- 
stricken  of  Toledo,  and  on  the 
first  of  December,  1875,  he 
entered  upon  his  life  work  as  city 
missionary  at  the  Adams  Street 
Mission,  without  a dollar  or  a 
dollar’s  worth  in  the  treasury. 
From  that  day,  winter  and 
summer,  through  storm  and  sun- 
shine, in  cold  and  heat,  day  and 
night,  for  many  years  until  the 
day  of  his  death,  he  ministered 
to  the  needs  of  Toledo’s  dis- 
tressed, and  when  he  passed 


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;i\va)',  llie  pooi  and  unfortunate  lost  a friend  whom  they  looked  upon  as  a tried,  true  and  trusted  father.  He  was 
for  23  y(.*ars  a local  preacher  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church. 

Sketches  of  other  distincruished  citizens  of  Toledo  have  been  griven  under  other  divisions  of  the  annals  of  the  State. 

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d'he  pioneer  railroad  of  the  Northwest  came  to  Toledo;  this  was  the  Erie  & Kalamazoo,  and  was  projected  by 
Hr.  Samuel  O.  Comstock.  It  was  chartered  by  the  State  of  Michigan,  and  looked  upon  as  a mere  jest,  so  to  speak, 
and  was  granted  “ on  the  ground  that  it  was  a mere  fanciful  object,  out  of  which  could  come  no  harm,  and  which  would 
greatly  please  the  Comstocks  of  Toledo.”  A company  for  its  construction  was  organized  in  1835,  road  was 

built  to  Adrian  in  1836,  lulward  Bissell  of  Toledo,  and  George  Crane  of  Adrian,  were  the  active  managers  and  jiro- 
motors  of  the  sclieme.  It  w^as  completed  and  trains  were  run  over  it  in  the  latter  part  of  1836,  at  the  unheard  of  rate 
of  20  miles  an  hour.  It  was  ironed  with  “strap”  rails,  and  the  equipment  was  painfully  primitive.  The  original 

locomotive  is  still  intact.  In 
1842  the  road  was  sold  under  the 
sherift’s  hammer,  and  it  became 
a portion  of  the  Michigan 
Southern  System. 

This  “fanciful”  scheme 
was  a little  more  “fanciful,”  it  is 
true,  than  the  lake  and  canal 
carrying  trade  at  that  time,  but 
not  much  more  so;  but  now  let 
us  see  what  it  has  grown  into  in 
the  way  of  railway  systems  and 
freight  lines,  electric  railways, 
and  all  the  things  that  go  with 
them  ; 

Steam  Railways.  — Lake 
Shore  & Michigan  Southern, 
Norwalk  Division,  (east);  Lake 
Shore  & Michigan  Southern, 
Sandusky  Division,  (east);  Lake 
Shore  N Michigan  Southern,  Air 
Line  Division,  (west);  Lake 
.Shore  «&  Michigan  Southern, 
Michigan  Division,  (northwest)  ; 


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Lake  Line  Freight.  — 
Lake  Erie  Transportation  Com- 
pany : Clover  Leaf  Steamboat 

Line  ; Lackawana  Line. 

In  addition  to  the  above 
regular  lake  lines,  a very  large 
number  of  steamers,  propellers 
and  sailing  vessels  bring  to  and 
take  cargoes  from  this  port,  some 
of  which  load  for  foreign  ports, 
d'here  is  also  a belt  railway 
which  encircles  the  city,  con- 
necting all  roads  and  branches 
with  the  manufacturing  interests. 

Toledo  has  a dockag-e 
front  of  about  one-half  mile,  with 


Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern,  Detroit  Branch,  (north);  Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern,  Jackson  Branch, 
(north);  Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern,  Lansing  Branch,  (north);  Lake  Shore  & Michigan  Southern,  Grand  Rapids 
& Kalamazoo  Branch,  (northwest);  Pennsylvania  System,  Philadelphia  & New  York,  (east);  Pennsylvania  System, 
Baltimore  & Washington,  (east);  Pennsylvania  System,  Mansfield  & Pittsburg,  (east);  Wabash  System,  Chicago,  St. 
Louis,  Kansas  City,  DesMoines  and  Omaha;  Baltimore  & (^hio;  Toledo,  St.  Louis  & Western;  Cincinnati,  Hamil- 
ton & Dayton;  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  & Dayton,  Findlay  Branch;  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  & Dayton,  Bowling  Green 
Branch;  Toledo  & Ohio  Central,  Eastern  Division;  Toledo  & Ohio  Central,  Western  Division;  Columbus,  Hocking  VHlIey 
& Toledo  ; Michigan  Central  ; Wheeling  & Lake  Erie  ; Flint  & Pere  Marquette  ; Cincinnati  Northern  ; Ann  Arbor. 

Electric  Railways. — Toledo  Traction  Company;  Toledo  & iMaumee  \Hlley  ; Toledo,  Bowling  Green  N 
Southern  ; Toledo,  Fremont  & Norwalk  ; Toledo  & Monroe  ; Toledo  & Ottawa  Pieach  ; Toledo  & Western  ; Detroit, 
Toledo  & Shore  Line. 

Lake  Line  Passenger. — 

Detroit  N Cleveland  Line, 

Mackinac,  Petoskey  & Georgian 
Bay  ; Detroit  & Cleveland  Line, 

Put-in-Bay  ; Detroit  & Cleve- 
land Line,  Buffalo ; White  Star 
Line,  Detroit,  The  Flats  anil 
Port  Huron  ; weekly  lines  to 
Montreal. 


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yard  facilities  sufficient  to  care  for 
the  transfer  of  freight  or  passengers 
from  rail  to  boat,  or  vice  versa,  not 
only  for  the  present,  but  sufficient 
also,  lor  the  needs  of  the  future.  To 
attempt  a description  of  the  manu- 
facturing enterprises  of  Toledo 
would  practically  be  to  point  to  the 
whole  list  of  manufactured  articles. 
As  a point  of  interest  to  excursionists 
and  tourists  this  city  has,  perhaps, 
no  equal  upon  the  chain  of  Great 
Lakes.  Four  belt  lines  of  street 
cars  will  convey  one  through  and 
around  the  city  in  such  a manner 
as  to  show  its  business  and  resi- 
dence portions.  Toledo  is  a city 
of  parks,  ranging  along  the  banks 
of  the  Maumee  River,  a square 
between  streets  here  and  there,  and 
flat-iron  shaped  plats  where  three 
streets  may  come  together,  give  to 
the  public  pleasing  resting  places, 
all  cared  for  with  artistic  taste. 
I'oletlo  has  had  a remarkable,  though  steady  growth,  entirely  free  from  boom  conditions,  and  perhaps  in  no  city  of  its 
si/e  are  corresponding  real  estate  values  placed  at  so  low  a figure.  The  four  opera  houses,  from  October  until  May, 
with  hardly  a dark  night,  cater  to  the  play-loving  public.  During  the  summer  months  theatres  at  the  Casino  and  at 
other  resorts  give  two  performances  daily.  Walbridge  Park  also  has  its  theatre.  Few  cities  offer  the  boating  opportuni- 
ties to  the  pulflic  that  d'oledo  does.  With  its  frecpient  passenger  trips  to  the  resorts,  with  the  daily  routes  to 
Cleveland,  Put-in-Hay,  Monroe  Piers  and  Detroit,  and  with  its  practically  longer  runs  to  Mackinac,  encouragement  is 
lent  to  excursionists  and  tourists  to  spend  their  hours  of  recreation  upon  the  cooling  waters. 

And  this  is  what  this  chimera  has  done  for  the  ancient  Port  Lawrence  and  Vistula,  more  than  any  other  agency, 
and  as  much  as  all  of  them  combined  perhaps  : 

Area  of  city,  2S.57  square  miles;  miles  of  street,  390  miles;  miles  of  street  paved,  125.22  miles;  miles 
of  street  lighted  by  elec- 
tricity, 250.04;  miles  of  alleys, 

170;  miles  of  sidewalks,  375  ; 
miles  of  sewers,  140.3;  miles  of 
street  railways,  (electric)  110. 

Public  parks,  (24)  con- 
sisting of  : Ifay  Vdew,  300 

acres  ; Navarre,  53  acres  ; 

Collins,  70  acres;  Ottawa,  280 
acres  ; Riverside,  33  acres ; 

Walbridge,  62  acres  ; Central 
Grove,  100  acres;  City,  7 
acres;  16  triangles  and  small 
parks,  5 acres;  making  a total 
of  9 10  acres. 

Arc  lights  on  streets, 

1 ,050 ; water  supply,  daily 
capacity,  (gallons)  45,000,000; 
average  daily  consumption, 

8,000,000;  consumers,  12,000; 
miles  of  distributinn-  main 

o 

supplied  by  two  30-inch  force 
mains,  each  three  miles  in 
length,  154;  fire  hydrants, 

1,000;  miles  of  dock,  25;  pop- 
ulation, 145,000;  death  rate, 

12.213;  total  valuation  for  city  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  it  dayton  elevatok. 


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in  1900,  $60,000,000.  Public  school  buildings,  42  ; manual 
traing  school,  i ; total  valuation  of  all,  ^^1,300,000;  number 
of  pupils  attending  school,  23,000;  principals,  42  ; teachers, 
450  : public  library  building,  i ; sub-stations,  5 ; number  of 
volumes,  48,000.  Number  of  banks,  18.  National,  6,  capital, 
^2,500,000;  surplus,  ^2,072,500;  deposits,  $i  2,879,434.70. 
Savings,  8,  capital,  1^1,350,000;  surplus,  |;300, 000.  State,  2, 
capital,  $^0,000  ; resources,  $300,323.47.  Private,  2. 

The  bank  clearings  in  Toledo  in  the  year  1898 
amounted  to  $94,352,718;  in  1899  to  $103,684,042,  an 
increase  of  $9,331,324;  in  1900  to  $i  16,770,537.97,  an  in- 
crease of  $13,086,495.97 ; in  1901  to  $122,855,425.82,  an 
increase  of  $6,084,887.85,  or  a total  increase  from  1898  to 
the  first  of  January,  1902,  of  $28,502,707.82. 

The  following  are  the  bank  clearings  for  1898,  1899, 
1900  and  1901,  by  months: 

1S98,  January,  $7,724,095  ; February,  $6,293,634  ; 


UNITED  STATES  GOVERNMENT  BUILDING  AND  POSTOFFICE. 


March,  $8,644,481;  April,  $6,416,173;  May,  $10,- 
688,274;  June,  $8,708,840;  July,  $7, 197,897;  August, 
$7497-357:  September,  $8,066,569;  October,  $7,322, - 
017;  November.  $7,090,568  ; December,  $8,702,813; 
total  for  1898,  $94,352,718.  1899,  January,  $7.386, - 

765;  February,  $6,372,717;  March,  $8,530,210;  April, 
$6,171,621;  May,  $6,739,314;  June,  $9,926,130; 
July,  $10,445,383  ; August,  $9,139,687;  September, 
$11,163,181;  October,  $8,678,256;  November,  $8,572,- 
486;  December,  $10,509,292;  total  for  1899, 
$103,684,042.  1900,  January,  $11,082,692.63; 

February,  $8,203,816.06 ; March,  $9,150,228.25: 
April,  $8,093,751.65  ; May,  $8,559,681.11:  June, 

$9, 107,67 1 .65  ; July,  $9,708,912.27;  August,  $11,711,- 
473-35  ! September,  $10,819, 1 76.70  ; October,  $10,- 
337,401,32  : November,  $9,498,147.63  ; December, 
$10,497,585.35  : total  for  1900,  $i  16,770,537.97. 

1901,  January,  $10,089,90366:  February,  $8,396,- 

999,59  : March,  $9,349, 165.45  ! April,  $8,907,954.07  ; 
May,  ! $9,941,727,14 ; June,  $9,100,200.64;  July, 


COLLI NGWOOD  HALL. 

Colliiig-n-ood  Avenue. 

$10,732,671.67  ; August,  $i  1,878,289.87  ; 
September,  $10,643,889.89;  October,  $10,- 
840,023.28  ; November,  $10,879,881.69  ; 
December,  $i  2,094, 7 1 8.86  ; total  for  1901, 
$122,855,425.82. 

Building  and  loan  companies,  14  ; 
capital,  $26,000,000 ; church  edifices,  94  ; 
church  and  religious  societies,  87  ; natural 
gas  companies,  i;  artificial  gas  companies,  i. 

There  are  between  30  and  40  news- 
papers and  periodical  publications  In  Toledo, 
the  most  prominent  being  the  “ Blade,”  the 
“Bee,”  the  “Times,”  the  “News,”  in  Eng- 
lish ; the  “ Express,”  “ Ereie  Presse,”  and 
“ Volksfrend,”  in  German.  The  Toledo 
press  display  great  enterprise  and  exercise 
great  influence,  and  deservedly  so.  Its 
weekly  papers  are  generally  well  edited,  as 
are  its  dailies. 

Almost  every  denomination  has  one 
or  more  churches,  some  of  which  are 


ST.  PAUL’S  M.  E.  CHURCH, 
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C O U L l N G W O O I ) A V E N U li . 


pours 


As  the  city  grew  its  manufactures  grew  and 
increased  and  took  in  nearly  all  the  lines.  There  are 
about  ^25,000,000  invested  in  manufactures  in  the  city, 
and  15,000  persons  find  employment,  receiving 
^5,000,000  annually  in  wages.  The  output  annually 
reaches  some  5^30,000,000,  and  the  cost  of  raw  material 
is  from  $10,000,000  to  $i  2,000,000  annually. 

Toledo  is  one  of  the  great  grain  cities  of  the 
chain  of  northern  lakes,  as  well  as  the  receiving  and 
shipping  point  of  immense  quantities  of  coal,  ore  and 
lumber.  It  is  also  one  of  the  leading  points  of  inter- 
est in  the  petroleum  and  gas  development  of  the 
northwestern  part  of  the  State,  which  constantly 
bankers  and  financiers. 

public  work  of  the  new  and  straight  channel,  originally 

by  the  Fifty-fifth 
width  of  400  feet. 


a golden  stream  into  the  coders  of  its  business  men. 

The  harbor  and  bay  of  Toledo  are  commodious.  The 
designed  for  the  bay  alone  lor  a de[)th  of  16  feet  and  a width  of  200  feet,  has  been  greatly  expanded 
Congress  of  the  United  States,  and  now  the  dimensions  of  the  work  are  a depth  of  21  feet  and  a 
And  more,  this  de[jth  and  width  are  to  extend  into  and 
through  the  harbor.  Another  and  very  important  feature  of 
the  work  is,  that  the  government  has  ado[)ted  the  enlarged 
scheme  and  authorized  contracts  to  be  let  covering  the  entire 
improvement.  An  appropriation  for  a light  house  at  the 
lake  end  of  the  channel  has  been  secured,  and  one  is  justified 
in  claiming  that  the  completion  of  this  work  will  give  the 
bay  and  harbor  the  greatest  facilities  for  the  entrance  of  the 
largest  ships  of  the  lakes. 

Toledo  is  probably  the  leading  clover  seed  market  of 
the  United  States.  Its  average  receipts  for  the  past  six 


VIEW  IN  WALBKIDGE  PARK. 


magnificent  in  design  and  architecture.  Its  schools 
are  numerous  and  well  conducted. 


WALBKIDGE  PARK. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  THE  LATE  D.  R.  LOCKE,  "PETROLEUM  V.  NASBY.” 

Jefferson  Street. 


years  may  be  roughly  estimated  at  155,000  bags  per  year,  and  its  shipments  at  150,000  bags.  Fhe  concentration  ot  the 

iron  and  steel  industry  at  Pittsburg 
naturally  draws  the  largest  quanti- 
ties of  ore  to  ports  lower  down 
Lake  Erie.  There  is  apparently 
but  slow  increase  in  iron  and  steel 
manufacturing  in  Central  and 
Southern  Ohio,  which  would  in- 
crease our  commerce  in  this  com- 
modity. But  Toledo  is  the  ideal 
point  for  converting  the  ore  into 
iron  and  steel.  Here  the  ore  is 
met  by  nearly  4,000,000  tons  of 
coal,  and  this  feature  of  our  com- 
merce offers  great  inducements  for 
the  establishment  here  of  smelting 
works.  It  is  a natural  meetinsjf 
ground  for  the  ore  and  coal. 

The  average  annual  receipts 
of  all  classes  of  products  will  aver- 
age over  700,000  tons  for  the  past 
five  years.  This  average  is  steadily 
increasing.  This  is  e.xclusive  of 
the  hundreds  of  thousands  tons  of 
coal  received. 

In  such  a locality  all  busi- 

RESIDENCE  OF  S.  C.  REYNOLDS,  • ^ ^ • , 

Madison  Street.  itess  lutercsts  are  growing  and 


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INNISFAIL.”  RESIDENCE  OF  C.  M.  SPITZEK, 

Collitigwood  Avenue. 

values  of  all  kinds  are  increasing.  Investments  in  such  a city  are  never  disappointing.  Supplemented  with  other  basic 
conditions  for  trade  in  all  branches  and  the 
furnishing  of  machinery,  is  the  proximity  of  the 
oil  and  gas  developments  of  Northern  Ohio, 
which  have,  in  the  past  year,  approached  to 
within  two  or  three  miles  of  our  city  line.  The 
attraction  of  capital  here  that  is  invited  by  the 
steady  growth  of  our  city  is  a promising 
feature  for  future  stability,  and  I do  not  know  of 
a city  whose  future  is  more  secure  from 
reactions. 

The  tonnage  of  the  ^reat  lakes  leadino- 
to  Toledo  is  constantly  on  the  increase  year  by 
year.  The  business  activities  of  1S99  in  the 
great  producing  and  manufacturing  regions 
bordering  thereon  are  illustrated  by  the  report 
of  the  business  passing  through  the  Sault  Ste. 

Marie  canal  connecting  Lake  Superior  with 
lakes  Michiofan,  Huron,  Erie  and  Ontario.  It 
shows  an  increase  in  number  of  vessels,  num- 
ber of  passengers,  quantities  of  freight,  and  in 
[wactically  all  of  the  classes  of  freight,  passing 
through  that  great  waterway,  and  makes  lor 
the  year  1901  the  highest  record  of  business 


RESIDENCE  OF  E.  D.  LIBBEV, 
Scottwood  Avenue. 


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activity  on  the  Great  Lakes.  There 
has  been  a steady  increase  from 
year  to  year  in  all  classes  of 
vessels  that  traverse  the  Great 
Lakes,  in  freight  of  every  descrip- 
tion, a marked  increase  in  lumber 
and  ore,  as  well  as  an  increase  in 
passengers. 

In  all  these  important 
features,  which  show  the  activities 
of  the  producing  and  manufactur- 
ing interests  of  Toledo,  the  record 
of  lake  commerce  is  rapidly  reach- 
ing that  of  the  greatest  ports  on 
these  inland  waters. 

A study  of  the  figures  of 
the  business  of  the  “Soo”  in  1899, 
compared  with  that  of  earlier  years, 
indicates  the  wonderful  growth  of 
the  carrying  trade  on  the  Great 
Lakes,  and  of  the  producing  and 
manufacturing  industries  of  the 
section  contiguous  to  them. 

The  following  table  shows 

the  commerce  through  the  St.  Mary’s  Falls  Canal  during  the  years  of  1869,  1879,  1889,  and  1899: 

1869,  vessels,  1,000  ; tonnage,  525,000;  wheat,  bushels,  50,000;  other  grains,  324,000;  Hour,  barrels,  32,000; 
iron  ore,  tons,  239,000;  copper,  tons,  19,000;  coal,  tons,  28,000;  lumber,  feet,  1,260,000;  passengers,  18,000.  1879, 

\essels,  3,000;  tonnage,  1,677,000;  wheat,  liushels,  2,604,000;  other  grains,  952,000;  Hour,  barrels,  451,000;  iron  ore, 
tons,  540,000;  copper,  tons,  22,000;  coal,  tons,  111,000;  lumber,  feet,  35,598,000  ; passengers,  19,000.  1 889,  vessels, 

10.000;  tonnage,  7,222,000;  wheat,  bushels,  16,239,000;  other  grains,  2,133,000;  Hour,  barrels,  2,229,000;  iron  ore, 
tons,  4,096,000  ; copper,  tons,  33,000 ; coal,  tons,  1,629,000;  lumber,  feet,  315,554,000;  passengers,  26,000.  1899. 

vessels.  20,000;  tonnage,  21,958,000;  wheat,  bushels,  58,397,000  ; other  grains,  30,001,000;  Hour,  barrels,  7,114,000; 
iron  ore,  tons,  15,328,000;  copper,  tons,  1 2 1 ,000;  coal,  tons,  3,94 1 ,000;  lumber,  feet,  i ,038,057,000;  passengers,  49,000. 

A like  increase  is  shown  each  year  in  the  grain  business,  and  in  some  particulars  the  increase  is  even  greater, 
the  elevator  capacity  being  about 
800,000  bushels. 

d'he  Toledo  Soldiers’ 

Memorial  Building  is  a beautiful 
structure,  dedicated  to  a noble 
cause.  It  contains  an  auditorium 
capable  of  seating  over  4,000 
people,  and  affords  ample  accom- 
modations for  the  largest 
assemblages  in  its  main  hall, 

o 

with  smaller  ones  for  less  numer- 
ously attended  meetings.  The 
government  building,  for  the 
accommodation  of  the  postoffice, 
custom  house,  federal  courts  and 
other  government  offices,  is  well 
situated.  Its  court  house  is  a 
splendid  achievement  of  archi- 
tecture. Its  hotels  are  ample 
and  first  class,  and  its  business 
houses  and  blocks  are  up  to  the 
highest  modern  standard. 

o 

T oledo  commands  a supply  e 

unexcelled  of  native  woods  for  , 

manufacturing  purposes.  [ ________  _ 

Toledo  has  the  finest 

, , . . , , , RESIDENCE  OF  V.  W.  GRANGER, 

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RESIDENCE  OF  F.  P.  CHAPIN, 
Jefferson  Street. 


the  cheapness  of  material  makes  the  manu- 
facture of  glass  ten  per  cent,  cheaper  than  in 
any  other  locality,  and  the  great  Ford  Glass 
Plant  is  one  of  its  leading  industries. 

Toledo  has  more  shade  trees  than  any 
other  city  of  its  size. 

Toledo  as  a healthy  city — death  rate  for 
the  year,  per  i,ooo,  12.213. 

Rents  cheaper  than  any  other  city  of  its 
size  or  rapid  growth. 

Situated  as  it  is  on  Lake  Erie,  with  her 
excellent  boating  facilities,  her  well  shaded 
avenues  and  beautiful  residences,  her  healthful 
location,  her  many  parks,  and  superior  urban 
and  suburban  car  service,  Toledo  is  one  of  the 
most  attractive  cities  for  residences  in  the 
United  States. 

Toledo  is  especially  noted  for  its  rail- 
roads, natural  gas,  glass  sand,  native  woods. 


iron  and  coal  facilities,  cheap  rents,  great  grain 
markets,  paved  streets,  electric  lights,  street 
railways,  and  its  healthful  location. 

All  the  parks  in  the  city  are  to  be  con- 
nected by  a boulevard  16  miles  long  and  200 
feet  wide,  having  a driveway  and  sidewalks  on 
each  side  of  the  boulevard,  which  are  to  be 
well  shaded  by  magnificent  trees.  When  this 
is  completed  Toledo  will  have  one  of  the  finest 
boulevards  in  the  country. 

The  beautiful  Casino,  just  completed  in 
place  of  the  one  destroyed,  is  five  miles  from 
the  city,  and  is  reached  by  two  lines  of  electric 
railways  and  by  steamer.  It  has  a theatre 
building  with  a seating  capacity  of  3,000.  The 
grounds  comprise  some  20  acres. 

There  are  five  large  passenger  stations, 
including  the  Union  Station,  and  an  average  of 
182  passenger  trains  enter  and  leave  the  city 
daily. 


OLD  LADIES’  HOME, 

CoUingwood  Avenue. 

Toledo  is  considered  as  having  one  of 
the  best  artesian  water  well  systems  in  the 
Lhiited  States.  There  are  about  90  wells  dis- 
tributed throughout  the  city,  each  of  which  is 
drilled  into  the  rock  and  about  250  feet  In  depth. 

But  after  all,  the  foregoing  gives  but  a 
faint  idea  of  Toledo’s  present  greatness  and 
her  future  almost  boundless  possibilities. 
Everything  is  prophetic  of  constant  growth  and 
expansion.  She  is  alread)’  one  of  Ohio’s  great- 
est marvels  of  enterprise,  progress  and  pros- 
perity. By  the  middle  of  the  present  centur}’, 
she  is  not  likely  to  have  more  than  two,  and 
possibly  but  one  rival,  on  the  great  chain  of 
lakes,  and  is  likely  to  stand  second,  if  not  first, 
in  rank  among-  Ohio’s  great  cities. 


BLUE  POINT, 
j,  M.  Steenberg,  Owner. 


William  A.  Taylor, 


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A Ri';rKosi'i-;cT  of  Lucas 
Colin  in  1C\rf\-  Davs. — Lucas 
County  occupies  a conspicuous 
place  in  the  annals  of  what  was 
once  known  as  the  Northwest 
'I'erritory.  It  may  be  said  to  be 
the  very  center  of  a wide  region 
of  hallowed  ground,  consecrated 
in  the  blood  of  the  patriots  and 
pioneers  of  the  closing  years  of 
the  l{ight(‘enth  and  the  opening 
of  the  Nineteenth  Century. 
Those  years  were  prolific  with 
scenes  of  carnage,  of  rapine,  of 
torture,  of  untold  sufferings,  of 
desperate  conllict,  of  indescrib- 
able and  bitter  hostility  at  the 
hands  of  a merciless  and  savage 
foe,  aided  and  abetted  by  the 
power  of  Great  Britain.  Within  a 
circuit  of  less  than  lOO  miles  from 
the  present  confines  of  Lucas 
County,  history  records  the 
bloody  massacre  on  the  River 
Raisin,  the  battles  at  different 


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points  along  the  Maumee,  the  ill-fated  expeditions  of 
Harmar  and  St.  Clair,  the  savage  exploits  of  Simon 
Girty,  the  burning  of  Colonel  Crawford,  the  battle  of 
Fallen  Timbers,  the  gallant  defense  of  Colonel 
Croghan,  the  siege  of  Detroit,  the  battle  of  the 
Thames  in  Upper  Canada,  the  triumph  of  Perry  on 
Lake  Erie,  the  prolonged  and  gallant  defense  of  Fort 
Meigs,  and  many  other  conflicts  that  have  made  this 
region  as  classic  in  American  annals  as  that  of  the 
Rubicon,  Thermopylae,  Marathon,  Austerlitz,  or 
Waterloo  in  the  Old  World. 

The  fierce  struggles  with  the  savage  Indian 
tribes,  inspired  as  they  were  by  a bandit  power  in 
violation  of  the  treaty  of  1783,  and  the  final  triumph 


of  American  valor  and  patriotism  has  proven  a 
greater  factor  in  the  progress  of  civilization, 
and  embraces  a wider  range  for  the  betterment 
of  humanity  than  all  the  conflicts  on  Ivuropean 
battefields  combined.  Such  names  as  Wayne, 

1 larrison,  Croghan,  Perry,  and  others,  so 
closely  identified  with  wrenching  this  territory 
from  the  grasp  of  the  British  invader  and  his 
savage  allies,  as  benefactors  the  human  race, 
shed  a brighter  lustre  in  the  world’s  civiliza- 
tion than  Caesar,  Hannibal,  Alexander, 
Napoleon  and  others,  whose  names  are 
emblazoned  on  history’s  page  as  military  con- 
querors. The  one  class  contributed  to  the 
upbuilding  of  a free  people.  The  splendid 
results  of  their  achievements  are  visible  on 
every  hand.  The  other  class  was  the  besom  of 
destruction, — the  agents  of  simple  conquest 
and  despotism.  Millions  toMay  enjoy  the 
blessings  achieved  in  Northwestern  Ohio  by 
the  toil,  valor,  suffering  and  blood  of  these 
gallant  leaders  and  their  brave  followers,  and 


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There  were  but  three 
county  organizations  originally 
in  the  entire  Northwest  Terri- 
tory. The  first  was  called  Wash- 
ington, and  was  created  by 
proclamation  of  General  St.  Clair, 
July  27,  1780.  It  embraced  that 
portion  of  Ohio  lying  east  of  the 
Cuyahoga  and  Scioto  Rivers. 
The  second  was  called  Hamil- 
ton, and  embraced  that  portion 
of  Ohio  lying  between  the  Great 
Miami  and  Little  Miami  Rivers. 
It  was  also  created  by  proclama- 
tion by  General  St.  Clair.  The 
third  was  known  as  Wayne 
County,  created  by  proclamation 
by  General  Wayne,  August  15, 
1 796,  and  embraced  a most 
extensive  stretch  of  territory, 
includincr  Northwestern  Ohio, 

o 

parts  of  Indiana,  Illinois,  and 
Wisconsin,  and  the  whole  of  the  present  State  of  Michigan.  This  territory,  however,  was  divided  by  act  of  Congress 
in  1800,  and  all  that  part  of  it  lying  west  of  a line  drawn  from  a point  opposite  the  mouth  of  the  Kentucky  River,  and 
running  due  north  until  it  intersects  the  territorial  line  between  the  United  States  and  Canada,  was  made  to  constitute 
a separate  territory,  and  to  be  called  Indiana. 

All  east  of  the  line  was  the  Territory  of  Ohio. 

In  the  first  constitutional  convention  of  Ohio 
all  this  northwestern  portion  of  the  State  and 
the  entire  Maumee  VGlley,  embraced  in  Wayne 
County,  had  no  representation.  Neither  had 
it  any  representation  in  the  first  Ohio  legisla- 
ture, which  met  in  Chillicothe  in  1803.  The 
legislature  however,  recognized  it  as  being 
within  its  jurisdiction  for  legislative  purposes, 
and  caused  that  portion  of  Wayne  County 
known  as  the  Maumee  Valley,  to  be  divided 
into  counties,  and  these  were  named  Greene 


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their  names  will  not  perish  from 
the  memory  of  man  while  liberty 
endures. 


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and  Pranklin.  Champaign  was  organized  in 
1805,  and  embraced  this  northwestern  part  of 
the  State,  with  Urbana  as  the  county  seat. 

\ he  same  year  a law  was  passed  by 
Congress  enacting,  that  “ all  that  part  of 
Indiana  territory,  which  lies  north  of  a line 
drawn  east  from  the  southerly  bend  of  the 
extreme  of  Lake  Michigan,  until  it  shall  inter- 
sect Lake  Erie,  shall  constitute  a separate 
territory,  and  be  called  Michigan.”  If  this 
line  had  been  established,  a strip  of  land  about 
seven  miles  in  width,  running  from  the  western 
boundary  of  Ohio  to  Lake  Erie,  would  have 
been  included  in  the  State  of  Michigan.  This 
strip  of  land,  30  years  later,  became  the  bone 
of  fierce  contention  between  the  state  govern- 
ments of  Ohio  and  Michigan,  and  very  nearly 
resulted  in  bloodshed.  The  conflict,  however, 
which  threatened  such  a sanguinary  result,  was 
bloodless,  and  soon  culminated  in  the  ridic- 
ulous. In  history  it  is  known  as  the  “ Toledo 


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note,  fully  entitle  this  region  to  the  appellation  of  the 
“ bloody  ground.”  In  the  numerous  Indian  wars,  the 
war  between  the  P'rench  and  the  Indians,  the  Erench 
and  the  English,  the  English  and  the  Indians,  the 
United  States  and  Great  Britain,  and  the  United  States 
and  the  Indians,  many  severe  battles  were  fought  in 
the  Maumee  Valley  and  its  western  extension.  Many 
others  were  fought  in  this  immediate  vicinity,  the 
direct  result  of  which  opened  up  to  civilization  an  area 
of  a million  square  miles  of  territory,  now  teeming 
with  an  active  and  energetic  and  prosperous  people. 

Within  the  present  limits  of  Lucas  County, 
among  the  monuments  and  relics  of  “ grim-visaged 
war,”  may  be  named  the  old  British  redoubt,  known 
as  P'ort  Miami,  near  the  Children’s  Home  ; a small 
earthwork,  built  by  General  Wayne  at  Waterville, 
called  Eort  Deposit,  and  Fort  Industry,  near  the 
corner  of  Monroe  and  Summit  Streets,  Toledo,  rebuilt 
by  General  Wayne  in  1794.  An  excellent  paper,  by 
Charles  E.  Bliven,  some  25  years  ago,  now  probably 


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War,”  and  whenever  referred  to  its  tendency  is  to  create 
a smile,  d'he  Indian  title  to  this  territory  was  not 
wholly  extinguished  until  1820,  when  14  counties  were 
at  once  organized  by  the  legislature,  and  much  of  the 
Maumee  X'alley  was  includeil  in  Wood  County. 

History  and  tradition  record  the  fact  that  a 
grixiter  number  of  bloody  liattles  have  been  fought,  and 
more  treasure  exjiended  for  the  jiossession  of  this  rich 
and  lovely  region,  perhaps,  than  any  similar  extent  of 
territory  in  the  Western  WMrld.  It  was  in  this  vicinity 
that  Pontiac  hurled  his  Indian  hordes  atjainst  the  white 
settlers  with  savage  fury.  In  this  vicinity  Mad  Anthony 
Wayne,  with  his  fiery  impetuosity,  dashed  his  little  army 
against  the  savage  clans  at  P'allen  Timbers,  and  crushed 
them  with  a disaster  from  which  they  never  wholly 
recovered.  The  massacre  of  the  River  Raisin,  the 
bloody  butchery  of  Colonel  Dudley’s  command,  the 
siege  of  Fort  Meigs,  and  many  other  conflicts  of  lesser 


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in  the  archives  of  the  Maumee  Valley  Pioneer 
and  Monumental  Association,  says,  “ that  in 
1796  General  Wayne,  or  rather  Colonel  Ham- 
tramck,  took  possession  of  Fort  Miami,  or 
Campbell,  also  of  Detroit,  or  Mackinac,  rebuilt 
Fort  Industry,  and  the  latter  was  garrisoned  10 
or  12  years.  It  consisted  of  a blockhouse, 
surrounded  by  a stockade,  standing  in  the 
center  of  a clearing  of  about  four  acres.  What 
is  now  known  as  the  Fisher-Eaton  Bee  Hive 
Store  occupied  probably  the  central  portion  of 
this  stockade,  and  may  have  extended  as  far 
back  as  St.  Clair  Street.  At  that  time  the 
shore  of  the  river  was  much  nearer  the  location 
of  the  fort  than  now.  On  the  north  side  of 
Monroe  Street  there  was  a very  precipitous 
bluff,  forming  the  original  bank  of  Swan  Creek. 
Evidence  is  also  abundant  that  a Erench  trad- 
ing post  was  located  on  the  site  of  Eort 
Industry  as  early  as  1680,  and  most  reliable 
authority  leads  to  the  conclusion  that  it  was 


occupied  many  years  earlier,  even  before  LaSalle  came  down 
the  river  in  1669-1671 — probably  1640-1648 — when  the 
Erench  escorted  the  Hurons  to  the  Miami  Confederation. 

Eort  Miami,  or  Campbell,  situated  near  the  Children’s 
Home,  was  rebuilt  by  the  British  in  1763,  after  its  surrender 
by  the  Erench.  It  was  a regular  military  work,  mounting  14 
guns  : four  nine-pounders  on  the  river  side,  six  six-pounders 
on  the  land  side,  also  two  large  howitzers  and  two  swivels, 
and  was  surrounded  with  a deep  ditch,  with  horizontal 
pickets  projecting  over  it.  It  was,  without  doubt,  the 
strongest  fort  ever  built  in  the  valley.  It  has  been  fre- 
quently confounded  with  Fort  Miami,  at  the  head  of  the 
Maumee,  Fort  Wayne,  and  some  writers  have  ascribed  trans- 
actions at  one  which  in  reality  occurred  at  the  other. 

Fort  Deposit  was  a mere  temporary  affair,  also  built 
by  General  Wayne,  where  Waterville  now  stands.  It  was 
nothing  more  than  a receptacle  for  the  military  stores  and 
baggage,  pending  the  battle  of  Fallen  Timbers,  which  shortly 


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followed.  No  trace  of  it  can  now  be  found. 
As  it  was  used  only  as  a place  of  rendezvous 
and  storage,  it  could  hardly  be  classed  as  a 
fort,  although  it  was  so  called  by  General 
Wayne  in  his  official  report. 

In  S wanton  Township,  on  the  southwest 
quarter  of  Section  5,  on  the  west  bank  of  the 
northeast  branch  of  Swan  Creek,  was  a 
stockade,  and  to  the  westward  are  several  ele- 
vations which  look  as  if  they  might  have  been 
constructed  for  rifle  pits.  The  timbers  of  this 
stockade  throughout  the  enclosed  area  were 
plainly  visible  in  1835.  When,  or  by  whom 
this  stockade  was  built,  is  not  now  known. 
Toward  the  mouth  of  Swan  Creek  were  also 
the  remains  of  what  were  evidently  earthworks, 
but  of  which  we  have  no  definite  knowledge. 

Within  the  present  limits  of  Toledo,  at 
some  unknown  period  of  time,  a fortification 
was  erected  on  the  neck  of  land  formerly 
known  as  “Whittlesey’s  Point,”  between  Swan 
Creek  and  the  river,  but  every  trace  of  it  has 


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about  disappeared  owing  to  the  grading  of  streets.  It  followed  substantially  the  course  of  Clayton  Street,  extended  to 
the  river.  It  was  familiar  to  the  residents  of  Toledo  as  late  as  1S40.  It  was  an  embankment  five  or  six  feet  high  and 
10  or  12  feet  across  the  top,  on  which  quite  large  trees  had  grown.  About  where  Broadway  crosses  there  was  an 
opening  somewhat  higher  on  each  side,  as  if  it  had  been  an  arched  or  covered  gateway.  A ditch  was  on  the  inner 
side.  A division  embankment  extended  from  the  main  line  to  opposite  the  point  or  sharp  bend  in  the  creek,  dividing 
the  enclosure  into  two  nearly  equal  parts. 

A history  of  Lucas  County  would  be  incomplete  without  a passing  note  of  two  intrepid'characters,  who  took  no 
small  part  in  the  tragic  events  of  the  border  history  of  Toledo  and  the  Maumee  Valley.  About  the  year  1807  or  1808 
a French  settlement  was  established  on  the  Maumee  opposite  Manhattan.  Among  those  settlers  was  Peter  Navarre, 
born  in  Detroit  in  1786.  He  was  a grandson  of  Robert  de  Navarre,  who  came  to  America  in  1745.  Peter  Navarre 
joined  Hull’s  army  and  went  to  Detroit.  He  returned  to  the  River  Raisin  and  enlisted  in  Colonel  Anderson’s 
reg^iment.  This  command  was  included  in  Hull’s  ienominious  surrender.  He  was  afterwards  liberated,  with  his  four 
brothers,  on  parole.  He  served  as  a scout  for  General  Harrison  at  Fort  Meigs.  Navarre  discovered  the  Indians  cross- 
ing the  river  when  the  enemy  first  appeared  opposite  the  fort,  fie  reported  at  once  to  General  Harrison,  who  immedi- 
ately sent  him  with  three  letters,  one  for  Lower  Sandusky,  another  for  Upper  Sandusky,  and  the  third  to  Governor 
Meigs,  at  Urbana.  His  mission  was  successfully  accomplished,  the  governor  receiving  his  letter  near  the  close  of  the 
fifth  day.  General  Proctor  offered  a reward  of  $1,000  for  Navarre’s  head,  but  the  Indians  claimed  it  was  impossible  to 


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capture  the  wily  scout.  Navarre  received  a pension  of  $S  per  month  from  the  government  to  the  day  of  his  death. 
It  was  I^eter  Manor  who  first  brought  the  news  of  the  declaration  of  war  with  Great  Britain  to  the  settlers  along  the 
Maumee,  and  the  first  they  heard  of  the  shameful  surrender  of  Hull  at  Detroit  was  from  a band  of  6o  or  70  Delaware 
Indians  on  their  march  to  b'ort  Wayne  in  advance  of  the  main  army.  Manor  was  standing  in  front  of  Beaugrand’s 
store  in  Maumee  City,  talking  with  some  of  his  neighbors,  when  the  Indians  came  out  of  the  woods  and  were  about  to 
lire,  when  Beaugrand  waved  a white  handkerchief,  at  which  they  dropped  their  muskets.  Soon  afterward  too  British 
soldiers,  and  as  many  Wyandots  and  Pottawatomies,  came  up,  when  the  British  commander  inquired  for  guides. 
Manor  was  pressed  into  service,  although  he  leigned  to  be  very  much  disabled  by  lameness.  He  went  as  far  as  the 

head  of  the  rapids,  when  he  was 
dismissed.  He  returned  to  Beau- 
grand’s,  meeting  Colonel  Elliott, 
in  command  of  the  entire  British 
force,  who  examined  him  thor- 
oughly, and  then  permitted  him 
to  go.  He  started  to  join  his 
family  at  the  mouth  of  the  river, 
but  was  captured  when  he 
reached  Swan  Creek,  by  a 
British  officer  in  command  of 
two  vessels  lying  there.  He  was 
imprisoned,  until  Beaugrand  In- 
terposed in  his  behalf,  and 
secured  his  release.  It  was  not 
until  the  close  of  the  war  and  the 
declaration  of  peace,  in  1814-15, 
that  (luiet  was  fully  restored  to 
the  settlers  along  the  Maumee. 

On  account  of  the  glow- 
ing reports  of  the  fertility  of  the 
Maumee  Valley  region,  immigra- 
tion increased  year  after  year. 
A company  from  Cincinnati, 
among  whom  were  several 
officers  who  had  served  with 


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General  Harrison,  purchased  400 
acres  ol  land  around  the  mouth  of 
Swan  Creek,  and  laid  out  the 
village  of  Port  Lawrence.  Finan- 
cial embarrassment  caused  them 
to  relinquish  their  claim,  and  it 
reverted  to  the  crovernment.  The 

o 

village  made  but  little  improvement 
for  some  years.  A second  village 
was  laid  out  by  Major  Stickney,  an 
enterprising  Indian  agent,  which  he 
named  Vistula.  The  site  of  this 
\’illage  was  a tract  of  land  adjoin- 
ing the  Port  Lawrence  tract  on  the 
north  and  running  to  the  river. 
In  1832  Vistula  was  one  of  the 
most  enterprising  of  the  many 
settlements  along  the  river,  and  in 
the  year  1833  the  two  towns  of 
Vistula  and  Port  Lawrence  became 
united,  and  soon  afterward  took 
the  name  of  Toledo. 

Hon.  Thomas  \V.  Dunlap 
of  Toledo,  in  his  address  delivered 


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at  the  Centennial  celebration  in  'I'oledo, 
July  4,  1876,  speaking  of  this  era,  said  : 

Then  speculation  got  ahead  ol 
prudence,  and  paper  cities  and  paper  money 
furnished  facilities  for  discounting  the  great 
expectations  of  Lucas  County  and  its  future 
great  cities.  The  early  history  of  the  county 
would  be  imperfect  without  a reference  to 
the  ruins  of  imaginary  towns,  so  thickly 
strewn  throughout  its  length  and  breadth. 
Maumee  City,  Miami,  Marengo,  East 
Marengo,  Austerlitz,  Port  Lawrence,  Vistula, 
Manhattan  and  Havre  were  projected  on  the 
north  side  of  the  river.  Oreofon  and  Lucas 
City  sprang  up  on  the  south  side.  Like 
ancient  Tyre  the  sites  of  Lucas  City  and 
Havre  were  swallowed  up  in  the  waters  of 
the  deep.  The  waters  of  the  lake  took  off 
the  sandy  soil  by  the  acre.  Not  so  with 


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Manhattan.  A fate  still  more  melancholy  was 
in  store  tor  her.  Her  town  lots  became  the 
prey  of  the  tax-gatherer,  who  offered  them  in 
open  market  at  three  and  six  cents  apiece, 
without  finding  buyers. 

“Talk  about  the  times  that  tried  men’s 
souls  a hundred  years  ago!  Those  early  times 
of  Lucas  County  tried  the  very  earth  itself. 
The  two  Marengos,  Austerlitz  and  Oregon 
could  not  stand  the  pressure  of  the  tax- 
gatherer,  and  became  known  on  the  tax  dupli- 
cate as  lands,  while  Port  Lawrence  and  \dstula. 
under  the  name  of  Toledo,  with  Manhattan 
and  Miami  and  Maumee  City,  went  into  a 
state  of  suspended  animation  to  await  the 
resurrection  that  followed  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  Those  times  of  suspended  anima- 
tion were  indeed  hard  times.  Those  were  the 
times  when  men  stayed  here  because  they  had 


no  money  to  get  away  with.  They  were  the  times  of 
25-cent  postage,  when  many  a man  had  to  wait  a 
week  or  two  to  raise  a quarter  of  a dollar  to  get  a 
letter  out  of  the  postoffice. ” 

In  his  memoirs,  that  eminent  and  worthy 
gentlemen  of  the  early  pioneers,  Jessup  W.  Scott, 
thus  speaks  of  the  great  financial  revulsion  which  suc- 
ceeded the  era  of  wild  speculation  an  colossal  air- 
castle  building : 

“In  1835  commenced  that  memorable  specula- 
tion in  wild  lands  and  wild  cities,  which  culminated  in 
1836.  The  whole  Maumee  Valley  was  filled  with 
fortune  hunters.  Congress  and  state  lands  were 
raced  for  entry,  and  the  shores  of  the  river,  from  Port 
Wayne  to  the  Maumee  Bay,  were  alive  with  city 
builders.  Prom  the  foot  of  the  rapids  to  the  bay,  all 
the  land  was  considered  necessary  for  the  erection  of 
three-story  brick  blocks,  and  after  the  canal  was 
located  on  the  north  side,  all  the  shore  from  Waterville 


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to  Manhattan  was  held  as  city 
property.  Jackson’s  specie  cir- 
cular soon  brought  these  airy 
fabrics  into  ruin.  In  1844  Toledo 
was  but  little  more  than  the 
dead  carcass  of  speculation.  It 
had  acquired  a widespread  and 
almost  universally  believed  char- 
acter for  insalubrity.  Much  sick- 
ness and  distress,  therefore,  were 
suffered.  When,  therefore,  the 
canal  began  to  give  it  a business 
worth  naming,  its  reputation  for 
sickness  had  become  such  as  to 
divert  from  it,  to  other  western 
cities,  most  of  the  enterprising 
business  men,  who  flocked  thither 
from  the  old  states  and  Europe. 
Its  rivals  were  very  industrious 
in  giving  and  keeping  alive  the 
bad  name,  which  it  had,  in  its 
speculative  existence,  to  some 
extent,  deserved.  This  tide  and 
-uts  reaction  built  up,  in 


a very  short  time,  the  cities  of  Chicago  and 
Milwavdcee.” 

d'he  Ohio  and  Michigan  War. — The 
year  1835  witnessed  the  turmoil  between  Ohio 
and  Michio-an,  during'  which  the  ridiculous 
scenes  enacted,  the  proclamations  promulgated 
and  the  many  incidents,  romantic,  interesting, 
amusing  and  otherwise,  would  fill  a volume. 
.'\  most  comprehensive  account  of  the  origin, 
progress  and  end  of  that  memorable  and 
bloodless  conllict  is  given  in  the  Centennial 


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OTTAWA  PARK. 


address  of  Hon.  Thomas  Dun- 
lap, before  alluded  to,  from  which 
a few  points  are  given  : 

The  contest  arose  over 
the  jurisdiction  of  that  strip  of 
land  lying  north  of  the  line  fixed 
by  Congress  as  the  northern 
boundary  of  Ohio,  called  the 
Fulton  line,  and  south  of  another 
line,  called  the  Harris  line,  fixed 
by  Ohio,  and  to  which  Congress 
had  never  assented.  This  strip 
of  land,  about  seven  miles  where 
it  meets  Lake  Erie,  includes  the 
mouth  of  the  Maumee  and  the 
present  city  of  Toledo.  Such 
organization  as  it  had  was  under 
the  Territory  of  Michigan.  The 
projected  canal,  which  was  to 
furnish  a channel  of  commerce 
for  the  future  great  city,  to  con- 
nect somewhere  with  Lake  Erie, 
became  an  object  of  absorbing- 
interest.  The  harbor  of  Toledo, 


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situated  in  Michigan  territory, 
seemed  the  natural  outlet  of  the 
canal.  The  State  of  Ohio,  in 
asserting  claims,  to  the  strip  of 
land  in  question,  received  the 
hearty,  interested  partisanship  of 
many  residents  of  Toledo.  The 
older,  non-speculative,  conserva- 
tive settlers  were  content  to 
remain  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
Michigan. 

March  12,  1 835,  delegates 
from  Port  Lawrence  Township, 
addressed  a communication  to 
Hon.  Stevens  T.  Mason,  acting 
governor  of  Michigan  Territory, 
asking  a special  act  of  the  legis- 
lature, authorizing  the  removal  of 
the  place  for  holding  their  town- 
ship meeting,  because  they 
apprehended  a riot  if  the  meet- 
ing was  held  in  Toledo,  “ the 
heart  of  the  hot-bed  of 


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WOODLAWN  CEMETERY. 

Mason  determined  it  should  not  be 
re-marked.  Governor  Lucas  brought 
to  his  aid  600  Ohio  militia,  they 
going  into  camp  at  Fort  Miami. 

Militia  in  other  parts  of  the  State 
were  organizing  for  the  fray.  Lhider 
the  direction  of  Governor  Mason  of 
Michigan,  General  Joseph  W. 

Brown  organized  a force  of  1,200 
men  for  Michigan.  The  country 
became  wild  with  excitement,  and 
if  everything  had  been  left  to  the 
two  governors,  a collision  would 
have  been  inevitable. 

Governor  Lucas  was  about 
to  cross  the  Fulton  line  with  his 
troops  and  take  possession  of 
1 oledo.  Then  came  two  commis- 
sioners, Hon.  Richard  Rush  and 
Colonel  Howard,  sent  by  President 
Jackson,  to  use  their  personal 
influence  as  peacemakers.  With 
them  also  came  the  Hon.  Elisha 


disaffection.”  The  request  was  granted,  and  as 
previously  stated,  the  meeting  was  held  at  the  Ten 
Mile  Creek  school  house. 

On  the  other  hand,  many  of  the  leading  settlers 
determined  to  remain  in  Toledo,  and  to  sustain  the 
jurisdiction  of  Ohio.  The  allegiance  of  the  settlers 
being  thus  divided,  resistance  was  made  to  the  execu- 
tion of  civil  process  and  to  the  collection  of  taxes 
under  either  authority.  Fierce  encounters  between 
the  contending  partisans  were  of  almost  daily  occur- 
rence. A meeting  in  the  Phillips  Tavern  at  Tre- 
mainsville  broke  up  in  a fight  and  general  row. 

In  the  spring  of  1835,  Governor  Lucas  deter- 
mined to  run  and  re-mark  the  Harris  line,  and  Governor 


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Whittlesey.  ( )n  the  7th  of  April,  after  several  conferences  with  both  governors,  the  following  propositions 
were  submitted  by  them  : 

I.  “ d hat  the  Harris  line  should  be  run  and  re-marked,  pursuant  to  an  act  of  the  last  session  of  the  legislature 

of  Ohio,  without  interruption. 


2.  “The  civil  elections, 
under  the  laws  of  Ohio,  through- 
out the  disputed  territory,  having 
taken  place,  that  the  people 
residing  upon  it  should  be  left  to 
their  own  government,  obeying 
the  one  jurisdiction  or  the  other, 
as  they  may  prefer,  without 
molestation  from  the  authorities 
of  Ohio  or  Michigan,  until  the 
close  of  the  next  session  of 
Congress.” 

Governor  Lucas  accepted 
the  proposals  of  the  commis- 
sioners, and  disbanded  his 
troops.  Governor  Mason,  how- 
ever, declined  them.  A few 
days  afterwards  General  Brown 
was  in  Toledo  with  a sherifl’s 
posse  of  100  men,  to  arrest  per- 
sons who  had  accepted  ofiice 
under  the  .State  of  Ohio.  Finally 
the  governor  of  Ohio,  April  26, 


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CONSERVATORY,  WALBRIDGE  PARK. 


Started  a surveying  party  to  run 
the  Harris  line.  William  McNair, 
under-sheriff  of  Lenawee  County, 
Michigan,  arrested  nine  of  the 
Ohio  party  in  their  camp,  and 
took  them  before  a justice  at 
Tecumseh.  This  stopped  survey 
proceedings.  Benjamin  F.  Stick- 
ney,  George  McKay,  Judge  Wil- 
son and  others,  were  also  arrested 
at  Toledo,  by  Michigan  officers. 
Andrew  Palmer,  editor  of  the 
Toledo  “ Gazette,”  and  a warm 
partisan  of  Ohio,  had  a narrow 
escape  by  instant  flight. 

Governor  Lucas  was  be- 
coming impatient  and  chagrined 
at  the  situation.  Ohio  had  failed 
to  run  and  re-mark  the  Harris 
line,  while  many  Ohio  partisans 
were  languishing  in  Michigan 
jails,  or  were  subjected  to  the 
humiliation  of  giving  bail  for 
their  appearance  before  Michi- 
gan criminal  courts.  His  next 
move  was  to  hold  a court. 
September  7,  1835,  was  the  day 


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WALBKIDCE  PAKK. 


fixed  by  the  Ohio  legislature. 
The  Ohio  troops  had  been  dis- 
persed. General  Brown,  with  his 
1,200  Wolverines,  was  on  the 
alert.  He  was  determined  to  cap- 
ture the  court  officers,  and  thus 
prevent  the  court  being  held. 
So  he  sent  Captain  Warner 
Wing  with  lOO  men  to  occupy 
Toledo,  with  orders  to  watch  the 
judges  and  arrest  them  if  they 
attempted  to  hold  court.  Jona- 
than II . Jerome  was  the  senior 
associate  judge.  Three  judges 
constituted  a quorum.  Governor 
Lucas  sent  his  adjutant  general, 
Samuel  C.  Andrews,  to  advise 
with  the  judges  and  officers,  and 
to  back  up  the  holding  of  the 
court.  The  adjutant  general 
directed  Colonel  Van  Fleet  to 
call  out  his  regiment.  The 
colonel  called,  and  lOO  men 
responded.  This  was  on  Sunday, 


the  6th  of  September.  All  kinds  of  rumors  were  afloat 
regarding  the  Michigan  soldiers  in  the  town  ready  for  the 
test.  In  this  emergency  Colonel  Van  Fleet  offered  to  be 
responsible  for  the  safety  of  the  persons  of  the  judges,  and  to 
insure  the  holdingof  the  court,  if  they  would  obey  his  orders. 
1 le  said  : 

“ The  /th  day  of  September  will  commence  at  mid- 
night. No  hour  is  sj^ecified  in  the  law  when  the  court  should 
b(*  o[jened.  Governor  Lucas  wants  the  court  held,  so  that 
l)y  its  record  he  can  show  to  the  world  that  he  has  executed 
the  laws  of  Ohio  within  the  disputed  territory,  in  spite  of  the 


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WAEBRIDGE  PARK. 


vaporing  threats  of  Governor 
Mason.  If  we  furnish  him  that 
record,  we  shall  have  done  all 
that  is  required.  Be  ready  to 
mount  at  i o’clock  a.  ]\i.  for 
Toledo.  I will  be  ready  with  an 
escort  and  protect  you.” 

The  Wolverines  in  Toledo 
under  Captain  Wing,  closed  their 
eyes  in  undisturbed  slumber  that 
Sabbath  evening,  and  did  not 
awaken  until  after  day  had 
dawned  on  the  7th.  But  long 
before  that  time  the  first  term  of 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of 
Lucas  County  had  been  held.  It 
opened  about  3 o’clock  Monday 
morning,  September  7,  1835,  dis- 
patched business  more  rapidly 
and  closed  quicker  than  any  held 
since  that  time.  The  judges  and 
officers  of  the  court  were  escorted 
by  20  armed  men  under  com- 
mand of  Matthias  Van  Fleet, 


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colonel  of  the  First  Regiment,  Second  Brigade 
of  the  Seventeenth  Division  of  CFiio  militia. 
The  court  was  held  in  the  school  house  which 
stood  where  Washington  Street  crossed  the 
canal.  This  is  the  record  of  the  proceedings  : 

“ State  oe  Ohio,  Lucas  County,  ss  : 

At  a Court  of  Common  Pleas,  begun 
and  held  at  the  court  house  in  Toledo,  in  said 
county,  on  Monday,  the  7th  day  of  September, 
A.  D.  1835,  present:  the  Hon.  Jonathan  H. 
Jerome,  sen.,  associate  judge  of  said  county, 
their  Honors  Baxter  Bowman  and  William 
Wilson,  associate  judges.  The  court  being 
opened  in  due  form  by  the  sheriff  of  said 
county,  Horatio  Conant  being  appointed  clerk 
of  said  court,  exhibited  his  bond  with  sureties 
accepted  by  the  court,  agreeably  to  the  statute 
in  such  case  made  and  provided.  The  court 
appointed  John  Baldwin,  Robert  Gower  and 
Cyrus  Holloway,  commissioners  for  said 


WOODLAWN  cemetery. 


along  the  western  boundary  is 
2 1 miles.  The  principal  water 
courses  of  the  county  are  the 
Maumee  River,  the  Ottawa 
River  and  Swan  Creek. 

In  pursuance  of  their 
appointment  by  the  first  court 
held  in  and  for  Lucas  County, 
the  commissioners,  John  Bald- 
win, Robert  Gower  and  Cyrus 
Holloway,  met  and  organized  as 
a board,  in  Toledo,  for  the  first 
time,  Monday,  September  14, 
1835,  and  appointed  Samuel  M. 
\ oung,  county  auditor;  Eli 
Hubbard,  county  treasurer,  and 
Frederick  Wright,  county 
recorder. 

The  holdincr  of  this  first 

o 

court  on  that  special  date  was 
deemed  absolutely  necessary  to 
uphold  the  dignity  of  Ohio.  The 
Ohio  legislature,  on  the  20th  of 
June  previously,  had  solemnly 
enacted  a law  that  “the  Court  of 


county.  No  further  business  being  before  the  court,  the 
court  adjourned  without  delay. 

J.  11.  Jerome, 

Associate  Judge.” 

This  brief,  primitive  record  marks  the  time  when 
Lucas  County  became  an  organized  body  under  the  laws 
of  Ohio.  It  was  formed  from  portions  of  Wood  and 
Sandusky  Counties,  with  Toledo  as  the  temporary  seat 
of  justice.  Its  eastern  boundary  is  Lake  Erie.  It  is 
joined  on  the  south  by  Ottawa  and  Wood  Counties,  with 
the  Maumee  River  forming  a large  extent  of  its  southern 
boundary.  Fulton  County  bounds  it  on  the  west,  and 
Michigan  on  the  north.  Its  area  is  420  square  miles. 
Its  extreme  length  from  east  to  west,  along  what  was 
known  as  the  “ Fulton  line,”  is  36  miles.  Its  breadth 


ONE  OF  THE  IRON  ORE  HANDLING  PLANTS  OF  THE  HOCKING  VALLEY  RAILWAY. 


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FOUNDRY  OF  THE  NATIONAL  MALLEABLE  CASTINGS  COMPANY. 


Common  Pleas  in  said  county 
should  be  holden  on  the  first  Mon- 
day of  the  next  September.”  This 
was  undoubtedly  taken  responsive 
to  an  act  passed  by  the  Legislative 
Council  of  the  Territory  of  Michi- 
gan, February  lo,  1835.  That 
act  was  entitled,  “an  act  to  prevent 
the  organization  of  a foreign  juris- 
diction within  the  limits  of  the 
Territory  of  Michigan.”  This  act 
imposed  a fine  of  $1,000  and  five 
years  in  prison  for  any  one  who 
would  officiate  or  accept  an  office 
by  virtue  of  any  commission  not 
derived  from  the  Territory  of  Mich- 
igan or  the  United  States. 

That  a court  had  been  held 
in  obedience  to  the  law-making 
power  of  Ohio,  and  that,  too,  in  the 
midst  of  a hostile  force  to  prevent 
that  very  thing,  was  a cause  of 
much  rejoicing  and  hilarity.  When 
court  adjourned,  officers  and  escort 


went  to  a tavern  kept  by  Munson  I I.  Daniels, 
about  where  the  Merchants’  Hotel  is  on  St. 
Clair  .Street,  registered  their  names  and  took  a 
tlrink  all  around.  While  discussing  the  events 
of  the  night,  they  were  making  preparations  for 
a second  drink  around,  when  some  one 
exclaimed,  “the  Michigan  soldiers  are  coming.” 
riiat  second  drink  was  not  taken.  They 
scattered,  they  scampered,  helter-skelter  they 
sprang  for  their  horses.  There  was  mounting 
in  hot  haste,  and  away  they  went.  About  a 
mil('  distant  the  tall  hat  of  the  clerk  of  the 


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A PAIR  OF  FINE  ROADSTERS. 


court  collided  with  the  limb  of  a 
tree,  and  that  hat  contained  the 
minutes  of  the  court.  This  mis- 
hap halted  the  party.  After 
brief  consultation,  it  was  resolved 
to  return  at  any  risk  and  secure 
those  documents.  It  was  unani- 
mously decided  that  after  all  the 
trouble  they  had  undergone  to 
hold  a court  would  be  of  no  avail 
whatever  if  no  record  could  be 
shown,  and  it  was  concluded  that 
no  record  could  be  made  without 
the  minutes.  After  some  patient 
search,  to  their  great  relief,  the 
hat  and  the  minutes  of  the  court 
proceedings  were  found.  They 
celebrated  their  good  luck  at 
once  by  two  volleys  from  their 
guns.  That  noise  awakened  the 
sleeping  infantry  of  Michigan’s 
army,  and  was  the  first  notice 
they  had  an  Ohio  court  had  been 
held  in  their  midst  during  their 
watch  on  what  they  claimed  as 
their  territory. 


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A STREET  IN  ROSSFORD. 

A suburb  of  Toledo,  when  two  3’ears  old,  and  where  the  Ford  Glass  Works  are  located. 


ROSSFORD,  FROM  CINCINNATI,  HAMILTON  A DAYTON  RAILROAD. 


THE  WYANHOTTE  BUILDING,  COLUMBUS 
John  G.  Deshler,  Owner. 


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CHAPTER  XXIII. 


THE  CITY  OF  COLUMBUS. 

N THE  month  of  August  in  the  year  of  1797,  Lucas  Sullivant,  a prominent  surveyor  of 
Kentucky,  who  originally  came  into  the  Northwest  Territory  for  the  purpose  of 
locating  land  warrants  in  the  Virginia  Military  District,  laid  out  a town  on  the  west 
bank  of  the  Scioto  River,  near  the  point  of  its  confluence  with  the  Olentangy,  and 
about  90  miles  north  of  the  mouth  of  the  Scioto,  which  he  named  Franklinton,  in  honor 
of  Benjamin  Franklin,  the  great  philosopher,  statesman  and  patriot. 

When  the  State  of  Ohio  was  organized,  this  town  was  included  in  what  was 
called  Ross  County.  In  the  month  of  April,  1803,  when  the  county  of  Franklin  was 
erected  and  organized,  Franklinton  was  made  the  county  seat.  Between  the  years 
1804  and  1812  it  grew  to  considerable  size  and  importance,  and  in  the  War  of  1812- 
1815  it  became  the  center  of  military  operations  and  the  rendezvous  lor  troops.  At 


that  time  the  prediction  was  freely 
made  that  it  would  eventually 
become  the  state  capital  by  reason 
of  its  geographical  location,  instead 
of  Chillicothe,  where  the  state 
capital  was  then  located. 

During  the  session  of  the 
legislature  of  1809-1810  a commis- 
sion of  five  persons,  consisting  of 
General  James  Findlay,  General 
Rezin  Beall,  Judge  Wyllys  Silli- 
man,  Joseph  Darlington  and 
William  McFarland,  was  appointed 
to  investigate  and  recommend  a 
suitable  site  as  the  permanent  state 
capital.  Among  the  various  places 
visited  by  the  commissioners  was 
Franklinton,  and  they,  considering 
the  location  as  in  danger  from  the 
river  floods,  recommended  as  more 
favorably  located  a point  1 2 miles 
further  up  the  river,  which  is  now 
the  site  of  the  little  town  of  Dublin. 
But  in  the  meantime  a number  of 
gentlemen  who  had  purchased  a 
large  tract  of  land  near  Franklinton, 


LOOKING  NORTH  ON  HIGH  STREET. 


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BIRDSEYE  VIEW  FROM  GRE ATSSOUTHERN  HOTEL. 
Looking  northeast. 


GREAT  SOUTHERN  HOTEL,  SOUTH  HIGH  STREET. 


on  the  east  side  of  the  river 
opposite,  on  what  was  known  as 
the  “ high  bank  of  the  Scioto,” 
agreed  to  obviate  the  objections 
raised  against  the  west  side,  to 
lay  out  a new  town  on  their  pur- 
chase, and  offer  liberal  induce- 
ments to  the  legislature  for 
making  it  the  capital  of  the 
State. 

In  1 8 lo- 1 8 1 1 and  i8 1 i - 
i8i2,  when  the  state  capital  was 
temporarily  located  at  Zanesville, 
on  the  falls  of  the  Muskingum 
River,  a company  composed  of 
Messrs.  Lyne  Starling,  James 
Johnson,  Alexander  McLaughlin 
and  John  Kerr,  proposed  to  the 
legislature,  then  in  session  there, 
that  if  that  body  “ would  estab- 
lish the  permanent  seat  of  govern- 
ment on  the  east  bank  of  the 
Scioto  River,  north  latitude  39° 
57',  west  longitude  6°,  in  town- 
ship 5,  range  22,  of  the  Refugee 


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LOOKING  SOUTH  FROM  STATE  HOUSE. 


Lands,  and  commence  its  sessions  there  on  the  first  Monday  of  December,  1S17,  they  would:  First.  Lay  out  a town 

on  the  lands  aforesaid,  on  or  before  the  first  of  July,  1812,  agreeably  to  a plan  presented  to  the  legislature.  Second. 
Convey  to  the  State  by  general 
warranty  deed,  in  fee  simple, 
such  square  of  said  town  of  the 
contents  of  ten  acres  or  near  it, 
for  public  buildings,  and  such  lot 
of  ten  acres,  for  the  penitentiary 
and  dependencies,  as  a director, 
or  such  person  or  persons  as  the 
legislature  should  appoint,  might 
direct.  Third.  Erect  and  com- 
plete a state  house,  offices  and 
penitentiary,  and  such  other 
buildings  as  should  be  directed 
by  the  legislature  to  be  built,  of 
stone  and  brick,  or  of  either,  the 
work  to  be  done  in  a workman- 
like manner,  and  of  such  size 
and  dimensions  as  the  legislature 
should  require,  the  penitentiary 
and  dependencies  to  be  com- 
pleted on  or  before  the  first  of 
January,  1815,  and  the  state 
house  and  offices  on  or  before 
the  first  Monday  of  December, 

1817.  When  the  buildings  should 
be  completed,  the  legislature  and 
the  company,  reciprocally,  should 
appoint  workmen  to  examine  and 
value  the  whole  buildings,  which 
valuation  should  be  binding;  and 
if  it  did  not  amount  to  $50,000, 

the  company  should  make  up  hartman  building,  main  and  fourth  streets. 


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such  deficiency  in  such  further 
buildinofs  as  should  be  directed 
by  law ; but  if  it  exceeded  the 
sum  of  $^0,000,  the  legislature 
should  remunerate  the  company 
in  such  a way  as  it  might  think 
just  and  equitable.” 

The  proposition  of  Star- 
ling & Company  was  afterward 
so  modified  that  they  agreed  to 
execute  the  grants  described, 
provided  the  legislature  would 
fix  the  seat  of  government,  where 
they  asked  it,  until  the  year 
1840.  On  the  14th  of  February, 
1812,  an  act  was  passed,  in  which 
it  was  declared  that  the  penal 
bond  of  the  Starling  Company 
for  the  faithful  performance  of  its 
proposals  should  be  accepted, 
and  that  the  seat  of  government 
should  be  fixed  on  the  land 
described  in  those  proposals,  and 
that  the  legislature  “should  com- 
mence its  sessions  thereat  on 
the  first  Monday  of  December, 
1817,  and  there  continue  until 


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the  first  Monday  of  May,  1840, 
and  from  thence  until  otherwise 
provided  for  by  law.” 

Mr.  Joel  Wright,  a prom- 
inent citizen,  was  chosen  as 
director,  and  fully  empowered 
to  superintend  the  execution  of 
the  proposals  of  the  Starling 
Company,  composed  of  the 
gentlemen  above  named,  and  to 
see  that  the  company  laid  the 
town  in  strict  conformity  with 
the  plan  agreed  upon,  and 
recorded  a plat  of  the  same  in 
the  office  of  the  recorder  of 
Franklin  Count}’  on  or  before 
the  first  day  of  July,  1812. 

In  accordance  with  this 
agreement  a town  was  laid  out 
in  the  spring  of  the  year  1812, 
and  named  Columbus,  in  honor 
of  Christopher  Columbus,  the 
discoverer  of  America.  The 
streets  and  alleys  of  this  new 
town,  which  were  fully  delineated 
and  described  in  its  recorded 
plat,  were  surveyed  through  a 
dense  primeval  forest.  They 
were  not  run  precisely  according 
to  the  cardinal  points,  but  crossed 
each  other  at  right  angles,  bear- 
ing; 1 2 degfrees  west  of  north,  and 
12  degrees  north  of  east. 

One  of  the  streets,  now 
High  Street,  was  100  feet  wide, 
and  another,  which  is  Broad 
Street,  was  120  feet,  and  the 


remaining  streets  were  83  feet. 
The  width  of  the  intervening 
alleys  were  fixed  at  33  feet.  The 
in-lots  were  surveyed  with  a 
frontage  of  62J4  feet,  with  a 
depth  of  187J4  feet. 

A public  sale  of  lots  was 
advertised  for  the  i8th  of  June, 
1812.  The  sale  was  begun  on 
that  day  and  continued  daily 
until  the  21st  of  the  month.  A 
comparatively  few  lots  were  sold 
on  High  and  Broad  streets  at 
prices  ranging  from  $200  to 
$1,000  each. 

But  the  sale  was  any- 
thing but  a success,  and  the 
prospects  of  the  future  capital 
of  the  State  were  anything  but 
flattering.  At  that  time  the 
only  spot  of  cleared  land  on  the 
town  plat  was  an  insignificant 
spot  on  Front  Street  where  State 
Street  intersected  it.  There  was 


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a narrow  bit  of  a field  on  the 
river  bank,  near  the  terminus  of 
what  is  now  Rich  Street  east  of 
the  river,  a field  in  front  of  the 
present  site  of  the  penitentiary, 
and  another  on  Mound  Street, 
near  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
mounds  of  the  Scioto  Valley, 
which  long- since  has  disappeared 
in  response  to  the  resistless 
march  of  progress. 

A few  frame  cabins  were 
erected  in  1813  and  1814,  but 
none  of  the  streets  of  Columbus 
were  fairly  opened  before  1816, 
when  $200  were  raised  by  sub- 
scription to  dig  the  stumps  out 
of  High  Street  and  the  principal 
squares  and  haul  them  into  piles 
and  burn  them  as  signal  fires  of 
public  spiritedness. 

A local  census  was  taken 
in  1815,  and  by  it  it  appeared 
that  Columbus  had  a population 
of  700,  “a  few  more  or  a few 
less.”  There  were  then  in  the 
town  six  stores,  one  printing 
office,  from  which  the  first 
Columbus  newspaper,  the 
“Western  Intelligencer,”  was 
issued,  three  taverns,  two  doc- 
tors, four  lawyers,  one  private 
school,  one  church,  the  First 
Presbyterian,  a primitive  frame 
building  on  Spring  Street,  and 
a frame  market  house  in  the 
middle  of  High  Street,  immedi- 
ately south  of  Rich. 

On  the  17th  of  February, 
1816,  the  legislature,  then 
assembled  at  Chillicothe,  to  which  city  it  had  been  adjourned  after  1812,  passed  an  act  declaring  that  after  the  second 
ruesday  of  October  succeeding,  the  seat  of  government  should  be  established  at  the  town  of  Columbus,  and  that  the 
state  officers  shoukl  remove  from  Chillicothe  to  the  rooms  there  prepared  for  them,  the  property  and  papers  under  their 
charge.  This  act  was  in  effect  an  acceptance  of  the  state 
buildings  which  had  been  erected  under  the  Starling  Com- 
pany contract. 

The  State  House  was  placed  at  the  southwest  corner 
of  the  Public  .Square.  The  foundation  was  dug  in  1813, 

(the  year  in  which  a postoffice  for  Columbus  was  first 
opened)  and  the  building  was  completed  in  1814.  It  was 
built  of  brick,  with  freestone  door  and  window  sills,  and 
extended  75  feet  north  and  south  along  High  Street,  and  50 
feet  east  and  west  along  State  Street.  It  was  two  stories 
high,  with  a square  roof,  ascending  to  a balcony  in  the 
center,  which  was  surmounted  with  a spire,  the  top  of  which 
rose  106  feet  from  the  ground;  on  two  sides  of  the  balcony 
were  protected  walks,  from  which  a fair  view  of  the  young 
capital  and  its  environs  was  afforded. 

The  main  entrance  was  in  the  middle  of  the  south  end 
(from  State  Street. ) Stairs  to  the  right  and  left  led  to  the 
Senate  Chamber.  The  Representatives’  Hall  was  on  the 


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first  floor,  in  the  north  end  of  the  building. 
There  was  a west  door  from  the  Representa- 
tives’ Hall  leading  to  High  Street,  also  an  east 
door  opening  into  the  Public  Square. 

In  1815  a two-story  brick  building,  150 
feet  long  and  25  feet  deep,  was  erected  on  the 
Public  Square  fronting  High  Street.  It  stood 
in  a direct  line  about  60  feet  north  of  the  State 
House.  The  main  entrance  was  in  the  centt  r 
on  High  Street,  from  which  winding  stairs  led 
to  the  rooms  of  the  second  story. 

The  penitentiary  lot,  donated  by  the 
Starling  Company,  was  situated  in  the  south- 
western corner  of  the  town,  west  of  Front 
Street  and  south  of  Friend.  The  building  was 
erected  in  1813.  It  was  built  of  brick,  front- 
ing on  Scioto  Street,  60  feet  long  by  30  feet 
wide.  It  had  three  stories,  including  a base- 
ment, and  contained  13  cells,  four  dark  and 
nine  light.  The  prison  yard  was  100  feet 
square,  and  was  surrounded  with  a stone  wall 
about  18  feet  high. 

The  removal  of  the  public  property 
from  Chillicothe  to  Columbus  was  promptly 
accomplished  as  prescribed  by  the  law,  already 
cited,  and  on  the  first  Monday  of  December, 
1817,  the  General  Assembly  for  the  first  time 
convened  and  organized  in  the  permanent 
capital  of  the  State. 

The  Public,  or  State  House  Square,  was 
then  but  partially  cleared,  and  for  several  years 
the  clearings  proceeded,  and  crops  of  corn  and 
wheat  were  raised  and  harvested  on  it.  When, 
about  the  year  1820,  all  the  forests  had  been 
cleared  away  from  the  State  House  Square, 
and  the  Virginia  worm  rail  fence  had  fallen 
into  a condition  of  dilapidation,  it  became  a 
common,  overgrown  with  weeds,  briars  and 
thistles. 


MCALLISTER,  MOHLER  ife  COMPANY. 


In  1816  the  town  was  first  incorporated 
and  given  a municipal  government.  In  the 
same  year  a bridge  was  constructed  across  the 
Ohio  River,  near  the  site  of  the  subsequent 
National  Road  Bridge,  on  West  Broad,  under  a 
charter  granted  to  Lucas  Sullivant  by  the 
General  Assembly.  In  the  same  year  the 
Franklin  Bank,  the  first  in  Columbus,  was 
established,  the  first  Sunday  school  was 
opened,  and  the  first  mail  communication  by 
stage  coach  between  the  new  and  the  old 
capital  at  Chillicothe  was  established. 

On  January,  29,  1817,  the  legislature 
provided  by  law  for  a settlement  with  the 
Starling  Company,  and  in  accordance  with  its 
provisions  the  State  paid  $33,000  in  fulfillment 
of  the  contract  under  which  the  state  buildings 

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were  constructed.  At  this  vote  the  prospects 
of  Columbus  were  auspicious  for  growth  and 
improvement,  and  these  auspices  continued  for 
some  three  years,  but  beginning  with  the  year 
1820  and  continuing  until  1826,  times  were 


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dull  and  stringent,  so  much  so, 
indeed,  that  the  town  would  have 
fallen  into  decay,  had  it  not  been 
tor  the  life  and  energy  injected 
into  it  by  the  annual  meetings  of 
the  General  Assembly. 

The  chief  event  between 
1817  and  1820  was  the  erection 
of  a new  brick  penitentiary  in 
1818.  The  structure  was  150 
feet  long  by  34  feet  wide,  two 
stories  high,  with  59  cells,  four  of 
which  were  dark.  The  peni- 
tentiary yard  was  enlarged  so 
that  it  extended  about  400  feet 
^east  and  west  and  160  feet  north 
and  south.  It  was  enclosed  by 
a stone  wall  20  feet  high  and 
three  feet  thick.  Workshops  for 
the  convicts  were  erected  within 
the  enclosure,  and  blacksmith- 
ing,  wagon  making,  coopering, 
cabinet  making,  gunsmithing, 
tailoring  and  weaving  were 
carried  on  under  the  superin- 
tendence of  the  officers  of  the 
prison. 

In  1820,  an  enterprise 
which  had  been  vigorously  urged 
against  the  stern  opposition  of 
many  was  consummated,  by 
which  the  citizens  of  Columbus 
secured  the  removal  of  the 
United  States  Court  House  from 
Chillicothe  to  Columbus,  and  a 
brick  court  house  was  erected  on 
the  Public  Square,  fronting  High 


Street,  a short  distance  north  of  the  public 
offices.  The  legislature  appropriated  the 
uncurrent  funds  in  the  treasury  on  the  Miami 
Exporting  Company,  and  the  sum  then  neces- 
sary to  pay  the  cost  of  the  building  was  raised 
by  subscription  among  the  citizens  of  Colum- 
bus. In  1824  the  county  seat  of  government 
was  removed  from  Franklinton,  and  the  county 
court  was  held  in  the  Federal  Court  House. 
The  next  year  after  Columbus  became  the 
capital  of  its  county,  a law  was  passed  pro- 
vitling  lor  a general  system  of  schools  in  Ohio, 
and  a common  school  was  opened  in  a frame 
building  on  Front  Street.  The  legislature 
which  passed  the  school  law  referred  to,  pro- 
vided for  a general  system  of  internal  improve- 
ments. Columbus  did  not  directly  share  in  the 
advantages  of  the  canals  as  laid  out  and  begun 
in  1825,  but  in  1826  it  was  determined  that  a 
lateral  branch  should  be  cut,  1 1 miles  long, 
from  the  Ohio  Canal  at  Fockbourne,  to  the 
capital.  The  work  of  excavation  was  com- 
menced on  the  30th  of  April,  1827. 


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THE  MONYPENY-HAMMOMH  COMPANY,  WHOLESALE  GROCERS. 


A census,  taken  in  the 
spring  of  1826,  showed  that 
Columbus  contained  about  200 
houses,  and  1,400  inhabitants; 
five  common  schools,  and  one 
seminary;  three  meetinghouses, 

Presbyterian,  Methodist  and 
Lutheran ; ten  general  stores  ; 
one  bank ; three  printing  offices, 
from  each  of  which  a weekly 
newspaper  was  issued;  one  book 
bindery,  and  a “ commodious 
brick  market  house,”  situated  on 
State  Street,  immediately  west  of 
High  Street.  Several  additions 
had  been  made  to  the  town  plat; 
buildings  of  a permanent  char- 
acter had  been  constructed  on 
the  principal  streets  near  the 
Public  Square ; property  began 
to  increase  in  value,  and  immigra- 
tion became  noticeable.  In  April, 

1829,  the  number  of  inhabitants 
was  2,014,  showing  an  increase 
of  600  in  three  years  ; over  100 
buildings  had  been  erected  in  the 
same  period,  making  more  than 
300  then  in  the  town;  the  number  ^ 
of  general  stores  had  been  in- 
creased to  twelve,  and  the  number 
of  churches  to  four — the  last  one  being  for  an  Episcopal  congregation — the  Trinity,  vhich  had  been  organized  in  1817. 

The  period  between  1830  and  1838  was  a prosperous  one  lor  Columbus.  The  Ohio  Canal  branch  was  com- 
pleted in  1831  ; the  National  Road  had  been  surveyed;  and  the  Scioto  bridge,  which  now  stands,  was  begun  in  1832. 
In  1832  a city  charter  was  granted,  and  in  the  same  year  the  State  House  Square  was  transformed  into  something  a little 
better  than  a common  by  a picket  fence,  constructed  under  the  superintendence  of  1 Ion.  Alfred  Kelly,  who  then  planted 

the  now  stately  elm  trees  which 
shade  its  northern,  eastern 
and  southern  fronts. 

On  the  I rth  of  P'ebruary. 
1832,  the  building  of  a new, 
and  substantially  the  present 
penitentiar)',  was  authorized 
and  a lot  of  15  acres  having 
been  donated  by  the  citizens 
of  Columbus,  fronting  on  the 
east  bank  of  the  Scioto  River 
on  Spring  Street,  was  com- 
menced. It  was  completed 
and  occupied  in  1834,  having 
accommodations  for  700  con- 
victs, and  ample  room  for  work 
shops  and  hospital  accommo- 
dations. It  has  since  been 
enlarged  to  five  or  six  times 
its  original  accommodations 
and  capacities. 

In  1834  the  building  of 
the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institu- 
tion, the  construction  of  which 

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the  legislature  in  1S37,  was 
entered  upon  on  Town  Street. 

The  present  magnificent  modern 
buildings  occupy  the  site  where 
the  original  building  was  erected. 

In  1835  the  foundation  of  the 
Lunatic  Asylum  on  East  Broad 
Street  was  laid.  This  building 
was  subsequently  destroyed,  and 
the  magnificent  State  Hospital 
on  the  western  outskirts  of  the 
city  was  erected  in  its  stead.  In 
1837  the  Institution  for  the  Blind 
was  determined  upon.  In  the 
same  year  work  was  in  progress 
at  the  doors  of  the  city  on  the 
National  Road,  which  did  much 
to  give  the  city  importance  and 
push  it  forward.  In  the  mean- 
time all  the  roads  leading  into 
the  city  were  improved  ; new 
streets  were  laid  out  and  opened, 
old  ones  were  partially  paved  ; 
additions  were  made  to  the  town 
plat,  and  there  was  a general 
improvement  in  the  style  of  busi- 
ness buildings  and  dwelling 
houses.  The  population  of  the  city  had  passed  the  6,000  mark,  and  there  were  25  dry  good  stores,  six  drug  stores, 
three  boot  and  shoe  stores,  three  hardware  stores,  and  a very  large  number  of  other  small  business  places.  There 
were  five  churches,  representing  the  Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Lutheran,  Episcopal  and  Baptist  denominations.  There 
were  12  lawyers,  12  physicians,  two  weekly  newspapers,  one  dentist,  one  semi-monthly  medicine  journal,  and  one 
monthly  temperance  paper.  In  1840  the  county  courts  were  removed  from  the  Eederal  Court  House  to  a new  building 
provided  for  them  on  the  corner  of  High  and  Mound  Streets.  About  the  year  1840  a serious  check  was  given  to  the 

growth  of  Columbus,  not- 
withstandinor  the  fact  that 

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the  legislature  which  sat 
in  1837-1838  had  ordered 
the  construction  of  a new 
State  House,  and  that  the 
corner  stone  was  laid  on 
the  Eourthof  July  in  1839. 
In  March,  1840,  an  act 
was  passed  suspending 
work  on  the  new  State 
House,  before  any  part  of 
the  foundations  appeared 
above  ground,  and  this, 
together  with  the  failure 
of  active  business  men  to 
prosecute  improvements 
which  had  been  con- 
templated, caused  real 
estate  to  depreciate  in 
value.  In  1840  the  popu- 
lation numbered  6,048. 
For  two  or  three  years 
thereafter  the  increase 
was  small,  but  business 
then  revived,  improve- 
ments were  begun,  immi- 
gration was  significant, 


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and  in  1848  the  population  was  enumerated  and  recorded  as  12,804,  which  1,007  were  colored  people.  In  1846  an 
act  was  passed  providing-  for  the  resumption  of  work  on  the  new  State  House,  and  at  the  close  of  the  year  1848  the 
walls  were  six  feet  higher  than  the  level  of  the  ground.  In  1849  the  arches  for  the  first  floor  were  turned,  and  the 
walls  for  the  basement  were  completed. 

A liberal  system  of  common  schools  had  been  provided  for  in  a local  act  passed  in  1845,  1846  three  brick 

school  houses  were  erected.  To  these  have  since  been  added  a new  brick  building  on  Fourth  Street,  between  Mound 


Y.  M.  C.  A.  BUILDING.  OPPOSITE  STATE  CAPITOL. 


and  South  Streets;  the  excellent  High  School  building  on 
the  corner  of  Sixth  and  Broad  Streets;  also  a colored  school, 
under  the  supervision  of  Mr.  Poindexter.  The  schools  are 
an  honor,  and  the  buildings  an  ornament  to  the  city. 

At  the  close  of  the  year  1847  the  city  contained  19 
churches,  and  in  1850  its  population  was  shown  by  the 
national  census  to  be  17,811. 

Beginning  in  1850  to  recover  from  embarrassments 
which  had  retarded  its  prosperity  for  four  or  five  years,  the 
growth  of  the  city  has  since  been  steady,  and  the  improve- 
ments, both  on  the  part  of  the  authorities  and  of  the  citizens, 
valuable,  especially  since  1855. 

On  the  26th  of  February,  1850,  the  Columbus  & 
Xenia  Railroad  was  opened,  and  on  the  first  day  of 
Pebruary,  in  1851,  an  excursion  train  was  run  from  Columbus 
to  Cleveland.  On  the  15th  of  May,  1850,  the  privilege  of 
the  streets  was  granted  to  a gas  company  organized  in  1846. 
In  1853  a High  School  building  was  erected  on  State  Street, 
east  of  Fifth,  and  in  the  same  year  a medical  school  was 
opened  in  the  Starling  Medical  College,  on  the  southeast 
corner  of  State  and  Sixth  Streets.  In  February  of  that  year 
the  old  State  I louse  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  the  General 
Assembly  was  convened  in  halls  on  High  Street  until 


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NEIL  HOUSE,  ACROSS  FROM  STATE  CAPITOL. 


January,  1857,  when  the  new  State  House  was  occupied,  by  both  the  state  officers  and  the  legislature.  In  the  spring 
of  1852  the  Central  Ohio  Railroad  was  opened,  and  on  the  4th  of  July,  1853,  an  excursion  train  was  run  from  Colum- 
bus to  Urbana.  In  1857  an  Asylum  for  Idiots  was  added  to  'the  State  institutions,  and  a school  opened  in  a building 
opposite  to  the  Blind  Asylum.  In  1858  the  old  buildings  were  all  removed  from  the  Public  Square,  and  an  iron  fence 
was  constructed  around  the  western  half.  The  next  year  the  Square  was  graded  and  trees  and  shrubbery  were  planted 
in  that  portion  which  had  been  permanently  fenced.  Before  the  legislature  met  in  i860,  paved  walks  had  been  con- 
structed from  the  main  gates  to  the  State  House  on  all  but  the  eastern  side.  The  legislature  of  i860  passed  a law 
declaring  the  State  House  completed,  though  the  Library  Hall,  the  rotunda,  and  one  of  the  courts,  were  unfinished. 
Provision  was  made,  however,  for 
the  prosecution  of  the  work,  and 
the  State  House,  excepting  the 
Library  Hall,  is,  in  fact,  com- 
pleted. It  is  a Doric  building, 
constructed  of  cut  stone,  304  feet 
in  length  and  184  feet  wide  (in- 
cluding terraces,  340  feet  long 
and  220  feet  wide.)  The  cornice 
is  58  leet  from  the  ground  line, 
and  the  cap  of  the  dome  158  feet. 

The  diameter  of  the  rotunda  on 
the  floor  is  64  feet,  and  the  dis- 
tance from  the  floor  to  the  eye  of 
the  rotunda,  1 20  feet.  From  the 
basement  to  the  cupalo  roof  are 
207  steps.  The  watertable,  or 
portico,  has  recently  been  ascer- 
tained to  be  80  feet  above  the 
level  of  the  river.  The  building 

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contains  88  rooms.  The  entire  expenditure  for  it,  up  to  the 
1 5th  of  November,  1861,  was  $1,359,121.45,  it  having  been 
1 5 years  in  building,  deducting  the  intervals  during  which 
the  work  was  suspended.  In  1899-1901  an  extensive  addi- 
tion was  built  on  the  east  front.  From  that  time  forth  the 
growth  of  the  city  was  constant  and  suffered  but  slight  inter- 
ruptions. The  population  in  1840  was  6,251,  and  it  ranked 
third  in  population.  In  1850,  17,811,  and  was  still  third.  In 
i860,  25,227,  and  it  again  ranked  third.  In  1870,  31,551  : 
in  1880,  52,194;  in  1890,  88,150,  and  in  1900,  125,560, 
Toledo  putting  it  in  fourth  rank  with  131,822. 

The  first  State  House  was  of  brick,  and  was  located 
at  the  southwest  corner  of  the  present  grounds.  Other  brick 
buildings  along  High  Street  furnished  accommodations  for 
the  state  officers  and  courts.  The  old  buildings  burned  com- 
pletely out  early  on  Sunday  morning,  February  i,  1852,  evi- 
dently the  work  of  an  incendiary.  It  had  become  an  eye-sore, 
was  delaying  the  completion  of  the  new  edifice,  and  no 
inquiry  was  made  to  fix  the  identity  of  the  incendiary.  The 


COKNKK  OAY  AND  SOUTH  STREETS. 

question  of  greatly  enlarging  or  entirely  rebuilding  the 
present  State  House  is  mooted. 

•State  institutions  at  Columbus.  — The  Columbus 
Asylum  for  the  Insane  lies  two  miles  west  of  the  State 
House,  and  is  surrounded  by  300  acres  of  ground.  The 
Institution  for  the  Ifducation  of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  is  at  the 
corner  of  Town  Street  and  Washington  Avenue.  The  Insti- 
tution  for  the  Fducation  of  the  Blind  is  at  the  corner  of  Main 
■Street  and  Parsons  Avenue.  The  Institution  for  the  Educa- 
tion of  P'eeble  Minded  \Muth  is  located  on  a large  tract  of 


INTERIOR  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK. 


AUDITORIUM, 

Where  state  conveutions  are  held. 


land  one  mile  and  a half  west  of  the  State 
House.  The  Ohio  Penitentiary,  with  a capacity 
of  2,000  or  more  prisoners,  is  located  in  the 
city,  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Scioto.  All 
capital  sentences  in  the  State  are  executed  at 
the  penitentiary.  The  Ohio  State  University, 
a distinctively  State  institution,  is  located  in 
the  northwestern  portion  of  the  city,  with 
several  hundred  acres  of  farm  land  surrounding 
it.  The  cost  of  construction  of  these  buildings 
is  placed  at  $6,500,000. 

Being  the  State  capital,  Columbus 
naturally  attracted  many  public  men  of 
eminence,  who  became  permanently  or  tem- 
porarily residents.  The  most  of  these  figure 
in  the  general  history  of  the  State,  rather  than 
in  the  local  history  of  Columbus.  Of  course 
they  all  contributed  more  or  less  to  the  growth 
and  importance  of  the  capital,  and  the  records 
of  their  lives  are  more  or  less  interwoven  with 
its  annals. 


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General  Jeremiah  McLene 
of  Ross,  and  later  of  Franklin, 
was  not  only  one  of  the  leading 
Democrats,  but  one  of  the  lead- 
ing public  men  of  the  State  dur- 
ing the  first  30  years  of  its 
history.  He  entered  public  life 
in  1807  as  a member  of  the 
House  of  the  Sixth  General 
Assembly,  representing  Ross, 
Franklin  and  Highland.  He 
served  a single  term.  He  was 
active  in  the  militia  organization, 
and  became  a major  general. 
He  served  as  secretary  of  state 
for  23  years  consecutively,  hav- 
ing been  elected  by  the  legis- 
lature in  1808,  and  re-elected 
seven  times  in  succession,  to 
terms  of  three  years  each.  In 
1832  he  was  elected  to  the 
Twenty-third  Congress  from  the 
Eighth  District,  comprising 
Franklin,  Madison,  Pickaway, 
Delaware  and  Marion  Counties, 


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WYANDOTTE  GKOVE. 


and  was  re-elected  from  the  same  district  to  the  Twenty-fourth  Congress  in  1834.  lie  was  an  elector  on  the  Jackson 


ticket  in  1832.  General  McLene  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  176; 


WYANDOTTE  GROVE  SPRING. 


In  early  life  he  emigrated  to  the  Territory  of 
Tennessee,  where,  as  a boy,  he  became 
acciLiainted  with  and  warmly  attached  to 
General  Andrew  Jackson.  P'rom  Tennessee 
he  came  to  Ohio.  He  died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  March  19,  1837,  from  a cold  contracted 
while  attending  the  inauguration  of  President 
Martin  Van  Buren. 

Joseph  Ridgway  represented  Franklin 
County  in  the  House  during  the  Twenty- 
seventh  and  Twenty-ninth  General  Assem- 
blies. He  was  chosen  to  the  Twenty-fifth 
Congress  in  1836  from  the  Eighth  District, 
comprising  Franklin,  Madison,  Pickaway, 
Delaware  and  Marion  Counties,  and  was  re- 
elected from  the  same  district  to  the  Twenty- 
sixth  in  1S38,  and  to  the  Twenty-seventh  in 
1840.  He  was  a native  of  Staten  Island,  New 
York,  where  he  was  born  May  6,  1783,  and 
came  to  Ohio  when  a young  man,  and  was 
identified  with  the  interests  of  the  State  for 
over  40  years,  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
He  was  largely  engaged  in  manufactures  at 
Columbus. 


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Herman  A.  Moore  of  Franklin  County, 
was  elected  to  the  Twenty-eighth  Congress  in 
1842  from  the  Tenth  District,  Franklin,  Lick- 
ing and  Knox  Counties,  and  died  in  1844, 
before  the  expiration  of  his  term,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Alfred  P.  Stone.  He  was  born  in 
Plainfield,  Vermont,  in  1810,  and  came  to  Ohio 
when  a young  man,  and  served  as  adjutant 
general  of  the  State  for  a brief  period.  He 
died  in  Columbus,  April  3,  1844. 

Alfred  P.  Stone  was  chosen  to  the 
vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of  Herman  A. 
Moore  in  the  Twenty-eighth  Congress,  in  1844, 
from  the  Tenth  District,  as  above.  On  the  15th 
of  June,  1856,  William  H.  Gibson  resigned  the 
office  of  treasurer  of  state,  and  Mr.  Stone  was 
immediately  appointed  to  the  vacancy  by 
Governor  Salmon  P.  Chase.  At  the  October 
election,  1857,  he  was  elected  as  a Republican 
to  the  same  office  over  James  R.  Morris, 
Democrat,  by  a vote  of  160, 61S  to  158,942. 
At  the  October  election,  1859,  he  was  re-elected 
over  William  Bushnell,  Democrat,  by  a vote  of 
184,567  to  170,413.  He  served  for  a period  of 
five  years  in  the  office.  Mr.  Stone  was  born 
in  Hampshire  County,  Massachusetts,  on  the 
28th  of  June,  1813,  and  came  to  Ohio  when  a 
young  man.  He  died  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
August  2,  1865. 

Samuel  Galloway  was  born  in  Gettys- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  March  20,  iSii,  and 
located  in  Columbus  in  early  life,  where  he 


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SPAHR  BUILDING,  BROAD  STREET. 


rose  to  distinction  as  a lawyer  and  an  orator. 
He  was  a Whig,  and  afterward  a Republican, 
and  while  a recognized  leader  in  these  parties, 
never  sought  for  the  distinction  of  office, 
preferring  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He 
was  noted  for  his  incisive  ability  on  the  stump 
during  the  political  campaigns  for  nearly  a 
third  of  a century.  He  served  a single  term  in 
Congress,  being  nominated  by  his  party  with- 
out solicitation,  and  was  elected  to  the  Thirt)'- 
fourth  Congress  in  1854  from  the  Twelfth,  or 
Capital  District,  composed  of  Franklin,  Lick- 
ing and  Pickaway,  which  had  elected  Edison 
B.  Olds,  Democrat,  at  the  preceding  congres- 
sional election. 

Richard  A.  Harrison  of  Madison,  and 
later  of  Franklin  County,  was  born  in  Thirsk, 
England,  April  8,  1824,  and  came  to  America 
in  1832,  his  parents  locating  at  Springfield. 
He  secured  a thorough  education,  through  his 
own  efforts,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
1846,  and  began  the  practice  at  London,  Madi- 
son County.  He  represented  Madison  County 
in  the  House  of  the  Fifty-third  General 
Assembly,  and  the  Eleventh  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict, Madison,  Clarke  and  Champaign,  in  the 
Fifty-fourth.  He  was  elected  to  the  Thirty- 
second  Congress  in  1861,  to  fill  the  vacancy 


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THE  CHITTENDEN  HOTEL,  NORTH  HIGH  STREET. 


JAMES  KILBOURNE’S  RESIDENCE,  EAST  TOWN  STREET. 


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caused  by  the  resignation  of  Thomas  Corwin 
from  the  Seventh  District,  made  up  of  the 
counties  of  Madison,  Warren,  Clinton,  Greene 
and  Fayette.  He  was  appointed  a member 
of  the  Supreme  Court  Commission  by 
Governor  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  but  declined  to 
serve.  From  London  he  removed  to  Colum- 
bus, where  he  successfully  practiced  law  during 
the  remainder  of  the  century.  He  was  a man 
of  great  force  of  character,  and  of  a high  order 
of  ability. 

George  L.  Converse  of  Columbus,  was 
born  in  Georgesville,  Franklin  County,  Ohio, 

June  4,  1827,  and  died  in  Columbus  in  1898. 

He  was  a lawyer  of  much  ability,  and  a 
prominent  Democratic  leader  for  a quarter  of 
a century.  He  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  graduated  from  the  Dennison  University, 

Granville,  Ohio,  in  1849.  In  1851  he  was 
admitted  to  the  bar,  and  became  a leading 
attorney,  both  in  civil  and  criminal  law.  He 
represented  Franklin  County  in  the  House  of 
the  Fifty-fourth,  Fifty-fifth,  Sixty-first,  and 
Sixty-second  General  Assemblies,  and  was 
speaker  of  the  body  during  the  Sixty-second 
General  Assembly.  He  was  elected  to  the 
Forty-sixth  Congress  in  1878  from  the  Ninth 
District,  Franklin,  Pickaway,  Madison,  Fayette 
and  Delaware  Counties,  and  was  re-elected  to 
the  Forty-seventh  in  1880  from  the  same  dis- 
trict. In  1882  he  was  elected  from  the 
Thirteenth  District,  Franklin,  Fairfidd, 

Hocking  and  Perry  Counties,  to  the  Forty-eighth  Congress,  and  joined  with 
Democrats  in  defeating  the  Democratic  tariff  reform  measures  of  that  session. 


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FOUNTAIN  IN  FRANKLIN  PARK. 


Samuel  J.  Randall  and  other  tariff 
His  Democratic  constituents  refused 
him  a fourth  nomination,  and  he 
retired  to  private  life.  During 
the  last  ten  years  of  his  life  he 
was  not  in  active  sympathy 
because  of  the  tariff  issue. 

David  Kemper  W atson  of 
Columbus,  was  born  on  a farm 
near  London,  Madison  County, 
Ohio,  J une  18,  1849,  and  was 
graduated  from  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, Carlisle,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1871.  Two  years  later  he  was 
graduated  from  the  law  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  Boston, 
and  admitted  to  the  bar.  He 
was  assistant  United  States  attor- 
ney for  the  southern  district  of 
Ohio  under  the  administration  of 
President  Chester  A.  Arthur, 
and  in  1887  was  unanimously 
nominated  by  the  Republican 
state  convention  for  attorney 
general  of  the  State;  was  elected, 
and  re-elected  in  1889.  In  1892 
Attorney  General  Miller 
appointed  him  special  counsel 
for  the  United  States  in  the 


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suits  brought  by  the  government  against  the  Pacific 
railroads.  In  1894  he  was  nominated  and  elected  to 
the  P'ifty-fourth  Congress,  as  a Republican,  from  the 
Twelfth  District,  Franklin  and  Fairfield  Counties. 
The  district  was  largely  Democratic,  but  he  carried  it 
over  Joseph  II.  Outhwaite,  Democrat,  by  a plurality 
ot  1,591,  and  was  defeated  in  1896  in  the  same  dis- 
trict by  less  than  50  votes.  In  1898  he  was  appointed 
by  President  McKinley  as  a member  of  the  commis- 
sion to  codify  the  laws  of  the  United  States. 

The  concentration  of  troops  at  Columbus  dur- 
ing the  period  of  the  Civil  War  contributed  much 
toward  the  growth  and  expansion  of  Columbus,  and 
with  the  return  of  peaceful  conditions  its  growth  and 
progress  became  marked.  General  business  increased 
rapidly  and  manufacturers  took  on  large  proportions. 


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d'he  architecture  of  the  city  changed  from  that  of  its  middle 
jK-riod,  and  became  both  modern  and  progressive.  Its  broad  and 
n'gular  streets  afforded  the  opportunity  10  build  up  a city  of  great 
beaut)'  and  considerable  magnificence.  The  lack  of  highlands  and 
diversit)'  of  topography,  as  well  as  the  absence  of  any  considerable 
botlies  of  water  in  its  immediate  vicinity,  militated  somewhat 
against  the  beauty  of  suburban  seats,  which  characterize  some  of 
the  other  larije  cities  of  the  State. 


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WESLEY  CHAPEL,  FOURTH  AND  BROAD  STREETS. 


But  its  residential  sections,  as  well  as 
its  outlying  suburbs,  contain  many  beautiful 
residences,  and  its  business  streets  are  being 
rapidly  built  up  with  massive  and  towering 
blocks,  suited  for  various  purposes. 

Its  manufacturing  establishments,  the 
largest  of  which  are  in  the  outskirts,  with  many 
smaller  ones  in  the  more  densely  populated 
districts,  number  about  150.  Some  of  these 
are  the  larg-est  of  their  kind  in  the  United 
States,  and  their  products  are  sold  in  almost 
every  market  in  the  world. 

The  average  number  of  employes  of  all 
kinds  is  10,000.  The  average  annual  amount 
of  wages  paid  is  ^4,425,000,  and  the  total 
capital  invested  is  $20,000,000,  and  the  annual 
value  of  products  is  $25,000,000. 

The  city  stands  on  both  banks  of  the 
Scioto  and  extends  up  the  Olentangy,  and  with 
its  immediate  suburbs  it  is  eight  miles  square. 
With  reference  to  other  important  points,  it  is 


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io6  miles  south  of  Sandusky  ; 
139  miles  southwesterly  of  Cleve- 
land ; 148  miles  west  and  south 
of  Steubenville  ; 184  miles  south 
and  west  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania; 126  miles  west  of  Wheel- 
ing, West  Virginia  ; 100  miles 

northwest  of  Marietta:  105  miles 
northwest  of  Gallipolis;  45  miles 
north  of  Chillicothe  ; 90  miles 
north  of  Portsmouth  ; 118  miles 
north  of  Marysville,  Kentucky  ; 
1 20  miles  northeasterly  from 
Cincinnati;  129  miles  south  of 
Toledo : 68  miles  northeast  of 
Dayton;  45  miles  east  of  Spring- 
field  ; 59  miles  west  of  Zanes- 
ville; 175  miles  due  south  of 

Detroit  ; 450  miles  due  east  of 
Philadelphia,  and  500  miles  east 
by  south  of  New  York.  For  25 
years  it  has  shown  a greater  per 
capita  wealth  than  any  city  in 
the  Union.  It  is  still  e.xpanding 
its  limits. 


Columbus  has  no  water 
lines  of  communication.  The 
Scioto  was  formerly  navigable 
for  batteaux,  but  it  is  so  no 
longer.  A branch  of  the  Ohio 
Canal  was  once  a line  of 
transportation,  but  that  was 
abandoned  many  years  since. 
It  is  the  great  railway  center 
of  the  State,  the  steam  rail- 
ways radiating  from  it  in  every 
direction,  like  the  spokes  of  a 
wheel,  bringing  every  county 
seat  and  considerable  town  in 
the  State  within  six  hours  of 


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it.  The  Big  Pour,  Baltimore  N 
Ohio,  and  Pennsylvania  Systems 
pass  through  the  city  and  here 
connect  with  lines  formino-  the 

o 

system.  The  Hocking  Valley 
and  the  Toledo  & Ohio  Central 
Systems  connect  it  with  the  lake 
on  the  northwest  and  the  Ohio 
River  on  the  southeast.  The 
Columbus,  Sandusky  N Hocking 
connect  it  with  the  coal  fields  in 
Perry,  Muskingum,  Hocking, 
Morgan  and  Athens  Counties 
and  with  the  lake  at  Sandusky. 
There  are  half  a score  of  smaller 
lines  entering  the  city,  and  a 
system  of  electric  roads  is  being 
constructed  in  all  directions. 


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'I'here  are  between  40  and 
50  newspaj)ers,  magazines  and 
jjeriodicals  i)i'inted  in  the  city, 
devoted  to  almost  as  many 
matters,  d'here  have  been  over 
200  publications  of  various  kinds 
since  the  first  made  its  appear- 
ance, but  they  have  passed  out 
of  e.\istenc(%  gi\’ing  Columbus 
the  title  of  the  "Newspaper 
(irave  \ ard.”  The  principal 
daily  |ja[)ers  are  the  " State 
lournal,”  "The  INmning  Dis- 
patch,” " riie  Citizen,”  and  the 
"Press-Post,”  printed  in  Ifng- 
lish,  and  the  " W'estbote  ” and 
" ICxpress,”  in  Cierman. 

'There  are  over  60  churches 
in  Columbus,  representing  the 
baptist.  Catholic,  Congrega- 
tional, I )isciple,  Iwangelical 
Association,  P'riends,  Jewish, 
Cierman,  Independent  Protestant, 
Lutheran,  Methodist  Episcopal, 
African  Methodist  Episcopal, 
Presbyterian,  Welsh  Presby- 
terian, United  Brethern,  Protest- 
ant Ifjjiscopal  and  Universalist 
denominations.  Some  of  the 
church  edifices  are  on  a matrnih- 
cent  scale,  while  the  most  of 
them  are  beautiful  and  com 
modious.  Its  schools  corres- 
pond in  number  and  excellence 
with  its  churches.  The  actual 
wealth  of  the  city,  real  and  per- 
sonal, is  probably  in  excess  of 
$ 1 50,000,000,  although  it  appears 
on  the  tax  duplicate  at  about 


DISPATCH  BUILDING,  HIGH  STREET. 


one-half  that  amount.  The  total  investments 
in  manufacturing,  mining,  commercial  and 
business  enterprises,  banking  and  general  busi- 
ness will  reach,  if  it  does  not  exceed,  $300,- 
000,000.  In  the  coal  interest  alone  there  are 
25  firms  and  individuals  interested  in  mining 
and  shipping  coal.  They  give  employment  to 
from  10,000  to  15,000  persons,  according  to 
the  demands  of  the  trade.  Prom  ^20,000,000 
to  ^25,000,000  is  invested  in  the  business. 
The  average  annual  consumption  of  coal  in 
Columbus  is  2,500,000  tons,  or  more  than  one- 
fourth  of  the  average  annual  coal  production  of 
the  State.  There  is  no  better  point  where 
coal,  iron  and  lumber,  in  combination,  can  be 
obtained  for  manufacturing  purposes  than  in 
Columbus. 

It  is  also  the  center  of  a large  iron  and 
steel  trade,  and  not  less  than  ^20,000,000  of  its 
capital  is  invested  in  the  business.  The  manu- 
facture of  buggies  and  other  vehicles  of  all 


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kinds  is  extensive  and  a score  of  firms  are  interested  in  it,  and  representing  many  millions  of  investments.  This 
business  gives  employment  to  between  3,000  and  3,500  persons,  men  and  women.  The  business  of  Columbus  is 

cautious  and  conservative,  and 
there  is  but  little  of  the  specula- 
tive character  to  be  found  except 
in  ephemeral  schemes,  and  gen- 
erally on  a small  scale.  As  a 
rule  it  has  suffered  less  from 
financial  panics  than  any  other 
city  of  the  same  size.  Its  bank- 
ing capital  is  large  and  carefully 
handled. 

The  city  represents  in  a 
large  degree  the  push  and  energy 
of  the  west  and  the  culture  and 
refinement  of  the  east.  Its  pub- 
lic schools  are  equal  to  the  best 
anywhere,  and  far  in  the  lead  of 
most  cities.  Among  its  educa- 
tional institutions  are  the  Ohio 
State  University,  already  referred 
to,  three  high  schools,  the 
Academy  of  St.  Mary’s  of  the 
Springs,  under  the  management 
of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic,  the 

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KKSIUENCE  OF  ,|.  II.  OUTIIWAITE,  EAST  BKOAD  STREET. 


institution,  the  Capital  Univer- 
sity, conducted  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Lutheran  Church,  the 
Starling  and  the  Columbus  Medi- 
cal Colleges,  several  business 
colleges,  and  other  like  institu- 
tions. 

Both  literature  and  the 
fine  arts  flourish  in  the  city. 
The  principal  libraries  are  ; The 
State  Library,  with  over  60,000 
volumes;  the  State  Law  Library, 
the  Franklin  County  Law 
Library,  the  Public  School 
Idbrary,  and  the  City  Library. 

St.  Joseph’s  Cathedral,  on 
East  Broad  Street,  is  a magnifi- 
cent pile  of  brown  stone,  with 
the  episcopal  residence  attached. 
Other  splendid  church  edifices 
on  this  street  are  Trinity,  with 
its  Trinity  House,  Wesley 
Chapel,  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  the  P^aptist  Temple  and 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  The 
church  property  in  the  city  aggregates  ^2,500,000  in  value,  and  the  different  churches  represent  a membership  of 
nearly  or  (piite  40,000. 

The  Government  Building,  near  the  State  House,  furnishes  accommodations  for  the  postoffice,  the  custom 
house,  the  pension  office,  the  largest  in  the  United  States,  and  the  Lbiited  States  courts.  The  government  also  main- 
tains a military  post  and  station,  surrounded  with  extensive  grounds  and  embellished  with  handsome,  substantial  and 
a[)i)i'opriate  buildings,  for  l)arracks  and  officers’  cjuarters.  The  court  house  and  jail,  on  South  Lligh  Street,  are  among 
the  most  imposing  and  commodious  in  the  State;  its  Board  of  Trade  Building,  on  East  Broad,  is  a large  brown  stone 
etlifice,  especially  designed  for  offices  and  members’  and  officers’  rooms,  with  an  immense  auditorium,  and  its  Union 
Station,  where  all  the  railways  concentrate,  is  one  of  the  most  complete  in  any  city. 

An  immense  Auditorium,  on  Goodale  Street,  near  High,  is  capable  of  seating  8,000  people,  and  is  used  for 
conventions,  military  and  society 
functions.  Its  theatres  are  num- 
erous and  well  patronized,  and  of 
handsome  architecture. 

'The  .Square,  on  which  the 
State  House  stands,  is  a mina- 
ture  park  of  great  beauty  and 
attractiveness.  Its  three  parks, 

Goodale,  City  and  P'ranklin,  are 
beautifully  located  in  three  oppo- 
site quarters  of  the  city,  well 
shaded  and  artistically  laid  out 
and  kept.  Its  State  Eair  Grounds 
are  amoiipf  its  great  attractions, 
as  are  the  two  suburban  parks, 

Olentangy  and  Minerva,  and 
attract  vast  numbers  of  visitors 
durinof  the  summer  and  autumn. 

Columbus  is  the  center  of 
excursions  from  every  section  of 
the  State  at  almost  all  seasons  of 
the  year,  and  a conservative  esti- 
mate of  the  visitors  annually 
])laces  the  number  largely  in 
■".Kcess  of  3,000,000.  residence  of  GEORGE  I FOSTER,  EAST  BROAD  STREET. 


I RINC'j  THE  FIRST  DECADE  of  the  Twentieth  Century  the  State  of  Ohio  has  achanced 
rapidly  in  agricultural  and  manufacturing  de\’eloi)mcnt.  Her  fair  skies  are  darkened 
hy  the  smoke  of  nnadads  of  chimneys;  her  l)road  acres  are  dotted  with  prosperous  farms; 
thriving  villages,  towns  and  cities  are  to  be  encountered  on  every  hand;  her  hnancial  institu- 
tions are  in  a most  prosperous  condition;  her  mines  are  disgorging  their  hidden  wealth; 
a network  of  steam  and  traction  roads 
convey  her  products  to  the  marts  of  the 
world;  steamers  plow  the  lakes  and  rivers 
of  Ohio  in  response  to  the  demands  of 
commerce  and  business  activity.  Her  edu- 
cational advantages  are  constantly  improv- 
ing; every  sect  in  Christendom  worships  within  the  boundries  of 
the  state,  and  her  public  school  system  is  unexcelled.  These  are 
facts  which  make  Ohio  great — the  most  brilliant  gem  in  the  diadem 
of  the  Union.  The  prosperity  and  development  of  the  State  of 
Ohio  during  the  latter  half  of  the  hrst  decade  of  the  Twentieth 
Century  was  interrupted  by  a diastrous  panic,  from  which,  how- 
ever, the  industries  and  business  interests  of  the  state  have  quickly 
rallied. 

Politically,  Ohio  is  the  first  state  in  the  Union,  and  perhaps 
more  potential  in  pul)lic  affairs  than  even  New  York.  As  our  fore- 
lathers  said  ot  the  Old  Dominion,  we  may  say  of  Ohio,  “She  is  the 
mother  of  Statesmen  and  Presidents.’’  Of  the  Presidents  of  the 
United  States,  chosen  by  the  Repul)lican  party,  all  but  three  were 
born  in  Ohio,  and  four  of  them  lived  in  this  state  at  the  time  of 
their  election  to  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  American  })eoi)le. 

This  reputation  of  being  “the  mother  of  Presidents,’’  Ohio  has 
upheld  again  in  1908  when  Ydlliam  Howard  Taft,  of  Cincinnati, 
was  elected  President  of  the  United  States. 

Ohio  is  a powerful  commonwealth,  (blessed  in  climate,  rich 
in  soil  and  abundant  in  natural  resources.  Less  than  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  years  ago  the  territory  comprised  within  the  limits 
of  the  present  State  of  Ohio  was  a wilderness — today  from  its  wealth 
and  population,  it  stands  in  the  foremost  rank  among  the  states 
of  our  country.  History  furnishes  no  parallel  to  a growth  and  develop- 
ment as  wonderful  as  this. 

The  period  between  1900  and  1910  has  added  to  the  popula- 
tion of  the  State  of  Ohio  609,576  inhabitants.  The  official  census, 
taken  l)y  the  Ihiited  States  Government,  in  1900,  ga\  e the  Buckeye 
State  a pojjulation  of  4,157,545,  while  the  official  census  of  1910 
increased  this  number  to  4,767,121.  44ie  growth  (4  the  principal 
cities  of  the  State  during  these  ten  years  was  remarkal)le.  In 
1900,  Ohio  i^ossessed  but  nine  cities  with  a i)opulation  of  o\  er  twent\'- 
five  thousand,  namely;  Cleveland,  Cincinnati,  4'oledo,  Columbus, 

Dayton,  5’oungstown,  Akron,  Springfield  and  Canton.  In  1910, 
the  State  of  Ohio  had  f ourteen  cities  of  this  kind.  Columbus,  home  of  the  umiox  central  life  insurance  company. 
which  in  1900  was  the  fourth  citv  in  the  State,  took  third  place  in  cincinn.mi 

1910.  Its  population  had  grown  during  this  time  Irom  125,560  to  181,511,  while  Toledo’s  pojmlation  had  only 
increased  Irom  131,822  to  168,497.  Furthermore,  as  Dayton  had  grown  from  85,333  in  1900,  t(j  116,577  in  1910. 
the  State  ot  Ohio  in  the  latter  year  could  boast  of  the  possession  of  five  large  cities  with  a population  of  more 


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than  100,000  each.  While,  with  very  few 
exceptions,  all  of  the  Ohio  cities  have 
gained  in  population  during  the  last  ten 
years,  thirty-eight  of  the  Ohio  Counties 
show  a loss  in  population  in  1910  as  com- 
pared with  1900,  while  the  remaining  hfty 
show  gains.  In  some  instances  the  loss 
is  only  slight.  Cuyahoga  County  shows 
the  largest  increase,  Franklin  County  is 
second,  Hamilton  County  is  third  and 
Lucas  County  fourth.  The  thirty-eight 
counties  which  sustained  a loss  in  popu- 
lati(m  are  Adams,  Brown,  Carroll,  Cam- 
paign, Clermont,  Clinton,  Defiance, Gallia, 
Geauga,  Green,  Hancock,  Hardin,  Harri- 
son, Henry,  Highland,  Ihx'king,  Holmes,  Jackson,  Lawrence,  Logan,  Madison,  Meigs,  Mercer,  Monroe,  Morgan, 
Morrow,  Noble,  Pickaway,  Pike,  Putnam,  Ross,  LInion,  Van  Wert,  Vinton,  Warren,  Washington,  Wood  and 
Wyandot. 


d'he  following  are  the  official  population  figures  for  Ohio  counties  for  1910,  with  figures  of  the  censuses 
of  1900  and  1890; 


COUNTY. 

IfflO 

1900 

1800 

COUNTY. 

1910 

1900 

1890 

Adams 

24,7a.d 

20,328 

20,003 

Logan 

30,084 

30,420 

27,386 

Allan 

ati.aSO 

47,970 

40,044 

Lorain 

70,037 

54,857 

40,295 

Ashland 

22,ff7.a 

21,184 

22,223 

Lucas 

192,728 

153,559 

102,296 

Ashtabula  

.y),547 

51,ld8 

43,0.55 

Aladison  

19,902 

20,590 

20,057 

Athens 

47,708 

38,730 

35,194 

Mahoning 

110,151 

70,134 

55,979 

Auglaize 

31,240 

31,192 

28,100 

Marion 

33,971 

28,078 

24,727 

Helmonl 

70,8.50 

00,875 

57,413 

Medina 

23,.598 

21,958 

21,742 

Brown 

24,832 

28,237 

29,899 

Meigs 

25,594 

28,020 

29,813 

Butler 

70,271 

5(),S70 

48,597 

Mercer 

27,530 

28,021 

27,220 

Carroll 

15,701 

10,811 

17,500 

Miami 

45,047 

43,105 

39,754 

Champaign 

2(),235 

20,042 

20,980 

M(jnroe 

24,244 

27,031 

25,175 

(dark 

(i0,435 

58,030 

52,277 

Alontgomery 

103,703 

130,140 

100,852 

(dermoiU 

2i),551 

31,010 

3.3,553 

Morgan 

10,097 

17,905 

19,143 

( linton 

23,080 

24,202 

24,240 

Morrow  

10,815 

17,879 

18,120 

Columbiana 

70,()10 

08,590 

.59,029 

Muskingum 

57,488 

53,185 

51,210 

( 'oshocton 

30,121 

29,337 

20,703 

Noble 

18,001 

19,400 

20,753 

C rawfoixl 

34,030 

33,915 

31,027 

Ottawa 

22,300 

22,213 

21,974 

( 'uvahoga 

037,425 

439,120 

300,970 

Paulding 

22,730 

27,528 

25,932 

1 )arke 

42,033 

42,. 532 

42,001 

Perry 

3.5,390 

31,841 

31,151 

1 tefiance 

24,408 

20,387 

25,7()0 

Pickaway 

20,1.58 

27,010 

26,959 

1 telaware 

27,182 

20,401 

27,180 

Pike 

15,723 

18,172 

17,482 

Fade 

38,327 

37,0.50 

35,402 

Portage 

30,307 

29,240 

27,868 

Fairfield 

30,201 

34,2.50 

33,030 

Preble 

23,834 

23,713 

23,421 

Fajvttc 

21,744 

21,725 

22,300 

Putnam 

29,072 

32,52.5 

30,188 

h'ranklin 

221,507 

104,400 

124,087 

Richland 

47,007 

44,289 

38,072 

h'ulton 

23,014 

22,801 

22,023 

Ross 

40,000 

40,940 

39,454 

( iallia 

25,745 

27,018 

27,005 

Sandusk}^ 

35,171 

34,311 

30,617 

( ieauga 

14,070 

14,744 

13,480 

Scioto 

48,403 

40,981 

35,377 

( '.reene 

20,733 

31,013 

20,820 

Seneca 

42,421 

41,103 

40,869 

( '.uernscv 

42,710 

34,425 

28,045 

Shelby 

24,003 

24,025 

24,707 

1 lamilton 

400,732 

400,470 

374,573 

Stark 

122,987 

94,747 

84,170 

1 lancoek  

37,800 

41,093 

42,503 

Summit  

108,2.53 

71,715 

54,089 

1 lardin  

30,407 

31,187 

28,030 

Trumbull 

52,700 

40,501 

42,373 

1 larriscm 

10,070 

20,480 

20,830 

d'uscarawas 

.57,035 

.53,751 

46,618 

1 lenry 

25,110 

27,282 

25,080 

Union 

21,871 

22,342 

22,860 

1 lighland 

28,711 

.30,982 

20,048 

Van  Wert  

29,119 

30,304 

29,671 

1 locking 

23,050 

24,308 

22,058 

Vinton 

1,3,000 

15,330 

16,045 

1 lolmes 

17,009 

10,511 

21,1.30 

Warren 

24,407 

25,. 584 

25,468 

1 luron 

34,200 

32,330 

31,040 

Wdishington 

45,422 

48,245 

42,380 

Jackson  

30,7t)l 

34,248 

28  408 

Wayne  

38,0.58 

37,870 

30,005 

Jefferson 

05,423 

44,3.57 

30,415 

Wdlliams 

2.5,108 

24,053 

24,897 

Knox 

30,181 

27,708 

27,000 

Wo<jfl 

40,3.30 

51,55.5 

44,392 

Lake 

22,027 

21,080 

18,235 

Wymutlnt 

20,700 

21,125 

21,722 

Lawrence 

30,488 

30,.5.34 

30,5.50 

Licking 

55,590 

47,070 

42,270 

Totals 

4,707,121 

4,157,.545 

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Ohio  is  a great  agricultural  state.  There  is 
little  waste  land  in  Ohio.  The  proximity  of  large  city 
markets  and  the  excellence  of  the  transportation 
facilities  help  to  stimulate  agriculture.  Every  decade, 
from  1850  to  1910  shows  an  increase  in  the  area  of 
improved  land.  This  was  particularly  true  during 
the  time  from  1900  to  1910,  when  the  growth  of  the 
agricultural  interests  of  Ohio  was  healthy  and  steady. 

No  particular  agricultural  products  receive  a monopoly 
of  attention.  In  the  variety  of  its  farm  yield  the 
state  has  ranked  high  since  the  first  settlement  of 
the  West.  The  staple  products  are  grown  through- 
out the  State,  there  being  only  a slight  difference  in 
the  adaptability  of  the  different  sections.  In  1910 
more  than  ten  millions  of  acres  were  under  cultivation 
in  Ohio  for  the  raising  of  the  principal  crops,  viz:  corn,  wheat,  oats,  barley,  rye,  buckwheat,  potatoes,  hay 

and  tobacco,  the  value  of  which  products  in  1909  mounted  to  the  enormous  sum  of  $198,502,250.  In  this  tremen- 
dous amount  the  value  of  the  fruit  crop,  vegetables 
and  lumber  is  not  included. 

For  the  production  of  corn  there  were,  in  1909, 
3,875,000  acres  of  land  under  cultivation.  The  corn 
crop  of  that  year  amounted  to  153,062,000  bushels, 
valued  at  $85,715,000,  which  was  a large  increase  over 
the  previous  }’ear  when  but  136,675,000  bushels  of 
corn  were  raised  in  the  State.  In  1900  there  were 
3,826,013  acres  under  cultivation  for  the  production 
of  corn  as  against  3,875,000  in  1909.  There  was 
considerable  less  wheat  raised  in  Ohio  in  1909  than 
in  the  first  year  of  the  twentieth  century,  when 
3,209,074  acres  were  used  for  the  production  of  this 
important  article.  In  1909  the  Ohio  farmers  raised 
on  an  acreage  of  1,480,000,  all  told,  23,532,000  bushels 
of  winter  wheat,  valued  at  $25,056,000,  which  was 
considerable  less  than  in  1908,  when  the  wheat  pro- 
duction amounted  to  33,320,000  bushels. 

Among  the  States  of  the  Union,  Ohio  ranks 
third  in  the  production  of  oats,  being  surpassed  only 
by  the  States  of  Illinois  and  Iowa.  In  1909  the  oat 
crop,  amounting  to  56,225,000  l)ushels,  with  a ^■alue 
of  $23,052,000,  was  much  larger  than  in  the  pre\  ious 
year,  when  but  38,544,000  bushels  were  raised.  As 
against  1,115,149  acres  in  1900,  1,730,000  acres  were 
under  cultivation  for  the  production  of  oats  in  1909. 

The  production  of  rye  in  Ohio  has  tremen- 
dously increased  in  the  first  decade  of  the  twentieth 
century.  In  1900  there  were  but  17,585  acres  used 
for  the  production  of  rye  as  against  57,000  acres  in 
1909.  In  the  latter  year  the  rye  crop  of  the  state 
amounted  to  980,000  bushels,  valued  at  $745,000. 
About  the  same  acreage  was  used  in  1909  for  the  same  purpose, 


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In  1900  barley  was  raised  on  34,058  acres, 
namely  32,000.  The  value  of  the  barley  crop 
in  the  latter  year  was  estimated  at  $506,000, 
representing  829,000  bushels. 

Similar  conditions  pertained  to  the  pro- 
duction of  buckwheat.  In  1900  this  staple 
article  was  raised  on  13,071  acres  and  in  1909 
on  15,000  acres.  The  value  of  the  crop  in 
the  latter  year  was  $248,000  for  318,000  bushels. 

Potatoes  have  always  been  raised  in 
large  quantities  on  the  Ohio  farms.  They 
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of  the  agricultural  interests  of  the  state.  In  1909  the 
production  an3ounted  to  16,926,000  l)ushels,  valued  at 
19,479,000.  In  that  year  182,000  acres  were  under 
cultivation  for  the  raising  of  potatoes,  as  against  167,590 
acres  in  1900. 

Hay  was  i)roduced  on  2,820,000  acres  in  1909, 
and  on  3,015,261  acres  in  1900.  In  1909  the  value  of 
the  hay  crop  amounted  to  $43,960,000,  representing 
4,033,000  tons. 

The  number  (jf  farm  aninials  (ju  the  1st  of  January, 
1910  (estimated),  as  comi)ared  with  those  of  1900,  are 
as  follows: 

1900  1910 

Horses 878,205  '977,000 

Mules 17,021  22,000 

Dairy  Cows 818,239  947,000 

Other  Cattle 1,235,074  978,000 

Sheep 2,048,503  3,203,000 

Swine 3,188,503  2,047,000 

The  raising  of  sheep,  and  the  production  of  wool 
has  always  Iteen  very  important  factors  of  the  agri- 
cultural interests  of  the  State  (jf  Ohio.  In  1909  the 
amount  of  wool  clii)i3ed  was  15,923,200  pounds,  as 
against  6,093,750  pounds  in  1907. 

Toltacco  was  raised  in  larger  quantities  in  1909, 
esitecially  in  Southern  and  Southwestern  Ohio  than 
ever  before.  The  tobacco  crop  in  the  year  of  1910 

amounting  to  78,130,135  pounds,  was  two  and  one-half 
times  as  large  than  in  1908,  when  the  tobacco 
yi(‘ld  amounted  to  but  33,768,000  pounds.  In  that  year  the  tol)acco  industry  of  the  state  was  greatly 

effected  by  the  disturbances  caused  by  the  attacks  of  the  so-called  Night  Riders,  which  caused  the  State 

( 'lowrnment  to  send  troops  into  Southern  Ohio  for  the  protection  of  the  tobacco  raisers.  In  1900  there  were 

71,422  acres  under  cultivation  for  the  production  of  tol)acco,  as  against  95,598  acres  in  1910. 

MINERAL  PRODUCTS. 

Ohio  occui)ies  an  important  place  among  the  coal  producing  States  of  the  Union.  The  rich  coal 
fields  of  the  Buckeye  State  are  almost  inexhaustil)le  and  the  yearly  output  is  enormous.  In  1908  the  coal 
production  of  Ohio  amounted  to  26,270,639  short  tons,  with  a spot  value  of  $27,897,704.  The  year  previous  it 
was  32,142,419  short  tons,  valued  at  $35,324,746.  The  decrease  in  the  production  of  1908  was  due  to  the  un- 
certainty of  manufacturers  as  to  the  condition  following 
the  panic  of  1907.  The  number  of  laliorers  in  coal 
mining  in  ()hio  in  1908  was  larger  than  in  1907,  in 
spite  ot  the  decrease  in  production,  namely,  47,407,  or 
alunit  six  hundred  more  than  in  1907 

In  the  use  (4  coal  mining  machines  and  in  the 
pc'i'ceiitage  ol  the  total  product  that  is  mined  l>y  the 
use  ol  machines,  ( )hi(3  leads  all  the  other  coal  producing 
states.  In  1908  there  were  1,343  coal  mining  machines 
in  op(,T'ation  in  the  mines  of  Ohio.  During  the  last 
ten  years  tlu‘  coal  industry  of  the  state  has  greatly 
dexelopt-d,  as  is  e\  idenced  by  the  fact  that  in  1900  the 
entire  coal  i)roduction  of  Ohio  amounted  to  l)ut 
18,988,150  short  tons,  Aalued  at  $19,292,246.  The 
controlling  inlluence  in  the  coal  production  of  Ohio  in 
1909  was  the  competition  of  the  West  Virginia  coals 
with  the  Ohio  i^roduct. 

Ohio  is  second  only  to  Pennsylvania  in  the  pro- 
duction of  pig  iron,  as  the  mineral  products  of  the  state 
are  second  only  to  Pennsylvania  in  cpiantity  and  value 
of  production.  For  the  same  reasons  which  effected 
the  coal  industry  of  the  state,  the  amount  of  pig  iron 
produced  in  Ohio  in  1908  was  only  2,861,325  long  tons, 
against  5,250,687  long  tons  in  1907.  Of  the  73  blast 


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furnaces  existing  in  Ohio,  only  35  were  in  blast  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1900.  Since  then  a number  of  others  have 
again  taken  up  their  activity.  In  1908  the  production 
of  coke  amounted  to  159,578  against  270,677  short  tons 
in  1907.  This  decrease  was  also  due  to  the  panic  of 
the  year  previous. 

In  the  value  of  clay  products  Ohio  ranks  easily 
first  among  the  other  States.  A great  progress  has  been 
made  in  this  line  during  the  last  ten  years.  WTile  the 
\'alue  of  the  clay  products  of  Ohicj  amounted  to  S18,504,628 
imlOOO,  it  increased  to  the  enormous  sum  of  SSO.SdO.SSO 
in  1907,  but,  owing  to  the  conditions  caused  by  the 
panic,  decreased  again  to  826,622,490  in  1908.  The 
state  regularly  ranks  first  in  sandstone  ])roducts. 

Petroleum  is  one  of  the  most  important  assets  of 
the  mineral  wealth  (jf  the  state.  Its  production  reached 
its  height  at  the  beginning  of  the  twentieth  century,  when,  in  the  year  of  1900,  22,362,730  barrels  were  pro- 
duced, \’alued  at  824,091,601.  Since  then  the  output  has  gradually  decreased,  until  in  1908  the  production  was 
only  10,858,797  barrels  valued  at  $14,175,507,  as  against  12,207,448  barrels  in  1907,  \'alued  at  $14,769,858. 

Ohio  has  two  large  oil  fields,  the  more  important  one,  known  as  the  “Lima  Field,”  is  located  in  the  Northwest- 

ern part  of  the  state,  and  the  other  in  Southeastern  Ohio. 

Salt  is  a very  important  product  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  The  value  of  its  production  in  the  year  of  1900 
amounted  to  $696,326.  During  the  following  3'ears  it  increased  materially,  for  in  1907  the  output  was  3,851,243 
barrels,  valued  at  $979,078.  The  year  following  showed  a decided  decrease  in  the  productiem  of  the  article,  when 
only  3,427,478  barrels,  valued  at  $864,710  were  produced  in  the  saltworks  of  the  state. 

In  the  production  of  portland  cement,  Ohio  occupies  a leading  rank  among  the  other  states  of  the  Lfnion. 
In  this  particular  industry  the  panic  of  1907  caused  a great  slump  in  the  price  of  the  article  while  the  production 
increased.  It  amounted  in  1907  to  1,151,176  barrels,  at  a value  of  $1,377,156,  and  in  1908  to  1,521,764 
barrels,  valued  at  $1,305,210. 

Other  important  mineral  products  of  the  State  of  Ohio  are  grindstones,  coal  products,  building  stone, 
sand,  gravel  and  other  materials  used  in  the  making  of  concrete,  oil  stones,  whetstones,  iron  ores,  p^vites,  gyp- 
sum, natural  cement  and  metallic  paints.  The  panic  of  1907  caused  a great  decrease  in  the  production  of  these 

different  articles,  as  is  shown  by  the  following  figures; 


Value  of  mineral  products  of  Ohio  in  1907 §207,657,339 

Value  of  mineral  products  of  Ohio  in  1908 134,499,335 


K DUCAT  ION. 


Decrease  in  production S 73,158,004 

FISHERIES. 

Fish  being  a most  important  food  article,  the  extensive  fisheries  of  Ohio  are  an  important  factor 
business  life  of  the  State.  The  value  of  this  product  in  1908  amounted  to  $839,580. 

Of  these  products  the  most  important  in  point  of  value  was  pike  and  perch,  of  which  8,625,100 
valued  at  $288,380  were  taken.  Next  in  value  was  herring.  The  catch  amounted  to  4,792,200  pounds, 
at  $146,930.  Then  came: 

German  Carp §128,730 

Pike  and  Pickerel 70,270 

White  Fish 60,010 

Garfish  and  Bullheads 24,580 

In  the  fish  Inisiness  of  the  state,  were  engaged 

in  1908,  830  independent  fishermen,  with  1,234  wage 

earning  fishermen.  The  number  of  vessels  was  54,  \'alued 
at  $186,650. 


in  the 

pounds 

valued 


The  public  scluxtl  system  of  the  State  of  (fihio. 
at  the  end  of  the  first  decade  of  the  twentieth  century, 
was  in  a flourishing  condition.  In  1910  there  were  2,543 
school  districts  in  the  state,  of  these  were  69  city  school 
districts,  1,147  village  and  special  school  districts  and 
1,327  township  school  districts.  The  number  of  school 
houses  in  Ohio  in  that  year  amounted  to  10,567,  with 
a grand  total  of  25,966  schoolrooms,  of  which  number  boat  load  of  lumber 

3,065  were  used  for  high  school  purposes.  The  total  value  of  school  property  in  the  state  is  enormous,  it  amount- 
ing to  the  tremendous  sum  of  $66,638,603. 


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4'hc  teachin^^'  f(a'cc'  of  the  public  schcjols  of  Ohio  in  1909,  consisted  of  27,308  teachers,  of  which  number 
20,088  were  cm])Ioycd  the  entire  sc'hool  year.  I'he  report  of  the  state  school  commissioner  for  1909  shows 
considc'i'able  increase'  in  the  inoiUhK’  wages  of  teachers  during  the  last  years  of  the  first  decade  of  the  twentieth 

century,  as  will  be  seen  by  a comparison  covering 

the  last  four  years: 


In  township  districts  the  average  number  of  weeks 
LIGIII  House  NCAR  CEDAR  POINT  tauglit  was  33,  aiid  in  separate  districts  35.  In  1909 

the  I'lnimeration  of  school  youth  between  the  ages  ol  six  and  twenty-one  years  was  1,231,954;  and  the  entire 
enrollment  in  the  public  schools  for  the  same  year  was  825,193,  ol  which  number  308,671  were  in  township  dis- 
tricts. 4'he  number  of  pupils  in  high  schools  was 
73,317,  7,535  of  whom  were  in  township  high  schools. 

'bhe  total  number  of  graduates  from  high  schools  in 
1909  was  9,773,  namely  4,235  boys  and  5,738  girls. 

The  township  high  .schools  graduated  1,185,  ol  which 


4'he  total  daily  attendance  in  all  schools  was 
656,788. 

4'he  total  receijits  for  school  purpose's  for  the 
year  1909  were  $27,762,142.46,  as  follows: 

State  Tax 8 2,1()(),7!)3,75 

School  bands.  . 249,246.38 

l.ocalTax.,  20,825,729.64 

Sale  of  Bonds 2,869,017.88 

Fines,  Licenses,  I'uition,  Fltc.  1,718,35.814 

4'he  total  exitenditures  for  ail  school  itttrposes 
amounted  to  $25,011,361.94. 


EAST  WALL  OF  FORT  ANCIENT 


4'ownship  elementary  schools — 

1906 

1907 

1908 

1909 

Men 

. $40 

$44 

$44 

$46 

Women 

37 

42 

43 

45 

4'ownshi])  high  schools — 

Men 

. 70 

72 

75 

77 

Women 

50 

53 

57 

58 

Separate  district  elementary  schools— 

- 1906 

1907 

1908 

1909 

Men 

.$40 

$52 

$55 

$55 

Women . 

. 39 

43 

45 

46 

Separate  district  high  schools — 

Men 

. 78 

83 

85 

87 

W'omen 

. 57 

62 

65 

66 

INSURANCE. 


Dttring  the  last  ten  years  the  insurance  busine.ss  in  the  State  of  Ohio  has  developed  wonderfully.  The 

Itusiness  in  Ohio  is  under  supervision  of 
the  State  Superintendent  of  Insurance, 
whose  department  has  proved  to  be  very 
efficient. 

According  to  the  last  annual  report 
of  the  Insurance  Commissioner,  there 
were,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  466 
life  insurance  companies  and  associations 
of  all  kinds  in  the  State,  which  held  ad- 
mitted assets  aggregating  $1,963,983,010. 
The  business  in  force  on  the  first  of 
January,  1900,  aggregated  $33,066,890,- 
688,  com])ared  with  $56,861,186,827  on 
the  1st  of  January,  1909,  being  a gain 
of  $23,794,298,139. 

The  insurance  laws  of  Ohio  are  ac- 
knowledged to  be  the  best  and  strictest 
laws  of  any  state  in  the  U n ion. 


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and  no  company  is  allowed  to  do  business  in  Ohio  unless  being  duly  licensed  by  the  State  Insurance  Depart- 
ment. During  the  hrst  ten  years  of  the  new  century,  216  companies  and  associations  were  licensed  by  the 
department,  and  164  retired  from  the  state,  the  net  gain  being  52.  Certificates  of  compliance  and  licenses  are 
required  to  be  issued  annually  by  the  State  Insurance  Commissioner  to  all  insurance  companies  operating  in 
Ohio,  and  in  addition,  approximately  25,000  licenses  are  issued  annually  to  agents  representing  companies  of 
other  States  and  foreign  countries. 

There  were  56  regular  life  insurance  companies  in 
the  state,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1909.  The  aggregate 
premiums  received  during  the  year  previous  were  S515,- 
688,260.96,  other  receipts  amounted  to  $175,474,002.01, 
which  made  a total  income  of  $601,162,202.97.  The  ex- 
cess of  income  over  disbursements  during  the  year  was 
$234,310,927.70. 

The  disbursements  to  policy  holders  during  the 
year  aggregated  $326,367,550.85,  of  which  $193,402,446.08 
was  for  death  claims  and  matured  endowments,  and 
$132,965,104.77  for  annuities,  surrender  values  and  divi 
dends;  paid  for  supplementary  contracts,  $1,873,639.46, 
interest  or  dividends  to  stockholders,  $1,594,331.04, 
commissions  $47,626,106.93,  salaries  and  allowances  of 
officers,  employes  and  medical  examiners,  $34,181,468.79; 
repairs,  expenses  and  taxes  on  real  estate,  $5,346,743.86; 
all  other  taxes,  licenses  and  department  fees,  $9,560,192.47 ; 
all  other  disbursements,  $30,301,301.27;  total  disburse- 
ments, $456,851,335.27. 

In  testing  the  financial  condition  of  a company  as  to  policy  holders  in  this  state,  special  deposits  in  other 
states  and  countries  are  deducted  from  assets,  and  the  liabilities  in  such  states  and  countries  respectively  secured 
by  the  deposits,  not  exceeding  the  respective  deposits,  are  deducted  from  liabilities. 

These  companies  have  gross  assets  of  $3,366,440,981.16  invested  as  follows:  Market  value  of  real  estate 

$163,759,307.96;  mortgage  loans,  $965,879,668.63;  collateral  loans,  $29,357,247.05;  premium  notes,  policy  loans 
or  liens,  $406,365,399.04;  market  value  of  bonds  and  stocks,  $1,633,646,573.17 ; cash  in  office  and  bank,  $7,954,476.38; 
cash  deposited  on  interest,  $58,231,483‘.57;  interest  and  rent  due  or  accrued,  $39,247,741.24;  deferred  and  un- 
paid premiums,  $47,613,446.92:  all  other  assets,  $14,385,637.20.  Of  the  total  gross  assets,  $25,489,138.13  is  not 
admitted,  leaving  total  admitted  assets,  $3,340,951,843.03. 

These  companies  carry  net  reserve  amounting  to  $2,797,794,838.03.  The  liability  for  policy  claims  amounts 
to  $16,319,225.14;  accumulations  on  deferred  dividend  policies,  $214,090,597.68;  special  reserve  or  special  sur- 
plus, $36,758,244.88;  other  liabilities  to  policy  holders,  due  or  deferred,  $51,842,852.45;  all  other  liabilities, 
$24,140,082.00;  capital  stock,  $18,793,513.67;  unassigned  funds  (surplus),  $181,212,489.18;  total  liabilities, 
$3,340,951,843.03. 

The  companies  had  in  force  on  the  1st  of  January,  1908,  23,531,890  policies,  carrying  $13,487,937,332 
of  insurance;  there  were  issued  during  the  year  4,053,763  policies  representing  $1,933,520,668  of  insurance:  rcwiwxl 
and  increased  586,789  policies  and  $176,629,428  of  insurance:  terminated  during  the  year  3,670,945  policies 

and  $1,681,525,795  of  insurance,  of  which  304,833  policies  carrying  $160,069,353  of  insurance  was  terminated 
by  death;  17,055  policies  and  $34,743,485  of  insurance  by  maturity;  291,823  policies  and  $286,222,959  of  insur- 
ance by  surrender;  2,929,524  policies  and  $844,036,536  of  insurance  b\’  lapse  and  expiry;  1,519  policies  and 
$80,047,491  of  insurance  by  decrease,  and  126,183  policies  and  $276,405,971  of  insurance  by  not  l)cing  taken. 
The  balance  in  force  January  1,  1909  was  therefore,  24,501,497  policies  and  $13,916,561,633  of  insurance;  of 


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this  number  and  amount  5,858,994  policies  and  SI  1,354,- 
746,460  of  insurance  represents  ordinary  business  and 
18,642,503  policies  and  $2,561,815,167  of  insurance 
represents  industrial  business. 

The  total  number  of  policies  of  all  kinds,  includ- 
ing industrial,  written,  revived  and  increased  in  Ohio 
during  the  year  1908,  was  335,266  policies  carrying  $118,- 
160,211  of  insurance,  of  which  54,497  policies  and 

$80,837,356  was  ordinary,  and  280,769  policies  and 

$27,322,855  of  insurance  was  industrial  business. 

There  were  terminated  during  the  year  268,897 
policies  and  $89,746,533  of  insurance,  of  which  38,199 

policies  and  $58,317,059  of  insurance  was  ordinary,  and 

230,698  policies  and  $31,429,474  of  insurance  was  indus- 
trial business. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1909,  there  were  in  force  in 
Ohio  1,629,767  policies  and  $788,580,715  of  insurance, 
of  which  376,343  policies  and  $626,235,539  of  insurance  was  ordinary,  and  1,253,424  policies  and  $162,345,176 
of  insurance  was  industrial  business. 

4'he  aggregate  premiums  received  in  Ohio  in  1908  were  $27,418,049.04,  losses  incurred  $9,525,308  and 
losses  paid  $9,32(),633.  The  above  figures  are  sufficient  to  prove  the  importance  of  the  life  insurance  business 
in  Ohio, 

Including  United  States  branches  of  foreign  companies,  there  were  170  stock  fire  and  marine,  and  36 
mutual  lire  insurance  companies  doing  business  in  the  State  of  Ohio  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  classified  as 


follows: 

Ohio  Stock  Companies 10 

Stock  Companies  of  Other  States 130 

United  States  Branches  of  Foreign  Companies 30 

Ohio  Mutual  Companies 20 

Mutual  Companies  of  Other  States 10 


Total 200 


The  amount  of  business  done  liy  these  companies  in  1909  will  give  a fair  idea  of  the  importance  of  that 
kind  of  insurance  in  the  state.  The  aggregate  income  of  the  Ohio  stock  companies  during  1909  was  $1,455,335.46; 
stock  com])anies  of  other  states  $223,636,864.39;  and  United  States  branches  of  foreign  companies  $72,513,435.57. 
The  aggregate  income  of  the  170  stock  companies  during  1909  was  $297,605,635.42.  Ohio  mutual  companies 
recc-ived  $3,136,666.55,  and  mutual  companies  of  (jther  states  $3,607,301.78.  The  aggregate  premiums  received 
by  Ohio  stock  companies  was  $1,202,369.84;  stock  comi)anies  of  other  states  $200,256,201.13;  and  United  States 
branches  of  forcagn  companies  $66,727,748.11.  The  Ohio  mutual  companies  received  for  premiums  and  assess- 
ments during  1909,  $2,876,643.01;  and  mutual  companies  of  other  states  $3,316,301.62.  The  170  stock  com- 
pauies  disbursed  during  the  year  1909,  $257,645,433.10.  The  36  mutual  companies  disbursed  $5,828,146.14. 

The  net  excess  of  income  over  disbursements  by  all  (206)  companies  during  1909  was  $40,876,024.51. 
Of  this  amount  Ohio  stock  companies  received  $102,411.06;  stock  companies  of  other  states,  $34,779,738.18. 
Ohio  mutual  companies,  $430,113.74,  mutual  comi)anies  of  other  states,  $485,708.45;  United  States  branches 
of  foreign  companies,  $5,078,053.08.  Of  the  total  amount 
shown  as  disbursements  by  the  United  States  branches, 

$11,079,850.62  was  remitted  to  home  office. 

Losses  i:>aid  by  the  10  Ohio  stock  companies  aggre- 
gated $645,301.18;  the  130  stock  companies  of  other 
states  paid  losses  amounting  to  $96,764,129.17;  30  Ifiiited 
States  branches  of  foreign  companies  i)aid  $31,773,881.25. 

The  26  mutual  companies  of  Ohio  joaid  for  losses  in  1900 
$1,425,555.95,  and  the  mutual  companies  of  other  states 
$1,092,947.78.  Losses  paid  by  all  companies  aggregated 
$131,701,815.33. 

44ie  ten  (Ohio  stcjck  companies  have  total  admitted 
assets  of  $4,237,879.30.  These  companies  have  no 
s])ccial  de])()sits  in  other  States  or  countries.  Stock  com- 
panies of  (jther  States  have  admitted  assets,  subject 

t(j  s]:)ecial  deposits,  aggregating  $401,642,157.13;  the  ad-  technical  school  university  of  Cincinnati 

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branches  of  foreign  companies  aggregate  $100,190,912.17. 
The  Ohio  mutual  companies  have  admitted  cash  assets, 
exclusive  of  premium  notes  or  contingent  liabilities, 
amounting  to  $6,245,393.58;  mutual  companies  of  other 
states  $4,907,212.33.  These  companies  have  no  special 
deposits  in  other  states  or  countries.  The  170  stock 
companies  have  aggregate  admitted  assets  of  $505,470,- 
948.60,  while  the  admitted  cash  assets  of  the  36  mutual 
companies,  exclusive  of  premium  notes  or  contingent 
liabilities,  amount  to  $11,152,604.91. 

The  total  liabilities  of  Ohio  stock  companies  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1910,  was  $1,149,446.26;  stock  com 
panics  of  other  states  $207,471,867.82;  United  States 
branches  of  foreign  companies  $63,239,627.82. 

The  Mutual  companies  of  Ohio  and  other  states, 
on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  aggregate  liabilities  exclu- 
sive of  premium  notes  or  contingent  liabilities  of  $4,916,107.04. 

The  aggregate  capital  stock  of  the  10  Ohio  companies  is  $1,500,000,  while  the  stock  companies  of  other 
states  have  a capiatl  stock  of  $68,797,066.66. 

The  10  Ohio  stock  companies  have  a surplus  over  liabilities  and  capital  stock  of  $1,588,433.04,  which 
is  not  subject  to  deduction  on  account  of  special  deposits. 

The  aggregate  surplus  over  liabilities  and  capital  stock  of  the  130  stock  companies  of  other  states  on  the 
1st  of  January,  1910,  was  $124,775,182.20,  subject  to 
special  deposits  in  other  states  and  countries.  The  net 
assets  (surplus  as  regards  policy  holders)  of  the  30 
United  States  branches  of  foreign  companies  amounted  on 
the  1st  of  January,  1910,  to  $36,951,284.35. 

Risks  written  during  the  year  1909,  by  all  com- 
panies, aggregated  $32,470,631,856;  The  risks  in  force 
on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  in  all  companies,  aggregated 
$39,465,708,390. 

The  170  stock  companies,  in  consideration  of  $358,- 
575,024.13  in  premiums  charged,  wrote  in  1909  the 
tremendous  amount  of  $31,990,469,175  of  hre  insurance 
at  an  average  rate  of  1.12  per  cent.  Thirty-four  of  the 
170  stock  companies  have  in  force  $382,635,050  of 
marine  business. 

Risks  written  by  Ohio  stock  companies  in  the  State  of  Ohio  aggregate  $42,496,970,  the  premiums  being 
$479,647.83,  losses  paid,  $195,434.70;  losses  incurred,  $204,763.01;  ratio  of  losses  incurred  to  premiums,  42.7 
per  cent. 

These  companies  have  at  risk  in  Ohio  $111,705,684  in  hre  and  tornado  business. 

Stock  companies  of  other  states  wrote  in  1909,  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  $817,691,206  of  hre  and  tornado  busi- 
ness, on  which  the  premiums  amounted  to  $9,181,568.92;  losses  paid  were  $4,078,399.83,  and  losses  incurred, 
$4,592,950;  ratio  of  losses  incurred  to  premiums,  50.03  per  cent.  These  companies  have  at  risk  in  Ohio,  hre 

and  tornado,  $1,382,- 
322,970;  marine  and 
island,  $249,680,176. 

United  States 
branches  of  foreign 
companies  wrote  in 
Ohio,  in  the  same 
year,  hre  and  torna- 
do business  aggrega- 
ting  $254,748,503, 
the  premiums  being 
$2,513,792.67;  losses 
paid,  $985,759.15; 


EARLY  CHILLICOTHE 


SOLDIERS'  MONUMENT,  PORTSMOUTH.  OHIO 


954 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


losses  incurred,  11,150,843.80;  ratio  of  losses  incurred  to  premiums,  45.8  per  cent.  These  companies  have  at 
risk  in  Ohio,  tire  and  tornado;  $402,290,421;  marine  and  island,  $132,954,874. 

Mutual  companies  of  Ohio  an  other  states  wrote  in  Ohio,  $144,574,827  of  fire  business;  premiums  and 
assessments  amounted  to  $2,048,535.02;  losses  jiaid,  $880,318.24;  losses  incurred,  $808,395.88;  ratio  of  losses 
incurrc'd  to  ])r(.‘miums  and  assessments  42.4  jier  cent.  From  investigations  made  by  the  Insurance  Department 
of  ()hio  of  lhc>  statements  of  every  comjiany  authorized  to  transact  business  in  the  state  for  the  last  ten  years 
an  average  expense  ratio  of  3(i.8  per  cent  of  premium  income  was  found. 

'Fwi'iitc’-six  of  tlu'  stock  comiianies  wrote  $157,805,015  of  marine  insurance  in  Ohio  in  the  year  1909,  the 
lircMnium  bring  $778,52(),80 ; lossc's  ])aid,  $404,411.15;  losses  incurred,  $498,407.13;  ratio  of  losses  incurred  to 
premiums,  04.0  ]>er  ('cmt. 


Thi're  were  128  assessment  fire  and  miscellaneous  associations  of  Ohio  in  existence  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1910.  4'hese  eoinpanic-s  received  during  the  year  1909  for  assessments,  membership  and  policy  fees  and  pre- 
miums $002,323.f)8.  ddieir  losses  amounted  to  $529,453.14.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  these  associations 
held  rash  assets  amounting  to  $80,795.00;  all  other  assets  $93,124.20;  aggretate  assets  $179,919.20.  The  total 
liabililic's  wei'('  $132,585.50,  of  which  $40,415.07  was  for  uni)aid  kjsses.  The  associations  wrote  during  the  year 
$04,388,908  of  insurance,  and  had  risks  in  force  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  aggregating  $315,999,944. 

d'lu'i'c'  wt'i'e  05  mist'ellaneous  companies  in  Ohic^  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  cvhose  aggregate  income  during 
th(‘  \-ear  preoious  was  $92,379,059.73.  The  total  premiums  received  were  $84,031,197.55,  classihed  as  follows 
.AccTKmt,  $22,433,059.07;  health,  $5,022,034.15;  lial)ility,  $25,880,091.02;  fidelity,  $9,758,810.52;  surety,  $7,566,919.12 
plat(‘  glass,  $3,952,258.20;  steam  Ixfiler,  $2,779,821.81;  burgiarly  and  theft,  $3,192,350.67;  credit,  $4,726,571.56 
spriidder,  $246,829.03;  workmen’s  collective,  $472,483.45;  all  other,  which  includes  automobile  property  damage, 
$1,592,962.35. 

d'he  amounts  paid  for  losses  during  1909  were  as  follows:  Accident,  $7,538,126.05;  health,  $1,883,107.61; 

liabihdy,  $9,011,088.27;  fidelity,  $2,338,012.44;  surety,  $1,358,250.11;  plate  glass,  $1,135,111.03;  steam  boiler, 
$169,760.70;  btirglary  and  theft,  $806,906.66;  credit,  $1,653,309.54;  sprinkler,  $48,860.04;  workmen’s  collective, 
$188,225.55;  all  other,  including  aut(miol)ile  proj^erty  damage,  $490,021.74. 

d'he  aggregate  amount  disbursed  by  the  65  companies  during  the  year  1909  wms  $72,172,993.85. 
d'he  liabilities  of  these  companies,  except  capital  and  surplus,  aggregated  $165,006,419.84.  The  aggre- 
gate capital  stock  of  the  65  companies  is  $30,617,825.00  and  their  surplus  over  liabilities  amounted  to  $38,386,089.84, 
subject  to  special  dc'posits  in  other  States  and  countries. 


BUILDING  AND  LOAN  ASSOCIATIONS. 

d'he  building  and  loan  associations  of  Ohio  are  under  the  supervision  of  the  State  Bureau  of  Building  and 
Loan  As.sociations.  d'heir  condition  is  very  satisfactory  and  their  conservative  management  commendatory. 
During  the  first  ten  years  of  the  twentieth  century  the  modern  idea  of  consolidation  has  reached  these  institu- 
tions to  such  an  extent  as  to  reduce  their  numbers  very  considerably.  This  is  in  no  way  discouraging,  as  full 
compemsation  is  fenmd  in  the  fact  that  the  remaining  associations  are  much  stronger  and  better  as  a result  of 
this  ])rocess.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  there  were  six  hundred  and  twenty-seven  associations  of  this  kind 
in  the  State  of  Ohio,  d'heir  ])rogress  in  the  last  year  has  l)een  very  great  and  their  condition  must  be  a source 
of  congratulation  to  the  painstaking  ofticers,  directors  and  managers  of  these  institutions.  The  gross  assets  of 

the  1)uilding  and  loan  associa- 
tions of  Ohio  at  the  l)egin- 
ning  of  the  year  19  10, 
amounted  to  the  extraordi- 
nary sum  of  $153,504,501.26. 
Each  association  in  the  state 
has  been  examined  at  least 
once  and  some  of  them  a second 
time  every  year  since  the 
bureau  mentioned  above  has 
been  in  existence.  There  are 
no  authorized  foreign  bnild- 
ing  and  loan  associations 
doing  business  in  Ohio,  neither  have  any  bond  investment  companies  been  qualified  to  do  business  in  the 
State  of  Ohio. 

d'he  City  of  Cincinnati  can  boast  of  a larger  number  of  building  associations  than  any  other  city  in  the 
state.  Their  number  amounts  to  219,  with  assets  of  $17,283,569.58;  Dayton  has  19  associations,  with  assets 
of  $21,674,859.99;  Columbus  has  25  associations,  with  assets  amounting  to  $15,170,894.88;  Cleveland  has  23 
associations,  with  $10,275,867.35  assets;  Toledo  has  9 associations,  with  assets  amounting  to  $3,977,084.79;  and 
352  associations  with  assets  of  $85,122,224.67  are  distributed  all  over  the  state. 


PUT-IN-BAY  SCENE 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO 


HIGH  STREET.  COLUMBUS,  OHIO 


A PART  OF  YOUNGSTOWN.  OHIO 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


957 


The  authorized  capital  stock  of  the  various  associations  amounts  to  the  enormous  sum  of  $749,298,000.00; 
their  subscribed  capital  stock  is  $337,163,780.00;  and  their  capital  stock  paid  in,  $107,149,101.95.  The  total 
number  of  non-borrowing  members  was  228,745  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910;  total  number  of  borrowing  mem- 
bers 100,121;  total  membership  328,866.  The  average  membership  per  association  is  526.  The  percentage  of 
borrowing  members  to  total  membership  is  30.44.  The  total  number  of  non-borrowing  depositors  amounted 
to  111,067  on  the  1st  of  January,  1910,  and  the  total  number  of  borrowing  depositors  was  9,251.  The  average 
number  of  depositors  per  association  was  383.  The  associations  had  their  assets  invested  as  follows: 


Cash  on  Hand .S  (3, 406, 717. .59 

Loans  on  Mortgage  Security 141,375,015.95 

Loans  on  Stock  or  Pass-Book  Security 1,529,209.03 

Loans  on  All  Other  Security 877,942.42 

Furniture  and  Fixtures 116,522.82 

Stationary  and  Supplies 

Real  Estate 1,111,896.17 

Real  Estate  Sold  on  Contract 486,718.63 

Real  Estate — Office  Building 906,347.80 

Insurance  and  Taxes  due  Erom  Borrowers 71,779.83 

Investment  of  Reserw  and  L'ndivided  Profit 

Eunds 58,555.52 

Bonds 429,250.78 

Miscellaneous 134,544.72 


Total 


•8153,504,501.26 


P.XSSENGER  BO.^T  ON  THE  OHIO  RIVER 


The  following  table  shows  the  counties  in  the 
in  each  and  their  combined  assets: 


Number  of  Total  Assets 

County.  Associations  December  31,  1909 

Adams 2 8 61,990.36 

Allen 8 4,296,070.39 

Ashland 1 82,488.91 

Ashtabula 4 1,931,098.95 

Athens 1 85,750.15 

Auglaize 6 • 1,110,222.42 

Belmont 8 2,533,348  99 

Brown 4 318,254.72 

Butler 14  4,857,260.31 

Champaign 5 1,190,236.63 

Clark 4 3,.3.59.:366.68 

Clermont 13  834,486.75 

Clinton 5 428,201.19 

Columbiana 12  6,412,006.46 

Coshocton 2 362,170.02 

Crawford 5 1,026,114.33 

Cuyahoga 20  10,275,867.35 

Darke 4 306,762.81 

Defiance 3 852,383.61 

Delaware 2 (>79,402.72 

Erie 3 492,359.49 

Fairfield 9 778,582.18 

Fayette 1 15,168.78 

Franklin 24  15,170,894.88 

Fulton 2 422,999.92 

Gallia 2 289,065.46 

Greene 3 1,696,812.91 

Guernsey 3 386,258.35 

Hamilton 248  23.028,911.56 

Hardin 2 890,123.15 

Harrison 5 213,704.06 

Highland 7 721,729.31 

Hocking 2 57,007.53 

Holmes 1 63,245.57 

Huron 2 1,060,496.90 

Jackson 4 615,478.40 

Jefferson 4 776,944.74 

Knox 4 1,062,575.41 

Lake 1 51,640.48 

Lawrence 8 1 , 3(H), 060. 37 

Licking 5 2,339,346.52 


state  having  Ituilding  and  loan  associations,  the  numlier 


Number  of 

Total  Assets 

County. 

Associations 

December  31,  1909 

Logan 

6 

•81,329,126.97 

Lorain 

3 

386,978.64 

Lucas 

9 

3,984,081.68 

Madison 

5 

462,524.78 

Mahoning 

3 

4,008,869.37 

Marion 

3 

l,159,-337.70 

Mercer 

5 

243,091.67 

Miami 

i 

1,717,263.51 

Monroe 

1 

52,502.79 

Montgomerv 

-M 

23, 262, •542.23 

Morgan 

1 

70,636.59 

Morrow 

0 

157,727.34 

Muskingum 

8 

1,412,677.13 

Noble 

1 

142,502.14 

Perr\’ 

9 

55,557.68 

Pickawa\- 

1 

86,300.16 

Pike 

1 

163,215.30 

Portage 

9 

469,221.67 

Preble 

3 

195,595.16 

Putnam 

3 

383,920.25 

Richland 

4 

2,199,209.39 

Ross 

6 

655,691.58 

Sanduskv 

5 

724,737.06 

Scioto 

5 

1,539,524.42 

Seneca 

3 

550,530.98 

Shelbv 

o 

1.697,740.90 

Stark 

9 

5,478,073.97 

Summit 

6 

2.193,447.24 

Trumbull 

9 

718,221.92 

Tuscarawas 

9 

1 130,414.92 

Ihiion 

1 

251,460.00 

\"an  M’ert 

o 

231,5-54.84 

\’inton 

'1 

183,619.70 

Affirren 

4 

405,522.58 

Washington 

o 

1,344,143.73 

Wavne 

3 

1,361,071.67 

Williams 

O 

390,524.87 

Wood 

3 

20;1, 1 Si  .27 

W\-andot 

1 

58,661.75 

Totals 

627 

8153.504,501 .26 

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NATURAL  BRlDtiE  ACROSS  Till-;  OHIO 

POPULATION. 

Diirin”'  the  1 

irst 

ten  years  of  the  twentieth  century 

the  growth  of  the  Ohio 

cities  has 

been  very  remark- 

able.  'I'lirn'  arc  w 

ithin 

the  state 

82  cities 

with  a pctpulat 

ion  of  5,000  or  more,  hve  of  them 

having  a population 

of  between  100, OOO 

and 

000,000; 

»2  from  10,000  to  100,000,  and  45  from 

5,000 

to  10,000 

Large  gains 

were 

nuule  by  many  cities,  \ 

ehile  seven 

snstainet 

losses,  namely,  Findlay,  Adarietta,  Dehance,  Wellston,  Circl 

cwalle. 

('lalion  and  Alahoning. 

d'lu'  population  o 

f the  Ohio 

cities  in 

PJIO,  as  compared  with  that  of 

PJOO, 

is  as  follows: 

lt)10 

1900 

1910 

1900 

( Icvclaiid  

. 5G0,t)G3 

381,768 

329,902 

Last  Cleveland ...  . 

9,179 

2,717 

7,760 

('iiu'innati 

. 363,591 

Martins  Ferry 

9,133 

( 'olunil  ms 

. 181,511 

125,560 

Mt.  Vernon 

9,087 

6,633 

I'olcdo 

168,497 

131,822 

Delaware 

9,076 

7,940 

1 )ayton 

116,577 

85,333 

Salem 

8,943 

7,582 

Youngstown 

79,066 

44,885 

Xenia 

8,706 

8,696 

.Akron 

69,607 

42,728 

New  Philadelphia.  . 

8,542 

6,213 

(an ton  

50,217 

30,667 

38,253 

Niles  

8,361 

7,468 

7,133 

Springlicld 

46,921 

Conneaut 

8,319 

1 lamilton 

35,279 

23,911 

Bellefontaine 

8,238 

6,649 

Lima 

30,608 

21,723 

Bucyrus 

8,122 

6,560 

Lorain 

28,883 

16,028 

23,538 

Norwalk 

7,858 

7,074 

6,146 

Zanesville 

28,026 

Wellsville 

7,769 

Newark 

25,404 

18,157 

Urban a 

7,739 

6,808 

Portsmouth 

23,481 

17,870 

1 lefiance 

7,327 

7,579 

Steubenville 

22,391 

14,349 

Washington  C.  H.  , 

7,277 

5,761 

Mansfield 

20,768 

17,640 

Galian 

7,214 

7,282 

Last  Li\erpool 

20,387 

16,485 

Kenton 

7,185 

6,852 

Sandusky 

19,989 

19,664 

Van  Wert 

7,157 

6,422 

.Ashtabula 

18,266 

12,949 

W'ellston 

6,875 

8,045 

Marion 

18,232 

11,862 

Circlexille 

6,944 

6,991 

Norwood 

16,185 

6,480 

Ashland 

6,709 

4,087 

Lakewood 

15,181 

3,355 

Canal  Dover 

6,621 

5,422 

.Alliance 

15,083 

8,974 

Sidnev 

6,607 

5,688 

Idndlav 

14,858 

17,613 

Cireeinille 

6,237 

5,501 

Ifhria 

14,825 

8,791 

Wujoster 

6,136 

6,063 

(diillirothe 

14,508 

12,976 

Troy 

6,122 

5,881 

Massillon 

13,879 

11,944 

Nelsonville 

(),082 

5,421 

Picpia 

13,388 

12,172 

Newburg 

5,813 

5,900 

Middletown 

13,152 

9,215 

St.  Alarys 

5,732 

5,359 

I rr  tn  1 on 

13,147 

11,868 

8,991 

Athens  

5,653 

3,032 

Lancaster 

13,093 

Galli])(jlis 

5,560 

5,432 

Bellaire 

12,<)46 

9,912 

Painesville 

5,501 

5,024 

Marietta 

12,923 

13,348 

lackson 

5,468 

4,672 

Tiffin 

11,894 

10,989 

Wapakoneta 

5,349 

3,915 

Cambridge 

11,327 

8,241 

Ravenna 

5,310 

4,003 

Warren 

11,081 

8,529 

Bowling  Green 

5,222 

5,067 

LremoiU 

9,939 

8,439 

Bellewie 

5,209 

4,101 

( 'oshoeton 

9,603 

6,473 

Madisoindlle 

5,193 

3,140 

I'ostoria 

9,597 

7,730 

Delphos 

5,o:i8 

4,517 

Barberton 

9,410 

4,354 

St.  Bernard 

5,002 

3,384 

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959 


The  villages  in  Ohio  with  a population  fr 
in  population  during  the  first  ten  years  of  the 
is  shown  by  the  following: 

1910  1900 

East  Youngstown 4,927  

Shelby 4,903  4,085 

Logan  4,850  3,480 

Uhrichsville 4,751  4,582 

Wilmington 4,491  3,013 

Kent 4,488  4,541 

Oberlin 4,305  4,842 

Hillsboro 4,290  4,535 

Toronto 4,271  3,520 

Miamislnirg 4,271  3,941 

Barnesville 4,233  3,721 

Greenfield 4,228  3,979 

Mingo  Junction 4,049  2,954 

Pomeroy 4,023  4,039 

Cuyahoga  Falls 4,020  3,180 

Dennison 4,008  3,703 

Napoleon 4,007  3,039 

Reading 3,984  3,070 

Bridgeport 3,974  3,903 

Crestline 3,807  3,282 

Upper  Sandusky 3,739  3,355 

Bryan 3,041  3,131 

Carthage 3,018  2,559 

Marysville 3,570  3,048 

East  Palestine 3,537  2,493 

London 3,530  3,511 

Celina 3,493  2,815 

Lockland .• 3,439  2,095 

Elmvrood  Place 3,423  2,532 

Girard 3,376  2,030 

Struthers 3,370  

Middleport 3,194  2,709 

Rockport 3,179  2,038 

Eaton 3,170  3,155 

Byersville 3,150  1,207 

Orrville 3,101  1,901 

Lisbon 3,084  3,330 

Wadsworth 3,073  1,704 

Crooksville . 3,028  835 

Port  Clinton 3,007  2,450 

Cleveland  Heights 2,955  

Chicago  Junction 2,950  2,348 

Newcomerstown 2,943  2,089 

Hartwell 2,823  1,833 

Clyde 2,815  2,515 

Montpelier 2,759  1,809 

Medina 2,734  2,232 

Lebanon 2,098  2,807 


om  1000  to  5000  are  also  very  numerous  and 
20th  century  is  not  less  remarkable  than  that  of 


Lcetonia 

Franklin 

Wauseon 

Berea 

New  Lexington . . 

Clouster 

New  Baltimore.  . 

Woodsfield 

Geneva 

Ada 

Salineville 

Hicks\-illc 

Nottingham 

Maumee 

Shawnee 

h'airport 

New  Straits\'ille . 

(f  arey 

( )Uawa 

Wellington 

Rosexille 

Amhei'st 

Sebring 

Paulding 

Willoughby 

Tippecanoe  City. 

Millersburg 

Oxford 

College  Hill 

Cadiz 

Manchester 

B1  Lift  ton 

Chagrin  Falls.  . . 

Che\lot 

Perrysburg 

Westerville 

Wyoming 

Cibsonburg 

Rocky  Ri\  er.  . . . 
New  Boston .... 

Co\ington 

Bradford 

Ripley 

McConnellsx’ille.  , 

Blanchester 

Londonville 

Columbus  Grove. 
I\lt.  Hoalthv 


their 

increase 

the 

cities,  as 

1910 

1900 

2,665 

2,744 

2,659 

2,724 

2,650 

2,148 

2,609 

2,510 

2,559 

1,701 

2,527 

2,155 

2,503 

3,561 

2,502 

1,800 

2,496 

2,342 

2,465 

2,576 

2,403 

2,353 

2,395 

2,530 

2,387 

939 

2,307 

1 ,856 

2,280 

2,966 

2,263 

2,073 

2,242 

2,302 

2,225 

1,816 

2,182 

2,322 

2,131 

2,004 

2,113 

1,207 

2,106 

1,758 

2,104 

387 

2,081 

2,080 

2,072 

1,753 

2,038 

1,703 

2,020 

1,998 

2,017 

2,009 

1,979 

1,104 

1,971 

1,855 

1,966 

2,003 

1,953 

1,783 

1,931 

1 ,586 

1,930 

1,913 

1,766 

1,903 

1,462 

1,893 

1,450 

1,864 

1,791 

1,861 
1 C " c 

1,319 

i 

1,848 

1,791 

1,844 

1,254 

1,840 

2,248 

1,831 

1,825 

1,813 

1,788 

1 ,804 

1,581 

1,802 

1 ,935 

1,799 

1,354 

UNH  ED  STATES  PLAYING  CARD  COMPANY,  NORWOOD,  OHIO 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO 


<J()0 


Bedford 

{ iernianlowii . . 

Leipsir  

( 'oal  ( iro\  e . . . . 

lliiroii  

S])eiU'er\  ille . . . 

( dcndale 

New  Kirlunond 

( arn >1 1 on 

I 'tica 

Rirlimond  . . . . 

1 Inlihard 

Delat 

I ,()uis\  ilU‘ 

AI 1 . ( 'lilead  . . . . 

( 'ornin_u' 

( ).d<le>-  

Union  ( it  y . . . . 
LowelK  ille.  . . . 
New  Bremen.  . 

Minster 

( 'oluniBiana  . . . 

\ ersailles 

( leorgelow  11 . . . 

Kenniore 

( )ak  1 larbor  . . . 
New  London . . 

I )resden 

AdiK'ston 

( 'liardon 

I )illon\  ille  ... 

I >esli!er 

Sid  line 

Jamestown  . . . . 

Jefterson 

iMechaniesl  uirg 

('aldwell 

(deves 

LoN’eland 

Blain  UitN’ 

M iiier\a 

( irain  ille 

St.  ( 'Iairs\  ille  . . 
Murray  C'it\- . . 

X’erniillion 

I larrison 

.Arcanum 

A’ellow  S].)rings. 

Na\-arre 

('ardington  .... 

M ilford 

PBinouth 


l‘.)10 

1 !)()() 

1910 

1900 

1,783 

1,480 

West  Liberty 

1,288 

1,230 

1 ,778 

1,702 

Somerset 

1,280 

1,124 

1,773 

1,720 

West  Carrolton 

1,285 

987 

1,759 

1,1!)1 

lacksonxille 

1,285 

1,047 

1 ,750 

1,708 

Forest 

1,285 

1,155 

1,748 

1,784 

St.  Paris 

1,201 

1,222 

1,741 

1,.545 

Belpre 

1,249 

1,733 

1,910 

West  Milton 

1,207 

904 

1 ,730 

1,271 

Stryker 

1,200 

1,200 

1,729 

820 

Bethel 

1,201 

8,50 

1 ,729 

1,040 

Fort  Recox'crv 

1,193 

1,097 

1,0!)!) 

1,230 

Brooksx'ille 

1,187 

809 

1 ,089 

1,230 

Antwerp 

1,187 

1,200 

1 ,078 

1,374 

Rockford 

1,180 

1,207 

1,073 

1,528 

South  ('harleston 

1,181 

1,090 

1,004 

1,041 

Buchtel 

1,180 

1,03!) 

.528 

Marblehead 

1,172 

997 

1,5!)5 

1,282 

Monroex’ille 

1,152 

1,211 

1,592 

1,137 

Oak  Hill 

1,148 

825 

1,580 

1,318 

('oal  ton 

1,111 

1,025 

1,583 

1,405 

1 lunkirk 

1,109 

1,222 

1,582 

1,339 

McArthur 

1,107 

941 

1 ,580 

1,478 

Hoi  gate 

1,095 

1,2.37 

1,580 

1,529 

W'ax’erlv 

1,083 

1,854 

1,501 

Archbold 

1,082 

958 

1,5.59 

1,031 

1 legraff 

1,082 

1,1.50 

1 ,557 

1,180 

West  Union  . 

1,080 

1,000 

1 ,549 

1,000 

Continental 

1,074 

1,104 

1 ,.543 

1,513 

Fdgerton 

1,072 

1,043 

1,.542 

1,300 

Mt.  Sterling 

1,071 

980 

1,519 

C'edarx'ille 

1,0.59 

1,189 

1,515 

1,028 

New  Carlisle 

1,058 

995 

1,514 

1,481 

Belleville 

1,050 

1,039 

1,401 

1,205 

Swanton 

1,0.50 

887 

1,401 

1,319 

West  Jefferson 

1,043 

803 

1,440 

1,017 

Amsterdam 

1,041 

1,430 

927 

Batax'ia 

1,034 

1,029 

1 ,423 

1,328 

Mineral  City 

1,032 

1,220 

1,411 

1,200 

New  Ol instead 

1,030 

1,407 

1,432 

W'est  Alexandria 

1,030 

740 

1 ,3!)0 

1,200 

Payne 

1,027 

1,3.30 

1,394 

1,425 

Hudson 

1,021 

983 

1,393 

1,210 

I lamden 

1,019 

838 

1,380 

1,110 

Kellys  Island 

1,017 

1,174 

1,30!) 

1,184 

Shreve 

1,010 

1 ,043 

1,308 

1,4.50 

Lodi 

1,015 

840 

1,300 

1,227 

Bergholz 

1,011 

1,300 

1,371 

McComl ) 

1,008 

1,195 

1,350 

903 

Pemberxille 

1,000 

1,081 

1 ,349 

1,304 

Sylvania 

1,002 

017 

1,321 

1,14!) 

( 'larretsville 

1,001 

1,145 

1,314 

1,1.54 

RACCOON  RIVER 


THE  CITY  OF  DAYTON. 


HE  CITY  OF  DAYTON  ranks  next  after  Cincinnati,  among  thej'five  leading  cities,  in  priority 
of  organization,  both  as  village  and  city,  it  having  been  incorporated  as  a village  by  the  act 
of  the  General  Assembly  of  February  12,  1805,  and  became  a city  some  20  years  later.  Its 
population  in  1820  was  2,954;  in  1830,  6,067;  in  1S40,  9,792;  in  1850,  18,960;  in  i860, 
24,615;  in  1870,  29,730;  in  1880,  38,678;  in  1890,  61,220,  and  in  1900,  85,333.  In  1840 
it  was  second  in  rank  as  to  population.  In  1850  it  was  again  second  in  rank.  In  i860  it 
fell  to  the  fourth,  and  in  1870  became  fifth,  which  it  still  remains.  Youngstown,  with  a 
population  of  44,885,  most  nearly  approaches  it  among  the  smaller  cities. 

Settlements  began  in  the  Miami  valley  in  the  vicinity  of  Dayton  prior  to  the  year  1795.  It  that  year  Governor 
Arthur  St.  Clair,  General  Wilkinson,  General  Dayton  and  Colonel  Israel  Ludlow  purchased  a large  tract  of  land  from 
John  Claus  Symmes,  the  original  patentee. 

Two  parties  were  sent  out  from  Cincinnati,  one  under  Daniel  C.  Cooper,  and  the  other  under  Captain  John 
Dunlap  to  establish  the  boundaries  of  the  purchase.  On  the  4th  of  November,  1795,  Colonel  Ludlow  laid  out  a town 
at  the  mouth  of  the  Mad  River  which  he  named  Dayton,  in  honor  of  General  Jonathan  Dayton,  one  of  the  proprietors. 
A lottery  was  held  for  the  distribution  of  lots,  and  the  persons  drawing  them  agreed  to  locate  in  the  town  in  the  follow- 
ing spring.  Under  the  terms  of  this  lottery  46  persons,  the  most  of  them  the  heads  of  families,  agreed  to  locate  in 
Dayton  in  the  early  spring  of  1796.  Only  19  of  them,  however,  lived  up  to  their  agreement.  These,  with  their 
families,  arrived  on  April  i,  of 
that  year,  and  were:  William 

Gahagan,  Samuel  Thompson, 

Benjamin  Van  Cleve,  Wdliiam 
Van  Cleve,  Solomon  Goss, 

Thomas  Davis,  John  Davis, 

James  McClure,  John  McClure, 

Daniel  Ferrell,  William  Flomer, 

Solomon  Homer,  Abraham 
Glassmine,  John  Dorough,  Wil- 
liam Chenowith,  James  Morris, 
and  William  and  George  New- 
com. 

Many  of  these  men  and 
their  immediate  descendants  be- 
came prominent  in  public  affairs, 
and  the  descendants  of  many  of 
them  still  reside  at  Dayton  and 
in  the  Miami  valley,  and  are 
among  the  leading  citizens. 

A trip  from  Cincinnati  to 
Dayton  to-day  is  reckoned  as  a 
pleasant  recreation.  But  in  1796 
it  was  a parallel  to  the  voyage  of 


CHAPTER  XXIV. 


PIONEER  VIEW  OF  EAST  SIDE  OF  MAIN  STREET, 

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Jason  and  his  fellow  argonauts. 
The  expedition  left  Cincinnati 
for  the  new  town  early  in  March, 

I 796,  in  three  divisions  or  parties. 
The  first  was  in  charge  of 
William  Homer,  the  second  in 
charge  of  G<iorcre  Newcom,  and 
the  third  in  charge  of  Samuel 
Thompson.  These  parties  left 
Cincinnati  on  different  dates, 
some  traveling  by  land,  and 
others  by  water  up  the  Great 
Miami. 

The  first  party  traveled 
with  a two  horse  wagon  alon" 
the  road  blazed  and  partially  cut 
out  by  Daniel  C.  Cooper  in  1795. 
The  other  land  party  traveled 
on  foot  and  reached  their  place 
of  destination  in  about  14  or  15 
days  after  starting.  Their  prop- 
erty and  utensils  of  all  kinds 
were  carried  on  horses,  and  the 
children  who  were  too  young  to 
walk  were  slung  to  the  horses  in 
rough  baskets  made  of  hickory  switches.  Trees  were  felled  to  make  foot  bridges  across  the  smaller  streams,  and  rafts 
were  constructed  to  lerry  the  women,  children  and  household  goods  across  the  larger  creeks,  while  the  horses  and  cattle 
were  forced  to  swim  over.  Game  was  plenty,  and  the  men  slaughtered  the  meat  as  they  went,  and  as  occasion  recpiired. 

d'he  third  party,  in  charge  of  Mr.  Thompson,  embarked  on  a large  piroque,  sailed  down  the  Ohio  to  the  mouth 
of  the  Great  Miami  and  up  that  stream  to  the  mouth  of  the  Mad  River.  The  voyage  lasted  for  10  days.  At  the  close 
of  each  day  the  l)oat  was  fastened  to  some  convenient  tree  and  the  party  went  ashore  and  camped  for  the  night.  A 
large  bonfire  was  built  to  keep  the  wild  beasts  away,  and  guards  were  stationed  to  prevent  the  Indians  from  surprising 
the  camp.  Game  and  wild  fowl  were  plenty,  and  supplied  much  of  the  necessary  provisions  of  the  voyage. 

d'he  piroque  and  its  crew,  passengers  and  freight  landed  at  the  head  of  St.  Clair  Street  on  Friday,  April  i,  1796, 
and  Mrs.  Samuel  Thompson  was 
the  first  to  step  ashore,  being 
the  first  white  women  whose  feet 
touched  the  soil  of  Dayton,  with 
the  probable  exception  of  Mrs. 

Me  Fall,  who  was  rescued  from 
captivity  with  the  Indians  by  a 
party  of  Kentuckians  in  1782  in 
that  part  of  the  Miami  valley, 
d'here  were  two  small  parties  of 
Indians  encamped  on  the  bank  of 
the  Miami  when  the  piroque 
touched  land,  but  they  proved  to 
be  friendly. 

At  the  beginning  the  town 
was  the  center  of  loneliness 
indeed,  and  would  have  been 
unendurable  to  the  people  of  the 
present  day,  but  to  these 
pioneers  it  was  not  without  its 
enjoyments,  and  the  twin  stars  of 
Hope  and  Contentment  shown 
with  undimmed  lustre.  During 
the  summer  of  i 799  a portentious 
cloud  arose  above  the  horizon. 

There  were  indications  of  an 

Indian  uprising  along  the  border,  corner  fourth  and  main  streets. 


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and  a defensive  blockhouse  was 
built  on  the  bank  of  the  Miami 
River  where  Main  Street  inter- 
sects it.  But  the  threatened 
storm  did  not  break,  and  the 
blockhouse  was  used  for  school 
purposes,  and  here  Benjamin 
Van  Cleve,  the  first  school  master 
of  the  town,  taught  the  pioneer 
children  their  a-b-c’s,  and  directed 
them  in  the  construction  of  pot 
hooks,  the  first  step  in  writ- 
ing. He  graduated  his  scholars 
in  “reading,  writing  and  cipher- 
ing,” and  the  pioneer  youth  who 
was  master  of  these  had  bright 

o 

prospects  ahead  of  him. 

Postal  facilities  for  a time 
were  unknown,  but  the  people 
began  to  clamor  for  them  and 
the  government  at  Washington 
hearkened.  postoffice  was 

established  in  1803,  and  in  1804 
Mr.  Van  Cleve,  the  school 
teacher,  was  appointed  post- 
master. Letters  covering  a 
single  sheet  of  foolscap  could  be  sent  for  25  cents,  and  it  was  optional  as  to  pre-payment.  The  recipient  generally  had 
to  pay  the  postage,  and  occasionally  had  to  hire  out  for  a day  to  lift  his  letter.  Foolish  and  unnecessary  communica- 
tions did  not  burden  the  mails  in  the  days  of  the  pioneers. 

Mr.  \mn  Cleve  remained  postmaster  to  the  date  of  his  death,  in  1821.  From  1804  to  1806  the  people  of  Ft. 
Wayne,  Indiana,  and  all  the  intervening  country  up  to  the  western  half  of  Lake  PTie,  had  to  come  to  Dayton  or  go  to 
Detroit  to  mail  and  receive  their  letters.  When  the  Dayton  postoffice  was  opened  it  was  on  the  post  route  between 
Cincinnati  and  Detroit,  and  the  post  rider  made  the  trip  every  two  weeks.  Soon  a weekly  mail  was  established,  then 
a semi-weekly,  but  it  was  many  years  before  the  daily  mail  came.  Postmaster  Van  Cleve  found  that  the  postoffice 

business  was  a losinof  one  unless 
he  exacted  payment  before  the 
delivery  of  the  letters  and  the 
papers  to  his  constituents,  but  by 
mixing  some  firmness  with  the 
natural  kindness  of  his  nature, 
he  managed  to  keep  square  with 
the  postoffice  department.  The 
postal  system  was  crude,  and  in 
many  respects  arbitrary  at  this 
time,  one  complaint  being  that 
25  cents  per  letter  must  be  paid 
without  regard  to  the  distance 
transmitted. 

In  1816,  postal  rates  were 
modified  and  fixed  as  follows : 
For  a distance  of  36  miles  and 
under  80  miles,  per  letter,  six 
cents;  80  miles  and  under  150 
miles,  10  cents;  over  150  miles 
and  under  400  miles,  18-^4  cents; 
over  400  miles,  25  cents.  News- 
papers to  all  points  within  the 
State,  when  printed,  one  cent 
each;  beyond  the  State,  one  and 
one-half  cents;  magazines,  from 
one  and  one-half  to  two  cents, 


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according  to  distance  within  lOO  miles. 
Pamphlets  and  magazines  were  not 
carried  when  mails  were  heavy, 
especially  by  post  riders  on  horse  back, 
d'he  mails  from  the  Itast  were  carried  to 
Wheeling  by  post  riders,  and  thence 
carried  down  the;  Ohio  on  govt;rnment 
row  boats. 

I'o  1 )a)'ton  belongs  the  honor  of 
(;stablishing  the  first  library  in  the 
-State.  It  was  incor[)orated  by  the  act 
of  the  Legislature  of  b'ebruary,  1805, 
and  was  the  lirst  library  to  be  incorjior- 
aled  by  kigislative  action  in  the  State. 
It  is  still  in  e.xistence,  and  is  one  of  the 
more  important  libraries  of  Ohio.  Fhe 
1 )a)’ton  Academy  was  incor[)orated  in 
1808  b)'  the  legislature,  so  that  Dayton 
was  the  jiioneer  city  of  the  State  in  both 
liteirature  and  learning. 

At  the  betrinniim  of  the 
Nineteenth  Century  the  (ireat  Miami 
was  navigable  both  below  and  above 
1 )ayton.  d'h(“  city,  with  all  the  others 
in  the  West  and  South,  had  its  [lortents 
in  181  I and  1812.  A brilliant  comet 
ap[)eared  in  181  i,  and  its  advent  was 
lollowed  by  a succession  of  earthquake 
shocks  throughout  the  Ohio  valley  in 
that  year  and  the  one  succeeding, 
d'hese  shocks  were  often  terrifying,  and 
the  wildest  superstitions  seized  the 
miiuls  ot  a large  portion  of  the  people. 
While  no  material  damage  was  done  by 
the  shocks,  they  had  a most  demoraliz- 
ing elfect  on  human  beings  and  animals 
alike  ; in  time  they  passed  away,  but 
were;  long  remembered  by  those  who 
e.xperienced  them. 


TIIK  KEIBOLD  BUICDING. 

The  Miami  & Erie  Canal  was  opened 
to  Dayton  in  1829,  the  first  boat  over  it  reach- 
ing the  city  on  the  25th  of  January,  of  that 
year.  The  construction  of  this  waterway  had 
a magic  effect  upon  the  city,  and  it  at  once 
took  on  a constant  and  steady  growth  ; busi- 
ness increased,  manufactures  began  to  spring 
up,  and  have  continued  to  develop  and  llourish 
to  the  present. 

The  slavery  question  was  projected 
upon  the  city  in  1832  by  the  arrest  of  a negro 
slave,  under  the  fugitive  slave  laws  then  exist- 
ing ; the  negro  had  lived  in  the  city  for  three 
years  under  the  name  of  Thomas  Mitchell. 
He  was  claimed  by  a resident  of  Kentucky. 
After  much  excitement  he  was  remanded  to  his 
master  in  compliance  with  the  law,  and  taken 
to  Cincinnati  on  his  way  to  Kentucky.  He 
leaped  from  the  upper  story  of  the  Main 
Street  Hotel  in  that  city  and  was  dashed  to 
death. 

In  1839,  when  the  Multicaulis  craze 
struck  Ohio,  and  everybody  saw  fortunes  in 


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WEST  SIDE  OF  MAIN  STREET,  LOOKING  NORTH  FROM  THIRD  STREET. 

Old  and  New  Court  House. 


silk  raising,  the  Dayton  Silk 
Company  was  incorporated  by 
the  legislature  with  a capital  of 
$100,000.  The  company  pro- 
posed to  introduce  the  Mones 
Multicaulis,  or  white  mulberry, 
and  silk  worm  eggs  from  China, 
and  enter  upon  the  production 
and  manufacture  of  silk  on  a 
magnificent  scale.  The  prospect 
was  a dazzling  one,  but  in  the 
end  it  proved  a disastrous  failure, 
and  the  investors  lost  their  money. 

The  city  of  Dayton  is 
most  beautifully  situated,  and  is 
quite  as  beautiful  in  its  public 
and  private  architecture,  its 
broad  and  well  paved  streets, 
fine  hotels,  and  the  good  taste 
displayed  on  every  hand.  It  is 
located  at  the  mouth  of  the  Mad 
River,  where  it  mingles  its  waters 
with  the  Great  Miami.  Other 
smaller  and  beautiful  streams 
fiow  into  the  Miami  in  the 
vicinity.  It  lies  67  miles  west  of 
Columbus,  52  miles  north  of 

Cincinnati,  and  iio  miles  east  of  Indianapolis.  Its  public  buildings,  churches  and  school  houses  are  handsome  and 
commodious.  The  most  splendid  of  all  of  its  edifices  is  the  Soldiers’  Home.  It  surmounts  a beautiful  elevation  some 
three  miles  west  of  the  centre  of  the  city.  It  is  known  as  the  “ Central  Branch  of  the  System  of  Soldiers’  Homes  in 
the  United  States,”  and  is  by  far  t;he  largest  and  most  important  of  any  of  them.  The  citizens  of  the  city  originally 
subscribed  i?20,ooo  toward  its  establishment.  Its  land  area  is  627  acres,  or  almost  a mile  square.  It  is  not  only  a 
beautiful,  but  a unique  spot,  where  thousands  of  the  disabled  veterans  of  the  country  are  well  housed  and  well  cared 
for.  The  grounds  are  covered  with  substantial  and  appropriate  buildings,  and  are  laid  out  like  a minature  city,  with 
lawns,  flower  pots,  green  houses,  lakes  and  rivulets,  and  in  every  respect  an  ideal  spot.  It  contains  a church,  a 
memorial  hall,  a valuable  library,  and  like  structures,  in  addition  to  the  administration,  hospital,  commissary  and 
quartermaster’s  buildings,  and 
handsome  barracks  for  the 
inmates.  In  its  cemetery  almost 
5,000  veterans  lie  buried,  and  a 
beautiful  white  marble  shaft,  of 
50  feet  in  height,  looks  down 
upon  it  as  the  common  monu- 
ment of  the  patriotic  dead.  It 
is  controlled  by  a Board  of 
Governors,  appointed  by  the 
president  of  the  United  States, 
and  its  commandant  exercises 
military  control  over  the  inmates, 
but  the  rules  are  gentle  while 
firm,  and  give  rise  to  but  few 
complaints  from  those  who  come 
under  them.  It  is  a favorite 
place  for  people  from  Ohio  and 
adjoining  states  to  visit,  and  the 
number  of  such  visitors  reach 
almost  or  quite  500,000  annually. 

Dayton  is,  and  always  has 
been,  the  county  seat  of  Mont- 
gomery County.  Another  of  its 

noted  institutions  is  the  State  central  district  school,  corner  fourth  and  wilkinson. 


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CITY  BUILDING. 

Seven  or  eight  electric  street  railways  penetrate 
the  diflerent  quarters  of  the  city  and  extend  into  the 
suburbs,  and  many  interurban  electric  roads  are  either 
contemplated  or  are  in  process  of  construction.  Among 


Hospital  for  the  Insane,  located  one  mile  south  of  the  city. 
Manufactures  in  the  city  began  early  in  its  existence,  and  have 
always  kept  pace  with  the  most  progressive  cities  in  the  central 
portion  of  the  Union,  and  did  much  toward  its  upbuilding.  They 
are  still  in  a most  flourishing  condition,  its  car  building  interest 
being  one  of  the  leading  ones.  Tobacco  is  extensively  manu- 
factured, as  are  cash  registers. 

There  are  120  manufacturing  establishments,  great  and 
small,  in  the  city,  representing  an  investment  of  over  ^20,000,000, 
with  an  annual  average  output  of  about  $27,000,000,  with  an 
average  annual  consumption  of  from  $15,000,000  to  $17,000,000 
of  raw  material.  The  average  number  of  employes,  of  all  kinds 
and  in  all  departments,  is  6,500,  and  the  annual  average  payments 
of  wages  is  $6,000,000.  These  manufactures  are  diversified. 


YOUNG  NEN’S  CHRISTIAN  ASSOCIATION, 
Fourth  near  Jefferson. 


CALLAHAN  BANK  BUILDING. 

the  steam  railways  which  touch  the  city  are  the  Big  Four 
System,  the  Pennsylvania  Lines,  the  New  York,  Pennsylvania 
& Ohio  (N.  Y.  P.  & O.)  the  Dayton  Michigan,  the  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  & Dayton  System,  and  other  less  important 
lines.  The  Miami  & Erie  Canal  is  also  extensively  used  as  a 
water  line  for  transportation,  and  its  berme  bank  for  an  electric 
railway  south. 

Over  75  newspapers  and  newspaper  publications 
devoted  to  science,  literature,  politics,  religion  and  special  ob- 
jects are  issued  in  the  city.  The  principal  daily  papers  are  the 
“Journal,”  “Herald-News,”  and  “Times,”  The  press  in  the 
city  is  generally  well  patronized  by  the  business  community. 

There  are  55  churches,  representing  the  Methodist, 
Episcopal,  United  Brethern,  Baptist,  Protestant  Episcopal, 
Catholic,  Presbyterian,  United  Presb}’terian,  Reformed 


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Lutheran,  h'vantrelical  Lutheran,  Evangelical  Association,  German  Reformed,  Jewish,  Christian,  and  minor  sects  and 
denominations,  d'he  church  edifices  are  generally  substantial,  and  in  many  instances  imposing. 

1 )aniel  C.  Cooper,  already  mentioned,  was  born  in  Morris  County,  New  Jersey,  November  20,  1773.  He  died 
July  13,  1818.  He  did  probably  more  than  any  other  man  toward  the  successful  founding  of  the  city,  and  was 
indefatigable  in  his  efforts  to  induce  settlers  to  locate  within  its  borders.  He  filled  many  public  trusts  during  his  life 
time.  He  was  the  first  justice  of  the  peace  in  the  district,  having  been  appointed  to  that  office  October  4,  1799,  and 
served  until  May  i,  1803,  when  Montgomery  County  was  organized.  In  1810-1812  he  was  president  of  the  Select 
Council,  and  served  seven  consecutive  terms  in  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  with  great  distinction. 


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John  W.  Van  Cleve, 
probably  the  first  white  man 
born  in  Dayton,  and  the  son  of 
Benjamin  Van  Cleve,  already 
mentioned  as  the  first  school 
teacher  and  the  first  postmaster 
of  the  place,  was  born  in  1801, 
on  the  27th  day  of  June.  He 
was  a man  of  strong  intellect 
and  great  natural  abilities.  He 
entered  the  State  University  in 
Athens,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  16, 
and  was  so  proficient  in  the 
study  of  Latin  that  he  was 
engaged  to  teach  the  language 
in  the  University  before  he  was 
graduated.  Later  he  became 
master  of  both  French  and  Ger- 
man. He  was  a man  of  great 
versatility,  resembling  Benjamin 
Franklin  in  some  respects.  He 
was  a musician,  an  artist  in 
colors,  an  engraver,  a civil 
engineer,  a naturalist,  a geolo- 
gist, a lawyer  and  a brilliant 
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He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Dayton  Library  Association,  and  was  mayor  of  the  city  in  i S3 1-1832,  and  in  1839. 
He  read  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  did  not  engage  largely  in  the  practice  of  the  profession,  preferring 
literary  and  scientific  pursuits.  He  was  editor  and  part  owner  of  the  “ Dayton  Journal  ” from  1828  to  1834.  Being  an 
ardent  Whig,  he  supported  General  Harrison  for  the  presidency  in  1840,  and  published  a campaign  paper  called  “The 
Log  Cabin,”  which  challenged  attention  throughout  the  United  States  for  its  brilliancy  and  originality.  He  died 
September  6,  1858.  He  was  not  married. 

Francis  Glass,  a prominent  and  successful  educator,  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1790.  He  came  to  the  United 
States  with  his  parents  when  he  was  eight  years  old.  His  father  was  a teacher  at  Mt.  Airy  College,  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  Francis  graduated 
from  the  University  in  Pennsyl- 
vania at  the  age  of  19,  and  was 
married  a year  or  two  later.  He 
came  to  the  vicinity  of  Dayton  as  a 
teacher  in  1817,  taught  at  several 
points,  and  finally  came  to  Dayton. 

He  wrote  a “Life of  George  Wash- 


ington” in  Latin,  which  was  pub- 
lished by  Harper  Brothers  of  New 
York,  II  years  after  his  death,  which 
occurred  August  27,  1824,  after  a 
brief  illness.  His  “Life  of  Wash- 
ington” was  introduced  as  a text 
book  in  many  of  the  schools. 

General  George  Crook  was 
born  in  Wayne  Township,  Mont- 
gomery County,  September  8, 
1828,  and  died  in  the  city  of 
Chicago,  March  21,  1890.  When 
a boy  he  worked  on  his  father’s 
farm  and  attended  school  until  he 
was  19  years  of  age,  showing  great 
proficiency  in  his  studies.  He  was 
appointed  a cadet  to  the  West 
Point  Academy  by  General 


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Robert  C.  Schenck,  a member  of 
Congress,  and  graduated  in  July, 
1852.  For  a number  of  years  he 
was  on  duty  with  the  Fourth 
United  States  Infantry  in  Cali- 
fornia. In  1856  he  took  part  in 
the  Rogue  River  skirmish,  and 
commanded  the  Pitt  Expedition  in 
1857,  and  was  wounded  by  an 
Indian  arrow.  At  the  breaking 
out  of  the  Civil  War  he  was  a 
captain,  and  returned  East  to 
become  colonel  of  the  Thirty-sixth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  per- 
formed brilliant  and  effective  ser- 
vice in  West  Viro-inia  with  the 

O 

Third  Brio-ade,  and  in  Auofust, 
1862,  he  was  severely  wounded  in 
the  battle  at  Eewisburg.  Eater  he 
joined  the  Army  of  Northern  Vir- 
ginia, and  distinguished  himself  at 
the  battle  of  Antietam,  and  was 
brevetted  lieutenant  colonel  in  the 
regular  army.  From  here  he  was 
transferred  to  the  Army  of  the 


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Tennessee,  in  1863,  and  in  July  of  that  year  w^s 
assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Second  Cavalry 
Division,  participating  in  a series  of  actions  which 
ended  with  the  battle  of  Chicamauga.  He  pursued  the 
Confederate  cavalry,  under  the  command  of  General  Joe 
Wheeler,  from  the  ist  to  the  loth  of  October,  over- 
whelmingly defeated  it  and  drove  it  across  the  Tennessee 
River.  In  February,  1864,  he  assumed  command  of  the 
Kanawha  District  in  West  Virginia,  where  he  was 
almost  constantly  engaged  in  action  for  months.  In 
the  autumn  of  the  same  year  he  joined  General  Sheridan 
in  the  Shenandoah  campaign,  and  received  brevets  of 
brigadier  and  major  general  in  the  regular  army  for 
gallant  conduct.  From  March  26th  to  April  9th,  1865, 
he  was  in  command  of  the  cavalry  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  and  engaged  in  the  actions  at  Dinwiddle 


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Court  House,  Jettersville,  Sailor’s  Creek  and  Farmville. 
He  was  mustered  out  of  the  volunteer  service  and  was 
commissioned  a lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Twentieth 
Regiment,  United  States  Infantry,  and  became  the  most 
conspicuous  among  the  past  Civil  War  Indian  fighters. 
He  put  down  the  Mormon  revolt  in  Utah  in  18S2,  and 
reduced  the  Indian  tribes  to  a comparative  state  of 
tractability.  He  was  made  a major  general  on  the  6th 
of  April,  1888,  by  President  Cleveland,  and  placed  in 
command  of  the  Department  of  Missouri,  with  his  head- 
quarters at  Chicago.  He  was  a consummate  strategist, 
and  a most  brilliant  commander. 

James  Findlay  Schenck,  a brother  of  General 
Robert  C.  Schenck,  was  born  in  Franklin,  Ohio,  June 
II,  1807,  and  died  in  Dayton,  December  21,  1882.  He 
entered  the  United  States  Military  Academy  in  1822 


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and  resigned  in  1824,  and  entered  the  navy  as 
a midshipman  in  1825.  Me  became  a lieu- 
tenant December  22,  1835,  1S45  he 

joined  the  “Congress”  and  became  chief  aid 
to  Commodore  Stockton,  at  the  capture  of  Los 
Angeles  and  other  California  ports.  He  par- 
ticipated in  the  Mexican  War,  and  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Civil  War  was  assigned  to  duty 
along  the  Gulf  Coast.  He  led  his  division  of 
the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  in  the  assaults  on 
Ft.  Fisher.  He  was  made  commodore  and 
then  rear  admiral,  and  retired  by  the  age  limit, 
June  1 1,  1869. 

Charles  Anderson  was  born  near  Louis- 
ville, June  I,  1814.  His  father  was  an  aide  on 
the  staff  of  General  LaFayette  during  the  War 
of  the  Revolution,  and  lived  in  retirement  at 
the  Soldiers’  Retreat  near  I.ouisville.  Charles 
graduated  from  the  Miami  University,  Oxford, 
Ohio,  1833,  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  entered  upon  the  practice  at  Dayton 
in  1835,  where  he  married  Miss  Eliza  Brown. 


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elected  lieutenant  governor  of  Ohio,  and  became  governor  of 
the  State,  ex-officio,  on  the  death  of  Governor  John  Brough. 

Thomas  John  Wood  was  born  in  Manfordville, 
Kentucky,  September  25,  1823.  He  graduated  from  West 
Point,  and  was  brevetted  first  lieutenant  for  gallant  and 
meritorious  conduct  in  the  Mexican  War.  He  was  on  the 
staff  of  General  William  S.  Harney  in  1 848-1 849,  and  served 
as  captain  of  the  First  Cavalry  during  the  border  troubles 
and  in  Utah  in  1859,  under  General  Albert  Sidney  Johnson. 
In  1861  he  was  made  a Brigadier  General  of  Volunteers,  and 
had  command  of  a division  at  the  battles  of  Corinth,  Shiloh 
and  Stone  River.  He  commanded  a division  of  the 
Twenty-first  Corps,  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  at 


I le  was  elected  to  the  ( )hio  .Senate  in  1844,  and  favored  the 
abrogation  of  the  “ Black  Laws.”  This  was  not  popular 
with  his  constituents,  and  he  did  not  stand  for  a re-election. 
1 le  made  an  extensive  tour  of  FTirope,  and  on  his  return 
practiced  law  for  10  or  12  years  in  Cincinnati  with  Rufus 
King.  In  1859  he  went  to  Texas,  where  his  anti-slavery 
views  called  out  many  threats  of  assassination.  He  was 
taken  prisoner  after  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  but 
escaped  and  returned  to  Ohio,  and  became  colonel  of  the 
Ninety-third  Ohio  \ olunteer  Infantry,  and  was  dangerously 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Stone  River.  In  1863  he  was 


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at  Chickamauga  and  Mission  Ridge.  He  was 
severely  wounded  at  Lovejoy’s  Station,  Georgia. 
He  commanded  the  Fourth  Corps  at  Franklin  and 
Nashville,  and  was  brevetted  a major  general  of 
volunteers  in  1865.  He  was  an  able  corps  and 
division  commander,  and  commanded  the  love  and 
respect  of  those  who  were  both  above  and  below 
him  in  rank,  for  his  soldierly  qualities.  He  was 
retired  with  the  rank  of  major  general  in  1868,  after 
which  he  made  his  home  continuously  at  Dayton. 

Eight  citizens  of  Dayton  were  chosen  to  the 
Congress  of  the  United  States.  General  Robert 
C.  Schenck,  John  A.  McMahon  and  Clement  L. 
Vallandigham  are  elsewhere  spoken  of  in  fuller 
detail. 

Among  the  prominent  attorneys  and  jurists 
of  Montgomery  County  during  the  first  half  of  the 
century,  was  Joseph  H.  Crane.  He  served  a single 
term  in  the  popular  branch  of  the  State  Legislature 
in  1807-1808.  The  Legislature  in  1816  elected  him 
president  judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  for 


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the  Second  Circuit.  In  1823,  at  the  expiration  of  his  first 
term,  he  was  re-elected  as  president  of  the  First  Circuit, 
and  he  resigned  the  office  to  enter  Congress.  He  was 
elected  to  the  Twenty-first  Congress,  in  1828,  from  the 
Third  District,  comprising  Montgomery,  Preble,  Miami, 
Mercer,  Van  Wert,  Paulding,  Williams,  Shelby,  Alien  and 
Putnam.  He  was  re-elected  to  the  Twenty-second  Con- 
gress in  1830,  from  the  same  district,  but  recast  as  follows  : 
Montgomery,  Mercer,  Van  Wert,  Paulding,  Williams, 
Henry,  Wood,  Putnam,  Allen,  Shelby  and  Miami,  and  was 
elected  a fourth  time,  in  1834,  to  the  Twenty-fourth 


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Congress.  He  was  a supporter  of  the  Democratic  policy. 
Judge  Crane  was  born  in  Elizabethtown,  New  Jersey,  in 
1778,  and  died  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  November  12,  1852. 

Lewis  B.  Gunckel  of  Dayton,  was  born  in  German- 
town, Ohio,  October  15,  1826.  He  graduated  from  the 
Farmers’  College  at  Cincinnati  in  1848,  read  law.  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1861,  and  began  practice  at  Dayton, 
where  he  became  prominent  in  the  profession.  He  was  a 
Whig  and  afterward  a Republican.  He  was  elected  to  the 


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Senate  of  the  h'ifty-fifth  General  Assembly  in 
i86i,  and  to  the  Fifty-sixth  in  1863.  He 
formulated  measures  for  the  relief  of  the 
dependent  families  of  soldiers  during  the  Civil 
War,  and  also  the  act  permitting  soldiers  lo 
vote  in  the  field.  He  was  elected  to  the  Forty- 
third  Congress  in  1872  from  the  Fourth  Dis- 
trict, Montgomery,  Greene,  Darke  and  Preble, 
and  was  defeated  for  the  Forty-fourth  by 
|ohn  A.  McMahon.  In  1S71  he  was  appointed 
a special  commissioner  by  President  Grant  to 
investigate  the  alleged  frauds  in  the  allotments 
to  the  Cherokee,  Creek  and  Chickasaw  Indians, 
and  his  exposures  broke  up  the  scandalous 
system  of  robbery  which  had  prevailed  for 
years. 

Emanuel  Schulz  of  Dayton,  was  born  in 
Berks  County,  Pennsylvania,  July  25,  1819, 
and  in  1S38  removed  to  Miamisburg,  Mont- 
gomery County,  Ohio,  where  he  became 


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largely  interested  in  business  and  manufactures. 
Later  he  took  up  his  residence  in  Dayton.  In  1873 
he  was  a member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention, 
and  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives 
in  1875.  In  1880  he  was  elected  to  the  Forty-seventh 
Congress,  as  a Republican,  from  the  Fourth  District, 
consisting  of  Montgomery,  Darke,  Preble  and  Greene 
Counties.  He  failed  of  re-election,  and  served  but 
one  term.  He  was  a man  of  high  character  and 
sound  judgment. 

George  W.  Houck  of  Dayton,  was  born  in 
Cumberland  County,  Pennsylvania,  September  25, 
1825,  and  came  to  Dayton  with  his  father.  He 
received  a public  school  and  academic  education,  and 
for  a number  of  years  taught  school,  meantime  pursu- 
ing the  study  of  law  with  Peter  P.  Lowe,  with  whom 
he  was  associated  for  many  years  after  his  admission 


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to  the  bar  in  1846.  From  1852  to  1854  he 
represented  Montgomery  County  in  the  Lower 
1 louse  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State. 
He  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National 
Convention  at  Charleston-Baltimore  in  i860, 
and  supported  Stephen  A.  Douglass  for  the 
presidential  nomination.  He  was  also  a dele- 
gate to  the  Democratic  National  Convention 
in  St.  Louis  in  1876.  From  1861  to  1882  he 
was  in  partnership  with  John  A.  McMahon  in 
the  law  practice.  He  was  defeated  for  circuit 
judge  in  the  Second  Judicial  Circuit  in  1884. 
He  was  unanimously  nominated  to  the  Fifty- 
second  Congress  in  1890,  and  was  elected 
from  the  Third  District,  Montgomery,  Warren 
and  Butler  Counties.  He  was  re-elected  from 
the  same  district  in  1892  to  the  Fifty-third 
Congress,  and  died  suddenly  during  his  term, 
and  was  succeeded  by  Paul  J.  Sorg. 


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John  L.  Brenner  of  Dayton,  was  born  in  Wayne 
'I'ownship,  Montgomery  County,  Ohio,  in  1832,  and  was 
educated  in  the  common  schools.  He  worked  on  his 
father’s  farm  in  the  summer  and  attended  school  in  the 
winter.  His  education  was  finished  in  the  Springfield  (Ohio ) 
Academy.  He  pursued  the  occupation  of  agriculture  until 
1862,  when  he  engaged  in  the  nursery  business,  and  was 
eminently  successful.  In  1874  he  engaged  in  the  leaf 
tobacco  business,  in  which  he  is  still  successfully  engaged, 
his  home  being  in  Dayton.  During  his  entire  public  and 
private  career  in  Dayton  he  has  commanded  the  highest 
respect  of  the  entire  community,  as  well  as  of  his  employes. 
In  Congress  he  has  never  made  any  pretense  of  oratory  upon 
the  floor,  but  has  always  been  noted  for  the  careful  and  con- 
scientious study  of  all  important  questions  before  the  House, 
and  his  votes  have  uniformly  been  the  result  of  deliberate 


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judgment. 


He  was  elected  to  the  Fifty-filth  Congress  as  a 
Democrat  in  1896,  from  Montgomery,  Preble  and  Butler 
Counties,  and  was  re-elected  from  the  same  district  in  1898 
to  th(;  b'ifty-sixth.  The  district  is  evenly  divided  between  the 
two  parties,  and  Mr.  Brenner’s  plurality  at  each  election 
varied  but  little  from  100  votes. 


Colonel  Robert  N.  Nevin  was  the  eighth  congressman 
to  be  chosen,  having  been  elected  in  1900,  as  a Republican, 
by  about  the  same  slender  majority  as  his  immediate  pre- 
decessor, John  L.  Brenner,  the  district  being  very  closely 
divided  between  the  Democratic  and  Republican  parties, 
with  a slight  advantage  in  favor  of  the  former.  Colonel 
Nevin  is  a leading  and  successful  lawyer,  and  is  recognized 
by  the  leaders  of  both  parties  as  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
orators  in  the  State,  and  his  services  on  the  stump  are  in 
great  demand  during  every  political  campaign. 

For  almost  half  a century  the  environments  have  been 
against  Dayton  in  the  matter  of  population.  Three  cities 
approximate  have  served  to  attract  the  population,  which 
would  otherwise  have  gravitated  to  Dayton.  These  cities 
are  Springfield,  a few  miles  to  the  north,  with  a population 
of  38,253  ; Hamilton,  a few  miles  to  the  south,  with  23,914, 


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and  Middletown,  near  by  the  latter,  with  9,215. 
They  are  all  manufacturing  points  in  the  same 
district,  with  75.000  population,  two-thirds  of 
which  would  have  gone  to  the  city  of  Dayton  had 
they  not  became  manufacturing  as  well  as  busi- 
ness rivals.  Dayton  is  the  real  center  of  about 
200,000  urban  population. 

William  A.  Taylor. 


Miscellany. — Among  the  early  settlers  ot 
Montgomery  County  was  Colonel  Robert  Patter- 
son. He  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  in  1753,  and 
emigrated  to  Kentucky  in  1775.  In  1804  he 
removed  from  Kentucky  and  settled  about  a mile 
below  Dayton.  He  was  the  original  proprietor 
of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  one-third  owner  of 
Cincinnati,  when  it  was  laid  out.  He  was  with 
Colonel  George  Rogers  Clarke  in  1778,  in  his 
celebrated  Illinois  campaign  ; in  the  following 
year  he  was  in  Bowman’s  expedition  against  old 
Chillicothe.  In  this  expedition,  according  to 
Patterson’s  memoranda.  Bowman  had  400  men. 

In  August,  1780,  he  was  also  a captain  under 
Clarke,  in  his  expedition  against  the  Shawnees, 
on  the  Little  Miami  and  Mad  Rivers;  was  second 
in  command  to  Colonel  Boone,  August  19,  1782, 
at  the  battle  of  the  Lower  Blue  Licks ; was 
colonel  on  the  second  expedition  of  General 
Clarke,  in  the  following  September,  into  the 
Miami  country;  held  the  same  office  in  1786, 
under  Colonel  Logan,  in  his  expedition  against 
the  Shawnees.  He  died  August  5,  1827.  His  early  life  was  full  of  incidents,  one  of  the  most  remarkable  of 
which  we  give  in  his  own  language,  as  originally  published  in  the  “Ohio  National  Journal:” 

Canoe  Journey  up  the  Ohio. — In  the  fall  of  1776  I started  from  McClellan’s  station  (now  Georgetown,  Kentucky) 
in  company  with  Jos.  McNutt,  David  Perry,  James  Wernock,  Janies  Templeton,  Edward  Mitchell  and  Isaac  Greer,  to 
go  to  Pittsburg.  We  procured  provisions  for  our  journey  at  the  Blue  Licks,  from  the  well  known  stone  house,  the 


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cured a canoe,  and  started  up 
the  Ohio  River  by  water.  Noth- 
ing- material  transpired  during 
several  of  the  first  days  of  our 
journey.  We  landed  at  Point 
Pleasant,  where  was  a fort  com- 
manded by  Captain  Arbuckle. 
After  remaining  there  a short 
time,  and  receiving  despatches 
from  Captain  Arbuckle  to  the 
commandant  at  Wheeling,  we 
again  proceeded.  Aware  that 
Indians  were  lurkino-  alono-  the 

o o 

bank  of  the  river,  we  traveled 
with  the  utmost  caution.  We 
usually  landed  an  hour  before 
sunset,  cooked  and  ate  our 
supper,  and  went  on  until  after 
dark.  At  night  we  lay  without 
fire,  as  convenient  to  our  canoe 
as  possible,  and  started  again  in 
the  morning  at  daybreak.  We 
had  all  agreed  that  if  any  disaster 
should  befall  us  by  day  or  by 
night  that  we  should  stand  by 
each  other,  as  long  as  any  help  could  be  afforded.  At  length  the  memorable  12th  of  October  arrived.  During  the 
day  we  jiassed  several  new  improvements,  which  occasioned  us  to  be  less  watchful  and  careful  than  we  had  been 
before.  Late  in  the  evening  we  landed  opposite  the  island  (on  the  Ohio  side  of  the  river,  in  what  is  now  Athens 
County),  then  called  the  1 lockhocking,  and  were  beginning  to  flatter  ourselves  that  we  should  reach  some  inhabitants 
the  ne.xt  day.  Having  eaten  nothing  that  day,  contrary  to  our  usual  practice,  we  kindled  a fire  and  cooked  supper. 
After  we  had  eaten  and  made  the  last  of  our  flour  into  a loaf  of  bread,  and  put  it  into  an  old  brass  kettle  to  bake,  so 
that  we  might  be  ready  to  start  again  in  the  morning  at  daybreak,  we  lay  down  to  rest,  keeping  the  same  clothes  on  at 
night  that  we  wore  during  the  day.  P'or  the  want  of  a better,  I had  on  a hunting  shirt  and  britch  clout  (so-called), 
and  flannel  leggings.  I had  my  powder  horn  and  shot  pouch  on  my  side,  and  placed  the  butt  of  my  gun  under  my 
head.  P’ive  of  our  company  lay 
on  the  east  side  of  the  fire,  and 
James  I'empleton  ami  myself  on 
the  west ; we  were  lying  on  our 
left  sides,  myself  in  front,  with 
my  right  hand  hold  of  my  gun. 
l empleton  was  lying  close  behind 
me.  d'his  was  our  position,  and 
asleep,  when  we  were  fired  upon 
by  a party  of  Indians.  Immedi- 
ate!)' alter  the  fire  they  rushed 
upon  us  with  tomahawks,  as  if 
determined  to  finish  the  work  of 
death  they  had  begun.  It  ap- 
peared that  one  Indian  had  shot 
on  my  side  of  the  fire.  I saw 


the  flash  of  the  gun  and  felt  the 
ball  pass  through  me,  but  where 
I could  not  tell,  nor  was  it  at  first 
painful.  I sprang  to  take  up  my 
gun,  but  my  right  shoulder  came 
to  the  ground.  I made  another 
effort,  and  was  half  bent  in 
getting  up,  when  an  Indian 
sprang  past  the  fire  with  savage 
fierceness,  and  struck  me  with 


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ST.  ELIZABETH  HOSPITAL. 


Hearing'  no  one  coming 


his  tomahawk.  From  the  posi- 
tion I was  in,  it  went  between 
two  ribs,  just  behind  the  back- 
bone, a little  below  the  kidney, 
and  penetrated  the  cavity  of  the 
body.  He  then  immediately 
turned  to  Templeton,  (who  by 
this  time  had  got  to  his  feet  with 
his  gun  in  hand),  and  seized  his 
gun.  A desperate  scuffle 
ensued,  but  Templeton  held  on, 
and  finally  bore  off  the  gun. 

In  the  meantime  I made 
from  the  light,  and  in  my  attempt 
to  get  out  of  sight,  I was  delayed 
for  a moment  by  getting  my 
right  arm  fast  between  a tree 
and  a sapling,  but  having  got 
clear  and  away  from  the  light  of 
the  fire,  and  finding  that  I had 
lost  the  use  of  my  right  arm,  I 
made  a shift  to  keep  it  up  by 
drawing  it  through  the  straps  ol 
my  shot  pouch.  I could  see  the 
crowd  about  the  fire,  but  the  fir- 
ing had  ceased,  and  the  strife 

seemed  to  be  over.  I had  reason  to  believe  that  the  others  were  all  shot  and  tomahawked, 
towards  me,  I resolved  to  go  to  the  river,  and,  if  possible,  to  get  into  the  canoe  and  float  down,  thinking  by  that  means 
I might  possibly  reach  Point  Pleasant,  supposed  to  be  about  loo  miles  distant.  Just  as  I got  on  the  beach  a little 
below  the  canoe,  an  Indian  in  the  canoe  gave  a whoop,  which  gave  me  to  understand  that  it  was  best  to  withdraw.  I 
did  so  ; and  with  much  difficulty  got  to  an  old  log,  and  being  very  thirsty,  faint  and  exhausted,  I was  glad  to  sit  down 
I felt  the  blood  running,  and  heard  it  dropping  on  the  leaves  all  around  me.  Presently  I heard  the  Indians  board  the 
canoe  and  float  past.  All  was  now  silent,  and  I felt  myself  in  a most  forlorn  condition.  1 could  not  see  the  tire,  but 
determined  to  find  it  and  see  if  any  of  my  comrades  were  alive.  I steered  the  course  which  1 supposed  the  fire  to  be, 
and  having  reached  it,  I found  Templeton  alive,  but  wounded  in  nearly  the  same  manner  that  I was.  James  Wernock 
was  also  dangerously  wounded,  two  balls  having  passed  through  his  body  ; Jos.  hlcXutt  was  dead  and  scalped  ; 

H.  Perry  was  wounded,  but  not 
badly,  and  Isaac  Greer  was  miss- 
ing. The  miseries  of  that  hour 
cannot  well  be  described. 

Wdien  daylight  appeared 
we  held  a council,  and  concluded 
that  inasmuch  as  one  gun  and 
some  ammunition  was  saved. 
Perry  would  furnish  us  with 
meat,  and  we  would  proceed  up 
the  river  by  slow  marches  to  the 
nearest  settlements,  supposed  to 
be  lOO  miles.  A small  quantity 
of  provisions  which  was  found 
scattered  around  the  fire  was 
picked  up  and  distributed  among 
us,  and  a piece  of  blanket,  which 
was  saved  from  the  fire,  was 
eiven  to  me  to  cover  a wound  on 
my  back.  On  examination,  it 
was  found  that  two  balls  had 
passed  through  my  right  arm, 
and  that  the  bone  was  broken  ; 
to  dress  this,  splinters  were  taken 

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been  shivered  by  lig-htning,  and  placed  on  the 
outside  of  my  hunting  shirt  and  bound  with  a 
string.  And  now,  being  in  readiness  to  move, 
Perry  took  the  gun  and  ammunition,  and  we  all 
got  to  our  feet  except  Wernock,  who,  on  attempt- 
ing  to  get  up  fell  back  to  the  ground.  He 
refused  to  try  again,  said  that  he  could  not  live, 
and  at  the  same  time  desired  us  to  do  the  best 
we  could  for  ourselves.  Perry  then  took  hold  of 
his  arm  and  told  him  if  he  would  get  up  he  would 
carry  him  ; upon  this  he  made  another  effort  to 
get  up,  but  falling  back  as  before,  he  begged  us 
in  a most  solemn  manner  to  leave  him.  At  his 
request,  the  old  kettle  was  filled  with  water  and 
placed  at  his  side,  which  he  said  was  the  last  and 
only  favor  required  of  us,  and  then  conjured  us  to 
leave  him  and  try  to  save  ourselves,  assuring  us 
that  should  he  live  to  see  us  again,  he  would  cast 
no  reflections  of  unkindness  upon  us.  Thus  we 
left  him.  When  we  had  got  a little  distance  I 
looked  back,  and  distressed  and  hopeless  as 
Wernock’s  condition  really  was,  I felt  to  envy  it. 
After  going  about  loo  poles,  we  were  obliged  to 
stop  and  rest,  and  found  ourselves  too  sick  and 
weak  to  proceed.  Another  consultation  being 
held,  it  was  agreed  that  Templeton  and  myself 
should  remain  there  with  lAlward  Mitchell,  and 
Perry  should  take  the  gun  and  go  to  the  nearest 
settlement  and  seek  relief.  Perry  promised  that 
if  he  could  not  procure  assistance  he  would  be 
back  in  four  days,  lie  then  returned  to  the 
camp  and  found  Wernock  in  the  same  state  of 
mind  as  when  we  left,  perfectly  rational  and 
sensible  of  his  condition,  replenished  his  kettle  with  water,  brought  us  some  fire,  and  started  for  the  settlement. 

Alike  unable  to  go  back  or  forward,  and  being  very  thirsty,  we  set  about  getting  water  from  a small  stream  that 
happened  to  be  near  us,  our  only  drinking  vessel  an  old  wool  hat,  which  was  so  broken  that  it  was  with  great  difficulty 
made  to  hold  water  ; but  by  stuffing  leaves  in  it,  we  made  it  hold  so  that  each  one  could  drink  from  once  filling  it. 
Nothing  could  have  been  a greater  luxury  to  us  than  a drink  of  water  from  the  old  hat.  Just  at  night  Mitchell  returned 
to  see  if  Wernock  was  still  living,  intending,  if  he  was  dead,  to  get  the  kettle  for  us.  He  arrived  just  in  time  to  see 
him  expire ; but  not  choosing  to  leave  him 
until  he  should  be  certain  that  he  was  dead,  he 
stayed  with  him  until  darkness  came  on,  and 
when  he  attempted  to  return  to  us,  he  got  lost 
and  lay  from  us  all  night.  We  suffered  much 
that  night  for  the  want  of  fire,  and  throuorfi  fear 
that  he  was  either  killed  or  that  he  had  run  off; 
but  happily  for  us  our  fears  were  groundless, 
lor  next  morning  at  sunrise  he  found  his  way 
to  our  camp.  I'liat  day  we  moved  about  200 
yards  farther  up  a deep  ravine,  and  farther  from 
the  river.  The  weather,  which  had  been  cold 
and  frosty,  now  became  a little  warmer,  and 
commenced  raining.  Those  that  were  with  me 
could  set  up,  but  I had  no  alternative  but  to 
lie  on  my  back  on  the  ground,  with  my  right 
arm  over  my  body.  The  rain  continuing  next 
day,  Mitchell  took  an  excursion  to  examine  the 
hills,  and  not  far  distant  he  found  a rock  pro- 
iecting  from  the  cliff  sufficient  to  shelter  us 
Irom  the  rain,  to  which  place  we  very  gladly 
removed.  He  also  gathered  pawpaws  for  us. 


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RESIDENCE  OF  MRS.  E.  M.  THATCHER. 


which  were  our  only  food,  except 
perhaps  a few  grapes. 

Time  moved  slowly  on 
until  Saturday.  In  the  mean- 
time we  talked  over  the  dang-er 
to  which  Perry  was  exposed,  the 
distance  he  had  to  go,  and  the 
improbability  of  his  returning. 
When  the  time  had  expired 
which  he  had  allowed  himself, 
we  concluded  that  we  would,  if 
alive,  wait  for  him  until  Mon- 
day, and  if  he  did  not  come  then, 
and  no  relief  should  be  afforded, 
we  would  attempt  to  travel  to 
Point  Pleasant.  The  third  day 
after  our  defeat  my  arm  became 
very  painful.  The  splinters  and 
leaves  and  my  shirt  were 
cemented  together  with  blood, 
and  stuck  so  fast  to  my  arm  that 
it  required  the  application  of 
warm  water  for  nearly  a whole 
day  to  loosen  them  so  that  they 
could  be  taken  off;  when  this 
was  done,  I had  my  arm  dressed 
with  white  oak  leaves,  which  had  a very  good  effect.  On  Saturday,  about  12  o’clock,  Mitchell  came  with  his  bosom 
full  of  pawpaws,  and  placed  them  convenient  to  us,  and  returned  to  his  station  on  the  river.  He  had  been  gone  about 
an  hour,  when  to  our  great  joy  we  beheld  him  coming  with  a company  of  men.  When  they  approached  us,  we  found 
that  our  trusted  friend  and  companion,  David  Perry,  had  returned  to  our  assistance  with  Captain  John  Walls,  his 
officers  and  most  of  his  company.  Our  feelings  of  gratitude  may  possibly  be  conceived,  but  words  can  never  describe 
them.  Suffice  to  say  that  these  eyes  flowed  down  plenteously  with  tears,  and  I was  so  completely  overwhelmed  with 
joy  that  I fell  to  the  ground.  On  my  recovery,  we  were  taken  to  the  river  and  refreshed  plentifully  with  provisions, 
which  the  captain  had  brought,  and  had  our  wounds  dressed  by  an  experienced  man,  who  came  for  that  purpose.  \\  e 
were  afterwards  described  by  the  captain  to  be  in  a most  forlorn  and  pitiable  condition,  more  like  corpses  beginning  to 
putrify  than  living  beings. 

While  we  were  at  the 
cliff  which  sheltered  us  from  the 
rain,  the  howling  of  the  wolves 
in  the  direction  of  the  fatal  spot 
whence  we  had  so  narrowly 
escaped  with  our  lives,  left  no 
doubt  that  they  were  feasting  on 
the  bodies  of  our  much-lamented 
friends,  McNutt  and  Wernock. 

While  we  were  refreshing  our- 
selves at  the  river,  and  having 
our  wounds  dressed.  Captain 
Walls  went  with  some  ot  his 
men  to  the  place  of  our  defeat, 
and  collected  the  bones  of  our 
late  companions,  and  buried 
them  with  the  utmost  expedition 
and  care.  We  were  then  con- 
ducted by  water  to  Captain 
Walls’  station,  at  Grave  Creek. 

Natural  Advantages.  — 

Long  before  any  permanent 
settlement  was  made  in  the 
Miami  Valley,  its  beauty  and 

fertility  were  known  to  the  residences  of  t.  a.  segler  and  r.  j.  cunain. 


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988 


inhabitants  of  Kentucky  and  the  people  beyond  the  Alleghanies,  and  repeated  efforts  were  made  to  get  possession 
of  it.  These  efforts  led  to  retaliation  on  the  part  of  the  Indians,  who  resented  the  attempt  to  dispossess  them  of  their 

lands,  and  the  continuous  raids  back  and  forth 
across  the  Ohio  River  to  gain  or  keep  control 
of  this  beautiful  valley,  caused  it  to  be  called, 
until  the  close  of  the  Eighteenth  Century,  the 
“ Miami  Slaughter  House.”  The  report  of  the 
French  major,  Celoron  de  Bienville,  who,  in 
August,  1749,  ascended  the  La  Roche  or  Big 
Miami  River  in  bateaux  to  visit  the  Twightwce 
villages  at  Piqua,  has  been  preserved,  but  Gist, 
the  apfent  of  the  Virofinians,  who  formed  the 
Ohio  Land  Company,  was  probably  the  first 
person  who  wrote  a description  in  English  of 
the  region  surrounding  Dayton.  Gist  visited 
the  Twightweeor  Miami  villages  in  1751.  He 
was  delighted  with  the  fertile  and  well  watered 


land,  with  its  large  oak,  walnut,  maple,  ash. 
wild  cherry  and  other  trees.  “The  countr)',” 
he  says,  “abounded  with  turkey,  deer,  elk  and 
most  sorts  of  game,  particularly  buffaloes,  30 
or  40  of  which  are  frequently  seen  feeding  in 
one  meadow  ; in  short,  it  wants  nothing  but 
cultivation  to  make  it  a most  delightful 
country.  The  land  upon  the  Great  Miami 


RESIDENCE  OF  W.  CRAIGHEAD. 


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Residence  of  E.  J.  Barney. 


River  is  very  rich,  level  and  well 
timbered,  some  of  the  finest 
meadows  that  can  be.  The 
grass  here  grows  to  a great 
height  on  the  clear  fields,  of 
which  there  are  a great  number, 
and  the  bottoms  are  full  of 
white  clover,  wild  rye  and  blue 
grass.”  It  is  stated  by  pioneer 
writers  that  the  buffalo  and  elk 
disappeared  from  Ohio  about  the 
year  1795. 

The  development  of  the 
Miami  Valley  has  shown  that  the 
glowing  accounts  of  the  early 
explorers  as  to  the  fertility  of  the 
soil  were  not  too  highly  colored. 
Beautiful  and  fertile  as  the  Miami 
Valley  is,  no  part  of  it  surpasses, 
if  it  equals,  the  region  immedi- 
ately surrounding  Dayton.  The 
“ Mad  River  Country,”  as  this 
region  was  called  by  the  first 
pioneers,  was  the  synonym  for 
all  that  was  desirable  In  farming 
lands. 


Dayton  is  fortunate  in  its  location  at  the  confluence  of  four  important  streams — the  Miami,  Mad  River,  Stillwater 
and  Wolf  Creek.  Ifach  of  these  streams  has  its  valley  of  great  beauty  and  fertility,  and  these  valleys  produce  large  and 
profitable  crops  of  every  variety.  As  reported  in  the  United  States  census  report  of  1880,  the  total  value  of  farm  pro- 
ducts in  Montgomery  County  in  1879  was  $3,288,449,  a greater  amount  than  was  produced  by  any  other  county  in 
( )hio.  An  incidental  advantage  resulting  from  the  four  river  valleys  is  the  facilities  they  afford  for  the  construction  of 
railroads,  which,  through  them,  may  reach  Dayton  on  easy  grades,  and  at  comparatively  small  cost.  No  doubt  to  this 
cause  may  be  partly  attributed  the  fact  that,  with  Dayton  as  a centre,  ten  railroads  radiate  in  every  direction. 

One  of  nature’s  chief  gifts  to  Dayton  is  the  building  stone  that  underlies  a large  part  of  Montgomery  County. 
( )f  special  value  is  the  Niagara,  or,  as  it  is  commonly  called,  the  Dayton  stone.  So  extensive  are  the  beds  of  this 
stone  that  Professor  Orton,  the 
State  geologist,  pronounces  it 
inexhaustible. 


Another  article,  which  at 
first  thought  may  be  considered 
of  little  value,  is  of  the  greatest 
importance,  (iravel  is  so  abun- 
dant and  so  cheap  that  we 
seldom  reflect  what  an  important 
part  it  has  played  in  the  develop- 
ment of  the  country.  Professor 
( )rton  says  : “ It  is  not  easy  to 

set  a proper  estimate  upon  the 
beds  of  sand  and  gravel  of 
Montgomery  County  until  a 
comparison  is  instituted  between 
a region  well  supplied  with  such 
accumulations  and  another  that 
is  destitute  of  them.  The  gravel 
knolls  and  ridges  with  which  in 
the  southern  and  eastern  por- 
tions of  the  county,  almost  every 
farm  abounds,  afford  very  desir- 
able building  sites,  and  are  gen- 
erally selected  for  such  purposes. 
Land  of  the  best  quality  for 


RESIDENCE  OF  W H.  SCOTT,  SALEM  AVENUE. 


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mortar,  cement  and  brick  mak- 
ing is  everywhere  within  easy 
access. 

“An  inexhaustible  supply 


of  excellent  materials  for  road 
making  — what  is  frequently 
designated  the  lime  stone  gravel, 
though  in  reality  largely  com- 
posed of  granitic  pebbles  — is 
found  in  the  drift  deposits,  from 
which  hundreds  of  miles  of  turn- 
pikes have  been  already  con- 
structed in  the  country,  thus 
affording  free  communication  be- 
tween farm  and  market  at  all 
seasons  of  the  year.  The  smaller 
boulders  of  Canadian  origin  are 
selected  from  the  gravel  banks 
for  paving  stones,  and  tran- 
sported to  the  neighboring  cities. 

In  rep'ions  where  stone  suitable 

o 

for  macadamized  pikes  can  be 
obtained,  good  roads  can  be  had, 
even  though  gravel  is  wanting, 
but  at  largely  increased  expense  oldest  blildixg  in  daytox. 

above  that  of  gravel  turnpikes. 

The  districts  which  are  supplied  with  neither  can  certainly  never  compete  in  desirability  with  these  gravel-strewn  regions.” 
Benjamin  Van  Cleve,  one  of  the  original  settlers  of  Dayton,  gives  in  his  journal  an  interesting  account  of  the 
survey,  in  the  autumn  of  1795,  of  the  purchase  made  by  Governor  St.  Clair,  Generals  Dayton  and  Wilkinson,  and 
Colonel  Ludlow  from  Judge  Symmes. 

Two  parties  set  out,  one  under  Daniel  C.  Cooper,  to  survey  and  mark  a road,  and  the  other,  under  Captain 
John  Dunlap,  to  run  the  boundaries  of  the  purchase.  Mr.  \"an  Cleve  says  : “On  the  4th  of  Xovember  Israel  Ludlow 

laid  out  the  town  at  the  mouth  of  Mad  River  and  called  it  Dayton,  after  one  of  the  proprietors.  A lottery  was  held, 
and  I drew  lots  for  myself  and  several  others,  and  engaged  to  become  a settler  in  the  ensuing  spring.” 

In  March,  1796,  three  parties  left  Cincinnati,  led  by  William  Harner,  George  Newcomb  and  Samuel  Thompson. 

flamer’s  party  was  the  first  to 
start ; the  other  two  companies 
left  on  Monday,  March  21,  one 
by  land  and  the  other  by  water. 
Hamer’s  party  came  in  a two- 
horse  wagon  over  the  road 
begun,  but  only  partially  cut 
through  the  woods  by  Cooper,  in 
the  fall  of  1795.  The  other  party 
that  traveled  by  land  walked. 
They  were  two  weeks  on  the 
road.  Their  furniture,  stoves, 
clothes,  provisions,  cooking 
utensils,  and  agricultural  imple- 
ments and  other  property,  as 
well  as  children  too  small  to 
walk,  were  carried  on  horses,  in 
creels  made  of  hickory  withes, 
and  suspended  from  each  side  of 
pack  saddles.  It  was  a difficult 
matter  to  ford  the  creeks  without 
getting  the  freight  and  the 
women  and  children  wet.  Trees 
were  cut  down  to  build  foot 
brido-es  across  the  smaller 

o 

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RIDGEWAY  FEATS. 

to  carry  the  contents  of  the  creels  and  the  women  and  children  over 
large  creeks,  while  the  horses  and  cattle  swam.  Their  rilles  furnished 
them  with  plenty  of  game,  and  their  cows  with  milk,  at  meals. 

Thompson’s  party  came  in  a large  pirogue  down  the  Ohio  to 
the  Miami,  and  up  that  stream  to  the  mouth  of  Mad  River. 

At  the  close  of  each  day  the  boat  was  tied  to  a tree  on  the 
shore,  and  the  emigrants  landed  and  camped  for  the  night  around  the 
big  fire,  by  which  they  cooked  their  appetizing  supper  of  game  and 
fish  and  the  eggs  of  wild  fowls,  for  which  the  hunger  of  travelers  was 
a piquant  and  sufficient  sauce.  No  doubt  their  food,  as  described  by 
other  pioneers,  was  cooked  after  this  fashion  : Meat  was  fastened  on 

a sharpened  stick,  stuck  in  the  ground  before  the  fire,  and  frequently 
turned.  Dough  for  wheat  bread  was  sometimes  wound  around  a 
stick  and  baked  in  the  same  way.  Corn  bread  was  baked  under  the 
hot  ashes.  “ Sweeter  roast  meat,”  exclaims  an  enthusiastic  pioneer 
writer,  “than  such  as  is  prepared  in  this  manner  no  epicure  of  Europe 


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ever  tasted.  Scarce  any  one 
who  has  not  tried  it  can  imagine 
the  sweetness  and  gusto  of  such 
a meal,  in  such  a place,  at  such 
a time.” 

The  passage  from  Cin- 
cinnati to  Dayton  occupied  ten 
days.  Mrs.  Thompson  was  the 
first  to  step  ashore,  and  the  first 
white  woman,  except,  perhaps, 
the  captive  Mrs.  Me  Fall,  rescued 
by  Kentuckians  in  1782,  to  set 
her  foot  on  Dayton  soil.  Two 
small  camps  of  Indians  were  here 
when  the  pirogue  touched  the 
Miami  bank,  but  they  proved 
friendly,  and  were  persuaded  to 
leave  in  a day  or  two.  The 
pirogue  landed  at  the  head  of 
St.  Clair  Street,  Friday,  April  i. 

The  following  brief  entry  is  the 
only  allusion  Benjamin  Van 
Cleve  makes  in  his  “Journal”  to 
this  important  event  in  the  his- 
tory of  Dayton : “April  I,  1796. 

Landed  at  Dayton,  after  a 
passage  of  ten  days.  William  Gahagan  and  myself  having  come  with  Thompson’s  and  McClure’s  families  in  a large 
pirogue.”  We  can  easily  imagine  the  loneliness  and  dreariness  of  the  uninhabited  wilderness  which  confronted  these 
homeless  families.  There  were  three  women  and  four  children — one  an  infant — in  the  party.  “The  unbroken  forest 
was  all  that  welcomed  them,  and  the  awful  stillness  of  night  had  no  refrain  but  the  howling  of  the  wolf  and  the  wailing 
of  the  whip-poor-will.” 

During  the  summer  of  1799  an  Indian  war  was  apprehended,  and  a large  block  house  was  built  for  defensive 
purposes.  It  stood  on  the  Main  Street  bank  of  the  Miami.  The  threatened  attack  did  not  come,  and  it  was  never 
used  as  a fort,  but  was  converted  into  a school  house,  where  Benjamin  Van  Cleve,  the  first  Dayton  schoolmaster, 
taught  the  pioneer  children. 


RESrOENCE  OF  J.  D.  PLATT. 


December  13.  1803,  Benjamin  Van  Cleve  was  appointed  postmaster. 


Probably  in  the  spring  of  1S04  he  opened 
the  office  in  his  cabin,  on  the 
southeast  corner  of  h irst  and  St. 
Clair  Streets.  Fie  served  till  his 
death,  in  1821.  Previous  to 
1804  the  only  postoffice'  in  the 
Miami  valley,  and  as  far  north  as 
Lake  Erie,  was  at  Cincinnati, 
and  from  1804  till  about  1806 
the  people  to  the  north  of  Day- 
ton,  as  far  as  Port  Wayne,  were 
obliged  to  come  to  our  office  for 
their  mail.  In  1804  Dayton  was 
on  the  mail  route  from  Cincinnati 
to  Detroit,  and  the  mail  was 
carried  by  a post-rider,  who 
arrived  and  left  here  once  in  two 
weeks.  But  soon  after  Mr.  Van 
Cleve  opened  the  postoffice  a 
weekly  mail  was  established. 
Only  one  mail  a week  was 
received  for  several  years,  the 
route  of  which  was  from  Cin- 
cinnati through  Lebanon,  Xenia 
and  Springfield  to  Urbana; 
thence  to  Piqua ; thence  down 


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BARRACKS,  HEADQUARTERS  AND  MEMORIAE  HALL,  NATIONAL  MILITARY  HOME. 

the  Miami  to  Dayton,  Franklin,  Middletown,  Hamilton  and  Cincinnati.  A letter  from  Dayton  to  Franklin,  or  any 
other  town  on  the  route,  was  sent  first  to  Cincinnati  and  then  back  again  around  the  circuit  to  its  destination.  No 
stamps  were  used,  but  the  amount  of  postage  due  was  written  on  the  outside  of  the  letter.  Postage  was  sometimes 
prepaid,  but  oftener  collected  on  delivery.  Mr.  Van  Cleve  frequently  inserted  notices  similar  to  the  following  in  the 
newspapers:  “The  postmaster  having  been  in  the  habit  of  giving  unlimited  credit  heretofore,  finds  it  his  duty  to 

adhere  strictly  to  the  instructions  of  the  postmaster-general.  He  hopes,  therefore,  that  his  friends  will  not  take  it 
amiss  when  he  assures  them  that  no  distinction  will  be  made.  No  letters  will  be  delivered  in  future  without  pay,  nor 


W.  C.  A.  BUILDING. 


, DAVIES  BUILDING,  FOURTH  AND  THIRD  STREETS. 


990 


THE  BOCK  OF  OHIO. 


not  forwarded  when  the  mai 
years  the  eastern  mai’ 


papers  without  the  postage  being 
paid  quarterly  in  advance.”  Now 
that  postage  for  all  distances  is 
equal  and  very  low,  we  can 
hardly  realize  the  burden  and 
inconvenience  the  high  and  un- 
certain postage  rates  imposed 
upon  the  pioneers.  Money  was 
very  scarce  and  difficult  to  obtain; 
and  to  pay  25  cents  in  cash  for  a 
letter  was  no  easy  matter. 

In  1816  the  rates  of  post- 
age were  fixed  as  follows:  Thirty- 
six  miles,  six  cents  ; So  miles,  10 
cents;  over  150  miles,  18^  cents; 
over  400  miles,  25  cents.  News- 
papers anywhere  within  the  State 
where  printed,  one  cent.  Else- 
where, not  over  100  miles,  one 
cent  and  a half.  Magazines  at 
one  cent  a sheet  for  50  miles  ; 
one  cent  and  a half  for  100  miles  ; 
two  cents  for  over  100  miles. 
Pamphlets  and  magazines  were 
was  very  large,  nor  when  carried  with  great  expedition  on  horseback.  For  a good  many 
was  brought  to  Wheeling  by  post-riders,  and  thence  down  the  river  to  Cincinnati  in 


THE  AMERICAN  CLAY  WORKING  MACHINERY  COMPANY. 
Manuf;icturers  of  brick,  tile,  terra  cotta,  sewer  pipe  iiiacliinery  and  brickyard  supplies, 
liuilders  of  the  Bucyrus  Steam  Tunnel  Dryer,  Bucyrus,  Ohio. 


o-overnment  mail  boats,  built  like  whalinpf  craft,  each  manned  with  four  oars- 
men  and  a coxswain,  who  were  often  armed.  The  voyage  from  Wheeling  to 
Cincinnati  occiqiied  six  days,  and  the  return  trip  up  stream  12  days. 

In  the  spring  of  1805  the  Dayton  Library  Society  was  incorporated 
by  the  legislature.  It  is  creditable  to  the  pioneer  citizens  of  Dayton  that 
among  the  first  institutions  established  were  a public  library  and  an  academy. 
In  1805  the  first  Act  of  Incorporation  of  a public  library  granted  by  the 
State  of  Ohio  was  obtained  from  the  legislature,  and  in  1808  the  Dayton 
Academy  was  incorporated. 

I'he  Great  Miami  was  navigable  both  above  and  below  Dayton  during 
the  great  part  ot  the  year  for  keel  boats,  which  were  built  like  canal  boats, 
only  slighter  and  sharjier,  as  well  as  for  fiat  boats,  till  about  1820,  when  the 
numerous  mill-dams  that  had  by  that  time  been  erected,  obstructed  the 
channel.  From  that  date  till  1829,  when  the  canal  was  opened,  freighting 
south  by  water,  except  what  was  done  in  fiat  boats  during  floods,  was  almost 
abandoned.  The  boats  were  often  loaded  with  produce  taken  in  exchange 
for  goods,  work,  or  even  for  lots  and  houses,  for  business  men,  instead  of 

having  money  to 


f|:r 


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At  Willoughby. 


deposit  in  bank  or 
to  invest,  were  fre- 
quently obliged  to 
send  cargoes  of 
articles  received  in 

THE  B.  F.  WADE  PRINTING  COMPANY,  TOLEDO. 

place  01  casn  :50utn  p,;„ted. 

or  North  for  sale. 

Cherry  and  walnut  logs  were  sometimes  brought  down  the 
river  on  the  fiat  boats.  The  fiat  boatmen  sold  their  boats 
when  they  arrived  at  New  Orleans,  and,  buying  a horse, 
returned  home  by  land.  The  foundations  of  many  fortunes 
were  laid  in  this  way.  Flat  boats  were  made  of  “ green 
oak  plank,  fastened  by  wooden  pins  to  a frame  of  timber, 
and  caulked  with  tow  or  any  other  pliant  substance  that 
could  be  procured,”  and  were  enclosed  and  roofed  with 
boards.  They  were  only  used  in  descending  streams,  and 
floated  with  the  current. — From  Howe’s  History. 


® TEUBENX'ILLK,  the  seat  of  Jefferson  County,  and  one  of  the  most  flonrishiiny,  iiulnstrions  and 
enterprising  eities  of  Southeastern  Ohio,  stands  on  historie  ground.  The  authenticated  histor>' 

Si  of  the  territory,  which  is  now  Jefferson  County,  begins  al)ont  1748,  prior  to  that  time  variems 

^ tril)es  of  Indians,  about  whom  very  little  is  known,  lived  in  that  vicinity.  It  was  in  1748  when 

“The  Ohio  Company’’  was  formed  by  Thomas  Eee  and  twelve  other  gentlemen  of  \drginia,  to 
whom  were  granted  by  the  King  of  England  500,000  acres  of  land,  situated  on  the  Ohio  River. 

So  far  as  known  the  first  English  speaking  white  person  to  set  foot  in  what  is  now  Jeffer- 

son County,  was  a thirteen  year  old  girl  named  Mary  Jamison,  an  Indian  captive,  who  was  adopted  by  and  for  many 
years  lived  with  the  Mingo  Indians  in  their  village,  the  present  Mingo  Junction,  about  four  miles  southwest 
of  Steubenville. 

The  next  historical  fact  of  record,  is  the  march  of  Colonel  Henry  BoiKpiet’s  army  of  1,500  men  along 
Yellow  Creek  and  across  the  county  in  Octolier,  1764,  on  their  way  from  Fort  Idtt  to  snlidue  the  hostile  Indians 
in  the  Muskingum  Valley. 

Six  years  later,  in  1770,  no  less  a personage  than  George  Washington  journeyed  down  the  Ohio  River 

to  explore  this  section  of  the  country,  and  so  far  as  the  records  show,  the  only  time  he  ever  set  foot  on  Ohio 

soil  was  when  he  spent  several  days  in  what  is  now  Jefferson  County.  In  his  journal,  under  date  of  the  20th 
of  October,  1770,  after  describing  the  topography  of  the  land  along  the  river  in  this  county,  he  wrote:  “We 

came  to  the  Mingo  town  situated  on  the  west  side  of  the  river,  a little  abo\X‘  Cross  Creek.  This  place  con- 
tains about  twenty  cal)ins  and  seventy  inhabitants  of  the  Six  Nations.’’  In  No\’eml)er,  1770,  on  his  return 
trip  up  the  river.  General  Washington  again  stopi:>ed  at  the  Mingo  town,  spending  there  three  days. 

In  the  spring  of  1774,  there  api:>eared  in  what  is  now  Jefferson  Count)',  one  of  the  most  remarkal)le  men 
in  the  history  of  the  United  States — Eogan,  the  Mingo  Chief.  He  was  born  near  Shamokin  on  the  Snscpiehaima, 
about  1730,  and  was  the  second  son  of  Shikillemus,  a chief  of  the  Cayugas,  one  of  the  Six  Nations.  His  father 


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had  been  converted  by  a Christian  missionary  and  government  agent,  John  Logan,  and  named  his  second  son 
in  his  honor.  For  a time  he  lived  in  the  Kishaqnoquillus  Creek  Wile)’  in  Pennsyhania,  where  he  supported 
himself  by  dressing  skins.  His  father  died  at  the  close  of  Pontiac’s  War  and  in  1769  Logan  moved  to  the  Alle- 
gheny, where  he  remained  but  a short  time,  and  in  1772  came  to  the  Ohio  \4dley,  where  he  lived  for  a time 
at  the  Mingo  town.  Logan  was  a man  of  fine  ph)'sique,  lleet  footed  and  of  powerful  endurance,  a magnifi- 
cent specimen  of  his  race.  He  was  also  brave,  hospitable,  tender  of  the  feelings  of  others  and  possessed  a 
remarkable  fine  sense  of  honor.  He  loved  the  white  ])eople  as  he  did  his  own  race.  In  1774  Logan  and  his  fol- 
lowers on  a hunting  expedition  encamped  at  the  mouth  of  Yellow  Creek.  Across  the  ri\er  Joshua  Baker  kept 
a backwoods  grog  shop,  freciuented  by  the  notorious  Daniel  Greathouse.  It  was  the  habit  of  the  Indians  to 
come  over  every  day  to  the  Baker  tavern  for  their  whiskey.  Greathouse  and  his  comrades  secreted  them- 
selves about  the  tavern  one  day  when  a number  of  warriors  came  o\'er,  l)ringing  the  women  and  children  with 


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them.  Ikikc'r  ga\'c  the  Indians  all  the  whis- 
ky lhe>'  eonld  drink,  and  when  they  were 
drnnk  si.analed  to  tin*  men  in  amhnsh.  A 
nioinenl  laler  and  llu“  work  <j1  slaughter  was 
hegnn.  lAc-ry  Indian  was  killed  and  scalped 
e\ce])l  one  liule  girl,  d'he  women  were 
ri])ped  open  and  ihe  l)od\'  of  Logan’s  sister 
stuck  np  on  a pole.  Logan’s  brother,  John 
Lett\-,  and  the  n‘st  of  hi^  kindred,  were 

among  those  nmrdc'rc'd.  d'lie  heart  ol  the 
noble  chiel  was  broken.  lie  btiried  the 
bodies  of  his  dead,  then  gathering  around  him 
the  remnant  ol  his  band,  Logan,  the  Iriend 
of  tlu“  white  man,  wc*nt  lorth  to  seek  revenge. 

.\nd  tluit  re\  eng(.‘  was  terribU'.  I low  many 
\i('tims  wt'i'e  sticriliced  to  it  no  one  knows, 
but  it  is  said  that  Logan  annonneed  that  he 
woidd  take  ten  sCcd])s  for  every  one  ol  his 
])eo])h‘  who  Avc're  nuirdeivd.  A kwv  days  carnegie  libr.^ry,  Steubenville,  ohio 

lu'lore  tlu‘  battle  of  Point  Pleasant  closed 

l)immon‘’s  War,  a man  named  Pool  encountered  Logan  in  the  wa)ods  near  his  cabin.  In  speaking  of  his  trou- 
bles l.ogan  said  his  revenge  had  been  satished,  and  after  emltracing  Pool,  burst  into  tears.  Although  he  was 
at  peace*  with  himself  and  the  white  men,  yet  he  w^ould  not  forsake  his  people  who  had  risen  to  avenge  his  wrongs; 
and  he  with  “C'ornstalk”  led  them  at  the  bloody  liattle  of  Point  Pleasant.  It  was  shortly  after  that  battle 
tlnit  In*  delivered  to  (L'liertil  Giltson  the  speech  which  made  his  name  immortal.  After  Dunmore’s  war  Logan’s 
life  wiis  ti  sad  and  gloomy  one.  lie  became  addicted  to  strong  drink,  and  in  1779  he  visited  Detroit,  where, 
while  intoxicated,  he  insulted  an  Indian.  When  he  started  home  Irom  Detroit  he  stopped  a short  distance  from 

tlu'  settlement,  and  while  sitting  with  his  blanket  over  his  head  near  his  camp  fire,  the  Indian  wdiom  he  had 

insulted  slij)ped  up  behind  him  and  buried  his  tomahawk  in  his  lirain. 

It  was  in  Fc-bruary,  1782,  that  the  Indians  from  Sandusky  crossed  the  river  at  the  present  site  of  Steuben- 
vilU'  and  indiscriminately  plundered,  robbed  and  murdered  the  white  settlers  on  the  other  side.  These  depreda- 
tions k'd  to  C’oloiU'l  Williamson’s  murderous  attack  and  ruthless  slaughter  of  the  Moravian  or  Christian  Indians 
in  tlu*  d'uscarawvas  \’alk*y,  in  March,  1782,  and  Colonel  Crawford’s  fatal  expedition  against  the  hostile  Indians 
about  Sandusky  in  May  of  the  same  year.  Both  these  expeditions  met  at  the  old  Alingo  town,  which  had  l>een 
deserted  by  the  Irociuois  several  years  before.  The  Indians  in  this  vicinity  did  not  cease  hostilities  towards 
the  wdiitc  settlers  until  after  Wayne’s  victory. 

In  the  autumn  of  1785,  General  Richard  Butler  passed  down  the  river  wdth  General  Samuel  H.  Parsons 
and  Colonel  James  Monroe,  afterwards  President  of  the  United  States.  They  stopped  at  Mingo  town  and  found 
a number  of  people  there,  including  some  scpiatters  wdio  had  settled  on  the  west  side  of  the  Ohio  River,  con- 
trary to  the  act  of  Congress,  forbidding  such  settlements. 

The  great  land  system  of  the  United  States  had  its  beginning  when  the  survey  of  the  seven  ranges  of 
government  lands  was  made  pursuant  t(;  an  act  of  Congress,  passed  on  the  25th  of  May,  1785.  Seven  days 

later  Congress  selected  from  each  State  sur- 
veyors for  the  public  lands.  In  July  of  the 
year  followdng  the  surveyors  assembled  at 
Fort  Ihtt  and  shortly  afterward  began  their 
work.  They  first  ran  a line  westward  from 
the  intersection  of  the  Ohio  River  and  the 
western  bonndry  of  Pennsylvania,  forty-two 
miles.  On  the  south  side  of  this  line,  known 
as  the  “Geographers”  line,  seven  tiers  of 
ranges  of  townships,  six  miles  square,  were 
laid  out  adjoining  Pennsylvania  and  extend- 
ing to  the  Ohio  River.  The  ranges  were 
numbered  from  one  to  seven  from  the  Penn- 
sylvania line  westward,  and  the  townships 
1,  2,  3,  etc.,  from  the  river  northwmrd.  These 
towmshij)s  were  snbdivided  into  sections  one 
mile  square.  The  numbering  of  the  ranges 
and  towmships  starts  in  Jefferson  County. 
TowLMship  1 of  range  1 takes  in  the  north w'cst 
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29,  30,  34,  35  and  36.  When  the  sur- 
vey of  these  seven  ranges  was  com- 
pleted the  government  offered  the 
lands  for  sale  at  one  dollar  per  acre. 

The  first  sale  was  held  in  New  York 
City,  in  1787,  and  others  afterwards 
at  Philadelphia  and  Pittsburg. 

At  the  time  the  survey  of  the 
seven  ranges  was  made  the  Indians 
in  that  part  of  the  country  were 
hostile  and  the  surveyors  ran  their 
lines  under  the  protection  of  Phiited 
States  troops.  In  1786,  the  govern- 
ment selected  the  present  site  of  Steu- 
benville as  the  most  desirable  point  in 
that  vicinity  for  military  defense,  and 
instructed  Captain  Hamtramck  to 
build  a fort  there  for  the  protection 
of  the  surveyors.  In  February,  1787, 

, . Ill  1 HIGH  SCHOOL,  STEUBENVILLE 

this  tort  was  completed  and  named 

Fort  Steubenville  after  the  famous  Prussian  Nobleman,  Baron  Frederick  William  Augustus  von  Steuben,  Gen- 
eral Washington’s  “drillmaster,”  who  rendered  such  \’aluable  services  to  the  cause  of  freedom  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War.  The  fort  stood  on  the  site  of  property  located  on  what  is  now  known  as  the  northwest  corner 
of  High  and  Adams  Streets,  at  Steubenville.  The  fort  was  in  existence  but  a short  while.  In  May,  1787,  the 
troops  were  moved  to  Fort  Harmar,  at  the  mouth  of  the  Muskingum  River,  and  Fort  Steuben  abandoned. 

About  three  years  later  the  fort  was  totally  destroyed  by  fire.  In  the  summer  of  1792  a party  of  Indians  mur- 

dered a white  woman,  named  Mrs.  Lawson  \"an  Buskirk,  who  was  riding  horseback  on  the  \drginia  shore, 
opposite  Steubenville.  The  murderers,  pursued  by  a number  of  white  settlers,  escaped,  but  about  a year  later 
Captain  Lawson  Van  Buskirk,  the  husband  of  the  murdered  woman,  enlisted  a band  of  thirty  men  and  at  what 
is  now  called  Battle’s  Run,  one  mile  from  Mingo,  gave  battle  to  the  Indians  who  had  reappeared  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. A number  of  Indians  were  killed.  The  only  white  man  slain  in  this  fight  was  Captain  Buskirk  him- 

self. This  was  the  last  battle  with  the  Indians  in  Jefferson  County. 

Virginia  acquired  title  to  the  Northwest  Territory  by  its  several  charters  granted  by  James  I in  1606, 

1609  and  1611.  By  the  treaty  of  peace  of  1785,  England  assigned  all  her  rights  to  the  Lhiited  Colonies,  and 
the  Indian  titles  to  the  Ohio  Valley  were  relinquished  by  the  treaties  of  Fort  Stanwix  on  the  22d  of  October, 
1784;  of  Fort  McIntosh  in  January,  1785,  and  Fort  Finney  on  the  31st  of  Januar}-,  1796.  In  1794  \drginia 
ceded  the  Northwestern  Territory  to  the  United  States.  Congress,  in  1787,  apjiointed  General  Arthur  St.  Clair 
Governor  of  the  Northwest  Territory.  The  first  county  proclaimed  was  Washington  County,  on  the  27th  of 
July,  1788,  which  included  the  territory  now  embraced  in  Jefferson  County,  of  which  Steubenville  is  the  county 
seat.  On  the  29th  of  July,  1797,  Jefferson  County  was  formed  by  proclamation  of  Governor  St.  Clair.  Its 
original  boundries  embraced  all  of  Ohio  from  Lake  Erie  on  the  north,  to  the  southern  line  of  Belmont  County 
on  the  south,  and  from  the  Ohio  River  and  Pennsylvania  line  on  the  east,  to  the  Cuyahoga  and  Muskingum 
Rivers  on  the  west.  In  1799  Trumbull  County  was  formed  on  the  north,  and  in  1801  Belmont  on  the  south. 
In  1802  the  Northwest  Territory  was  divided,  and  representatives  from  the  eastern  half  held  a convention  at 

Chillicothe,  and  organized  the  State  of  Ohio.  Columbiana  County  was  formed  in  1803,  Tuscarawas  in  1808, 

Harrison  in  1814,  and  Carroll  in  1832.  In 
the  same  year  a portion  of  Columbiana 
County  was  annexed  to  Jefferson  County, 
lea\'ing  the  latter  county  with  its  present 
outline.  The  City  of  Steubenville,  or  “La 
Belle  \dlle” — the  city  beautiful — as  it  is 
frequently  called  on  account  of  its  natural 
beauty,  is  the  count}’  seat  of  Jefferson  Count}’. 
It  is  admirably  located  on  the  west  bank  of 
the  Ohio  River.  The  ri\’cr  at  average  height 
in  front  of  the  city  is  about  1,060  feet  in 
width  and  the  cornerstone  of  the  Court 
House  is  675  feet  abo\’e  the  sea  level  at 
Sandy  Hook.  The  cit}’  proper  presents  a 
frontage  on  the  ri\’er  of  about  three  and  a 
half  miles,  with  an  a\’erage  width  of  about 
one  mile,  covering  a territor}’  of  about  three 


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inik's  and  a half.  4'1k‘  cit\'  is  surrounded  1)\'  high  hills,  covered  with  dense  forests  and  intersected  by  deep  ra- 
\ iiu“s.  'I'wo  bridge's,  a railroad  bridge  and  a modern  suspension  bridge  connect  Steubenville  with  the  Virginia 
shore  of  the  Ohio  Ri\'er.  The  grand  and  1 )eaut ifnl  scenery  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Steubenville  is  not  excelled 
b\-  an\-  in  llu‘  Ohio  \'allc‘>',  and  the  name  (dt\’  Beautiful  is  well  deserved. 

I.fezaleel  W c'lls,  one  of  the  hnmders  of  Steubeiu  ille,  who  had  been  em])loyed  as  a surveyor  by  the  govern- 
meni,  was  gi\-en  his  choice'  of  cash  or  land  for  his  services.  Me  cheese  the  latter  and  in  1706  selected  a tract 
of  1,100  acre's  een  the'  we'st  siele  e>f  the'  river  in  Jefferse>n  (d)unty.  The  northern  boundry  of  this  tract  of  land 
is  now  .\orlh  Stre'e'l,  in  Steubenville'.  James  Reess,  e>f  Pittsburg,  owned  the  land  aeljeeining  that  of  the  Wells 
trae'l  on  the'  neerth,  anel  in  1707  the  twee  mc'n  laiei  enit  a te)wn  anel  nameel  it  Steubenville,  after  the  F'e)rt  which 
hael  one-e'  sloeeel  on  its  site.  Bc'zale'el  Wells  eliel  all  the  surx’eying.  The  ejriginal  town  was  bounded  by  the  river 
Bank  .MIe'y,  Xeerth  anel  Seeiith  Strc'ets.  It  was  eliedeled  intee  236  inlots  (50  by  180  feet,  with  20  outlots  of  five  acres 
e'ae'h.  4'he'  stre'c'ts  and  eille\’s  een  the  eeriginal  plat  were  practically  the  same  as  they  are  today.  The  first  sale 
of  town  lots  te>e)k  pku'e'  een  the'  25th  e>f  August,  1707. 

In  1708  .Ml'.  We'lls  began  the'  erectieen  eef  a large  maneer  heettse  in  a beautiful  greeve.  The  hentse  was  lin- 
islu'el  anel  eee'eaipie'el  by  him  in  1800.  Feer  a Ic'w  years  the  teewn  progresseel  slowly;  plain  houses  were  erected 
at  first,  anel  it  is  re'e'eerelc'el  that  the'  hrst  brick  chimney  was  built  by  Je)hn  Ward  in  1708.  The  town  was  first 
ine'eerporate'el  on  the'  14th  eel  I'ebruar>',  1805.  A tew  years  later,  as  the  snrrenmeling  country  became  more  thickly 
se'ttle'el  .mel  nav  igatiein  on  the  ri\  e'r  increase  el,  the  teewn  began  te>  grow,  and  on  the  5th  of  March,  1851,  was  incor- 
porate'd  as  a eit\’,  with  four  warels.  In  1872  aelelitional  territeiry  was  taken  into  the  ce)r]X)ration  limits  and 
two  more'  warels  aelele'el.  Sinex'  that  time  the  greewOh  eit  the  city  has  been  steady,  industrial  enterprises  leicated 
in  Sle'ube'iu  ille',  until  teeeku'  it  is  eene  eel  tlu'  meist  important  inelustrial  cities  in  the  upper  Ohio  \"alley,  with  a 
popukitieeii  e)f  22,301,  acceereling  tee  the  e^fticial  census  e)t  1010. 

4'lu'  Ste'ube'n\ille'  elistrict  lor  the  registratiem  and  sale  e)l  public  lands  in  the  Northw'cstcrn  Territory  was 

e'stablislu'el  by  aet  e>l  (\>ngress  een  the  10th  eet  May,  1800.  Twx)  days  later  David  lloge,  of  Pennsylvania,  was 

appointe'el  Re'giste'r  e>f  thc'  eefiicc',  whie'h  pejsitie)ii  he  held  fen'  a |)eriod  e>f  fewty  years.  It  was  in  1801  when  Mr. 
Ih)ge'  ])tire'ha.se'el  treem  Bezaleel  We'lls  tea'  $50.00  le)t  No.  104  em  the  east  side  of  Thirel  Street,  north  of  Market, 
anel  on  the  seeuth  part  of  this  built  a he>use  in  which  the  lanel  office  was  le)cateel  until  1800,  wdien  it  was  removed 
to  lot  113  e)ii  4'hird  Street,  neerth  eel  Washington,  where  it  remained  until  1821,  when  it  was  removed  to  a build- 
ing e)ii  the'  nortlu'ast  e'orner  e>f  Market  Street  anel  Alley  A.  In  1828  it  w'as  removed  te>  lejt  61  on  the  east  side 
e)f  4'hii'd  Street,  bc'twe'en  Market  anel  Aelams  Streets.  Here  it  remained  until  1840.  The  first  receiver  of  the 
Ste'id )e'n\ille  eeffie'e'  was  Zachens  Biggs,  commissie>ned  em  the  1st  of  July,  1800;  the  seconel  w’as  Obediah  Jennings, 
an  atte)riu'\’  at  law  anel  peelitician,  whe)  subsec|uently  became  a Presbyterian  preacher.  The  third  was  Peter 
Wdlseen,  appeeinteel  on  the  3d  eel  Neevember,  1008.  He  served  until  1821,  when  General  Samuel  Stokely,  wdio 
was  in  office'  twel\e  ye'ars,  succeeeleel  him.  John  H.  Viers  was  appointed  in  1833  and  served  until  the  Steuben- 

\ille'  elistrie't  was  elisce)ntinueel  by  an  act  ejf  Geengress  ejii  the  12th  of  June,  1840,  when  the  unsold  lands  W'ere 

attaclu'd  to  the'  ('hillie'othe  district,  and  thus  ended  an  interesting  epise>ele  in  thc  history  of  that  region. 

4'lu'  first  w hite'  male  child  born  w ithin  the  limits  of  Steubenville  was  James  Hunter,  a sem  of  Samuel  Hunter. 
H('  was  born  on  the'  18th  of  September,  1708.  The  first  white  female  chilel  was  Sarah  Ward,  who  was  Ijorn 
in  1800. 

Wile'll  the  Whir  of  1812  interrupteel  communication  with  thc  outsiele  weirlel,  the  fact  that  there  was  not 
a wook'ii  maimfactory  in  the  United  States  became  painfully  evielent.  Through  the  elfeirts  of  Bezaleel  Wells 
and  se'\e'ral  other  enterprising  citivens  of  Steubenville  this  state  of  affairs  w'as  quickly  rcmeelicel  anel  it  is  to  their 
e'lU'rgy  that  Steul le'iuille  enjoys  the  elistinction  of  having  jiroeluceel  the  first  woolen  cloth  in  the  I'niteel  States. 
4'he' original  cemipany  was  compeiseel  of  Bezaleel  W ells  and  Samuel  Patterson,  ejf  Steubenville,  James  Ross  anel  Henry 
Baldwin,  of  Pittsburg.  4'hey  erecteel  a facteiry  on  Market  Street.  4'he  works  started  in  Ajiril,  1815.  Spin- 
ning and  weae’ing  we're  at  first  carrieel  on  by  hanel,  but,  in  1820,  steam  w'as  applied  te)  thc  power  loom  anel 
to  the  si)inning,  knajijiing  anel  shearing.  After  thc  first  woolen  mill  hael  been  starteel  in  Steubenville,  others 
we're'  built  anel  feir  many  years  Steubenville  was  the  woe)l  manufacturing  center  of  the  country. 

4'he  first  bleeexk'el  Merine)  Sheep  ever  brenight  to  the  fhiiteei  States  came  to  Steuleenville.  4'hey  had 
bee'll  impeirted  Ireim  Spain  by  William  Jarvis,  at  that  time  Uniteel  States  C'emsnl  in  that  cenmtry.  Sheirtly  after 
the  importation  of  these  animals  Bezaleel  W'ells,  wdio  was  engaged  in  building  the  w'oolen  mill  in  Steubenville, 
heard  of  these  sheep,  and  went  at  once  to  \'ermont,  where  Mr.  Jarvis  lived,  bought  them  and  brought  them 
to  Steul H'lnille.  4'here  they  were  lired  for  a number  of  years  and  were  the  parents  of  all  thc  fine  shec])  in  this 
region.  In  1824  the  flock  numbered  3,500  and  their  wool  was  made  into  cloth  in  Steulienville.  The  modern 
Steubeinille  is  a cit>’  of  great  attractions.  Its  natural  lieauties  are  greatly  enhanced  by  the  splendid  bridges 
which  connect  the  city  with  the  W'est  \'irginia  shore,  the  many  elegant  residences  and  its  miles  of  well-ke|)t 
fine  .streets,  its  parks  and  jiublic  buildings. 

Steubenville  is  prmid  of  the  fact  that  its  population  has  increased  from  14,349,  in  1900,  to  nearly  twcnt>'- 
fi\e  thousand  in  1910.  Within  a radius  of  twenty-five  miles  frcmi  Steubenville  live  more  than  200,000  i)COi)le. 
The  cit>'  owns  24  miles  of  paved  streets,  21  miles  of  sew'crs,  300  arc  lights,  the  most  comi)letc  waterw'orks  in 
that  part  of  the  state,  and  a splendid  fire  department.  Not  less  than  1,550  buildings,  valued  at  $7,500,000, 
wc'n'  ('rei'tc'd  in  Steulienville  since  the  1st  of  January,  1900. 


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The  financial  interests  of  Steubenville  are  concentrated  in  eight  banks  and  four  building  and  loan  associa- 
tions, with  a total  capital  of  11,346,520.06;  a total  surplus  of  $585,522.13,  and  total  assets  of  $8,553,450.85. 
Six  daily  and  weekly  newspapers  are  published  in  that  city.  Religious  services  are  held  in  24  churches,  while 
the  youth  of  Steubenville  is  educated  in  ten  public  school  buildings  and  four  parochial  schools.  The  Steuben 
\'ille  Public  Library  is  housed  in  a splendid  building  and  contains  over  12,000  volumes. 

As  one  of  the  old  substantial  cities  of  Ohio,  Steubenc'ille  for  a long  time  had  a slow,  but  steady  growth. 
In  the  period  of  general  prosperity,  following  the  Spanish-American  W ar,  when  the  country  entered  upon  its 
greatest  career  of  expansion,  not  only  in  foreign  and  home  markets,  but  also  in  manufacturing  and  business 
at  home  to  meet  these  new  demands,  Steubenville  fared  unusually  well  in  the  re^■i\■al  of  business  and  the  estab- 
lishment of  new  industries. 

Then  the  city  “boomed”  in  a manner  that  would  have  done  credit  to  the  most  enterprising  western  town. 
New  manufacturing  plants  came  in,  communication  was  established  across  the  river,  a new  bridge  across  the 
Ohio  was  built,  trolley  lines  were  established  to  neighboring  cities,  the  population  increased  in  leaps  and  bounds, 
and  the  city  crept  over  the  bluffs  and  spread  out  in  two  new  suburbs. 

Its  favorable  situation  amidst  rich  coal,  oil  and  natural  gas  lands  has  gi\'en  Steul)en\'ille  many  ad\'antages 
not  enjoyed  by  other  cities,  and  for  this  reason  it  has  developed  into  an  industrious  city  of  great  importance, 
with  the  brightest  prospects  for  the  future. 

Coal  was  found  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Steuben\  ille  as  early  as  1810,  when  Bezaleel  WTlls  operated 
a “drift  mine.”  Since  then,  and  especially  during  the  last  fifty  years,  the  natural  resources  of  that  coal  country 
have  been  developed  to  an  un- 
dreamed of  extent,  and  in  re- 
gard to  the  output  of  coal, 

Jefferson  County  now  ranks 
third  among  the  coal  produc- 
ing counties  of  the  Buckeye 
State.  In  1908  the  total  ton- 
nage of  coal  from  the  Jeffer- 
son County  mines  amounted 
to  3,565,000  tons.  This  tre- 
mendous production  r e p r e - 
sented  one-eighth  of  all  the 
coal  mined  in  the  state.  An- 
other important  product  of 
Jefferson  County  is  its  fire 
clay,  which  is  found  in  enor- 
mous cpiantities  and  of  excel- 
lent quality  in  that  county. 

An  impetus  was  given  to  the 
clay  industry  about  28  years 
ago  by  the  discovery  that  the 
clay  found  in  Jefferson  Coun- 
ty was  particularly  adapted 
to  the  manufacture  of  vitrified  street  paving  bricks.  Steubenville  had  confidence  in  this  discover}’  and  concluded 
to  make  an  experiment  with  and  demonstrate  to  the  world  the  excellent  (luality  of  those  bricks,  b}’  paving  one  of 
its  principal  streets  with  the  home  product.  Time  has  proved  the  good  judgment  of  those  who  made  this  experi- 
ment for  the  original  fire  brick  paving,  followed  in  the  course  of  time  l^y  many  others,  has  given  all  the  satis- 
faction anticipated  and  hoped  for.  Natural  gas  was  found  in  Steul)en\’ille’s  immediate  vicinity  as  early  as  1884, 
but  it  was  five  years  later  when  oil  was  also  found.  Of  the  other  gifts  of  nature  in  Jefferson  Count}’,  iron  ore 
must  also  be  mentioned,  l)ut  while  excellent  beds  of  iron  ore  have  been  found  within  five  or  six  miles  from  Steu- 
benville, which  have  been  practically  tested.  Lake  Superior  competition  has  so  far  pre\ented  them  from  becoming 
useful  commercially.  These  natural  resources  as  well  as  splendid  facilities  by  rail  and  water  have  naturally  helped 
to  develop  the  Steubenville  industries.  While  the  city  in  days  gone  b}’  had  a number  of  tanneries  and  manu- 
factories of  various  kinds,  it  was  left  to  the  latter  part  of  the  nineteenth  and  the  beginning  of  the  twentieth 
century  to  stimulate  local  industries  to  gigantic  efforts. 

After  the  Spanish-American  War  a number  of  outside  manufacturing  concerns  were  attracted  by  the  man}’ 
natural  advantages  of  Steuben\ille  and  located  there.  Their  advent  not  onh’  l)rought  prosperity  to  the  cit}’, 
but  also  to  the  whole  region  of  which  Steul)en\ille  is  the  natural  center.  New  industries  followed  to  settle 
in  the  bustling  city,  the  place  began  to  expand  and  soon  the  whole  outward  appearance  of  Stcuben^’ille  was 
changed.  Today  the  manufacturing  interests  of  Steubenville  are  varied.  The}'  comjn'isc  iron,  steel,  tin,  glass, 
pottery,  paper,  fire  clay  products,  wood  and  concrete  building  su])plies,  cigars  and  stogies.  The  capital  invested 
in  the  industries  of  Steubenville  rose  from  $2,302,563  in  1900,  to  $13,043,000  in  1910,  while  the  number  of  wage 


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canuTs  iiKTfascd  from  l,77d  in  lilOO,  with  annual  wages  of  $734,244,  to  (),o27  in  1910,  w'ith  wages  of  $4,75(),402. 
4'he  \aliK“  of  prodnelion  in  1910  ainounted  to  $20, 119, 002,  against  $4,547,049  in  1900. 

( )iu'  of  tlu'  principal  factors  in  the  ])lienoinenal  growth  of  Steubenville  has  been  the  “La  Belle  Iron  Wdadcs,’’ 
one  of  tlu'  lai'gest  iiuU'pendent  mills  in  the  country.  It  was  located  in  Steubenville  in  the  late  90’s.  44ie  firm 
has  3), 000  (.'inplox-es  on  its  pa\roll,  which  lattc'r  amounts  to  $3,095,507  annually.  Among  the  other  industrial 
jilants  of  Steubeinille  ma\'  b(‘  mentioiU'd  “4dic‘  Acme  ('dass  W'orks,  known  all  over  the  country  as  the  “largest 

mannfact urers  of  lani[)  chinmexs  under  one-  roof, Fhe  Steubenville  Lottery,"  “The  Ohio  \"alley  Clay  C'om- 

pan\,“  “Chic-ago  Wall  L.iper  Mill, Idu*  Lopc'  4'in  Plate  Company,”  “44ie  Ohio  Foundry  and  Manufacturing 

Companx,”  "llarlje  Paper  Manufacturing  ('ompanx’,"  “Woods  Waive  and  Machine  Company,”  “The  Steuben- 
xillc  Stone  ('ompanx,”  “James  Workman  tv  Sons,”  “Central  Sexver  Pipe  tv  Sujiply  Company,”  “Steubeinille 
bv  Compaiix-,”  “Central  Cooperage  C'ompany,”  “44ie  Aetna  Milling  Company,”  “4die  Franklin  Machine  Works,” 
“4'he  Xic'holson  Brick  Comiianx’,”  and  many  others. 

Wluai  the  hill  toj)  suburbs  xxvrc'  dexeloped  by  a land  company,  txventy  acres  of  land  along  the  liluffs  xvere 
deeded  to  th(‘  cilx’  for  park  juirposes.  44iis  property,  xvonderfully  situated,  has  since  been  improved  and  pro- 
mises, in  linuv  to  dcwc'loi)  into  a park  ot  superb  beauty.  4'xvo  miles  up  the  rixw'r,  in  beautiful  location,  is  “Stan- 
ton Park,”  named  after  the-  great  War  Secretary  ot  President  Lincoln’s  C'abinet,  xvho  xvas  liorn  and  reared  in 
Stenbcmxille.  In  a thickly  xvccoclecl  xalley,  little'  lakes  and  pretty  pavilions  haxw'  lieen  built,  suiiplementcd  liy 
modc'rn  amusemc-nt  apiiliaiu'es  and  a dancing  hall,  from  xvhich  one  enjoys  a xvonderful  xdexv  on  the  famous  “Half 
Moon  I'arm,”  laxing  in  a great  bend  ot  the  rixer. 

4'he  city’s  tinancial  statenu'iit  tor  1909  shoxved  receipts  ot  $397,823.55  and  expenditures  of  $383,009.00, 
Ic'axing  a balance'  ot  $14,754.55.  44ie  total  boneled  debt  eepials  $504,591.07,  xvhilc  the  cash  valuation  of  the 
sinking  fund  lor  the'  redemption  ot  debts  amounts  to  $00,191.44.  In  this  debt  are  included  water  xvorks  bonds, 
$105,000.00,  garbage'  disposed  bonels,  $11,0004)0,  sexver  bonds,  $99,000.00,  anel  improvement  bonds,  $05,000.00. 
M ost  of  the'  improxements  ot  the  e'ity  have  be'cn  made  in  the  last  years,  but  noxv  that  the  demands  of  the  city 
along  these'  line's  haxe'  been  ne'eirly  met,  the  pre'sent  exi)ense  will  be  steadily  reduced.  44ic  transportation  facil- 
itie's  of  Ste'ube'nx  illc'  are  ieleal.  We'  cpiote  from  “Steuleenx  ille,  Ohio,”  a bcjoklet  published  under  the  auspices 
of  the  “Ste'ube'uxille  Cdiamber  ot  C'cjmmerce:”  “Situateel  midxvay  bctxveen  the  great  markets  of  the  East  and 
We'st  and  right  at  the  eloor  e>t  the  Creat  Ledees”  and  the  South,  Steuljcnville  is  as  advantageously  locateel  as 
eendd  be  imagiiu'd,  xvhik'  the  transportatient  service  by  rail  anel  water  to  all  ])oints  is  ideal.  4" wo  lines  of  rail- 
road run  east  anel  xvest  and  txvo  north  anel  south,  all  of  xvhich  are  sui)plemented  by  the  Ohio  River.  In  the 
eitx'  prope'r  the  Pittsburg,  (dneinnati,  Chicago  X St.  Louis,  and  the  Clex^eland  and  Pittsburg  Divisions  of  the 
Pe'imsx  Ix  ania  Lines  and  the  W heeling  and  Lake  Erie  Division  c4  the  Wabash  Lines,  and  across  the  river  the 
Pittsburg,  Wlu'e'ling  anel  Kentucky  Division  ot  the  Pennsylxvmia  Lines  offer  every  passenger  and  freight  facility. 
B\-  these  line's  Ne'xx'  York  is  ten  hours  elistant,  (ducago  txvelve,  St.  Louis  fifteen,  Cincinnati  live  and  one-half, 
and  Cdex’e'land  four.  Sixty-four  trains,  carrying  4, ()()()  passengers,  run  out  of  the  city  every  day,  while  the  daily 
tonnage  shiiiiied  is  15,000  tons. 

lexer  siiie'e  the  tirst  jiioneers  came  ox-er  the  Allegheny  Mountains,  the  Ohio  River  has  been  the  source 
of  transportation  tor  this  region,  about  xvhich  all  others  haxw'  been  grouped.  44ic  moving  of  vast  amounts  of 
tonnage  at  cheap  xvater  rates  has  been  ot  tremendous  adx'antage  to  manufacturers  along  the  river.  4die  impor- 
tanc'c'  of  maintaining  this  xvater  traffic  throughout  the  year  is  so  clearly  recognized  that  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment has  adojited  a dehnite  jiolicy  toxvards  the  improvement  of  the  Ohio  River  and  is  spending  millions  of  dollars 
exc'i'y  xear  on  the  construction  ot  a system  ot  kxdcs  and  dams  xvhich  xvill  increase  the  stage  of  w^ater  from  Pitts- 
burg to  Cdiiro. 

4'he  first  dam  on  the  river  xvas  Iniilt  at  Davis  Island,  beloxv  Pittsburg,  and  xvas  completed  in  1885,  at 
a cost  of  $1,9994)99.  So  successful  has  it  proved  that  all  the  other  dams  are  to  lie  of  the  same  type.  Already 
the  rixer  is  skukxvatered  to  the  nine  foot  stage  from  Pittsburg  to  Rochester,  forty  miles  above  Steubenville, 
threi'  of  the  dams  betxveen  Rocdiester  and  Steubenville  are  practically  completed,  and  the  dam  at  Brilliant, 
wife  h xvill  gixe  slackxvater  in  front  of  the  city  is  noxv  fnished  except  for  hanging  the  gates,  so  that  in  a fexv  years 
the  rixer  xvill  alxxax's  be  naxfgable  from  Steubeinille  to  Pittsburg.  In  lireparation  for  the  increased  trade,  xvhich 
this  xvill  bring,  the'  city  has  built  a public  xvharf  at  the  foot  of  Market  Street.  It  is  made  of  the  very  liest  paxdng 
block  to  stanel  the  action  of  the  xvater  and  present  the  right  surface  for  the  heavy  teaming  to  xvhich  it  xvill 
be'  subjected. 

Many  people  fail  to  grasp  the  signifcance  and  importance  of  this  stupendous  i)reiject.  Today,  uneler 
the  present  hanelicaps,  over  15,909,999  tons  of  freight  pass  Steubenxille  annually  on  a fleet  eil  199  toxvlioats  and 
4,999  floats  and  barges,  xvhose  capacity  of  4,999,999  tons  is  greater  than  all  the  tonnage  of  the  registered  x’es- 
sels  in  anx'  seapeirt  eif  the  Uniteel  States.  With  naxigation  assured  throughout  the  year  this  xvill  lie  multiplied 
many  times,  transportation  xvill  be  less  hazardous  and  the  loxvest  freight  rates  of  any  inland  district  in  the  xx’orld 
xxill  result.  4'he  all-xvater  route'  doxvn  the  Ohio  and  the  Mississipiii  xvill  put  this  great  industrial  region  in  touch 
xxith  ex'ery  port  in  the  xvorld,  especially  after  the  comiiletion  of  the  Panama  Canal.  Its  international  impor- 
tance can  be  rc'cognized  from  the  fact  that  coal  for  the  Ja]ianese  tleets  in  the  xvar  xvith  Russia  xvas  transported 
doxvn  the  Ohio. 

4'he  liulk  of  the  local  passenger  traffic  is  serxw'd  by  a splendid  trolley  service  xvhich  meets  every  demand. 


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By  it  one  can  live  on  the  hill  top  suburbs  and  work  anywhere  in  the  Steubenville  district  with  as  much  cenn- 
fort  as  in  the  older  portion  of  the  city,  while  interurban  lines  give  cheap,  rapid  transportation  at  all  hours  t(j 
and  from  the  neighboring  towns  and  country.  Because  of  the  nature  of  the  country  along  the  river  most  of 
these  lines  were  built  at  great  expense,  and  credit  is  due  the  com])anies  that  they  give  excellent  service  at  the 
lowest  price.  Up  the  ri\'er  the  Ohio  \’alley  Scenic  Route  takes  one  for  forty  miles  through  the  most  beautiful 
section  of  the  Ohio  \"alley.  It  is  the  direct  route  to  Toronto,  Wellsville,  East  Liverpool,  Bea\’er,  R(Kdiester, 
Pittsburg,  Youngstown,  Canton  and  Cle\'eland.  Down  the  river  on  the  Ohio  side,  the  Steubenville  & Wheeling 
Traction  Co.  connects  with  Mingo  Junction  and  Brilliant.  The  new  track  beside  the  river  to  Mingo  Junc- 
tion cost  $225,000  for  1.8  miles,  i)robal)ly  one  of  the  most  expensive  bits  of  trolley  line  in  the  country.  Through 
the  energy  of  Mr.  D.  J.  Sinclair,  the  most  prominent  citizen  of  Steubenville,  a steel  bridge  was  built  across 
the  river  at  the  foot  of  Market  Street,  a boulevard  cut  in  the  face  of  the  bluff  and  a trolley  line  cxmstrncted 
to  Follansbee  and  Wellsburg,  where  direct  connection  is  made  for  Wheeling.  Two  more  lines  have  been  planned 
which  will  connect  Steubenville  with  other  points,  one  from  Steid^enville  to  the  new  town  of  YT‘irton,  six  miles 
above  the  city,  and  the  other  to  Canton,  Ohio.  Both  of  these  lines  woidd  open  up  a rich  country  and  add 
largely  to  the  prominence  of  Steul)enville  as  a transportation  center. 

Not  to  l)e  outdone  by  her  steam,  water  and  trolley  lines,  the  city  itself  has  twenty-four  miles  of  the  best 
kind  of  street  pa\’ing,  which  means  that  practically  every  street  and  alley  has  this  improvement.  The  coun- 
ty, too,  is  known  as  having  the  best  macadamized  roads  in  the  State,  $1,000,000  having  been  expended  upon 
her  154  miles  of  roads  of  this  construction.  In  addition,  there  are  eight  miles  of  brick  paved  highwa\’s  and 
750  miles  of  dirt  roads,  all  of  which  enable  farmers  and  autoists  to  mo\'e  quickly  from  place  to  place,  and  brings 
the  country  in  close  touch  with  the  city. 


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VERY  Ohioan  is  justly  proud  of  the  fact  that  he  is  a Buckeye,  and  for  this  reason  Ohioans  in  the 
various  parts  of  the  United  States  have  evidenced  their  loyal  attachment  to  the  State  of  their 
nativity  through  the  establishment  and  growth  of  their  Ohio  Societies.  Their  distinction  in 
this  regard  surpasses  that  of  citizens  from  any  other  American  commonwealth,  for  Ohio  Soci- 
eties are  by  far  the  most  numerous  and  progressive  of  State  Societies.  From  the  shores  of 
the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacihe  Coast,  from  St.  Paul  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Ohio  Societies  have  sprung 
up  and  testify  of  the  love  of  their  members  to  the  glorious  old  “Buckeye  State.” 


OHIO  SOCIETY  OE  NEW  YORK. 


The  oldest  Society  of  Ohio  Men,  outside  their  native  State,  was  organized  in  the  City  of  New  York  on 
the  10th  of  November,  1885. 

Ohioans  are  loyal  to  their  native  State.  Wherever  they  go  they  illustrate  an  extraordinary  affection 
and  devotion  for  their  Mother  State,  such  as  is  shown  by  the  emigrants  of  no  other.  All  over  the  country,  even 
as  far  as  the  Pacihe  Coast,  the  sons  of  Ohio  have  not  forgotten  to  form  an  Ohio  Society.  But  the  most  sin- 
gular fact,  as  showing  the  tendency  of  the  Ohioans  to  keep  alive  their  3’outhful  memories,  is  that  in  the  metrop- 
olis of  the  nation,  they  should  be  the  first  to  form  an  Ohio  Society. 

A quarter  of  a century  previous  to  the  founding  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  New  York,  there  was  formed  in 
the  parlors  of  one  of  Ohio’s  fair  daughters,  residing  on  Murray  Hill,  New  York  City,  a Society  composed  mainly 
of  Ohio  ladies  and  gentlemen,  which  held  weekly  meetings,  and  which  was  afterward  known  throughout  the 
country  as  the  “Sanitary  Fair.”  The  object  was  to  send  supplies,  clothing,  medicines,  etc.,  to  the  soldiers  at 
the  front.  A handsome  silk  banner  was  made  at  the  cost  of  some  $500,  upon  which  was  a beautiful  embroidered  coat- 
of-arms  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  to  be  presented  to  the  bravest  Ohio  Regiment.  As  might  have  been  expected, 
there  was  much  rivalry  for  the  possession  of  the  prize.  The  commanding  ofticers  were  appealed  to,  but  could 
not  be  prevailed  upon  to  decide  the  question,  because,  as  one  officer  expressed  himself,  “it  could  not  easily  be 
decided  which  was  the  bravest,  where  all  the  regiments  by  their  valor  and  heroism  had  co\'ered  themseh'es 
with  glory.”  At  the  close  of  the  war  the 
Seventh  Ohio  \Ylunteer  Infantry  of  Cle^'e- 
land  secured  the  banner. 

This,  however,  was  not  carried  further, 
but  several  members  of  the  Ohio  Society  of 
New  York  were  among  the  members  of  that 
Society — William  L.  Strong,  Augustus  D. 

Julliard,  Theron  R.  Butler,  Albert  Yd  Green, 

Thomas  Reed,  Joel  Reed,  A.  Jennings,  D.  M. 

Porter,  Samuel  Hawk,  Frank  Work  and 
Glinton  W'  ork. 

The  Ohio  Soldiers’  Aid  Society  was 
tormed  about  the  same  time  at  the  Fifth 
Avenue  Hotel,  New  York,  of  which  Theron 
R.  Bntler  was  elected  President  and  John  R, 

Gecil  Treasurer.  Committees  were  appointed 
to  assist  all  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers 
belonging  to  Ohio  Regiments  from  the  Army 
of  the  Potomac  that  could  be  found  n the 
hospitals  of  New  York  and  vicinity.  Hun- 
dreds of  disal)led  Ohio  soldiers  were  sent 
home,  transportation  free.  Over  815,000  was 
expended  in  this  good  work. 


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Upon  the  oc'casion  of  the  tiiiUTul  ot 
iho  lal('  Salmon  I*,  ('base,  in  1877,  the 
subject  a.uain  canu'  up  and  was  warmly 
(liscnss(‘(l  by  a large  number  ot  Ohioans  who 
were  residc'iUs  ol  Xew  ^ ork  at  that  lime, 
blit  no  dec'isi\(“  steps  wen*  taken.  Se\eral 
gentlenu-n  who  were  most  aeti\’e  at  that  time 
in  llu'  attempt  to  organize  an  ( )hi(.>  Socic-t}' 
later  took  an  energc“tie  part  in  the  ( )hio 
Soeiel\-  of  Xew  \'ork.  Among  them  weri‘ 

(ieiui'at  1 lc‘iir\'  L.  Ilnnu'tt,  Whitelaw  Reid, 

S.  S.  ('ox  and  otlu-rs. 

Again  an  attc“m])t  was  madt'  in  the 
latter  part  of  llu'  Sc‘\'ent ic-s,  when  some  ol 
of  the  N'oimger  (thioans  in  Xew  \b)rk  endeav- 
ored to  form  an  ( )hio  Society’.  Se\  c‘ral  meet- 
ings were'  held  at  the  1 lotc'l  St.  Germain,  but 
lh('  “lUudce^'e  (dnb”  did  not  spring  into 
existence. 

'I'he  last  attempt  in  this  direction,  in 

, PARK  SCENE.  MANSFICLD.  OHIO 

bSSo,  was  siiccc'sslul. 

'I'hert'  was,  henvever,  still  anotlmr  “Ohio  Society,’’  which  was  closely  connected  with  the  history  of  the 
Buckc'ye  State,  d'his  Society  \vas  organized  on  the  25th  of  January,  1780,  when,  in  answer  to  a call  printed 
in  llu'  Boston  i)apc'rs,  elew'ii  gentlenu'ii  met  at  the  Bunch  of  Grapes  Tavern,  in  Boston,  and  elected  General 
Rufus  Butnam  Bresident  and  \Adnthro])  Sargent  Secretary  of  that  organization.  It  was  called  the  “Ohio  Com- 
pany of  Associates,’’  and  was  intended  to 
promote  emigration  to  Ohio  and  to  develop 
that  portion  of  the  national  domain,  then 
a ])art  of  the  State  of  \drginia.  This  was, 
undoul:)tcdly,  the  first  Ohio  Society. 

The  toundation  ])rinciples  upon 
which  the  “Ohio  Society  of  XTw  5"ork’’ 
was  built  were  expressed  in  a few 
words  by  its  first  President,  Thomas  PAving, 
on  the  night  when  the  labors  of  its  founders 
had  reached  a i)oint  where  the  work  of 
organization  was  to  be  completed:  “We 

tound  this  Society,’’  said  he,  “because  we 
love  Ohio,  and  would  cherish  her  history, 
her  traditions,  her  recollections  of  home, 
and  camp,  and  forum.’’ 

It  was  in  the  spirit  of  loyal  love 
for  the  State  of  Ohio  and  of  fraternity 
among  its  sons  that  breathes  in  these 
words,  that  a few  Ohioans  in  XTnv  York 
('ity  came  together  in  the  closing  days  of 
1885  for  the  i)ur|)osc  of  forming  an  organiza- 
tion that  should  bring  the  Ohioans  in  the 
Aletnj{)olis  of  the  United  States  int(j  chjser 
])ersonal  relations  and  keep  alive  the  mem- 
ories of  home  in  the  city  of  their  adoption. 

Suggestions  and  sentiment  soon  crys- 
tallized into  a definite  plan  ot  action. 
The  idea  met  with  the  hearty  co-o]X'ration 
of  about  thirty  prominent  Ohioans  in  New 
Ahirk,  and,  on  the  7th  ol  October,  1885, 

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the  following  paper  was  issued: 

New  York,  Oct.  7,  1885. 

“We,  the  undersigned,  hereby  agree  to 
unite  with  each  other  to  form  an  Association 
to  be  known  as  the  Ohio  Association  in  Xew 
York,  and  to  that  end  will  meet  at  any  place 
designated  for  the  purpose  of  completing 
such  organization,  upon  notice  given  to  us 
whene\’er  twelve  j^ersons  shall  have  signed 
this  agreement.  There  is  to  l)e  no  expense 
incurred  until  the  organization  is  completed 
and  assented  to  by  each  member.  C.  \\h 
Moulton,  Joseph  Pool,  Thomas  Ewing,  Sam- 
uel Thomas,  Homer  Lee,  Whn.  Perry  Foggs- 
Milton  Sayler,  Mahlon  Chance,  L.  M.  Schwan, 

J.  O.  Moss,  M.  I.  Southard,  Anson  G. 

McCook,  W.  CC  Andrews,  W.  M.  Safford, 

Calvin  S.  Brice,  J.  W.  Harman,  J.  O.  Howard, 

David  F.  Harbaugh,  H.  J.  Jewett,  Warren 
Higley,  Cyrus  Butler,  Carson  Lake.” 

In  accordance  with  the  abo\’e  a notice 
was  sent  to  the  subscribers  to  meet  at  the 
offices  of  Ewing  & Southard,  No.  155  Broad- 
way, on  the  13th  of  November,  1885.  A 

majority  of  the  signers  being  present.  General  Thomas  Ewing  was  elected  President,  pro  tern.,  and  I)a\id  E. 
Harbaugh,  Secretary,  pro  tern.,  and  a committee  on  permanent  organization  was  api)ointed. 

At  the  second  meeting,  held  on  the  20th  of  Noveml)er,  1885,  the  committee  on  permanent  organiza- 
tion presented  a draft  of  a proposed  constitution  and  by-laws  for  the  Society,  copies  of  which  were  printed  and 
distributed  among  the  former  residents  of  Ohio  living  in  New  York  and  vicinity,  to  see  whether  a membership 
of  at  least  one  hundred  desirable  Ohioans  could  be  obtained.  This  call  was  responded  to  cpiickly  b\'  over  125 
“Buckeyes.”  A meeting  was  called  promptly  by  General  Ewing,  at  the  Fifth  A\-enue  Hcjtel,  on  the  evening 
of  the  13th  of  Januar\',  1886,  at  which  over  one  hundred  gentlemen  were  present.  At  this  meeting  the  “Ohio 
Society  of  New  York”  was  ]:>ermantly  organized.  An  election  was  held  and  General  Thomas  Ewing  was  unan- 
imously elected  President  for  the  ensuing  year. 

The  Constitution  of  the  Ohio  Societ}"  of  New  York  has  been  the  guiding  star  for  other  similar  organiza- 
tions, founded  later  on  in  various  parts  of  the  United  States,  and  is  as  follows: 

ARTICLE  I. 

The  name  of  this  corporation  shall  be  Ohio  Society  of  New  York. 

ARTICLE  II. 

Its  purpose  shall  be  to  cultivate  social  intercourse  among  its  members,  and  to  promote  their  l)est  interests. 

ARTICLE  HI. 

Section  1.  There  shall  be  three  classes  of  members,  Active,  Non-resident,  and  Honorar>’. 

Sec.  2.  The  members  of  the  Ohio  Society'  of  New  York  (unincorporated)  shall  be  members  of  this  corporation. 

Sec.  3 Any  person  over  eighteen  years 
of  age,  of  good  moral  character,  and  who  is  a 
native,  or  the  son  of  a natiA'e,  of  the  State  of 
Ohio,  or  the  son  of  a memlier  of  this  SocietA', 
or  has  been  a resident  of  Ohio  for  a jieriod  of 
seven  years,  may  be  admitted  as  an  Active 
member. 

Sec.  4.  An\-  person  of  like  age  and 
character,  and  similarh'  (lualihed,  residing  in 
Ohio  or  born  therein,  or  having  been  a resident 
thereof  for  se\‘en  years,  and  residing  elsewhere 
than  in  the  city  of  New  5'ork  and  not  Avithin 
fift\^  miles  thereof,  may  he  admitted  as  a Non- 
resident memlier. 

Sec.  5.  Non-resident  memliers  shall  be 
entitled  to  all  the  pricnleges  ot  the  Societ}’, 
except  that  they  shall  not  \ote  or  hold  office. 
Sec.  6.  Any  person  who  shall  be  pro- 
one  month  in  advance  ma>'  be  admitted 


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<is  an  I lonorar\’ iiK'HihcT ; but  not  inoru 
tluin  four  such  nuunbcrs  shall  be 
ck'ctcd  in  any  one  \C“ar. 

AKTKdJ:  l\'. 

rile  olluxM's  ol  this  Soeic'ty  shall 
be  a lha-sident,  li\  i“  \'iee- 1 ’residents,  a 
Seer(‘tar\’,  a Recording  Seerc'lary,  a 
d'ri'asui'i'r,  and  nine  'Frustees.  d'lu' 
board  of  'Frustees  shall  be  the  ( 'io\  - 
erniny  ('onnnittee,  ol  which  the  I’resi- 
dent,  Recordiiiy  Sena-taiw',  and  'Frcais- 
urer  of  the  Socic‘t\'  shall  be  nieinbers 
rtx-oi'  !■  K lo. 

AR'FK'LF:  \’. 

'Fhe  annual  meeting  ol  the  Soci- 
et>’  shall  b(‘  held  on  the  2‘.)th  day  of 
XoN’einber  ol  eac'h  year,  at  S o’clock 
1*.  Al.,  unirss  that  da\’  shall  bc'  Sunday, 
in  which  e\'c>nt  the  nu'etiny  shall  be 
lu'ld  on  the  next  da\’  thereafter. 


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AR'FICLE  VI. 


Sicc'i'ioN  1.  lAich  Active  member  of  the  Society  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  twxmty  dollars  admission 
fc(.‘  and  Fifteen  dollars  animal  dues;  and  each  Non-resident  member  ten  dollars  admission  fee  and  ten  dollars 
<mnual  dues.  Aii}-  person  elected  after  June  1 shall  be  reeptired  to  [lay  only  one-half  of  the  annual  dues  for  that 


\ear. 

Site.  2.  .Any  numiber  iailiny  to  comply  wdth  the  reciuirements  of  this  article  shall  be  deemed  to  have 
resiyiu'd  his  membership,  and  his  name  may  be  dropped  fiann  the  roll  by  order  of  the  Governing  Committee. 

ARTICLE  VII. 

'Fin's  ('onstittition  nuiy  be  amended  by  a tw-o-thirds  vote  of  those  present  at  any  meeting,  notice  in  writ- 
ing of  tlu'  |)roposed  amendment  or  timendments  having  been  given  at  a preceding  meeting,  and  a copy  there- 
of transmitted  by  mail  to  each  Resident  member,  with  the  notice  of  the  meeting  at  which  such  proposed  amend- 
ment shall  be  acted  ui)on. 

'Fhe  ( )hio  Society  ot  New  A'ork  w\as  inc<jrporated  in  1888.  Its  annual  meetings  take  i)lace  on  the  29th 
of  .\o\-emlH'r.  'Fhe  Society  is  noted  lor  its  splendid  entertainments  and  annual  dinners,  at  w'hich  latter  occa- 
sions it  had  tis  its  guests  the  greatest  men  in  the  Naticjn.  The  membership  lists  of  the  Society  have  contained 
tin'  name's  of  such  men  as  President  Rutherford  B.  Idayes,  President  I^enjamin  Harrison,  President  William 
Alcl\inle>',  Chie'f  Justice  Morrison  R.  Waite,  C'leneral  Philip  H.  Sheridan,  General  W.  T.  Sherman,  John  Sher- 
man, Allen  C.  'Fhurman,  Marcus  A.  Hanna,  A.  S.  Sullivan,  S.  S.  Cox,  General  Henry  Corbin,  General  S.  Thomas, 
Co\T'rnor  Asa  S.  Bushnell,  Ciovernor  (feorge  K.  Nash,  John  Hay,  Cfcneral  Russell  A.  Alger  and  others,  while 
among  its  present  memliers  are  President  William  H.  Taft,  William  R.  Day,  Justice  U.  S.  Suin'eme  Court,  Chas. 
W.  h'airbanks,  Joseph  B.  Eoraker,  Senat(;r  N.  B.  Scott,  Senator  Stephen  13.  Elkins,  James  E.  Cami^bell,  Adyron 
F.  Herrick,  Andrew  L.  Harris,  Judson  Ilarmcm,  Thomas  Edison,  Thos.  Ewing,  Jr.,  Col.  H.  O.  S.  Heistand,  Col- 
gate Ho\l,  General  Benjamin  LeEevre,  Anson  (b  McCook,  John  J.  McCook,  Melville  E.  Ingalls,  John  D.  Rocke- 
feller, Judge*  'Fhos.  H.  Anderson,  (General  J.  S.  Casement,  Wade  Ellis,  Julius  Eleischmann,  Adelville  Cillett,  Chas. 
P.  Faft,  Walur  D.  Ciuilbert,  Warren  (b  Harding,  Nicholas  Longworth,  Jas.  Kilbourne,  Cco.  E.  Pomeroy,  Frank 
Rockefc'ller,  Dohrman  J.  Sinc'lair  and  many  others  of  National  reputation. 

First  President  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  New*  A^ork  w*as  Cjcneral  Thomas  Ewing,  (1886-1888),  General  \ACger 
Swa\ne  was  his  successor  (1888-1891),  then  followed  William  L.  Strcjng  (1891-1894),  General  Henry  L.  Burnett 

(1894-1898),  Milton  I.  Southard  (1898- 
1901),  Colgate  Hoyt  (1901-1903),  John  J. 
McCook  (1903-1909),  and  Henry  Wb  Taft 
from  1909. 

THE  OHIO  SOCIE'PY  OF 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

One  of  the  most  flourishing  Societies 
of  Ohio  Men  is  located  in  the  metropolis 
of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  Philadelphia. 
W'herever  Ohioans  reside  they  are  loyal  to 
their  native  State  and  therefore  it  was  but 
natural  that  the  “Buckeyes”  of  Philadelphia 
a number  of  years  ago  folhnved  the  example 
OLD  MAIDS  KITCHEN. CUYAHOGA  FALLS  of  their  Ncw  York  brethei'ii  and  in  1904 


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organized  “The  Ohio  Society  of  Philadelphia,’’ 
which  in  the  course  of  time  has  become  one 
of  the  most  important  organizations  of  that 
kind.  According  to  the  Constitution  of  the 
Ohio  Society  of  Philadelphia,  the  object  of 
the  organization  is  “to  cultivate  social  inter- 
course among  its  members,  and  to  promote 
their  best  interests.’’ 

Any  person  over  eighteen  years  of  age, 
of  good  moral  character,  and  who  is  a native 
or  lineal  male  descendant  of  a native  of  the 
State  of  Ohio,  or  has  Iteen  a resident  of  Ohio 
for  a period  of  seven  years,  or  is  a son  of  a 
member  of  this  Society,  whose  legal  residence 
is  within  twenty-five  miles  of  the  City  of 
Philadelphia,  may  be  admitted  as  an  active 
member. 

Any  person  of  like  age  or  character 
and  similarly  ciualified,  residing  in  Ohio  or 
born  therein,  or  having  been  a resident  thereof 
for  seven  years,  and  residing  elsewhere  than 
in  the  City  of  Philadelphia,  and  not  within 
twenty-five  miles  from  the  City  Hall,  ma>’ 
be  admitted  as  a non-resident  memlier. 

The  officers  of  fhis  Society  arc  a President,  five  \dce-Presidents,  a Secretary,  a Treasurer  and  nine  Trust- 
ees. The  Board  of  Trustees  is  the  Cioverning  Committee,  of  which  the  President,  Secretary,  Treasurer  and 
Chairmen  of  all  committees  are  members  ex-officio. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  takes  place  on  the  11th  of  January,  if  that  day  is  a Tuesday,  and  if 
not,  on  the  first  Tuesday  thereafter. 

The  Ohio  Society  of  Philadelphia  is  famous  for  its  annual  banciucts  and  other  festivities. 

The  officers  of  the  organization  in  1911,  were  as  follows: 

President,  Wm.  H.  Hollar;  Secretary,  C.  H.  Graves;  Treasurer,  C.  D.  Spaulding;  Chairman  Membership 
Committee,  E.  O.  Mosicr;  Chairman  Entertainment  Committee,  Chas.  1).  Barney. 

THE  OHIO  SOCIETY  OF  DETROIT. 

The  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit  was  organized  early  in  1904.  Among  those  prominent  in  its  organization 
were,  William  C.  Sprague,  Harry  S.  Taylor,  Thomas  H.  SimjDson,  J.  Cotner,  Jr.,  A.  A.  Schantz,  Clarence  A. 
Black,  Charles  E.  Baxter  and  Harry  Skillman.  Its  object  is  the  cultivation  of  a fraternal  feeling  among  resi- 
dents of  Detroit  and  vicinity  formerly  residents  of  Ohio,  and  keeping  alive  of  memories  of  early  days  in  the 
lives  of  its  members  spent  within  her  liorders,  and  the  fostering  of  a spirit  of  pride  in  her  splendid  achievements. 

Since  its  organization  the  Society  has  enrolled  315  members,  among  them  being  many  men  of  ])rominence 

in  the  liusiness,  social,  educational,  religious 
and  political  affairs  of  Detroit  and  Michigan. 
Acti\e  membershi])  is  limited  to  male  resi- 
dents of  Detroit  or  \\A>  ne  County  who  were 
born  in  Ohio.  As  first  organized,  none  liut 
those  born  in  Ohio  could  liecome  memliers, 
but  the  C'onstltuf  ion  was  later  amended 
pro\'iding  associate  membershi])  for  male 
residt'iits  who,  though  not  born  in  Ohio,  but 
by  AXTirs  of  residence  in  that  State,  are  in 
sjiirit  Ohio  men.  Associate  members  are 
entitled  to  all  prixileges  of  actixa-  members, 
except  that  thex'  max'  not  hold  office.  The 
number  of  associate  members  may  not  at 
any  time  excc'cd  txx  entx’  per  cent  of  the  numlier 
of  actix'e  members.  Honorarx'  membership 
is  also  prox'ided  for  distinguished  citizens  of 
the  luiited  States  xxho  are  from  time  to  time 
guests  of  the  Societx'.  At  the  present  time 
(July  1908)  the  roster  of  the  Societx*  contains 
the  names  of  202  actix'c  members,  15  associate 
members,  10  honorary  members  and  6 
deceased  members. 


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'The-  affairs  of  tlie  Society  arc*  managed  by  a Board  of  Governors  consisting  of  tlie  President,  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Secretary  and  d'reasnrer  and  sex’en  other  members  elected  annually  at  a general  meeting  of  the  Society. 
'I'he  animal  numibership  fc-e  is  two  dollars,  d'he  work  of  the  Society  has  been  thus  far  largely  social  and  frater- 
nal. A 1 eatings  arc'  arranged  by  the  Ihiard  of  Giovermn's  and  special  committees  appointed  from  the  general 
membership,  from  time  to  tinue  rsuall>’  aliout  four  general  meetings  arc  held  each  year.  The  Society  cel- 
(‘bratc's  the*  anni\(*rsary  of  the  admission  of  Ohio  into  the  Union  by  hedding  its  annual  banciuct  on  the  30th  of 
April  each  year.  These  functions  are  largely  attc-nded  by  both  ladies  and  gentlemen.  A reception  is  held  before 
(he  baminet,  thus  affording  opportunity  for  acfiuaintance  and  fellowship,  and  the  event  is  each  year  looked 
loi'ward  to  with  intorc'st. 

1 )nring  its  bric-f  history  the  Socic*ty  has  welcomed  as  its  guests  at  these  annual  baiupiets  many  distinguished 
sons  and  former  n“sidents  of  Ohio.  .Among  them  are  the  folhnving:  (General  1 . R.  Sherwood,  M.  C.,  from  Toledo ; 
lion.  llarve\'  1).  ('ioiil(k*r,  ol  ( lewland;  lion.  V.  A.  Durban,  of  Zanesville;  Hon.  Washington  C'jardner,  M.  C., 
from  Michigan;  lion.  J.  .Adam  Bede,  Al.  (A,  trom  Aiinnesota;  ITm.  Kdwin  Denby,  A/I.  (A,  from  Michigan;  Rev. 
Kichard  D.  llollington,  ol  d’olc'do;  lion.  1).  K.  AlcKinley,  AT  C.,  Irom  California;  Hon.  Harry  Daugherty,  of 
('ohunbus;  Hon.  Charles  R.  Aliller,  ol  (develand,  and  Hon.  AAAlllam  C.  Alaybury,  Kx-AIayor  of  Detroit  and 
former  ( 'ongrc*ssman  trom  Alichigan. 

Not  h‘ss  c'njoyable  than  these  annual  baiKpiets  have  been  the  informal  suppers  and  smokers  held  from 
time  to  time,  at  which  attendance  has  been  limited  to  the  regular  memliership  of  Ohio  men.  Through  the 
geiu*rosity  of  the*  C(*neral  Alanager  ol  the  Detroit  eS:  Cleveland  Na\igation  Company,  Air.  A.  A.  Schantz,  an 
enthusiastic  BiK'kt“>’e  and  an  Ifx-President  of  the  Society,  the  members  with  their  families  have  for  three  years 
in  the  month  of  June  enjoyed  a delightful  (juting  to  Toledcj  and  return  on  one  of  the  fine  steamers  of  that 
company. 

Since  the  organization  of  the  Soc'iety  the  following  have  served  as  officers  and  members  of  its  Board  of 


( 'lovc'i'iiors: 

.AS  PRESIDENT. 

William  C.  Sprague 1004 

('larencc  A.  Black 1!H)5 

J.  Coiner,  Jr ItlOO 

A.  A.  Schantz 1007 

IlaiT}^  h'rost 1008 

I larry  Skillman 1000 

AS  VICE-PRESIDENT. 

C'larence  /A.  Black 1004 

4'homas  II.  Simpson 1005 

.A.  A.  Schantz 1000 

I larry  Frost 1007 

I larry  Skillman 1 008 

AS  SEC RIATARY-TREASURER. 

J.  C'otner,  Jr 1004 

I larry  4'aylor  (Resigned  March  24th) 1005 

h'red  (A  Shi])man 1005 

AS  SECRIATARAA 

I larry  Skillman 1000 

Sherman  I).  Callender 1007-0 

AS  TREASURER. 

Harry  S.  Taylor 1000 

A.  A.  Hare 1007-8 


AS  AHAAIBERS  OE  BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS. 


1 larry  S.  'Faylor 1004 

'I'homas  H.  Simpson 1004 

.A.  .A.  Schantz 1004-5 

I larry  Skillman 1004-5 

Charles  E.  Baxter 1004-5 

I larry  Frost 1005-0 

AAdlliam  (A  Sprague 1005  (i 

.A.  B.  .Atwater 1005 

F.  B.  Dickerson 1005 

William  11.  Miller 1000 

Henry  E.  Bodman 1000 

Rev.  S.  S.  Manjnis 1000 

(Acorge  AAA  Burns 1000 


AAA  S.  Kinnear 1000 

Norman  B.  C'onger 1000 

Lon  Burt 1007 

J.  Cotner,  Jr 1007 

br.  H.  S.  Kiskadden 1007-8 

Paul  H.  Deming 1007 

N.  CA  Kingsbury 1007 

James  ().  Mnrfin 1007 

Erank  E.  Tillotson 1007 

Dudley  AAA  Smith 1008 

Junius  E.  Bruce 1008 

Jose]:>h  II.  Clark 1008 

Irvin  Butterworth 1008 


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CONSTITUTION  AND  BY-LAWS 
OF 

OHIO  SOCIETY  OF  DETROIT. 

CONSTITUTION. 

ARTICLE  I. 

NAME  AND  OBJECT. 

Th  is  Association  shall  be  known  as  The  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit. 

Its  object  shall  be  the  cultivation  of  a fraternal  feeling  among  residents  of  Detroit  and  vicinit}’  formerly 
resident  in  Ohio,  the  keeping  alive  of  memories  of  early  days  in  the  lives  of  its  members  spent  within  her  l)orders, 
and  the  fostering  of  a spirit  of  pride  in  her  splendid  achievements. 

ARTICLE  II. 

MEMBERSHIP. 

Active  Members.  Any  male  person  eighteen  (18)  years  of  age  or  over,  resident  in  the  County  of  Wayne 

and  State  of  Michigan,  or  whose  principal  place  of  business  is  in  said  County,  shall  be  eligible  to  acti\c  mem- 

bership, provided  he  was  born  in  the  State  of  Ohio. 

Associate  Alemliers.  Citizens  of  Detroit  who,  though  not  born  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  but  by  >'ears  of  resi- 
dence in  that  State  are  in  spirit,  if  not  in  fact,  true  Ohio  men,  may  be  elected  Associate  Members,  and  have 
the  same  privileges  as  Acti\'e  Members,  jtaying  regular  dues,  voting,  and  discharging  the  duties  of  Acti\x  Mem- 
bers, except  that  they  may  not  hold  office.  Provided,  however,  that  Associate  Members  so  elected  shall  not 
at  any  time  exceed  in  number  twenty  (20)  per  cent  of  the  number  of  Active  Members  of  the  Society. 

Honorary  Members.  An>’  citizen  of  the  United  States  may  be  elected  an  Honorary  Member,  but  shall 
not  pay  dues,  vote  or  hold  office. 

All  applications  for  membership  must  be  hied  in  writing  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Society,  which  apjilica- 

tion  shall  bear  the  recommendation  of  at  least  one  memlier.  The  Board  of  Governors  hereinafter  provided 

for  shall  pass  upon  the  applications,  the  negative  votes  of  two  members  of  the  Board  being  sufficient  to  reject 
any  applicant. 

ARTICLE  HI. 

OFFICERS. 

The  officers  of  the  Society  shall  be  a Ih'esident,  a \dce- President,  a Secretary  and  a Treasurer,  whose  duties 
shall  be  as  are  laid  down  in  the  by-laws  and  such  as  usually  pertain  to  such  offices.  Such  officers  shall  be 
elected  at  a general  meeting,  of  which  all  members  shall  have  notice,  next  preceding  the  annual  meeting.  And 
the  officers  so  elected  shall  assume  their  duties  at  the  close  of  the  regular  annual  meeting  and  shall  hold  office 
until  their  successors  are  elected  and  c]ualihed. 

ARTICLE  l\h 

DUES. 

Each  member  of  the  Society  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  -12. 00  annual  dues,  the  same  being  payable  at 
the  time  of  the  annual  meeting  in  each  year.  An>'  person  elected  in  the  second  half  of  the  hscal  >’ear  shall  be 
required  to  pay  only  one-half  of  the  annual  dues  for  that  year. 

ARTICLE  V. 

BOARD  OF  GOVERNORS. 

The  affairs  of  the  Society,  subject  to  the  action  of  the  Society  at  meetings  duly  called,  shall  be  managed 
by  a Board  of  Governors,  consisting  of  the  President,  the  \dce-President,  the  Secretary  and  the  Treasurer, 
together  with  seven  men  who  shall  be  elected  at  a general  meeting  of  the  Society,  of  which  all  members  shall 
have  notice,  next  preceding  the  annual  meeting.  All  members  of  said  board  shall  assume  their  duties  at  the 
close  of  the  regular  annual  meeting  and  shall  hold  office  until  their  successors  are  elected  and  (jualihed.  The 
President,  or  in  his  absence,  the  Mce-President,  shall  be  Chairman  of  the  Board. 

ARTICLE  Ad. 

ANNUAL  MEETINGS. 

The  Society  shall  meet  annually  on  the  ewning  of  April  30  (the  anni\'ersar3’  of  the  admission  of  the  State 
of  Ohio  into  the  Linion),  unless  the  Board  of  Go\’crnors  shall  elect  otherwise,  of  which  action  due  notice  shall 
be  given  to  all  the  members. 

ARTICLE  \ II. 

AMENDMENTS. 

The  Constitution  and  By-laws  of  the  Society  may  be  amended  at  any  regular  meeting  on  the  approval 
of  two-thirds  of  the  members  present.  Amendments  may  also  be  made  at  siiecial  meetings  where  notice  of  the 
meeting  and  notice  of  the  amendment  or  amendments  projiosed  are  gi\’en  to  the  members  in  ad\'ance. 


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I'lli:  OHIO 

ASS(  K'lA  riOX  ( )F 
WASllIXC/l'OX,  I).  ('. 

Tlu‘rc“  is  in  the  Cit\'  ot  W’ash- 
in^lon  an  or^ani/at  ion  known  as 
Tlu'  ( )hio  lvc| )iil  iliran  .Association  ot 
W ashiin^ton , I).  ( . It  \\<is  organ- 
ized in  (tctoluT,  ISSO,  diirinti'  the 
( '.arlield  and  .Arlluir  campait^ii. 

There'  was,  howe'\ cr,  .in  ( )hio  Repnl)- 
lican  .Association  in  Washington  lor 
main'  \'ears  helore  that  time,  but 
the  ci\'il  serx'ice  order  ol  Rresideiit 
I la\'es,  issued  on  June  2'2,  1S77, 

caiisc'd  it  to  disband,  d he  prc'sent 
organization  i^  composed  ol  about 
27b  of  the  most  zc'aloin  Republicans 
in  the  ('apitol  ('it\',  whose  lei^al 
re^iih'iicc'  is  in  the  State  ot  ( )hio. 

.\lthouith  this  Associ.ition  is  pri- 
niarih'  a political  organization,  it  is 
also  a soci.il  and  patriotic  one. 

Ainon;^  its  objects,  as  disedosed  by 
its  ('onstit  ntion,  are  “d'o  briny  into 
closer  social  and  pi'rsonal  relations  all  Ohio  Rc'publicans  residiny  in  Washingteai  and  its  vicinity:  to  jtromotc 
i1k'  iirinciples  and  interests  of  tlu'  Re])iiblican  Rarty  in  Ohio,  and  wherever  the  inlluence  of  this  Association 
ma\'  be  extended;  to  prc'serve  oiir  allc'yiancc'  to  the  State  ol  Ohio,  and  to  foster  and  encourage  the  exercise  of 
th('  right  of  fraiu  hise  therein  by  its  nK'inbers.”  Founded  upon  such  a high  plane,  with  such  patriotic  and  worthy 
objects,  it  is  not  to  be  wondered  at  that  this  .Association  has  ever  been  one  of  the  most  potent  political  influences 
in  the  (dt\-  of  Wbishinyton,  <md  has  bc-en  such  an  inspiration  to  other  State  organizations.  Before  the  civil 
ser\'ic('  law,  <is  now  eiiforix'd,  dampem'd  the  ardor  of  the  luorc-  enthusiastic  partisans  in  the  Departments  at 
Washington,  it  was  tlu'  custom  ot  this  zealous  baud  of  Buckeyes  to  tender  receptions  every  winter  to  the  Ohio 
members  of  the  Snpreuu'  ('ourt.  Senate,  House  of  Representatives  and  former  Ohioans  then  citizens  of  other 
States.  .\t  these  famous  rc'ceptious  politics  was  torgotten  and  all  Biukeyes  were  ecjually  welcome.  They  w^ere 
alwa\'s  among  the  most  'brilliant  social  functions  held  at  the  Xational  Capitol,  and  were  attended  l)y  the  elite 
continyent  of  ( )hio's  fair  sex,  as  well  as  such  distinguished  i)ublic  servants  as  President  Flayes,  General  W.  T. 
Sherman,  ( 'wneral  W’.  S.  Rosecrans,  Senators  John  Sherman,  W'm.  B.  .Allison,  John  A.  Logan,  Geo.  H.  Pendle- 
ton, and  Mich  members  of  the  House'  as  James  .A.  Garfield,  Wdu.  McKinley,  Chas.  H.  Grosvenor,  Thos.  B.  Reed 
and  main'  otlu'i's  ol  eciiuil  ])romiiU'nce. 


A PARI'  or"  CINCINNATI,  OHIO 


This  Association  has  done  valiant 
service  for  the  Republican  IMrty  in  many 
camjealgns,  by  sending  out  many  thousands 
(d  campaign  documents  to  the  voters  in 
ew'i'y  County  in  the  State,  but  in  recent 
\'ears  its  principal  work  has  l)ecn  to  secure 
redticed  rate  transportation  for  its  members 
and  in  encouraging  them  to  go  home  and 
vote. 

.At  the  time  of  President  McKinley’s 
first  inatiguration,  as  had  Ireen  its  custom 
in  former  years,  the  .-Association  rented  a 
large  room  in  Washington,  decorated  it 
beautifully  and  made  it  generally  attractive, 
and  to  this  place  it  extended  a cordial 
invitation  and  welcome  to  all  visiting 
Buckeyes,  and  in  a little  more  than  four 
years  later,  after  the  crual  assassination  of 
that  noble  son  of  Ohio,  these  same  loyal 
citizens  of  Ohio  paid  a beautiful  tribtite  to 
his  memory  in  the  form  of  a memorial 
.service,  which  w'as  held  in  Chase’s  Theater, 
the  owner  of  which  is  Mr.  Plympton  B. 
Chase,  formerly  of  Mt.  ATrnon,  Ohio. 


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Thai  memorial  service  was  said  to  be  the  most  beautifully  impressive  and  best  arranged  ser\ace  of  the  kind 
ever  held  in  the  City  of  \\"ashington.  It  consisted  of  appropriate  vocal  and  instrumental  music,  the  instru- 
mental part  being  furnished  by  the  United  States  Marine  Band  in  full  uniform,  and  numbering  73  pieces. 

The  speakers  were:  Hon.  Joseph  H.  Brigham,  President  of  the  Association;  Rev.  (now  Bishop)  Frank 

M.  Bristol,  the  President’s  M’ashington  pastor;  Justice  Thomas  H.  Anderson,  Hon.  Alphonso  Hart,  Hon.  D. 
K.  Watson,  and  Hon.  Simon  Wolf,  all  personal  friends  of  Air.  McKinley.  The  proceedings  were  published 
by  Air.  T.  AT  Sullivan,  then  Secretary  of  the  Association,  and  who  managed  the  memorial  ser\'ice.  It  is  ar- 
ranged in  the  order  in  which  it  took  place,  and  is  perhaps  as  valuable  and  comprehensive  a testimonial  to  the 

worth  and  patriotic  services  of  Air.  McKinley  as  will  ever  be  published.  It  contains  a copy  of  the  letter  of 
Dr.  AT  D.  Alann,  who  attended  the  President  in  his  last  moments,  to  Air.  T.  AT  Sullivan,  giving  Air.  AIcKinley’s 
last  words  just  as  they  were  uttered,  and  as  they  differ  somewhat  from  those  published  in  the  news])ai)ers  at 
the  time  of  his  death,  it  may  not  be  inappropriate  to  insert  them  here,  as  follows: 

Buffalo,  N.  Sept.  26,  1901. 

T.  AT  Sulli^an,  Esq., 

Aly  Dear  Sir — As  President  AIcKinley  was  dying,  I stood  behind  a screen  in  his  room, 
and  heard  him  say  his  last  words.  His  wife  came  into  the  room,  and  he  said  to  her,  “Good- 
bye, all,  good-bye.  It  is  God’s  way.  His  will  be  done,  not  ours.’’  There  was  some  further 

conversation  with  his  wife  in  the  way  of  leave-taking,  but  this  should  not  be  repeated.  About 
an  hour  later,  he  said  to  his  wife,  “Nearer,  Aly  Cxod,  to  Thee,  e’en  though  it  be  a cross,  has 
been  my  constant  prayer.’’  He  tried  to  say  something  more,  but  I could  not  catch  it.  1 
gave  out  at  the  time  the  first  sentences,  as  being  the  most  appropriate  to  be  remembered 
as  his  last  words.  I wrote  them  down  at  the  time,  so  that  there  can  be  no  question  about  it. 

Yours  very  truly, 

(Dictated)  AT  D.  AIaxn. 

The  last  public  function  of  this  band  of  patriotic  Buckeyes  was  the  celebration  of  the  Gentennial  of  the 
admission  of  the  State  of  Ohio  into  the  Union,  which  was  held  in  the  Alasonic  Temple  on  AIa>’  23,  1903.  The 
speeches  were  of  a very  high  order  of  patriotism  and  eloquence,  and  were  interspersed  with  appropriate  instru- 
mental and  vocal  music.  The  speakers  were:  Hon.  D.  K.  Watson,  President  of  the  Association;  Hon.  James 

R.  Garfield,  Hon.  Alphonso  Hart,  Alajor  Fred  C.  Bryan,  Hon.  John  P.  Green  and  Air.  T.  AT  Sidlivan,  Sec- 
retary of  the  Association,  and  Prof.  J.  Fraise  Richard  read  a poem  entitled  “Back  In  Old  Ohio.’’ 

The  proceedings  were  published  in  The  Alecca,  of  New  A’ork  and  Washington,  and  form  a si;)lendid  and 
valuable  contribution  to  the  history  of  the  grand  old  State.  One  of  the  beautiful  and  patriotic  features  cd'  this 
celebration  was  the  presentation  of  a small  American  flag  to  every  one  present. 

When  the  Association  was  organized  in  1880,  it  elected  Hon.  M'illiam  Tawrence,  of  Bellefontaine,  the  first 
Comptroller  of  the  Treasury,  President,  and  Harold  C.  Alagrew,  of  Zanesville,  Secretary.  These  gentlemen 
continued  to  hold  their  respecti^'e  offices  for  a period  of  three  years,  during  which  time  the  Association  greath’ 
increased  in  numbers  and  influence,  and  rendered  some  very  valual)le  campaign  service.  During  the  first  Cleve- 
land administration,  it  was  al)out  the  only  State  organization  that  remained  intact  and  in  acti\'e  service,  l)ut 
its  temerity  caused  many  of  its  more  active  spirits  to  lose  their  political  heads.  During  the  Harrison  adminis- 
tration, it  took  on  new  life,  and  did  some  splendid  political  work.  During  the  second  Cleveland  adminis- 
tration, it  was  deemed  wise  to  curtail  its  former  activity,  and  soon  after  the  administration  was  installed,  with 
Alichael  Sells,  of  Georgetown,  Brown  County,  as  President,  and  Owen  P.  Keller,  of  Caldwell,  as  Secretary,  it 
adjourned  to  meet  at  the  call  of  the  President,  which  call  was  issued  just  jjrior  to  the  inauguration  of  Presi- 
dent AIcKinley,  during  whose  terms  and  the  administration  of  President  Roosevelt,  it  has  been  in  acti\’e  opera- 
tion, and  has  done  some  splendid  political  work.  One  characteristic  of  this  organization  is  that,  while  it  has 
its  strong  partisans,  it  has  never  allowed  factionalism  to  mar  the  harmony  of  its  proceedings,  nor  interfere  with 
its  party  work,  nor  has  it  ever  stooped  to  ferret  our  or  seek  the  discharge  of  its  political  opponents,  notwith- 
standing its  members  have  suffered  at  their  hands. 

Among  its  Presidents  since  Judge  Tawrence  have  I)een:  Hon.  Thomas  B.  Coulter,  Hon.  Alphonso  Hart, 
Hon.  J os.  H.  Brigham,  Alajor  Fred  C.  Br\'an,  Hon.  D.  K.  Watson,  Air.  Wm.  T.  Symons,  Air.  T.  AT  Sulli\an. 
and  its  present  incumbent,  Hon.  J.  WA  Bell,  of  Tondon. 

Its  Secretaries  have  been:  Harold  C.  Alagrew,  three  terms;  Howard  Dumble,  J.  W.  AIcKinle\',  K.  C. 
Weaver,  Owen  P.  Keller,  T.  AT  Sullivan,  fi\’e  and  one-half  terms,  WA  T.  Symons,  C.  C.  AIorri.son,  Har\e>’  B. 
Cji'am,  three  terms,  and  the  present  incumbent  Hon.  Url)an  H.  Hester,  of  A’an  WTrt. 

Among  its  Honorary  Alembers  have  been  John  Sherman,  Stanley  Alatthews,  James  A.  Garfield,  Benj. 
Butterworth,  WAu.  AIcKinley,  General  Chas.  H.  Grosvenor,  Thos.  T.  AMung,  J.  Warren  Kiefer,  WA  R.  WAumock, 
Alarcus  A.  Flanna,  Jos.  B.  Foraker,  WAu.  R.  Day,  Theodore  E.  Burton  and  Chas.  Dick. 

While  the  Ohio  Republican  Association  is  a political  organization,  it  is  also  a patriotic  one.  It  is  lo\al 
to  the  State  in  which  its  memliers  are  proud  to  claim  citizenship,  and  in  a little  book,  which  contains  its  C'on- 
stitution  and  By-Taws,  published  while  Air.  Sullivan  was  Secretary,  under  the  caption  of  “WAi>’  we  are  proud 
of  Ohio,’’  there  is  this  splendid  tribute  as  evidence  of  its  love  for  the  State: 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


“If  there  he  one  State  in  this  Ihiion 
whose  eitizens  an'  justly  entitled  t(j  feel 
proud  of  the  achiex'enu'nts  of  hc'r  sons  in 
shai)ing  the  dc'stiny,  pix'sc'rx’ing  the  integrity 
and  (h'lc'iiding  llu'  honor  ol  onr  coninKni 
eonntry  during  the  j)ast  htty  years  ol  (jur 
histoiw',  that  State  is  ()hio.’’ 

In  1!)  1 1 , anotiu'r  non-politieal  Society  of 
( )hio  was  organized  in  W ashington,  I).  ('. 

OHIO  soriidiw  oh' 

SOirnihiRX  C'ALIh'ORNIA. 

( )iu'  of  the  most  enthusiastic  and 
nourishing  Societies  ol  ()hio  in  the  United 
States  is  the  one  which  was  organized  in  Los 
Angc'k's  in  the  tall  ot  !!)()(),  the  Ohio  Society 
of  Southern  ('alifornia.  Today,  after  it  has  landing  of  the  pioneers. Cincinnati 

hecn  in  existc'iice  tor  twelve  years,  it  can  boast  (d  a membership  ot  nearly  one  thousand  Buckeyes.  Its  success 
has  bc'en  so  great  that  the  natives  of  other  States,  now'  living  in  Southern  California,  have  followed  its 
example  and  have  organized  similar  Societies. 

d'he  history  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Southern  California  dates  back  to  the  17th  of  October,  1900,  when 
the  first  nu'eting  of  Bucke>es  in  Southern  ('alifornia  was  held  in  answer  to  a call  issued  by  Mr.  L.  P.  McCarty, 
ol  Sail  hrancisco,  a native  ot  Ohio,  who  also  had  taken  the  initial  steps  toward  the  organization  of  the  Society. 
Protc's.sor  J.  M.  ( minn  was  called  to  the  chair  and  presided  over  the  meeting.  The  meeting  was  largely  attend- 
ed, and  wlu'ii  the  ([uestion  of  organization  and  of  a charter  w'as  taken  up,  213  pensons  signified  their  desire 
to  bc'c'ome  charti'r  members.  At  a meeting  held  on  the  17th  of  November,  1900,  the  constitution  and  by-laws 
were'  formall>’  adopted  and  an  organization  effected. 

1 he  object  ot  the  Society  is,  in  the  words  of  the  organization,  “to  promote  social  and  fraternal  relations 
among  its  nu'inbers;  to  collect  and  distribute  iiitormation  concerning  the  States  of  Ohio  and  California  and  their 
people;  to  make  welcome  visiting  Buckeyes  to  our  State,  and  to  co-operate  with  other  organizations  in  their 
efforts  to  advance  the'  interests  ot  Southern  California.’’ 

All  white  persons  o\er  18  years  of  age,  natives  of  Ohio  or  residents  therein  for  five  years  or  longer,  are 
e'ligibic'  to  nu'inbership,  and  members  are  to  be  found  throughout  Southern  California. 

Meetings  ol  the*  Society  are  held  the  first  Tuesday  evening  of  each  month,  and  so  i:>opular  are  these  meet- 
ings and  so  rapidly  has  the  attendance  grown  that  it  has  been  necessary,  within  the  last  few  months,  to  change 
the  place  ot  meeting  from  the  Women’s  Club  House  to  the  big  auditorium  of  the  Fraternal  Brotherhood  Build- 
ing, in  order  to  accomodate  all  who  attend. 

All  Ohioans,  wdiether  memliers  of  the  Society  or  not, 
are  invited  to  these  meetings,  wdiich  are  most  delightful  affairs. 
There  is  usually  a short  program  of  music  and  recitations  and 
often  times  an  address  by  some  Buckeye  who  has  attained 
l)articular  fame.  Sometimes  the  speakers  are  residents  of 
Southern  California,  and  sometimes  Buckeyes  w'ho  are  merely 
sojourning  here  for  the  time  being.  Then  after  the  program 
refreshments  are  served,  old  acquaintances  renewed,  new  ones 
made,  and  sometimes  there  is  dancing. 

Especial  effort  is  always  made  to  invite  visiting  Ohioans 
to  these  meetings,  and  many  a tourist  who  has  been  a bit  home- 
sick for  the  sight  of  a familiar  face  and  the  sound  of  a “home’’ 
voice  has  thus  found  new  friends  w'ho  knew'  old  mutual  friends 
in  Ohio,  and  the  cordiality  of  his  welcome  has  driven  all  thought 
of  homesickness  from  his  mind. 

Every  summer  the  Society  has  at  least  two  outiugs. 
In  addition  to  the  social  feature  of  the  Society,  a register  is 
kc'i)t  at  the  office  of  the  Secretary  of  all  members,  the  part  of 
Ohio  they  came  from,  when  they  came,  and  their  Southern 
California  addresses.  A register  is  also  kept  ol  all  Buckeyes, 
tourists  as  well  as  permanent  residents,  who  care  to  leave  their 
names.  These  registers  have  been  of  much  assistance  to  more 
than  one  Ohioan  w'ho  w'as  seeking  to  locate  old  friends  w'ho  had 

IN  BURNET  WOODS.  CINCINNATI  . IT  ' I I 1 .1  1 I f 1 I., 

come  to  Lahrorma.  1 hey  have  also  been  most  helplul  m 
tracing  Ohioans  for  iiuiuiring  relatives  and  friends  at  home. 


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A perusal  of  these  registers  is  most  interesting.  It  shows  that  every  county  of  Ohio,  and  nearly  every 
city,  town  or  village  is  represented  in  those  lists  of  former  Ohioans. 

On  both  the  members’  and  visitors’  register  are  names  that  are  known  not  only  the  country  over,  but 
throughout  the  civilized  world,  for  there  are  few  famous  Ohioans  who  visit  Southern  California  for  any  length 
of  time  who  do  not  find  their  way  to  the  Secretary’s  office  and  register. 

There  are  in  Los  Angeles  hundreds  of  Ohio  people  whose  names  are  not  on  the  rolls  of  the  Society,  but 
there  are  few  of  them  who  have  not  attended  at  least  one  meeting  of  that  organization,  or  who  have  not  availed 
themselves  of  the  use  of  its  registers  to  get  trace  of  people  they  knew  “back  East.’’ 

Every  Buckeye  receives  a royal  welcome  from  the  Ohio  Society  of  Los  Angeles  and  all  visitors  are  urged 
to  make  themselves  known  to  its  officers  and  members. 

“Auld  acquaintance”  is  not  easily  forgotten  by  the  Buckeyes  of  Southern  California,  and  the  mere  fact 
that  you  are  a Buckeye  makes  you  the  “auld  acquaintance”  of  every  other  Buckeye  in  the  Land  of  Sunshine. 


PLEASURE  CRAFT  ON  THE  ROCKY  RIVER.  CLEVELAND 


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By  W.  L.  Curry,  late  Captain  First  O.  V.  C. 


COMPANIONS  OF  THE  LEGION. 


E meet  in  communion  away  from  the  battle — 

Afar  from  the  shadows  of  war’s  shattered  pines; 

No  longer  we  stand  ’mid  the  Musket’s  death  rattle 
WEere  often  we  stood  at  the  head  of  the  lines; 

The  grass  groweth  green  by  the  historic  river, 

The  wren  builds  anew  in  the  cannon’s  grim  mouth; 
And  comrades  have  passed  from  our  Legion  forever 
\^dio  shared  battle’s  dangers  afar  in  the  South. 


We  welcome  you,  comrades,  for  here  in  communion 
Heart  beateth  to  heart  as  in  War’s  “long  ago,’’ 
When  loyal  we  stood  ’neath  the  flag  of  the  Union, 

And  met  in  the  carnage  the  stubborn  foe; 

Our  heads  have  grown  silvered,  the  bugles  of  glory 
For  us  sound  no  more  on  the  fields  of  our  fame. 
Content  to  let  nations  rehearse  the  great  story 

How  saved  was  our  country  from  National  shame. 


Brave  comrades  have  crossed  to  the  camp  that’s  eternal. 
Who  fought  by  our  sides  on  the  land  and  the  seas. 

And  there  on  the  hill  that  is  grand  and  supernal 

They  wait  for  us  all  ’neath  the  shade  of  the  trees; 
Grant,  Sherman,  Sheridan,  Thomas — immortals — 

The  comrades  we  cherished  have  passed  to  their  rest. 
We  bore  them  away  through  Fame’s  lustrous  portals. 

Each  one  with  the  badge  that  we  love  on  his  l)reast. 

So,  comrades,  tonight  gather  closer  together. 

The  Legion  still  lives  in  the  light  of  the  Past; 

No  matter  the  years  and  no  matter  the  weather, 

As  soldiers  and  comrades  we’re  still  standing  fast; 

And  if  from  the  years  that  stretch  dimly  behind  us 

Comes  the  flash  of  the  swords  that  we  drew  in  our  day, 
WT  smile  for  the  vision  appears  to  remind  us 

Of  the  youth  that  we  spent  in  the  battle’s  red  fray. 


How'  grand  is  the  Legion,  how’  great  is  its  story. 

Akin  to  the  Order  that  Washington  knew. 

We  meet  ’neath  the  fair,  stainless  folds  of  Old  Glory, 

For  which  gleamed  our  l)lades  in  the  “days  of  the  13hie.’’ 
The  tie  that  doth  l)ind  us  no  power  can  sever, 

’Tis  the  tie  of  the  sw’ord  and  the  tie  of  the  soul; 

And  the  love  of  the  Legion  flow’s  on  like  a river. 

To  the  sea  of  God’s  promise — humanity’s  goal. 


(Poem  dedicated  to  the  Loyal  Legion.  Read  at  a banquet  in  Columbus,  O.,  Nov.  2,  1904.) 


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As  shown  1)\’  the  records  of  the  ('oinniander-in-Chief, 

“d'he  Militar\-  ()nler  of  the'  Loyal  Legion  had  its  inception  on 
that  sadde-st  da\-,  at  the  eonelnsion  of  the'  Whir  of  the  Rebellion, 
when  lunnanity  thronghont  the  world  was  shocked  at  the 
death  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  In  honor  of  that  ilhistrions  memory 
and  of  tlie  great  eansc'  for  whieli  we  fought;  in  recognition  oi 
the  affectionate  friendshi])s  which  had  been  inspired  among 
llu'  oflieers  of  the  arm}'  then  about  to  disband;  in  historic 
recollc'ct ion  of  tlie  Socic't}’  of  tlie  (dneinnati,  which  had  embraced 
th('  oflieers  of  the  Rc'\'olutionar\’  Arm}’,  it  was  determined  to 
form  this  ()rder;  and  at  a meeting  of  a h'W  oflieers  in  the  Cdt}’ 
of  Lhiladelphia  tiu'  initial  steps  were  that  day  taken  tor  its 
organi/at ion.  It  was  the  first  ol  the'  military  societies  which 
followc'd,  or  rather  aeeomj)anied  the  close  of  the  War.” 

( )n  Ai)i'il  15,  1S()5,  a meeting  was  held  in  the  ofliee  of 
Lieutenant-C'olnnel  d'homas  Klwood  Zell,  in  Philadeli)hia,  to 
t.d<e  action  for  the-  otfu'ers  and  ex-ofheers  ot  the  army  and  na\}’ 
to  act  as  a guard  of  honor  to  the  remains  (d  the  President.  It 
was  determined  b}’  those  present  to  call  a meeting  on  Ai)ril 
20  of  those  who  had  .seiwed  in  the  Wdir  of  the  Rebellion,  when 
('olonel  Zell  j)resentc‘d  a motion,  which  was  ado])ted,  that  a 
soeiet}'  should  bc'  lormed  to  eommemorate  the  events  and 
pi'ineiples  of  the  War  ol  the  Ihhcm,  then  drawing  to  a close', 
and  that  measures  should  be  adopted  to  promote  that  object. 

Subse(|iK'nt  meetings  ot  those  interested  were  held  and  a i)n;- 
\isional  organization  was  effected  at  a meeting  held  May  31, 
in  the-  room  in  I ndei)endence  Hall  where  the  first  Senate  and 
1 lousc'  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States  assembled  and 
in  which  Washington  was  inaugurated. 

Pre\et  Lieutenant-C'olonel  Samuel  Brown,  Wylie  Mitch- 
c'll,  Lieutenant-Colonel  Thomas  Ellwood  Zell  and  Captain  Peter  Dick  Keyser  are  designated  as  the  founders  of 
tlu'  Order,  C'olonel  Mitehell’s  insignia  and  dipknna  being  Xumber  1. 

'The  plan  of  a permanent  organization  having  been  j)erfected,  the  Commandery  of  the  State  of  Peimsyl- 
\cuha  was  organized  November  4,  1S()5,  to  date  from  April  15th,  commemorating  the  day  of  the  first  meeting. 

It  is  a scH'ial,  fraternal  and  patriotic  society,  and  when  organized  was  composed  of  commissioned  officers 
who  served  in  flu-  United  States  Army  during  the  War  of  the  Rel)ellion  and  were  honorably  mustered  out  of 
the  seiwice. 

In  order  to  gain  admission  to  membership,  the  applicant  must  l)e  recommended  l)y  meml)ers  of  the  Order 
as  to  character  and  social  standing.  The  main  ol)ject  of  the  organization  is  to  perj^etuate  the  deeds  and  valor 
of  tlu'  olheers  and  seddiers  of  the  United  States  Army  during  that  war  by  writing  and  having  published  by  the 
Socic't}’  a histoi'}'  of  the  cami)aigns  and  battles  in  which  the  meml>crs  participated  with  their  commands. 

It  is  also  a fraternal  organization,  for  there  is  no  comradeship  so  close  as  that  welded  in  the  fire  of  l)attle. 

'The  war  skt'tches  written  by  companions  (4'  the  Legion  and  published  l)y  the  Order  are  intensely  interest- 
ing. The  cam|)aigns  and  battles  are  grai)hically  described  and  give  color  to  the  scenes  of  wmr  that  can  only  be 

truly  portrayed  l)y  the  very  actor  in  that  sanguinary  drama- 
These  war  sketches  are  not  cmly  interesting  t(j  mem- 
l)ers  of  the  Order  and  all  ex-soldiers,  but  these  individual  expe- 
riences (4  the  cam]),  march  and  battlefield  will  furnish  material 
for  the  future  writers  of  history,  novel  and  poetry. 

President  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  was  the  first  Com- 
mander of  the  Loyal  Legion  in  Ohio,  and  he  was  elected  to 
that  honcjrable  ])osition  February  7,  1883.  In  an  address 
delivered  before  the  members  ot  the  Order,  he  said; 

“As  to  biogra])hy,  under  the  rules  ot  our  Order,  at  least 
two  biograi)hical  sketches  of  every  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
will  l)e  printed  and  preserved.  The  first  in  his  application 
for  membership  in  the  Order.  This  must  be  prepared  l)y  him- 
self and  will  have  the  advantages  which  always  belong  to 
autobicjgraphy.  An  autobiography,  il  well  done,  is  the  best 
possilile  personal  sketch.  If  poorly  dime,  it  is  like  the  pris- 
oner’s plea  of  guilty  to  the  indictment  against  him,  and  fixes 
his  place  beyond  recall.  The  second  sketch  is  i)repared  by  the 
hands  of  beloved  companions  when  a member  passes  from 


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the  seen  to  the  unseen  world.  When  the  Scott,  or  Hawthcjrne,  or  Cooper,  or  Dickens  of  the  future  writes  his 
most  graphic  pages  ot  this  interesting  period,  with  what  delight  will  he  dig  among  the  records  which  the  Loyal 
Legion  is  now  engaged  in  making. 

Its  social  and  fraternal  aims — no  one  has  more  often  or  more  truly  realized  what  is  gained  on  these  lines 
than  myself;  a wide  and  constant  traveler,  in  the  pursuits  to  which  I am  devoted,  the  value  and  interest  of 
the  acquaintance,  which,  by  reason  of  the  little  button  of  oiir  Order,  which  I always  wear,  made  daily — made 
everywhere — South  as  well  as  North — cannot  easily  l)e  described. 

Fraternal  and  educational — no  other  comradship  is  ecpial  to  that  of  the  association  in  war  for  a common 
cause — and  that  a divine  cause — the  cause  of  Idiion,  of  Liberty,  of  our  Country,  of  mankind. 

Those  of  ns  whose  memories  enable  us  to  recall  the  events  of  sixty  or  sixty-five  years,  can  feel  as  if  we 
were  contemporaries  with  Christopher  Columbus,  with  the  first  parents,  with  Adam  and  with  Eve,  for  we  ha\’e 
lived  to  see  a new  world,  a new  creation.  A world  where  all  arc  or  may  l)c  free;  where  all  are  or  may  be  edu- 
cated; wdiere  all  are  or  may  l)e  at  peace.  And  the  colossal  event  of  this  gigantic  period  was  our  divine  war, 
which  either  gave  to  the  world  or  secured  to  the  world  these  blessings;  the  war  for  the  Union  and  Liberty;  a 
war  great  as  a mere  war,  greater  still  for  its  ideas  and  principles,  and  greater  of  all  for  its  sublime,  its  divine 
results.  It  gives  us  Ihiion  and  peace  instead  of  division  and  discord,  and  in  the  place  of  slavery  and  ignorance, 
it  gives  us  intelligence  and  freedom.  Of  all  this,  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States 
is  a token  and  a sign,  a prophecy  and  a memorial.” 

The  preamble  of  the  constitution  reads  as  tollows: 

officers  and  honorably  discharged  officers  ot  the  Army,  Navy  and  Alarine  Corj^s  of  the  Idiited  States, 
whose  names  are  hereunto  annexed,  having  aided  in  maintaining  the  honor,  integrity  and  supremacy  of  the 
National  Government  at  a critical  period  of  its  history,  and  holding  in  remembrance  the  sacrifices  in  common 
made  and  the  triumphs  together  shared  in  discharge  of  this  sacred  duty,  unite  to  ordain  and  estaldish  a per- 
manent association  for  the  purposes  and  objects  hereinafter  set  forth  and  to  this  end  pledge  our  honor,  as  officers 
and  gentlemen.” 

In  the  constitution  of  the  Order,  they  declare  a firm  belief  and  trust  in  Almighty  God,  extolling  Him 
under  whose  l)eneficient  guidance  the  sovereignty  and  integrity  ot  the  Union  ha\'e  l)een  maintained,  the  honor 
of  the  Flag  vindicated,  and  the  l)lessings  of  ci^dl  liberty  secured,  established  and  enlarged. 

True  allegiance  to  the  United  States  of  America,  based  upon  i^aramount  respect  for  and  fidelity  to  the 
National  Constitution  and  laws,  manifested  by  discountenancing  whatever  ma}’  tend  to  weaken  loyalt}',  incite 
to  insurrection,  treason  or  rebellion,  or  impair  in  any  manner  the  efficiency  and  j:)ermanenc>'  of  our  free  institu- 
tions. 

To  cherish  the  memories  and  associations  of  the  war  waged  in  detence  ot  the  unity  and  indi\  isil )ility  of 
the  Repul)lic;  strengthen  the  ties  of  fraternal  fellowship  and 
sympathy  formed  by  companionship-at-arms;  advance  the  best 
interests  of  the  soldiers  and  sailors  of  the  Lhiited  States,  especiall}' 
of  those  associated  as  Companions  of  this  Order,  and  extend 
all  possit)le  relief  to  their  widows  and  children;  foster  the 
cultivation  of  military  and  naval  science;  enforce  unqualified 
allegiance  to  the  General  Cjovernment;  protect  the  rights  and 
lil)erties  of  American  citizenship,  and  maintain  National  Honor, 
hdiion  and  Indei)endence. 

Membership  by  descent — The  eldest  direct  male  lineal 
descendants,  according  to  the  rules  of  primo-geniture,  of  deceased 
Original  Comi)anions  of  the  First  Class,  and  of  officers  not 
members  of  the  Order,  but  who  were  eligible  as  such,  who 
shall  have  died.  That  the  inheritance  shall  in  every  case  of 
succession  be  traced  anew  from  the  original  founder  of  the 
membership  in  the  Order,  or  deceased  officer  as  aforesaid,  and 
not  otherwise,  and  shall  be  limited  in  cases  of  collateral  succes- 
sion to  the  brothers  and  descendants  of  brothers  and  sisters 
of  such  Original  Companion  or  deceased  officer;  in  cases  of 
representation  through  females,  the  elder  branches  shall  be 
preferred  to  the  younger. 

That  in  cases  of  inheritance  by  persons  under  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  the  right  of  succession  to  eligi- 
bility to  membership,  or  of  renunciation  thereof,  shall  remain  in  alieyance  until  they  shall  attain  that  age. 

The  eldest  sons  of  living  Original  Companions  of  the  First  Class  who  shall  have  attained  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years.  FIi)on  the  death  of  his  father,  a Companion  of  the  Second  Class  shall  l)ecome  a Companion  of 
the  First  Class. 

Gentlemen,  who,  in  civil  life,  during  the  Rebellion,  were  especially  distinguished  for  conspicuous  and 
consistent  loyalty  to  the  National  Government,  and  were  active  and  eminent  in  maintaining  the 
supremacy  of  the  same.  The  Constitution  of  the  Order,  as  amended,  provides  that  all  sons  are  entitled  to 


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membership  and  any  Original  Companion,  having  no  direct 
lineal  descendant,  may  by  writing,  hied  with  the  Order  nom- 
inate for  life  a Companion  of  the  Second  Class  from  among 
his  male  heirs  descending  from  his  brothers  or  sisters.” 

Bishop  Boyd  Vincent,  whose  membership  was  derived 
from  his  brother,  Brigadier-Cieneral  Strong  Vincent,  killed  at 
the  Battle  of  Gettysburg,  in  an  address  before  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  Ohio  relating  to  meml)ership  by  inheritance,  said: 

‘‘In  the  presence  of  those  of  you  who  have  won  your 
right  to  be  here,  it  seems  a long  way  to  any  claim  that  we 
may  have  to  sit  beside  you.  I feel  sure  that  it  will  be  a life- 
long regret  to  all  of  us  that  for  any  reason  we  could  not 
have  had  our  share  in  the  war.  Again,  it  is  true  that  this 
princi])le  of  membership  l)y  inheritance  must  have  its  roots 
somewhere  in  human  nature  and  right  reason,  for  it  is  as  old 
as  civilization  or  religion  itself.  It  lay  at  the  bottom  of  that 
powertul  covenant-idea  in  the  old  Hebrew  theocracy.  The 
very  essence  of  the  blessing  to  a Jew’s  mind  was  that  it  would 
III  AiK>uARii  Ks<)[.-uNin  i)awiMi:imiAL  TRA^  COLUMBUS  descend  upon  his  children  and  children’s  children  to  endless 

generations.  The  same  idea  has  given  value,  too,  to  almost 
all  aristocrac'ii's  and  societies  of  honor  since.  When  men,  by  personal  service  and  suffering  for  the  State,  have 
won  such  honors  as  yours,  those  honors  become  their  joroperty,  as  real  and  substantial  and  precious  as  any 
other,  ^b)llrs,  then,  is  the  inherent  right  to  transmit  these  to  your  descendants,  if  you  choose.  Ours,  let  me 
sa\’,  is  rather  tlu'  priv  ilege  of  being  intrusted  with  the  guardianship  of  such  honors,  and  cherishing  for  ourselves 
and  others  the  memory  of  what  you  have  done  for  us.  It  will  be  an  ominous  day  in  the  history  of  any  family 
or  people'  when  It  no  longer  reveres  the  worthy  deeds  of  its  ancestors.  And  I know  of  no  cause,  outside  of  reli- 
gion, higher  or  holier  than  the  voluntary  service  for  one’s  country  in  war — none  worthier  of  the  just  pride  and 

mul>’ing  gratitude  of  those  who  come  after.  Patriotism  Is  not  merely  love  of  our  country’s  soil  and  institutions. 
It  is  also  love  of  our  iellowmen,  and  so  far,  at  least,  akin  to  our  love  of  God.  ‘Greater  love,’  said  Jesus,  ‘hath 
no  man  than  this,  that  a man  lay  down  his  life  for  his  friends’.” 

d'here  is  but  one  Gommander-in-Chief  in  the  Unitefl  States  and  one  in  each  State. 

In  Ohio  the  headcpiarters  is  in  Gincinnati  and  the  following  named  officers  have  served  as  Commanders 
in  tlu'  State:  Brevet  Major-General  Rutherford  B.  Hayes,  Cjeneral  William  T.  Sherman,  Brevet  Lieutenant- 

Colonel  L.  ('.  Dawes,  Major-General  Jacob  D.  Cox,  Brevet  Brigadier-General  Benjamin  Harrison,  Brevet  Brig- 
adier-General A.  I lickenlooi)er.  Brevet  Brigadier-General  B.  R.  Cowen,  Brevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  Wm.  R.  War- 
nock,  Brevet  ('olonel  ('ornelius  Cadle,  Brevet  Afajor  Lewis  AI.  Hosea,  First  Lieutenant  A.  B.  Isham,  Major- 
( icneral  J.  W arren  Keiter,  ('aptain  A.  C.  Thompson,  Brevet  Alajor-General  Wdllard  Warner,  Captain  Leopold 
Markbreit,  (kiptain  Flias  R.  Alonfort,  Brevet  Colonel  James  Kilbourne. 

M embers  oi  the  Ohio  Commandery  who  are  members  of  the  Commandery-in-Chief : Ex-Commanders 

Ifrevet  Lieutenant-Colonel  Wdlliam  R.  Wffirnock,  Brevet  Colonel  Cornelius  Cadle,  Brevet  Major  Lewis  AI.  Hosea, 
h'irst  Lieutenant  Asa  B.  Isham,  Alajor-General  J.  Warren  Keifer,  Captain  Albert  C.  Thompson,  Brevet  Major- 
General  Willard  Warner. 

Fx-Senior  \dce-Commanders:  Captain  John  W.  Myers,  Brigadier-General  John  Beatty,  First  Lieutenant 

Augustus  J.  Ricks,  Brevet  Brigadier-General  Charles  H.  Grosvenor,  Major  Henry  K.  Cushing,  Brigadier-General 
George  A.  Ciarretscm,  Cajitain  Hiram  S.  Chamberlain,  First  Lieutenant  and  Adjt.  George  P.  WTlch,  Captain  Henry 
C.  Ranney,  Major  Frederick  A.  Kendall,  Alajor  James  L.  Foley. 

Fx-Junior  Vice-Commanders:  Brevet  Major-General  James  Barnett,  Brevet  Brigadier-General  William 
II.  Raynor,  First  Lieutenant  Jerome  B.  Thomas,  Captain  Xenophon  Wheeler,  Brevet  Brigadier-General  Gates  P. 
d'hurston.  Lieutenant  Alax  Alosler,  First  Lieutenant  Peter  M.  Hitchcock,  Captain  John  N.  Bell,  Brevet  Brigadier- 
General  Don  A.  Pardee,  Brigadier-General  Jared  A.  Smith,  Captain  William  L.  Curry. 

Recorder,  Major  Wnlliam  R.  Thrall. 

Fx-Recorders:  First  Lieutenant  Absalom  H.  Matton,  Major  William  H.  H.  Crowell,  Major  William  H. 

Chamberlain,  Brevet  Major  Augustus  M.  Van  Dyke. 


HILE  the  National  Guard  of  the  present  clay  is  regarded  as  having  l)een  established 
upon  its  i)resent  basis  in  the  years  1870-1877,  it  is  realh'  as  old  in  the  Ignited  States 
as  the  history  ot  the  white  settlers  in  the  New  World.  Fnnn  the  earliest  da\’s  of 
the  Pilgrims  it  was  found  necessary  to  form  armed  bodies  of  men  for  the  protection 
of  the  peoi)lc.  These  volunteers  in  Colonial  days  were,  in  the  New  England  States, 
called  “Minute  Men,’’  and  they,  originally  formed  for  the  protection  against  Phigiish 
aggression,  became  the  nucleus  later  of  the  Re\'ohitionar}-  Army.  During  the  Re\'(jlu- 
tion  the  Militia  of  the  several  States  was  called  out  and  did  effective  ser\'ice  in  many 
well  contested  battles.  Concord  and  Lexington,  the  preludes  to  the  great  battles 
for  American  Independence,  were  fought  by  Militia  on  the  side  of  the  Patriots,  and 
many  other  battles  of  the  Revolution  witnessed  the  heroic  achievements  of  the 
Militia  of  the  C'olonies.  A similar  organization,  the  State  Militia,  was  later  formed 
in  the  different  States,  as  the  country  developed  and  expanded,  and  in  Ohio  this 
force  did  yoeman  service  in  St.  Clair’s  and  “Alad”  Anthony’s  camj^aign  against 
the  Indians  then  in  hostile  arms.  After  the  subjugation  of  the  Indians,  and  Ohio  becoming  populated  in  all 
directions,  military  settlements  in  the  different  settlements  became  numerous,  and  in  the  War  of  1812  against 

England  and  her  Indian  allies,  these  volunteer  bodies  again  took  up  arms  for  the  i)rotection  of  their  homes. 

The  first  militia  law  of  the  State  of  Ohio  was  passed  at  the  second  session  of  the  Eirst  General  Assembly 
of  Ohio,  in  December,  1803.  This  law  provided  that  all  free,  able-l)odicd  white  male  citizens  of  the  State,  between 
the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five,  with  certain  exceptions,  were  to  be  enrolled,  and  all  emigrants  comphing 
with  the  requirements  were  to  be  enrolled  within  twenty  days  after  residence.  Each  enrolled  militiaman  was 

required  to  provide  himself  at  his  own  expense  with  a good  musket  or  fusee,  a sufficient  bayonet  and  lielt,  a 

pouch  with  a l)ox  therein  to  contain  not  less  than  twenty-four  cartridges,  “suited  to  the  l)ore  of  his  musket 
or  fusee,’’  or  a good  rifie  with  powder,  each  officer  to  be  armed  with  a sword  or  hanger  and  espoutoon.  In 
1811,  General  Harrison,  afterward  President,  then  Governor  of  Indiana  Territor\',  marched  against  the  Indians 
under  command  of  the  celebrated  Tecumseh 
and  his  brother  “The  Prophet.’’  A portion 
of  his  force  was  drawn  from  the  Ohio  Militia. 

The  Militia  of  Ohio  played  a more 
important  part  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War  than  did  the  Militia  of  any  other  State. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion 
the  Government  had  but  a meager  arm>’  of 
ten  thousand  men.  This  small  force  was  so 
widely  scattered  through  the  Western  Terri- 
tory and  in  the  South  that  it  took  many 
weeks  of  time  for  its  concentration  to  make  a 
showing  of  actual  rcsistence  anywhere.  New 
York  had  a few  well  drilled,  but  poorly 
equipped,  militia  organizations  and  Ohio  jios- 
scssed  a still  smaller  available  force,  which 
Governor  Chase  caused  to  be  organized  just 
prior  to  18G1,  under  a new  law  j^assed  by  the 
Ohio  General  Assembha  As  early  as  Ai)ril, 

1861,  the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio  jmssed 
an  act  ajipropriating  $500, 000  to  aid  the 

Government  in  arming  and  equipping  a .roop  b.  oh, o xation.al  guard 


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\(jliintc'(T  tOrri*  for  s(T\’ice  in  sii])])rc‘ssino‘  thn  l^ehellion.  To  I’residonl  Lin- 
coln’s lirsl  call  lor  troops,  ( )hio  rc‘S])on(lc(l  with  thirteen  re^finients  of  vol- 
unteers, and  at  once*  enlistc'd  ten  thousand  men  as  reserve  to  be  used  as  militia 
ill  delendint;  her  borders.  Four  thousand  more  were  held  in  reserve  in  their 
respecti\'e  localities,  under  command  of  their  cajitains,  to  be  drilled  and  held 
>ul)]’ect  to  call,  d'lu'se  militiamen  did  good  ser\'i('e.  They  are  known  in 
the  llisloiy  of  ( )hio  as  “S(|uirrel  limiters.” 

.About  tlu'  20th  of  Ala\-,  bSOl,  a little  more  than  a month  after  the 
fall  of  I'ort  Sumter,  the  ( )hio  Militia,  under  command  ot  Alajor-C reneral 
( '.eorge  lb  .\lc( 'Ic'llan,  at  that  time'  a militia  oflicer  ol  Ohio,  crossed  the  river 
and  |)oured  into  W’c'stern  \’irginia.  These*  troops  sa\’ed  West  Adrginia  to 
the  I'nion,  and  fought  the*  first  skirniishc'S  of  the  War  in  the  West,  gaining 
the  lii'st  xictoi'ies  of  the  War.  'Fhc'sc*,  coming  after  the  continuous  disasters 
at  the  Fast,  c'lectrilied  the  Xation.  This  result  was  effected  entireh'  by 
the  Militia  of  ()hio,  with  no  assistance*  whatexer,  e.vcept  that  eleriveel  from 
the*  lox  al  \drginians  t he*niselx  e*s.  Many  ot  the  regiments  eil  Militia,  xvhen 
tlu'ir  time*  xxasout,  re‘-e*nlisteel  aiiel  be-e'ame  “A’eihmteers,”  but  let  it  lie  repeateel 
that  the*  first  sue'e'e*sse*s  for  the*  Fniem  arms  xxere  secure*el  by  the  Ohiei  Militia. 

Ouriiig  the*  e*ntire*  ('ixil  War  the  ()hie>  Militia  reiielereel  xaluable  serxdce 
to  the*  Fiiie)!!,  e-siieeiallx'  in  Max',  1804,  xxhen  the  Oeivernors  eit  ( )hiei,  Ineliana, 

Wiseoiisin  and  loxxa  te*neiere*el  Fresiele-nt  Linceihi  85, ()()()  Natiemal  (iuardsmen  to  serx’e  erne  hunelred  days.  The 
se*rxie'e*s  the*  Ouards  we*re  eailleel  upem  to  iierfeirm  xxere  much  more  severe  and  elifhcult  than  hael  lieen  antic- 
ip;ite*el,  but  that  the*x'  we*re  e'heerfully  gix'en,  xxere  x'aluable  anel  appreciateel,  is  exielenced  by  a letter  of  aiijirecia- 
tion  x\i'itte*n  bx'  Fresieleiit  Line'ohi. 


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BUILDING  tWIN  BOATS  eXN  OHIO  RIVER  DURING  THE  CIVIL  WAR 

in  the*  se*rxice  of  the  State  txventy-four  cemiiianies  eif  infantry 
x'e*ar  the*  Aeljutant-Cie-neral  re-ported:  ‘‘It  may  be  saiel  that 


After  the  disjiersion  of  the  Union  forces, 
at  the  termination  of  the  Civil  W ar,  for  several 
years  no  active  xadimteer  military  eirganizations 
xxere  continued,  as  the  peo])le  xx^ere  surfeiteel  xvith 
the  elisplay  of  arms,  anel  a natural  reaction  occurred 
ill  xvhich  the  masses  looked  xvith  elisapproval  on 
an>*  further  efforts  that  might  be  made  for  the 
continuation  of  armed  bodies  of  men.  Later, 
hoxvever,  it  xvas  fenmd  necessary  tei  organize  a 
National  Military  beiely  of  AMlunteers,  feistered 
in  a measure  liy  the  United  States  Government, 
xvhich  organizations  xvere  called  ‘‘Nat  iemal  Guards.” 
Each  State  in  the  Union  supjtlied  one  of  these 
armed  and  organized  bodies,  and  Ohio,  as  usual, 
took  the  lead  in  this,  like  other  departures  for 
the  public  good. 

At  the  end  of  1871,  there  xvere  nominally 
and  txvo  sections  of  artillery.  But  in  the  same 
the  State  has  no  militia  organization  xvorthy  of 


flu* 


name. 


In  1873  the  need  for  troops  xvas  made  manitest;  the  cixdl 
authorities  calk'd  for  them.  In  December  of  that  year,  the 
National  Guard  of  Ohio  was  for  the  first  time  after  its  reorganiza- 
tion called  to  actual  serx  ice  during  the  time  of  a railroad  strike 
in  ()hio,  xvhen  the  ‘‘llerman  Guards”  of  Steubenxille,  Cajitain 
B.  Milk'r,  xvere  dispatched  to  Denni.son,  in  Tuscaraxvas  County, 
and  at  the  same  time  the  “Coxington  Guards”  xvere  ordered 
to  Bradford  Station,  Miami  C'ounty — in  both  cases  to  assist 
the  sheriffs  in  maintaining  order.  No  actixe  duty,  hoxvever, 
tolloxved,  as  the  mere  shoxv  of  military  force  xvas  sufheient  to 
discourage  x’iolence.  In  June  of  the  folloxving  year  demonstra- 
tions by  striking  coal  miners  in  the  Hocking  AMlley  led  to  the 
sending  ot  the  Sill  Guards,  of  Chillicothe,  and  the  ‘‘Lytle  Guards” 
of  Cincinnati,  to  Nelsonx'ille.  Ccmipany  B of  the  First  Battalion 
and  tlu*  “Atheanian  Guards,”  of  Athens,  xvere  ordered  out  to 
assist  in  preserx'ing  the  jteace. 


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During  the  3^ears  of  1876  and  1877,  the  Ohio  Legislature 
passed  some  laws  which  jdaced  the  Militia  on  a solid, 
substantial  footing.  In  the  latter  year  the  Ohio  National 
Guard  confronted  i^ossildy  the  most  wide-spread  and 
serious  outbreak  in  its  career.  This  was  the  time  of  the 
great  railroad  strikes,  breaking  out  hrst  on  the  Balti- 
more & Ohio  Railroad  at  Newark,  soon  spreading  along 
that  line,  then  to  other  lines,  until  practically  the  whole 
State  was  involved.  On  the  18th  of  July,  troops  were 
ordered  to  be  sent  to  Newark;  Company  A,  Seventh 
Regiment,  of  Springheld,  Company  D,  Sixth  Reginemt, 

Circleville,  of  which  Charles  F.  Gross  was  Captain,  the 
Zanesville  City  Guards,  and  the  Mt.  Vernon  Guards 
were  sent  to  the  original  seat  of  the  troulde,  and  placed 
under  the  command  of  Colonel  C.  B.  Hunt,  of  Cincin- 
nati, afterwards  for  many  years  Colonel  of  the  First 
Regiment. 

It  soon  became  apparent  that  this  military  force 
would  not  be  sufficient.  Consequently  four  companies 
of  the  First  Regiment,  all  ot  the  Third  Regiment  and  two 
companies  of  the  Fourth  Regiment  were  ordered  to  the 
scene  of  strife.  When  it  aj^peared  that  the  strikers  were 
subdued,  a number  of  the  companies  were  ordered  home, 
l)Lit  just  about  that  time  the  turmoil  broke  out  in  other 
places.  The  efforts  of  the  police  at  Columbus  to  preserve 
order  were  fruitless.  The  Circleville  Company,  en  route 
home  from  Newark,  was  sent  immediately  to  that  city 
to  the  aid  of  the  i)olice.  The  disorder  continued  through- 
out the  month,  and  liefore  it  was  over  practically  the 
whole  National  Guard  of  the  State  had  been  called  into  service. 

The  next  disturbance  warranting  the  services  of  the  troops  occurred  on  the  8th  of  May,  1880,  when  rioting 
broke  out  at  the  Silver  Creek  Mine  in  Wayne  County.  Company  D,  Eight  Regiment,  Alassillon,  was  sent  to 
the  scene.  The  late  Governor  Nash  was  then  Attorney  General,  and  he  accompanied  Colonel  S.  B.  Smith, 
Assistant  Adjutant  General,  to  the  seat  of  troul)le,  the  former  to  give  legal  advice. 

On  the  27th  of  August  of  the  same  year  one  hundred  masked  men  surrounded  a boarding  house  near  Coal- 
ton,  in  an  attempt  to  drive  away  non-union  miners  who  had  taken  their  positions.  Comi^any  A,  Sixth  Regi- 
ment, and  Company  A,  Fourth  Regiment,  were  ordered  there.  They  were  stoned  and  shot  at  l)y  the  rioters, 
but  fortunately  no  one  was  hurt. 

A report  became  current  on  the  15th  of  August  that  miners  were  trying  to  destroy  the  j^roperty  of  the 
Central  Coal  Company,  at  Corning.  Conij^any  C,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  and  two  Companies  of  the  Fourteenth 
Regiment  were  called  for.  In  this  riot  the  military  shed  fdood  for  the  first  time  since  its  reorganization.  Lq^on 
opening  fire  seven  rioters  were  wounded.  The  energetic  manner  in  which  the  mol)  was  attacked  resulted  in  the 
dispersion  of  the  men  and  the  restoration  of  peace  and  order.  In  June,  1882,  there  were  riots  in  Clew'land. 
The  First  Light  Artillery,  The  Cleveland  Grays  and  the  Cleveland  Gun  Batteries  were  called  into  service  to  sup- 
press them.  Al)out  this  time  a series  of  disturl)ances  caused  at  the  occasions  of  executions  of  criminals  began, 

many  of  them  so  serious  as  to  call  lor  the 
militia.  In  those  days  executions  took 
|)lace  at  the  county  seats,  and  naturall}’ 
they  attracted  multitudes  of  curious,  and 
in  some  cases  dangerous  onlookers,  d'he 
sheriffs  were  unable  to  restrain  the  crowds 
that  pressed  in  to  see  the  gruesome  per- 
formances. On  the  12th  of  Octolier,  1883, 
at  Bowling  Green,  in  connection  with  the 
execution  of  Charles  Bach,  Com[)any  C, 
Sixteenth  Regiment,  and  the  Toledo  ('adets 
restored  order.  About  this  time  the  hdrst 
Regiment  did  service  in  })re\'enting  robbery 
during  the  tremendous  floods  in  the  Ohio 
Wiley  in  the  neighborhood  ot  tdneinnati, 
and  Compain’  B,  Se\enteenth  Regiment, 
ditl  similar  duty  in  the  Muskingum  \kille}', 


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iR-ar  Zanesville,  ('uinpanies  B,  (',  1),  F and  G of  the  Eighth,  B of  the 
Second,  G of  the  FoiirtCR'iith  and  I)  of  the  Seventeenth  were  called  on 
the  Mth  of  May  to  snppivss  rioting  on  the  day  of  the  execution  ot  Horn 
and  Grihhlen  at  ,\shland.  ( )n  the  20th  of  May,  1884,  Gcanpany  F of 
the  Sexentc'c'iith  Regiment  did  seiwice  in  preventing  similar  lawlessness 
at  tlu“  exc'cmtion  of  W'esle\’  Johnson,  at  Napoleon. 

4'lu‘  most  si'idous  outbreak  that  the  Ohio  National  Guard  has 
e\-er  been  called  ui)on  to  sui)press  was  the  Gincinnati  riot,  which  followed 
the  failure  of  a jur\-  to  find  William  Berner  guilty  ot  murder  in  the  first 
degrei'  for  killing  William  Kirk.  In  all  probability  a similar  scene  has 
ne\er  been  enac'ted  in  any  large  city  in  the  Ihhted  States  during  the 
histor\-  of  our  couutiw'  as  that  which  occurred  during  that  time.  The 
outbreak  bc'gan  and  was  in  a measure  caused  by  a mass  meeting  held 
b\’  the  leading  citizens  ol  (dneinnati  to  protest  against  the  inefficiency 
of  the  judiciary  ol  Hamilton  Gounty  in  their  treatment  of  criminals 
guilt\'  of  murder.  Man>'  men  had  been  tried,  proven  guilty,  and  sen- 
tenced to  light  punishment.  C’onseiiuent ly,  an  epidemic  of  crime  became 
prexalenl,  and  to  jirotest  against  this  condition  and  to  stigmatize  the 
judge-s  and  jurii's  by  whose  aid  these  criminals  escaiied  the  gallows,  this 
nu'eting  was  called.  It  was  not  anticijiated,  however,  that  any  radical 
mox'ement  would  be  made  other  than  that  oi  signifying  their  protests 
(hiring  the*  progress  ot  the  mass  meeting.  An  undesirable  element,  however,  attended  the  meeting  and  after 
its  conclusion,  lumig  wrought  up  to  a frenzy  of  rage  by  the  condemnatory  addresses  of  the  speakers  against  the 
judiciary  ol  the  country,  took  violent  action.  With  cries  of  “To  the  Jail,”  the  meeting,  originally  called  for  a 
peac'etui  protest,  ended  in  a riotous  outbreak.  A mob  formed  and  marched  in  a body  to  the  Hamilton  County 
Jail  for  the  |)uri)ose  ot  lorcibly  taking  possession  of  the  incarcerated  criminals  and  putting  them  to  death  by 
B nching.  ddiis  riot  began  on  the  28th  of  March,  1884,  and  so  strong,  so  destructive  and  dehant  were  the  rioters 
that  before  the  rout  of  the  mob  every  regiment  in  the  State  but  one  was  called  upon  for  service.  The  rioters  were 
arnu'd  and  dozens  of  the  meml)ers  of  the  National  Guard  v-ere  wounded.  Two  were  killed;  one  of  these  was 
a C'ohnnbus  man,  Israel  Getz,  a member  of  the  Fourteenth  Regiment;  the  other  was  Captain  John  L.  Desmond,  of 
C'iiuinnati.  It  was  in  this  riot  that  the  Hamilton  County  Court  House  was  burned,  and  for  several  days  the 
mob  was  in  control  of  many  of  the  streets  of  the  city.  During  this  riot  forty-five  people  wnre  killed  and  over 
OIK'  hundred  and  titty  were  wounded,  many  of  them  fatally. 

In  June  of  the  same  year  an  outlireak  of  striking  miners  in  the  Hocking  Valley  called  the  militia  to  arms 

again.  4'he  trouble  included  the  mining  regions  of  Hcjcking,  Perry  and  Athens  Counties,  and  Companies  E and 

I^'  of  the  Sixth,  H of  the  Fourteenth,  A of  the  Seventeenth  and  K of  the  Fourteenth  were  called  into  service. 
4'wo  guardsmen  lost  their  lives  during  this  riot. 

( )n  the  21st  of  February,  1891,  the  First,  Fourteenth  and  Seventeenth  Regiments,  Company  B of  the 

Ninth  Battallion  and  Battery  B,  First  Artillery,  vnre  ordered  to  attend  the  funeral  of  General  Sherman  at  St. 

Louis,  ddie  Press  of  that  city  had  to  say  of  them,  on  the  next  morning:  “The  Ohio  troops  in  the  parade  made 

the  Imest  display  in  every  respect  of  any  in  the  line,  they  being  better  ecjuipped  and  l)etter  trained  than  any 
others.” 

On  the  15th  of  April,  1892,  a mob  attemj)ted  to  lynch  a man  who  had  l)een  arrested  for  assault  upon 
thc‘  ])erson  of  a seven-year-old  girl  at  Newark.  Company  G,  Seventeenth  Regiment,  being  called  out,  prevented 
the  lynching.  On  the  15th  of  Noveml)er  an  attempted  lynching  at  Alliance  called  out  Company  K,  Eighth  Regi- 
ment, and  a little  later  Companies  D and  I of  the  Third  Regiment  were  called  out  at  Dayton  to  prevent  the 
same  kind  ot  violence. 

All  the  Toledo  National  Guard  was  called  out  in  connection  with  a fire  in  that  city  in  January,  1894,  and 
Companies  I)  of  the  Third,  A of  the  Ninth  Battalion  and  Battery  E rendered  similar  service  soon  afterwards 
at  Springfield.  Coinj)any  F of  the  Second  Regiment  wns  called  to  Rushsylvania  to  prevent  lynching.  This 
lynching  was  carried  out,  notwithstanding  the  arrival  of  the  troops. 

Idien  came  the  trouble  that  the  Guard  had  with  the  different  divisions  of  the  so-called  “Industrial  Army.” 
ddiis  movement  was  originally  formed  in  Oakland,  California,  where  many  unemployed  men  lianded  themselves 
together  and  determined  to  cross  the  continent  and  visit  the  seat  of  government  at  Washington,  under  the 
impression  that  l>y  a show  of  force  Congress  could  be  induced  to  enact  some  legislation  for  the  lienefit  of  the 
unemployed,  ddiese  men  were  organized  as  an  army,  regularly  officered.  Not  having  the  funds  to  pay  for  trans- 
portation across  the  continent,  it  forcibly  took  possession  of  trains  and  compelled  the  railroads  to  carry  the  men 
free  of  charge.  Naturally  trouble  followed  all  along  the  route,  and  this  was  also  the  case  in  Ohio. 

ddie  B.  N O.  Railroad  took  a decided  stand  against  this  and  asked  the  State  Military  to  compel  a branch 
of  the  “Army”  en  route  to  meet  the  main  body  that  had  taken  possession  of  a train  at  Mt.  Sterling  to  vacate. 
Companies  A,  B,  C,  F and  I of  the  Fourteenth  Regiment  and  Battery  H were  sent,  and  “General”  Gal\  in 
soon  surrendered  without  a shot  being  fired.  At  Cleveland  Companies  A,  B,  F and  1 of  the  Fifth  Regiment 


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and  the  Cavalry  Troop  were  called  upon  to  perform  similar  duties.  On  the  21st  of  July,  at  Clyde,  an  “Indus- 
trial Army,”  under  command  of  “Count  Bylakowsky,”  was  compelled  to  vacate  freight  trains  and  march  to 
Washington. 

On  the  9th  of  May  Company  E of  the  Eighth  and  Battery  E were  called  out  to  stop  riots  at  Akron.  On 
the  30th  of  May  Companies  A,  B,  K and  L of  the  Seventeenth  Regiment  and  Battery  H were  ordered  to  Glous- 
ter,  where  miners  were  stopping  coal  trains,  but  were  recalled  en  route,  the  situation  l)eing  well  in  hand  by  the 
local  civil  authorities.  Then  came  the  Wheeling  Creek  Campaign,  the  most  general  engagement  of  the  State 
troops  since  the  Cincinnati  riot.  The  regiments  participating  were  the  Eighth,  Fourteenth,  Companies  A,  C,  F, 
G,  H,  K and  M of  the  Seventeenth;  Second,  Sixteenth,  Fifth;  Companies  B,  G and  1 of  the  Third;  the  Toledo 
Cadets  and  Batteries  C,  D and  H,  in  all  3,371  officers  and  men.  The  cause  of  the  call  was  the  attempt  of 
miners  to  prevent  the  shipments  of  coal  from  non-union  mines.  The  most  sanguinary  encounter  between  the 
militia  and  rioters  occurred  on  the  10th  of  October  of  that  year  at  Washington  Court  House,  when  a mob 
attempted  to  take  a negro  who  was  arrested  for  assault  on  a woman  from  the  jail  and  lynch  him.  Companies 
A,  B,  C,  D,  E,  F and  I of  the  Fourteenth  Regiment,  Company  M of  the  Third,  H of  the  Seventeenth  and 
Battery  B were  ordered  to  the  scene  of  trouble.  The  Fourteenth  was  in  command  of  Colonel  Coit.  The  mob 
was  persistent,  and  even  when  the  rioters  knew  troops  were  inside  the  Court  House,  they  tried  to  beat  the  door 
in  with  a battering  ram.  The  troops  were  ordered  to  fire  through  the  doors,  and  many  people  were  killed  or 
wounded.  Unfortunately,  some  of  them  belonged  to  the  “innocent  spectator”  class  and  were  far  away  from 
the  scene  of  the  tumult.  This  experience  has  led  to  the  use  of  the  riot  shell,  which  is  just  as  deadly  at  close 
range  as  the  standard  cartridge,  but  does  not  carry  so  far.  Colonel  Coit  was  tried  for  manslaughter  at  Circle- 
\’ille,  as  a result  of  the  shooting,  but  he  was  acquitted. 

The  murder  of  the  City  Marshal  of  Tiffin,  on  the  30th  of  August,  1895,  led  to  an  attempt  to  lynch  the 
murderer,  and  Companies  D and  I of  the  Sixteenth  Regiment  and  E,  G and  1 of  the  Second  were  called  out; 
and  an  attempt  to  lynch  Eyman  Strong,  arrested  for  the  murder  of  the  Stone  family  at  Talmadge,  on  the  30th 

of  March,  1896,  called  Company  B of  the  Eighth  Regiment  and  Battery  F to  Akron.  A strike  at  the  Brown 

Hoisting  Works,  at  Cleveland,  called  out  Companies  B,  F,  I and  L of  the  Fifth  Regiment  on  the  2d  of  July  of 
the  same  year,  and  kept  them  on  duty  until  the  11th  of  August.  Companies  D and  B of  the  Third  were  called 
to  Urbana  by  the  lynching  of  Chick  Mitchell,  and  on  the  7th  of  August  Company  M of  the  Fifth  Regiment  was 
called  to  Fairport  by  a strike  of  ore  handlers. 

The  event  of  the  year  1898  was  the  calling  of  all  the  National  Guards  to  Camp  Bushnell  to  enter  the 
volunteer  service  in  the  War  with  Spain.  When  there  came  a call  for  troops  during  the  Si)anish-American  War 
the  National  Guard  of  Ohio  enlisted  as  one  man.  Camp  Bushnell  was  established,  and  soon  the  First,  Second, 
Third,  Fifth,  Eighth  Regiments,  the  Ninth  Battalion,  the  Fourteenth  and  Sixteenth  and  Seventeenth  Regiments 
of  Infantry,  the  Artillery,  Signal  and  Medical  Corps,  and  finally  a regiment  of  Cavalry  were  on  the  field.  Part 

of  the  service  was  not  accepted  by  the  Government  and  some  of  the  men  were  not  taken  on  account  of  physical 

disability,  but  this  made  no  difference,  as  the  places  of  those  who  could  not  go  were  soon  filled  by  volunteers. 
In  fact,  the  companies  were  running  over  and  in  June  were  at  the  full  war  strength — one  hundred  and  six  to  a com- 
pany. Eater  the  Tenth  Ohio  was  organized.  In  the  various  camps  the  Ohio  troops  drilled  faithfully,  the  Artillery 
and  the  Cavalry  soon  became  the  best  troops  in  the  field.  When  the  advance  was  made  on  Santiago,  Cuba, 
all  wanted  to  go.  The  Eighth  Regiment  was  the  first.  Afterwards  the  Sixth  followed  and  did  garrison  duty 
in  Cuba.  Then  came  the  orders  for  General  Brook  to  go  to  Porto  Rico,  and  the  gallant  Fourteenth,  rechristened 
the  Fourth,  was  chosen.  This  regiment  was  the  only  one  from  Ohio  to  be  under  heavy  fire,  and  at  Guayama 
and  other  places  served  with  distinction. 

On  the  25th  of  March,  1899,  an  attenq^t  to  lynch  the  Zellner  brothers,  murderers  of  attorney  ATsten- 
haver,  at  Hoyt’s  Corners,  Wood  Comity,  called  Companies  H and  K of  the  Second  Regiment  to  Bowling  Green. 
On  the  23d  of  August,  1900,  rioting  in  Akron,  resulting  in  the  destruction  of  $200,000  worth  of  property,  called 
Companies  A,  B,  C,  D,  F,  G,  H,  K and  L of  the  Fourth  Regiment  to  that  city.  The  regiment  was  encamjicd 


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at  .Mincrv'a  Park  wlien  iha  call  A\as  made.  ('()in])anics  P and  F of  the  Eighth  Regiment  were  also  called  out 
during  this  trouble'. 

In  the  si)riug  of  lOOd,  labor  troubles  at  Freuamt  necessitated  the  calling  out  of  troops,  but  fortunately 
no  blood  was  ^hed.  In  March  of  the  folhnviug  year,  at  Spriugheld,  serious  riots  culminated  in  the  lynching 
of  a negro  who  had  assassinated  a police  officer  of  that  city.  The  local  guards  were  called  out,  but  were  unal)le 
to  prexent  the  Kuching.  Snbse(|uentK-  the  entire  “levee,”  notorious  negro  quarters,  were  burned  to  the  ground, 
and  (an'ernor  llen'ick  called  additional  troo])s,  which  suppressed  any  further  demonstrations.  In  May  of  the 
same  \X“ar  lalua'  troubles  at  Hanging  Rock,  near  Ironton,  compelled  the  National  Guard  to  go  to  the  scene  of 
trouble.  C'olonel  ('armi  I'hompson  was  in  command  and  he  handled  his  troops  so  admiraldy  that,  notwith- 
standing amsiderable  proxocation,  he  dispersed  the  ricjters  and  resored  laxx'  anti  order  xvithout  the  loss  of  lix^es 
on  either  side. 

In  1907,  militia  xxas  sent  to  Hridgepttrt,  xxhere  rioting  had  started  in  connection  xxath  a strike  of  steel 

mill  emplox'cs.  'Phe  presence  of  the  trooi)s,  hoxxever,  xvas  only  of  a short  duration. 

\’erx'  st'i'ions  troubles  started  in  ('olumbiis  in  the  summer  of  1910,  xxdien  the  employes  of  the  Columbus 
Strt'el  ('ar  C'ompanx’  xx't'iit  on  a strike.  Riots  and  other  disturbances  In  xvhich  dynamite  and  nitro-glycerlne 
was  fret'ly  used  xxt're  nearly  daily  occurrences.  Mayor  Marshal,  unable  to  cope  xvith  the  situation,  asked  the 
(iox’ernor  to  call  <nit  tlu‘  troo])s  and  send  them  to  Columbus,  xxdiich  request  xvas  complied  with.  Nearly  all  of 

the  military  forces  of  thc“  State  xvere  assembled  at  the  Cai)itol  City  and  remained  there  for  many  xx^eeks,  until 

ihe  disturbances  ceased. 

After  the  Wbir  xvith  Spain  the  National  Guard  xxais  reorganized  and  Ixecame  more  closely  allied  with  the 

('enlral  Gox’ernment.  Tlu'y  are  noxv  regularly  inspected  by  United  States  Army  officers  and  are  a part  of  the 

National  Arm>'.  The  most  im])ortant  national  laxv  regarding  the  Guard  is  the  so-called  Dick  Laxv,  introduced 
b>-  U.  S.  Sc-nator  Charles  Dick,  Major  General  of  the  military  forces  of  Ohio.  The  strength  of  the  Guard  in 
()hio  is  about  five  thousand  men,  divided  intcj  eight  regiments  of  Infantry,  one  battalion  of  colored  troops,  two 
troops  of  Caxalrx’,  txvo  battalions  of  Naval  Reserx'cs  and  four  Ijatteries  of  Artillery.  The  First  Brigade  is  made 
up  as  folloxvs;  The  Sixth,  Third,  Second,  First  Regiments,  Ninth  Battalion,  Batteries  B and  D and  Troop  A; 
the  Second  Brigade  has  the  liighth,  hdjurth,  Fifth  and  Seventh  Regiments,  Engineers,  Batteries  A and  H,  and 
'Troop  B.  'The  Medical  Staff  is  assigned  as  it  is  in  the  regular  army.  Rigid  inspection  may  lessen  the  number 
of  the  Guard  for  a time,  but  Ohio  can  any  time  put  ten  thousand  men  in  the  held,  draxving  on  ex-members 
and  seva-ral  military  colleges.  The  personnel  of  the  members  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard  proltably  ranks  as 

high  if  not  higher  than  that  of  any  other  State  in  the  liihon.  The  officers  are  all  men  naturally  endowed  xvith 

tlu'  menttil  attributes  xvhich  go  to  make  excellent  soldiers,  splendidly  trained,  and  gifted  xvith  a thorough  knowl- 
('dgc'  of  military  tactics.  In  the  ranks  xvill  be  found  a majority  of  men  xvho  occupy  leading  positions  in  life 
and  xvho,  xvlu'n  the  occasion  presents  itself,  are  capable  of  filling  the  higher  Itranches  of  military  duty.  Some 
of  the  ()hio  regiments  hax'c  bands  of  National  reputation. 


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HIS  institution  was  established  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  scientihc  investigations,  having  for 
their  object  the  improvement  of  agricultural  methods.  It  is  located  near  Wooster,  Ohio,  on  a 
farm  of  470  acres,  and  operates,  under  ownership  or  lease,  three  other  farms  in  different  (piarters 
of  the  State.  For  convenience  of  administration  the  Station  is  divided  into  the  departments  of 
agronomy,  animal  husbandry,  botany,  chemistry,  entomology,  horticulture,  forestry,  nutrition, 
soils  and  co-operative  experiments.  Following  are  illustrations  of  the  work  of  these  departments: 
Agronomy.  This  deiRrrtment  was  formerly  included  with  animal  husl;>andry  and  soil  studies 
in  a general  department  of  agriculture,  but  a great  increase  of  work  has  made  sulxlivision  neces- 
sary, and  the  work  of  the  department  of  agronomy  is  now  limited  to  the  study  of  farm  crops  and  of  methods  of 
culture.  Many  varieties  of  wheat,  oats  and  corn  have  l)een  grown  side  by  side  since  the  estal)lishment  (jf  the 
Station,  some  of  which  have  shown  an  average  yield  of  several  bushels  per  acre  greater  than  others. 

This  department  is  now'  engaged  in  the  improvement  of  the  cpiality  of  the  cereals  and  forage  cro{:)s,  as  wtII 
as  in  increasing  the  yield  per  acre,  4he  results  of  the  w'ork  thus  far  done  indicating  that  improvement  in  cpiality 
and  increase  in  yield  may  be  made  to  go  hand  in  hand. 

Animal  Hltsbandry.  More  than  200  cattle  have  lieen  fattened  at  the  Station  during  the  last  five  years, 
in  feeding  tests  in  which  all  the  feed  consumed  and  the  manure  produced  were  weighed,  so  that  data  have  been 
accumulated  from  wdiich  the  farmer  may  safely 
calculate  the  cost  of  beef  iiroduction  and  the 
incidental  return  that  may  be  obtained  in  the 
manure. 

More  than  300  range  lamlis  have  also  been 
fed  off  in  co-operative  tests,  in  Avhich  the 
same  facts  as  to  feed  and  manure  were  ascer- 
tained. 

These  experiments  have  been  conducted  in 
co-operation  w-ith  the  chemical  department  of 
the  Station,  wdiich  has  analyzed  the  manures 
produced  and  many  of  the  feeds  consumed, 
and  with  the  department  of  soils,  which  has 
used  the  manures  in  long  continued  held  tests, 
and  together  they  furnish  more  complete  data 
in  the  production,  composition  and  value  of 
manure  than  have  ever  before  been  published. 

Botany.  This  department  includes  the  identification  of  weeds  and  other  plants  and  of  weed  seeds  or 
other  impurities  in  clover  or  grass  seeds  sent  in  for  that  purpose,  and  investigations  in  the  control  of  such 
plant  diseases  as  the  rots  of  fruit,  the  smuts  of  grains,  the  blights  and  scali  of  potatoes,  etc. 

Hundreds  of  samples  of  w'eeds  and  w'eed  seeds  are  sent  to  the  Station  each  >’ear,  and  hundreds  of  recpiests 
come  for  advice  in  the  management  ot  diseased  crops.  All  such  recpiests  for  examination  or  adxice  are 
responded  to  free  of  charge. 

Chemistry.  The  Station  employs  several  chemists  who  are  constantly  employed  in  the  anahsis  of  grains 
and  plants  in  order  to  assist  the  Agronomist  in  the  improvement  of  ciuality,  in  the  analysis  of  feeding 
stuffs  used  in  feeding  exjieriments,  and  ot  the  manures  produced,  and  in  the  chemical  iiu'estigations  connected 
wdth  the  Station’s  experiments  in  the  maintenance  of  soil  fertilit>’. 

The  Station  does  not  make  any  free  chemical  analyses,  for  reasons  given  farther  on. 

Fntomology.  The  Station  Entomologists  are  engaged  in  experiments  on  the  control  of  insect  jiests,  which 


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are  conducled  both  on  the  Station  farms  and 
in  orchards  and  viiU‘\ards  located  in  the 
fruit  i^rowing  regions  ot  the  Slate.  1 hc' 

Ifnlomologists  als(j  identify  specimens  ot 
insects  sent  in  for  that  ])iiri)os(‘,  and  gi\e  tree 
advice  concci'ning  llu'  control  ol  insect  pests 
in  general. 

As  an  illnstralioii  oi  the  work  ot  the 
depart nu“nt,  an  orchard  near  the  lake  shore 
prodncc'd  in  1!)()7  se\’eral  thousand  bushels 
of  ai)])l('s,  of  which  less  than  one  per  cent 
were'  w(jrm\',  w lu'reas  on  imspraycd  trees  ad- 
joining more  than  half  the  fruit  was  wormy. 

1 l()HT]('Ui/rURE.  d'he  work  of  this  de- 
partment comprises  the  comparison  ol  ditfer- 
enl  \arieties  of  fruits  and  vegetables,  and  the 
stiuh'  of  methods  of  ('ulliire  and  manage- 
nu'iit. 

llundreds  of  different  varieties  of  fruit 
are  under  constant  observation,  most  ol  the 
s<;  called  new  \arieties  being  pnt  under  test 
as  soon  as  they  are  introduced,  and  the  re- 
sults of  these  tests  are  ])ul)lished  in  the 
Sttition’s  bulk'tins.  Many  thousands  ot  dollars  would  be  saved  to  the  farmers  of  the  state  every  year  if  they 
would  consult  these  bulletins  before  ])urchasing  the  phemanenal  sorts  which  the  truit  trees  peddler  describes  in 
such  glowing  terms. 

Forestry.  This  department,  established  under 
authority  of  a special  act  of  the  legislature,  is  making 
a study  of  the  rate  of  growth  of  forest  trees  and  of 
the  conditions  affecting  the  growth  of  different  species, 
in  (jrder  to  olitain  more  definite  knowledge  respecting 
the  practicability  of  growing  forest  trees  as  a farm 
croj).  It  is  also  assisting  farmers  with  advice  as  to  the 
management  of  farm  woodlots,  and  is  furnishing  seed- 
ling trees,  under  certain  restrictions,  t(^  tanners  wdio  \vill 
undertake  to  plant  and  care  for  them. 

These  investigations  have  already  shown  that  certain 
species  (.)f  forest  trees  may  l)e  grown  with  a reasonable 
expectation  that  they  will  yield  a net  income,  within 
a comparatively  few  years,  ecpial  to  that  given  by  many 
oi  our  cultivated  crops. 

Nutrition.  This  department,  recently  established, 
has  for  its  work  the  study  of  the  scientific  problems 
underlying  the  nutrition  of  animals  and  men. 

Soils.  The  work  (jt  this  department  is  concerned  with  the  questions  relating  to  the  maintenance 
ol  soil  tertility  liy  the  use  of  fertilizers  and  manures.  Systematic  field  and  laboratory  ex])eriments  on  these 
(luestions  have  been  in  progress  since  the  establishment  of  the  Station;  these  have  lieen  extended  to  the  various 
substations  or  test  farms,  and  are  noAV  affording  information  of  the  greatest  value. 

d'o  illustrate,  in  the  liriefest  possible  manner:  On  a 

soil  so  worn  by  many  years  of  exhaustive  cropiiing  that 
its  a\’erage  yield  of  wheat  had  lieen  reduced  to  less  than 
10  bushels  per  acre,  an  average  yield  ot  nearly  30  bushels 
has  been  maintained  for  the  last  10  years,  at  a cost  for 
tertilizers  ot  about  half  the  total  value  of  the  increase. 

In  other  words,  the  increase  has  paid  tor  the  fertilizers 
and  tor  the  re-nt  of  the  land  in  addition. 

( )ii  the  same  lanel,  a dressing  of  8 tons  of  bannard 
manure,  re-entorced  with  320  pounds  of  acid  ph(jsi)hale 
and  applied  to  corn,  has  produced  an  eleven-year  average 
\’ield  ot  04  bushels  of  corn  per  acre  (the  unmanureel  yield 

being  31  bushels)  tolloweel  liy  25  bushels  of  wheat  anel  two  a heavy  load  on  ihe  ohio  river 


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tons  of  clover  hay,  the  wheat  and  clo\'er 
receiving  no  further  manuring  or  fer- 
tilizing. In  other  words,  each  ton  of 
manure  thus  used  has  produced  increase 
to  the  value  of  four  dollars  and  a half, 
over  and  above  the  cost  of  treatment. 

Of  land  which  has  not  been  worn 
by  hard  treatment,  wheat,  grown  in 
a rotation  of  potatoes,  wheat  and 
clover,  has  given  a ten  year  a\'erage 
yield  of  more  than  40  bushels  per  acre. 

The  methods  by  which  these  re- 
sults have  been  attained  are  being  test- 
ed at  the  Station’s  test  farms,  located 
in  widely  separated  regions  of  the 
State,  and  on  soils  c]uite  unlike  that 
of  the  main  station,  and  the  results 
are  demonstrating  beyond  question 
the  possibility  of  doubling  the  annual 
wheat  production  of  Ohio  by  measures 
which  would  add  to  the  net  income  of 
the  farmers  of  the  State  many  millions 
of  dollars  annually.  They  are  methods 
which  are  in  reach  of  any  and  every 
farmer,  and  their  application  involves, 
not  more  labor,  but  less  than  is  now 
expended. 

Co-operative  Experiments.  The 
work  of  the  Station  can  onh'  accom- 
plish its  purpose  when  its  results  are 
applied  to  the  every  day  practice  of 
the  farmers  of  the  State.  Many 
farmers  receive  the  bulletins  of  the 
Station,  which  are  sent  free  of  cost  to 
every  farmer  who  asks  for  them,  and 
among  these  are  many  who  are  putting 
the  lessons  taught  into  practice;  but 
thus  far  not  one  farmer  in  seven  is 
reached  b3"  these  bulletins.  In  order 

to  extend  this  work  a department  of  co-operative  experiments  has  been  established,  the  oliject  of  which  is  to 
secure  the  aid  of  leading  farmers  in  every  township  of  the  State  in  carrying  out  some  line  of  work  which  will 
demonstrate  to  their  neighbors  the  possibilit}’  of  impro\'ement  in  methods.  This  department  now  has  on 
its  rolls  the  names  of  nearly  1,000  farmers,  located  in  every  section  of  the  State,  who  arc  carrying  on  such 
work,  acting  in  co-operation  with  the  Station. 

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The  a^■erage  yield  of  corn  in  Ohio  for  the 
10  years,  1896-1905,  as  shown  In-  the  reports 
of  the  State  Department  of  Agriculture,  was  a 
little  less  than  37  bushe’s  j3er  acre.  MA\’ne 
County,  in  which  the  main  station  is  located, 
produced  less  corn  than  the  a\‘erage  of  the  State, 
and  the  land  under  experiment  produces  less 
than  the  average  of  the  count}',  >'ct  on  this 
land  the  station  produced  an  a\*erage  \'ield  of 
more  than  64  bushels  during  this  10  \'car 
period.  Ohio  grows  more  than  3,000,000  acres 
of  corn  annualh'.  To  increase  the  }'ield  on  that 
area  from  37  to  64  Imshels  would  increase  the 
total  crop  of  the  State  b\'  81,000,000  bushels, 
worth  on  the  average,  more  than  830,000,000, 


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The  a\'cragc  yield  of  wheat  in  ( )hio  for 
the  same  10  year  period  was  nearly 
hnshels.  1 )uring  this  period  the  >ield  on 
the  unfertilized  land  at  the  Station  was 
un(U‘r  10  huslu'ls,  hut  the  wheat  following 
the  al)o\'e  \icld  (jf  corn  a\‘eraged  253/2 
hnshels,  an  increase  ot  12hj.  hnshels  i)er 
acre.  The  a\c‘rage  area  in  wheat  lor  the 
Stale  was  2,272,000  acre's.  1 hid  this  area 
\i('lded  25  hnshc'ls  instead  ot  lo  hnshels, 
the  incrc'ase  would  ha\'c  amonntc'd  to 
27,704,01)0  hnshels,  worth,  at  70  ct'iits  per 
hnshel,  .11'.), 000, 000. 

Had  tlu'  syste'in  of  agriculture  been 
such  as  to  ])i'odnce  these  yields  ot  corn  and 
wheat  it  would  also  ha\'e  |)rodnced  a similar, 
increase  in  other  crops,  and  would  have 
R'snlte'd  in  a total  increase  of  the  income 
of  the  farmers  of  the  State  ot  not  less  than 
$00, 000, 000. 

The  foregoing  statement  illustrates 
the  lines  in  which  the  Station  is  prei^ared 

. r 1 ' SUSPENSION  BRIDGE,  CINCINNATI 

to  assist  the  tanners  of  the  State.  1 here 

are  some  |)oints,  however,  on  which  farmers  frecpiently  ask  the  Station  for  help  wdiich  it  is  not  prepared  to 
gi\’e.  Ih'ietl>"  stated  these  are  as  folknvs; 

WHAT  THE  STATION  CAN  NOT  DO. 

The  Station  is  not  prepared  to  analyze  commercial  fertilizers  and  feeding  stuffs,  as  in  Ohio  that  w-ork  is  placed 
in  charge  of  the  Secretary  (tF  the  State  Board  of  AttRicuLTURE,  at  Columhus,  to  wdiom  all  requests  for  such 
analyses  should  lie  addressed. 

The  Station  is  not  prepared  to  give  advice  respecting  treatment  of  contagious  diseases  of  animals,  that  func- 
tion having  heen  transferred  to  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  in  its  capacity  of  State  Live  Stock  Commission. 
Reciuests  for  such  advice  should  therefore  lie  addressed  to  Secretary,  State  Live  Stock  Commission,  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture,  Cohunlius,  Ohio. 

Idle  Station  is  not  prepared  to  examine  animals  suspected  of  having  been  poisoned.  Such  examinations 
should  he  referred  to  the  nearest  \Tterinarian. 

The  Station  is  not  prepared  to  make  official  inspection  of  orchards  and  nurseries  under  the  law  requiring 
such  inspection,  that  work  having  heen  transferred  to  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  to  whose  Secretary, 
C'olumhus,  retpiests  for  such  inspection  should  he  addressed. 

The  Station  is  not  prepared  to  e.xamine  foods,  drugs  and  dairy  products  suspected  of  adulteration,  as  that 
work  is  in  charge  of  the  Onto  Dairy  and  Loot)  Commissioner,  whose  office  is  at  Columhus. 

The  Station  is  not  prepared  to 
analyze  drinking  water;  requests  for 
such  analysis  should  he  addressed 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  State 
Board  of  Health,  Columhus. 

Visitors  to  the  Station  or  to  its 
various  test  farms  are  w^elcome  at  all 
times  during  business  hours.  Per- 
sons or  parties  who  contemplate  such 
visits  and  wdio  desire  special  atten- 
tion are  requested  to  wadte  in  ad- 
vance, gii  ing  the  date  of  proposed 
\dsit  and  probable  number  of  party. 

Any  citizen  of  Ohio  has  the  right 
to  apjily  to  the  Station  for  such  as- 
sistance as  it  can  give,  and  all  such 
recpiests  wall  receive  prompt  atten- 
tion. 

The  Bulletins  of  this  Station  are 
sent  free  to  all  residenss  of  the  State 
who  request  them. 


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LL  that  the  State  of  Ohio  has  accomplished  in  the  history  of  this  country — and 
that  her  position  is  a proud  one,  a perusal  of  these  pages  will  prove — is  due  not 
alone  to  any  special  natural  blessing,  but  to  the  men  who  have  helped  to  carve 
her  destiny.  When  the  early  voyagers  faced  toward  the  setting  sun  on  their 
perilous  journey  into  a new,  wild  and  dangerous  country,  to  erect  the  founda- 
tions of  a new  empire,  great  men  were  found  among  them,  hardy,  courageous 
and  adventurous  spirits,  who  ably  lilled  special  positions  (;f  leadership.  From 
that  early  day  to  the  present,  as  necessity  has  required  it,  men  have  arisen  among 
their  fellows  to  lead  in  the  different  enteri)rises  of  a great  and  glorious  State. 

Statesman,  soldier,  financier,  educator,  scientist,  husbandman  and  trader — 
all  have  responded  to  the  call  of  the  hour.  In  every  city,  town,  village  and 
hamlet,  are  to  l)c  found  men  of  character  and  inffuence,  who,  l)y  their  enterprise 
and  thrift,  by  their  activity  and  sagacity,  their  zeal  in  religious  and  political 
affairs,  ha\'C  contributed  their  individuality  to  the  material  prosperity  of  the 
community  in  which  they  live,  and  thus  each  adds  its  quota  to  the  general  welfare 
of  the  people. 

Of  those  are  the  men  who  developed  the  natural  resources;  who  delved 
for  the  hidden  treasures  of  the  earth;  who  made  the  fields  blossom;  who  carved 
their  way  through  the  great  forests;  girded  the  State  with  iron  bands;  built 
canals  and  steamboats;  erected  great  manufacturing  and  industrial  enterprises;  introduced  new  processes  in 
science  and  mechanics;  devoted  their  lives  to  the  advancement  of  the  people  in  education  and  the  dissemina- 
tion of  special  knowledge;  who  championed  the  cause  of  humanity;  promoted  the  comforts  of  living  and  whose 
deeds  are  worthy  of  being  peri)ctuated  and  followed  by  future  generations.  “What  man  has  done  man  may  do.’’ 
In  the  previous  pages  of  this  work  is  set  forth  the  general  history  of  the  great  State  of  Ohio — the  pages 
which  follow  are  devoted  to  the  deeds  and  achievements  of  those  who  ha^’e  made  the  State  great.  E\-ery  human 
life  is  a history,  and  the  collected  biographies  of  the  great  men  of  any  community  are  the  simple  records  of 
the  country  in  which  they  live,  and  the  mirror  of  their  time.  Samuel  Johnson  says: 

“I  have  often  thought  that  there  has  rarely  passed  a life  of  which  a judicious  and  faithful  narrative  would 
not  be  useful.’’ 

To  the  student,  the  thinker  and  the  historian,  the  lives  and  attainments  of  gifted  men  are  of  al)sorbing 
interest,  showing,  as  they  do,  the  difhculties  which  have  been  o\’ercome,  and  how  success  has  crowned  earnest 
and  faithful  effort.  These  Ifiographies  are  the  most  attractive  form  of  history,  for,  while  they  perpetuate  the 
memory  of  the  great,  they  also  illustrate  aptly  the  conduct  of  life,  and  coiwey  to  succeeding  generations  impor- 
tant lessons  full  of  instruction,  human  interest,  and  often  replete  with  romance.  It  is  men  such  as  these  whose 
biographies  are  preserved  in  this  work.  They  all  have  contributed  toward  the  State’s  progress  and  glory.  It 
is  unfortunate  that  many  great  men  have  passed  away  leaving  no  printed  records  of  their  attainments,  which, 
if  obtainable,  would  act  as  beacon  lights  to  succeeding  generations,  and  which  would  be  preserved  by  their 
descendants  as  a family  treasure  of  priceless  value.  The  civilization  of  our  day,  the  enlightenment  of  the  age, 
and  the  solemn  duty  which  men  owe  to  their  ancestors,  to  themselves  and  to  their  posterity,  demands  that  a 
record  of  their  lives  and  deeds  should  be  preserved. 

But  there  are  deeds  which  shall  not  pass  away 
And  names  that  must  not  wither,  though  the  earth 
Forgets  her  empires  with  a just  decay. 


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William  Stone  Abert, 

I.<i\vyer,  was  horn  in  Washington,  I).  C.,  July  27th,  1845.  He  was  the  son  of  Lieutenant 
Col.  James  W.  Abert,  United  States  Army,  and  Jane  Lenthall  Stone,  who  was  a des- 
cendant of  Sir  William  Lenthall,  speaker  of  the  House  of  C'ommons  during  the  reign  of 
Charles  1,  Cromwell  and  Charles  11  ; the  grandson  of  Colonel  John  James  Abert,  chief  of 
the  cor])s  of  topographical  engineers  U.  S.  Army. 

He  graduated  after  the  four  years  course  and  received  the  degree  of  A.  B.  from 
Princeton  Unixersity  in  I8(i5,  and  also  receix'ed  the  degree  ol  A.  M.  from  the  same  in- 
litution  in  IShS. 

In  lS(i()  he  remoxed  to  Cincinnati  and  studied  laxv  in  the  office  of  Judge  George 
I loadlx',  in  the  Masonic  4'em])le,  bS(i()-18()8 ; and  at  the  same  time  he  took  the  regular 
course  at  the  ('incinnati  Laxv  School,  from  xvhich  he  graduated  in  18()8,  xvith  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laxvs.  He  xvas  at  once  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio, 
and  established  himself  in  ])ractice  in  Cincinnati,  xvith  office  in  the  old  College  Building, 
and  was  associated  in  <i  laxv  ])artnershi])  xvith  ('ol.  R.  W.  Nelson,  of  Newport,  Kentucky. 

He  soon  attained  a positiixn  of  eminence  at  the  Ixar  and  was  em])loyed  as  counsel  in 
some  of  the  most  imi)ortant  cases  both  cix’il  and  criminal. 

In  1877  he  returned  to  his  natix’e  city,  xvhere  his  professional  reputation  had  already 
proceeded  him,  and  established  an  extensix'e  and  lucratix-e  practice,  xvhich  he  has  main- 
taiiu'd,  not  onlx’  1)X’  reason  of  his  nnc|nestioned  ability,  but  also  by  his  faithful  xx’ork  and 
untiring  energy. 

Among  the  notable  cases  in  which  he  has  hgured  may  be  mentioned  Ormsley  vs. 
Webb;  the  Poxvell  Will  case;  the  Washington  City  Post-Office  case,  and  the  Rock  Creek 
I’.irk  case,  the  last  named  dis|)lax’ing  Mr.  Abert 's  unnsnal  mastery  ol  details,  combined  xvith  his  no  less  remarkable  command  of  logical 
argument.  I n 1 lie  lamous  surety  case  ol  Hall  xs.  Smith,  reported  in  the  fourteenth  x'olume  of  Bush’s  Kentucky  Re]xn'ts,  he  succeeded 
in  secairing  a lax’orabU'  Imal  judgment  lor  his  I'lient  in  the  Appellate  C'ourt,  alter  three  trials  and  adx'erse  decisions  in  the  Circuit  Courts. 

It  xvas  upon  his  argument  in  the  Poxvell  Will  case  that  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  I'nited  States  sustained  the  right  of  appeal 
Irom  the  judgment  ol  tlu'  Sii])renu‘  Court  ol  the  Oistrict  of  Columbia,  in  a xvill  contest;  thus  rex'ersing  the  practice  extending  over  a 
|)ei‘iod  ol  sc'X'cnty  x’ears. 

In  1881)  lu'  xvas  apiiointed  by  the  Sujireme  Court  of  the  Histrict  a Commissioner  to  comiiile  all  the  statute  laxx^s  in  force  in  the 
Histrict  ol  ('olnmbia,  <is  .inlhorized  by  act  of  ('ongress. 

This  highlx’  importiint  and  responsible  duty  inxolxed  the  coni] illation,  arrangement  and  classification  of  all  the  British  Statute 
remaining  in  lorce  together  xxith  the  Acts  ol  the  Maryland  Assembly,  Irom  the  earliest  colonial  period  U])  to  the  date  ol  session  of  the 
Marx  land  territory  for  a sxvit  ot  gox'ernment,  and  all  Acts  of  Congress  a|)plicable  to  the  District,  from  February  27,  1801,  to  and  in- 
clnding  the  .Acts  of  the  Idltieth  Congress. 

In  coiisetiuence  ot  the  death  ol  his  colleague,  shortly  after  aj)])ointment,  Mr.  Abert  was  obliged  to  perform  the  entire  work 
alone.  In  rec'ognition  of  his  exceiitionally  x'aluable  serxices  in  connection  wdth  this  work,  and  for  providing  it  with  annotations  of 
judicial  citations,  C'ongress  axvarded  him  an  extra  compensation  of  four  thousand  dollars. 

( )n  the  tilth  ot  ( )ctober,  1875,  he  xvas  married  to  Nannie  S.  Hamilton,  ot  Louisxdlle,  Kentucky,  a descendant  of  the  Hamilton 
lamily  in  Maryland,  ot  Rexolutionary  fame.  She  xvas  graduated  at  the  Ohio  Female  College. 

( )t  this  marriage  there  are  txvo  children  noxv  lix'ing — Jane  Stixne  Alxert,  the  xvife  of  John  P.  Story,  Jr.  and  Hamilton  Abert,  wffio 
is  engaged  in  business  in  Nexv  A'ork  City. 

Mr.  Abort  is  a descendant  of  ('ol.  Timothy  Matlack  (1730-182!))  who  serx'ed  in  the  American  Army  of  the  Rex'olution  as  Colonel  of 
<i  Pennsx'lx  cinia  rifle  batallion,  and  a member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Rex'olution,  and  he  is  nexv  the  President  of  the  District  of  Columbia  Society. 

I le  is  also  a member  ot  the  Society  of  ('olonial  M ars;  Aztec  club  (4  1847 ; Society  of  the  War  of  1812;  Ohio  Society  in  New  York; 
Columbia  Historical  Society;  Washington  Academy  of  Sciences  and  the  Cosmos  Club. 

Residence,  1520  K Street,  N.  \\’.,  (Office,  408  Fifth  Street,  N.  W.,  M’ashington,  D.  C. 

J.  C.  Adams, 

A i)rominent  member  ol  the  Bar  of  Coshocton,  ( )hio,  is  a natix’e  of  Bedford  Township,  Coshocton  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Jacob  and 
Maranda  Adams.  He  xvas  born  and  raised  on  his  father’s  farm  ami  in  early  life  became  familiar  xvith  the  duties  and  labors  of  an 
agriculturist,  assisting  in  the  xvork  of  the  home  farm  during  vacation  times.  He  receix-ed  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  home  countx',  at  West  Bedford  High  School  and  at  Lebanon  Normal  Unixersity,  after  xvhich  he  studied  laxv  and  in  due  time  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Su])reme  Court  of  (4hio.  1 le  then  took  u]x  the  jiractice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  C'oshocton,  in  which 
he  has  been  x'ery  successful.  Aside  from  his  legal  ]xrofession  he  is  secretary  of  the  Sixth  Street  Theatre  Company,  Coshocton,  Ohio. 
In  [lolilics,  lie  has  alxvaxs  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  one  of  the  leaders  of  his  jiarty  in  his  home  county.  He  served  as  a member  of 
the  72nd  and  73rd  General  Assemblies  of  Ohio.  Socially,  he  is  a B.  P.  ( ).  K.  He  has  a host  of  friends  in  Coshocton,  in  xvhich  city  he  resides. 

Eugene  Adler, 

Attorney  at  laxv  at  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  is  a son  of  Air.  and  A'Irs.  Leojiold  Adler,  and  was  born  in  Montgomery,  Ala.,  on  the  1st  day  of 
March,  1874.  At  the  age  ol  sexen  he  left  his  natix’e  city  in  companionship  xvith  his  parents,  lor  a sojourn  in  Germany,  and  returned, 
locating  in  Cincinnati  at  the  age  of  nine.  His  early  education  xx’as  only  meager,  for  he  had  to  leave  school  at  an  early  age  and  begin 
to  ^hift  for  himsell.  But  he  supplemented  his  knoxvledge  by  the  study  of  books  during  his  leizure  hours  and  later  attended  the 
Cincinnati  Laxv  School,  from  xvhich  institution  he  xvas  graduated  in  1S!)8,  xxdien  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  is  one  of  Cincin- 
nati’s sell-made  attorneys,  and  for  many  years  has  been  associated  xvith  the  laxv  firm  of  Cohen  & Alack.  Air.  Adler  is  a staunch 
Democrat  and  has  serxed  the  party  of  his  conx  iction.  in  many  capacities.  In  Nox  ember,  1005,  he  xvas  elected  a member  of  the  House 
ol  Representatixes  of  the  Ohio  General  Assembly  on  a platform  of  reform  and  he  is  a stnmg  adxocate  of  clean  and  honest  politics. 
While  being  a memlier  of  the  Legislature  he  took  an  actix’e  |)art  in  the  affairs  of  that  body  and  helped  materially  in  shaping  legislation. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  I )uckxx  orth  Clul)  and  of  the  Democratic  Clul).  Socially,  Air.  Adler  is  identified  with  a mn'iiber  of 
fraternal  organizations.  He  is  past  Noble  Grand  of  Franklin  Lodge,  No.  4,  I.  O.  ().  h'..  Past  Regent  of  Gem  Council,  Royal  Arcanum, 
Past  ('ommander  of  (Jueen  City  Lodge,  Knights  of  Joseph,  and  a member  of  Queen  C'ity  Lodge,  No.  5(13,  K.  of  P.  On  the  12th  day  of 
Ajiril  180(i,  he  xvcis  married  to  Aliss  Nancy  W’eil,  of  (.'incinnati.  Two  children  liax-e  been  the  issue  of  their  marriage. 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


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John  Alvin  Alburn, 

a prominent  ttorney,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  February,  1879,  on  a farm  at 
Pleasant  Hill,  Lawrence  County,  Pa.  His  father,  John  F.  Alburn,  a farmer  and  con- 
tractor, was  a native  of  Germany  and  emigrated  to  the  L nited  States  about  1847.  His 
mother,  Mrs.  Cecilia  Leubben  Alburn,  was  born  in  Pennsylvania.  In  1883  the  family 
moved  to  Youngstown,  Ohio.  Mr.  John  A.  Alburn  was  educated  in  the  Youngstown 
common  and  high  schools,  at  Adelbert  College  of  \\  estern  Reser\'e  L niversity,  the  Grad- 
uate School  of  YYstern  Reser\e  Uni\ersity  and  at  the  Western  Reser\^e  University 
Law  School,  graduating  from  Rayen  High  School,  Youngstown,  in  1897;  Adelbert  Col- 
lege, Cleveland,  in  1902;  and  from  the  Graduate  School  and  the  Law  School  of  Western 
Reserve  University  in  1904.  He  holds  the  degree  of  A.  B.;  A.  M.  and  LI.  B.  At  the 
age  of  18  years  Mr.  Alburn  started  in  public  life  as  a teacher,  in  the  Youngstown  Town- 
shijD  schools,  continuing  in  that  profession  for  one  year,  1897-1898.  In  1903-1904  he 
taught  in  the  Cleveland  evening  schools,  and  in  1904-1905  he  hlled  the  position  of  teacher 
in  the  Cleveland  night  high  schools.  In  190(3  and  190/  he  was  Historical  Lecturer  in 
“Social  Center”  work  in  the  (.leveland  schools.  During  1905  he  was  chief  Probation 
Officer  of  the  Cle\"eland  Jinenile  C ourt.  Upon  his  admission  to  the  liar,  in  June  1904, 
he  took  up  the  practice  ot  his  chosen  prolession  m Cle\’eland,  following  the  same  until 
the  11th  of  September,  1907,  when  he  was  apiiointed  to  the  position  of  Assistant 
Attorney  General  of  Ohio,  liy  Attorney  ( icneral  Wade  H.  Lllis.  When  Mr.  I . (i.  Den- 
JOHN  ALVIN  ALBURN,  COLUMBUS,  o.  mail  took  hold  of  his  office  as  Attorney  Cieneral  he  reappointed  Mr.  Alburn  to  his  former 

position,  which  he  has  filled  with  marked  ability.  Mr.  Alburn  has  always  been  a staunch 
Republican,  participating  actively  in  local,  state  and  National  campaigns  ever  since  he 
entered  college.  Socially  he  is  a member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  Phi  Delta  Phi 
(law)  and  Phi  Beta  Kappa  (honorary)  college  fraternities.  He  also  is  connected  with 
F.  anclA.  M.;  K.  ofP.;  Columbus  Club;  Tippecanoe  Club,  of  Cleveland,  the  Buckeye 
Republican  Club,  Columbus  and  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce,  etc;  is  Judge 
Advocate  of  the  Ohio  Brigade  Wk  O.  Wk,  and  has  been  since  19(J4  the  secretary  of  the 
National  Republican  College  League  of  the  United  States.  He  resides  at  Cleveland. 


James  I.  Allread, 


Ralph  S.  Ambler, 

Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  Canton,  Ohio,  a prominent  member  of  the  Starke 
County  Bar,  is  a native  Ohioan,  born,  reared  and  educated  in  Salem,  Columbiana  County, 
Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Jacob  A.  Amliler  and  Mary  Steele  Ambler,  nati\  es  of  Pennsylx'ania 
and  Ohio,  respectively.  Judge  Ambler’s  father,  Jacob  A.  Ambler,  was  one  of  the  foun- 
ders of  the  Republican  party.  He  was  a member  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  Judge  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  a memlier  of  C'ongress.  He  was  one  of  the  staunchest  friends 
of  the  late  President  William  IMcKInley.  Like  his  distinguished  father,  Judge  Ralph 
S.  Ambler  has  always  been  a falthlul  Republican  and  he  has  serx'ed  his  [lartx’  and  the 
people  in  general  in  many  capacities.  He  is  considered  to  be  a lawyer  of  e.xtraordinary 
ability  and  a very  efficient  judge.  He  resides  at  Canton,  Ohio. 


One  of  the  judges  of  the  Second  Circuit  Court  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  29th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1858,  on  a farm  near  Arcanum,  Darke  County,  Ohio.  He  comes  from  an  old  Ohio 
family,  his  ancestors  having  been  pioneers  and  early  settlers  in  W’estern  Ohio.  They  came 
to  that  part  of  the  State  when  it  was  but  little  less  than  a wilderness.  Judge  Allread  was 
educated  in  the  Arcanum  public  schools  and  at  the  Greenville  High  School.  He  later 
read  law  under  the  preceptorship  of  the  late  Judge  William  Allen,  of  Green\ille,  one  of 
the  most  distinguished  jurists  of  Darke  Count}’,  and,  on  the  6th  of  October,  1880,  was  ad- 
mitted to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  He  immediately  took  up  the  prac- 
tice of  his  chosen  profession  at  Greenville,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  In  pol- 
itics, Judge  Allread  has  ahvays  been  a staunch  Republican  and  he  has  ser\’ed  his  party 
and  the  people  in  general  with  great  distinction.  Upon  the  elevation  of  Circuit  Judge 
Shauck  to  the  Supreme  Court  Bench,  on  the  8th  of  February,  1895,  Judge  Allread  was 
appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy  by  Governor  AIcKinley,  serving  in  that  capacity  until 

November  of  the  same  year.  In  January  1901,  he  was  appointed  to  the  jiosition  of 
Chief  Clerk,  under  Secretary  of  State,  Lewis  C.  Laylin,  filling  that  office  with  great 
ability  until  May,  1903,  when  he  resigned  to  enter  upon  his  duties  as  Common  Pleas 
Judge,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  November,  1902.  Llpon  the  expiration  of  Circuit 
Judge  W ilson  s term  of  office.  Judge  Allread  was  elected  Circuit  Judge.  At  the  Re- 
publican National  Con\*ention  at  Minncajiiolis,  in  1892,  when  President  Benjamin  Har- 
rison was  nominated  for  his  second  term,  and,  in  1896,  at  the  St.  Louis  Republican  Con- 
\'ention,  which  nominated  Major  McKinley  for  the  presidency,  Judge  Allread  repre- 
sented the  Fourth  Congressional  District.  Socially,  the  Judge  is  a prominent  Mason. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  S.  Roland,  on  the  1st  of  August,  1883.  Two  children 
were  born  to  them.  Judge  Allread  resides  at  Greenville,  Darke  County,  Ohio. 


JAi\4ES  I.  ALLREAD, 


RALPH  S.  AMBLER. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 

Hon.  Thomas  H.  Anderson, 

Associate  justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  is  a typical  illus- 
tration of  the  successful  American  citizen.  He  is  a son  of  John  and  Amelia  Dallas  Ander- 
son, and  was  born  in  Belmont  County,  Ohio.  On  both  his  paternal  and  maternal  sides 
he  is  descended  from  distinguished  ancestors.  Col.  Robert  Alexander  Dallas,  grand- 
father of  Justice  Anderson,  was  of  Scotch  descent  and  l)clonged  to  the  Dallas  family  of 
which  Hon.  Alexander  Dallas,  of  PennsyKania,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  under  Presi- 
dent Madison,  and  his  s(m,  C,eorge  M.  Dallas,  Vice-President  of  the  United  States  with 
President  Polk,  were  cons])icuous  members.  His  great  grandmother  on  his  father’s  side, 
Letitia  ()’.\eil,  was  the  daughter  of  Lord  O'Neil,  an  Irish  peer. 

Justice  .Anderson  was  educated  at  the  public  and  select  schools  of  his  county  and  at 
.Mount  Union  ('ollege,  ( )hi(j.  .After  leaving  college  he  taught  for  a short  time  in  the  schools 
of  Belnumt  and  (Guernsey  counties,  when  he  became  principal  of  the  Cambridge  High 
School,  which  position  he  held  until  the  fall  of  1870,  when  he  resigned  to  complete  his 
law  studies.  In  June,  1871,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Adount  Vernon,  Ohio,  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  i:>rofession  at  Camlrridge,  Ohio,  in  partnership  with  Hon. 
Joseph  I ).  Taylor,  afterward  a member  of  Congress.  He  took  high  rank  in  his  profession 
almost  immefliately  and  .soon  found  himself  latmched  in  a large  and  lucrative  practice  in 
the  State  and  Federal  Courts.  Uiron  the  election  of  Mr.  Taylor  to  Congress  in  1883, 
he  succeeded  tcj  the  entire  practice  of  the  hrm,  which  he  not  only  retained,  but  largely 
increased.  In  1884  he  as.sociated  with  him  in  the  practice,  John  L.  Locke,  Esc].,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Anderson  & Locke,  which  was  dissolved  in  April,  1893,  when  he  removed 
to  Washington.  Here,  as  in  Ohio,  his  ability  as  a lawyer  and  his  high  character  as  a 
man  soon  won  for  him  an  honored  ])lace  in  the  legal  profession.  On  October  4,  1899,  President  McKinley  tendered  to  Justice  An- 
derson the  i)osition  of  United  States  District  zAttorney  for  the  District  of  Columbia,  wdiich  he  accepted  and  filled  with  conspicuous 
ability.  On  May  1,  1901,  President  McKinley  a[)pointed  him  a meml)er  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  This 
appointment  was  made  by  the  President  in  recognition  of  the  Judge’s  s]ilendid  record  as  United  States  District  Attorney.  Since  his 
ekwation  to  the  bench  he  has  ])roved  himself  an  able  and  upright  judge.  He  has  a keen  .sense  of  justice,  thinks  for  himself  and  always 
impresses  those  who  practice  before  him  with  the  fact  that  he  is  not  controlled  by  prejudice  or  partiality,  but  in  all  things  is  fair, 
reasonable  and  just. 

During  the  tour  years  that  former  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  Foster  was  Governor  of  Ohio,  A4r.  .Anderson  served  on  his  military 
staff  with  the  rank  of  Colonel.  In  1887  he  was  a prominent  candidate  for  attorney  general  of  Ohio,  and  in  1889  was  appointed  by  Presi- 
dent Harrison  as  minister  resident  and  consul  general  to  Bolix  ia.  At  that  time  he  was  chairman  of  the  Republican  executive  committees 
of  his  county  and  Congressional  District,  a meml)er  of  the  city  council  and  school  l)oard  of  Cambridge,  and  president  of  a number  of 
corporations,  besides  lujlding  other  ])ositions  of  trust  and  honor.  Congress  having  achmneed  the  rank  of  the  Bolivian  mission  in  1890, 
PresidcMit  Harrison  appointed  Judge  .Anderson  en\'oy  extraordinary  and  minister  pleni])otentiary  of  the  Ihiited  States  to  that  Republic, 
which  position  he  tilled  with  marked  ability.  While  residing  in  Sotith  .America  he  made  many  valuable  reports  to  the  Government  on 
the  resources,  industries  and  trade  relations  of  Spanish-America,  and  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Blaine,  then  Secretary  of  State,  wrote  the 
‘diandbook  ot  Bolix  ia,”  published  by  the  bureau  of  American  republics  in  1893,  and  distributed  throtighout  the  United  States  and  Cen- 
tral and  South  .America.  Judge  Ander.son  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  pulilic  affairs,  and  there  are  few  men  who  have  a larger 
|)ersonal  ac(|uaintance  with  men  in  jiublic  life  than  he,  and  fewer  still  whose  friends  are  as  w'arm  and  devoted.  He  is  an  eloquent  and 
experienced  public  speaker,  and  until  apjrointed  to  the  bench  had  been  prominent  on  the  stump  in  every  political  campaign  during 
the  past  twenty-fi\’e  \’ears.  By  reason  of  his  ability  as  a speaker  and  the  knowledge  gained  by  him  while  a resident  of  the  free-silver 
countries  of  South  .America,  he  was  in  wifle  demand  during  the  presidential  campaigns  of  1896  and  1900,  speaking  throughout  West 
X'irginia,  Ohio,  Maryland  and  other  sections  of  the  country.  Before  his  appointment  as  judge  he  was  prominently  connected  with  a 
numlH'r  of  financial  institutions  and  has  an  emiable  record  as  a citizen,  diplomat,  business  man  and  lawyer. 

Justice  Anderson  is  a member  of  the  .American  Bar  .Association,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  the  National  Geo- 
gra|)hic  Society,  the  ( )hio  Society  of  New  A'ork  and  the  Ohio  Society  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  the  Historical  Society  of  Washington 
and  its  affiliated  branches;  a member  of  the  Itoard  of  trustees  of  the  .American  University,  Howard  University  and  of  George  Wash- 
ington University,  and  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Adetropolitan  Alethodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Washington,  where 
President  Grant  and  President  AlcKinley  were  regular  attendants  during  their  incumbency  of  that  great  office.  He  and  President 
McKinle\-  were  warm  personal  friends  for  many  years,  and  the  McKinley  memorial  tal)let  in  this  church  was  the  gift  of  Justice 
.Anderson.  In  1879  he  was  married  to  Miss  Latira  B.  .Augustine,  daughter  of  Daniel  and  Mary  .Augustine,  one  of  the  old,  wealthy 
and  influential  families  of  Western  Pennsyh'ania.  Airs.  .Anderson  is  a college  bred  woman  of  refined  taste  and  culture.  4'hey  have 
but  one  child,  a daughter.  Airs.  Frederick  Pliny  Lilley,  of  Waterbury,  Conn. 

William  S.  Anderson, 

( )l  A'oimgstown,  ( )hio,  a |)rominent  lawyer  and  farmer,  was  born  in  1848  in  North  jacksem,  Ohio.  His  lather,  1 )avifl  Anderson  was  a 
nati\’e  ol  Ireland,  while  his  mother,  Hanna  .Anderson,  was  born  in  New  Castle,  Pennsylvania.  The  father  was  an  early  merchant  and 
stock  dealer  in  Alahoning  County.  Air.  .Anderson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Mahoning  County.  .Alter  leaving  school, 
he  worked  on  the  farm  and  also  taught  school,  preqraring  himself  at  the  same  time  for  the  legal  profession  to  which  he  was  admitted 
in  1870.  He  then  took  up  the  general  practice  of  the  law,  in  which  he  has  been  \ery  successful.  In  ]xjlitics,  Mr.  .Anderson  has 
alwa>-s  been  a staunch  Repul)lican,  being  one  f)f  the  active,  energetic  and  effective  party  workers  in  Mahoning  County.  He  htis  been 
prollered  wtrious  offices  but  never  cared  for  official  life,  but  his  son,  Randall  H.  Anderson,  was  a member  of  the  present  and  last  Gen- 
eral .Assemblies  of  ( )hio.  Socially,  Air.  William  .Andersf)ii  is  prominently  connected  with  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  He  is  a ])ul )lic-s])irited  man, 
kindhearted  and  always  rearly  to  assist  the  interests  of  his  home  city.  He  is  married  and  the  father  of  two  daughters  and  two  sons. 

( )ne  son,  W illiam  AL,  a lawyer,  is  associated  with  his  father,  the  other  son,  Randall  IF  is  in  business  hu"  himself.  The  family  attends 
the  Presbyterian  Church.  Air.  .Anderson  resides  at  Alumgstown,  ( )hio. 

Mr.  Philip  March  Ashford, 

S])ecial  .Attorney  in  ihe  de]iartment  of  Justice  at  WAishington,  1).  (A,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  in  which  he  still  retains  his 
citizenship.  He  was  born  on  the  13th  day  of  .April,  1860,  on  a farm  near  where  the  town  of  Rogers,  Columbiana  County,  Ohio  is  now 
located.  His  parents  were  Mr.  John  Vale  Ashford  and  Airs.  Alargaret  J.  Alarch  Ashford.  Mr.  Ashford  received  an  academic  education 


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at  Mount  Hope  Academy,  Rogers,  Ohio,  and  at  Poland  Union  Seminary,  Poland,  Ohio. 
After  leaving  school  he  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  his  county  in  the  winter  seasons 
and  worked  upon  his  father’s  farm  in  the  summer  for  about  five  years,  during  which 
period  he  found  time  to  study  law  under  the  tutelage  of  A.  H.  Clarke,  Esq.,  of  East 
Liverpool,  Ohio.  After  spending  about  a year  in  Mr.  Clarke’s  office  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  in  June,  1889.  In  September  of  that 
year  he  located  at  Salineville,  Ohio,  where  he  continued  to  practice  his  profession  for 
about  ten  years,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  Assistant  Attorney  in  the 
Department  of  Justice  at  Washington.  He  was  later  promoted  to  the  position  of  Special 
Attorney  in  said  department.  His  duties  consist  in  defending  the  Government  in  suits 
brought  against  it,  in  the  Court  of  C'laims  and  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Ashford  has  always  been  an  ardent  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  faith- 
fully in  different  capacities.  In  1889  he  was  appointed  City  Solicitor  of  Salineville  to 
fill  a vacancy.  He  was  elected  to  that  office  in  1890,  1892  and  1894.  In  1895  he  was 
elected  to  the  House  of  the  72nd  General  Assembly  of  Ohio  from  Columbiana  County  and 
was  re-elected  to  the  73rd  General  Assembly,  in  which  occured  the  famous  contest  which 
resulted  in  the  election  of  Marcus  A.  Hanna,  United  States  Senator  from  Ohio.  Mr. 
.Ashford  was  one  of  Senator  Hanna’s  warmest  and  most  active  supporters.  Air.  .Ashford 
rendered  valuable  service  as  a member  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  in  both  the  72nd  and 
73rd  General  .Assembly.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  committee  on  common  schools 
in  the  72nd  General  .Assembly.  Air.  .Ashford  is  well  known  in  secret  society  circles  in 
Washington,  being  a member  of  the  Alasonic  Eraternity.  He  is  also  a trustee  for  Ohio  of 
the  .Ale.xander  Hamilton  National  Alemorial  Association.  He  was  united  in  marriage 
at  Salineville,  Ohio,  on  the  21st  day  of  October,  1891,  to  Aliss  Lyda  Nixon  Orr.  Two  children,  Alarie  L.  and  Alargaret  M.  have  blessed 
their  union. 

Daniel  Babst, 

Of  Crestline,  Ohio,  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  is  a native  of  Canal  Pulton,  Ohio,  born  on  the  19th  of  October,  1847,  the  son 
of  Daniel  Babst  and  Alargareth  A'ost  Babst.  Judge  Babst’s  ancestors  came  from  Alsace-Lorraine,  his  father  emigrating  in  1832  to  the 
United  States.  He  landed  in  New  AMrk,  where  he  remained  for  a period  of  two  years,  and  then,  in  1834,  removed  to  Kindel,  Stark  County, 
and  later  to  Canal  Fulton,  where  Judge  Babst  was  born.  In  1852,  the  family  came  to  Crestline,  Crawford  County,  Ohio.  Judge  Babst 
was  educated  in  the  Crawford  County  public  schools,  and,  from  1864  to  1867,  at  Oberlin.  He  then  read  law  with  Nathan  Jones,  a 
prominent  lawyer  of  Crestline,  and  in  1872,  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  taking  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Crest- 
line. Judge  Babst  is  one  of  the  leading  Democrats  of  Crawford  County  and  he  has  served  his  party  faithfully  and  well.  In  1877  to 
1879  he  was  city  solicitor  of  Crestline,  but  resigned,  having  been  appointed  Alayor  of  his  home  city  by  the  city  council.  He  served 
as  Mayor  from  1878  to  1885.  In  1884,  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress  in  his  district  but  was  defeated,  his  district  being  strongly 
Democratic  and  he  at  that  time  belonging  to  the  Republican  party.  He  was  a member  of  the  School  Board  and  of  the  Board  of  School 
Examiners  of  Crestline  for  ten  years.  In  1887,  he’ was  a candidate  for  .Attorney  General  before  the  Republican  State  Con\  ention. 
Owing  to  his  views  regarding  the  money  question,  Judge  Babst,  in  1896,  left  the  Republican  party  and  joined  the  ranks  of  the  Democrats. 
In  1908,  he  was  elected  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench.  He  is  a Alason,  K.  T.  and  a Noble  of  the  Alystic  Shrine.  Judge  Babst  was  mar- 
ried twice;  in  1872  to  Alice  E.  Martin,  who  died  in  1882,  leaving  one  son  and  one  daughter.  In  1882,  Judge  Babst  was  married  to  Luella 
Carlisle.  One  son  and  one  daughter  were  born  from  that  union.  The  family  reside  at  Crestline,  Ohio. 

Henry  Baer, 

Alember  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar,  was  admitted  to  practice  law  in  1878,  was  a grad- 
uate of  the  Law  School  of  the  Cincinnati  College,  is  the  son  of  Henry  Baer,  who  was  a 
native  of  Hessia,  born  1820  and  was  a corporal  in  Co.  “.A”  Ninth  O.  AA  1.  and  of  Barbara 
Humbert,  born  1830,  a native  of  Bavaria  and  who  sur\-ives  him. 

Air.  Baer  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Cincin- 
nati, and  has  a good  practice,  much  of  which  comes  from  the  Germans  of  Cincinnati. 

Air.  Baer  has  been  a member  of  the  German  Protestant  Orphan  .Asylum  Society  since 
1881,  and  of  Teutonia  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.  since  1882  and  of  the  Young  Alen’s  Blaine 
Club  since  1886.' 

He  was  the  representative  from  the  first  ward  in  the  Board  of  Legislation,  1891-1892. 

He  is  connected  with  a number  of  Building  and  Loan  .Associations  and  is  the  .Attorne>- 
for  the  Columbia  Bank  and  Sa\  ings  Company  of  Cincinnati. 

He  was  married  in  1882  to  Catharine  R.  Tucker,  daughter  of  James  H.  Tucker,  a 
native  of  Virginia  and  of  Catherine  Huenefeld  Tucker,  who  came  to  Cincinnati  from 
Hannover,  in  1827. 

Air.  Baer  has  two  sons,  Henry  T.  and  Humbert,  and  three  daughters,  Lillian,  Laura 
and  Blanche. 

George  C.  Beis, 

A prominent  member  of  the  Sandusky  Ohio,  Bar,  was  born  on  the  12th  of  September, 

1861,  at  Water\  ille,  Lucas  County,  Ohio,  in  which  place  his  father  owned  and  operated 
a small  brewery.  The  parents,  George  and  Rosanna  Allion  Beis,  were  both  natives  of 
Baden,  Germany.  Mr.  George  C.  Beis  obtained  his  education  in  the  Waterville  public  schools.  .At  the  age  of  seventeen,  he  entered  the 
teaching  profession,  in  which  he  remained  for  a period  of  three  years.  During  this  time  he  was  Secretary  of  the  Lucas  County 
Teachers’  Association.  He  then  read  law  in  the  olfice  of  Scribner,  Hurd  & Scribner,  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  under  the  preceptorship  of  the 
Hon.  Frank  H.  Hurd,  who  was  a personal  friend  of  Judge  Beis.  The  latter  subsequently  attended  the  l’ni\-ersit\-  of  Alichigan, 
graduating  from  the  law  department  of  that  institution  in  1883.  Upon  his  admission  to  the  bar.  Judge  Beis  took  up  the  practice  of 
his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  e\'er  since  with  marked  success.  In  politics.  Air.  Beis  has  always  been  a staunch 


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Democrat  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  Three  times,  in  1885,  1887 
and  188!)  he  was  elected  Solicitor  of  the  City  of  Sandusky,  Ohio,  and  in  1890  he  was 
elected  Probate  Judge  of  Prie  County,  Ohio.  He  was  defeated  for  re-election  in  1893, 
being  caught  in  the  McKinley  landslide,  but,  nevertheless,  he  ran  400  ahead  of  Lawrence 
r.  Xeal,  Democratic  candidate  for  Covernor.  In  1910,  Judge  Beis  was  a candidate  for 
Lieutenant  Oovernor  of  Ohio  before  the  Democratic  State  Convention  held  at  Dayton. 
SocialK',  Judge  Beis  is  a member  of  the  Sandusky  Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  No.  285,  of  which 
he  was  a charter  member  and  was  its  second  Exalted  Ruler.  Judge  Beis  was  married  at 
Sandusky,  Ohio,  on  the  30th  of  January,  1890,  to  Miss  Lucinda  M.  Zerbe.  They  have 
three  children,  Oeorge  A.,  Jeanette  and  Mary  Elizabeth.  The  family  reside  at  322 
Huron  Avenue,  Sandusky,  Ohio. 

Frederick  Bertram, 

Eaw\er,  ot  ('incinnati,  Ohio,  and  Ctninsel  for  the  German  Government,  was  born  on  the 
29th  of  A])i'il,  1875,  at  Chncinnati.  His  father,  Charles  Bertram,  was  a natiA’e  of  Elber- 
teld,  Germany,  while  his  mother,  Bertha  Wenzlick  Bertram,  came  from  Pilsen,  Austria. 
'I'he  father  served  as  Lieutenant  in  the  0th  Wisconsin  Volunteer  Infantry  during  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  had  his  arm  blown  off  by  a shell  at  the  battle  of  Antietam. 
Mr.  Bertram  received  his  education  in  the  primer,  the  district,  the  Intermediate,  the  Wood- 
ward High  School  at  Cincinnati,  and  at  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He 
started  in  ]:>ublic  life  as  a clerk  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  Later  upon  his  admission 
to  the  bar  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  was  very  successful. 
Sexually,  Mr.  Bertram  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Eraternity,  being  a member  of  the  Syrian  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  Cin- 
cinnati. He  is  married.  His  residence  is  located  at  409  Straight  Street,  and  his  office  in  the  Providential  Bank,  Bldg.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Scott  Bonham, 

.A  leading  member  of  the  Bar  of  ('incinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  25th  of  January,  1858, 
at  Midway,  Madison  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  William  J.  and  Letitia  Hays  Bonham, 
both  nati\es  of  Ohio.  He  is  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry,  his  ancestors  having  resided  in  the 
United  States  for  main’  generations.  Mr.  Bcmham  was  educated  in  the  \ illage  schools, 

<it  the  schools  of  Bhximingburg,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Ihiiversity,  Delaware, 

( )hio,  from  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B. 

He  latc-r  attended  the  Unix’ersity  of  Virginia  and  the  Cincinnati  Law  School.  When 
lifteen  years  of  age,  Mr.  Bonham  entered  into  the  teaching  profession,  in  which  he  remain- 
ed for  a ix'riod  of  four  years.  During  this  time  he  carefully  husbanded  his  resources, 
and  thereby  ])aid  his  way  through  college.  Immediately  after  his  graduation  he  was  made 
Princijial  of  schools  at  W’est  Unity,  Ohio,  filling  that  position  during  the  years  of  1882 
and  1883.  Possessing  a natural  aptitude  for  the  profession  of  law,  he  decided  to  take  up  a 
course  of  legal  studies,  and  for  that  reason,  as  above  stated,  entered  the  Ihiiversity  of 
X’irginia  and  afterwards  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1885, 
receix’ing  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  I )uring  this  term  of  studies  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 

Mr.  Bonham  distinguished  himsell  as  an  orator  and  a debater.  (Jn  the  28th  of  May, 

1885,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  liefore  the  Supreme  C'ourt  of  (9hio,  and  immediately 
opened  an  office  in  Cincinnati.  In  1893  he  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  United 
States  Courts.  Since  the  commencement  of  his  career  as  an  attorney,  Mr.  Bonham  has 
alwaxs  been  regarded  as  a man  of  splendid  attainments,  capable  of  handling  the  most 
intricate  cases,  and  one  who  has  always  been  successful  in  his  endeavors.  He  is  a bril- 
liant speaker,  forceful  and  convincing  in  his  arguments.  A Republican  all  his  life,  Mr. 

Bonham  has  taken  a leading  part  in  the  political  history  of  (Jhio,  and  especially  in  the  city  in  which  he  resides.  He  has  served  his  party 
as  a delegate  to  com’cntions,  as  well  as  a member  of  important  committees.  For  three  successive  terms,  nine  years,  he  was  a member 
of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Legislation,  in  which  body  his  services  were  of  great  x’alue.  During  his  third  term  of  office  he  was  president 
of  that  Board.  I'or  several  years  as  attorney  for  I fairy  and  Food  Commission  of  Ohio  he  took  active  part  in  Pure  Food  Legislation  and 
Litigation.  Mr.  Bonham  is  closely  identified  with  the  political  clubs  of  the  State.  He  was  for  two  terms  President  of  the  Republican 
League  of  (Jhio,  a consolidation  of  the  leading  Republican  Clubs  of  the  Buckeye  State,  and  he  is  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine 
Club.  He  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  (Jhio  \\'esleyan  University.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  Freemasonry 
and  particularly  its  literature  and  ritual,  and  for  many  years  has  been  the  President  of  the  Masonic  Library  Association  of  Cincinnati. 
Mr.  Bonham’s  offices  are  located  in  the  Lincoln  Inn  Court,  (’incinnati,  (Jhio. 

Ulysses  S.  Brandt, 

Attorney  at  Law,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  liorn  on  a farm  in  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  on  the  3rd  of  August,  1869,  and  is  the  son  of 
Jesse  II.  and  Amanda  (\\'eist)  Brandt,  Ixjth  natives  of  Ohio.  His  ancestors  on  both  sides  were  among  those  European  emigrants 
who  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century  sought  freedom  in  America.  Both  his  maternal  and  paternal  great  grandfathers  were 
soldiers  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  His  father  served  throughout  the  Civil  War  in  the  46th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  retiring 
with  the  rank  of  Captain  in  1865.  Mr.  U.  S.  Brandt  received  his  education  in  the  rural  schools,  at  the  Lithopolis  High  School  and 
at  the  Pleasant \ille,  Ohio  Academy.  He  then  taught  in  the  district  school  for  four  years,  after  which  he  attended  the  Ohio  State 
I'nix’ersity,  completing  the  classical  course  in  1895.  For  Icxir  years  he  was  superindendent  of  the  Canal  Winchester  Public  Schools, 
and  taught  for  five  years  in  the  Ftist  High  School  of  Columbus,  O.  Having  determined  to  take  up  the  legal  profession  as  his  life’s 
work,  Mr.  Brandt  studied  law  at  the  Ohio  State  University  and  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  in  1901  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  began  the  jxractice  of  law  in  Columbus.  Since  he  became  of  age,  Mr.  Brandt  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  1903, 


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Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  the  Tenth  Judicial  District  of  Ohio,  is  one  of  the 
best  known  Republicans  in  Central  Ohio.  He  was  born  on  a farm  in  Allen  Township, 
Union  County,  Ohio,  on  the  19th  of  May,  1854,  the  son  of  Isaac  and  Sara  P.  (Hoffj 
Brodrick,  natives  of  Ohio  and  West  Virginia,  respectively.  His  education  was  obtained 
in  the  District  schools  of  his  home  county,  and  for  two  years  in  the  graded  school  at 
North  Lewisburg,  Ohio,  after  which  he  pursued  the  study  of  law.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  Bar  in  Marysville,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  and  since  that  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  his  profession  in  its  various  branches.  He  served  for  two  terms  as  Corporation  Clerk  of  the  village  of  AIarvs^■ille, 
Ohio,  being  elected  to  that  position  in  April  1878  and  April  1880.  In  October,  1881,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Union 
County,  and  re-elected  in  October,  1884,  after  having  served  his  first  term  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  his  fellow  citizens.  After  the 
expiration  of  his  second  term  of  office.  Judge  Brodrick  continued  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, in  which  he  remained  until  1900,  when  he  took  charge  of  the  office  of  Probate 
Judge  of  Union  County,  having  been  elected  to  that  office  in  November,  1899.  Three 
years  later  he  was  re-elected  by  an  increased  majority.  He  now  holds  the  office  of  Judge 
of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  for  the  third  sub-division  of  the  Tenth  Judicial  District 
of  Ohio,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in  November,  1900.  Judge  Brodrick  has  always 
been  a faithful  Republican.  He  is  a man  of  thorough  knowledge  of  the  law,  possessed 
of  good  common  sense,  and  has  a multitude  of  friends.  He  is  a member  of  the  following 
organizations;  P.  G.  of  Marysville  Lodge  No.  87,  I.  U.  O.  F.;  P.  C.  P.  of  Marys\ille 
Encampment  No.  114,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  P.  G.  M.  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ohio,  I.  O.  O.  F.; 

Representative  to  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge,  I.  O.  ().  F.;  P.  G.  in  Magnetic  Rebekah 
Lodge  No.  258,  I.  O.  O.  F.;  P.  M.  of  Palestine  Lodge  No.  158,  F.  & A.  M.  of  Marysville, 

Ohio,  P.  H.  P.  of  Marysville  Chapter  No.  99,  R.  A.  M.,  P.  4'.  I.  M.  of  S.  S.  Jewell  Council 
R.  & S.  M.;  P.  E.  C.  of  Raper  Commandery  No.  19;  K.  1'.  of  Urbana,  Ohio;  Honorary 
member  of  Bellefontaine  Commanderv  No.  91;  K.  T.  of  Bellefontaine;  member  of  Al- 
laddin Temple  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio;  P.  W.  P.  of  Mary  Chapter,  No. 

9,  O.  E.  S.  of  Marysville,  Ohio;  P.  G.  P.  of  the  O.  E.  S.  of  Ohio  and  Ik  C.  of  Marys\'ille 
Lodge  No.  100,  K.  of  P.  Judge  Brodrick  was  married  to  Miss  Narcissa  IM.  Benton, 
of  Delaware  County,  Ohio,  on  the  15th  of  April,  1878.  Three  children  have  been  the 
fruit  of  their  union,  William  Floyd,  Feme  and  Adda  Brodrick.  He  and  his  family 
belong  to  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  of  Marysville,  the  judge  being  Presi- 
dent of  its  board  of  trustees,  teacher  of  the  Marrill  Bible  Class  and  past  President  of 
the  Union  County  Sunday  School  Convention.  He  lives  in  Marysville,  while  he  holds 
court  in  Marysville  and  Bellefontaine,  Ohio. 


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1904  and  1910  he  was  a member  of  the  Franklin  County  Republican  Executive  Com- 
mittee and,  in  1905  he  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate  from  the  Tenth  Senatorial  Dis- 
trict, consisting  of  Franklin  and  Pickaway  counties.  While  a member  of  that  body. 
Senator  Brandt  took  an  active  part  in  the  framing  of  legislation,  being  always  on  the 
side  of  the  people.  He  was  particularly  identified  with  the  county  salary  law  and  the 
law  providing  for  the  regulation  and  inspection  of  state  banks.  i\t  the  close  of  a term  of 
three  years,  embracing  two  long  and  busy  sessions  of  the  legislature,  he  declined  to  become 
a candidate  for  re-election,  desiring  to  devote  his  time  exclusi\ely  to  his  profession.  Mr. 
Brandt  is  one  of  the  organizers  and  legal  counsel  of  the  Ohio  State  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Columbus,  one  of  the  most  rapidly  growing  insurance  companies  of  the  State. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  K.  of  P.,  S.  of  \k  and  of  the 
Alpha  Tan  Omega  College  Fraternity.  In  the  practice  of  law  he  is  now  associated 
with  his  brother,  James  H.  Brandt,  under  the  firm  name  of  Brandt  N Brandt,  with  offices 
in  the  new  First  National  Bank  Building,  Columbus,  (Jhio. 

John  M.  Brodrick, 


WALTER  F.  BROWN.  TOLEDO,  O. 


Walter  Folger  Brown, 

Of  Toledo,  Ohio,  a prominent  lawyer  of  that  city  and  one  of  the  best  known  Republicans 
in  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  31st  day  of  May,  1899,  in  Massillon,  Stark  County,  Ohio.  His 
parents,  James  M.  Brown  and  Lavinia  Folger  Brown,  were  both  natives  of  the  Buckeye 
State.  Mr.  Walter  F.  Brown  received  a splendid  education  at  the  Toledo  public  schools, 
the  Western  Reser\-e  Academy  and  Harvard  College.  After  lea\'ing  that  famous  in- 
stitution Mr.  Brown  attended  Harvard  Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1892. 
He  holds  the  degree  of  B.  A.  After  graduating  from  the  law  school  he  returned  to  Tol- 
edo and  entered  into  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  which  he  became  very  suc- 
cessful. xUs  above  stated,  Mr.  Brown  belongs  to  the  best  known  Republicans  of  Ohio. 
For  a number  of  years  he  has  been  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee 
of  Ohio.  He  has  ser\-ed  as  secretary  of  that  body  for  two  years  and  as  chairman  the 
same  length  of  time.  Mr.  Brown  is  married  and  li\-es  with  his  family  at  No.  419  West 
Bancroft  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio.  His  office  is  located  at  1014  Nicholas  Building. 

John  Eldridge  Bruce, 

One  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Cincinnati,  Ohio  Bar,  was  born  on  the  1st  of  October, 
1859,  in  the  City  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The  names  of  his  ancestors  have  been  recorded 
in  the  history  of  this  country  for  six  generations.  Fli  Bruce,  his  father,  was  of  Scotch 
descent  and  a native  of  Ohio,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Caroline  M.  Eldridge  Bruce,  also 
a native  of  Ohio,  was  of  English  ancestry.  For  several  years  prior  to  1891,  the  elder 
Bruce  was  Associate  Editor  of  the  Cleveland  Plain  Dealer,  after  which  he  took  up  the 


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practice  of  law.  Mr.  John  E.  Bruce  received  his  education  at  the  Western  Reserve 
College,  Hudson,  Ohio,  now  W'estern  Reserve  University,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  this  of  course 
having  lieen  preceded  by  education  in  the  district  schools  at  Aurora,  Ohio.  He  grad- 
uated from  Western  Reserx'e  in  f87ti,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  A.  and  later  that  of 
M.  .A.  He  then  taught  school  as  Principal  of  the  High  School,  Hudson,  Ohio,  for  two 
vears,  at  the  same  time  studying  law.  Coming  to  Cincinnati  in  September,  1878,  he 
finished  his  legal  training  in  the  office  of  Mr.  E.  P.  Bradstreet  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  the  s|)ring  of  1870,  associating  himself  with  Judge  H.  C.  Whitman.  He  immed- 
iatelv  entered  u]von  the  jiraclice  of  his  chosen  profession;  later  he  formed  a partnership 
wilh  J.  11.  Bromwell,  and  upon  Mr.  Bromwell's  election  to  the  Common  Pleas  Bench, 
Mr.  Bruce  continued  in  jiractice  individually  until  his  son  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati 
Paw  School,  in  June  1000,  when  the  firm  became  Bruce  and  Bruce.  Mr.  Bruce  is  recog- 
nized as  one  ol  the  leading  corporation  lawyers  in  the  State  and  is  connected  with  many 
business  coi'iiorations  in  official  capacities,  being  a memlier  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
ol  the  J.  A.  Fay  iN:  Egan  Company,  Cincinnati;  Cincinnati  Tool  Company;  the  Barth- 
(ilomew-hdy  School  C'o.,  Cincinnati;  the  College  Hill  Realty  Company,  College  Hill; 
the  St.  Louis  American  League  Base  Ball  Company,  St.  Louis,  Mo.;  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer ot  the  National  Commission,  tormed  for  the  government  of  professicjnal  base  ball; 
and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  ot  the  Withrow  Manufacturing  Comjvany,  Cincinnati, 
( )hio.  In  politics,  Mr.  Bruce  is  a staunch  Democrat.  He  was  First  Assistant  Lhiited 
States  Attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  under  both  Cleveland  administra- 
tions. In  1888  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Lower  House  of  the  Ohio  General  As- 
sembly, and  in  1889  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  College  Hill,  which  honorable  position 
he  has  filled  ever  since.  Mr.  Bruce  is  a thirty-second  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a Knight  Templar,  he  is  also  an  Elk;  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Phi  Gamma  Delta  College  Fraternity,  has  l)cen  President  of  the  Ciu'ier  Club  for  three  years,  was  Presi- 
dent of  the  famous  Duckworth  Club  for  two  years,  and  also  belongs  to  the  Pen  and  Pencil  Club  and  the  Episcoival  Church  Clul). 
( )n  the  12th  of  December,  1883,  Mr.  Bruce  was  married  to  Miss  Alice  Knowlton  Straight,  at  Hudson,  Ohio.  Two  children  were 
born  to  them,  Edwin  Knowlton  Bruce,  now  his  law  partner,  and  Carolyn  Alice  Bruce.  The  family  reside  at  College  Hill,  one  of 
Cincinnati’s  most  beautiful  suburbs,  and  his  law  offices  are  located  in  the  Masonic  Tenpile,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Clement  L.  Brumbaugh, 

W hose  record  as  educator  and  legislator,  attorney  at  law  and  ivublic-sinrited  citizen, 

|)laci's  him  in  the  front  rank  among  the  truly  rejiresentative  residents  of  Columbus, 
was  born  in  Darke  Countv’,  ( ihio,  February  28,  18(')3,  his  parents  being  Samuel  1).  and 
Elizabeth  (Darner)  Brumbaugh,  natives  ol  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio  respectively.  Elis 
father  was  <i  larmer  b\-  occupation  but  died  when  his  son  was  only  three  years  of  age. 

The  bo\-  was  reared  in  the  usual  manner  of  farm  lads  and  at  an  early  age,  owing  to  his 
father’s  death,  lound  it  neci-ssary  to  jirovide  largely  tor  his  own  support.  His  education 
was  acciuired  in  the  country  schools  and  the  iieriods  of  vacation  were  devoted  to  the 
work  of  the  fields.  He  manilested  special  aptitude  in  his  studies,  however,  took  delight 
in  the  work  of  the  school  room,  made  sulistantial  jirogress  and  was  eventually  cjualified 
for  teaching  in  the  country  schools.  Amliitious,  moreover,  to  enjoy  better  educational 
opportunities  than  had  hitherto  been  offered  him,  he  entered  the  National  Normal  Uni- 
versity at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  was  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class  ot  1887.  C'on- 
tinuing  his  work  as  an  educator  he  founded  and  conducted  tor  tour  years  the  Van  Buren 
Normal  Academy,  an  institution  ]ireparing  young  men  and  women  for  college,  and  ad- 
vanced work  as  teachers.  Again  he  became  a student,  iiursiiing  a course  in  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  Delaware,  and  after  leaving  that  institution  in  the  spring  of 
181)3,  he  entered  the  senior  class  at  Harvard,  pursuing  a classical  course  and  winning 
his  Bachelor  of  .Arts  degree  in  1894.  The  following  year  he  was  made  professor  of  history 
and  literature  in  Howard  Universitv’,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  while  teaching  there  he 
pursued  the  second  year’s  work  in  the  Georgetown  Law  School,  thus  tic(|uiring  a thorough 
legal  education  in  those  hours,  which  are  usually  termed  “leisure.”  There  have  lieen, 
indeed,  few  moments  in  his  life  that  have  not  lieen  turned  to  good  account  and  have  chronicled  substantial  progress  tor 
him.  He  was  re-elected  to  his  professorship  at  Howard,  but  resigned  there  to  accejit  the  superintendency  of  the  city  schools  at 
( ireenville,  ()hio,  his  native  city.  There  he  remained  in  successful  educational  work  until  1900,  when  he  was  elected  a member 
of  the  Ohio  General  Assembly,  his  first  term’s  service  receiving  substantial  endorsement  in  a re-election,  so  that  he  served  in  the 
sessions  of  the  seventy-fourth  and  seventy-fifth  General  Assemlilies  of  Ohio.  He  was  a prominent  member  of  the  judiciary  com- 
mittee and  was  Democratic  floor  leader  of  the  house.  At  all  times  a student  of  the  important  cpiestions  which  came  iqi  for  settle- 
ment he  impressed  his  ideas  u]ion  the  legislation  of  two  notable  sessions  of  the  General  Assembly,  and  none  questioned  the  patriot- 
ism (if  his  course  or  the  effectiveness  of  his  work  for  the  best  interests  of  the  commonwealth.  He  was  a member  of  the  code 
commission  and  was  the  author  of  the  Brumbaugh  High  School  Law,  which  law  classified  the  high  schools  ot  the  state  into  first, 
second  and  third  grades  and  jirescribed  their  course  to  study. 

In  1900  Mr.  Brumbaugh  was  alternate  at  large  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  at  Kansas  City.  Having  been 
admitteil  to  the  liar  in  1900,  he  began  practice  at  Green\dlle,  and  in  1902  removed  to  Columbus,  where  he  has  since  continued  as 
an  acti\’e  follower  of  the  jirofession,  having  been  accorded  a liberal  clientage  that  has  connected  him  with  much  important  work  done 
in  the  courts.  Air.  Brumbaugh’s  ability  has  naturally  led  to  his  selection  for  leadership  in  the  various  lines  oi  activity  to  which  he 
has  directed  his  attention  and  he  is  now  State  ('ounsel  for  the  Indeiiendent  Order  of  Foresters  and  a popular  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Phythias  fraternity.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  Church  and  is  interested  in  those  lines  of  jirogress  connected 
with  political,  intellectual  and  moral  advancement.  Thoroughness  has  always  been  one  of  his  strong  characteristics  and  in  this  largely 
lies  the  secret  of  his  success.  W’hile  at  Har\'ard  he  recei\'ed  honor  grades  in  four  out  of  five  courses.  Flis  Unix^ersity  education  was 
made  possible  through  the  teaching  and  tutoring  and  he  certainly  deserves  the  somewhat  hackneyed,  but  altogether  e.xpressive  title  of  the 
self-made  man.  The  fit  utilization  of  his  inherent  powers  and  his  opportunities  have  carried  him  into  important  relations  and  he 
has  left  his  inijiress  for  good  upon  the  history  of  the  state  in  several  connections. 


C:.  L.  BRUMB.AUGH,  COLUiMBUS,  O. 


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Edward  E.  Burkhart, 

former  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  27th  of  October,  1872,  at  Sidney, 
Shelby  County,  Ohio.  He  received  a careful  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city,  at  Sidney  High  School,  Miami  Commercial  College,  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  at  the 
University  of  Michigan,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  where  he  studied  law.  After  his  graduation 
from  the  last  named  university,  Mr.  Burkhart  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
at  Dayton,  in  which  he  became  very  successful.  He  is  now  a member  of  the  firm  of 
Van  Denman,  Burkhart  & Smith,  with  offices  at  204  Arcade  Building,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
For  four  years  he  was  also  cashier  and  Assistant  Manager  of  the  Standard  Wheel  Co., 
of  Illinois.  Mr.  Burkhart  has  always  been  a Democrat  and  has  served  his  party  and 
the  people  in  general  in  various  ways.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health  of 
Dayton  for  two  years,  having  been  appointed  b>-  Mayor  Chas.  A.  Snyder.  On  the 
17th  of  August,  1907,  he  was  nominated  for  the  mayoralty  on  the  Democratic  ticket 
and  elected  the  following  November.  Socially,  Mr.  Burkhart  is  a member  of  the  Dayton 
Lodge,  Masons,  Scottish  Rite,  Mystic  Shrine,  K.  of  P.,  Elks,  Harugari  and  the  Royal 
Arcairum.  On  November  second,  1909,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  office  of  Mayor  by  a ma- 
jority of  5907,  more  than  twice  the  largest  majority  received  by  any  candidate  for  Mayor 
in  the  history  of  the  city. 

William  Alexander  Calderhead, 

One  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Marysville,  Kansas,  and  a prominent  member  of  Congress 
on  the  Republican  side  of  the  House,  is  a native  Ohioan.  He  first  saw  the  light  of  day 

on  the  26th  of  September,  1844,  in  Perry  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Re\-.  E.  B.  Calderhead, 

a Minister  of  the  LTnited  Presbyterian  Church.  He  received  a careful  education  in  the  public  schools,  augmented  by  instructions 
from  his  father,  and  also  at  the  Preparatory  Department  of  Franklin  College,  New  Athens,  Ohio,  where  he  spent  the  winter  of  1861- 
1862.  In  August,  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Company  H,  126th  Ohio  Wlunteer  Infantry  as  a private.  Later  he  was  transferred  to 
Company  D of  the  9th  Veteran  Reserves,  for  disability  incurred  in  the  service  and  on  the  27th  of  June,  1865,  he  recei\'ed  an  honorable 
discharge.  He  then  returned  to  Ohio  and  spent  two  years  recovering  his  health,  after  which  he  attended  school  for  one  more  term. 
Mr.  Calderhead  went  to  Kansas  in  the  fall  of  1868,  and  engaged  in  farming.  He  settled  on  a homestead  near  Newton,  Harvey 
County,  in  1872,  taught  school  for  one  year  in  Newton,  read  law  in  the  office  of  J.  W.  Ady  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875. 
In  the  same  year  Mr.  Calderhead  went  to  Atchinson,  Kansas,  and  the  next  four  years  were  spent  in  further  studying  law  and  teach- 
ing country  schools  during  winter.  He  came  to  Marysville  in  November,  1879,  opened  an  office  and  engaged  in  the  general  practice 
of  law,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  Mr.  Calderhead  has  been  a staunch  Republican  all  his  life  and  he  has  served  the  party 
of  his  choice  and  conviction  in  manj'  capacities.  In  1888,  he  was  elected  County  Attorney,  ser\ing  for  two  years,  and  also  served 
14  years  as  clerk  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  the  Citj'  of  Marysville,  Kansas.  In  1894  he  was  elected  to  Congress.  Again  he  was 
elected  to  the  same  responsible  position  in  1898,  1900,  1902,  1904,  1906  and  1908.  Mr.  Calderhead  was  ten  years  a member  of 
the  House  Committee  on  Banking  and  Currency. and  is  now  a member  of  the  Ways  and  hleans  Committee  and  helped  to  frame  the 

Payne  Tariff.  He  was  a member  of  the  Conference  Committee  which  completed  the  bill  that  became  a law,  August  5,  1909.  Both 

in  Congress  and  at  the  House  he  has  always  had  high  standing  for  having  a steady  courage  of  conviction  and  is  one  of  the  most  force- 
ful speakers  of  his  state. 

John  A.  Caldwell, 

Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  the  First  District  of  Ohio,  in  charge  of  the  Juve- 
nile Department,  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  popular  citizens  of  Cincinnati.  He 
was  born  on  the  1st  of  April,  1852,  in  Fair  Haven,  Preble  Count}’,  Ohio,  and  received 
a common  school  education  in  his  native  village,  supplemented  by  a course  in  mathemat- 
ics and  in  latin.  In  1876  he  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  and  taught  school 
during  the  fall  and  winter  of  1877,  and  in  the  spring  of  the  year  following  he  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  law  in  Cincinnati.  In  1881,  Judge  Caldwell  was  elected  Prosecuting 
Attorney,  and  re-elected  in  1883.  Two  years  later.  Judge  Fitzgerald,  a man  of  great 
popularity,  defeated  Judge  Caldwell  for  Police  Judge  of  Cincinnati,  but  in  1887  he,  in 
turn,  defeated  Judge  Fitzgerald  for  the  same  office.  However,  before  he  had  completed 
his  term  as  Police  Judge  he  was  elected  to  represent  the  Second  Ohio  District  in  Con- 
gress, and  was  re-elected  in  1890  and  1892.  As  Congressman  from  the  Second  District 
he  was  conspicious  as  an  advocate  of  all  measures  to  protect  the  workingmen  and  afford 
justice  and  relief  to  the  soldiers.  He  strongly  advocated  the  eight  hour  bill,  under  the 
provisions  of  which  government  contractors  are  prevented  from  forcing  their  men  more 
than  eight  hours  a day.  He  is  the  author  of  the  bill  to  prevent  the  descretion  of  the 
.American  flag  through  its  indiscriminate  use  for  advertising  and  other  similar  purposes. 

He  is  also  the  author  of  the  anti-lottery  bill.  Judge  Caldwell  made  the  fa^•orable  report 
that  secured  the  enactment  of  the  car  coupler  law,  requiring  all  rail  road  companies  to 
adopt  safety  couplers  on  all  trains  engaged  in  interstate  commerce,  and  advocated  the 
re-classification  of  the  various  postal  employees,  under  which  all  railway  postal  clerks 
and  letter  carriers  are  now  working.  Against  the  employment  of  convict  labor  on  govern- 
ment contracts.  Judge  Caldwell  took  a firm  stand,  and  he  also  was  the  author  of  a bill  to  require  all  prison-made  goods,  of  what- 
ever character,  to  be  stamped,  so  as  to  show  where  and  in  what  prison  they  were  manufactured.  While  he  was  serving  his  third 
term  in  Congress  he  was  unanimously  elected  chairman  of  the  congressional  campaign  committee.  M'hen  it  became  essential  to  the 
success  of  the  Republican  party  in  Cincinnati  that  the  strongest  possible  man  before  the  people  should  be  selected  as  its  candidate 
lor  Mayor,  Judge  Caldwell  was  nominated  to  head  the  municipal  ticket,  in  1893,  and  he  patriotically  put  aside  his  congressional 
career  and  was  elected  Mayor  of  Cincinnati.  In  1899,  Judge  Caldwell  was  elected  Lieutenant  Go\’ernor  ot  Ohio,  and,  in  1901,  Judge 
of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  the  First  Ohio  Judicial  District,  to  which  office  he  has  been  re-elected  to  .serve  a second  term.  Judge 
Caldwell  li\-es  with  his  family  in  Cummins\'ille,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


JOHN  .i,.  CALDWELL.  CINCINN.ATI.  O. 


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John  Franklin  Carlisle, 

Attorney  at  law  and  AssigninenI  ( 'ommissioner  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  Sep- 
tembi'r,  1S7'),  at  Crestline,  Crawford  County,  (Jhio,  the  son  of  James  M.  Carlisle,  Secretary  of  the  Burch  Plow  Works  Company, 
and  l.illie  [ane  I'rye,  natixes  of  C.uernsex'  and  Stark  Counties,  Ohio,  respectively.  His  direct  lineal  ancestor  came  to  Ohio  about 
1801.  llis  name  was  William  Carlisle,  Ijorn  in  1783,  in  Mifflin  County,  Pa.  His  immediate  ancestor  settled  and  named  Carlisle, 
Pa.,  in  177)1.  William  Carlisle's  grandfather  came  from  North  England;  his  grandmother  came  from  Ireland.  David  Carlisle,  a 
brother,  in  1801,  settled  in  Newton  d'ownship,  near  Newton  Falls,  on  the  Mahoning  River,  while  William  Carlisle  settled  in  Win- 
chester, ('.uernsex'  ('ount\-,  ( )hio,  after  having  remained  for  a time  near  New  Philadelphia,  in  Tuscarawas  County.  One  of  his  sons 
was  C.eorge  Bratton  Carlisle,  a prominent  and  wealthy  man,  whose  eldest  son.  Captain  John  IF  Carlisle,  organized  a company,  and 

led  it  on  the  Union  side  throughout  the  Civil  War.  He  died  in  1901.  Isaac  B.  Carlisle, 
another  son  of  George  Bratton  Carlisle,  at  one  time  resident  of  Columl)us,  Ohio,  was  a 
soldic'r  in  the  Cixil  War,  was  cai)tured  in  battle  and  incarcerated  in  Lil)by  Prison  until 
exchanged.  He  is  now  lixing  in  Buffalo,  N.  V.  James  Milton  Carlisle,  Mr.  J.  F.  Car- 
lisle’s lather,  came  to  Columbus  in  1872,  xxdiere  he  worked  as  a clerk  for  three  years. 
In  187()  he  mox'ed  to  Crestline,  ( )hio,  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  there  until  1894, 
w hen  he  xxas  compelled  to  abandon  it  on  account  of  ill  health.  Two  years  later  he  took 
up  his  |)resent  ])osition.  Flizabeth  Hanna  wais  a daughter  of  John  Hanna  and  Rebecca 
1 hirris.  She  married  George  Bratton  C'arlisle  in  1834.  Her  father,  John  Hanna,  xxms  a 
xwleran  ot  the  American  Rexolution.  Alter  the  Rex'olution  he  xvas  gixxm  land  for  ser- 
vice in  ('.uernsey  ('ounty  and  engaged  in  running  a distillery.  Mr.  J.  F'.  Carlisle’s  moth- 
ers’ name  belore  she  married  James  Milton  Carlisle  xvas  Fillie  Jane  Frye.  Her  father, 
d'homas  Rhodes  F'rx'e,  xvas  married  to  Ann  Jane  Hogate.  Her  father,  Thomas  Rhodes 
h'rye,  xvas  the  first  ])assenger  conductor  ot  the  then  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne  & Chicago 
R.  R.  Coni])any.  He  xvas  in  charge  of  the  first  passenger  train  that  run  irom  Pittsburg 
to  ('restline,  Ohio.  His  fathers’  name  was  Al)raham  Decker  F'ryc.  He  came  to  Ohio 
with  his  family  in  a Pennsylvania  Carry-all  Wagon,  in  183(i,  and  settled  near  Paris,  now 
Plymouth,  Ohio.  He  came  from  Washington  County,  Pa.,  xvhere  he  xvas  engaged  as  a 
taxern  keeiier.  His  xvife’s  name  before  marriage  was  Elizabeth  West.  Mr.  J.  F'.  Car- 
lisle’s maternal  grandmother,  Ann  Jane  Hogate,  xxms  a daughter  of  Jonathan  Hogate 
and  Sallie  Summers.  Jonathan  xxms  a Sea  Captain  and  was  lost  at  sea.  Sally  Summers 
xvas  a Ouaker,  and  came  to  Ohio  in  the  late  forties  xxdth  her  children.  Mr.  J.  F.  Carlisle 
receix'cd  his  education  in  the  Crestline  pulxlic  schools,  from  which  he  graduated  in  June, 
1893.  He  took  up  languages  and  higher  mathematics  in  a select  school  for  two  years,  also  shorthand.  He  then  taught  country 
school  and  then  xvent  to  Mansfield,  xvhere  he  studied  law  with  Mr.  J.  C.  Baser,  for  two  and  a half  years,  and  while  so  engaged  acted 
as  a court  stenographer  in  Richland  and  Ashland  ('f)unties.  To  perfect  his  legal  education,  he  entered  Ohio  State  FIniversity  at 
Columbus,  and  completed  the  second  and  third  years’  course  in  one  year.  He  xxms  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  October,  1899,  when  he 
came  to  Columbus  and  took  u|)  the  i)ractice  of  his  chosen  profession.  In  1901,  he  xxms  api)ointed  Deputy  Clerk  in  the  Franklin 
County  Common  Pleas  ('ourts,  and  txvo  years  later  he  receixxd  the  a]xpointment  to  his  present  position.  In  politics,  he  is  a staunch 
Reiwiblican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Elks,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  of  the  Buckeye  Republican  Club  of  Ohio. 
He  also  belongs  to  the  Ohio  State  Bar  Association.  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio,  on  the  14th  of  October,  1899,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  United  States  Courts  for  the  Sixth  Circuit  and  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  on  the  13th  of  February, 
1903.  ( )n  the  22nd  of  July,  1907),  he  was  married  to  Miss  Esther  Belle  Gledhill,  of  Crawford  County,  Ohio.  They  have  one 
child,  John  Gledhill  ('arlisle,  l)orn  F'ebruary  Oth,  1910.  She  xvas  a daughter  of  Wdlliam  Gledhill  and  Rebecca  Gilliland,  the  ancestors 
of  each  being  pioneers  of  this  section  of  the  state.  Mr.  Carlisle  is  very  fond  of  the  study  of  Philosophy,  both  ancient  and  modern, 
as  xvell  as  Psychology  and  Psychic  Phenomena  in  general,  and  has  selected  his  library  to  this  end.  He  resides  at  242  Reinhard 
Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Flis  offices  are  located  in  the  Franklin  County  Court  House. 


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THE  ASSIGNMENT  SYSTEM  AND  CARLISLE’S  ASSOCIATION  WITH  IT. 

After  haxdng  practiced  for  txvo  years  with  Mr.  C.  D.  Saviers,  when  he  was  appointed  a Deputy  Clerk  on  January  1st,  1901, 
by  the  then  C'lerk  of  Courts,  John  WF  McCafferty,  four  judges  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  held  court  in  four  different  divisions 
at  once,  and  this  xvas  producing  such  conflict  by  reason  of  cases  being  heard  in  more  than  one  room  at  the  same  time  that  the  judges 
xx'ere  compelled  to  annul  assignments  so  that  attorneys  might  continue  in  the  cases  they  happened  to  be  trying,  and  this  was  constantly 
resulting  in  much  loss  of  time  and  expense,  not  only  to  the  courts,  but  to  counsel  and  litigants.  It  xvas  seen  that  something  had 
to  be  done  so  that  conflicts  could  be  reduced  to  the  minimum.  The  F'ranklin  County  Bar  Association  met  and  appointed  a com- 
mittee of  six  to  draft  a rule  and  submit  it  to  the  Association.  They  did  make  a report,  but  this  report  was  triangular,  three  dif- 
ferent plans  being  submitted,  each  gox-erned  by  a different  rule.  The  Bar  Association  could  not  agree  as  to  which  one  to  recom- 
mend to  the  court.  It  did  Anally  agree  to  sulxmit  all  three  rules  to  the  court  and  let  it  choose.  The  judges  reported  that  they  could 
not  agree,  and  this  was  the  way  the  matter  stood  at  the  end  of  the  April  term,  1903.  He  had  attended  the  different  meetings  of 
the  Bar  Association,  and  saxv  that  none  of  the  Rules  proxdded  for  the  Centralization  of  power  in  the  assignment  of  the  cases,  and 
xxxll  knexv  that  this  xxms  the  only  way  out  of  the  trouble.  He  then  began  to  cast  about  in  order  to  learn  what  they  did  in  the  larger 
cities  of  the  State,  and  as  Clexxland  had  the  most  Common  Pleas  Judges,  Mr.  McCafferty  agreed  that  he  should  go  to  Cleveland 
and  learn  xvhat  they  xx’ere  doing.  He  found  that  basic  idea  “centralization  of  poxver,’’  covered  by  their  rule,  some  of  the  provisions 
of  xvhich  he  found  to  be  capable  of  adjustment  to  the  situation  in  Franklin  Common  Pleas.  Mr.  V.  A.  E.  Dustin,  of  Clex^eland,  was 
in  charge  of  the  assignment  there,  and  the  judges  there  had  alloxved  him  to  put  into  operation  his  plan  at  the  September  term, 
1899,  and  it  was  found  that  it  had  xmry  materially  improved  on  the  old  individual  assignment  plan.  After  returning  to  Columbus 
he  drexv  a rule,  in  many  respects  different  from  the  Cleveland  one  and  sul)mitted  it  to  the  judges,  who  signed  it  without  changing  it 
in  any  respect.  His  plan  differs  from  that  of  Mr.  Flustin’s  in  two  important  respects:  Limitation  as  to  the  time  when  and  the  number 
of  sti[)Lilations  that  may  be  had,  Mr.  Dustin  allowing  unlimited  stipulation  as  to  time  and  number.  “Availibility  and  readiness 
gox’erning  the  order  of  the  assignment  of  a case,  Mr.  Dustin  assigning  the  case  alxxmys  in  numerical  order.  Many  other  minor 
differences  such  as  the  assignment  of  all  interlocutory  matters  xxfflere  testimony  required,  giving  direct  notice  of  the  setting  of  a case 
by  post  card  or  phone.  Axing  the  time  as  to  when  witnesses  are  to  report  and  classifying  his  “Ready  Active  List’’  into  three,  “Jury 
Contested,”  “Equity  Contested”  and  “Short  Notice  Ex  Parte.”  Mr.  Dustin  carries  but  two  lists,  jury  and  equity,  which  he  calls  the 


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“Acti\'e  List.”  Mr.  Carlisle  carries  on  what  Mr.  Dustin  calls  the  Active  List,  only  such  cases  as  he  knows  are  ready  and  available 
and  in  which  there  is  no  possible  conflict,  the  READY  ACTIVE  LIST.  lie  started  off  assigning  the  cases  as  a Deputy  Clerk  at 
the  Sejiteniber  term,  1903,  and  after  two  terms,  the  judges  and  bar  being  so  pleased  with  it  he  was  gi\en  full  reign,  resigned  as  Deputy 
(lerk  and  was  appointed  as  a Court  C'onstable  and  placed  by  the  judges  in  charge  of  the  assignment  in  an  office  of  his  own.  Eigures 
showed,  as  compared  with  the  previous  April  term,  1903,  that  the  plan  made  it  possible  to  dispose  of  Oo  per  cent  more  court  business. 
They  now  have  six  judges,  and  by  increasing  the  size  of  his  "Ready  Active  List”  the  court  business  goes  on  just  as  smocjthly  as 
it  did  with  four. 

summary  of  the  operation  of  the  Rule  is  about  as  follows;  The  business  of  the  assignment  of  ci\  il  cases  is  centralized  in  one 
head.  The  "Call  List”  is  a list  of  the  civil  cases  at  issue  or  in  default  and  pending  in  court  for  trial,  and  from  which  cases  arc  set  as 
near  as  ]X)ssible  in  their  numerical  order.  This  "('all  List”  is  made  from  "Xcjtice  For  Trial  Slips,”  which  contain  blank  spaces  to  be 
filled  out  with  the  number,  style,  nature  of  the  case  and  names  of  counsel  on  Ijoth  sides,  by  the  attorney,  and  which  he  deposits  at  the 
assignment  room  as  soon  as  the  issues  in  the  case  arc  fully  made  up  or  the  case  is  in  default.  From  these  slips  a "C'ase  Card,” 
which  is  the  size  of  a folded  i)leading,  is  made,  and  the  "Case  Cards”  are  then  di\ided  into  three  lists.  Jury,  PZciuity  and  Ex  Parte 
Short-Notice.  The  cases  are  set  from  these  lists  either  by  the  Assignment  Commissioner  or  the  stii)ulation  of  counsel,  but  neither 

the  former  nor  the  latter  can  advance  a case  from  its  regular  order.  To  advance  a case  requires  an  order  of  court,  except  in  such 

cases  as  is  provided  by  statute.  E\-erything  is  prospecti\'e,  the  cases  being  set  at  least  a week  hence  and  when  that  date  arrives 
they  are  put  in  the  "Ready  Active  List.”  This  list  together  with  all  cases  set  by  the  Assignment  Commissioner  or  sti])ulation  of 
counsel  to  dates  hence  are  published  in  a court  paper,  which  usually  contains  several  hundred  cases.  The  "Ready  Acti\'c  List” 
appears  in  the  first  column,  the  jury  by  themselves,  the  equity  by  themselves  and  the  Short-Xotice  E.x  Parte  by  themselves,  a total 
of  not  less  than  fifty  cases.  The  attorneys,  by  this  plan,  can  always  see  their  cases  approaching  on  the  list.  The  Assignment  Com- 
missioner sends  cases  to  the  rooms  as  fast  as  finished.  He  controls  the  jurors  by  a card  s}'stem,  the  witnesses,  the  attorneys  and  the 
order  of  trial  of  civil  cases.  He  keeps  advised  of  the  engagements  of  attorneys  in  other  local  courts  of  record  as  well  as  the  dif- 
ferent divisions  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court,  and  thereby  prevents  such  conflicts  as  would  otherwise  stop  trials.  As  soon  as  he 
sees  that  a case  or  cases  will  be  reached,  he  sends  for  the  witnesses  which  have  l)een  left  on  precipes  by  attorneys  and  signed  by  them 

in  blank.  He  makes  a study  of  the  length  of  cases  and  sometimes  the  business  as  to  keep  a study  disposition  of  court  work.  He 

is  kept  informed  of  the  progress  of  cases  by  the  court  room  bailiffs  over  a private  phone  system,  which  information  is  posted  on  a black 
board  near  the  assignment  room.  After  a case  is  finished,  the  "Case  Card”  that  went  with  the  papers  when  case  was  assigned,  is 
returned  to  the  assignment  room  with  the  memoranda  on  it  showing  the  disposition  of  the  case,  which  memoranda  is  transferred  to  a 
perpetual  loose-leaf  binder.  This  makes  it  possible  to  give  instant  information  in  regard  to  any  case  that  went  through  the  office. 

The  basic  principle,  "centralized  power  to  assign  cases”  governed  by  a court  rule  now  exists,  in  addition  to  Franklin  County, 
in  Cuyahoga  and  Hamilton  Counties  and  will  be  taken  up  in  Lucas  County  at  the  January  term,  1910.  It  also  exists  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  Buffalo,  New  York  and  Louisr'ille,  Ky.  arc  talking  of  adopting  it.  They  can  save  time  and  money  by  doing  so.  Frank- 
lin Common  Pleas  was  three  years  behind  on  its  docket  at  the  September  term,  1903;  now,  the  January  term,  1910,  they  are  reach- 
ing cases  in  from  two  to  three  months.  It  saves  money  to  litigants,  as  witnesses  are  used  in  most  all  cases  on  the  day  they  are  sent 
for  and  do  not  have  to  remain  about  the  Court  waiting  for  the  case  to  be  called.  A court  room  is  never  idle,  an  extra  jury  with 
sufficient  talismen  being  carried  to  take  up  a case  should  a jury  be  out.  Several  times  during  the  last  six  years  has  a judge  had  three 
juries  out  deliberating  at  the  same  time. 


George  H.  Chamberlain, 

Attorney  at  law  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  is  a man  well  known  in  the  historic  Western  Reserve. 

He  was  born  on  a farm  in  Lorain  County  on  the  21st  of  June,  18<)2.  His  early  education 
was  obtained  in  the  district  schools  of  his  nati\’e  count}’.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he 
went  to  Oberlin  College  to  pursue  his  studies,  teaching  school  during  the  winter  months 
to  pay  his  expenses  through  college.  In  the  fall  of  1884  he  entered  the  law  office  of  E. 

G.  Johnson,  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio,  in  June,  1887,  when  he  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  the  law.  Since  that 
time,  with  the  e.xception  of  six  years,  from  1889  to  189.7,  when  he  lived  in  Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin,  he  has  continued  to  practice  in  Elyria.  Mr.  Chamberlain  is  a descendant 
from  good  old  Vermont  and  New  York  State  Stock,  and  is  a lifelong,  enthusiastic  Repub- 
lican. Early  in  life  he  became  interested  in  all  political  and  patriotic  events.  Rec- 
ognizing the  ability  and  long  years  of  faithful  serx’ice  in  the  interests  of  the  Republican 
party,  as  a proof  of  its  appreciation,  nominated  him  to  the  Senate  of  the  Seventy-fifth 
General  Assembly  in  the  fall  of  1901.  His  triumphant  election  followed.  In  a dis- 
trict nominally  Republican  b}'  3,000  \’otes  he  received  a majority  of  3,800.  Ha\’ing 
servefl  with  distinction,  always  true  to  his  constitutents  and  the  peoj^le  of  the  State  of 
Ohio  in  general,  he  was  nominated  by  acclamation  for  a second  term,  and  on  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Senate  of  the  Seventy-sixth  General  Assembly,  he  was  elected  President 
pro  tern  of  that  body,  receiving  the  unanimous  vote  of  both  Republicans  and  Democrats. 

After  the  death  of  Congressman  Skiles,  Mr.  Chamberlain  was  prominently  mentioned 

as  a candidate  for  Congress,  but  failed  by  a few  votes  to  receive  the  nomination.  Mr.  guorge  h.  chamberl.mn,  elyria.  o. 

Chamberlain  is  a lawyer  of  high  standing,  wide  experience  and  good  common  sense, 

who  enjoys  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  clients  and  fellow  practitioners.  He  is  a married  man  and  father  of  sc\’en  children. 
He  is  a trustee  and  member  of  the  Official  Board  of  the  M.  E.  Church  and  a Superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School.  He  is  prom- 
inently identified  with  the  business  and  social  life  of  his  home  city,  and  is  a member  of  the  Elyria  Board  of  Education. 


John  Jonas  Chester, 

One  of  the  most  prominent  corporation  and  commercial  lawyers  of  Columbus,  was  born  on  the  18th  of  June,  ISfiO,  at  Newark,  ( )hio. 
Ills  father,  Auston  Eaton  Chester,  was  a natir’e  of  Groton,  Conn.,  whence  he  remoc’ed  with  his  jrarents  to  Ohio,  locating  in  Licking 
County.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Cordelia  McCune  Chester,  was  born  in  Brattleboro,  Wrmont.  The  ancestry  of  the  McCune  familv  is 
the  same  as  that  of  the  Whitney  family  of  New  7'ork,  which  has  been  thoroughly  collated  and  extensi\ely  published  and  is 
reliably  traced  back  through  se\’eral  centuries.  The  ancestry  of  the  paternal  family  can  be  traced  back  to  Y'illiam  Chester,  (jf  Chip- 
ping Barnet,  Herts,  yeoman.  \M11  dated  January  IG;  proved  in  C.  P.  C.  28th  of  February,  loG.Y  Married  Alawde,  who  was  Iniried 
at  Chipping  Barnet  before  15G5.  William  Chester  was  the  greatgrandfather  of  Leonard  Chester,  born  1CU9,  who  emigrated  to  X'ew 


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England  in  1033,  and  settled  in  Wethersfield,  Conn.  On  his  tombstone  at  Wethersfield,  Connecticut,  in  the  yard  of  the  First 
Congregational  Church,  is  a rude  cutting  (jf  the  Chester  Arms,  which  are  described  as  follows: 

“Ifrmine  on  a chief  sable;  a griffin  passant  argent.  Crest-Arhagone,  or  griffin  passant 
argent.  Motto:  A’incit  qui  patitur.’  ” Translated  it  reads:  “He  conepters  who  endures” 

or  “is  patient.” 

Much  has  been  ])rinted  about  another  descendant  of  the  same  line.  Captain  Samuel 
( hesler,  who  went  to  New  London,  ('onn.,  from  Boston,  in  l(i()3.  He  was  master  of 
the  brigantiiu-  ad\euture,  and  was  c.ii)turc“d  by  the  h'rench.  Later  he  engaged  in  i)ublic 
sur\e\s  and  had  exteiisiw  land  inlcu'ests  King  partly  in  the  Fast  parish  (jf  New  London, 
now  called  ( iroton,  w hile  other  hirge  tracts  were  included  within  his  jiroperty  holdings. 

I le  was  also  a factor  in  the  West  India  'Lrade.  1 lis  son,  John  Chester,  born  in  K)y2,  was 
the  ne.xl  in  direct  line.  1 h'  imirried  Mary  Starr,  a daughter  of  Thomas  Starr,  who  was 
the  second  son  of  Hannah  Bivwster,  the  yotmgest  daughter  of  Jonathan  Brewster.  Jon- 
athan Brewsli'r  w.is  born  in  Ifngland  and  came  to  Idymonth  in  1021,  on  the  Fortitne. 

Me  was  the  oldest  son  ot  fJdc'r  William  Brewster,  “('hiet  ol  the  Pilgrims,”  one  of  the 
“MaN'Ilowvr”  |)assengers.  Simeon  Chester,  second  son  of  John  Chester,  removed  to 
'I'lnro,  No\a  Scotia,  soon  aitt'r  his  marriage.  At  the  ontl)reak  of  the  Revedutionary 
W ar,  with  John  Starr,  he  lelt  Nova  Scotia  for  the  C'olonies.  He  was  pursued  by  enemies, 
but  at  l.isl  arri\ed  at  ('iroton,  his  ancestral  home,  lie  had  owned  consideral)le  property 
In  No\a  Scotia,  but  was  compelled  to  .sacrifice  this  because  of  his  loyalty  to  the  colonial 
inferesfs.  1 lowaw  er,  by  acts  ol  ( ongress,  in  17Sf)  and  LSOI , Simeon  Chester  was  awarded 
IftiO  .icres  of  land  in  tluve  sejiarale  tracts,  one  located  in  h'ranklin  County  and  the  other 
two  in  Licking  Connt>',  ( )hio.  Ills  son  Flias,  later  removed  to  the  tract  in  Franklin 
Cotmt\’,  and  gaw  the  name  ol  Truro  to  the  township  Fast  of  Columbus,  in  honor  of  his 
former  home  in  Nova  Scotia,  d'he  tracts  in  Licking  Cotmty  were  snl)seciuently  settled 
by  Sinu'on  Chester,  Jr.,  the  grandfather  of  John  Jonas  Chester.  Anston  Eaton  Chester, 
the  lather,  came  to  Crainille  with  his  parents.  He  became  a civil  engineer  and  later 
entered  the  hardware  and  foundry  business.  Mr.  Jonas  John  Chester  obtained  his 
educalion  at  the  public  schools  of  Newark,  after  which  he  attended  W’ooster  University  for  tw-o  years  and  then  matriculated  at 
Lafa\ette  College,  Easton,  Pa.  He  graduated  from  Lafayette  College  in  1882,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  of  A.  Later  he  received  the 
Masti‘1'  of  .Arts  degree  from  ihe  same  college.  Coming  to  Columbits,  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Converse,  Booth  & Keating,  and, 
in  lo'brnary,  1884,  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Snimeme  Court  of  Ohio.  He  began  practice  alone;  never  had  a i)artner,  and 
became  one  of  the  most  eminent  and  successful  coi'iioration  and  commercial  lawyers  in  Ohio.  In  addition  to  his  legal  duties,  Mr. 
Chester  is  interested  in  \arions  industries  and  business  enteiqjrises.  He  is  'Vice-President  and  General  Counsel  of  the  James  Ohlen 
N Sons  Saw  Manufactitring  Company;  Secrettiry  and  Treasurer  of  the  Pure  Milk  Company;  'Vice-President  and  Director  of  the  Ohio 
Rcalt\- N ('onstruction  Coni|)any;  'V'ice-President  and  Director  of  the  Grandview  Lumber  Company  and  is  Director  of  the  Indeiiendent 
Packers  I'crtilizer  C'ompany  and  the  Montana  Standard  Mining  Company,  and  stockholder  in  many  other  concerns.  He  has  always 
Ikh'ii  a f.iithfnl  Republican  and  was  formerly  acti\e  in  the  ranks  of  the  party.  He  was  Secretary  of  the  State  Republican  League, 
but  now  has  retired  from  actix'e  particii)ation  in  politics.  Socially,  Mr.  Chester  is  a member  and  was  formerly  President  of  Benjamin 
l''nmklin  ('hapter.  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution;  he  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Club,  the  Columbus  Country  Club  and  the  Masonic 
h'raternity,  he  being  a 32nd  degree  Ma.son,  a Knight  'Lemplar  and  a member  of  the  Adystic  Shrine;  he  also  belongs  to  the  Elks  and 
other  secret  orders  and  is  President  of  the  Columbus  Riding  Clul).  On  the  25th  of  August,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Harriet 
F.  Lisle,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  They  hax'C  three  children,  John  VI,  Jeanette  and  Louise. 

Henry  M.  Cist, 

Deceased,  who  during  his  life  of  usefulness  was  a most  ])rominent  member  of  the  Hamilton 
County  bar,  a distinguished  soldier  and  excellent  citizen,  was  born  on  the  20th  of  Leb- 
ruary,  1839,  at  Cincinnati.  His  father,  Chas.  Cist,  was  a soldier  of  the  war  of  1812, 
ami  the  author  of  a standard  hist(;ry  of  Cincinnati.  4he  family  has  Ixeen  in  America 
lor  many  generations,  and  the  members  of  the  family  have  taken  an  active  jtart  in  the 
x'arions  wars  ot  our  country.  General  Cist’s  grandfather  was  a soldier  in  the  War  of 
the  Revolution  and  served  in  a Pennsylvania  Militia  Regiment.  General  Cist  was  ed- 
ucated in  Cincinnati.  W hen  the  Cix  il  WGr  broke  oitt  he  xvas  engaged  in  the  study  of  law, 
but  XX  hen  President  Lincoln  issitcd  his  call  to  arms,  young  Cist  interrupted  his  studies 
and  enlisted  in  Co.  A.  ot  the  Sixth  (Jhio  Vol.  Inf.  Regiment  on  the  19th  of  April,  18(31, 
in  Camp  Harrison,  (Jhio.  At  his  first  enlistment  he  had  taken  the  oath  for  only  three 
months,  as  it  xvas  the  general  opinion  that  the  xvar  xvould  be  of  only  short  duration.  He 
xvas  discharged  on  the  18th  of  June,  1861,  but  re-enlisted  the  x^ery  same  day,  this  time  as 
Second  Lieutenant.  His  career  as  a soldier  of  the  Union  Army  was  a very  brilliant  one. 
lie  enlisted  as  a prixxite  and  as  Second  Lieutenant,  and,  for  gallantry,  was  advanced 
through  the  xvirious  stages  until  he  was  brevetted  Brigadier-General  at  the  close  of  the 
War.  .As  a conspicuous  member  of  the  staff  of  General  Thomas,  he  took  part  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Perryville,  Stone  Riv’er,  Murfreesboro  and  Chickarnauga.  At  the  battle  of 
Stone  River  a horse  xvas  killed  under  him,  and  after  the  battle,  when  he  e.xamined  his  hat, 
he  found  that  not  less  than  fix’e  bullets  had  penetrated  it.  General  Cist  xvas  honorably 
discharged  on  the  4th  of  January,  1866,  when  he  again  took  up  the  study  of  laxv  and  in 
due  time  xvas  admitted  to  practice.  He  continued  in  his  profession  until  a few  years 
before  his  death,  xvhen  he  retired.  (Aeneral  Cist  xvas  a prominent  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  G.  A.  R.  and  of  the  Army  of  the 
t'umberland,  in  xvhich  organization  he  filled  the  positic;n  of  secretary  for  many  years.  As  an  author  he  was  well  known.  Among 
his  works  are  his  contributions  t(j  the  “Scribner  WAir  Stories,”  “Romance  of  Shilo,”  “Cincinnati  with  the  War  Fever,  and  the  biog- 
raphies of  the  “Generals  of  the  W'ar  of  1861-1865,”  which  were  puldished  in  the  Encyclopedia  Britanica.  General  Cist  was  married 
txxdce.  Ills  first  union  xvas  xvith  Miss  Mary  Alorris,  a grand-daughter  of  U.  S.  Semitor  Thomas  Morris.  Mrs.  Cist  passed  axx'ay  in  1876, 
leaxdng  four  daughters.  The  second  marriage  of  General  Cist  was  with  Miss  Jenie  E.  Bare.  One  daughter  was  the  issue  of  this  union. 


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JOSEPH  H.  CLARK,  DETROIT,  MICH. 


General  Cist  passed  out  of  life  on  the  17th  of  December,  1902,  at  Rome,  Italy,  ■while 
traveling  through  that  country.  He  was  buried  with  military  honors  in  beautiful  Spring 
Grove  Cemetery,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Joseph  H.  Clark, 

A prominent  attorney  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  is  a native  Buckej’e,  born  on  the  20th  of 
December,  1860,  on  a farm  near  Sandusky,  Ohio.  His  father,  hfelson  Clark,  is  a native 
of  Vermont,  while  his  mother,  hlrs.  Sarah  F.  Clark,  was  born  in  New  York  State.  Mr. 
Clark’s  ancestors  have  lived  in  this  country  for  many  generations.  They  came  West 
in  1834  and  settled  in  Erie  County,  Ohio.  At  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county 
and  the  Normal  School,  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  Mr.  Clark  received  a careful  education. 
Having  graduated  from  the  latter  institution,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  offices 
of  Winsor  & Snowar,  at  Port  Austin,  Mich.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885,  and 
immediately  entered  upon  a later-on  ver\'  lucrative  practice  of  his  chosen  profession. 
He  now  is  a member  of  the  well  known  firm  of  Clark,  Lockwood  & Bryan,  with  offices 
at  1301-8  Ford  Building,  Detroit,  Mich.  In  politics,  Mr.  Clark  is  an  energetic  and 
active  member  of  the  Republican  party.  He  held  the  office  of  assistant  Prosecuting 
Attorney  of  Wayne  County  in  1903.  Socialh',  he  is  a member  of  the  Mason  Frater- 
nity, holding  the  32nd  degree,  a K.  of  P.  and  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan. He  is  married.  His  residence  is  located  at  360  Frederick  Street,  Detroit, 
Michigan. 


Frank  M.  Clevenger, 

Attorney  at  Law,  at  Wilmington,  Ohio,  and  a member  of  the  State  Senate,  representing 
the  Fifth-Sixth  Ohio  District  in  that  body,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  March,  1865,  at  Clin- 
ton County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  William  and  Martha  Compton  Clevenger,  were  natives 
of  Ohio  and  Indiana,  respectively,  but  the  parents  of  each  being  Virginians.  Senator 
Clevenger  was  educated  in  the  common  and  high  schools  at  Wilmington,  and  by  pri\-ate 
instruction.  He  graduated  from  Wilmington  High  School  in  1886.  Later  he  took  up 
the  study  of  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  Mr.  Clevenger  is  a faithful  Republican. 
In  the  fall  of  1908,  he  was  nominated  and  elected  a member  of  the  State  Senate.  On  the 
7th  of  August,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Robinson,  of  Winchester,  \drginia. 
Two  children  have  blessed  their  union.  Senator  Clevenger  resides  at  Wilmington, 
Ohio. 

William  C.  Cochran, 


FRANK  M.  CLEVENGER.  WILMINGTON,  O. 


Of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  a lawyer  who  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow  practitioners 
and  the  public  in  general,  was  born  on  the  29th  of  March,  1848,  at  Oberlin,  Ohio,  where 
his  father,  William  Cochran,  had  occupied  the  chair  of  Mental  and  Moral  Philosophy 
in  the  Oberlin  College.  Prof.  Cochran  died  before  his  son  was  born.  His  mother,  Helen 
Finney  Cochran,  was  the  daughter  of  Chas.  G.  Finney,  President  of  Oberlin  College. 

Both  parents  were  natives  of  Pennsyh  ania,  born  in  Wstmoreland  County  and  Phila- 
delphia, respectively.  Mr.  Cochran’s  paternal  ancestry  was  Scotch-Irish,  his  mother’s, 

Connecticut-Yankee.  The  Finney’s  came  to  this  country  early  in  the  17th  century 

and  settled  in  Bristol,  R.  L,  afterwards  moving  to  Warren  County,  Connecticut,  where  Charles  G.  Finney,  IMr.  Cochran’s  most 
distinguished  ancestor,  was  born.  He  was  educated  for  the  bar,  became  converted  at  the  age  of  29,  and  became  a noted  “Revivalist.” 

He  was  the  first  pastor  of  the  Broadway  Tabernacle  of  New  York  City,  and  afterwards 

President  of  Oberlin  College.  In  November,  1849,  IMr.  Cochran’s  mother  married 
Jacob  D.  Cox,  afterwards  Major  General  of  the  U.  S.  Wlunteers,  Governor  of  Ohio, 
Secretary  of  the  Interior  and  member  of  Congress.  Mr.  Cochran  received  a ven,'  careful 
education  at  the  Warren,  Ohio,  High  School  and  at  Oberlin  College,  graduating  from 
that  institution  in  1869,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  was  Greek  orator  and  Wledictorian 
of  his  class.  Mr.  Cochran  supported  himself  from  the  time  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age. 
For  a year  and  a half  before  entering  college  he  was  a bookkeeper  and  cashier  in  a store 
at  Quincy,  Ilk,  and  saved  enough  to  carry  him  through  his  freshman  year.  He  taught 
country  school  during  the  long  winter  vacations,  and,  during  his  Junior  and  Senior  years, 
taught  classes  in  Latin,  Greek  and  hlathematics  at  Oberlin.  After  graduating,  he  was 
appointed  Indian  Trust  Fund  Clerk  in  the  Department  of  the  Interior  and  held  that 
position  until  December,  1870,  when  he  resigned  and  went  to  Europe  for  travel  and  post- 
graduate study.  Upon  his  return,  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Cox,  Burnett  & Follett, 
at  Cincinnati,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  of  Ohio,  in  October,  1872,  and  to  practice  in 
the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  in  1881.  In  the  fall  of  1872  he  was  offered  the 
chair  of  Mathematics  at  Berea  College,  Kentucky,  but  declined  that  position.  His 
practice  has  been  a general  one,  covering  almost  every  branch  of  the  law  except  criminal 
and  divorce  cases,  which  he  invariably  declined.  While  he  has  not  made  a specialty  of 
patent  law,  as  attorney  for  various  manufacturing  corporations  he  has  engaged  in  much 
patent  litigation  in  which  he  has  been  almost  uniformly  successful.  Mr.  Cochran  is 
President  and  Treasurer  of  the  Blym\-er  Realty  Company,  operating  the  Blymyer  Building, 
WILLIAM  c.  COCHRAN.  CINCINNATI,  o.  512-516  Main  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  the  author  of  “The  Student’s  Law  Le.xicon,” 


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I)ul)lishc(l  by  Uic  Robert  Clarke  Company  in  1S88.  While  being  a staunch  Republican  he  has  never  sought  nor  received  a nomination 
for  anv  offii'e,  but  for  a period  of  three  >'ears  he  was  a memljer  of  the  Supreme  Court  Committee  for  examining  candidates  for 
admission  to  ihe  bar.  Mr.  Cochran  has  been  a Trustee  of  Oberlin  College  since  1!)()(),  a Trustee  of  Miami  Medical  College  since 
1897,  and  'I'nislee  of  Ml.  .\uburii  1 ’resb\'lerian  Church  since  1890.  He  has  been  a member  of  the  Literary  Club,  of  Cincinnati, 
since  187').  Ilis  essays  and  contribulion^^  ha\'e  been  numerous  and  well  received.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar  Associa- 
tion <md  the  ( )hio  State  B.ir  Association.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Rosa  I).  Allen,  on  the  28th  of  November,  1878.  They  have  had 
fue  children,  all  of  whom  .ire  li\ing;  Mar\-  Rudd,  William  S.,  Helen  Finney,  Allen  I),  and  Frances  E.  Cochran.  Mr.  Cochran  attends 
the  Ml.  .\uburn  I ’resbyterian  Church.  He  resides  at  24o  ( lilman  A\’enue,  Mt.  Auburn.  His  offices  are  located  at  48  and  49  Blymyer 
Building,  ( 'incinnali,  ( )hio. 


Thomas  .1.  Cogan, 

( )ne  of  the  leading  member^  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar,  was  born  on  the  30th  of  June,  1850,  at  New  York  City,  and  is  the  son  of  Patrick 
.md  Catherine  Cogan,  both  natixes  of  Ireland.  'Fhe  family  came  to  ('incinnati  in  October,  1856,  where  Mr.  Thomas  J.  Cogan  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  that  dtx'  and  at  St.  Xaviers  College,  graduating  from  that  celebrated  institution  with  the  class 
of  1S73.  He  subse(|uenl ly  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  in  1877,  and  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  of  Ohio  in  the  same 
year.  He  holds  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  ol  Master  of  Arts,  conferred  uiwm  him  in  1873  and  in  1875.  Upon  his  admission 
to  the  b.ir  he  immediateb-  look  tijD  the  practice  of  his  chosen  jirofession,  in  which  he  has  liecome  iire-eminently  successful.  Mr. 
('ogan  has  heen  a st<umch  1 lemocrat  all  his  mature  life  and  has  served  his  jiarty  often  and  faithfully.  He  was  a member  of  the  Ohio 
I.egislature  in  ISS4  and  I8S5,  during  which  time  he  introduced  many  important  measures.  1 luring  the  campaigns  of  1884  and  1885 
he  serxvd  as  Chairman  of  the  I lemocratic  State  Central  Committee,  and  in  the  year  1885  he  was  one  of  the  Democratic  electors  of 
( )hio.  .At  the  Democratic  National  C'onwntion,  held  in  Chicago,  in  1890,  which  nominated  William  Jennings  Bryan  for  the  first  time 
as  President  of  the  United  States,  Mr.  Cogan  was  Permanent  Secretary.  In  the  spring  of  1879,  he  was  nominated  for  the  office  of 
Proseciiling  .\ltorne\-  for  the  Cincinnati  Police  ('ourt,  but  was  defeated  wit h the  rest  of  the  1 lemocratic  Ticket.  Socially,  Mr.  Cogan 
is  <i  member  of  ihe  hdks,  the  hkigles,  the  Duckworth  Club,  the  Cincinnati  Base  Ball  Club,  and  is  a member,  director  and  Ex-Vice- 
Presideiit  of  the  Latighery  (dub.  h'rom  1874  to  1879,  he  was  connected  with  the  (Ohio  National  Guard,  being  a member  of  old  Com- 
pan\-  C,  of  the  "Light  (niards,"  serving  under  Ca|rtain  (dias.  M.  Karr,  who  became  later  on,  Adjutant  General  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Cogan 
is  still  a nu'inber  of  the  International  Brotherhood  of  Confirmed  and  Unflinching  Bachelors.  His  law  offices  are  located  in  the  St. 
Paul  Building,  (dneinnati,  ()hio. 


.John  Marquart  Cole, 

.A  leading  member  of  the  Springfield,  ( )hio  Bar,  was  born  on  the  21st  of  May,  1879,  at  Sixringfield,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Milton 
Cole  and  hdnora  Skidmore  Cole,  natix'es  of  Ohio  and  New  A^ork  State,  respectively.  Mr.  Milton  Cole  being  a prominent  lawyer 
<nul  former  Max’or  of  S|)ringfield,  ( )hio.  Mr.  John  Ad.  Cole  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Si^ringfield,  at  Wittenberg 
Uni\'ersit\’,  and  at  the  (dneinnati  Law  School,  graduating  from  Springfield  High  School  in  1890  and  from  Wittenberg  in  1900.  He 
holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.,  conferred  upon  him  by  AAdttenberg  Ihiiversity.  Being  admitted  to  the  liar  he  immediately 
took  u])  the  iHXudice  of  his  chosen  ]irofession,  in  which  he  liecamc  very  successful.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  24  years, 
as  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  the  Springfield  Police  Court.  Later  he  filled  the  ixosition  of  Assistant  City  Solicitor,  from  the  0th  of  June, 
1903,  to  the  1st  of  January,  1908.  He  now  is  a member  of  the  Springfield,  Ohio,  Board  of  Health.  In  politics,  Mr.  Cole  has  always 
been  a faithful  Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Elks,  the  K.  of  P.  aiul  of  the  College  Fraternity  Phi  Gamma  Delta.  On 
the  29th  of  |une,  1904,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sara  Wallace  Hajo  Three  children  were  born  to  them,  John  Hay  Cole,  Elnora  E. 
Cole  and  Fred.M.  Cole.  Mr.  Cole  resides  at  121  East  Grand  Avenue.  His  law  offices  are  located  at  41-42  Gotwald  Building,  Spring- 
field,  ( )hio. 


Joseph  William  Conroy, 


A [irominent  young  attorney  of  Cincinnati,  is  a native  of  the  (Jueen  City,  where  he  was  born  on  the  10th  of  May,  1877.  He  received 
his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  and  graduated  in  classics  from  St.  Joseph’s  College,  in  Jtme  1893.  The  year  following,  Mr. 
Conroy  took  serxice  xvith  the  C.  C.  C.  & St.  L.  Railway  Company  in  a clerical  capacity.  He  entered  laxv  school  in  1900  and  was 

admitted  to  the  bar  in  1903.  On  the  first  day  of  January,  1904,  Mr.  Conroy  entered 
uixon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  lieen  xx'ry  successful.  He 
always  has  been  a staunch  adherent  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Democratic  party  and 
has  rendered  his  [lart  and  the  people  in  general  valuable  services.  In  Nox^ember, 
1905,  he  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatix^es  of  the  (Ohio  Legislature.  Wdnle 
being  a member  of  the  General  Assembly  he  xvas  connected  with  the  house  com- 
mittees on  public  works  and  villages.  Mr.  Conroy  is  prominent  in  various  organiza- 
tions and  was  President  of  the  F’ederation  of  Catholic  Societies  in  Hamilton  County, 
having  a membership  of  5000. 


ALBLR  l I.  CORDRAY,  LONDON.  i ). 


Albert  T.  Cordray, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  London,  Madison  County,  (Ohio,  was  born  on  the  26th  of  July, 
1801,  at  Urichsville,  Tuscaraxvas  County,  Ohio;  the  only  child  of  Thornton  and 
Hannah  Scott  Cordray,  both  natives  of  Tuscarawas  County,  Ohio.  Air.  Cordray’s 
grandparents,  Isaac  and  FOlizabeth  Cordray,  came  to  Tuscaraxx^as  County  from  Mary- 
land at  an  early  date  and  engaged  in  farming.  His  father  was  a bridge  l)uilder.  In 
September,  1801,  he  enlisted  in  the  51st  O.  V.  I.  He  took  part  in  every  battle  his 
regiment  was  engaged  in  until  he  was  killed  in  the  battle  of  C hickamaugvi,  on  the 
19th  of  September,  1803.  Mr.  A.  T.  Cordray  was  educated  in  the  pulilic  schools  of 
Nexv  Philadelphia  and  of  Union  Toxvnship,  Tuscarawas  County,  after  which  he 
attended  Normal  University,  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  from  xvhich  he  graduated  in  1883, 
xvith  the  degree  of  B.  S.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years.  Air.  Cordray  started  in  public 
life  as  Principal  in  the  Grammar  Department  of  the  Mt.  Sterling  Public  Schools, 


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remaining  in  that  position  for  two  years.  The  two  years  following  he  was  superintendent  of  schools  at  Mt.  Sterling,  ( ).  He  then 
entered  the  business  field  as  a commercial  traveler,  filling  the  position  of  a “knight  of  the  road"  for  several  months.  In  the 
meantime  he  had  taken  up  the  study  of  law,  and,  on  the  5th  of  March,  1891,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Ohio.  He  immediately  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  locating  at  London,  Madison  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  Cordray  has 
been  a staunch  Republican  all  his  mature  life  and  he  has  ser\-ed  his  party  faithfully  and  well.  In  1903,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of 
London,  ser\'ing  two  terms.  While  filling  that  office  he  inaugurated  a vigorous  policy  of  law  enforcement  which  has  given  him  state 
wide  fame  as  a municipal  executive,  b^pon  the  expiration  of  his  second  term  of  office,  Mr.  Cordray  retired  to  private  life.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  a K.  of  P.  In  1883,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Kennedy,  Urichsville,  Ohio.  Three  sons, 

George,  Robert  and  Albert  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Cordray  resides  at  East  High  Street,  London,  Ohio. 

Thomas  H.  Darby, 

Assistant  United  States  Attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  and  a distinguished  member  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar,  was 
born  on  the  6th  of  October,  1869,  in  London,  England,  the  son  of  Walter  and  Clara  Oliver  Darby.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  England.  Immediately  after  coming  to  the  United  States  he  began  his  preparations  for  the  legal  profession;  entered  the 
Cincinnati  Law  School,  and  in  May,  1891,  was  graduated  and  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  began  his  professional  career  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  years  and  since  then  has  been  connected  with  many  prominent  and  civil  cases  tried  in  Hamilton  County.  He  is  con- 
sidered to  be  a brilliant  lawyer,  well  grounded  in  law  and  possessing  a keen  discriminating  mind  and  sound  judgment.  He  has  been  a 
staunch  Republican  since  he  became  a naturalized  citizen  and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  his  party.  When  Mr. 
McPherson  was  appointed  United  States  District  Attorney  to  succeed  the  late  Col.  Bundy,  Mr.  Darby  was  appointed  his 
assistant.  Socially,  he  Is  a Scottish  Rite  Mason.  His  professional  office  is  located  in  the  Union  Trust  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Harry  M.  Daugherty, 


One  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Ohio  Bar,  was  born  on  the  26th  of  January,  1860,  at  Washington,  C.  H.,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
John  H.  Daugherty  and  Jana  A.  Draper  Daugherty,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio,  respecti\’ely.  He  a\‘ailed  himself  of  the 
educational  advantages  afforded  by  the  public  school  of  his  native  city  and  later  entered  the  law  department  of  the  L niversity  of 
Michigan,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1881.  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  he  began  the  practice 
of  law  at  M’ashington  Court  House,  Ohio.  His  professional  success  and  his  increasing  business  rendered  it  necessary  for  him  to  open 
an  office  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  which  he  transferred  his  entire  practice,  and  where  he 
now  enjoys  a large  and  lucrative  business.  He  is  a member  of  the  well  known  law  firm 
of  Daugherty,  Todd  & Rarey,  with  offices  in  the  Wyandotte  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

In  politics,  Mr.  Daugherty  has  always  been  an  acti\  e,  aggressix  e Republican,  and  by  his 
work  through  the  party  organization,  as  well  as  by  his  serx'ices  on  the  stump,  has  con- 
tributed in  no  small  degree  to  the  success  of  that  party  in  the  State.  He  was  chairman 
of  the  State  Executive  Committee  in  1898,  and  his  work  in  that  campaign  stamped  him 
as  one  of  the  most  successful  political  organizers  in  Ohio.  He  was  elected  to  the  General 
Assembly  in  1889,  and  served  in  the  Judiciary  and  Corporation  Committees.  He  was 
re-elected  in  1891,  and,  besides  important  committee  work,  was  chosen  permanent 
chairman  of  the  Republican  House  Caucus.  He  was  also  honored  with  the  chairman- 
ship of  the  Caucus  that  decided  the  speakership,  upon  which  hinged  the  election  of  the 
United  States  Senator.  In  1893,  he  was  chairman  of  the  State  Republican  Convention 
which  nominated  McKinley  for  Gox-ernor.  In  1897,  he  was  chairman  of  the  Repub- 
lican State  Central  Committee.  In  1888,  he  was  a candidate  for  the  Congregational 
nomination  in  his  district,  but  was  defeated  on  the  250th  ballot  Ity  three  x’Otes.  In  1900, 

Mr.  Daugherty  was  a candidate  for  Goxernor  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  after  one  of  the 
most  memorable  campaigns  in  the  history  of  the  party,  he  was  defeated  by  Governor 
Nash  on  the  second  ballot  by  a very  close  x'ote,  Mr.  Nash  haxing  secured  the  support 
of  such  powerful  leaders  as  Senator  Hanna  and  George  B.  Cox.  In  1904,  and  again 
in  1908,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Conxentions  at  Chicago,  xxhich 
nominated  Roosex-elt  and  Taft  for  the  Presidency.  In  addition  to  his  professional 
and  political  achiex’ements,  Mr.  Daugherty  is  connected  xxith  many  large  business 
enterprises  and  has  attained  an  enx'iable  position  as  a man  of  affairs.  He  is  a Director  in  sex*eral  corporations,  among  xx'hich  are 
the  United  States  Telephone  Company,  the  Columbus  Citizens  Telephone  Company,  the  Columbus  Saxings  and  Trust  Company, 
the  Buckeye  Transfer  and  Storage  Company  and  others.  On  the  3rd  of  September,  1884,  he  xx'as  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lucie 
M.  Walker.  Txvo  children,  Mrs.  R.  F.  Rarey  and  Draper  M.  Daugherty  hax-e  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Daugherty  resides  at  481 
East  Toxvn  Street,  Columlxus,  Ohio. 


H-'XRRX'  M DAUGHERTY,  COLUMBUS.  O. 


Jacob  A.  Davy, 

Who  for  txx'enty  years  has  been  engaged  in  the  successful  practice  of  laxv  at  Troy,  Ohio,  xx'as  born  on  the  26th  of  October,  1854,  in 
Delaxx'are  County,  Ohio,  his  parents  being  Henry  D.  and  Catherine  Dax'y.  He  is  of  English  ancestry,  his  parental  grandfather 
haxing  emigrated  from  England  to  Philadelphia  in  1706.  The  father  of  Mr.  J.  A.  Daxy  xx'as  a minister  of  a Baptist  Church.  Jacob 
A.  Daxy  was  about  sex’en  years  old  xvhen  his  parents  moxed.  In  1861,  to  IMount  Vernon,  (Ohio,  and  during  their  residence  of  sex'en 
years  in  that  city  he  attended  the  public  schools.  In  1861  his  parents  remox'ed  to  Miami  County,  locating  on  a farm  in  Elizabeth 
Toxvnship,  and  there  Jacob  A.  Dax'y  attended  the  district  schools.  He  continued  farming  until  the  19th  of  August,  1879,  xvhen  he 
xvent  to  Troy  and  began  preparations  for  the  legal  profession  under  the  preceptorship  of  Hon.  Theodore  Sullix’an,  xvho  afterxx'ards  became 
Circuit  Judge,  and  Hon.  M.  B.  Earnhart.  He  subsecjiiently  attended  the  Cincinnati  Laxv  School,  from  xvhich  institution  he  grad- 
uated with  the  class  of  1881.  In  March,  1882,  Mr.  Daxy  opened  a laxv  office  in  Troy,  xvhere  he  has  since  continued  xvith  uninter- 
rupted success.  In  politics,  Mr.  Dax’y  is  a staunch  Republican  and  he  has  serxed  his  ]Mrty  in  maiy  capacities.  In  1882  he  xvas 
chairman  of  the  Republican  Central  Committee.  Mr.  Daxy  xxas  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  Edith  Alitchell,  on  the  4th  ot  February, 
1886,  a lady  of  educational  attainments  and  musical  accomplishments.  Air.  Dax'y  resides  at  8 Plum  Street,  Iroy,  Ohio, 


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Sherman  S.  Deaton, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  Urbana,  Ohio,  ami  a member  of  the  Senate  of  the  Ohio  Legislature, 
was  born  on  the  23rd  of  h'ebruary,  18(55,  on  a farm  in  Kosciusco  County,  Indiana,  the 
son  (jf  Oeorge  \V.  and  Frances  C.  Deaton,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  His  ancestors  on  his 
fathers’  side  came  from  Virginia,  while  his  mothers’  j)eople  originated  from  Pennsyl- 
vania. Senator  Deaton  was  educated  at  the  public  schools  of  Warsaw,  Indiana,  the  War- 
saw High  School,  at  M.  K.  College,  Fort  WAyne,  Indiana,  and  at  the  Ohio  Normal  Univer- 
sity, Ada,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  se\’cnteen  years.  Senator  Deaton  started  in  public  life  as 
a school  teacher.  He  taught  school  for  seven  years  in  Jackson  Township,  Champaign 
Count}’,  ( )hio,  at  the  same  time  studying  law.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the 
Su])reme  C'ourt  of  Ohio,  in  1893,  and  immediately  became  engaged  in  his  profession, 
in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  Senator  Deaton  has  been  a staunch  Republican 
since  he  became  of  age,  and  he  has  ser\'ed  his  party  faithfully  and  well.  For  four  years 
he  served  as  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Pardons  by  appointment  of  the  Gover- 
nor. In  1894,  and  again  in  1897,  Senator  Deaton  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of  Cham])aign  ('ounty,  Ohio,  serving  two  terms  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people. 
In  1908,  he  was  elected  to  his  present  position  as  a member  of  the  State  Senate.  He  is 
Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Ctmnnon  Sch(X)ls  and  a member  of  the  Beatty  Probe 
Committee  under  Senate  Joint  Resolution  No.  4,  providing  for  investigation  of  alleged 
corru])tion  of  State  Officials.  He  also  belongs  to  the  following  standing  committees: 
Rules,  Judiciary,  Benevolent  Institutions,  County  Affairs,  Geological  Survey,  Prisons 
and  Prison  Reforms  and  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’  Home.  For  seven  years  he  has  been  Chair- 
man of  the  Republican  Executive  Committee  of  Champaign  County.  Socially,  Senator 
Deaton  is  a member  ot  the  Alasonic  Fraternity,  of  the  K.  of  P.,  Junior  Order  of  American  Mechanics,  and  the  Home  Guards  of 
.America.  On  the  23rd  of  December,  1898,  Senator  Deaton  was  married  to  Miss  Mabel  West,  of  Champaign  County.  He  resides 
at  Urbana,  Ohio. 

Joshua  M.  Dawson, 

.Attorney  at  Law  at  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  was  b(jrn  at  (’oluml)us,  (Jhio.  His  father  was  the 
late  Dr.  John  Dawson,  an  eminent  physician  of  that  city,  a Professor  in  the  Starling 
Aledical  College  and  Editor  of  the  Ohio  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal.” 

Mis  mother  was  Adc4ia  Dawson,  a daughter  ol  Dr.  Mathias  Wdnans,  one  of  the 
early  jiioneers  of  the  State,  and  descended  on  her  mother’s  side  from  the  well  known 
January  lamily  of  Kentucky. 

Mr.  Dawson’s  early  youth  was  passed  at  the  place  of  his  birth,  where  he  attended 
the  public  schools  and  finished  the  second  year  of  the  course  at  the  Columbus  High 
School. 

In  the  }’ear  1870  he  entered  Washington  College,  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  an  insti- 
tution endowed  by  General  Washington,  then  under  the  administration  of  General 
Robert  E.  Lee,  as  President. 

At  the  death  of  General  Lee  the  college  liecame  enlarged  to  a university, 
under  the  name  of  Washington  and  Lee.  In  his  third  year  at  this  institution,  Mr. 

Dawson  was  selected  from  the  entire  memliership  of  students,  for  the  honor  of  the 
President’s  Scholarship. 

Upon  finishing  the  classical  course  at  Washington  and  Lee  University,  Mr. 

Dawson  commenced  the  study  of  law  in  the  officse  f)f  Cox,  Burnett  & Eollett,  at  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  enjoyed  association  with  the  three  distinguished  members  of  that 
firm — the  Hon.  Jacob  D.  ('ox,  E.x-Governor  of  Ohio  and  Ex-Secretary  of  the  Interior 
under  General  Grant;  Henry  L.  Burnett,  afterwards  Lhiited  States  District  Attorney 
at  New'  York,  and  Hon.  John  h'.  Eollett,  e.x-member  of  Congress. 

In  the  year  1876  Mr.  Dawson  graduated  from  the  Law  School  of  Cincinnati, 
and  was  in  the  same  year  admitted  to  the  bar.  A few  years  later  he  became  a 
member  of  the  well  known  lirm  of  Follett,  Hyman  & Daw'son,  and  engaged  in  the 
general  practice  of  his  profession. 

In  the  year  1883  Mr.  Dawson  w'as  elected  City  Solicitor  of  the  City  of  Cincin- 
nati, and  for  two  years  he  directed  the  vast  legal  matters  of  that  city.  During  his 
term  of  office  the  important  litigation  over  the  terminals  of  the  Cincinnati  Southern 
Railroad  was  successfully  conducted  and  settled. 

llpon  retiring  from  office  Mr.  Dawson  resumed  the  practice  of  law,  in  connec- 
tion with  Mr.  William  J.  Overlieck,  with  offices  in  the  old  Hammond  Building,  at 
Fourth  and  Vine  Streets,  C'incinnati.  Having  a natural  inclination  for  corporation  law, 
Mr.  Dawson  was  soon  retained  in  important  railroad  litigation.  In  1894  the  con- 
troversy between  the  Louisville,  New^  Albany  and  Chicago  Railroad  and  the  Ft. 
W’ayne,  Terre  Haute  and  Y'estern  Railroad,  involving  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thou- 
sand dollars  of  guaranteed  bonds  arose,  and  Mr.  Daw’son  w'as  employed  to  represent 
the  bondholders.  He  was  afterw'ards  elected  President  of  the  latter  Company  and 
continued  in  that  office  until  the  road  became  consolidated  with  the  C.  C.  C.  & St.  L. 
Railroad. 

In  1895  the  line  projected  l)y  the  late  Col.  Jere  Baxter,  from  Nashville  to 
Knoxville,  Tennessee,  became  Involved  in  litigation,  and  Mr.  Dawson  was  retained 
in  the  Interest  of  the  contractcjrs  who  built  the  road.  The  controversy  involved 
large  sums  of  money  and  occasioned  Intricate  legal  proceedings  in  the 
Fedei'al  and  in  the  State  Courts  of  Tennessee,  in  all  of  which  Mr.  Dawson 


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took  part.  The  road  was  ultimately  reorganized,  and  is  now  known  as  The  Tennessee  Central,  one  of  the  importan  ttrunk  lines  of 
the  South. 

In  1899  litigation  arose  over  the  Columbus,  Lima  and  Milwaukee  Railroad,  a line  projected  to  run  from  the  coal  fields  of 
Southeastern  Ohio  to  a point  on  Lake  Michigan,  opposite  Milwaukee.  Mr.  Dawson  was  employed  by  the  original  owners  of  the  prop- 
erty, to  protect  it  against  the  attacks  that  were  then  directed  against  it.  This  litigation  passed  twice  through  the  lower  courts  to  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  consumed  nearly  seven  years.  xA.  sale  of  the  property  was  then  successfully  negotiated  by  Mr.  Dawson 
at  New  York,  and  the  road  became  merged  into  another  system. 

Mr.  Dawson  is  still  extensively  interested  in  railroad  properties.  During  his  busy  career  he  has  been  called  upon  to  fill  many 
places  of  trust  and  honor.  In  political  matters  Mr.  Dawson  has  affiliated  generally  with  the  Democratic  party,  an  inheritance,  prob- 
ably, from  his  Virginia  ancestors.  In  addition  to  the  position  of  City  Solicitor  of  Cincinnati,  to  which  he  was  elected,  he  was  nom- 
inated for  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Hamilton  County,  and  he  was  tendered  his  party’s  nomination  for  C'ongress  in  the  First  District 
of  Ohio,  but  declined  both  of  these  positions. 

In  the  fall  of  1905  Edward  J.  Dempsey  was  elected  Mayor  of  Cincinnati  by  a reform  movement,  and  the  great  mass  of  Dem- 
ocratic voters  of  that  city  deemed  it  a proper  time  to  reorganize  the  party,  so  that  its  management  should  be  in  new  hands,  and 
its  methods  in  accord  with  the  modern  ideas  of  civic  reform. 

This  reorganization  took  the  form  of  a permanent  incorporated  association,  and  is  now  known  as  The  Cincinnati  Democratic 
Club.  Mr.  Dawson,  though  not  a candidate,  was  unanimously  chosen  its  first  President,  and  for  three  successive  years  he  was  re- 
elected without  opposition,  until,  in  the  year  1908,  he  found  it  impossible  to  continue  in  active  political  life,  and  declined  a re- 
election.  During  his  ilicumbency  as  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Democratic  Club  Mr.  Dawson  had  the  co-operation  of  Franklin 
xAlter,  Melville  E.  Ingalls,  John  L.  Shuff,  Herman  J.  Dierkes  and  a host  of  others,  all  well  known  members  of  the  party,  engaged 
in  an  effort  to  liberate  the  party  from  the  control  of  its  irresponsible  and  unreliable  elements,  and  to  restore  it  to  its  position  of  decency 
and  honor,  the  Club  took  the  leadership  in  Democratic  affairs  in  Hamilton  County  from  the  start  and  gave  many  entertainments 
to  distinguished  Democrats,  and  just  preceding  the  Presidential  election  of  1908,  entertained  the  great  commoner,  William  Jennings 
Bryan. 

Mr.  Dawson,  through  the  position  he  held  in  his  party,  became  intimately  acquainted  with  Mr.  Bryan.  In  connection  with 
the  Hon.  Hiram  D.  Peck  and  John  LYi  Lloyd,  he  was  the  companion  of  Air.  Bryan  and  Judson  Harmon,  then  the  candidate  for 
Governor,  in  the  great  parade  through  the  cheering  masses  of  Cincinnati  on  the  night  of  September  24,  1908.  Few  who  participated 
on  that  occasion  will  ever  forget  it.  The  ovation  then  given  Mr.  Bryan  and  Air.  Harmon  has  probably  never  been  surpassed. 

Though  the  ensuing  election  resulted  in  the  third  defeat  of  the  Democratic  Presidential  candidate,  Air.  Dawson  continued  to 

believe  that  in  the  essentials  Mr.  Bryan  was  right,  that  equality  of  opportunity  is  still  an  xAmerican  birthright,  that  favoritism  of 
inimical  to  the  public  welfare,  that  right  is  right  and  wrong  is  wrong,  in  the  nature  of  things;  that  popular  majorities,  while  con- 
trolling in  governmental  affairs,  are  not  the  consummation  of  either  truth  or  justice,  nor  the  final  arbitrament  of  reason. 

But,  with  the  termination  of  the  exciting  campaign  of  1908,  Air.  Dawson  took  occasion  to  retire  from  active  political  life  and  to 

seek  again  the  repose  of  his  profession.  Mr.  Dawson  married  in  1898,  Miss  Adela  Smith,  a lady  of  charming  personal  traits  and 
character.  They  have  one  child,  John,  who  bears  the  name  of  his  grandfather,  the  late  Dr.  John  Dawson,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
of  his  greatgrandfather,  John  Dawson,  of  Jamestown,  in  Greene  County,  Ohio,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  State. 

Dr.  John  Dawson, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio — 1810-1866 — The  achievements  of  the  indi\'idual,  that  seem  so  important  in  his  immediate  environment,  are  soon 
forgotten  In  the  progress  of  events.  The  total  of  human  accomplishment,  though  made  up  of  the  contribution  of  individuals,  af- 
fords but  little  room  for  the  record  of  the  individuals  themselves.  It  is  only  the  few  who  by  some  new  and  striking  invention  or 
innovation  in  science,  art,  literature  or  philosophy,  or  by  success  in  war,  are  enabled  to  rescue  their  names  from  the  oblivion  which 
is  ever  impending. 

Inventions,  innovations,  ideas  and  principles  which  are  credited  to  the  individual  at  their  origin,  soon  become  a part  of  the 
development  of  the  age,  and  the  genius,  inspiration  and  accomplishment  of  the  individual  becomes  merged  in  the  general  storage 
of  humanity.  In  the  production  of  Intellectual  development  the  elements  are  too  many  to  admit  of  permanent  individual  credit. 

When  we  witness  the  great  advancement  of  medical  science  at  this  time  we  are  probably  obli\'ious  of  the  men  who  ha\'e  made 
our  present  attainments  possible.  xAnd  there  are  few  persons  in  Ohio  at  this  present  day  who  can  recall  even  the  names  of  the  great 
physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  state  of  a generation  ago.  It  is  not  generally  known,  outside  of  the  medical  profession,  that  in  the 
Ohio  Valley  originated  theories  of  disease  and  medication,  and  methods  of  surgery,  that  have  enlightened  the  world,  that  whilst  we 
are  indebted  to  the  old  world  for  medical  and  surgical  science,  the  old  world  is  also  Indebted  to  us. 

When  the  State  of  Ohio  was  producing  its  most  famous  orators  and  statesmen,  its  Ewings  and  Corwins,  physicians  like  Drake, 
MacDowell  and  Gross  were  advancing  its  medical  distinction  to  the  limits  of  the  earth.  At  this  time  John  Dawson,  a country  boy, 
whose  father  had  just  emigrated  from  Virginia  to  Cireene  County,  Ohio,  began  the  study  of  medicine  at  Jamestown,  a little  village  in 
that  county.  He  had  but  little  preliminary  education  and  found  at  the  start  that  a learned  profession,  like  that  of  medicine,  could  not 
be  mastered  without  a knowledge  of  Latin  and  Greek.  There  being  no  schools  for  these  studies  at  his  home,  he  had  recourse  to  the 
preachers  in  the  neighborhood,  many  of  whom  had  been  instructed  in  Eastern  colleges.  He  applied  himself  diligently  also  to  history 
and  literature.  xAs  his  pursuit  was  earnest,  so  his  progress  was  rapid,  and  in  a few  years  he  was  enabled  to  take  up  the  study  of  general 
science  and  philosophy. 

By  these  studies  John  Dawson  thoroughly  equipped  himself  to  take  up  the  study  of  medicine.  He  at  this  time  had  as  his 
preceptors.  Dr.  Alathias  Winans,  a man  of  very  superior  intellect  and  attainment,  and  Dr.  Joshua  Alartin,  of  Xenia,  Ohio,  who  was 
then  one  of  the  leading  physicians  of  Ohio,  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  progressive  citizens  of  the  state.  He  was 
among  the  men  who  caused  the  Little  Miami  Railroad  to  be  built,  and  he  secured  the  establishment  of  a Medical  Department  at  the 
Cincinnati  College,  in  the  year  1835,  with  Drs.  Daniel  Drake,  J.  W.  AIcDowell,  Samuel  D.  Gross,  Horatio  G.  Jameson  and  Landin 
C.  Reeves  as  its  professors.  Into  this  learned  circle  John  Dawson  came  as  a student  in  1838.  Shortly  after  this  Doctors  Drake  ami 
Gross  became  connected  with  the  University  of  Louisville,  and  established  a medical  publication,  known  as  “The  Wstern  Journal 
of  VIedicine  and  Surgery.”  At  about  the  age  of  34  years  John  Dawson  became  a contributor  to  this  Journal.  .An  e.xhaustive  article 
written  by  him  and  published  In  1844,  entitled  “Endemic  Typhus  Fever  in  Ohio,”  attracted  wide  attention.  In  recognition  of  its 
merits  the  Faculty  of  the  Lhiiversity  of  Louis^•ille  conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Aledicine. 

This  article  was  followed  by  “Thoughts  on  the  Tongue  as  an  Element  in  Diagnosis,”  “Diet  in  Health  and  Disease”  and  “Ec- 
lampsia PartLirientium.” 

In  the  new  series  of  the  Western  Journal  of  Aledicine  and  Surgery  an  essay  by  Dr.  Dawson  upon  “Epidemic  Erysipelas”  was 


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mack-  ihe  leading  arliclc'.  In  these  early  articles  Dr.  John  Dawson  clearly  indicated  the  l)ent  of  his  mind.  It  was,  to  subject  every- 
thini^  of  theor\-  and  practice  to  scientilic  anaUsis.  W ith  becoming  reverence  for  authority,  he  still  deemed  the  science  of  medicine  pro- 
gressixe,  and  lu‘  took  an  active  ])art  in  stiggesting  ;ind  developing  new  theories  of  disease  and  methods  of  treatment,  many  of  which 
are  now  generalK’  adopted.  It  mav  be  remarked  here  that  the  bacillic  theory  of  disease,  which  is  generally  regarded  as  a discovery 
of  the  present  da\-,  was  long  since  anticipated.  Liebig  was  found  ctmtending,  “that  a molecule  set  in  motion  Is  capable  of  impart- 
ing its  own  kind  of  motion  to  an\-  other  molecide  with  which  it  may  be  in  contact,”  and  seventy  years  ago  Dr.  John  Dawson  wrote: 
“After  contagion  Is  once  generatc'd  and  comes  in  contact,  either  in  the  gaseous,  lixpiid  or  solid  form,  with  any  part  of  the  organism 
susceptibk'  to  its  inlluence,  as,  lor  e.\;iui])le,  the  mticus  memltrane  or  an  abraded  pcxrtion  of  the  skin,  it  is  capable  of  imparting  its  own 
kind  of  motion  to  tlie  |)arts,  in  a manner  similar  to  the  transtorming  jtrocess  of  eremacaitsis  or  of  fermentation.” 

W’hih-  it  max'  be  that  tlu'  present  age  is  adding  wonder  to  wonder  in  all  branches  of  knowledge,  yet  it  may  Ite  very  well  doulxted 
whether  the  nuntalitx'  ol  this  dax'  is  in  any  resi>ects  superior  to  that  ot  centuries  ago.  The  iwesent  age  produces  no  Aristotle,  no 
Lraiicis  bacon,  no  Shakespeare.  It  undoubtedlx'  uses  the  storehouse  of  the  centuries,  but  in  literature,  science  and  philosophy  we 
w itness  the  residts  ol  the  labors  ol  our  jiredecessors.  ( )tir  triuni])hs  are  the  consummation  of  ages  of  thought  and  effort. 

Dr.  Dawson  remained  ;it  Jamestown,  practicing  medicine  in  connection  with  Dr.  Winans,  until  1851.  In  constant  study  and 
practice  his  mind  had  rapidly  e\])anded,  and  he  now  rettlized  the  necessity  of  a broader  field  for  his  talents  and  acciuirement.  He 
accordinglx'  reinovi-d  to  Columbus,  Ohio. 

At  the  tinu>  Dr.  Dawson  located  at  Columbus,  the  State  was  just  adopting  its  nexx'  Constitution.  Reuben  Wood  was  Gover- 
nor. Its  Suiireme  ('ourt  was  conpio.sed  of  William  B.  Caldwell,  Thomas  W.  Bartley,  John  A.  ('orwin,  Allen  G.  Thurman  and  Rufus 

B.  Rannex'.  ( ieorge  lx.  Pugh,  alterxvards  the  hero  ol  the  Charleston  Conx’ention,  xvas  Attorney  General.  In  semi-]xublic  life  were 
editors  Medarx  , hlood,  Kshelman  and  Trex  itt.  At  the  bar  xvere  Joseph  R.  Sxvan,  John  Wk  Andrews,  J.  William  Baldwin  and  Henry 

C.  Nobkx 

Into  this  circle  ol  distinguished  men  Dr.  John  Daxvson  entered  at  the  age  of  forty-one.  He  became  a itartner  of  Dr.  William 
'I'l'cx  ilt,  Ixvice  SeenSary  of  Stale,  and  afterxvards  Consul  to  Chile,  under  President  Buchanan. 

In  the  x'ery  short  period  of  txvo  years  after  his  location  at  t'olumbus.  Dr.  Dawson  was  appointed  physician  to  the  State  Asy- 
lum for  the  Ixducation  of  the  Blind,  and  the  year  folloxving  he  xvas  elected  to  the  chair  of  Anatomy  and  Physiology  in  Starling  Med- 
ical College. 

The  following  year  he  became  the  editor  of  the  Ohio  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal.  In  the  college  his  confreres  were  John  W. 
Ihimilton,  the  great  surgeon  ol  Central  Ohio;  Samuel  W.  Smith  that  urbane  and  polished  expounder  of  materia  medica,  whose  form 
and  features  are  still  preserved  in  majestic  bronze  in  front  of  the  Capitol,  at  Columbus;  Francis  Carter,  Itlessed  of  sulTering  women; 
Theodore  Wormley,  the  autheu'  of  the  great  xvork,  “The  Micro-Chemistry  of  Poisons,”  a 'man  so  distinguished  that  he  was  afterwards 
('.died  to  the  Lnix'ersity  of  Pennsylvania  as  the  foremost  chemist  of  the  land. 

Dr.  Daxvson  became  the  1 lean  ol  this  distinguished  Factilty  in  1859,  which  position  he  held  until  his  death.  Having  attained 
<m  eminent  |)osition  in  his  j)rolession,  Dr.  Daxvson  noxv  fotmd  the  o]iportunity  to  take  part  in  ctirrent  events.  The  question  of  slav- 
erx  in  the  d'erritories,  indeed,  the  moral  stattis  of  slavery  itself  was  violently  agitating  the  public  mind.  Abraham  Lincoln  and 
Stephen  A.  Dotiglass  were  eiigaged  in  titanic  debate.  Whilst  the  intention  to  liberate  the  slaves  may  not  have  been  distinctly  for- 
mulated, yet  the  consecitiences  of  the  agitation  cotdd  be  reasonably  anticipated  by  thinking  men.  As  a student  of  history.  Dr.  Dawson 
clearly  forsaw  that  the  abolition  of  slavery  would  be  immediately  followed  by  social  and  ethnological  problems;  that  the  negro  be- 
conu'  free,  mtist  have  his  stattis  defined,  not  liy  any  arbitrary  rtile,  not  from  any  basis  of  advantage  to  the  white  race  alone,  but  by 
the  tmderlying  principles  of  the  stibject-matter,  and  in  accordance  with  the  eternal  laws  of  justice  and  right.  He  accordingly,  in 
writing  the  biography  of  his  friend.  Dr.  Joshua  Martin,  propounded  these  inquiries: 

1.  “Are  the  white  atid  black  races  ecpial  in  capacity?” 

‘2.  “Are  their  civilizations  or  ethnological  [troclivities  alike?” 

5.  “Is  the  Airican  race,  tmmixed  with  the  white,  capable  of  originating  or  sustaining  American  or  European  civilization?” 

4.  “Has,  or  has  not,  each  race  an  idiosyncrasy  that  determines  the  degree  and  kind  of  civilization  of  which  it  is  capable?” 

5.  “Is  that  portion  of  the  African  race,  which  is  under  the  restraint  of  American  servitude.  In  a better  or  worse  condition 
physically,  intc-llectually  or  morally,  than  that  remaining  at  home  in  Africa,  where  left  free  to  pursue  happiness  in  its  own  way,  or 
that  now  inhabiting  the  free  states  of  America?” 

5.  “Is  there  a natural  tendency  in  the  African  race  to  menial  serx'ice,  and,  if  so,  which  form  of  it  is  the  worse,  that  which 

for  the  entire  historic  period,  the  race  has  voluntarily  assumed  in  its  own  country,  or  that  forced  upon  it  in  this?” 

7.  “Gan  the-  two  races,  the  Anglo-Saxon  and  African,  live  together  on  the  same  soil,  in  the  enjoyment  of  equal  social  and  pol- 
itical |irivlleges?” 

8.  “Is  it  right  to  take  charge  of  an  inferior  race,  whose  history  shows  that  its  tendencies  are  to  Ixarbarism,  or  the  lowest 
degree  of  civilization,  and  liy  force  comjicl  it  to  move  under  the  direction  of  the  Anglo-Saxon  mind,  provided  it  be,  in  all  respects, 
benefitted  ?” 

W hile,  possibly  these  (piestions  may  suggest  a bias,  due.  If  it  existed,  to  being  raised  in  a slax'e  state,  yet  the  fact  that  the 

f.ither  of  Dr.  Daxvs(jn  has  voluntarily  manumitted  his  slax'es  as  early  as  1830,  as  a matter  of  principle,  may  remove  the  idea  of  any 

prejudice  existing  in  his  son  against  this  helpless  race.  And  when,  at  this  day,  nearly  fifty  years  after  the  abolition  of  slavery,  we 
witness  the  inferior  position,  social  and  jKjlitical,  the  negro  race  is  compelled  to  assume,  we  may  still  realize  that  the  inquiries  pro- 
|)ounded  1)X'  Dr.  Daxvson  at  the  opening  of  the  Civil  W’ar  are  still  undetermined. 

W hen  the  war  xvas  finished  and  slavery  abolished,  the  ciuestion  of  the  status  of  the  negro  race  In  the  body  politic  became  a 
matter  of  general  discussion  In  the  Ixnited  States.  At  the  invitation  (jf  the  late  Senator  Allen  G.  Thurman,  Dr.  Dawson  wms  invited 
to  discuss  this  ciuestion.  He  accordingly  wrexte  an  exhaustive  article  on  the  stibject,  entitled  “The  Commingling  of  Races  opposed 
to  the  Philosoiihy  of  Civilization.”  This  was  published  in  “The  Crisis,”  at  Coltimbus,  and  was  widely  read.  It  presented  the 
ethnological  characteristics  and  limitations  of  the  races  involved  and  it  xvas  seen  that  Dr.  Dawson  had  risen  above  the  prejudice  and 
bitterness  of  political  strife  to  the  plane  of  science  and  philosophy. 

Shortly  after  this,  on  September  4,  ISfifi,  Dr.  John  Daxx-'son  died.  WTile  he  lix'ed  he  had  taken  a conspicious  part  in  the 
ex'ents  of  his  dax’.  Starting  as  an  humble  country  boy  he  had  become  the  associate  and  co-laborer  of  the  leading  men  of  his  time. 
In  the  dex'elopment  of  medicine  and  stirgical  science  he  had  labored  faithiully  for  ox’er  thirty-fix’e  years  and  he  had  achiex'ed  much 
of  the  xvorld's  distinction  ancl  honor  xvhen  his  life's  work  xx'as  ended.  As  he  said  of  his  friend.  Dr.  Martin,  so  also  it  may  be  said  of 
him,  that  he  acted  xvell  his  jxart,  xvas  always  more  than  the  circumstances  by  xxdiich  he  xvas  surrounded,  and  where  he  xvas  knoxvn 
there  Is  an  abiding  consciousness  that  he  contributed  to  make  the  community  of  xvhich  he  xvas  a member,  wiser,  happier,  better. 


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One  of  the  leading  younger  attorneys  of  Findlay,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  29th  of  February, 
1872,  at  Titusville,  Pennsylvania.  His  parents  were  both  natives  of  PennsyK'ania,  his 
father,  Wdlliam  Luther  David,  being  born  in  Sagertown,  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Fliza  S. 
Gibson  David,  at  Meadville.  For  a number  of  generations  his  ancestors  have  lived  in 
America.  They  emigrated  as  early  as  1722,  from  Ireland,  and  since  that  time  ha\'e  done 
their  share  in  the  building  up  of  their  country.  They  participated  in  the  French  and 
Indian  Wars,  and  when  the  time  came  for  the  colonies  to  shake  off  the  yoke  of  Fnglish 
suppression,  they  joined  the  ranks  of  the  patriots  and  fought  in  many  battles  of  the  War 
of  Independence.  It  is  needless  to  say  that  their  descendents  in  turn  have  been  busy 
boosting  what  they  considered  the  best  interests  of  this  country  ever  since.  Mr.  Wil- 
liam L.  Da\’id  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Olean,  New  York,  and  in 
the  law  department  of  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  practice  of  law  at  Columbus,  in  1896,  when  he  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of 
his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  \’ery  successful.  In  1902,  he  was  elected  to 
the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney,  and  was  re-elected  in  1905.  During  this  time  he  has 
handled  many  cases  of  the  utmost  importance,  among  them  the  cases  against  the  Stand- 
ard Oil  Company  for  violation  of  the  anti-trust  laws.  In  politics,  Mr.  David  has  always 
been  an  unflinching  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  following  organizations:  Phi  Delta  Phi;  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon;  Knight 

Templars;  Odd  Fellows;  Knights  of  Pythias;  B.  P.  O.  F.  and  sons  of  American  Rei’o- 
lution.  Major  David  has  always  taken  a liveh’  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  Na- 
tional Guard  and  is  at  present  Major  and  Brigade  Ordinance  Officer,  assigned  to  the 
staff  of  General  McMaken,  First  Brigade,  O.  N.  G.  on  the  5th  of  April,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Elenore  Sherk.  They  have 
one  son,  George  Hamilton  David.  Major  David’s  family  belongs  to  the  Trinity  Episcopal  Church  of  Findlay,  Ohio.  His  residence 
is  located  at  1112  South  Main  Street  and  his  office  at  6,  7 and  8 Niles  Block,  Findlay,  Ohio. 


WILLIAM  L.  DAVID.  FINDLAY,  O. 


William  Luther  David, 


Ulysses  Grant  Denman, 

Former  Attorney  General  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  24th  of  November,  1866,  at  Willshire- 
Van  WTrt  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  Denman,  a blacksmith  and  fanner,  and  Fliza 
J.  Dailey  Denman.  Both  parents  were  natives  of  Ohio  and  of  English-Scotch  and  Irish 
extraction.  Mr.  Denman  obtained  his  education  in  the  Willshire  public  schools,  at 
the  National  Normal  Pmiversity,  Lebanon,  Ohio;  the  Northern  Indiana  Normal  School, 

Valparaiso,  Indiana,  and  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  where  he  prepared  himself  for 
the  legal  profession.  He  graduated  from  the  Law  Department  of  the  Uni\ersity  of 
Michigan,  in  1894,  with  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B.,  and' immediately  after,  at  Toledo,  Ohio, 
took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  which  he  continued  until  January,  1969, 
when  he  took  charge  of  his  present  position  as  Attorney  General  of  Ohio.  In  order  to 
obtain  the  necessary  means  for  his  education,  Mr.  Denman  taught  in  country  schools 
and  farmed  in  Van  Wert  County.  Subsequently  he  became  Superintendent  of  schools 
at  Willshire,  Ohio.  Mr.  Denman  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  1906 
and  1901  he  was  Special  Counsel  to  the  City  Solicitor  of  Toledo,  Ohio.  He  was  elected 
member  of  the  House  of  Representati^'es  of  the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio  in  1961.  Served 
through  two  sessions  of  1902,  and  resigned  his  office  in  February,  1903,  to  accept 
the  nomination  for  City  Solicitor  of  Toledo,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in  April,  1903, 
and  served  during  the  remainder  of  1903  and  until  the  31st  of  December,  1905.  In  the 
latter  year  he  was  nominated  for  a second  term  as  City  Solicitor,  but  was  defeated  with 
the  rest  of  the  Republican  Municipal  ticket.  W’hile  a member  of  the  General  Assembly,  ulysses  g denman 

Mr.  Denman  belonged  to  the  standing  committees  on  Municipal  Affairs,  Judiciary, 
and  Fees  and  Salaries.  At  the  Republican  State  Convention,  held  in  Columbus,  in  March, 
1908,  Mr.  Denman  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  Attorney  General  of  Ohio,  and  he 
was  elected  in  the  November  election  of  that  year.  In  1911,  Mr.  Denman  was 
appointed  United  States  District  Attorney  for  the  Northern  Ohio  District  by  President 
Taft.  Socially,  Mr.  Denman  is  a member  of  the  6)rder  of  Elks,  National  Union 
and  of  the  Wodmen  of  the  World.  On  the  26th  of  December,  1889,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Frances  Neptune,  of  Adams  County,  Indiana.  They  have  one  child  lix'ing, 
Agnes  Neptune  Denman,  six  years  of  age.  Mr.  Denman  resides  at  Toledo,  Ohio. 


JOHN  WILLIAM  DEVANNEY.  COLUMBUS,  O. 


John  William  Devanney, 

Executive  Clerk  to  the  Go\'ernor  of  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Glendale,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  suburbs  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  was  born  on  the  26th  of  April,  1875,  the 
son  of  Mr.  Michael  Devanne}-,  who  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  the  United  States 
in  1866,  settled  in  Cincinnati  and  became  engaged  in  the  banking  business  of  the 
Queen  City.  Mr.  Devanney's  mother,  Mary  H.  Donlon  Devanney,  was  born  in  Alban\', 
New  York.  She  is  of  Irish  descent  and  her  ancestors  ha\e  li\'ed  for  generations  in 
the  New  England  States.  Mr.  John  William  Dc\-anne\'  was  educated  in  the  Glendale 
Parochial  School  (St.  Gabriel’s)  and  at  the  famous  St.  Xa\4er  College,  at  Cincinnati, 
after  which  he  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  of  which  at  that  time  President 
William  Howard  Taft  was  Dean,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1966,  recei\ing 
the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  ^ ears,  imme- 


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(lialc'ly  after  liaxing  been  admitted  to  the  bar,  taking  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Cincinnati.  For  a number  of  years 
lie  was  connected  with  the  office  of  Harlan  Cleveland.  Mr.  Dcwanney  has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Democratic  part\-,  and  he  has  ser\’ed  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  is  a member  of  the  Hamilton  County  Democratic  Executive 
Conunittet'  and  Vice  Chairman  of  that  organization;  he  is  Township  Executive  of  Springfield  Township;  a member  of  the  famous 
Duckworth  Club  of  Cincinnati  and  a member  of  the  Franklin  County  Democratic  Club.  He  served  for  two  years  in  the  Council 
of  C.lendale  and  w.is  \ illage  Solicitor  for  one  term.  In  ISDb  and  ]l)t)(),  he  was  a Deputy  in  the  United  States  Marshal’s  office,  Southern 
( )hio  District.  After  the  inauguration  of  ( iovernor  Harmon  he  was  appointed  to  his  iiresent  important  position.  Mr.  Devanney  is  a 
memlH'r  in  good  standing  of  the  International  Brotherhood  of  Happy  and  Confirmed  Bachelors.  He  attends  St.  Galiriel’s  Church, 
( 'ileiid.di',  ( )hio,  when  at  home.  I lis  office  is  at  the  State  1 louse,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


John  Dalton  DeWitt, 

.A  prominent  member  of  the  younger  set  of  the  New  York  Bar,  was  born  on  the 
12th  of  August,  1871,  on  a farm  near  Dunkirk,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Chas.  F.  and  Angeline 

Harris  DeWitt,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  On  the  father’s  side,  Mr.  DeWitt  is  of  Dutch 

descent,  his  ancestors  having  emigrated  in  the  early  part  of  the  17th  century;  while 
on  his  mother’s  side  he  is  of  Scotch-lrish  origin.  Mr.  DeWitt  w'as  educated  in  the 

public  and  high  schools  of  Dunkirk,  and  at  the  Law  School  of  the  Cincinnati  Y.  M. 

(A  A.,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1890  with  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B.  He  also  studied 
law  in  the  offices  of  k'oraker,  Outcalt,  Granger  & Prior.  At  the  age  of  25  years  he 
entered  ui)on  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  which  he  became  very  success- 
ful. For  a number  of  years  he  was  connected  with  the  firm  of  Foraker,  Outcalt,  Granger 
and  Prior,  and  from  1903  to  1905  he  was  a member  of  the  prosperous  law  firm  of  Gor- 
don, Granger  & DeWitt.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  practicing  alone.  Mr.  DeWitt 
is  a staunch  Re])ublican.  He  was  Presisident  of  the  Stamina  Repul)lican  League, 
and  Vice-President  of  the  State  Repul)lican  League.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity.  He  was  married  to  Adiss  Anna  Eaton  Moore,  of  Cincinnati. 
One  child,  a boy,  Dalton  Granger  DeWitt,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  re- 
side in  South  Norwood,  Ohio.  In  1911,  Mr.  DeWitt  removed  to  New  York  City 
where  he  took  up  the  [practice  of  his  profession.  Mr.  DeWatt’s  law  offices  are  located  at 
82  Wall  Street,  New  York. 

Charles  Dick, 

Akron,  Ohio,  United  States  Senator  from  Ohio,  was  born  in  the  City  of  Akron,  on  the 
)frd  of  .Nowmber,  1858.  His  i)arents  were  very  poor,  but  eminently  respectable  i)eopIe.  His  father,  Gottlieb  Dick,  was  born  in 
Germany,  and  besides  being  able  to  rear  his  family  in  comfort  and  give  them  the  benefits  of  the  pul)lic  school  education,  he  had  not 
found  America  to  l)e  a ])lace  of  riches  for  all  who  came  to  It.  His  mother,  Adary  Ad.  Handel  Dick,  was  also  of  German  ancestry. 
Senator  Dick  began  his  education  in  the  .Akron  public  schools  in  Septemlrer,  1864,  and  completed  it  by  graduation  from  the  Akron 
High  School  with  the  class  of  187(i.  He  was  then  com])elled  by  circumstances  to  begin  a lousiness  career  at  once,  and  he  secured  a 
l)osition  as  clerk  in  a store  for  men’s  furnishings.  He  clerked  for  two  years,  continuing  his  studies  in  the  meanwhile,  especially  the 

business  branches,  ddie  banking  concern,  known  as  the  Citizen’s  Savings  and  Loan  Association,  since  merged  with  the  Second 

National  Bank,  offered  him  a i)osition  as  bookkeeper  and  teller,  which  he  accepted  and  honorably  filled  for  a period  of  six  years.  His 
next  advance  was  in  1879,  when  he  l)ecame  l)ookkee]rer  for  the  J.  F.  Seiferling  Company,  manufacturers  of  the  Empire  mowers 
and  reapers.  In  1881  he  formed  a [jartnership  with  Lucius  C.  Miles,  a son-in-law  of  Adr.  Seil)erling,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Di(k  N Allies,  and  together  they  conducted  the  leading  grain  and  commission  business  of  the  city.  In  Fel)ruary,  1899, 
J.  Ed.  Peterson,  brother-in-law'  of  Adr.  Dick,  succeeded  Adr.  Miles  in  the  partnership.  The  new  firm  of  Dick  & Peterson 

continued  until  the  increasing  political  responsil)iIity  of  Mr.  Dick  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  withdraw  from  the  active 

conducting  of  the  business.  In  the  spring  of  1896,  Adr.  Dick  was  nominated  for  Auditor  by  the  Republicans  of  Summit  County, 
after  one  of  the  hardest  fight’s  in  Summit  County’s  history.  The  Republican  ticket  that  year  was  elected  by  good  pluralities,  and 
Air.  Dick  took  up  the  duties  of  Auditor  early  in  1887.  In  1889  he  was  re-elected  and  served  the  county  faithfully  until  the  e.x- 
])iration  of  his  second  term  in  1893.  In  conscientious  discharge  of  his  duties  he  felt  oliliged  to  proceed  against  some  of  Akron’s  most 
wealtlu'  and  influential  citizens,  l.)ecause  of  their  failure  to  list  personal  property  for  taxation.  It  was  at  best  a disagreeable  and  un- 
welcome task,  but  he  performed  it  faithfully  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  great  mass  of  citizens  of  the  county,  even  though  one  or 
two  una\(jidable  enmities  resulted  from  this  resolve  of  a conscientious  office  holder  to  perform  his  full  duty,  without  fear  or  favor. 
As  an  evidence  of  the  commendation  accorded  his  course  his  second  election  as  County  Auditor  was  by  a largely  increased  majority 
over  his  first.  He  w'as  admitted  to  the  Ohio  Bar  in  1884,  and  practiced  before  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in  1897.  For 
about  ten  years  he  was  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Dick,  Doyle  & Bryan,  at  Akron,  Ohio,  until  this  partnership  dispended 
upon  the  election  of  Air.  Doyle  to  the  Common  Pleas  Bench.  Senator  Dick  was  continuously  and  more  or  less  actively  interested 
in  many  of  Akron’s  industrial  and  financial  institutions  until  the  point  W'as  reached  when  his  genius,  for  such  it  is,  for  organization 
in  the  political  field  w'as  afforded  full  opportunity  to  display  itself  and  consumed  most  of  his  time.  His  first  experience  was  as 
meml)cr  and  chairman  of  the  Summit  County  Republican  Committee,  with  which  he  was  actively  identified  for  a long  time.  Splen- 
did success  crowned  his  efforts,  and  throughout  his  entire  public  career  of  more  than  a score  of  years,  practically  all  political  con- 
tests under  his  leadership  have  resulted  victoriously.  No  one  having  knowdedge  of  his  record  would  assume  to  question  his  fame 
and  merit  as  a great  i)olitIcal  general.  In  1892,  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  Ohio  Republican  State  Executive  Committee,  in  which 
capacity  he  has  served  for  many  years  and  during  more  than  a decade  of  his  service  as  State  Chairman,  increasing  majorities  have 
been  piled  up  for  the  Repul)lican  ticket. 

In  1895-I89(i  he  co-operated  most  effectively  with  Senator  Hanna  in  promoting  the  canvass  of  William  AIcKinley  for  nom- 
nation  as  Republican  candidate  for  President,  and  during  the  ensuing  campaign  officiated  as  Secretary  of  the  Chicago  headquarters 
of  the  Republican  National  Committee,  continuing  as  secretary  of  that  committee  until  1909.  He  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican 


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National  Conventions  of  1892  and  1896,  and  delegate-at-large  from  Ohio  to  the  Republican  National  Conventions  of  1900  and  1904. 
In  recognition  of  the  statesmanlike  ciualities  he  has  displayed  and  of  the  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  party,  the  Republican  Congressional 
Con^■ention  at  Warren,  in  June,  1898,  nominated  him  as  its  candidate  for  the  House  of  Representatives.  He  was  selected  from  a field 
of  the  most  worthy  opponents  after  a hard  fight.  In  March,  1899,  he  began  his  studies  in  Washington  as  Congressman  and  has 

been  a National  figure  ever  since.  He  was  re-elected  in  1900  and  1902.  In  February,  1904,  on  the  death  of  Senator  Hanna,  he  was 

elected  to  the  United  States  Senate  to  serve  the  remainder  of  the  term,  expiring  in  1905,  and  also  for  the  full  term,  expiring  in  1911, 
receiving  the  unanimous  vote  of  his  party  in  the  Ohio  General  Assembly.  Mr.  Dick's  career  in  Congress  has  been  such  as  to  justify 
fully  all  the  confidence  and  hopes  which  the  people  of  Ohio  have  had  in  him.  Senator  Dick  is  the  author  of  the  Dick  Militia  Law, 
was  the  main  instrument  in  securing  its  passage,  and  has  actively  participated  in  much  other  important  legislation.  The  Militia 
Law  put  the  affairs  of  the  entire  National  Guard  on  a practical  and  efficient  basis  for  the  first  time  in  our  history.  He  is  now  chairman 
of  the  committee  on  Mines  and  Mining,  and  a member  of  several  important  committees,  including  that  of  Naval  Affairs.  Early 

in  his  career,  Mr.  Dick  became  interested  in  military  affairs  and  joined  Company  B of  the  Eighth  Infantry,  O.  N.  G.  He  rose  by 

steady  promotion  to  be  Captain  of  his  company,  and  in  1888  was  elected  IMajor  of  the  Eighth  Regiment.  He  was  afterwards  made 
Colonel  and  Brigadier-General,  and  finally,  in  1904,  he  was  put  at  the  head  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard  with  the  rank  of  Major 
General.  He  is  also  president  of  The  Interstate  National  Guard  Association.  In  1898,  on  the  breaking  out  of  the  war  with  Spain, 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Dick  went  to  the  front  with  the  Eighth  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  served  with  the  regiment  in  the 
short  Cuban  campaign.  He  was  not  one  of  the  officers  participating  in  the  famous  “Round  Robin,”  but  was  chosen  and  detailed  by 
General  Shafter  as  the  one  to  make  personal  representation  to  President  IMcKinley  and  the  War  Deparnient  concerning  the  pre- 
carious situation  of  our  troops  in  Cuba  after  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  Mr.  Dick  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  May  Peterson, 
of  Akron,  on  the  30th  of  June,  1881.  Seven  children  have  been  born  to  them,  of  whom  five  are  now  living.  Senator  Dick  resides 
on  West  Market  Street,  Akron,  Ohio. 

William  Lowry  Dickson, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  the  First  Judicial  District  of 
Ohio,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  March,  1857,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  William  M.  Dickson, 
a prominent  lawyer  of  the  Queen  City,  who  occupied  the  position  of  Prosecuting  Attorney 
of  the  Police  Court,  being  the  first  who  held  that  office  and  also  that  of  Judge  of  the 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  Hamilton  County.  He  was  a native  of  Hanover,  Indiana. 

Judge  Dickson’s  mother,  Mrs.  Annie  IMaria  Parker,  was  born  in  Shelbyville,  Kentucky. 

She  was  the  granddaughter  of  General  Benjamin  Logan  and  of  Colonel  Allen,  who  was 
in  command  and  was  killed  in  the  battle  at  Rii’er  Rasin,  in  1812.  The  father  of  Judge 
Dickson  was  one  of  the  electors  who  voted  for  President  Abraham  Lincoln  in  1860. 

Judge  Dickson  obtained  his  education  in  the  Cincinnati  schools  and  at  Yale  College,  New 
Haven,  Connecticut,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1878,  receiving  the  degree 
of  A.  B.  While  studying  law  he  taught  school.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  in  1885  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession, 
in  which  he  was  very  successful.  The  political  affiliation  of  Judge  Dickson  belongs  to 
the  Republican  party,  which  he  has  served  in  many  capacities.  In  the  fall  of  1908,  he 
was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  entering  upon  his  duties  on  the  1st  of 
January,  1909.  His  term  of  office  is  for  six  years.  Socially,  Judge  Dickson  is  con- 
nected with  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  University  Club,  several  political  clubs  and 
several  Greek  Letter  College  Societies.  In  December,  1887,  he  was  married  to  IMiss 
Minnie  Goodhue.  He  resides  at  Dickson  Avenue,  Avondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Frank  F.  Dinsmore, 

One  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  December,  1869,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Henry 
and  Rebecca  Jane  Watkins  Dinsmore,  natives  of  Ireland  and  Ohio,  respectively.  On  his  father’s  side,  Mr.  Dinsmore  is  of  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry,  while  his  mother  was  of  English  descent.  His  father  died  when  Frank  was  but  four  years  of  age.  Young  Dinsmore 
was  reared  in  Portsmouth  until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  21  years.  He  was  educated  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio  schools,  after  which 
he  attended  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1891,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court 

of  Ohio.  He  then  immediately  opened  an  office  in  Cincinnati  and  became  engaged  in 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  \'ery  successful.  Mr.  Dins- 
more has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  he  has  ser^■ed  his  party  in  many  capa- 
cities. From  May  18,  1904  to  the  1st  of  January,  1897,  he  filled  the  office  of  Assistant 
Corporation  Counsel  under  Mr.  Fred  Her  tenstein.  He  resigned  this  position  to  accept 
the  one  of  Assistant  County  Solicitor,  under  Mr.  William  Rendigs.  Upon  lea\4ng  that 
office,  Mr.  Dinsmore  devoted  himself  to  his  private  practice.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Blaine  Club,  the  Stamina  Republican  League,  the  Cincinnati  Business  Men's  Club,  the 
Queen  City  Club,  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  of  the  K.  of  P.  On  the  24th  of  June, 
1896,  Mr.  Dinsmore  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Mary  E.  Campbell,  of  Ironton, 
Ohio.  Two  boys  and  one  girl  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Dinsmore  resides  on  East 
Walnut  Hills,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  suburbs  of  Cincinnati.  His  law  offices  are 
located  in  the  Atlas  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Maurice  H.  Donahue, 

Judge  of  the  Ohio  Supreme  Court  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  lawyers  of  the  Perr\- 
County  Bar,  was  born  on  the  10th  of  May,  1864,  on  a farm  in  Monreo  Township,  Perry 
County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Maurice  Donahue,  a stone  contractor,  who  had  charge  of  the 
Muskingum  River  improvements,  was  a native  of  Ireland.  His  mother,  Louisa  O’Neill, 
Donahue,  of  Irish  and  German  ancestry,  was  born  in  Philadelphia.  Judge  Donahue 
obtained  his  education  in  the  Perry  County  schools,  after  which,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  he  started  in  professional  life  as  a teacher  in  public  schools.  Three  years  later 
he  held  the  position  of  Superintendent  of  the  Corning,  Ohio  schools.  While  filling  those 
positions  Judge  Donahue  devoted  his  leisure  time  to  the  study  of  law,  and,  in  1885,  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme 


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Court  of  Ohio.  Judge  I )onahue  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  has  served  the  state  in  many  capacities, 
hrom  ISS7  to  ISOh  he  has  filled  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Perry  County.  In  1900,  and  again  in  1906, 
he  was  c'lected  Judge  of  the  f ifth  ( )hio  Circuit,  which  office  he  held  until  his  election  to  the  Supreme  Court,  and  in  1908  was  elected 
Chief  Justia- of  the  Circuit  Courts  of  Ohio.  At  the  Democratic  State  Convention,  held  at  Dayton,  in  June,  1910,  Judge  Donahue 
was  nominated  for  (he  ( )hio  Su|)reme  Court  bench,  to  which  office  he  w-as  elected  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  On  the  10th  of  September, 
bS‘)9,  he  was  married  to  Martina  Johnson,  daughter  of  Mr.  J.  J.  Johnson,  a prominent  banker  of  New  Lexington,  Ohio, 

Duncan  Dow, 

( )f  Pellefonlaiue,  ( )hio,  one  of  I he  best  known  attorneys  In  the  State  of  Ohio  and  former  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  his  home 
dislrief,  w.is  born  on  (he  loth  of  March,  1848,  in  Logan  County,  Ohio.  Me  was  of  Scotch  Presbyterian  ancestry.  His  father  was  a 
uali\'e  of  Scoihind  <ind  canu'  to  this  country  when  but  ten  \ears  (dd.  He  settled  in  Logan  County  and  served  in  the  War  of  the 
Kebellion  ;is  Ctipfain  of  Coiu|)an\-  D,  bath  O.  V.  1.  Judge  Dow'  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  township, 

.It  (he  PellefoiUtiiue  Iligh  School  ;md  for  one  term  at  Geneva  College.  Later  he  took  a course  of  instruction  in  Eastman’s 

business  ( 'olU'ge,  at  Poughket'psie,  N.  (|u;dif\  ing  himself  as  a bookkeeper,  as  it  was  his  intention  to  engage  in  commercial  business. 
Soon  .ifter  returning  home,  howewer,  he  changed  his  plans  and  entered  the  office  of  the  County  Auditor  as  a Deputy,  and  conse- 
(|ueufl\-  becanu'  Dt'pulv'  Clerk  of  his  home  county.  While  eiujiloyed  in  this  latter  capacity  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  instruc- 
lion  of  J.  IL  M(  I ..uighlin,  until  1867,  w hen  he  entered  the  well  known  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which  institution  he  graduated 
in  ISbS.  Returning  home  he  was  recei\ed  into  partnership  by  Mr.  McLaEghlin  and  immediately  entered  upon  a prosj^erous  practice. 
Por  l weiilN  -eight  \i'ars  the  firm  of  Mc  Laughlin  N Dow'  existed  and  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  capable  in  the  country.  The 
partnership  was  dissoK'ed  on  account  of  Judge  Dow'’s  election  to  the  office  of  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  After  serving  two 
terms,  Judge  Dow  again  took  u]i  the  practice  of  his  chosen  ])rofession.  Having  always  been  a staunch  Republican,  Judge  Dow 
has  seiwed  his  part\'  and  (he  peojile  ol  his  home  city  and  district  in  many  ca])acities.  Twdee  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney, 

in  IStil)  and  in  1872.  Prom  1875  to  1877  he  served  with  distinction  in  the  State  Legislature.  In  1886  he  was  elected  to  the  State 

Sc-nate,  and  here  it  was  where  his  name  became  a byword  all  over  the  state,  |)rincipalyl  as  the  author  of  the  “Dow  Liquor  Law,” 
he  also  had  to  clo  with  other  im])ortant  legislation.  At  home  he  served  his  people  as  Councilman,  Waterworks  Trustee  and 
Park  Commissioner.  Since  1874  Judge  Dow  has  been  a ruling  Pdder  of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church.  On  the  4th  of  November, 
1873,  Judge  Dow  was  married  to  Miss  Maggie  A.  Gregg.  Three  daughters  have  been  the  issue  of  their  happy  union.  Judge 
Dow  resides  at  Hellefontaine,  Ohio,  wdiere  also  his  office  is  located. 

M.  N.  Duval, 

;\  prominent  attorney  of  Steubenville,  Ohio,  and  member  of  the  Ohio  State  Senate,  representing  the  Twentieth-Twenty-Second 
Districts,  composed  of  the  counties  of  Belmont,  Harrison,  Jefferson  and  Columbiana  in  that  body,  is  a native  West  Virginian.  He 
was  born  in  \\\41sburg,  W.  Va.,  but  later  moved  to  Jefferson  County,  Ohio.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of 
.\lexandria  and  the  High  School  at  Wellsburg,  after  which  he  spent  one  year  at  Mt.  Union  College.  He  taught  a while  and  then 
attended  Scioto  College.  Later  he  became  a student  at  the  Law  College  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Being 
admitted  to  the  bar  after  his  gradiuition  from  that  well  known  institution,  Mr.  Duvall  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession  at 
Steubeiu'ille.  Senator  DiUcdl  belongs  to  the  active  members  of  the  Re])ublican  party  with  which  he  has  been  affiliated  since  he 
bec.ime  of  age.  Hi-  has  taken  an  acti\e  interest  in  the  aflairs  of  his  party,  and  has  been  very  useful  on  the  stump  as  well  as  in  other 
ca])aciiies.  He  was  elected  without  oppositiim  to  the  74th  General  Assembly  and  re-elected  in  1901  to  the  75th  General  Assembly. 
In  the  f.ill  of  1905,  he  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  and,  having  served  with  great  distinction  in  the  interest 
of  (he  ])eople,  he  was  re-elected  by  an  increased  majority  in  1908.  He  has  been  a valuable  member  of  a number  of  important  com- 
mittees in  the  House  as  well  as  in  the  Senate.  Mr.  Duval  has  splendid  command  of  the  Phiglish  language.  He  is  a forceful  and  con- 
\'incing  orator  and  seldom  tails  to  carry  his  point  when  he  speaks  on  the  stuinj)  or  upon  the  floor  of  the  Senate.  Socially,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Praternity;  of  the  Sigma  Nu  College  Fraternity  of  Mt.  Pinion  College  and  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Fraternity 
of  the  Ohio  State  Uni\ersity. 


.lohn  Edward  Egan, 

A prominent  member  of  the  Dayton,  ( )hio  Bar,  was  born  on  the  lOth  of  August,  1873,  in  E.xcello,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  and  Anna 
Costigan  Fgan,  both  natives  of  Ireland.  Mr.  John  Fgan,  the  father,  was  a farmer  and  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  about 
1850,  while  Mrs.  Anna  PIgan  had  emigrated  in  1865.  During  the  Ci\il  War,  Mr.  John  Egan  fought  for  his 
ado])ted  countiw'  in  P'ompany  I..,  5th  Ohio  Cavalry.  Mr.  John  Pfdward  Egan  was  educated  at  Miami  Plniversity,  Oxford,  Ohio, 

and  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  graduating  from  Oxford  in 
1894,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.,  and  from  Ann  Arbor  in  1899,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B. 
Being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  opened  an  office  in  Dayton,  Ohio  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1900,  and  since  then  he  ha  sbeen  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
])rofession  in  the  Gem  ('ity.  He  is  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  on 
the  stump  as  wmll  as  in  other  capacities.  Socially,  he  is  an  Pdk  and  an  Eagle.  His 
offices  are  located  at  112  East  Third  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


W'AI3E  1 I.  lit. LIS. 


Wade  H.  Ellis, 

Lawyer,  born  at  Covington,  Kentucky;  son  of  A.  C.  and  Kate  (Blackburn)  Ellis. 
PIducated  at  high  school  and  Chickering  Institute,  Cincinnati,  and  Washington  and  Lee 
University,  Virginia.  Graduated  at  university  in  1889,  with  degree  of  L.  L.  B.,  having 
won  law'  scholarship  and  honors  of  his  class.  Received  honory  degree  of  LL.  D.  from 
Miami  University  (Ohio),  in  1904;  Washington  and  Lee  Plniversity  (Virginia),  1909. 
.Admitted  to  the  l^ar  in  1889.  Practiced  in  Cincinnati.  Was  managing  editor  of  Cin- 
cinnati Trilume  and  later  of  Commercial  Tribune  in  1896.  Served  as  first  assistant 
corporation  counsel  of  Cincinnati,  1897  to  1903.  Was  elected  Attorney  General  of  Ohio 
in  1903,  and  re-elected  in  1905,  serving  until  his  ap])ointment  in  1908  as  Assistant 
to  the  Attorney  General  of  the  PInited  States.  Had  charge  of  Anti-Trust  and  Inter- 
state Commerce  litigation  for  the  Government.  Drafted  the  municipal  code  for 
the  government  of  Ohio  cities,  which  was  passed  by  the  legislature  In  1902,  and 
is  the  author  of  Ellis’  Ohio  Municipal  Code,  Annotated.  Wrote  the  National 


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Republican  platform  which  was  adopted  by  the  convention  at  Chicago,  in  July, 

1908,  and  served  as  a member  of  the  committee  on  resolutions  of  that  body.  Lectured 
on  the  law  of  private  corporations  on  the  Ohio  State  Uni\-ersity  for  several  years  and 
is  the  author  of  numerous  addresses  and  essays  on  legal  and  economic  subjects.  Lec- 
turer on  international  law,  Georgetown  L^niversity,  Washington,  I).  C.  Was  married 
in  Covington,  Ky.,  in  1894,  to  Dessie  Corwin  Chase.  Mr.  Ellis  resides  in  M’ash- 
ington,  D.  C. 

Thomas  Ewing, 

L.  L.  D.,  one  of  the  greatest  statesmen  the  State  of  Ohio  ever  produced,  was  born  near 
W est  Liberty,  Ohio  County,  \M.,  on  the  28th  of  December,  1789,  the  son  of  George  Ewing, 
an  officer  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution  and  one  of  the  founders  of  Amestown,  Athens 
County,  Ohio.  With  his  father’s  family  he  came  to  Ohio  about  1792,  settling  in  the 
wilds  of  the  new  state.  Mr.  Ewing  received  his  early  education  chiefly  from  his  father 
and  through  hard  study  of  the  few  books  he  was  able  to  secure  in  the  wilds  of  the  fron- 
tier. Anxious  to  obtain  a higher  education  he  went  to  work  in  the  Kanawha  Salt  Works, 

Virginia,  thus  earning  the  means  for  a three  month’s  course  at  the  Ohio  University, 

Athens.  During  the  following  three  years  he  worked  in  the  Kanawha  Salt  Works, 
often  laboring  twenty  hours  out  of  the  twenty-four  and  carefully  saving  his  wages  which 
soon  enabled  him  to  take  a regular  course  of  study  that  ended  in  1815,  when  he  left  the 
Iffiiversity  as  its  first  graduate.  Air.  Ewing  then  came  to  Lancaster  and  studied  law  in 
the  office  of  General  Beecher.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar,  in  1816,  Air.  Ewing  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen 

profession,  and  in  the  course  of  time  became  a lawyer  of  national  reputation.  From  his  early  manhood  on  he  took  a deep  interest 

in  the  affairs  of  the  nation,  with  the  result  that,  in  1831,  he  was  elected  to  the  United  States  Senate,  serving  until  1837,  when  he 

returned  to  Lancaster.  In  1841,  under  the  administration  of  President  William  Harrison,  Air.  Ewing  filled  the  position  of  Secre- 

tary of  the  Lk  S.  Treasury,  and  in  1849  he  was  appointed  Secretary  of  the  Interior  by  President  Taylor;  organizing  that  depart- 
ment, of  which  he  was  the  first  Secretary.  In  1850  and  1851  he  again  represented  the  State  of  Ohio  in  the  United  States  Senate. 

While  a member  of  the  upper  house  of  the  Lhiited  States  Congress,  Mr.  Ewing 
supported  the  protection  system  of  clay.  He  reported  a bill  from  the  committee  on  Post 
Offices,  which,  in  1835,  resulted  in  the  reorganization  of  the  department.  He 
actively  defended  President  Taylor’s  administration,  did  not  vote  for  the  fugitive 
slave  law,  helped  to  defeat  Clay’s  compromise  bill,  advocated  river  and  harbor 
appropriations,  a reduction  of  postage  and  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  District 
of  Columbia.  Differing  with  his  party  on  the  slavery  question,  he  left  the  cabinet  in 
1850.  In  1861,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  peace  con\-ention.  During  the  Civil  War 
he  "practiced  law  in  Washington,  D.  C.  His  unwavering  loyalty  and  fealty  to  the 
Union  cause  afforded  President  Lincoln  the  greatest  satisfaction  and  his  profound 
ability  excited  in  him  admiration  akin  to  reverence.  Mr.  PAving’s  celebrity  as  a lawyer 
and  public  speaker  equalled  his  reputation  as  a statesman.  During  the  latter  years 
of  his  life,  his  conservatism  alienated  him  from  the  administration  of  President  Grant 
and  caused  him  to  act  with  the  opposite  party.  He  died  in  his  home  in  Lancaster, 
Ohio,  on  the  26th  of  October,  1871,  peacefully,  surrounded  by  his  children  and 
grandchildren. 

Thomas  Ewing, 

His  son,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  August,  1829,  at  Lancaster.  He  was  educated  at  Brown 
University  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which  latter  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1855.  In  1849  and  1856  he  was  Private  Secretary  to  President  Taylor. 
After  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in 
Cincinnati,  but,  in  1856  removed  to  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  where  he  was  associated 
with  his  brother  Hugh  Ewing,  W’.  T.  Sherman  and  Dan.  McCook  in  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  a member  of  the  Kansas 
Constitutional  Convention  at  Leavenworth,  and,  in  1861  and  1862  was  chief  Justice  of  the  State  of  Kansas.  On  the 
15th  of  September,  1862  he  was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  11th  Kansas  Infantry.  He  served  with  great  distinction,  and,  on  the 
12th  of  Alarch,  1863,  received  the  appointment  as  Brigadier-General.  Joining  General  Blunt,  he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Fort 
Wayne,  Cane  Hill,  Prairie  Grove  and  \’an  Burn.  From  June,  1863,  until  February,  1864,  he  commanded  the  district  of  the  border. 
He  then  took  command  of  S.  E.  Alissouri  and  made  a gallant  fight  at  Pilot  Knob,  Mo.  against  the  attack  of  the  overwhelming 
forces  of  General  Price,  on  September,  1864,  making  good  his  retreat  to  Rolla  after  successfully  directing  Price’s  movement  upon 
St.  Louis  and  receiving  the  brevet  of  Major  General.  After  the  conclusion  of  the  Ci\  il  \\’ar.  General  Ewing  practiced  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  but  after  some  years  returned  to  Lancaster,  where  he  soon  became  very  prominent  in  national  politics.  In  1873  he  was  elected 
a member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  Ohio.  He  later  was  elected  to  the  45th  and  46th  National  Congress  on  the  Democratic 
ticket.  He  declined  a re-election  and  went  to  New  York  City,  where  he  took  up  the  practice  of  the  law.  While  in  New  York  he 
became  the  founder  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  New  York,  the  first  and  most  important  of  associations  of  Ohio  men  outside  the  Buckeye 
State  and  was  elected  its  first  President.  Early  in  the  year  of  1896  General  Ewing  met  with  an  accident  which  caused  his  death 
in  February  of  that  year. 

General  Hugh  Ewing, 

One  of  the  most  efficient  Lhiion  Generals  in  the  Civil  War,  a son  of  the  elder  Thomas  Ewing,  brother  of  General  Thomas  Ewing 
and  brother-in-law  of  General  W.  T.  Sherman,  was  born  in  Lancaster,  Ohio,  October  31st,  1826.  He  received  a \ery  thorough  edu- 
cation by  family  tutors  as  a boy  and  youth  and  later  went  through  the  four  years’  course  at  West  Point.  He  then  fitted  himself 
for  the  practice  of  the  law,  and,  in  1855,  opened  an  office  in  St.  Louis.  Two  years  later  he  removed  to  Leavenworth,  Kansas, 


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where  he  hee.'inu'  associated  with  his  ])rolhcT,  Thomas  Ewing,  W.  T.  Sherman  and  Dan.  McCook  in  the  practice  of  the  law,  taking 
an  active  pari  in  the  free  state  movement  of  that  ]X'riod.  In  1800  he  returned  to  Ohio,  where  he  had  large  interests  which  required 
his  attenlion.  On  the  (ith  of  Mav,  ISlil,  after  the  outbreak  of  the  C'ivil  War,  he  received  from  Governor  Dennison  the  appointment 
Ilf  Brigade  Inspector  of  tlu-  hrd  Brigade,  Ohio  Militia,  with  the  rank  of  Major,  and  was  engaged  at  Camj)  Dennison  in  drilling  the 
lroo])s,  instructing  olheers  and  men  in  guard,  ]iatrol  and  iiolice  duties,  inspection  of  camps,  regiments,  hospitals,  commissary  and 
<md  (|uarlermaster  dei)arlmenls  and  in  re-enlisting  troops  for  the  three  years’  service,  until  the  2nd  of  June,  when  he  moved  with 
( '.eneral  Schleich’s  brigadi-  to  join  (General  McClellan’s  army  at  Buckhannon,  W'.  Ya.  He  participated  in  the  battle  of  Rich  Moun- 
tain, .d'ler  which,  on  the  Ihlh  of  .August,  he  was  mustered  out  as  brigade  inspector  on  the  ex]viration  of  his  term  of  office.  On  the 
following  da\'  he  was  appointed  Colonel  of  the  hbth  Infantry,  taking  command  on  the  loth  of  that  month.  Soon  after  he  joined 
with  his  regiment  General  Rosecrans  in  Wt'sl  Virginia.  ( )n  the  si.xteenth  of  September  (jf  that  year  he  captured  the  colors  of  Floyd’s 
Brigade.  .After  some  marchc's  to  Sewell  and  ('otton  Mountains,  in  pursuit  of  the  enemy.  Colonel  Ewing  was  placed  in  command 
of  the  post  at  lAivette.  During  tlu'  winter  of  18(il-lSr)2  he  was  ordered  to  Washington  to  ])rocure  arms  and  to  effect  other  arrange- 
ments lor  the  good  of  the  service'  in  General  Rosecrans’  de])artmcnt.  While  there  he  was  appointed,  l)y  General  McClellan,  Presi- 
dent of  an  Examining  Board  to  pass  on  the  (lualilication  (T  army  officers.  At  his  reeiuest  he  was  relieved  in  February  and  returned 
to  Eivette,  where  he  was  detailed  as  President  of  a court  martial  and  also  of  a military  commission  which  convened  in  Charleston. 
Ill'  tlu'ii  joined  ( 'icneral  Cox's  command.  ( )n  the  14th  of  September,  Colonel  Ewing  commanded  his  regiment  in  the  l)attle  of 
South  Mountain,  in  the  linal  charge  of  which  his  regiment  was  in  the  front  line.  In  this  battle  the  Colonel  developed  splendid  cour- 
<ige  and  judgment.  .At  midnight,  after  the  battle,  he  received  an  order  assigning  him  to  the  command  of  the  first  brigade.  At  the 
battle  of  Antielam  he  commanded  the  brigade  at  the  extreme  left,  which,  accevrding  to  General  Burnside’s  rejDort,  after  General 
Rodman  had  been  driven  back,  “by  a change  of  front  to  rear  on  his  right  Hank,  saved  the  left  from  being  completely  driven  in,” 
and  in  ( leneral  Cox’s  order,  issued  after  this  battle,  C'olonel  Ewing  was  fav'orably  mentioned  “for  energy  and  skillful  Itravery.” 
( )n  the  2fith  of  November  he  rt'ceived  the  ;ipi)oint ment  of  Brigadier-General  of  Volunteers.  He  subsequently  joined  General  Sher- 
man and  rendered  most  valuable  services  at  the  siege  and  surrender  (jf  Vicksburg.  (The  Prince  de  Joinville  refers  to  General  Ewing’s 
assanll  on  X'icksbiirg  in  his  history  of  the  war.)  He  then  ])articipated  in  the  attack  on  the  enemy  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  and,  after 
the  evacuation  lu'  was  placed  in  command  of  the  Caifital  (4  Mississi])ifi.  (4n  the  21st  of  July,  1803,  he  relinciuished  the  command 
of  his  brigade  b\'  order  of  C.eiU'ral  Sherman  and  wtis  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  Fourth  Division  of  the  15th  Army  Corps, 
comiKised  of  four  brigades.  He  was  with  General  Sherman  at  Mission  Ridge.  The  loss  of  his  division  in  this  battle  was  800  in 
killed  and  wounded.  He  then  went  in  ])ursuit  of  Bragg  as  far  as  Graysville,  Georgia,  and  then  turned  on  the  march  to  the  relief 
of  Knoxville.  Returning  to  Scottsboro,  Ala.,  the  camimand  went  into  winter  ciuartcrs.  Here  General  Ewing  had  the  satisfaction  of 
K'l'ing  his  command,  notwithstanding  the  hardships  they  had  endured,  roused  to  the  highest  pitch  of  enthusiasm  on  the  subject  of 
re-enlisting  as  veterans  under  the  order  of  the  War  Deivartment.  Nearly  every  man  re-enlisted.  On  the  5th  of  February,  1804, 
( 'icner.d  l■',wing  was  tendered  the  command  of  the  District  of  Louisville,  which  he  accepted,  retaining  this  position  until  February, 
1805,  when  he  applic'd  for  assignment  to  duty  in  the  field.  His  request  was  granted  and  he  was  assigned  to  command  in  the  army  of 
General  Slu'rman,  but  belore  he  could  join  the  army  the  war  ended.  He  now  was  ajDpointed  president  of  a court  martial  in 
Washington,  sen  ing  until  the  latter  part  of  1805.  On  the  13th  of  March  he  was  brevetted  Major  General  “for  meritorious  services 
during  the  war.”  I le  was  mustered  out  on  the  15th  of  January,  1800.  General  Ewing  then  received  an  appointment  as  American  Minister 
at  tlu'  Hague,  shortly  afterwards  entering  iifion  the  duties  of  that  office.  In  1871,  upon  his  return  from  Europe,  General  Ewing 
took  ui)  the  practice  of  the  law  in  Washington,  but,  in  1870  he  had  to  altandon  same  on  account  of  ill  health,  when  he  moved  to  Lan- 
caster, ( )hio.  In  politics.  General  Ewing  originally  was  a Whig,  but  at  the  dissolution  of  that  party  became  a Democrat.  General 
Kwing  was  a talented  writer  and  the  author  of  a number  of  novels.  In  August,  1858,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Henrietta  A'Vung, 
daughti'r  of  George  Washington  A’oung,  a jdanter  of  the  District  of  Columbia.  Three  sons  and  four  daughters  were  born  to  them. 
General  Ewing  clo.scd  his  earthly  career  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  on  the  29th  of  June,  1905. 

Edward  Alexander  Ferguson, 

Was  born  in  the  City  of  New  A'ork,  Noveml)cr  li,  A.  D.  1820,  and  died  at  his  home  in  Cincinnati  on  the  20th  of  April,  1900.  In 
1S30  his  ])arents  moved  to  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  l)ringing  with  them  their  two  children,  his  elder  brother,  William  Gril:)bon  Ferguson 
and  Edward  Alexander  Ferguson.  He  was  educated  in  the  pul)lic  schools  of  Cincinnati,  at  Talbot’s  Academy  and  Woodward  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  English  Department,  in  June,  1843.  He  had  also  studied  Latin  and  Greek,  enough  of  the 

former  to  be  useful  as  a student  and  practitioner  of  law.  When  he  entered  Woodward 
College  his  desk-mate  was  Charles  Nordhoff,  who  became  a noted  author.  Having 
a strong  desire  to  l)ecome  a lawyer,  he  entered  his  name  with  Henry  Snow,  Esq.,  of  the 
Cincinnati  Bar,  who  had  been  ]>rofessor  of  languages  in  Woodward  College  while  he 
was  a student.  He  pursued  his  studies  at  home,  his  method  being  to  read  not  less 
than  thirty  pages  of  law  each  week  day,  except  Saturday.  Saturday  morning  he 
reviewed  what  he  had  pre\'iously  read,  and  on  Saturday  afternoon  was  examined  by 
Mr.  Snow.  In  this  way  he  acquired,  in  the  course  of  five  years,  a good  knowledge 
of  the  princijjles  of  law. 

At  the  May  term,  1848,  of  the  old  Ohio  Supreme  Court,  on  the  Circuit,  he 
was  admitted  to  the  h)ar,  l)ut  did  not  commence  practice  until  December  of  that  year, 
having  for  the  previous  eighteen  months  taught  in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati. 
On  Septemlier  17,  1851,  he  married  A4iss  Agnes  Moore,  a grand-daughter  of  Adam 
Moore,  an  early  pioneer  and  a leading  merchant  of  Cincinnati.  From  this  union 
nine  children  were  born,  of  whom  the  following  survive:  Edward  C.  Ferguson,  Stanley 
Ferguson,  attorneys;  Dudley  Ferguson,  a student;  Annettee  herguson,  Mrs.  James  L. 
C'ornell,  of  Maryland,  and  Airs.  Larz  W.  Anderson,  of  Cincinnati. 

In  Ai)ril,  1852,  in  his  twenty-sixth  year,  he  was  elected  Iiy  the  City  (Awmcil 
of  Cincinnati,  City  Solicitor.  His  first  duty  as  Solicitor  was  to  go  to  Columbus, 
Dhio,  where  the  first  General  Assembly  under  the  Constitution  of  1851  was  in 
session.  A general  tax  law  had  I)een  passed,  a secti(.)n  of  which  so  restrictcxl.  It 
was  thought  by  the  city  officers,  the  levy  for  city  purposes,  that  under  it 


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there  could  not  be  a sufficient  amount  raised  for  municipal  purposes  to  carry  on  the  city 
government.  There  were  two  bills  pending  for  the  organization  and  government  of 
municipalities,  one  drawn  by  William  G.  Williams,  the  city  clerk,  and  introduced  in 
the  House  by  Benjamin  T.  Dale;  the  other  drawn  by  William  Y.  Gholson,  his  prede- 
cessor in  office,  afterwards  a judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cincinnati  and  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  which  was  introduced  in  the  Senate  by  Adam  N.  Riddle,  a Senator 
from  Hamilton  County.  Mr.  Dale  felt  aggrieved  that  Senator  Riddle  had  introduced 
the  Gholson  Bill  without  first  consulting  with  him,  as  he  had  first  introduced  the  Williams 
Bill.  Mr.  Dale  also  complained  that  he  could  not  get  his  colleagues,  the  Hamilton 
County  Delegation,  who  were  mostly  young  men,  to  give  attention  to  this  important 
subject.  Upon  Mr.  Furguson’s  suggestion,  Mr.  Dale  agreed  that  they  should  meet  at 
his  room  in  the  evening  and  take  up  both  bills.  As  the  Gholson  bill  was  drawn  by  a 
learned  lawyer  and  contained  provisions  for  the  organization  as  well  as  the  government 
of  municipalities  which  the  Williams  Bill  did  not,  they  took  up  the  Gholson  Bill  first, 
and  by  twenty-seven  amendments  taken  principally  from  the  Wdlliams  Bill,  that  e\'en- 
ing  prepared  a new  bill  which  became  the  Municipal  Code  of  May  2,  1852. 

One  of  the  amendments  repealed  the  restricting  clause  in  the  general  tax  law;  another 
created  the  Police  Court.  This  was  his  first  experience  in  legislation.  His  term  as 
City  Solicitor  expired  in  May,  1853,  and  soon  thereafter  he  was  retained  by  the  Com- 
missioners of  Hamilton  County  as  their  legal  adviser,  and  was  such  for  about  eight  years. 

During  this  time  a new  court  house,  jail,  lunatic  asylum  and  other  public  works  were  constructed,  which  required  the  drafting 
of  bills  and  contracts  which  became  the  subject  of  litigation. 

In  addition  to  a general  practice,  Mr.  Ferguson  was  engaged  as  one  of  the  Counsel  in  all  the  important  street  and  steam  rail- 
way cases.  At  the  October  election  in  1859,  he  was  elected  as  Democrat,  one  of  the  three  Senators  from  Hamilton  County  to  the 
General  Assembly  of  1800-1861.  While  in  the  Senate  he  drew  \'arious  bills  which  became  laws  relating  to  the  City  and  County  go\'ern- 
ment  and  street  railways.  He  also  drew  the  Bribery  Act.  the  Canal  Leasing  Act,  and  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Ci\  il  War,  in  1861, 
with  the  aid  of  General  George  B.  McClellan,  the  act  under  which  was  organized  the  Ohio  Volunteer  Force.  Among  the  Senators 
who  afterwards  became  distinguished  were  James  A.  Garfield,  Jacob  D.  Cox  and  Thomas  M.  Key.  In  the  House  was  William  B. 
Woods,  who  became  distinguished  as  a soldier,  and  afterwards  a Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  General  Ben- 
jamin R.  Cowen  was  Clerk  of  the  House;  two  of  thereporters  were  Whitelaw  Reid,  now  of  the  New  York  Tribune  and  Ambas- 
sador to  England,  and  William  Dean  Howells,  one  of  the  editors  of  H.^rper’s  Magazine  and  a distinguished  author. 

After  the  expiration  of  his  term  as  Senator,  in  1861,  upon  the  election  of  Charles  Fox,  Esq.,  as  a Judge  of  the  Superior  Court 
of  Cincinnati,  who  had  been  solicitor  of  the  Cincinnati  Gas  Light  and  Coke  Comapny,  Mr.  Ferguson  was  retained  by  that  Company 
in  his  place,  and  continued  such  for  about  thirty  three  years. 

The  foregoing  is  a partial  statement  of  his. experience  as  a lawyer  and  legislator  before  drafting,  in  his  forty-second  year, 
the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railway  Act  of  May  4,  1869. 

As  to  the  part  he  took  in  the  execution  of  the  trust  after  his  appointment  as  Trustee,  Dr.  Hollander  in  the  twelfth  series  of  The 
Johns  Hopkins  LIniversity  Studies,  with  the  title,  “The  Cincinnati  Southern  Railway;  a study  in  Municipal  Activity,”  has  this  to 
say  (Essay  page  73) : 

“In  the  objective  study  of  an  institution,  it  is  rarely  possible  to  recognize  personal  elements.  Yet  any  survey  of  the  influences 
at  work  in  the  history  of  the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railway  would  be  imperfect  without  a clear  recognition  of  the  part  contributed 
by  a single  personality,  Mr.  Edward  A.  Ferguson,  the  author  of  the  original  enabling  act,  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
since  its  creation.  In  so  far  as  it  is  - possible  to  speak  of  any  large  work  as  the  product  of  a single  agent,  the  Railway  is  to  be  associ- 
ated with  his  name.  The  inception  of  the  project,  every  piece  of  legislation,  is  traceable  to  his  legal  ingenuity.  He  is  closely  iden- 

tified with  the  actual  construction  and  ultimate  disposition  of  the  Railway,  and  but  few  details  in  its  history  fail  to  reveal  the  im- 
press of  his  activity.  Material  interests,  political  preferment  have  been  sacrificed,  and  a life  of  high  possibilities  devoted  with  rare  un- 
selfishness to  this  one  end.” 

To  this  may  be  added  the  testimony  of  Mr.  H.  P.  Boyden,  in  his  pamphlet  entitled  “The  Beginnings  of  the  Cincinnati 
Southern  Railway.”  On  page  110  he  says: 

“Mr.  Hollander  says  in  his  intensely  interesting  sketch  ‘The  experiment  was  unique  as  it  was  remarkable.'  So  it  was  as 
hazardous  as  it  was  unprecedented.  It  was  not  in  the  power  of  the  capacity  of  many  men  to  steer  a straight  course  in  the  nine  years 
from  the  time  the  building  of  the  road  was  decided  on  to  the  decisive  vote  of  1878. 

“But  no  one  can  read  the  history  of  those  years  as  meagerly  set  forth  in  the  various  extracts  that  have  been  given,  and  call 
back  to  mind  what  happened  in  the  years  that  came  after,  and  fail  to  recognize  the  dominant,  controlling  power  of  one  man  and 
his  consistency  of  purpose.  The  man  whose  ingenuity  and  knowledge  of  the  law  drew  the  first  act;  who,  as  Trustee  thought  out  a 
plan  for  the  construction  of  the  road  which  was  finally  carried  out  almost  to  the  letter;  whose  faith  ne^■er  wa^■ercd  and  who  cheered 
in  times  of  despondency;  whose  indomitable  courage  withstood  attacks  from  fellow  Trustees,  from  newspapers,  from  the  wealthiest 
men  in  the  city,  whose  steadfast  con\’iction  as  to  policy  sustained  him  through  criticism  and  objection,  whose  fertility  of  resource, 

capacity  to  meet  obstacles  and  overcome  them,  whether  interposed  by  General  Assemblies  or  Chamber  of  Commerce,  never  failed 

him — Mr.  Ferguson  is  the  one  above  all  others,  who,  from  first  to  last,  hewed  close  to  the  line.” 

William  Sinton  Fitzgerald, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  former  Reimblican  State  Central  Committeeman  from  the  21st  District,  was  born 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  on  the  6th  of  October,  1880.  The  parents,  David  Fitzgerald  and  Esther  Sinton  Fitzgerald, 
came  from  England  and  Scotland  respectively.  Mr.  David  Fitzgerald  was  a civil  engineer  by  profession.  He  enlisted 
in  the  Union  Army  during  the  Ci\'il  War  and  was  badly  wounded.  After  the  war  he  was  appointed  by  President  Grant 
to  the  Engineer  Bureau  of  the  War  Department,  and  was  subsequently  appointed  Librarian  of  the  War  Department,  which 
position  he  held  until  his  death,  on  the  31st  of  October,  1897.  Mr.  William  S.  Fitzgerald  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  at  the  Columbian  University,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in  1903  and  1904,  receiv- 
ing the  degrees  of  L.  L.  B.  and  L.  L.  M.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twent\'-four  years,  as  a lawyer,  in  which  profession 


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he  has  been  very  successful.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican, 
ever  ready  to  serve  his  i)arty  in  every  capacity.  He  was  chairman  of  the  Political  Action 
Committee  of  the  League  of  Republican  Clubs  of  Cuyahoga  County  in  1906  and  1907, 
and  is  now  a member  of  the  Re])ublican  State  Central  Committee,  representing  the  21st 
( )hio  District  in  that  (jrganization.  In  1!)08  he  was  appointed  by  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  County  Fxaminer.  He  is  a l)rilliant  si^eaker  and  his  ser\'ices  as  a campaign  orator 
ha\'c  (dten  been  sought  by  his  party.  During  the  last  campaigns  he  delivered  many 
Rejnildican  speeches  throughout  the  State.  He  also  delivered  the  McKinley  Day  oration 
at  Cle\'eland,  on  the  29th  ot  January,  1906,  and  made  the  introductory  remarks  on  a 
similar  occasion  in  190S.  He  is  a member  of  the  ReiHil)lican  Tippecanoe  Club  of  Cleve- 
land and  was  president  of  the  club  for  two  terms.  Socially,  Mr.  Fitzgerald  is  a member 
of  the  Phi  Sigma  Kajtpa,  a College  Fraternity,  and  of  the  Masonic  Order  and  Sons  of 
X'eterans.  He  is  still  single.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Williamson  Building,  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  Mr.  Fitzgerald  is  interested  in  The  Ro.se  & Gellatly  Coal  Company,  of 
which  he  is  a director;  he  is  director  of  the  Western  Reserve  Club  Company  and  is  a 
member  (d  the  Committee  of  Management  (jf  the  Cleveland  Young  Alen’s  Christian 
Association. 

Alfred  Ashwell  Frazier, 

judge  of  the  C'ommon  Pleas  Court  of  the  first  subdivision  of  the  Eighth  Ohio  Judicial 
District,  and  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  bar  of  Muskingum  County,  is  a native 
Buckeye.  He  was  born  on  the  farm  near  Shenan,  Muskingum  County,  on  the  19th  of 
October,  1854,  the  son  of  Stockton  and  Elizabeth  Ann  Frazier,  nee  McCann.  His  parents 
were  of  Scotch  and  Irish  ancestry  and  born  in  Ohio.  On  his  father’s  side.  Judge  Frazier’s  ancestors  came  to  the  United  States  six 
generations  ago.  Some  of  them  took  an  active  ])art  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  serving  in  the  Continental  army.  On  his  mother’s 
side  his  ancestors  reside  in  this  country  for  four  generations.  His  grandfather  came  to  Ohio  from  Virginia  in  1820  and  settled  in 
Belmont  ('ounty,  where  father  was  born.  When  five  years  of  age,  father  came  with  his  parents  to  Muskingum  County,  where  he 
li\ed  all  his  life.  He  died  in  1!U)9.  Judge  Frazier’s  education  was  obtained  in  the  country  schools,  at  Dresden  High  School,  after 
which  he  attended  Dennison  Uni\ersity  for  three  years.  Lea\ing  that  University  became  to  Wooster,  where  he  graduated  in 
1S79,  recei\ing  the  degree  of  M.  of  A.  He  now  took  up  the  study  of  law  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School.  In  1881  he  graduated 
wtih  the  degree  of  B.  of  E.;  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Zanesville. 
Judge  Frazier  has  been  an  acti\’e  working  Republican  all  his  mature  life.  For  hve  years  he  was  chairman  of  the  Muskingum 
('ount>-  Republican  Executix’e  Committee,  and  he  often  spoke  from  the  stump  before  he  was  elected  Common  Pleas  Judge.  From 
1888  until  1889  he  was  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Examiners  for  admission  to  the  bar.  In  1898  he  was  elected  to  the  Common 
Pleas  Beiu'h  and  re-elected  in  1903  and  in  1!)08.  He  never  had  an  opponent  f(jr  the  honor  while  being  nominated  or  elected. 
SocialK',  Judge  h'razier  is  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.  and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen.  In  1881  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Clark 
of  \'an  W’ert,  Ohif).  Two  children,  one  son  who  is  now  a lawyer,  and  one  daughter,  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  marriage.  Judge 
I'razier’s  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  resides  at  McIntyre  Terrace,  Zanesville,  Ohio. 


Lewis  Baker  Frazier, 


Attorney  at  law  at  Caldwell,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  March,  1869,  at  Caldwell,  and  is  the  son  of  W.  H.  and  Minerva  Frazier, 
nati\es  of  Trumbull  and  Belmont  Counties,  Ohio,  respectively.  His  father  was  a prominent  lawyer,  and,  for  thirty  years  held 
offices  of  ('ommon  Pleas  and  Circuit  Judge.  Mr.  Frazier  comes  from  a distinguished  line  of  ancestry.  The  founder  of  the  family 
in  America,  Hugh  brazier,  came  Irom  Scotland  in  1745,  had  fought  at  Culloden  and  set- 
tled in  Kent  County,  Maryland.  His  son,  George  Frazier,  was  a C’a])tain  of  Maryland 
troo])s  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  while  Mr.  Frazier’s  greatgrandfather  was  a C'aptain 
of  a Delaware  Company  in  the  War  of  1812.  The  maternal  ancestors  of  Mr.  Frazier 
came  from  Holland  to  New  York,  in  1661.  Mr.  F.  B.  Frazier  recei\’ed  his  education  at 
( aldwell  High  School,  at  the  Ohio  W’esleyan  University,  Delaware,  at  Wooster  Univer- 
sit\’  and  at  the  law  school  ol  the  ( )hio  State  bhii\'ersity,  C olumbus.  He  started  iii  public 
life  at  the  age  of  25  years,  when  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  (Caldwell.  He  also  served  his 
nati\-e  town  as  a C'ouncilman.  In  politics  he  is  a staunch  Republican.  On  the  5th  of 
March,  ]8!)o,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  chosen  [wofession.  He  now  is  a member  of  the  firm  of  Okey  & Frazier, 

Caldwell,  O.  Mr.  Frazier  has  dealt  largely  in  coal  lands  and  has  been  one  of  the  most 
prominent  promoters  of  the  coal  business  of  Noble  C'ounty.  He  owns  600  acres  of  land 
stocked  with  registered  Heresford  cattle.  Formerly  he  was  a director  and  vice-presi- 
dent of  The  Noble  County  National  Bank.  He  is  a member  oi  the  Sigma  C'hi  College 
braternity.  He  is  attorney  for  large  coal  companies  operating  in  Noble  Countv.  On 
the  7th  ol  May,  1896  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  I.  Young.  One  daughter,  Minerva 
(, . brazier,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  attends  the  Protestant  Church.  Mr. 

Frazier  resides  at  the  old  family  homestead  on  A4ain  Street,  while  his  law  offices  are  lo- 
cated in  the  Noble  C'ounty  National  Bank  Building,  Caldwell,  Ohio.  Lewis  b frazier,  caldwixl.  o. 


William  M.  Fridman, 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  in  C'lermontville,  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  on  the  26th  of  February,  1863  and  is  a 
son  of  Franklin  and  Milly  (Bushman)  bridman,  the  iormer  of  Stolhoven,  near  Strassburg,  Germany,  the  latter  of  Ohio,  of  German 


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descent.  Mr.  W.  M.  Fridman  was  born  on  a farm  and  worked  on  it,  and,  during  the  time 
he  was  attending  the  public  schools  and  the  Clermont  Academy  he  was  also  a clerk  in 
his  father’s  general  store  in  Clermontville.  He  was  so  industrious  and  earnest  that, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  he  worked  during  much  of  the  time  other  boys  were  studying, 
he  maintained  a standing  in  his  studies  as  high  as  those  more  fortunate  in  time.  After 
leaving  Clermont  Academy  he  attended  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  at  Delaware,  Ohio, 
graduating  from  that  institution  in  1884.  Mr.  Fridman  then  studied  law  under  the 
preceptorship  of  Frank  Davis,  and  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  1887, 
being  admitted  to  the  bar  that  year  and  beginning  to  practice  at  New  Richmond,  Ohio, 
succeeding  his  former  preceptor  who  had  been  elected  Common  Pleas  Judge.  Coming 
to  Cincinnati,  in  1891,  he  opened  an  office  for  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  and 
was  later  associated  with  Edward  J.  Dempsey,  until  May,  1898,  when  the  latter  was 
elected  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court.  He  was  then  associated  with  Edward  Barton, 
until  Mr.  Barton  became  General  attorney  for  the  B.  & O.  R.  R.  Co.  After  Judge  Demp- 
sey retired  from  the  Superior  Court  Bench,  Mr.  Fridman  again  formed  a partnership 
with  him  under  the  firm  name  of  Dempsey  and  Fridman,  which  partnership  continued 
until  Judge  Dempsey  became  Mayor  of  Cincinnati.  On  the  14th  of  March,  1894,  Mr. 
Fridman  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  United  States  Courts  and  his  practice  has  been 
large  in  probate,  commercial,  private  and  municipal  corporation  work.  He  has  also 
had  large  experience  in  business  affairs.  He  has  been  for  many  years  and  now  is  a stock- 
holder and  director  in  the  First  National  Bank  o New  Richmond;  The  Fridman  Lumber 
WILLIAM  M.  FRIDMAN,  CINCINNATI,  o.  Company  and  the  Fridman  Seating  Company,  New  Richmond,  and  his  connection  with 

the  management  and  direction  of  the  affairs  of  those  companies  have  played  no  little  part  in  their  success.  Mr.  Fridman  served 
a term  as  member  of  the  Board  of  Sinking  Fund  Trustees  and  Tax  Commissioners  in  Norwood  and  his  long  and  varied  experience 
has  enabled  him  to  practically  study  and  understand  the  relation  of  the  masses  to  corporate  interest  and  laws  and  ordinance  gov- 
erning municipalities.  He  is  a Trustee  of  the  Norwood  Presbyterian  Church,  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  a Noble  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  On  the  12th  of  June,  1901,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Katherine  Tombach,  of  Seymour,'  Ind.  He  resides  at  2256 
Jefferson  Avenue,  Norwood,  while  his  law  offices  are  located  in  the  St.  Paul  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


John  Galvin, 

Former  Vice-Mayor  of  Cincinnati  and  President  of  the  City  Council,  is  undoubtedly,  one 
of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  Oueen  City.  He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  in  1862,  but, 
while  he  was  still  an  infant  his  father  moved  to  Covington,  where  his  son  John  was  reared 
and  educated.  Mr.  Galvin  is  of  Irish  parentage,  his  father  being  a native  of  Ireland 
and  his  mother's  parents  also  came  from  the  Emerald  Isle.  The  parents,  on 
the  13th  of  January,  1907,  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  anniversary. 

Ten  days  later  the  father  died,  but  Mrs.  Galvin  is  still  living  in  Covington. 

It  was  the  boast  of  the  elder  Galvin  that  “no  doctor  ever  felt  my  pulse’’  and  he  died  past 
eighty  years  of  age.  He  was  a blacksmith  and  horseshoer  by  trade.  “When  1 was  a 
boy,’’  said  Vice-Mayor  Galvin,  “I  used  to,  during  the  summer  time,  keep  the  flies  off  the 
horses  while  father  was  shoeing  them.  Then  I would  do  some  work  on  the  books  and 
help  in  the  collections.”  Mr.  Galvin  received  a thorough  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Covington,  Ky.,  and,  after  being  graduated  from  high  school,  went  to  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1883.  Imme- 
diately after,  being  admitted  to  the  bar,  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession,  in  which 
he  has  remained  ever  since  with  marked  success.  It  was  his  ability  to  make  a speech 
that  recommended  Mr.  Gab  in  to  C.  B.  Simrall,  whose  office  he  entered  after  leaving  the 
law  school.  Mr.  Simrall  was  accounted  one  of  the  leading  corporation  lawyers  of  his 
day.  Mr.  Gabin  is  himself  now  the  representative  of  a number  of  corporations,  includ- 
ing railroad  companies.  Mr.  Galvin  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  has 
ser\-ed  his  party  and  the  people  in  general  in  many  capacities.  A’hen  a young  lawyer  he 
was  an  assistant  to  Mr.  Theodore  Horstman,  Solicitor  of  Cincinnati.  Later  he  was  a hon.  john  g.alvin.  cincinnai  i.  o. 

candidate  before  the  people  for  Superior  Court  Judge,  but  was  defeated  by  Mr.  E.  J. 

Dempsey.  In  1907  he  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  \ice-Mayor  and  President  of  the  Cincinnati  City  Council,  and  in  November 
of  that  year  he  was  triumphantly  elected.  As  an  official,  Mr.  Gabin  has  always  had  the  interests  of  the  people  at  heart  and  as 
presiding  officer  of  the  city  council  he  is  fair,  impartial,  dignified  and  intelligent.  He  is  pre-eminently  fitted  for  the  responsible 
position  he  holds,  for  his  experiences  as  a lawyer,  as  a man  long  in  touch  with  public  affairs,  his  large  personal  acquaintance,  his 
practical  sense  and  his  good  sound  judgment  greatly  enables  him  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the 
people  of  Cincinnati.  During  the  long  sickness  of  Mayor  Markbreit,  Mr.  Galvin  attended  to  the  duties  of  Mayor,  while  after  Mayor 
Markbreit's  death  he  took  charge  of  the  office  until  his  successor,  the  present  hlayor  IMr.  Louis  Schwab  was  qualified.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1909,  VIr.  Galvin  was  re-elected  to  his  office  of  \'ice-I\Iayor  and  President  of  the  Council.  Mr.  Galvin  is  a lawver  of  high  stand- 
ing, and  a brilliant  orator  whose  reputation  Is  not  confined  to  the  city  and  state,  but  throughout  the  country  his  eloquence  has  firmly 
established  his  fame.  He  is  married  and  has  one  child,  a daughter.  His  law  offices  are  located  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Harvey  C.  Garber, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  best  known  Democrats  of  the  Buckeye  State,  was  born  on  the  16th  of  July,  1865,  at  Hill  Grove,  Darke 
County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Greenville  and  entered  public  life  In  the  ser\4ce  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Railroad  as  a telegraph  operator  and  later  he  became  manager  of  the  office  of  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company  at  Greein'ille. 
He  subsequently  was  superintendent  of  the  Central  Ihiion  Telephone  Company,  for  Ohio,  and  Assistant  General  Solicitor  for  the 
same  comi)any  and  is  now  assistant  to  the  President  of  The  Central  Union  Telephone  Company.  In  politics.  Mr.  Garber 
has  always  been  a faithful  Democrat  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  now  is  considered  to  be  a party 


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leader  of  nalional  prominence.  In  1889,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Ohio  Legis- 
lature, and  re-elected  to  the  same  office  in  1891,  he  being  the  youngest  member  of  that 
body.  In  1902  and  again  in  1904,  Mr.  Garber  was  elected  to  the  58th  and  59th  National 
C'ongresses.  In  1900  he  was  Vice  Chairman  of  the  Democratic  Central  Committee, 
and  chairman  of  the  committee  on  permanent  organization,  in  1901.  The  year  following 
he  was  elected  clfairman  of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee,  serving  in  the 
ca])acity  for  several  terms.  Me  was  elected  National  Committeeman  for  Ohio  for  the 
Democratic  j)arty  at  the  Denver  Con\-ention  in  1908.  He  is  a man  of  sound  judgment 
and  has  a great  talent  for  organization. 


I1/\KV1Y  C.  Cr\RI5l-,R.  COLUMBUS,  O. 


Jeptha  Garrard, 

A member  of  the  Cincinnati  I)ar,  was  born  on  the  21st  of  April,  1836,  at  Cincinnati,  the 
son  of  Jeptha  I).  Garrard,  a lawyer,  and  Sarah  Belle  Ludlow  Garrard.  The  father  was 
a native  of  Kentucky,  while  the  mother  was  born  in  Ohio,  when  the  State  was  in  its 
infancy.  Mr.  Garrard  was  educated  at  Yale,  from  which  University  he  graduated  in 
1858,  receiving  the  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  L.  L.  B.  At  the  age  of  23  years,  Mr.  Garrard 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession.  On  the  18th  of  September,  1861,  Mr.  Gar- 
rard joined  the  Union  Army  as  Captain  of  the  6th  Ohio  Cavalry.  This  company  was 
afterward  Company  L,  of  the  3rd  N.  Y.  Cavalry.  He  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of 
Major,  of  the  3rd  N.  Y.  Cavalry,  on  the  27th  of  September,  1862,  and  on  the  7th  of 
December,  1863,  he  was  promoted  Colonel  of  the  1st  U.  S.  Colored  Cavalry  Regiment, 
k'or  gallant  and  meritorious  service  on  the  field  of  battle.  Colonel  Garrard  wasbrevetted 
Brigadier  General,  on  the  13th  of  March,  1865.  He  was  honorably  discharged  on  the 

25lh  (4'  A])ril,  18()5.  General  Garrard  is  a member  of  Tlumias  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  '' 

the  Loyal  Legion,  Union  XA'teran  Legion  and  of  the  Masonic  order.  Politically,  he  is  a 
Democrat.  Mr.  Garrard’s  offices  are  located  in  the  Johnston  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

/' 

John  Henry  Goeke,  / 

Member  of  Congress  Irom  the  4th  ( )hio  District  and  a ])rominent  lawyer  of  VVaimko- 
neta,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  28h  of  October,  1869,  at  Minster,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son 
of  Mathias  and  Dina  Goeke,  both  ha\dng  been  lifelong  residents  of  Gh  village  of 
Minster.  Congressman  Goeke's  ancestors  came  Irom  Germany  and  were  among  the 
I'arlv  pioneers  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Goeke  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  of  Celina,  Ohio,  finally  attending  Pio  Nono  College,  near  Milwaukee,  Wis., 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1888.  Returning  home,  he  was  apj:iointed  Probate  Clerk 
under  Probate  Judge  Benjamin  Linzee.  While  acting  in  this  capacity  he  l)egan  the 
study  of  law,  ;uid  having  ])ursued  the  same  for  one  year  he  entered  the  law  school  at  Cin- 
cinnati, and  graditated  with  high  a\eragc  in  1891.  After  his  admission  to  the  Bar  of 
( )hio  he  formed  a ])artnershi]')  with  \\k  T.  Mooney,  at  St.  Mary’s,  Ohio.  This  jrartner- 
sliij)  conlimted  until  dissoU'cd  by  the  electiem  of  Mr.  Alooney  to  the  Judicial  Bench  in 
1892.  In  1893,  Mr.  Goeke  entered  into  partnership  with  Anthony  Culliton,  of  the  same 
l)kice,  and  the  firm  continued  to  practice  law-  until  1896,  when  Charles  L.  Smith  was 
ttdvcn  into  the  firm,  and  for  three  years  the  firm  of  Goeke,  Culliton  and  Smith  was  fore- 
most in  the  litigation  that  came  to  the  courts  from  the  entire  wmstern  part  of  Auglaize 
County,  portion  of  Mercer  County,  and  even  a part  of  the  State  of  Indiana.  In  1893, 

Mr.  ( ioeke  was  elected  Citj^  Solicitor  at  St.  Marys,  and  upon  expiration  of  term  was  re-elected.  In  1894  and  1897  he  was  successfully 
elected  to  the  imi)ortant  office  of  Prosecutor.  Upon  the  expiration  of  his  second  term  of  office  he  again  became  engaged  in  the 
general  practice  of  law.  Mr.  Goeke  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He 
is  a brilliant,  coinincing  speaker  and  a true  organizer.  Dn  November,  1910,  he  was  elected  to  Congress  from  the  4th  Ohio  District. 
As  a lawyer,  Mr.  Goeke  ranks  among  the  foremost  members  of  the  Ohio  legal  profession. 


JOHN  H.  GOEKE.  WAPAKONETA,  O. 


I-LORIEN  GIAUQUIg  CINCINNAI  I.  O. 


Florien  Giauque, 

.Xttorney  at  kuv  and  author,  at  Cincinnati,  is  the  son  of  Augustus  and  Sophia  Giauque 
who  were  born  of  good  families  in  the  Canton  cjf  Berne,  in  the  French-speaking  part  of 
Switzerland.  They  came,  wdien  young,  as  meml)ers  of  their  respective  parents’  families, 
to  Ohio,  al)out  1830,  married  later,  and  bought  and  settled  on  a farm  near  Berlin,  Holmes 
County,  Ohio,  w'here  Florien  was  born  May  11,  1843.  In  1849  his  father  sold  his  farm, 
moved  to  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  and  not  long  alterward  died.  He  left  to  his  wddow  little 
more  than  enough  money  wherewith  to  buy  a modest  cottage  home  on  enough  ground 
for  a garden,  truck  patch,  chickens,  etc.,  at  Fredericksburg  in  that  county,  where  most 
all  of  Florien’s  boyhood  was  spent.  Beginning  at  that  time,  a good  deal  of  hard  w'ork 
of  different  kinds  fell  to  his  lot,  including  the  spading,  planting  and  caring  for  that  gar- 
den and  the  potatoes,  etc.  on  that  truck  patch,  cutting,  in  the  woods  and  at  home,  the 
family  firewood,  helping  farmers  plant  and  gather  their  crops  of  corn,  wheat,  etc.,  and 
such  other  things  as  a boy  there  could  find  to  do  to  help  support  the  family.  He  had 
rugged  health,  a strong  l)ody  and  determined  will,  and  though  fond  of  play  w-as  willing 
to  work,  as  he  realized  its  necessity,  and  later,  that  what  he  learned  while  doing  this 
was  useful  knowledge.  But  very  early  in  his  childhood  he  determined  to  acquire  a good 
education  and  to  graduate  at  some  good  college.  From  this  determination  he  never 
wavered.  He  read  much  and  went  to  public  school  and  to  some  pay  schools  and  to  a 
good  academy  there,  every  day  he  could,  paying  his  tuition  in  the  pay  schools  by  work 
done  for  the  teacher  or  otherwise,  Init  paying  for  it,  never  accepting  it  as  a charity.  His 
parents,  for  their  children’s  sake,  talked  French  in  the  family,  so  they  learned  that  lan- 
guage in  early  childhood;  his  mother  later  taught  him  to  read  and  write  it,  and  its  gram- 


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mar,  as  a desirable  part  of  a liberal  education.  After  a few  years  widowhood,  she  married  Ulysses  Jaenneret,  who  was  a buyer,  seller 
and  repairer  of  watches,  clocks,  music  boxes,  etc.,  and  provided  for  his  step-children  as  well  as  was  customary  at  that  time  and  place 
by  any  one,  food,  shelter,  clothing,  etc.,  but  had  no  patience  with  their  strong  desire  for  education,  and  gave  to  Florien,  much  of  the 
time,  plenty  of  hard  work  to  do,  and  wanted  him  to  learn  and  agree  to  follow  a trade — his  own,  preferably,  if  Florien  would  agree  to 
stay  with  him  after  arriving  at  age.  Florien  always  respectfully  told  him  he  would  do  whatever  he  (his  step-father)  required  of  him, 
he  could,  not  in  itself  wrong,  till  he  became  twenty-one  years  of  age,  after  which  he  would  carry  out  his  determination  to  graduate.  But 
in  October,  1861,  his  mother  died.  Both  step-father  and  Florien  tacitly  considered  that  this  severed  the  tie  that  bound  them  together 
in  any  way. 

Dr.  Martin,  a good  doctor  and  a good  man,  then  offered,  at  his  expense,  to  take  Florien  into  his  home  and  give  him  a medical 
education  and  then  take  him  as  his  associate.  Profoundly  grateful  for  this,  and  almost  tearfully  saying  so  to  the  doctor,  he  told  him 
of  his  long-cherished  plan  of  graduating,  etc.,  and  declined  the  offer.  The  doctor  asked  him  “How  are  you  going  to  do  it?”  “I 
don’t  know,  doctor,  but  I am  going  to  do  it,”  was  the  reply.  He  went  to  Vermillion  Institute,  a good  academy  at  Hayesville,  Ash- 
land County,  Ohio.  His  entire  fortune  consisted  of  a few  books,  clothes  and  twenty  dollars  he  had  coaxed  his  mother  and  step- 
father to  let  him  earn  for  himself,  making  railroad  ties.  He  went  there  five  continuous  months,  earned  and  learned  what  he  could, 
and  had  borrowed  thirty  dollars,  but  owed  no  other  money.  The  next  spring  and  summer,  Florien,  for  proper  pay,  and  without 
help,  using  wedges  (no  jacks  were  available  to  him)  raised  a house,  blocked  it  up  on  suitable  timbers,  dug  a cellar  under  it,  “tended” 
the  mason  who  built  its  cellar  wall,  dug  a cistern,  helped  wall  it,  painted  that  house,  cut  cordwood,  helped  a farmer  harvest  his 
crops  and  secured  a good  country  school  near  Wooster,  Ohio,  to  teach  the  following  winter ; and  with  his  debts  paid  and  a little  money 
on  hand,  fully  belie\-ed  that  the  day  had  passed  when  he  would  ha\’e  to  do  any  more  physical  labor,  and  that  he  could  see  his  way 
through  college  within  a reasonable  time.  Did  he  think  any  of  his  acquaintances  thought  less  of  him  because  he  was  determined 
to  rise  above  a plane  below  the  one  in  which  most  of  his  people  had  li\-ed,  and  of  necessity  had  to  do  hard  physical  common  labor 
at  low  wages  compared  with  present  ones,  till  he  could  get  where  he  could  earn  more,  and  more  easily,  by  teaching  or  other  intel- 
lectual work,  than  by  physical  labor?  No!  And  he  thought  that  if  other  persons  did  so  think  of  him,  they  would  simply  be  beneath 
his  contempt. 

But  the  Civil  War  was  going  on  and  the  President  was  calling  for  volunteers  to  fight  the  nation’s  battles  and  to  sa\'e  its  life; 
and  with  great  regret,  he  thought  it  was  his  duty  to  enlist,  which  he  did  “for  three  years,  or  during  the  war,”  in  the  102nd  (Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry,  serving  successfully  under  Generals  Buell,  Rosecrans,  Thomas  and  Sherman  till  the  end  of  that  war.  Having 
received  an  honorable  discharge,  he  arri\'ed  home  in  July,  1865,  with  no  act  behind  him  of  which  he  was  ashamed,  with  two  >'ears 
preparatory  work  to  do  before  he  could  enter  college,  and  a four  years  course  there  before  he  could  graduate,  six  years  in  all.  He 
was  back  at  Vermillion  Institute  within  ten  days  after  his  arrival  home,  his  name  enrolled  there  as  “Professor  of  the  French  Language 
aud  Literature,”  and  as  a student  (he  taught  other  classes  also).  From  there  he  went,  after  a stay  of  thirteen  months,  in  October,  1866, 
to  Kenyon  College,  at  Gambler,  Ohio,  where  he  graduated  with  honors  in  1869,  having  won  his  way  into  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Societ\' 
by  his  high  standing  in  his  class  (the  only  way  to  get  into  it  except  in  later  life  by  distinguished  literary  or  scientific  work,)  and  having 
completed  a four  years’  course  in  less  than  three  years,  teaching  Latin  and  other  classes  daily  in  the  preparatory  schools  of  Gambler, 
and  also  private  schools  there  and  elsewhere  in  the  meantime.  One  of  those  classes  of  pri\-ate  impils  was  composed  of  \-oung  ladies, 
daughters  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Mt.  Vernon,  five  miles  awa^q  to  which  place  and  back  he  walked  twice  a week  to  teach  them, 
one  entire  winter.  He  was  not  particularly  anxious  to  do  so  much  walking  over  the  rough,  unimproved  clay  road  between  Gambler 
and  Mt.  Vernon,  especially  when  it  had  to  be  through  rain,  snow,  mud  or  cold,  but  he  was  determined  to  graduate,  out  of  his  debt, 
if  possible,  and  willing  to  do  any  honorable  thing  to  accomplish  this.  He  had  ninety  dollars  in  his  pocket  when  he  graduated  and 
was  not  a cent  in  debt.  Of  course  he  had  to  work  hard  and  long  hours  per  day,  to  do  this  six  years  work  in  four  years,  beside  all 
this  teaching,  itself  probably  averaging  four  hours  per  day  all  through  said  course.  That  institution,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the  trus- 
tees, has  since  conferred  on  him  the  degrees  of  A.  M.  and  L.  L.  D.,  the  latter  chiefly  because  of  his  authorship  of  certain  law  books. 
From  college,  still  obliged  to  make  his  li^ing  while  studying  law,  and  ha\  ing  secured  a State  certificate  (good  for  life  in  any  public 
school  in  Ohio,  the  best  one  ever  issued  in  that  State,  showing  examination  passed  with  high  grades  in  27  branches),  he  went  to 
Glendale,  a suburb  of  Cincinnati,  as  principal  of  its  public  schools,  until  1875,  during  which  time  he  studied  law  under  the  late 
Justice  Stanley  Matthews,  as  his  preceptor,  then  a resident  of  that  ^•illage.  He  was  se\'en  times  unanimously  elected  as  principal, 
refusing  the  seventh  time.  In  that  year  he  opened  a law  office  in  Cincinnati,  and  has  e\-er  since  practiced  there,  most  of  the  time 
in  partnership  with  Henry  B.  McClure,  college  graduate,  thorough  gentleman  and  good  lawyer.  Mr.  Giauque’s  residence  is  still  in 
Glendale.  He  has  been  a hard  working  and  successful  lawyer  and  is  a respected  citizen.  He  has  never  been  a politican,  though  he 
has  not  refused  to  do  his  share  of  managing  such  of  the  affairs  of  his  own  localit}'  as  his  neighbors  would  not  permit  him  to  decline. 
He  has  been  the  Solicitor  and  the  Mayor  of  that  village,  and  was,  at  one  time.  President  of  its  School  Board,  President  of  its  Water 
Works  Trustees,  a member  of  its  Board  of  Health,  till  he  refused  to  serve  longer,  having  done  his  share.  Except  when  candidate  for 
Solicitor,  he  never  asked  for  anybody’s  vote  in  his  life,  for  anything.  He  has  been  a prolific  writer  and  editor  of  legal  works,  among 
them  being  Giauque’s  “Revised  Statutes  of  Ohio,”  “Settlement  of  Descendants  Estates,”  “Manual  for  Assignees,”  “Manual  for 
Guardians,”  “Manual  for  Notaries,”  “Road  and  Bridge  Laws  of  Ohio,”  and,  with  his  partner,  “Life  Tables”  (for  computing  present 
value  of  dower,  courtesy,  life  annuities,  amount  of  damages  from  wrongful  death  or  injuries,  etc.).  For  more  than  twenty  years  he 
prepared  and  kept  revised  The  Robert  Clarke  Company’s  extensive  series  of  legal  blanks — a responsible  task.  He  has  also  contributed 
articles  to  periodicals,  and  has  occasionally  delivered  lectures,  on  request,  on  various  scientific  subjects.  Among  other  things,  he 
has  given  considerable  attention,  as  a diversion,  to  American  Archeology',  and  has  gathered  a fine  collection  of  stone  and  copper 
prehistoric  implements,  pottery,  etc.,  which  have  been  exhibited  and  won  medals  at  various  expositions,  including  the  World’s  Fair 
at  Philadelphia  in  1876.  At  this  Fair,  Dr.  Hill  and  he  were  sent  by  the  State  of  Ohio  in  charge  of  all  archeological  exhibits  from  that 
State.  Lhifortunately,  much  of  this  collection  was  largely  destroyed  by  fire,  along  with  other  prized  things,  including  a manuscript 
of  three  law  books  nearly  ready  for  the  press,  since  then  re-written.  In  connection  with  an  unusual  per  cent  of  his  cases  he  had  been 
sent  to  various  distant  places,  including  several  in  the  New  England  States,  in  Colorado,  Texas,  Louisiana  and  others  nearer.  Among 
the  results  of  these  trips  he  has  seen  the  opportunity  for  some  of  the  investments  mentioned  below.  Like  many  other  attorneys,  Mr. 
Giauque  has  dabbled  some  in  real  estate,  and  has  bought  and  sold  considerable  tracts  of  land,  especially  in  Louisiana,  where  he 
sold  at  one  time,  soon  after  the  building  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railroad,  to  some  of  its  promoters,  32,700  acres.  He  has 
since  then  owned  much  more  than  that,  having  partners  in  some  of  it,  not  of  record.  He  owns  considerable  farm  business  and  residence 
property  in  and  near  Deshler,  Ohio.  Mr.  Giauque  was  married  on  the  18th  of  November,  1884,  to  Mary,  daughter  of  \\'illiam  H. 
Miller,  a lawyer  of  Hamilton,  Ohio,  who  was  killed  in  action  while  an  officer  of  the  LInion  Army,  during  the  Ci\  il  War.  She  is  also  a 
granddaughter,  on  her  mother’s  side,  of  John  Woods,  deceased,  long  a leading  lawyer  of  that  city,  and  active  as  a member  of  Congress, 
Auditor  of  the  State  of  Ohio  and  promoter  of  the  canals,  early  railroads,  improved  roads  and  drainage  laws,  etc.,  of  Ohio. 


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Oscar  Monroe  (Jottschall, 


A prominent  nunnher  of  the  Bar  of  Alonlgoinery  ('ounty  and  widely  connected  with  the  business  interests  of  his  home  city,  Dayton, 
Ohio,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  Aiigtist,  IS43,  near  Newark,  Licking  ('ounty,  Ohio.  His  father,  John  Gottschall,  was  a native  of 
the  State  of  Benns\4\'ania,  while  his  mother,  Abigail  J.  Gottschall,  nee  Conklin,  was  Itorn  in  New  York  State.  Mr.  Gottschall  was 
educiitc'd  in  the  i)tiblic  and  high  schools  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  graduating  from  the  Central  High  School,  in  June  18(51.  After  the  Civil 
War  broke  out,  Mr.  Gottschall  joined  the  h3rd  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Inlantry.  He  enlisted  as  a private  in  Comi)any  K,  of  that 
regiment  on  the  (ith  of  .\ugtist,  1S()2,  and  was  mtistered  out  in  Jtme,  ISho,  as  First  Lieittenant  and  Adjutant  of  the  Regiment. 
He  look  ])art  in  .ill  the  battles  tin*  regiment  was  engaged  in  and  was  wotmded  twice.  Returning  from  the  war,  he  took  up  the  stttdy 
of  law,  was  .idmitted  to  the  bar  and  became  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  was  very  successful.  Out- 
side of  his  leg.il  |)rofession,  Mr.  Gottschall  is  widely  interested  in  the  btisiness  affairs  ot  Dayton.  He  is  a director  of  the  Davds  Sewing 
M.ichine  Com|).iny  and  a director  ot  I'he  C.  W'.  Raymond  C'ompany,  both  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Gottschall  has  always  been  a 
sttumch  Re|)ublican  Init  has  ne\er  held  any  public  office.  Socially,  he  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason.  He  was  married  on  the  loth  of  April, 
ISI)'),  to  Mi>s  ( )cta\  ia  'I'rue  Sotile,  daughter  of  (^'has.  Sotile  and  Klizabeth  Mead  Soule.  Mrs.  Gottschall  passed  away  I'm  the  19th 
of  Jtih',  190S.  The\'  had  no  children.  Mr.  Gottschall  is  a member  of  the  First  Regtilar  Baptist  Chttrch  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  His  law 
ollices  are  located  in  the  Beckel  Btiilding,  Third  and  Jefferson  Streets,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Herman  P.  Goebel, 

W .is  born  on  the  .ath  of  .April,  lS,a3,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  is  of  German  descent,  his 
father,  Christi.in  GiH-bel,  a cabinet  maker,  haxing  migrated  to  this  country  from  Darm- 
stadt, ( ■erman\-,  in  IS  IS.  His  mother  was  a nati\'e  of  Bohnteld,  Stiabia,  Germany. 

Judge  ( '.oebel  recei\ed  his  c’ducation  in  the  jjublic  schools  of  his  native  city,  attended 
.ilso  a coinmerci.il  college,  and  took  tip  the  sttidy  of  law  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
from  which  instittifion  he  grtiduated  in  1872,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years.  When  of  legal 
.ige,  he  w;is  admitted  to  the  bar  and  stibseiitieiUly  became  identified  with  the  law  firm 
of  A’oimg,  Crawford  and  Goeliel,  and  later  with  that  of  Goebel  & Bettinger,  which  firm 
w.is  dissoKi'd  in  1!)03,  since  which  time  Judge  Goebel  has  jiracticed  his  profession  alone 
with  offices  locati'd  in  the  Building  of  the  Proxident  Savings  Bank  and  Trtist  Conpiany, 

7th  and  \'ine  Streets,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  political  belief.  Judge  Goebel  is  a statmeh 
Reptiblican,  .ind  has  occujiied  many  positions  of  trust  in  the  gift  of  the  jieople.  In  1873, 
he  was  a member  of  the  ()2nd  Assembly  ot  Ohio.  He  was  also  a member  of  the  Judiciary 
Committee  of  that  bodx'.  In  18S4,  he  was  elected  Probate  Jtidge  and  re-elected  in  1887, 
declining  a third  nomination.  After  the  e.xpiration  of  his  second  term  of  office,  he  again 
took  ti]i  the  practice  of  law.  In  1902  Judge  Goebel  was  elected  to  Congress  by  the  Reixub- 
lic.ins  of  the  Sei'ond  Congressional  District  and  re-elected  in  1!)04,  190(5  and  1908.  Con- 
gressman Goebel  is  .i  member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  a Scottish  Rite  Mason,  Knight 
'rcmplar  and  a Noble  ot  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  married,  and  is  the  father  of  fi\’e 
d.uighters  and  one  son. 


Marry  L.  Gordon, 


K\-Lietitenant  Governor  of  ( )hio,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Hamilton 
County  Bar,  with  offices  in  the  building  of  the  Provident  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Com- 
pany, C'incinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  in  the  village  of  Metamora,  Franklin  County,  Indiana, 
on  the  27th  of  Augtist,  18(50.  He  attended  the  ]jublic  schools  during  the  winter  months 
and  worked  on  the  farm  during  the  summer  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age,  when  he 
left  his  cotmtry  home  for  college.  He  attended  the  Normal  College  at  Ladoga,  Indiana, 
and  I )e  Patiw  Cnix  ersity,  at  Greencastle,  Indiana,  from  xvhich  Unix'ersity  he  was  grad- 
uated xx’ith  honors  in  1882,  receix'ing  the  degree  of  B.  Ph.  Three  years  later  he  receix^ed 
the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  He  stitdied  law  with  the  firm  of  McDonald,  Butler  & 
Mason,  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  and  xvas  the  chief  clerk  in  that  office  from  1882  to  1887. 
In  Jantiary,  1887,  he  remox'ed  to  W ichita,  Kansas,  where  he  resided  for  ten  years.  Wdiile 
a resident  of  Kansas  he  xvas  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney,  C'ity  Solicitor  and  a member 
of  the  Kansas  State  Senate.  Coming  to  Cincinnati,  he  engagefl  actixwly  in  the  practice 
of  laxv,  and  in  April,  1899,  he  xvas  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Superxdsors  of 
that  city,  and  in  the  following  year  was  elected  President  of  the  Board,  xvhich  position 
he  held  until  the  1st  of  April,  1903.  He  was  appointed  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Ohio  by 
Goxernor  Nash  to  fill  the  x'acancy  catised  by  the  resignation  of  Carl  L.  Nippert,  on  the 
2(5th  of  June,  1902,  and  at  the  special  session  of  the  Legislattire  which  conx^ened  in  August, 
1902,  he  presided  ox'er  the  Senate  in  a manner  xvhich  won  for  him  the  esteem  and  con- 
fidence of  all  xvith  xvhom  he  came  in  contact.  In  the  spring  of  1903  he  xvas  elected  Presi- 
H/XRRY  L.  GORDON,  ( iNCiNNAi  i,  o dent  of  the  Cincinnati  C'ity  Council.  In  190,5,  he  xvas  nominated  for  the  office  of  Mayor 

of  C'incinnati,  but  xvas  defeated  at  the  folloxving  election.  Mr.  Gordon  has  always  lieen 
an  ardent  and  enthusiastic  Repulilican,  hax'ing  participated  in  almost  ex'ery  campaign  since  he  graduated  from  college.  He  is  a Scot- 
tish Rite  Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  a memlier  of  the  M^'stic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to  the  leading  clubs  and  business  organ- 
izatioiw  of  C'incinnati.  He  xvas  marrierl  on  the  20th  of  April,  1892,  to  Esther  L.  Langtree,  of  Aurora,  Imliana.  They  hax'c  one 
son,  Il.irry  L.  ( lordon,  Jr. 


Francis  M.  Gorman, 

Judge  of  the  ( ourt  of  Common  Pleas  of  Hamilton  C'ounty,  First  Ohio  Judicial  District,  and  a prominent  member  ot  the  Bar  o^ 
H.imillon  County,  xvas  born  on  the  4lh  of  September,  1857,  at  C'incinnati,  a son  ol  William  and  Nora  Nestor  Gorman.  His  parent^ 
weri'  n.itixcs  of  Galxvay  C'ounty,  Ireland,  and  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848.  Judge  Gorman  receixwd  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Hamilton  County  and  at  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  graduating  from  the  latter  in 


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1878,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  He  later  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1884,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Laws.  Upon  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession, 
in  which  he  has  become  very  successful.  Judge  Gorman  has  been  a staunch  Democrat 
all  his  mature  life.  He  has  hlled  the  position  of  Solicitor  of  the  villages  of  Reading, 
Lockland,  Elmwood  Place  and  St.  Bernard,  at  different  times.  In  the  November  election 
of  1908  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  for  a term  of  six  years. 
He  received  the  nomination  for  County  Solicitor  of  Hamilton  County,  in  1887;  Judge  of 
the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  1903  and  Judge  of  the  Superior  Court  of  Cincinnati  in 
1907,  but  each  of  these  times  was  defeated,  with  the  remainder  of  the  Democratic  ticket. 
Socially,  he  is  a 32nd  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  a member  of  the  M^^stic  Shrine,  of  the 
University  Club  of  Cincinnati  and  of  the  Cincinnati  Literary  Club.  On  the  14th  of  June, 
1887,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lillian  C.  Herancourt  of  Cincinnati.  Three  children  are 
the  fruit  of  their  union.  Judge  Gorman  resides  at  14  North  Crescent  Avenue,  Hart- 
well, Ohio. 

Harvey  D.  Goulder, 


FRANCIS  M.  GORMAN.  HARTWELL 


Attorney  at  law,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  one  of  the  foremost  admiralty  lawyers  of  the 
United  States,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  March,  1853,  in  the  city  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and 
is  the  son  of  Christopher  and  Barbara  Freeland  Goulder,  natives  of  England  and  Scot- 
land, respectively,  who  came  to  the  United  States  at  an  early  age.  The  father  was  one 
of  the  early  lake  navigators,  and  throughout  his  life  was  connected  with  maritime  ven- 
tures. Mr.  Harvey  D.  Goulder  was  educated  in  the  Cleveland  public  schools,  graduating  from  Central  High  School  and  completed  the 

study  of  law  under  the  tutorship  of  John  E.  Cary,  a leading  admiralty  lawyer;  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875,  when  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession. 
He  has  given  special  attention  to  marine  and  insurance  laws,  and  has  been  connected 
with  nearly  all  the  important  cases  which  have  been  tried  in  the  districts  bordering 
upon  the  great  lakes  during  the  last  quarter  of  the  century,  in  the  particular  line  of 
maritime  and  insurance  law,  being  considered  one  of  the  ablest  men  in  the  Country, 
and  an  authority  often  called  upon  in  cases  requiring  technical  knowledge.  He  is 
interested  in  many  large  financial  and  business  enterprises.  He  is  a public  spirited  man 
and  for  a number  of  years  he  was  vice-president  of  the  Cleveland  Board  of  Trade 
and  served  as  Director  and  President  of  the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He 
was  married  to  Mary  F.  Rankin,  daughter  of  Rev.  J.  E.  Rankin,  formerly  pastor  of 
the  First  Congregationalist  Church  of  Washington,  1).  C.,  and  President  of  Howard 
University.  In  politics  he  is  a faithful  Republican.  He  was  a candidate  for  Mayor 
in  the  city  of  Cleveland  in  1903,  but  suffered  defeat  with  the  balance  of  the  ticket. 

Moses  Moorhead  Granger, 

Was  born  in  Zanesville,  Ohio  on  October  22nd,  1831.  His  father,  James  Granger,  born 
in  Suffield,  Connecticut,  January  13,  1788,  was  in  business  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in 
1814,  when  the  British  fleet  bombarded  Fort  McHenry.  As  one  of  the  city  Artillery 
Company,  commanded  by  a City  Judge,  and  in  the  fort,  he  was  wounded  by  a British 
shell,  while  Francis  Scott  Key,  author  of  “The  Star  Spangled  Banner”  was  a prisoner  on  a 
British  ship,  then  before  the  fort. 

In  1817  he  emigrated  to  Zanessdlle,  Ohio,  and  there  was  successful  as  owner  of  flour- 
ing mills,  land  and  live  stock,  and  died  in  1874.  In  1829  he  married  Matilda  Vance 
Moorhead,  born  at  St.  Clairsville,  Ohio,  daughter  of  a Maryland  father  and  a Virginia 
mother,  and  of  blood-kin  to  Chaplines  of  Maryland  and  to  Pattersons  and  Pendletons  of 
Virginia.'  Oliver  Granger,  the  father  of  James,  ser\ed  in  Connecticut  regiments  during 
the  Revolutionary  War ; beginning  as  a Sergeant  in  1775  before  Boston,  and  ending  as  a 
Captain  in  1781.  Between  1790  and  1814,  he  represented  Suffield  in  the  Connecticut 
Legislature  for  fifteen  years.  Moses  was  educated  from  1836  to  1846  in  Zanes\ille 
schools — private  and  later  pul)lic;  entered  Kenyon  College,  Gambler,  Ohio,  in  1846; 
graduated  as  first  honor  man  in  1850  and  was  made  A.  M.  in  1853.  He  studied  law  at 
Zanesville,  in  the  office  of  Judge  Charles  C.  Convers  and  was  sworn  as  a member  of  the 
Ohio  Bar  on  January  4,  1853,  at  Columbus,  by  Judge  Allen  G.  Thurman,  then  Chief 
Justice  of  the  State  Supreme  Court.  He  began  law  practice  at  Zanesville,  in  June,  1853, 
and  continued  it,  except  while  in  the  army  or  a judge,  and  is  now  senior  partner  with  his 
second  son,  as  Granger  and  Granger.  He  was  commissioned  by  President  Lincoln,  May 
14,  1861,  a Captain  in  the  18th  United  States  Infantry,  and  served  in  command  of  Com- 
pany C.,  Second  Battalion,  in  General  Robert  L.  McCook’s  brigade  of  General  George 
H.  Thomas’  (“The  Rock  of  C'hickamauga”)  di\'ision,  army  of  the  Ohio,  in  Kentucky, 

Tennessee  and  Northern  Mississippi,  always  with  his  company.  On  Sej:)tember  10,  1862, 

Governor  Tod,  commissioned  him  Major  in  the  122nd  Regiment  of  Ohio  Whmteer 
Infantry,  and  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  same  regiment  on  May  1,  1863,  and  he  was 
made  “Brevet  Colonel  in  United  States  Volunteers”  by  President  Lincoln,  October  19, 

1864,  for  gallantry  and  good  conduct  in  the  present  campaign  “before  Richmond  and 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley.”  With  his  regiment  he  served  in  the  second  brigade, 
hirst  Division,  Eighth  Corps;  Second  Brigade,  Third  Di\’ision,  Third  Corps  and  Second 

Brigade,  Third  Division,  Sixth  Corps,  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  until  July  3,  1863;  in  the  army  of  the  Potomac  until  July  6,  1864;  in 
Sheridan’s  Shenandoah  Campaign  until  December  3,  1864,  and  after  that  again  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  under  Grant,  from  the 
Rapidan,  May  4 to  July  6,  1864,  at  Petersburg,  Va.;  under  Sheridan  until  December  3,  1864;  again^under  Grant  after  December  5, 


HARVEY  D,  GOULDER.  CLEVELAND,  O, 


K-IOSES  MOORl  lEAD  GRANGFLR,  Z.VNESVILLE.  O. 
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1804.  He  resigned  for  business  and  family  reasons  and  was  honorably  discharged  December  16,  1864.  Resuming  his  law  practice  he 
was  elected  Cit\-  Solicitor  of  Zanes\ille,  Ohio,  in  April,  18()5,  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Muskingum  County  in  October,  1865,  Judge  of 
Court  of  Common  Pleas  for  the  h'irst  Subdixision  of  the  Eighth  Judicial  District  of  Ohio,  in  October,  1866,  for  the  term  beginning 
h'ebruary  0,  1867;  appointed  b>-  the  Ooxernor,  Judge  of  same  subdixasioit,  Decemlter  10,  4866,  to  fill  vacancy  caused  by  the'resig- 
nation  of  Judge  birza  IC  E\ans.  lie  declined  re-nomination  and  resigned  as  judge,  October  0,  1871.  On  November  2,  1872  he 
was  appointed  b\-  Ohio  Supreme  Court  its  reporter.  He  resigned  that  office  in  March,  1874.  In  April,  1883  he  was  nominated  by 
Covernor  Poster  and  confirmed  by  the  Ohio  Senate,  a judge  of  the  Second  Supreme  C'ourt  Commission  of  Ohio,  to  serve  from 
.April  17,  1883  to  .April  17,  1885.  On  .April  17,  1883,  and  again  on  the  same  day  in  1884  he  was  chosen  Chief  Judge  of  said  court  by 
the  unanimous  \ote  of  his  four  associate  judges. 

( )n  April  10,  1865  he  was  a]i])ointed  and  cjualified  as  an  “.Administrator  de  bonis  non  with  fhe  will  anne.xed  of  JohffiMcIntire, 
deceased,”  to  fill  the  xacancy  in  the  management  of  said  estate,  caused  by  the  death  of  the  Hon.  Charles  B.  Goddard  of  Zanesville. 
His  two  co-administ rators  hax  ing  died,  inasmuch  as  his  management  of  the  estate  had  been  very  successful,  no  co-administrator  was 
appointed  from  June  4,  1880  (when  Hon.  Charles  C.  Russell  died),  until  June,  1807,  when,  at  his  request,  his  second  son,  Sherman 
Al.  ('.ranger  was  made  his  co-administrator.  John  Meintire,  one  of  the  humders  of  Zanesville,  died  testate,  in  1815.  Under  his 
will,  because  his  (jnly  child  (a  daughter  who  died  in  1820)  and  his  widow  (who  died  in  1854)  left  no  children  or  grandchildren,  con- 
\-crted  his  entire  estate  into  a local  educational  charity.  Between  1835  and  1002,  over  8600,000  dollars  had  l)een  e.xpended  in  educa- 
tional charities  in  Zanesxille  and  in  building  the  John  Alclntire  .Academy,  and  building  and  supporting  the  John  Meintire  Children’s 
Home,  \'et  the  estate  had  doulded  in  value  and  xvas  in  1002  worth  more  than  $300,000  d(jllars. 

He  is  author  of  “'Die  Battle  of  Cedar  Creek",’’  read  before  the  Ohio  Commandery  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
and  i)ublished  at  Cincinnati  by  Roliert  Clarke  & ('o.,  iil  'Volume  3,  War  Papers  of  that  Commandery;  also  “Grant’s  Battle  of  the 
Wilderness,”  read  before  said  commander}^  on  May  6,  1896,  and  printed  in  its  records;  also  of  “Washington  vs.  Jefferson — the  case 
tried  b>-  battle  in  1861-1865,’’  published  in  1898  by -Houghton  Mifflin  & Co. ; also  of  “The  Charities  of  the  Estate  of  John  Meintire,” 
from  1815  to  1902  a history,  ])rinted  in  1902  by  George  Lilienthal,  printer  and  binder  at  Zanesville,  (3hio;-also  “The  Ohio  Judiciary, 
1803-1903,”  read  on  May  20,  1903,  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  during  the  Ohio  Centennial  Celebration,  and  published  by  The  Ohio  Arch- 
aeological and  Historical  Society  in  their  volume  for  1903;  also  of  “A  Pair  .Answer  to  the  Confederate  Appeal  at  Richmond,  Va.,’’ 
printed  in  .August,  1907,  by  Houghton  & Co.,  of  CanVljridge,  Mass. 

He  was  married  on  December  29,  1858,  at  Eancaster,  Ohio,  to  Mary  Hoyt  Reese,  daughter  of  General  William  J.  Reese  and 
his  wife,  Mary  Elizal)eth  Sherman,  the  eldest  sister  of  General  and  Senat<jr  Sherman.  Their  living  children  are  Alfred  Hoyt  Granger 
of  h'rost  & Granger,  Architects,  residents  in  Lake  Eorest,  having  their  offices  in  (diicago,  111.;  Sherman  Moorhead  Granger,  a law- 
yer at  Zanesville,  Ohio;  Ifthel  Granger,  wife  of  AA’illiam  Darlinton  Schultz,  resident  in  Zanesville.  A son,  “Henry  James  Granger,’’ 
and  a daughter  “Helen  Eouise  Granger,”  died  in  infancy.  He  is  a companion  of  the  Alilitary  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United 
States,  ()hio  Commandery,.  and  a comrade  of  Hayletf  Post  No.  81,  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  at  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  was  a 
Whig  until  1855;  siiu'e  then  a Republican  in  politics.  While  not- a])proving  all  of  that  party’s  legislation,  he  believes  that  it  alone  com- 
])rehends  the  National  C(jnsUtution  and  is  the  safest  custodian  of  poxver. 

In  Nowmber,  1849,  he.  was  confirmed  by  Bishop  Aldh'aine,  of  Ohio,  while  a junior  in  Kenyon  College,  and  ever  since  has  been 
an  actix'e  member  of  the  [xirish  of  St.  James’  Church,  Zanesville,  ( )hio,  in  the  American  Protestant  Episcopal  Church.  He  resides 
at  115  Aluskingum  .Ax’-enue,  and  his  offices  are  Rooms  515  and  51  (>  I’eople’s  Saving  Bank  Building,  North  Fourth  Street,  Zanesville, 
Ohio. 

Charles  Theodore  Greve, 

.Attorney  at'Laxx"  at  Cinci'nnati,  ( )hio.  Referee  in  Bankruptcy,  and  Secretary  of  the  Sinking  Fund  Trustees  of  Cincinnati,  xx^as  born 
on  the  3rd  of  January,  1863,  at  Cincinnati.  He  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Theodore  E.  A.  Grex'e  and  Clara  E.  Emrie  Greve.  His  father  was  a 
natix’e  ot  Schlesxxdg-I  lolstein,  Germany,  and  was  educated  at  the  Unix^ersity  of  Kiel,  where  his  father  was  an  instructor.  He  came 
to  this  country  in  1849,  and  subsequently  mox’ed  to  Cincinnati,  in  1855,  and  for  almost  forty  years  conducted  the  Drug  Store  at 
the  S.  E.  Corner  of  Sixth  and  John  Streets,  Cincinnati.  Air.  Charles  T.  Greve  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cincinnati,  and,  afterxvards,  of  Hillsboro,  Ohio,  graduating  at  the  high  school  of  the  latter  toxvn  in  1878.  He  entered  Harvard  College 
in  the  fall  of  1880,  and  graduated  xvith  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1884.  He  thereupon  studied  laxv  in  the  office  of  Bentley  Matthews  and 
at  the  Cincinnati  Eaxv  School,  xxhere  he  receix'ed  the  degree  of  EE.  B.,  in  May  1885.  In  this  latter  month  he  xvas  admitted  to  the 
bar  of  the  State  of  Ohio  and  also  to  practice  in  the  Federal  Courts  and  immediately  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in 
Cincinnati.  He  continued  his  association  xvith  Air.  Matthexx^s,  part  of  the  time  as  his  partner,  under  the  firm  name  of  Matthews  & 
Grex'e,  until  1889,  since  xvhich  time  he  has  practiced  alone.  For  more  than  twenty  years  he  has  at  times  been  connected  with  the 
newspaper  press  of  Cincinnati,  serving  as  literary  editor  on  the  Cincinnati  Tribune  during  its  entire  life,  and  for  several  years  in  sim- 
ilar capacity  on  the  Cincinnati  Times  Star.  He  xvas  also  Associate  Editor  of  the  work  entitled  “Bench  and  Bar  of  Ohio,”  and  author 
of  the  historical  portion  of  the  “Centennial  History  of  Cincinnati,”  and  of  lives  of  William  S.  Groesbeck  and  Stanley  Matthews.  He 
has  been  a Democrat  all  his  mature  life.  In  1892  he  was  a candidate  for  Congress  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  the  Second  Con- 
gressional District  of  Ohio,  and,  in  1902,  xxas  on  the  ticket  for  the  office  of  Probate  Judge  of  Hamilton  County,  but  both  times 
suffered  defeat  xvith  the  balance  of  the  Democratic  ticket.  Since  1904  he  has  been  one  of  the  instructors  of  the  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  teaching  common  laxv,  ecpiity  and  code  pleading,  bankruptcy,  torts  and  domestic  relations.  In  1906  he  was  appointed  to  his 
present  j)osition  as  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Sinking  Fund  Trustees  for  the  City  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  a director  of  the  Western 
Electric  Company  of  Ohio. 

He  has  been  a member  of  the  Literary  Club  of  Cincinnati  for  txventy-fix-e  years,  being  president  in  1898-1899;  of  the  Society 
of  Colonial  M’ars  (gox'crnor  1906);  Society  of  Founders  and  Patriots  Society  of  the  War  of  1812;  Ohio  A^alley  Historical  Association 
(]M-csident  1907  and  1909);  Historical  and  Philosophical  Society  of  Ohio  (corresponding  secretary) ; Ohio  Archaeological  and  Historical 
Society  (life  member);  Archaeological  Institute  of  America  (president  of  Ohio  chapter);  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science;  American  Economic  Association;  American  Forestry  Association;  National  Geographical  Society;  New  England  Society; 
Gincinnati  Bar  Association;  American  Bar  Association  and  other  organizations.  He  is  a member  of  the  Harvard  Club  of  C'incinnati 
(j)resident  1907)  and  the  Lhiix-ersity  Club. 

In  Alay  1894  he  was  appointed  Assistant  United  States  Attorney  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  xvhich  position  he  resigned 
August  1,  1898  to  become  Referee  in  Bankruptcy  xvhich  position  he  still  ludds.  He  married,  October  23,  1895,  Laura  Belle  Cherry, 
daughter  of  Alajor  E.  V.  Cherry,  of  Cincinnati,  and  has  two  children,  Theodore,  born  August  20,  1902,  and  Cherry,  born  Nox^ember 
5,  1903,  at  his  residence  in  Vernonville. 

Charles  H.  Grosvenor, 

Of  Athens,  son  of  Peter  Grosxenor  and  Ann  Chase,  xvas  born  at  Pomfret,  Wyndham  County,  Connecticut,  on  the  20th  of  Septem- 
ber, 1833.  He  is  a descendant  of  John  Grosvenor,  who  emigrated  from  England,  settled  in  Roxbury,  Massachusetts,  and  founded 


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the  family  line  in  America.  General  Grosvenors  grandfather,  Thomas  Grosvenor,  was  Colonel  of  the  Second  Regiment  Connec- 
ticut Volunteers  during  the  Revolution  and  ser\*ed  on  the  staff  of  General  Washington.  His  father  ser\ed  in  the  War  of  1812  as 
IVIajor  of  the  Tenth  Connecticut  Regiment.  His  own  brilliant  career  as  a volunteer  soldier  in  suppressing  the  Rebellion  is  an  evidence 
to  prove  that  his  inheritance  of  patriotism  was  not  dishonored.  When  only  five  years 
of  age,  General  Grosvenor  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  Athens  County,  Ohio,  which 
was  then  on  the  frontier.  There  was  no  school  house  in  the  neighborhood  of  their  clearing 
until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fourteen,  when  the  primitive  district  log  house  was  erected. 

In  the  meantime,  however,  the  rudiments  of  his  education  had  not  been  neglected.  He 
received  from  his  intelligent  and  refined  mother,  a lady  of  high  character  and  brilliant 
intellectual  faculties,  valuable  lessons  from  te.xt  book's  and  lessons  in  duty.  Early  in 
life  he  was  compelled  to  rel^’  upon  his  (javu  resources  and  shape  his  own  course.  He 
worked  on  the  farm  in  season,  taught  district  schools  during  the  short  winter  terms, 
for  which  the  re\'enue  supported  him,  and  read  the  foundation  books  of  law  during  the 
long  evenings  and  Icizure  hours.  He  was  directed  in  this  course  of  primary  reading  by 
the  Hon.  Lot  L.  Smith.  In  1857,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Bar  of  Athens,  qualified  to 
engage  in  the  practice  of  that  profession.  He  practiced  until  the  war  broke  out,  when  he 
enlisted  as  a private,  but  soon  received  a major’s  commission,  and  in  18(13,  was  pro- 
moted to  a lieutenant  colonelcy.  Before  the  close  of  the  war  he  waa_a  full  colonel  and  a 
brigadier  general  by  brevet.  He  was  recommended  for  promotion  by  General  Stedman, 
for  gallant  ser\'ice  on  the  field  in  the  battle  of  Nash\  ille,  and  the  recommendation  was 
endorsed  in  most  complimentary  terms  by  General  George  H.  Thomas.  After  the  close' 
of  the  war.  General  Grosvenor  returned  to  Athens  and  again  took  u.p  the  practice  of 
his  profession.  He  is  a lawyer  of  high  reputation  and  large  clientage.  Trained  in  the 
old  school  he  has  adhered  to  the  custom  of  taking  case  in  all  departments  of  practice. 

He  has  been  equallv  successful  in  civil  practice  and  the  conduct  of  criminal  cases.  Quick 

, , , . , . , • r - 1 • CH.-\RLES  H.  GROSVENOR.  ATHENS,  O. 

Ill  descernment,  ready  and  logical  m argument,  caretul  m the  preparation  of  a case,  he  is 

able  to  impress  the  court.  Skillful  in  the  use  of  words  chosen  from  a large  I'ocabulary  at  command,  gifted  in  the  art  of  oratory, 
controlled  to  a degree  by  sentiment  and  sympathy,  his  power  over  a jury  is  great.  He  stands  very  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow 
practitioners.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  State  Bar  Association  for  .a  number  of  years  after  its  organi- 
zation. General  Grosvenor  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  has  served  his  part}'  and  the  people  in  general  in  many  capa- 
cities. In  1873,  and  again  in  1875,  General  Grosvenor  was  elected  to  the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio  from  Athens  County.  During 
the  second  term  he  served  as  speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  with  ability  and  gen^ra'l  approbation.  He  became  an  acknow- 
ledged force  in  Ohio  politics  and  a leader  in  the  Republican  party.  He  was  trustee  of  the  Soldiers’  Orphans  Home  from  1.88U  to 
1888,  and  president  of  the  Board  for  five  years.  He  was  presidential  elector  in  1872  for  his.  district,  and  in  1880  for  the  State  at 
large.  He  has  been  elected  for  ten  terms  in  Congress.  His  fame  as  an  orator,  familiarity  with  political  ciuestions  and  ability  as  a 
lawyer  have  given  him  high  rank  among  the  nation’s  legislators.  His  personal  popularit}'  and  power. as  a political  debater  created 
many  a demand  for  his  services  during  political  campaigns.  General  Cirosvenor  wa:s  married  on  the  .1st  of  December,.  1858,  to  Sam- 
antha Stewart,  of  Athens  County,  who  died  in  1800,  leaving  a daughter.  On  the  21st  of  May,  1807,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Louise 
H.  Currier,  a native  of  the  same  county.  Two  daughters  are  the  fruit  of  this  marriage.  Since  his  retirement  from  Congress,  General 
Grosvenor  has  again  devoted  all  his  time  to  his  legal  practice.  He  resides  in  Athens,  Ohio.  - ■ 


Edward  A.  Hafner, 

A leading  member  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar  and  one  of  the  State  Senators  of  Hamilton  County,  during  the  sessions  of  -the 
77th  Ohio  General  Assembly,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  April,  1872,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  John  A.  Hafner  and  Louisa  Muegel 
Hafner,  both  natives  of  Ohio. 

Senator  Haft'ner  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Ohio  and  Kansas,  at  the  Kansas  State  Xormal  School,  at  Emporia,  Kan- 
sas, the  Wichita  Uni\'ersity,  Central  College,  and  at  the  Idniversity  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Upon  his  admission  to  the  bar.  Senator  Hatner  became  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  now  is  considered 
one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  younger  set  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar.  Politically,  Senator  Hafner  has  always  been  a faith- 
ful Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Fraternit}-.  While  in  the  State  Senate,  Mr.  Hafner  was  Chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  Finance,  and  member  of  the  Judiciary,  Railroads  and  Telegraph,  Fish  and  Game  and  Enrollment  Committees. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  the  shaping  of  legislation  and  was  a powerful  factor  in  the  passage  of  the  primary  election  law  and  the 
Paine  Bill,  creating  the  Federal  plan  of  Municipal  ('lovernment.  He  always  had  the  interests  of  the  people  at  heart.  His  olfices  are 
located  in  the  Mercantile  Library  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Alphonso  Hart, 

One  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  a man  of  national  reputation,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  Juh',  1830,  at 
Vienna,  Trumbull  County,  Ohio.  His  parents  being  Chauncey  Hart  and  Melisandria  Hart,  both  natives  of  Connecticut.  Both  his  grand- 
fathers, Ard  Hart  on  his  father’s  side,  and  Bliss  Hart,  his  mother’s  father,  were  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  ser\-ing  with  dis- 
tinction in  the  struggle  of  the  colonies  for  freedom  and  independence.  Governor  Alphonso  Hart  was  educated  in  the  common  schot)ls 
of  Brookfield,  Ohio  and  at  Grand  Ri\-er  Institute.  After  having  studied  law  and  being  admitted  to  the  bar  on  the  12th  of  Atigust, 
1851,  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  pre-eminently  successtul.  Go^■ernor  Hart  has  al- 
ways been  a faithlul  Republican,  ever  ready  to  serve  his  party  in  any  capacity  when  called  upon,  in  the  committees  as  well  as  on  the 
stump.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  thirty-one  years,  when  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Portage  Cotmtv, 
Ohio.  He  held  the  oflice  one  term,  was  re-elected  and  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  of  his  second  term  resigned  his  office  to  take  his  seat 
in  the  Ohio  Senate,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1804,  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Judge  Luther  Da}'.  He  ser\'ed  in  that  capacit}' 
for  one  year,  but,  in  1871,  Governor  Hart  was  again  elected  to  the  Senate,  ser\ing  another  term  in  the  Upper  House  of  the  Ohio 
Legislature.  In  1872,  he  was  chosen  a Presidential  Elector  at  Large  for  the  State  of  Ohio,  and  \ oted  for  General  Grant  in  the  Elec- 
toral College.  The  year  following,  in  1873,  he  was  elected  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Ohio,  ser\  ing  two  }'ears.  Devoting  himself  to 
his  private  practice.  Governor  Hart  remained  in  private  life  until  1882,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  48th  Congress  from  the  Hillsboro- 
Chillicothe  District.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office  the  legislature  changed  the  Congressional  District  and  made  it  Dem- 
ocratic by  twenty-seven  hundred  majority.  Governor  Hart,  nevertheless,  became  a candidate  again,  and  at  the  following  election 
was  defeated  by  only  three  hundred  votes.  In  1889,  he  was  appointed  Solicitor  of  Internal  Revenue  and  served  during  the  admin- 


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istration  of  Presidenl;  Harrison.  During  his  term  of  office  he  not  only  had  charge  of  the 
general  business  of  the  office,  but  tried  all  Internal  Revenue  cases  which  were  brought 
to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  He  resigned  the  office  in  June,  1893.  Gov- 
ernor Hart  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for  nearly  sixty  years.  He 
is  a distinguished  and  successful  member  of  the  profession.  After  retiring  from  the 
post  of  Solicitor  he  0])cned  an  office  in  the  city  of  Washington,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
many  important  cases.  He  was  one  of  the  attorneys  for  the  plaintiffs,  in  what  was 
kncnvn  as  the  Porto  Rican  and  Manilasuits  tried  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States,  iin'olving  difficult  constitutional  cpiestions,  and  where  the  merchants  of  those 
islands  recovered  large  sums  of  money  which  had  been  collected  by  the  military  authorities 
during  the  Spanish  War.  He  was  also  attorney  for  the  town  of  Las  Vegas,  New  Mexico, 
and  after  long  litigation,  ending  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States,  secured 
title  to  the  Las  Vegas  land  grant,  containing  four  hundred  and  ninety  six  thousand  acres. 
In  his  profession  he  was  noted  for  his  ability  as  a trial  lawyer  and  his  power  as  an  advocate. 
In  the  discussion  of  ])ul)lic  (piestions  he  was  clear,  forcible  and  eloquent.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  National  Geographic  Society.  On  the  22nd  of  November,  1856,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Phebe  Peck,  of  Warren,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Hart  died  in  1868,  leaving  two 
children,  Kdgar  Wills  Hart  and  Lilia  Virginia  Hart,  now  Mrs.  Morris  Bien,  of  Wash- 
ington, 1).  C.  Ccjvernor  Hart  was  married  again,  on  the  2t)th  of  May,  1878,  to  Mrs. 
Anna  F.  Iwans,  of  Hillsboro.  One  child,  Mary  Margareta  Hart,  now  Mrs.  Harry  D. 
Moulton,  is  the  fruit  of  their  union.  In  his  religious  faith.  Governor  Hart  was  a Con- 
gregationalist.  Governor  Hart  died  in  1910,  in  Washington,  1).  C. 


C.  R.  Ilartkoff, 

Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Butler  ('ounty  and  a leading  member  of  the  Hamilton,  Ohio  Bar,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  November 

1876,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  C'harlcs  and  Theresa  Ohlinger  Hartkoff.  The  father  was  a prominent  hotel  keeper  and  a native  of 

Germaiu-,  while  Judge  1 lartkoff’s  mother  was  born  in  Ohio,  of  German  parentage.  When  Judge  Hartkoff  was  but  three  months  old,  his 
father  died,  whereui)on  his  mother  renio\'ed  with  her  family  to  Hamilton,  Ohio.  In  the  public  and  high  schools  of  this  city.  Judge 
Hartkoff  received  his  education.  Later  on  he  attended  the  (dneinnati  Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1898.  Being  admitted 
to  the  bar  l)cfore  the  Sujrrcme  C'ourt  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Hartkoff  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Hamilton, 

(lutside  of  his  legal  i)rofession.  Judge  Hartkoff  is  interested  in  a number  of  industrial  and  financial  enterprises.  He  is  a director 

in  the  Citizens’  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  C'ompany,  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  a stockholder  in  the  Carriage  W’oodwork  Company,  the 
Ad\-ancc'  Manufacturing  Com])any  and  the  American  Castor  Companv,  all  of  Hamilton,  Ohio.  Judge  Hartkoff  has  been  a faith- 
ful Democrat  all  his  mature  life  and  he  has  rendered  his  party  \-aluable  services  as  a member  of  the  County  Executive  Committee 
as  well  as  a delegate  to  State  Coin'cntions.  In  the  spring  of  189!),  Judge  Hartkoff  was  elected  City  Solicitor,  serving  seven  years  in 
that  capacity.  In  1905  he  waselccted  Probate  Judge  oi  Butler  County.  Judge  Hartkoff  was  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.  (Past  Chancellor); 
Elks  ((diaplain);  Eagles  and  the  Columbia  Mutual  Aid  of  Hamilton,  Ohio.  On  the  17th  of  July,  1901,  Judge  Hartkoff  was  married 
to  Mi.ss  Hcrmine  Oetterer,  a daughter  of  the  late  Aug.  Oetterer,  of  Hamilton,  Ohio.  They  have  one  daughter.  Judge  Hartkoff 
died  suddenly  in  1910,  in  Hamilton,  Ohio. 

Joseph  Charles  Heinlein, 

Was  born  on  the  22nd  of  March,  1864,  at  Bridgci')ort,  Belmont  County,  Ohio,  where  he 
has  alwax  s resided.  1 lis  parents,  Jacob  and  I torothea  Heinlein,  xvere  natives  of  Germany. 

He  rcceix'ed  his  education  in  the  Bridgeport  public  schools,  at  the  Ohio  State  University, 
at  Columbus,  and  at  the  Albany  Law  School  of  Union  University,  Albany,  New  York, 
from  which  he  graduated  on  May  26,  1887,  receiving  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B. 

I ])on  being  admitted  to  the  ()hio  Bar  he  immediately  entered  into  the  practice  of 
his  chosen  protession,  which  has  been  xery  successful.  He  is  a Republican  in  politics 
and  xx’as  elected  Representatix'c  trom  Belmont  C'ounty  in  the  70th  and  71st  General 
Assemblies  of  ( )hio  and  Senator  irom  the  20th  and  22nd  Senatorial  District  in  the  76th 
General  Asseml  )lx'. 

While  a memljer  of  the  ( )hio  Legsilature  ho  serx'ed  on  many  standing  committees, 
one  ot  xxhich  xxas  the  Taxation  Committee  in  the  Senate,  of  xvhich  he  xvas  chairman. 

Senator  Heinlein  xvas  the  author  of  xarious  bills  ot  importance,  including  the  Senate  Bill 
No.  109,  xvhich  |)assed  April  21,  1904,  for  the  establishment  of  a State  Sanatorium  for 
the  treatment  ot  persons  afflicted  xvith  inciirient  pulmonary  tuberculosis,  located  near 
Mount  Vernon,  fi)hio. 

( )n  July  2nd,  1894,  he  xvas  married  to  Minnie  Rachel  Alexander,  one  of  the  daughters 
ot  Ross  J.  and  Margaretta  A.  Alexander,  and  fixe  children  haxe  Messed  their  union. 

His  family  attends  the  Kirkwood  Presbyterian  Church  in  Bridgeport.  The  Senator  has 
taken  a x'ery  progressix-e  part  in  the  dex’elopment  of  Belmont  County,  and  is  interested 
in  sex'eral  of  the  important  industries  of  Eastern  Ohio. 

Joseph  W.  Ileintzman, 

Attorney  at  Laxv  at  Cincinnati,  ()hio,  is  a natix'e  of  the  Queen  City.  His  parents,  George  and  Elizabeth  Kelch  Heintzman,  xverc 
also  born  in  Cincinnati,  and  of  German  descent.  Mr.  Heintzman  xvas  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati  and  at  the 
McDonald  Institute,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1899,  xvith  the  degree  of  B.  L.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  he  took  up  the 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  noxv  is  considered  as  one  of  the  leading  younger  members  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar.  He 


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has  always  been  a staunch  active  Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic 
Fraternity,  a 32nd  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  a Shriner,  K.  of  P.  and  K.  O.  T.  M. 

During  the  Spanish-American  War  he  organized  the  National  Volunteer  Reserves  for  the 
Southern  District  of  Ohio,  and  this  organization  furnished  the  only  independent  militia 
force  to  the  State  of  Ohio,  being  known  as  Company  M,  of  the  10th  Ohio  Wlunteer  In- 
fantrv.  In  May,  1901,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Olga  Tharra.  They  have  one  daughter, 

Edna.  Mr.  Heintzman  has  his  legal  offices  in  the  Traction  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Don  Carlos  Henderson, 


TIMOTHY  S.  HCCAN.  WELLSTON,;  O. 


Recognized  to  be  one  of  the  leading  and  most  successful  members  of  the  Allen  County 
Bar,  was  born  on  the  13th  of  February,  1802,  at  Tranquillity,  Adams  County,  Ohio, 
where  his  father.  Dr.  James  Kyle  Henderson,  a Pennsyb  anian  by  birth,  was  a well  known 
practicing  physician.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Susanna  Hine  Henderson,  was  also  a nati\'e  of 
Pennsylvania.  Mr.  Henderson  received  his  education  at  the  public  and  high  schools, 
and  at  the  Ohio  Normal  Universiry  at  xA.da,  Ohio,  from  which  institution  of  learning  he 
graduated  in  1889,  recei\ing  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  He  then  studied  law, 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1889,  and  immediately  after  opened  an  office  at  Lima,  Ohio, 
where  he  has  resided  and  practiced  ever  since.  In  politics  he  is  connected  with  the 
Republican  party,  having  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  party. 

For  two  terms — from  1896  to  1900 — he  was  City  Solicitor  of  the  City  of  Lima.  In 
1908,  Mr.  Henderson  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  Republican  National  Convention, 
at  Chicago,  which  nominated  Wm.  H.  Taft  for  the  Presidency.  Socially,  Mr.  Hender- 
son is  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.,  I.  O.  O.  L.,  B.  P.  O.  E.  and  of  the  Lima  Club.  On 

14th  of  May,  1891,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Minnie  W.  Kahle,  of  Franklin, 
Pa.  Two  children,  Dudley  K.  Henderson  and  Marjory  T.  Henderson  have  blessed  their 
union.  The  Henderson  family  attends  Market  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Lima, 
Ohio.  Mr.  Henderson  resides  at  513  W.  Market  Street,  and  his  offices  are  located  at 
208-210  The  Holland  Block,  that  citv. 


JOSEPH  W.  HEINTZMAN,  CINCINNATI.  O. 


One  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Western  Ohio,  and  a prominent  Republican  of  Sidney, 
Shelby  County,  was  born  on  the  23rd  of  September,  1864,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  is 
of  German  parentage.  His  parents  died  when  he  was  very  young,  and  until  he  was  six 
years  of  age  he  was  reared  in  the  Columbus  klrphans’  Home.  At  that  time  he  was  taken 
from  the  home  by  Mrs.  Theodore  Campbell  and  brought  to  Shelby  County,  where  he 
was  raised  on  a farm  near  Sidney.  His  education  consisted  of  rvhat  he  was  taught  by 
Mrs.  Campbell  and  the  knowledge  he  gained  from  books,  but  he  never  attended  school. 
Nevertheless,  when  sixteen  years  old,  he  was  able  to  accept  and  fill  a position  as  county 
school  teacher,  working  on  the  farm  in  his  leizure  hours.  He  industriously  saved  his 
money  and  after  he  had  taught  school  for  a period  of  four  years  he  was  able  to  attend 
the  Michigan  Law  School,  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  Upon  his  graduation  and  admission 
to  the  bar  he  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Sidney,  in 
which  he  has  continued  e^■er  since  with  marked  success.  For  the  last  eleven  years,  Mr. 
Hess  has  been  in  partnership  with  Mr.  J.  C.  Royan,  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the 
Shelby  County  Bar,  with  offices  in  the  Woodward  Block,  Sidney,  Ohio.  Mr.  Hess  has 
has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities, 
as  a delegate  to  conventions  as  well  as  a member  of  the  State  Central  Committee.  He  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  a K.  of  P.  and  a 
D.  O.  K.  K.  Outside  of  his  legal  profession,  Mr.  Hess  is  interested  in  many  industries  and  financial  enterprises  of  Shelby  County. 
He  is  a director  in  The  Tucker  Woodwork  Company,  The  Sidney  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, The  First  National  Bank,  The  Peoples’  Savings  and  Loan  Association,  Philip  Smith 
Company,  The  Monarch  Machine  Company  and  The  Sidney  Tool  Company.  In  1884, 

Mr.  Hess  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Gray.  Seven  children,  three  boys  and  four 
girls,  were  born  to  them,  the  eldest  of  which,  Royan  Gray  Hess,  is  now  practicing  law  in 
the  office  of  his  father.  The  family  reside  at  1121  Walnut  Hills,  Sidney,  Ohio. 


DON  CARLOS  HENDERSON.  LIMA,  O. 


Andrew  J.  Hess, 


Timothy  S.  Hogan, 

Attorney-General  of  Ohio,  is  a representative  member  of  the  Bar  of  Southern 
Ohio  and  a well  known  Democrat  of  the  State.  He  was  born  on  the  11th  of  June,  1864, 
at  Washington  Township,  Jackson  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Patrick  and  IMargaret 
Courtney  Hogan,  both  natives  of  the  Emerald  Isle.  Mr.  T.  S.  Hogan  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Jackson  County  and  received  private  instructions  from  Rev.  John 
Larkin,  who  was  a graduate  of  Maynooth  College,  Dublin.  He  also  attended  the  North- 
ern Ohio  University,  at  Ada,  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus,  the  Ohio  Uni\  er- 
sity  at  Athens,  and  the  Ohio  Normal  Ihriversity,  graduating  from  the  latter  institutions. 
Mr.  Hogan  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  B.  Ph.  Returning  to  Wellston,  Mr.  Hogan 
took  up  the  profession  of  teaching  and  served  as  superintendent  of  the  Wellston,  Ohio 
public  schools,  from  1887  to  1895.  In  the  meantime  he  had  taken  up  the  study  of  law 
and  in  due  time  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  when  he 
began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  soon  became  one  of  the  most  successful  lawyers 
in  Southern  Ohio  and  has  represented  many  important  corporations  inh  is  part  of  the  State. 
He  is  interested  in  a number  of  financial  and  industrial  enterprises.  In  politics,  Mr. 


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Ilo^aii  is  a life  long  I)em(HTal.  He  has  lield  nunieruus  apiwintive  positions  in  connection  with  the  city  administration  in  Wellston, 
<ind,  in  IShl),  was  a candidate  for  ('ongress  from  the  Tenth  Ohio  I )istrict,  receixdng  the  largest  vote  any  Democrat  ever  received  in 
that  strongK’  Republican  district.  Three  times  he  has  been  honored  by  his  party  with  the  nomination  for  Attorney  General  of  Ohio, 
being  elected  to  that  office  in  11)10.  Socially,  .Mr.  Hogan  is  a Knight  of  ('olumbus,  and  a member  and  Past  President  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
Hibernians.  ( )n  the  t)th  ot  June,  1 SO  1 , he  was  married  to  Mary  K.  Gollins.  Mr.  Hogan  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Roman  Cath- 
olic ( 'luirch , Wellston,  ( )hio.  He  resides  at  ('olnmbns,  ()hio. 


Ilowartl  Clark  Hollister, 

I 'niled  Slater  District  judge  for  the-  Southern  District  (O'  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  Septemlrer,  18513,  in  the  family  residence  on 
Ml.  .\nbnrn,  (ineiimati.  His  lather,  George  B.  Ihjllister,  was  born  at  Plattsburgh,  N.  V.,  where  his  ])arents,  both  natives  and  residents 
of  M.mehe>ter,  Vermont,  li\ed  a few  years,  and  was  a descendant  (d  one  ot  Ethan  Allen’s  “Green  Mcnmtain  Boys.’’  He  came  to  Cin- 
cinn.iti  in  1 S IS  and  eTitered  the  law  ofTice  of  'I'hos.  J.  Strait  and  S.  S.  Co.x.  He  was  a prominent  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar.  judge 
Hollister’s  mother,  Mrs.  Laura  B.  Strait  Hollister,  was  a daughter  of  Thomas  j.  Strait  and  a native  of  Cincinnati,  judge  Hollister 
receiwd  his  education  in  tin*  public  schotds  and  at  Woodward  High  School,  Cincinnati.  He  subse(|uently  s])ent  a year  at  Greylock 
Instilnie,  Smith  Williamsiown,  Ma.ssachusetts,  iireparing  himself  for  Yale,  which  he  entered  in  1874.  He  graduated  from  that 
uni\crsil\-  in  1878,  receix'ing  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Returning  to  Cincinnati,  j ndge  Hollister  took  u])  the  study  of  law  in  his  father’s 
office  and  also  attended  Cincinnati  Law  School.  He  graduated  in  May,  1880,  after  ha\'ing  been  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  Su- 
priMiK’  Court  of  ( )hio  a short  time  previous  to  this.  In  1881,  judge  Hollister  was  apirointed  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney  by  Hon. 
Miller  ()ute,ilt.  .\  >ear  later  he  became  a partner  in  his  father’s  law  hrm,  which,  in  january,  1803,  took  the  hrm  name  of  Hollis- 
ter K Hollister.  In  the  tall  ol  18t)3,  Mr.  Hollister  was  nominated  on  the  Republican  ticket  for  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of 
Hamilton  Connt\'  and  elected.  In  1808  he  was  elected  fora  second  term,  having  received  not  only  the  nomination  of  his  party,  but 
also  the  endorsement  ol  the  Cincinnati  Bar  Association,  which  is  non-political  in  character.  At  the  e.xpiration  of  his  second  term 
of  office',  judge  Hollister  retired  to  private  practice.  In  March,  1010,  judge  Hollister  was  ai)pointed  by  President  W.  H.  Taft, 
I'niled  States  judge  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  judge  Hollister  is  a staunch  Republican,  but  opposed  to  l)oss  rule  in  any 
form.  ( )n  the  2nd  ot  june,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Alice  Keys,  a daughter  of  Samuel  Barr  Keys  and  julia  Baker  Keys, 
both  descendants  of  two  of  the  pioneer  families  of  the  city.  Lour  children  have  been  born  to  them.  The  family  reside  on  Madison 
Road,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  (). 


Samuel  A.  Hoskins, 

One  of  the  most  prominent  attorneys  of  Western  Ohio  and  a resident  of  the  pretty  little 
city  of  Wapakoneta,  Auglaize  County,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  born  on 
the  5th  of  March,  18()3,  at  Richwood,  Union  County,  the  son  of  j.  W.  Hoskins  and  Martha 
Newhouse  Hoskins.  His  father  was  a minister  of  the  Christian  Church  and  preached  for 
manv  years  throughout  Central  Ohio.  Mr.  Samuel  A.  Hoskins  received  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  county,  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  at  Idelaware, 
and  the  Ohio  Northern  Unixersity,  at  Ada,  from  which  latter  institution  he  graduated, 
receix'ing  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  then  pursued  his  studies  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
graduating  with  the  class  of  1890  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  After  leaving  law  school, 
Mr.  Hoskins  took  u[)  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Wapakoneta,  in  which  he  has  been 
]rre-eminently  successful.  Mr.  Hoskins  is  a staunch  Democrat  and  has  served  his  party 
in  many  capacities.  Lor  six  years  he  served  as  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Auglaize  County. 
He  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  in  1904  and  a candidate  for 
Secretary  of  State  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  in  1906.  He  also  served  as  Presidential 
elector  at  large  in  1908.  In  1900  he  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  General  Conference 
of  the  M.  L.  Church  at  Chicago,  111.  Mr.  Hoskins  is  a very  Imsy  man.  His  interests 
are  many  and  of  great  variety.  In  his  younger  days  he  followed  the  profession  of  school 
teacher,  earning  the  necessary  means  for  his  further  education.  He  has  a large  practice 
in  his  chosen  profession  and  is  also  interested  in  farming  and  manufacturing,  being  a 
partner  in  the  Standard  Churn  Company,  Wapakoneta,  Ohio;  Stone  Crushing  Plants  in 
Auglaize  County  and  Logan  County,  and  a Director  of  the  People’s  National  Bank, 
a Director  in  The  Columbus  Savings  & Trust  Company  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  also  a Director 
in  Thc'  Columbus  Mutual  Life  Insurance  C'ompany,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  was  appointed  by  Governor  Pattison,  a member  of  the 
('ommission  to  build  a hospital  for  Criminal  Insane,  at  Lima,  Ohio,  now  in  course  of  construction,  and  is  also  President  of  the  Board 
of  I'rnstees  of  ( ).  N.  N.,  at  Ada.  Lraternally,  Mr.  Hoskins  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Shrine,  a State  Officer  in  the  order  of  K.  of 
P.,  also  an  Llk.  On  the  lOth  of  September,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss  (dara  Hamilton,  daughter  of  Senator  Geo.  B.  Hamilton, 
of  Richwood,  Ohio.  Lonr  children  have  been  the  fruit  of  this  union,  George  ().,  Donald  J.,  Allen  H.  and  Helen  M.  Hoskins.  He 
and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  at  Wapakoneta,  O. 


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Benson  Walker  Hough, 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  a member  of  the  law  firm  of  Overturf  & Hough,  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of 
.March,  1875,  in  Berkshire  Township,  Delaware  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Leonard  Samuel  and  Mary  Linn  Hough.  The  father 
was  an  e.xtensive  farmer  and  stockman.  Mr.  Benson  Walker  Hough  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  until  he  was  nine  years  old 
and  then  accompanied  his  mother  to  Delaware,  where  he  completed  the  high  school  course.  He  afterwards  spent  three  years  in  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University  and,  in  1899,  graduated  from  the  Ohio  State  Unix'ersity  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  About  1897  he  first  began 
to  read  law  with  the  firm  of  Ovmrturf  & Coyner,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1899,  when  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession.  Lor  three  years  he  practiced  alone,  then,  in  1902,  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Hon.  N.  h.  Overturf,  which  firm 


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has  continued  to  the  present  time  with  marked  success.  Mr.  Hough  has  been  prominent  in  State  Military  affairs  for  a number  of 
years  and  has  won  his  present  rank  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  through  faithful  ser\ice.  In  1892  he  enlisted  in  Company  K,  Fourth 
Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guards,  serving  five  years.  The  pressure  of  other  duties  kept  him  out  of  the  service  for  a time,  but,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1902,  he  was  elected  First  Lieutenant;  in  June,  1902,  Captain,  and  in  June,  1905,  Major  of  the  Third  Battalion,  Fourt  Regi- 
ment. In  July,  1906,  he  was  commissioned  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  Regiment.  Col.  Hough  was  married  to  Edith  B.  Markel,  of 
Delaware,  on  the  25th  of  June,  1902.  They  have  one  son,  Benson  Markel  Hough.  The  family  attends  the  Presbyterian  Church. 
Col.  Hough  is  a member  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  the  Commercial  Club,  the  Delaware  Club,  the  Elks  and  of  the  Phi  Gamma  Delta,  the 
Theta  Nu  Epsilon  and  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  College  Fraternities.  In  politics,  he  is  a faithful  Republican.  From  1902  until  1906  he 
served  as  City  Solicitor  of  Delaware. 


Edward  N.  Huggins, 

.Attorney  at  Law,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  at  Mt.  Oreb,  Ohio,  on  the  6th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1860.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  that  section  and  at 
Hillsboro,  Ohio.  In  June  1884  he  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  and 
began  the  practice  of  law  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  soon  thereafter.  He  has  continued  in 
the  active  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  that  city  ever  since.  Mr.  Huggins,  while 
an  active  Republican,  has  never  held  office.  Fie  was  an  elector  at  large  in  1908,  leading 
his  ticket  by  several  thousand  votes. 

Ivor  Hughes, 


(4ne  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Bar  of  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  was  born  on 
the  13th  of  September,  1846,  at  Newport,  Wales,  Great  Britain,  the  son  of  Thomas 
and  Anne  Jones  Hughes,  both  natives  of  Wales.  The  father,  a relative  of  Mr.  Thomas 
Hughes,  of  literary  fame,  emigrated  with  his  family  to  the  United  States,  when  Mr. 

Ivor  Hughes  was  quite  young.  The  latter  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools, 
at  the  Iowa  State  University  and  at  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  In  May,  1872,  he  was  admitted 
to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  since  when  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Before  taking  up  the  study  of 
law,  Mr.  Hughes,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  began  teaching  school  in  Iowa,  at  a salary 
of  $20.00  per  month.  From  1885  to  1900,  Mr.  Hughes  served  three  terms  as  Master 
Commissioner  of  the  Franklin  County  Courts  of  Common  Pleas.  He  is  independent  in 
politics.  Socially,  Mr.  Hughes  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  of  the  I. 

O.  O.  F.,  ha^■ing  held  all  the  important  official  positions  in  Odd  Fellowship.  He  is  a 
stockholder  in  The  Ohio  National  Bank,  Columbus.  He  is  married  and  resides  at 
209  Hamilton  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio,  since  1875.  His  law  offices  are  located  at 
145  North  High  Street,  in  the  Brunson  Block.  He  is  associated  in  the  practice  with 
Mr.  Chas.  C.  Pavey,  under  the  firm  name  of  Hughes  N Pavey. 


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Henry  Thomas  Hunt, 

Mayor  of  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  County,  and  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Bar,  was  born  on  the  29th  of  April,  1878,  the  son  of  Samuel  Hunt  and  Airs.  Martha 
Trotter-Hunt,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Kentucky,  respecti\'ely.  His  father  was  one  of  the 
foremost  citizens  of  the  Queen  City  and  identified  with  many  of  the  important  interests 
of  Cincinnati  and  the  State  of  Ohio.  He  was  President  of  the  Cincinnati,  Portsmouth 
and  X’irginia  Railroad:  Receiver  of  the  Toledo,  St.  Louis  N Kansas  City  Ry.;  President 
of  the  Detroit,  Toledo  & 1 ronton  Ry.,  and  was  connected  with  many  other  interests  of 
great  magnitude.  On  his  father’s  side,  Mr.  Hunt’s  ancestors  belonged  to  the  early  French 
pioneers,  who  settled  in  New  Jersey  during  the  seventeenth  century,  while  six  of  his 
ancestors  on  his  mother’s  side  took  part  in  the  struggle  for  American  Independence. 
Mr.  Henrv  Thomas  Hunt  received  a 


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thorough  education  at  the  Cincinnati 
public  schools,  at  Franklin  School,  Cin- 
cinnati; Vale  College  and  Cincinnati  Law 
School,  from  which  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1903,  recei\4ng  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Law.  He  also  holds  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  from  Yale,  ha\‘ing  graduated  from  that  College  in  1900.  After 
leaving  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  and  having  been  admitted  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Hunt  im- 
mediately took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  which  he  has  met  with  gratifying 
success.  In  1905,  Mr.  Hunt  was  elected  a member  of  the  State  Legislature.  During 
the  sessions  of  that  law  making  body.  Air.  Hunt  endeavored  to  further  legislation  towards 
separating  municipal  affairs  from  National  Party  politics;  prohibiting  contributions  to 
political  parties  by  corporations  and  other  matters  of  great  importance.  He  always  was 
lined  up  on  the  side  of  the  people  against  bossism  and  the  enactment  of  sumptuary  laws. 
In  the  November  election  of  1908,  Air.  Hunt  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Hamil- 
ton County,  and,  in  November,  1911,  to  his  present  office,  as  Alayor  of  Cincinnati.  In 
politics  he  is  a free  trade  Democrat  and  Anti- Imperialist.  Socially,  he  belongs  to  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution.  On  the  15th  of  October,  1906,  he  was  married  to  Aliss  Thom- 
osa  Haydock.  One  daughter  has  been  the  issue  of  their  union.  His  residence  is 
located  at  3788  Clifton  Avenue,  Clifton,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Charles  Judson  Hunt, 

Charles  Judson  Hunt,  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio, 
was  horn  on  November  18th,  1858.  His  father  was  Dr.  James  G.  Hunt.  Judge  Hunt 
received  his  educatiem  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  and  at  Woodward  High 
School,  after  which  he  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  and  read  law  in  the  office  of 
Matthews,  Ramsey  N Matthews,  of  which  Judge  Stanley  Matthews  was  the  senior 
member.  He  graduated  from  the  (dneinnati  Law  School  in  1879.  After  his  graduation 
he  went  to  Central  America  in  the  interest  of  creditors  of  a mining  company.  Upon  his 
return  to  Cincinnati  he  i)racticed  his  chosen  profession  alone  until  1884,  when  he  became 
associated  with  W.  L.  Granger.  This  partnership  continued  until  1894,  when  Judge 
Miller  Outcalt  left  the  bench  and  entered  the  firm.  The  name  of  the  firm  was  then 
changed  to  Outcalt,  Granger  & Hunt.  In  1897  Judge  Hunt  withdrew  from  the  firm  and 
lu'acticcd  alone,  building  up  a large  clientage.  He  has  always  been  an  active  Republican 
but  never  accepted  any  office  until  1900,  when  he  was  elected  corporation  counsel  for 
Cincinnati.  At  the  end  of  his  first  term,  during  which  the  government  of  all  municipal- 
ities in  Ohio  was  rccjrganized  by  reason  of  the  decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  invali- 
dating special  legislation,  he  was  re-elected  on  the  same  proposition  in  1903.  Three  years 
later  he  was  elected  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench.  Judge  Hunt  is  a member  of  all  the 
different  Masf)iiic  orders,  and  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Walnut  Hills  Business  Men’s  Clubs, 
also  of  the  Young  Men’s  Blaine  Club  and  the  Stamina  Repul)lican  League.  As  legal 
counsed,  and  subsecpiently  as  Director  of  The  Ohio  Mechanics’  Institute,  he  has  been  and 
is  actively  interested  in  the  cause  of  technical  education. 


Ellsworth  C.  Irvine, 

( )f  Columbus,  ()hio,  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Bar  of  Franklin  County,  and  a 
member  of  the  well  known  law  firm  of  Arnold,  Morton  N Irvine,  of  that  city,  was  born 
in  Knox  Counl>',  ( )hio,  on  the  11th  oi  December,  1891.  His  father,  William  Irvine  was 
a nali\  e ot  iredand,  while  his  mother,  Emeline  Braddock  Ir\  ine,  was  born  in  Knox  County. 
4 he  father  emigrated  to  America  in  1839,  establishing  his  home  on  a farm  near  Mount 
X'ernon,  where  for  many  years  he  was  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  The  work  of  the 
li(dds  became  familiar  to  hdlsworth  C.  Ir\  ine,  lor  he  worked  on  the  farm  during  vacation 
])eri()ds  and  alter  school  hours.  He  attended  the  country  schools,  taught  school  for  two 
\ears  and  then  entered  Northern  Ohio  Uni\’ersity,  graduating  in  1884,  with  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts.  In  jrreiiaration  tor  a legal  career  he  entered  the  office  of  Converse, 
Booth  N:  Keating  in  ('olumbus,  under  whose  direction  he  studied  Blackstone 
imlil  admitted  to  the  bar  in  June,  1889.  He  immediatel}^  opened  an  office  and 
])racticed  until  1890,  when  he  was  appointed  Assistant  City  Solicitor,  filling  the  position 
until  JuK',  1899.  .After  retiring  from  public  office  he  became  a member  of  the  above 
named  firm,  who  occupy  offices  in  the  ('olumbus  Trust  and  Savings  Building.  His 
liolitical  allegiance  is  gU’en  to  the  Democratic  party.  Socially,  Mr.  Irvine  is  a member 
of  the  ( )hio  Club,  the  I.  O.  ().  h'.,  a Mason  and  Knight  Templar.  On  the  20th  of  July, 
1887,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  M.  Rowland,  a daughter  of  Mr.  Richard  Rowland,  of 
Columbus.  They  haw  two  children,  Dorothy  M.  and  W'illiam  R.  The  parents  are 
prominent  socially  and  are  members  of  the  First  Methodist  PIpiscopal  ('hurch. 


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Sidney  De’Lamar  Jackson, 

A leading  member  of  the  Mahoning  County  Bar,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  April,  1855,  at 
Hulibard,  Trumbull  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Joseph  M.  and  Rebecca  Lorain 
Jackson,  natives  of  New  Bedford,  Pa.,  and  Hubbard,  Ohio,  respectively.  Mr.  Jackson 
belongs  to  an  old  American  family.  On  his  father’s  side  he  is  of  Irish  descent,  while  his 
mother’s  family  is  of  English  ancestry.  Mr.  Jackson  was  educated  at  Science  Hill  public 
schools,  at  Poland  Union  Seminary  and  at  Grand  River  Institute,  after  which  he  read 
law  with  Hon.  D.  M.  Wilson,  at  Youngstown,  and  in  April,  1877,  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  lieginning  his  practice  as  a partner  of  I).  M.  Wilson,  who  died  two  years  later.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  associated  with  W.  T.  Gibson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Jackson 
and  Gibson,  and  from  1990  until  1910  was  a member  of  the  firm  of  Norris,  Jackson  and 
Rose.  He  now  practices  alone.  In  politics,  Mr.  Jackson  is  a faithful  Republican,  being 
a party  worker  and  having  served  on  committees,  in  delegations  and  on  the  stump. 
From  1899  to  1899  he  filled  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Mahoning  County. 
He  is  a life  member  of  the  Elks  and  an  I.  O.  O.  F.  in  all  departments.  Mr.  Jackson  is 
married  and  the  father  of  three  children.  He  resides  in  AMungstown,  Ohio. 

Benjamin  Franklin  James, 

Of  Bowling  Green,  Ohio,  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Northwestern  Ohio,  was  born  on 
the  30th  of  April,  1893,  near  Mt.  Gilead,  Ohio,  the  son  of  William  D.  James  and  Sarah 
Meredith  James,  natives  of  Ohio.  His  father  was  the  son  of  Edmund  James  and 
Esther  Griffith  James,  who  emigrated  from  Carmarthenshire,  South  Wales,  in  1795. 


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The  mother  was  a daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Farmer  Meredith.  They  emigrated 
from  England  in  the  same  year.  Mr.  Benjamin  F.  James  was  educated  at  the  Chester- 
ville,  Ohio  High  School,  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Denison  University,  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago  and  at  Yale  University'.  He  received  the  degree  of  B.  of  A.  from  the 
University  of  Chicago,  in  1884,  and  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B.  from  Yale,  in  1887.  Being 
admitted  to  the  bar,  he  opened  an  office  in  Bowling  Green,  and  since  that  time  he  has  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  with  marked  success.  Mr.  James  has 
always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He 
started  upon  his  political  career  in  1890,  as  City  Solicitor  of  Bowling  Green,  Ohio,  holding 
that  position  in  1890  and  1891.  From  1891  to  1895  he  represented  his  county  in  the 
70th  and  71st  General  Assemblies  of  Ohio,  taking  an  active  part  in  the  shaping  of  legis- 
lation. \Miile  serving  in  the  Legislature,  he  was  a member  of  the  standing  committees 
on  Enrollment,  Fees  and  Salaries,  Judiciary  and  Universities  and  Colleges.  In  March, 
1905,  he  was  appointed  United  States  Attorney  before  the  Spanish  Treaty  Claims  Com- 
mission, Washington,  I).  C.,  the  duties  thereof  taking  him  to  Cuba  and  Spain.  He 
resigned  that  position  in  1907,  to  resume  the  general  law  practice,  with  offices  in  Toledo 
and  Bowling  Green,  Ohio.  Before  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession  he  was  Pro- 
fessor of  Latin  and  Greek  in  Bardstown  College,  Kentucky,  and  at  Burlington  College, 
Iowa.  Socially,  Mr.  James  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  a member  of  the  Teta  Psi  College 
Fraternity;  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Legal  Fraternity,  of  the  Yale  Chapter,  of  which  he  was 
founder  and  first  charter  member,  in  1887 ; of  the  Toledo  Club  and  the  xAmerican  Bar 
Association.  His  religious  affiliation  is  with  the  Baptist  Church.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Myrtle  E.  McElroy,  of  W ashington,  D.  C.,  on  the  4th  of  September,  1901.  Mr. 
James  resides  at  307  North  Church  Street,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio.  His  law  offices  are 
Green,  and  at  723  Spitzer  Building,  Toledo,  Ohio. 


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A prominent  lawyer  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  July,  1853,  in  Jefferson 
Township,  Green  County,  Ohio,  on  a farm,  operated  by  his  father,  George  Wadman 
January,  a native  of  Ohio.  His  mother  Mary  Sandeford  Garnett  January,  was  a daughter 
of  Colonel  Armsted  Garnett,  a planter  and  slave  owner  of  Buckingham  County,  \lrginia. 
Mr.  January’s  father  was  opposed  to  slavery,  and,  as  a pioneer  of  Southern  Ohio,  was 
known  as  “Black  Abolitionist.”  The  mother  also  sympathized  with  the  cause  of  free- 
dom. She  taught  negro  children  on  her  father's  plantation  in  Yirginia  to  read  and  write, 
and  thus  frequently  violated  the  laws  of  her  native  state.  Mr.  \Yilliam  L.  January  was 
educated  in  the  district  and  high  schools  of  Ohio,  at  the  University  of  Michigan  Literary 
Department  (elective),  and  at  the  Law  Department  of  the  same  University,  graduating 
in  1883  with  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1883  and  immediately 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  has  resided 
ever  since.  His  offices  are  located  at  No.  12-13  Buhl  Block,  that  city.  Mr.  January  has 
been  a faithful  advocate  of  Republican  doctrines,  being  a Republican  by  birth  and  choice, 
always  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  State  and  the  Nation,  he  has  rendered  his  party 
very  valuable  services  on  the  stump  as  well  as  by  writing.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Michigan  State  Legislature,  serving  in  1897,  1899,  and  while  being  a member  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  he  served  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  Public  Schools  and  also  a 
member  of  the  committee  on  Gity  Corporations  and  on  A])portionment.  He  took  an 
active  part  in  debates  and  the  shaping  of  Legislation  and  introduced  the  bills  on  Primary 
WILLIAM  L.  JANUARY,  DETROIT,  MICH.  Reform  and  the  abolition  of  Convention  System.  He  also  opposed  lobbists  and  intro- 

duced measures  to  that  eff'ect.  Mr.  January  is  a member  of  the  U.  of  M.  Alumni  Associa- 
tion, the  Detroit  Bar  Association,  Michigan  State  Bar  Association  and  American  Bar  Association  of  which  latter  association  he  is 
General  Council.  Clubs:  Detroit  Yacht,  The  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit,  the  International  Law  Association,  L’Institut  de  droit  Compare, 
Brussels,  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce.  On  the  25th  of  May,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  Brucker,  of  Shelby,  Ohio.  One 
daughter,  Marie  Margueretta  has  blessed  their  union.  Residence  196  A\’ery  Avenue,  Detroit. 


William  L.  January, 


James  Johnson,  Jr., 

Justice  of  the  Ohio  Supreme  Court  and  former  Mayor  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  December,  1856. 
in  Springfield,  and  is  the  son  of  James  and  Katherine  Eby  Johnson.  The  father,  a natiA'e  of  Ireland,  emigrated  with  his  parents 
to  the  United  States  when  he  was  seven  years  of  age,  settling  in  Clark  County,  where  he  later  became  a prominent  builder 
in  Springfield.  He  was  a member  of  the  School  Board  and  of  the  Springfield  City  Council,  and  twice  filled  the  office  of 
Postmaster.  He  died  in  1902,  at  the  ripe  age  of  81  years.  James  Johnson,  Jr.,  was  graduated  fr  m Wittenberg  College  in  the  class 
of  1877,  after  which  he  studied  law  with  the  firm  of  Bowman,  Pringle  & Scott.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  immediately  took  up 
the  practice  of  his  profession,  forming  a partnership  with  Mr.  Pringle,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pringle  & Johnson.  This  firm  existed 
until  1897,  when  it  was  dissolved  by  mutual  consent.  Since  then  Mr.  Johnson  has  practiced  alone.  Mr.  Johnson  has  always  been  a 
faithful  Democrat  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  In  1886  he  was  nominated  for  Circuit  Judge  of  the  Second 
Circuit  of  Ohio,  and  although  he  was  defeated  in  a strong  Republican  district,  he  carried  his  own  county,  against  great  odds,  by 
almost  one  thousand  votes.  In  1893  he  was  elected  JMayor  of  Springfield,  and  during  his  two  years  in  office  he  worked  assiduously 
for  public  improvements  and  guarded  the  city’s  interests  on  every  hand.  In  1897  followed  his  election  to  the  Presidency  of  the  Spring- 
field  Board  of  Trade.  Mr.  Johnson  is  a public  spirited  man,  of  a kind  and  generous  nature,  and  he  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his 
fellow  citizens.  In  1888,  Mr.  Johnson  was  married  to  Miss  Blanche  Obenshane,  of  White  County,  Indiana.  Mr.  Johnson  resides 
at  Springfield,  Ohio.  Mr.  Johnson  was  nominated  by  the  Democratic  State  Convention  on  June  22,  1910,  for  Judge  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Ohio,  and  elected  at  the  following  election. 


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William  Henry  Johnson, 

Of  Zanesv  ille,  Ohio,  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  in  the  First  Subdivision  of  the 
Kighlh  Judicial  District  of  Ohio  and  a leading  member  of  the  Bar  of  Muskingum  County, 
was  born  on  a farm  near  Zanesville,  on  the  8th  of  June,  1853,  the  son  of  Jacob  Johnson 
and  ('aroline  E.  Cray  Johnson.  Ills  ancestors  were  farmers  and  from  them  he  inherited 
his  rugged  constitution.  He  obtained  his  education  at  the  common  schools  of  his  native 
county,  at  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware,  Ohio  and  the  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
graduating  from  Wesleyan  in  1878  and  at  Cincinnati  in  1881.  After  being  admitted 
to  the  bar  he  took  up  the  ])ractice  of  his  profession  in  which  he  has  been  very  sitccessful. 

1 le  has  always  been  a staunch  Re]:)ul)lican  and  has  been  active  in  the  ranks  of  its  workers, 
lie  was  ajrpointed  on  the  City  Board  ol  Flections  by  Governor  Foraker  in  1889,  and 
reap])()inted  from  time  to  time  on  City  and  County  Boards  of  Elections  until  nominated 
for  his  jn'esent  position,  when  he  resigned.  He  wms  triumjrhantly  elected  and  took  the 
oath  of  his  office  on  the  8th  of  February,  1907.  Socially,  Judge  Johnson  is  a member  of 
the  Elks.  He  is  still  single.  His  residence  is  located  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

Henry  Pounds  Karch, 

;\  jtrominent  memljer  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar,  with  offices  in  the  Pickering  Building,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  is  a native  of  Holmes  ('ounty,  Ohio.  He  wms  lun-n  on  his  grandfather’s 
farm  in  Paint  Townshi]p  and  is  the  son  of  Fred  Karch  and  Mary  Elizabeth  Pounds  Karch. 
'I'he  mother  was  an  Ohioan  by  birth,  wdiile  the  father  came  wdth  his  parents  from  Meisen- 
heim,  Germany  to  the  United  States  when  but  tw-o  years  of  age.  On  his  maternal  side, 
Mr.  Karch  is  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  When  hve  years  old,  Mr.  Karch’s  i)arents  moved 
to  Sallcreek  d'ownshi|).  He  received  his  early  education  in  the  Boontown  public  schools,  working  on  the  farm  during  vacation  times. 
Later  he  altimded  Millcrsburg  High  School,  graduating  in  1890.  The  next  three  years  Mr.  Karch  attended  the  Ohio  Northern  Univer- 
silv  at  .Ada,  teaching  school  at  the  same  time.  Returning  to  Millersburg,  bbjlmes  County,  Ohi(j,  Mr.  Karch  took  u])  the  study  of 
l.iw  under  the  i)recei)torshii)  of  Critchfield  K Huston,  well  known  lawyers  of  that  city,  and  on  the  7th  of  March,  1895,  he  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  betore  the  Supreme  ('otirt  of  Ohio.  Immediately  after,  he  became  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession 
at  .Millersbttrg,  btit,  in  1890  retnoved  to  ('incinnati,  where  he  has  practiced  ever  since.  Air.  Karch  is  an  Independent  Democrat 
but  never  held  any  office.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Security,  of  the  I.  O.  O.  E.  and  of  the  Knights  of 
the  Ancient  Essenic  ( )rder.  He  was  married  on  the  30th  of  June,  18!)5,  to  Miss  Mary  Josephine  Stiffler,  a daitghter  of  Andrew' 
J.ickson  and  Rebecca  Lid\'  Stiffler,  ot  Millersburg,  ;md  is  the  father  of  three  sons  atid  one  daughter.  The  family  reside  in  Norwood, 
( )hio. 

Chas.  Wesley  Karr, 

.A  U'ading  member  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar,  with  offlees  in  the  Lincoln  Inn  C'ourt, 

('incinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  Septemlier,  1841,  in  Whitewater  Township, 

Hamilton  Cotmty,  ()hio.  His  parents,  Charles  and  Jeritsha  Harvey  Karr,  were  natives 
of  ()hio  and  New  Hampshire,  res])cctively.  Mr.  Karr’s  grandfather,  Hugh  Karr,  removed 
to  Whitewater  Townshi])  from  Pennsylvania,  in  1797,  and  cleaned  the  larm  on  which 
Mr.  C.  W.  Karr  and  his  lather  were  born.  Air.  Karr  received  his  educati(^n  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  after  which  he  took  a course  at  the  National  Normal  University  at  Lebanon, 

( )hio,  finishing  his  education  in  bStiO.  He  then  engaged  in  the  profession  of  teaching  until 
Jtine,  IStil,  when  he  lollowed  Lincoln’s  call  to  arms  and  enlisted  in  Comitany  E.,  2nd 
Kentucky  X'olunteer  Inlantry,  as  a sergeant.  For  meritorious  conduct  on  the  battle- 
field of  Shiloh,  he  w,is  i)romoted  to  second  Lieutenant  liy  Adjutant  General  Finnel,  and 
later  to  Ca|)tainc>-,  serving  in  the  latter  rank  until  mustered  out  on  the  19th  of  Jitne, 

IS()4.  In  tlm  battle  ol  Stone  River, on  theJlstot  December,  1892,  he  was  slightly  woutided. 

He  commanded  C'oni])any  G ot  his  Regiment  at  the  Battle  of  C'hickamauga.  L’pon 
his  discharge  from  the  armv’,  Mr.  Karr  retitrned  to  Cincinnati,  read  law  in  the  office  of 
his  brother,  John  Karr,  and  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  vvdiich  he  grad- 
tiated  with  the  i4ass  ot  A])ril,  bStiti,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  ot  Laws,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  the  satue  month.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  his  chosen  in'otession,  making  a s])ccialty  of  office  law  fnisiness  and  itrosecution  of 
United  States  claims.  Air.  Karr  has  played  an  important  part  in  the  history  of  the 
( ).  N.  G.  In  Jamtary,  1879,  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Adjittant  General,  and  in  Augitst, 

1879,  Adjutant  ( leneral  liy  Governor  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  and  later  by  Governor  Thomas 
L.  5’oung.  It  was  during  this  term  that  the  great  railroad  strike  occurred,  and  this  he  met  and  adjusted  with  courage  and  tact. 
General  Karr  organized  the  (>hio  National  Guard,  he  being  the  author  of  the  Independent  Alilitia  Act,  of  April,  1870,  the  initiatory 
steir  toward  the  law  which  he  subseciuently  drafted  and  which  was  passed  in  1879-1877.  He  has  been  activ^ely  identified  with  the 
G.  A.  R.  since  its  organization,  and  he  was  Assistant  Adjutant  General  of  the  Ohio  Department  and  later  commander  ot  George 
11.  Thomas  Post,  No.  13.  He  is  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Wm.  H.  Lytle  Post,  No.  47,  a member  ot  the  Union  Veteran 
Legion,  and  Past  Alaster  of  North  Bend  Iwxlge,  E.  & A.  AT  On  the  17th  of  Nov'ember,  1879,  General  Karr  was  married  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Platt,  a daughter  of  Air.  Steivhen  H.  Platt,  a merchant  of  New  A'ork.  Mrs.  Karr  is  a talented  author,  among  her  pro- 
ductions being  “The  American  Horse  Woman,’’  now  in  general  use  as  a book  of  instruction  for  ladies  in  the  art  of  riding.  General 
Karr  resides  in  North  Bend,  Ohio,  which  village  he  has  served  as  Trustee,  Mayor  and  Solicitor. 

Malcolm  A.  Karchner, 

( )ne  of  the  best  known  Republicans  of  the  State  and  a member  of  the  Republican  State  C'entral  Committee  from  the  Iweltth  Ohio 
District,  was  born  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  on  the  12th  of  July,  1877.  His  father,  George  \\’.  Karchner,  also  a native  of  Ohio,  came  to 
('olumbus  in  1889.  His  mother,  Clara  Bitler  Karchner,  was  born  in  Fairfield  Countv',  Ohio.  Both  parents  are  of  (_ierman  ancestry 
and  they  reside  in  Columbus.  The  maternal  ancestors  Hed  from  Germany  as  religious  refugees,  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Penn- 


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sylvania.  General  Karchner,  who  served  in  General  Washington’s  staff  during  the  War 
of  the  Re\'olution,  was  a paternal  ancestor,  the  name  being  changed  since.  Mr.  Malcolm 
Karchner  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Columbus,  graduating  from  North 
High  School  in  1894.  He  then  took  a four  year  course  in  pharmacy  at  Ohio  State 
University  and  graduated  in  1898.  In  that  year  he  joined  Battery  H,  Ohio  National 
Guard,  and  served  throughout  the  Spanish-American  W'ar.  In  the  fall  of  1898  he  was 
x-\ssistant  Secretary  of  the  Franklin  County  Executive  Committee.  In  1899,  Go\’ernor 
Nash  appointed  him  Deputy  Clerk  at  the  Ohio  Penitentiary.  After  the  election  of 
Mayor  Jeffrey,  of  Columbus,  in  1903,  Mr.  Karchner  was  selected  as  his  secretary  and 
the  same  year  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Franklin  County  Executive  Committee. 
He  was  also  elected  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee  in  1902  and 
still  holds  that  position,  being  chosen  Secretary  of  that  body.  When  the  Republican 
State  Executive  Committee  was  organized  for  the  campaign  of  1908,  Chairman  Henry 
H.  Williams  appointed  him  chairman  of  the  organization  bureau,  a position  of  great 
responsibility.  In  June,  1908,  he  was  elected  Vice-President  of  the  American  Savings 
Bank  of  Columbus.  Socially,  Mr.  Karchner  is  a K.of  P.  and  an  Elk.  He  was  married 
on  the  15th  of  May,  1898,  to  Miss  Julia  Pinney,  of  Worthington,  Ohio.  They  reside  in 
Columbus,  Ohio. 

J.  Warren  Keifer, 

Member  of  Congress  and  President  of  the  Lagonda  National  Bank,  Springfield,  Ohio, 
has  long  been  one  of  Ohio’s  honored  and  distinguished  citizens.  He  was  born  on  IMad 
River,  Clark  County,  Ohio,  on  the  30th  of  January,  183(5,  and  is  a son  of  Joseph  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Keifer.  The  father  was  a native  of  Maryland  and  had  emigrated  to  (Ohio  and  settled  in  Clark  County,  when  the  state  was 

still  in  its  infancy.  Mr.  J.  Warren  Keifer  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Antioch  College.  Upon  completing  his  Collegiate 
course  he  returned  to  the  home  farm  and  between  the  intervals  of  agricultural  labor  he  devoted  himself  assiduously  to  the  study  of 
law.  In  1858,  he  w'as  admitted  to  practice  and  immediately  opened  an  office  at  Springfield.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  Mr. 

Keifer,  on  the  19th  of  April,  1861,  enlisted  in  defense  of  the  Union,  being  among  the  first  to  proffer  his  services.  On  the  27th  of  April, 

1861,  he  was  commissioned  major  of  the  Third  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  a period  of  three  months,  and  before  the  expiration  of 
that  time  was  commissioned  for  three  years.  He  participated  in  the  battle  of  Rich  Mountain,  on  the  11th  of  July,  1861,  and  in  the 
same  year  was  on  the  field  at  Cheat  VIountain  and  Elk  Water,  Vh  Va.  On  the  12th  of  February,  1862,  he  was  commissioned  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel,  and  was  present  at  the  capture  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  Nashville,  Tenn.  and  Hunts\'ille  and  Bridgeport,  Ala.  In 
April,  1862,  he  led  an  expedition  into  Georgia  and  performed  an  important  service  in  destroying  the  salpetre  works  at  Nickajack 
Cave.  On  the  30th  of  September,  1862,  he  was  commissioned  Colonel  of  the  110th  Regiment,  O.  V.  I.,  and  being  assigned  to 
General  Milroy’s  division  in  West  Virginia,  was  placed  in  command  of  a brigade  and  the  post  of  Moorefield.  He  was  wounded 
twice  in  the  battle  at  Winchester,  on  the  13th,  14th  and  15th  of  June,  1863.  On  the  9th  of  July.l  863,  Colonel  Keifer  was  assigned  to 
the  Third  Army  Corps,  Army  of  the  Potomac,  and  fought  at  Wapping  Heights.  In  August  of  the  same  year  he  was  dispatched  with 
his  command  to  New  York  City  to  suppress  riots  and  enforce  the  draft.  This  work  successfully  accomplished,  he  rejoined  the  army, 
and,  on  the  27th  of  November,  1863,  he  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Mine  Run.  C)n  the  24th  of  March,  1864  he  was  transferred  to 
the  Sixth  Army  Corps,  and,  at  the  battle  of  Wilderness,  on  the  5th  of  May,  1864,  he  was  seriously  wounded,  but,  in  August,  follow- 
ing, in  spite  of  his  disability,  he  resumed  command  of  his  brigade.  His  adoring  soldiers  saw  their  commander  with  his  wounded 
arm  still  in  the  sling,  fighting  at  their  head  under  General  Sheridan  and  Wright  through  the  battles  of  Opequon,  Fisher's  Hill  and 
Cedar  Creek,  down  to  Shenandoah  Valley,  having  the  horse  shot  from  under  him  in  the  first  named  battle.  Recognition  of  his  bravery 
and  indomitable  courage  was  shown  by  President  Lincoln,  who  bre\’etted  him  Brigadier  General.  In  December,  1864,  with  his  own 
corps.  General  Keifer  rejoined  the  xLrmy  of  the  Potomac  in  front  of  Petersburg,  and  on  the  25th  of  March,  1865  he  led  a successful 
assault.  On  the  2nd  of  April  he  charged  with  his  division  in  the  final  assault  which  carried  the  main  works  and  resulted  in  the  cap- 
ture of  Petersburg  and  Richmond.  His  corps  was  later  sent  to  aid  in  the  capture  of  General  Johnston’s  army  in  North  Carolina, 
and  he  was  present  at  the  capitulation  of  General  Johnston,  as  he  had  been  at  that  of  General  Lee.  Thus  ended  his  military  career 
during  the  Civil  War.  Many  years  later  General  Keifer  added  another  page  to  his  military  achievements.  In  April,  1898,  when 
war  with  Spain  was  declared,  he  was  appointed  a Major  General  by  President  McKinley  and  served  in  command  of  the  Seventh 
Army  Corps  at  Miami  and  Jacksonville,  Florida.  Embarking  with  sixteen  thousand  men  to  Cuba,  he  established  his  headquarters  at 
Buena  Vista,  just  outside  the  city  of  Havana.  He  was  in  command  of  the  United  States  Military  forces  which  took  possession  of 
Havana,  on  the  1st  of  January,  1899.  In  May  of  that  year  he  was  mustered  out  of  the  military  service  and  resumed  his  law  practice 
at  Springfield.  General  Keifer  has  been  a life  long  faithful  Republican,  and  as  a Statesman  he  has  won  the  commendations  and  ad- 
admiration  of  his  fellow  citizens  in  equal  degree  as  a soldier.  From  1868  until  1870  he  served  with  marked  efficiency  as  a member 
of  the  Ohio  State  Senate.  In  1876,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  and  in  the  same  year  was  elected  to 
Congress,  where  he  served  continuously  until  1885.  In  December  1881,  he  was  chosen  Speaker  of  the  House,  ser\fing  in  that  capacity 
until  March,  1883.  In  1904,  General  Keifer  was  again  elected  to  Congress,  representing  the  7th  Ohio  District,  and  ser\  ing  until  1912. 
On  the  22nd  of  March,  1860,  General  Keifer  was  married  to  Eliza  Stout.  Three  sons  and  one  daughter  were  born  to  them,  of  which 
the  sons  survive.  From  1870  to  1878,  General  Keifer  served  as  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’  Orphans'  Home  at 
Xenia,  he  ha\  ing  organized  the  Board  of  Control  in  1868.  He  is  a prominent  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  the  Ohio  Commandery 
Loyal  Legion.  Since  1873,  General  Keifer  is  President  of  the  Lagonda  National  Bank,  at  Springfield.  He  resides  at  1220  East 
High  Street,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

James  B.  Kennedy, 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  20th  of  November,  1862,  at  Youngstown,  and  is  the  son  of  John 
Reid  Kennedy,  a native  of  Mahoning  County,  Ohio,  and  Elizabeth  Byrd  Kennedy.  The  mother  came  from  England  to  the  Imited 
States  at  an  early  age.  Mr.  Kennedy’s  great  grandfather  was  born  at  the  old  family  settlement  near  Baltimore,  where  his  ancestors 
had  located  when  they  came  to  America.  Mr.  Kennedy  was  educated  in  the  Youngstown  public  schools,  at  Poland  Academy  and 
at  the  University  of  Michigan.  He  then  read  law  at  Warren  and  Youngstown,  and,  at  the  age  of  21  years,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  Since  then  he  has  followed  his  profession  at  Youngstown  with  marked  success.  Judge 
Kennedy  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  faithfully  and  well.  For  six  years  he  was  prosecuting 


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Attorney  of  Mahoning  County  and  also  was  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court. 
Mr.  Kennedy  accepted  membership  on  the  Courty  House  Commission  at  the  universal 
recpiest  of  the  bench  and  bar  and  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  the  citizenship.  Since 
that  time  the  work  of  building  the  magnificent  new  Court  House  has  been  carried  on 
free  from  criticism,  with  the  result  that  Mahoning  Count  will  soon  be  graced  by  one  of 
the  most  sjdcndid  temples  of  Justice  in  the  United  States,  the  architecture  of  the  building 
being  upon  a scale  of  grandeur  seldom  found  in  county  buildings.  Outside  of  his  legal 
tlulies,  Judge  Kennedy  is  President  of  the  Youngstown  & Northern  Railroad,  Director 
of  the  Commercial  National  Bank;  the  W J.  Scholl  Company;  the  Wilkins-Leonard 
Hardware  Comi)any  and  other  financial  and  industrial  institutions.  He  is  married  and 
is  the  father  of  three  children.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Wick  Building.  Judge 
Kennedy  resides  at  270  Madison  Avenue,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 

Josiali  Quincy  Kern, 

A valued  law  official  in  the  Treiisury  Department  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  familiarly  known 
in  departmental  circles  as  “Judge  Kern,”  was  born  on  a farm  in  Washington  Township, 
Stark  County,  Ohio,  Octol)er  27,  1838,  and  was  the  oldest  child  of  Jacob  Kern  and  Chris- 
tina Riseley  Kern.  His  father  was  a successful  farmer  and  highly  respected  citizen, 
and  his  mother  an  industrious  wife,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  her  husband  and  her 
family.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Ohio,  descended  from  natives  of  Pennsylvania 
and  Maryland.  His  maternal  great  grandfather  was  a soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
War.  Mr.  Kern  received  his  education  at  the  home  district  school.  Mount  Union  College 
and  the  National  University  Law  School.  He  graduated  at  Mount  Union  College, 
Alliance,  Ohio,  June  20,  1801,  and  at  the  National  Uni\ersity  Law  School,  Washington,  D.  C.,  in  June  1882,  and  again  in  June,  1883, 
receiving  the  University  gold  medal  in  1883  for  the  best  essay  on  “The  Doctrine  of  Ultra  Vires.”  He  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M., 
Ph.  D.,  LL.  B.,  and  LL'.  M. 

In  1801,  at  the  age  of  twenty-three,  he  engaged  in  the  teacher’s  profession  and  taught  for  several  years  in  high  schools  in 
IlliiK)is  and  ()hio.  In  1801  he  was  employed  as  a clerk  in  the  Recorder’s  office  at  Canton,  Stark  County,  Ohio.  In  December  of  that 
year  he  was  ai)i)oinled  to  a first  class  clerkship  in  the  United  States  Treasury  Department,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  has  since 
been  promoted  tlirough  all  the  grades  to  his  present  position,  that  of  Law  Clerk  of  the  office  of  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department, 
a bureau  in  the  Treasury  Department.  His  present  occupation  is  that  of  writer  of  decisions  on  questions  of  law  arising  in  the  office 
of  the  .Xnditor  for  the  War  Department,  a resj)onsible  as  well  as  honorable  position  in  the  United  States  Treasury  Department.  From 
May,  18()(),  to  October,  18!)1,  he  was  a clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Second  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury,  engaged  In  the  revision  of  military 
accounts.  I luring  this  period,  much  of  his  time,  after  official  hours,  was  occupied  as  a correspondent  and  contrilnitor  to  various 
newspapers.  He  has  occupied  Ids  ]:)resent  position  as  Law  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Auditor  for  the  War  Department  since  June  19,  1897. 
lie  is  a member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  the  National  Geographic  Society;  the  Association  of 
American  Government  Accountants;  National  Lodge  No.  12;  F.  A.  A.  M.,  D.  C.  and  Lafayette  Chapter  No.  5,  R.  A.  M.,  D.  C.  In  his 
political  belief  he  is  a Repul)IIcan.  He  was  married  February  20,  1903,  to  Miss  Frlith  Kingman  Boyer,  of  Wf)odstock,  Illinois,  a suc- 
cessful teacher  in  the  i)ublic  schools  of  Illinois  and  author  of  several  books  for  young  people.  Like  her  husl)and,  she  is  a graduate  in 
law  and  has  been  admitted  to  practice  In  the  courts  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

Mr.  Kern  is  the  author  of  two  law  books  published  by  the  Government.  The  first  was  published  in  1893  and  the  second  in  1899. 
The  first  is  entitled  “Digest  of  Decisions  of  the  Second  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury  from  1884  to  1893.”  It  is  a work  of  508  pages,  the 
index  to  which  comprises  9(i.  The  second  is  entitled  “Digest  of  Decisions  of  the  Second  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury  from  January  1, 
1893  to  Octol)er  1,  1894.”  It  Is  a work  of  178  pages,  the  index  comprising  44.  The  two  books  cover  a period  of  nearly  ten  years. 
Many  of  the  decisions  digested  in  them  were  written  by  Mr.  Kern,  who  has  another  volume  in  an  advanced  state  of  preparation. 

Edgar  B.  Kinkead, 

At  present  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  the  sub-division,  composed  of  Franklin  County,  of  the  Fifth  Judicial 
District  of  Ohio,  was  born  near  the  village  of  Beverly,  Washington  County,  Ohio, 

March  14,  1803.  At  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War,  his  father,  Isaac  Benton  Kinkead, 
enlisted  in  the  Union  Army.  He  was  Captain  of  Company  K of  the  77th  Regiment 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  was  at  one  time  in  charge  of  Alton  Prison,  111.  He  was 
afterwards  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  148th  Regiment  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

Judge  Kinkead  obtained  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Washington  County, 
at  Marietta  Academy  and  at  Marietta  College,  receiving  from  the  latter  the  degree  of 
M.  A.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Probate  Court 
of  his  native  county,  which  position  he  held  for  five  years,  during  which  time  he  begun 
the  study  of  the  law.  In  March,  1887,  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Ohio,  serving  in  that  capacity  about  one  year,  and  was  then  appointed  Assistant 
State  Law  Librarian,  which  position  he  held  five  years.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in 
December,  1889.  In  1893  he  resigned  as  Assistant  Law  Librarian  and  entered  upon 
the  general  practice  of  the  law.  In  September,  1895,  he  was  appointed  Professor  of  Law 
at  the  Law  College  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  which  position  he  still  occupies.  He 
acted  as  Special  Counsel  for  the  State  Attorney-General  in  the  years  1897  and  1898, 
and  took  a prominent  part  in  all  the  anti-trust  litigation  carried  on  during  those 
years.  In  November,  1908,  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and 
took  his  seat  on  the  bench,  January  1,  1909. 

Judge  Kinkead  is  the  author  of  numerous  works  on  law  subjects,  among  whicli 
are  the  following:  “Kinkead’s  Code  Pleading,”  2nd  Vol.  (1894);  2nd  Edition,  1898: 

“Kinkead’s  Instruction  to  Juries  and  Judgment  Entries”  (1897),  1st  Vol.;  “Kinkead’s 


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Practice”  (1900),  1st  Vol.;  ‘‘Kinkead’s  Common  Law  Pleading”  (1900),  1st  Vol.;  ‘‘Kinkead’s  Probate  Law  and  Practice”  (1900),  1st 
Vol.;  ‘‘Kinkead’s  Commentaries  on  Torts”  (1903),  2nd  Vol.;  ‘‘Kinkead’s  Jurisprudence,  Law  and  Ethics”  (1904),  1st  Wk;  and  an  article 
on  Libel  and  Slander  in  ‘‘Cyclopedia  of  Law.” 

He  is  much  in  demand  as  a public  speaker  and  lecturer.  He  has  delivered  adresses  before  the  Ohio  State  Bar  i\ssociation, 
one  of  which,  on  the  negative  side  of  the  Initiative  and  Referendum  proposition  attracted  wide  attention  throughout  the  country,  and 
he  is  frequently  invited  to  speak  before  institutions  of  learning  upon  subjects  kindred  to  the  law. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Delta  LTpsilon  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  College  Fraternities,  the  Masons,  Knights  of  Phythias  and  Elks. 

He  is  a Republican  in  politics  and  has  frequently  taken  an  active  and  prominent  part  in  the  campaigns  of  that  party. 

Before  taking  his  place  on  the  bench.  Judge  Kinkead  enjoyed  a large  law  practice,  to  which  he  devotedly  gave  his  energies,  his 
wide  knowledge  and  his  great  ability.  His  rank  and  standing  at  the  bar  as  an  able  advocate  and  profound  jurist  are  of  the  highest. 
His  opinions  from  the  bench  have  won  high  encomiums  far  beyond  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  his  court. 

Judge  Kinkead  married,  early  in  life.  Miss  Nellie  M.  Snyder.  They  have  one  daughter,  Mabel  A.  Their  home  is  on  beauti- 

Lewis  C.  Laylin, 

One  of  the  prominent  public  men  of  the  state,  was  born  September  28,  1848,  at  Norwalk, 
Ohio.  His  father,  John  Laylin,  was  born  in  Westmoreland  County,  Pennsylvania,  in 
1791.  Pie  was  one  of  the  veterans  of  the  War  of  1812,  and  came  to  that  part  of  Ohio, 
known  as  ‘‘The  Fire-Lands,”  when  it  was  still  a wilderness. 

Lewis  C.  Laylin’s  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  neighborhood  schools  and  after 
his  graduation  from  the  Norwalk  High  School  he  became  a teacher  and  for  si.x  years  was 
superintendent  of  the  public  schools  of  Bellevue.  At  the  termination  of  this  service  he 
took  up  the  study  of  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1878,  shortly  thereafter  win- 
ning his  first  political  honors.  He  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Huron  County 
on  the  Republican  ticket  and  served  seven  years.  In  1887  he  was  elected  representative 
from  Huron  County,  and  he  filled  that  office  in  such  a satisfactory  manner  that  he  was 
twice  re-elected  to  the  same  position.  In  the  house  of  the  Sixty-Ninth  General  Assembly, 
he  received  the  unanimous  support  of  the  Republican  minority  for  the  speakership,  and 
he  was  elected  speaker  of  the  House  of  the  Seventieth  General  Assembly.  His  ser\  ice 
in  that  capacity  was  distinguished  by  his  masterly  control  of  parliamentary  situations, 
his  keen  judgment  displayed  in  appointments  and  his  fairness  to  the  minority,  with  the 
result  that  on  both  sides  of  the  chamber  he  made  friends  whose  personal  loyalty  still 
abides. 

Mr.  Laylin  enjoys  a unique  record  in  state  politics.  He  was  elected  Secretary  of 
State  for  the  first  term,  in  1900,  by  a plurality  of  69,311,  and  was  re-elected  for  his  second 
term  by  a plurality  of  90,465,  and  for  his  third  term  by  230,389,  the  latter  being  the  highest 
plurality  ever  given  in  Ohio  for  the  head  of  a state  ticket.  During  and  previous  to  this 

important  period,  he  was  the  friend  and  counsellor  of  the  foremost  men  in  national  life,  intimately  associated  with  McKinley  as 

Governor  and  President,  and  sharing  the  confidence  of  the  late  Senator  Hanna  as  few  men  ever  enjoyed  it.  As  Secretary  of  State, 
his  service  was  of  the  most  Important  nature,  because  the  legislation  of  the  time  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  establish  precedents 

touching  many  of  the  most  important  subjects  now  under  the  supervision  of  the  state  department.  His  three  administrations  wit- 

nessed an  unparalleled  growth  of  business  and  responsibility  in  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State,  but  every  requirement  of  this  history- 
making epoch  was  met  by  the  head  of  the  department  with  a prompt  efficiency  calculated  to  promote  the  public  interests. 

Mr.  Laylin’s  long  experience,  both  as  lawyer  and  county  and  state  official,  made  him  a valuable  and  efficient  member  of  the 
commission  to  revise  and  codify  the  general  statues  of  the  state,  to  Avhich  position  he  Avas  appointed  in  1906  by  GoA-ernor  AndreAv 

L.  Harris.  He  Avas  elected  chairman  of  the  commission,  AA'hich  made  its  report  on  January  3,  1910  and  the  report  of  the  commission 
Avas  almost  unanimously  adopted  by  the  legislature. 

In  his  personal  aspect,  Mr.  Laylin  Is  a courtly  man,  someAA’hat  reserA'ed  in  manner,  but  frankh'  cordial.  He  Is  a strong  leader 
in  a political  campaign  on  account  of  his  personality  and  eminent  record,  but  is  also  a forceful  and  eloquent  speaker.  He  is  President 
of  the  Ohio  State  Life  Insurance  Company  of  Columbus,  in  AA'hich  city  he  resides.  He  and  his  family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church,  and  he  AA'as  tAvice  elected  as  delegate  to  the  general  conference  of  that  denomination.  Socially  he  is  a member  of  the  Nor- 
AA'alk  Commandery  No.  18,  K.  T.  and  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  that  body.  He  is  also  connected  AA'ith  the  Huron  Chapter  R.  A. 

M.  and  Mt.  Vernon  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M.,  all  of  Nor\A'alk. 

On  NoA'ember  3,  1880,  Mr.  Laylin  AA'as  married  to  Miss  Frances  Latimer  I IcAvey,  youngest  daughter  of  John  Fairchild  DeAA'ey 
and  Ann  Eliza  Wolcott  DeAA'ey,  both  of  ReA'olutlonary  descent.  Mr.  DcAA'ey  AA'as  internal  reA'enue  collector  for  Northern  Ohio  under 
Presidents  Lincoln  and  Johnson.  Mrs.  La^'lin  Is  President  of  the  Columbus  City  Federation  of  Women’s  Clubs.  Three  sons  AA'ere 
born  to  them.  The  oldest  son,  Clarence  DeAA'ey  Laylin,  born  on  August  29,  1882,  is  uoaa'  special  counsel  to  Attorney  General  Denman 
of  Ohio.  He  is  an  alumnus  of  the  Ohio  State  UnlA'ersity,  colleges  of  Arts  and  of  LaAv,  and  married  to  Fanny  Ward  Hagerman, 
daughter  of  ReAx  EdAvard  T.  Hagerman,  D.  D.,  a prominent  Methodist  deA'ine  of  Des  Moines,  loAva.  The  second  son,  Robert  Wey- 
burn  Laylin,  an  alumnus  of  the  Ohio  State  UnlA'ersity,  college  of  Arts,  occupies  the  position  of  teller  in  the  City  National  Bank, 
Columbus,  AA'hile  the  third  son,  LeAvis  Fairchild  Laylin,  is  at  present  a student  at  the  Ohio  State  UniA’ersity. 

Talford  P.  Linn, 

Attorney  at  LaAv,  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Franklin  County  Bar,  Avas  born  on  the  15th  of  July,  1854, 
in  McConnellsA'ille,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Daniel  B.  and  Mary  Dana  Linn,  both  natiA'es  of  the  Buckeye  State.  His  ancestors  came  to 
America  in  1640.  Mr.  Linn  receiA’ed  his  education  In  the  ZanesA'ille  public  schools  and  at  Kenyon  College,  from  AA'hich  institution  he 
was  graduated  in  1872.  He  holds  the  degree  of  A.  B.  and  L.  L.  D.  After  leaA'ing  college  he  read  laAV  AA'ith  his  father,  aa'Iio  AA'as  a 
noted  lawyer,  and  in  due  time  he  aaus  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  Avhen  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession,  in  Avhich  he  has  met  AA'ith  great  success.  In  politics,  Mr.  Linn  Is  a staunch  Democrat.  In  1891  he  AA'as  appointed 


ful  Inka  AA'enue,  of  the  Capital  City. 


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Assistant  United  States  District  Attorney  by  President  Cleveland.  He  is  a Trustee  of  Dayton  State  Hospital  by  appointment  of  the 
late  CoNC'rnor  Xash.  Socialb’,  he  is  a member  of  the  Columbus  Club  and  of  various  other  organizations.  He  resides  at  120  East 
Broad  SirecU.  His  oflices  are  located  in  the  Wyandotte  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


C.I'.ORGI-:  S.  LONG.  COl.UMUUS,  O. 


Nicholas  Longworth, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  member  of  (hmgress  from  the  First  Congres- 
-.ional  District  of  Ohio,  belongs  t(j  one  ot  the  most  ])rominent  families  of  the  Oueen  City. 

Mis  great  grandfather,  Nicholas  Lemgworth,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  in  Cincinnati; 
his  grandfathca',  Joseph  la)iigworth,  founded  the  C'incinnati  Art  School,  which  stands 
today  as  a monument  of  that  gentleman’s  public  spirit,  while  his  father.  Judge  Nicholas 
Longworth,  enjoyed  the  distinction  ol  being  one  of  the  foremost  e.xponents  of  the  law  in 
( )hio,  and  who  stood  high  in  the  legal  ])rofessi(m  of  this  country,  ('ongressman  Long- 
worth  was  born  on  the  ath  of  November,  18()9,  at  Cincinnati.  He  received  his  early 
edtication  in  the  .schools  of  his  home  city,  after  which  he  attended  the  Harvard  Hniver- 
!iit\',  graduating  from  that  famous  institution  in  LS!)1,  with  high  honors.  Returning  to 
Cincinnati,  Mr.  Longworth  entered  the  Cincinnati  Law'  School,  from  where  he  went  to 
I l.uward  and  studied  for  one  year  in  the  law  (lei)artment  of  that  uni\ersity.  He  hnished 
his  legal  education  at  the  Cincinnati  Law'  School,  from  which  he  graduated.  Congress- 
man Longworth  is  a staunch  Republican,  and  he  served  his  party  often  and  faithfully. 

In  the  \'ear  of  1S07  he  was  nominated  by  the  Re])ublicans  of  Hamilton  C'ounty  as  a 
candidate'  to  the  73rd  C.eneral  Assembly,  but  met  defeat  with  the  rest  of  the  ticket.  T'waj 
\’cars  later,  howe\'er,  he  was  triumi)hantly  elected  on  the  ticket  of  his  party  to  the  same 
|)osition,  in  connection  with  Judge  Harry  11.  Hoffheimer  and  Judge  Carl  Nippert.  In 
I'.HM,  Congressman  Longw'orth  was  returned  to  the  Ceneral  Assembly,  at  this  time  as  a 
State  Senator,  and  in  this  |)osition  he  served  the  peo]dc  with  distinction.  His  name  was 
placed  before  the  ])eople  in  1!H)2  as  a candidate  for  Congress  and  his  election  tolkjwed. 

,\t  that  time  he  was  one  of  the  youngest  members  in  the  National  House  of  Represen- 
tatixes,  but,  notwithstanding  his  youth,  he  made  such  an  enviable  record  that  he  has 
bi'cn  returned  to  Congress  at  every  tollowing  election  until  1!M)8.  In  February, 

1906,  he  wais  married  to  Miss  Alice  Roosevelt,  daughter  of  President  Theodore 
Roosevelt.  Congressman  Longw'orth  is  a leading  memixer  of  the  Stamina  Repul)lican 
League  and  of  the  Blaine  (dub,  of  which,  in  1901,  he  was  elected  Presiflent.  He  also 
I'lelongs  to  many  social,  fraternal  and  business  associations. 


NICHOLAS  LONGWORTH.  CINCINNATI,  O. 


George  Saunders  Long, 

Secretary  to  the  Governor  of  Ohio,  w'as  born  on  the  22nd  of  February,  1856,  at  Troy, 
Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Jacob  F.  and  Mar\'  Kremminger  Long.  His  parents  were  natives 
of  W'uertemberg,  Germany,  w'here  they  were  marr|ed,  after  w'hich  they  emigrated  to  the 
Lnited  States  and  settled  in  Troy,  Ohio.  Mr.  Long  w'as  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city,  and  at  Dartmouth  College,  froqi  w'hich  institution  he  graduated  in 
1879,  with  the  degree  ol  A.  B.  He  started  in  public  lile  as  a teacher,  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years.  He  afterw'ard  studied  law',  w'as  admitted  to  the  liar  before  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Ohio,  and  took  u])  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Troy.  He  alw'ays  has  been  a 
staunch  Democrat  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  w'as  a member  of 
the  Troy  School  Board  and  also  served  as  Mayor  of  his  native  city.  In  1893  he  wms  elect- 
ed State  Senator  trom  his  home  district.  While  a member  of  the  Senate,  he  took  a 
very  active  jxart  in  the  shaping  of  Legislation,  always  having  the  interests  of  the  people 
at  heart.  He  w'as  ajipointed  to  his  present  pijsition  in  January,  1909.  Socially,  Mr. 
Long  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  K.  ot  P.,  1.  (J.  O.  Lk,  Elks  and  the  Nobles 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  When  a young  man  he  W'as  a member  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard. 
On  the  2nd  of  June,  1887,  Mr.  Long  was  married  to  Miss  Lina  Weller.  One  son,  who  is 
at  present  a student  at  Dartmf)Uth  C'ollege,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  reside 
at  Troy.  Mr.  Long’s  offices  arc  located  in  the  State  Building,  C'olumlnis,  (Ohio. 


VIRGIL  C.  LOWRY,  LOGAN.  O. 


Virgil  C.  Lowry, 

One  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  C'entral  Ohicj,  is  a native  of  Athens  County,  Ohicj,  wdiere 
he  was  born  on  a farm  on  the  30th  day  of  November,  1853.  His  parents,  William  C. 
Lown-y,  a farmer  and  school  teacher,  and  Mrs.  Samantha  Dixon  Lowry  w'ere  natives  of 
the  Buckeye  State.  Mr.  Lowry  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Athens 
County,  at  Atw'ood  Institute,  Albany,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  Ihiiversity,  Athens,  Ohio, 
from  W'hich  last  institution  he  w'as  graduated  in  1878,  wdth  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  eighteen  as  a teacher  in  the  public  schools, 
and  later  became  Principal  of  The  Logan  High  School,  w'here  he  remained  until  1881. 
He  then  returned  to  Athens,  Ohio  and  comideted  his  law'  studies  with  De  Steiguer  N 
Jewett.  He  wms  admitted  to  the  bar  in  January  1883,  and  in  February  following,  began 
the  practice  of  the  law  with  Homer  L.  Wright  as  a partner,  at  Logan,  Ohio,  w'here  he  is 
still  engaged  in  his  chosen  profession.  Fie  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  prominent  members 
of  the  Bar  of  Central  Ohio.  Mr.  Low'ry  has  always  been  a Democrat  of  the  strictest 
sect  and  has  served  his  party  often  and  with  marked  ability.  In  1885  he  w'as  elected 
Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Hocking  County.  Haxing  served  his  constitutents  to  the'r 


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entire  satisfaction  during  his  first  term;  at  its  expiration,  he  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  in  the  fall  of  1888,  but  resigned  the  year 
following  to  accept  the  nomination  for  State  Senator  from  the  9th  Senatorial  District.  He- was  elected  to  that  position  in  the  fall  of 
1889  over  Major  Charles  Townsend,  of  Athens,  Ohio,  and  served  in  the  69th  General  xAssembly  of  Ohio.  During  his  Senatorial  term 
he  served  as  a member  of  the  standing  committees  on  Judiciary,  Schools  and  School  Lands  (chairman).  Universities  and  Colleges, 
Mines  and  Mining,  Benevolent  Institutions,  State  Library  (chairman).  Federal  Relations  and  Labor.  He  was  very  active  in  shaping 
legislation  and  always  had  the  interest  of  the  people  at  heart.  He  never  evaded  unpleasant  or  unpopular  legislation  by  absenting 
himself  from  the  sessions  of  the  Senate,  but  was  always  found  at  his  post  of  duty. 

He  was  nominated  for  the  Senate  in  the  9th  and  14th  Senatorial  District  in  1891  and  1893,  but  the  change  in  the  political 
complexion  of  the  joint  district  brought  about  by  attaching  the  14th  District  to  the  9th  District  resulted  in  his  defeat  each  time.  * 

In  1885  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Ohio  University  and  is  still  a member  of  that  body. 
He  is  the  oldest  member  in  point  of  service.  In  1897  he  was  appointed  a Trustee  of  the  Athens  State  Hospital  to  fill  an  unexpired 
term  and  was  reappointed  to  full  term  in  1901  and  served  as  President  of  the  Board  for  the  last  two  years  of  the  full  term.  He  was 
a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  in  1896;  member  of  the  Democratic  State  Executive  Committee  in  1898  and  a 
member  of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee  from  1904  to  1906.  Senator  Lowry  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  being 
a Master  Mason.  He  believes  in  and  holds  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Faith  and  attends  the  church  of  that  denomination  at  Logan, 
Ohio,  although  he  is  not  a member  of  that  church.  Outside  of  his  legal  duties,  he  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Logan  Printing  and  Publishing  Company  and  is  connected  with  several  gas  and  oil  companies  as  director  and  attorney.  His  law 
office  is  located  in  the  James  Block,  Logan,  Ohio. 

Lorenzo  D.  M’Cabe, 

Was  born  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  on  the  7th  of  January,  1817.  His  parents,  Robert  and 
Mary  McCracken  M’Cabe,  were  of  Scotch-Irish  stock  and  illustrated  in  their  infiuenlial 
position  and  useful  lives,  the  best  cjualities  of  those  two  races.  Deprived  at  an  early 
age  of  both  parents,  he  was  taken  into  the  home  and  store  of  a leading  man  in  his  native 
place.  The  lad  of  nine  years  found  a mother  in  the  excellent  and  refined  wife  of  the 
merchant.  He  became  an  expert  accountant  and  a model  of  despatch  and  integrity  as  a 
clerk.  Here  he  had  opportunity  and  acquired  unusual  knowledge  of  both  men  and  af- 
fairs. His  sympathy  and  sense  of  humor  were  exercised  by  the  varied  characters  which 
thronged  the  promiscuous  country  store  of  that  day  in  which  he  sold  everything  from 
velvet  to  molasses. 

Desiring  more  than  a district  school  education,  he  studied  as  he  could,  diligently, 
reciting  at  night  to  a maiden  lady  in  the  vicinity.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  he  left  the 
store,  having  professed  conc’ersion  and  been  licensed  to  preach  in  the  ministry  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  He  entered  the  Ohio  University,  at  Athens,  Ohio,  of  which 
Dr.  M’Guffy  was  President.  As  a student  he  was  a popular  speaker,  much  sought  after 
to  fill  vacant  pulpits.  At  the  age  of  twenty-six  he  was  graduated  and  after  a short  term 
of  preaching  on  a circuit  was  elected  to  the  chair  of  Mathematics  in  his  Alma  Mater. 

Here  he  remained  until  the  opening  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Ihiiversity,  where  he  was  elected 
to  the  same  chair.  In  this  he  continued  sixteen  years,  when,  the  department  of  Psy- 
chology being  vacated,  he  accepted  it,  giving  it  the  name  of  Philosophy.  This  was  his 
favorite  study  and  he  remained  in  the  chair  until  his  death  in  1897.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Martha  Secvall,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  niece  and  foster  daughter  of  the  distin- 
guished Dr.  Sewall.  Seven  years  after  her  death,  he  married,  in  1857,  Miss  Harriet  C.  Clark,  of  Sidney,  N.  V.  He  rccei\’ed  the 
degree  of  D.  D.  from  the  Allegheny  College  and  of  L.  L.  D.  from  Syracuse  IhiiA'ersity.  He  was  one  of  a family  of  ten,  four  brothers 
and  five  sisters.  His  life  was  exceptionally  successful  and  happy  for  many  years.  Until  his  death,  he  was  \’ice-President  of  the 
Ohio  Wesleyan  University.  He  had  singular  control  of  students.  The  knowledge  of  human  nature  acquired  in  the  countr\-  store  at 
Marietta,  his  wisdom,  tact,  sympathy  and  ready  wit,  served  him  perfectly  in  the  six  years  he  was  at  different  times  acting  President. 
He  has  an  extremely  pleasing  personality  and  winning  address,  but  like  General  Jackson,  he  knew  when  to  be  a “son  of  thunder.” 
In  matters  of  conscience  he  had  a childlike  simplicity.  He  had  broad  sympathies  which  led  him  to  ]rrotect  and  guide  all  who  needed 
him.  His  habits  w'ere  abstemious,  his  mind  was  clear  and  profound  with  a Scotch  passion  for  Methaphysics.  The  lectures,  which 
he  delivered  at  various  colleges  and  at  Chautauqua,  upon  the  “Foreknowledge  of  God,”  “The  Di\  ine  Nescience”  and  “The  Phi- 
losophy of  Holiness,”  w’ere  afterwards  published  at  the  request  of  his  (Cincinnati)  conference.  His  e.xegetical  articles,  contributed  to 
the  literature  of  the  day,  were  original,  profound  and  interesting.  He  closed  a career  of  great  usefulness  of  fifty  years  in  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University,  a conspicuous  figure  in  its  religious  and  educational  history,  from  the  first  year  of  its  founding. 

Benjamin  F.  McCann, 

One  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Bar  of  Montgomery  County,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  January,  1861,  at  Zanes\ille,  Ohio, 
the  son  of  Thomas  A.  and  Jane  McKee  McCann,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  The  grandparents  came  from  the  old  country  and  settled 
in  Ohio  when  the  State  was  still  in  its  childhood.  Judge  McCann  received  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  home  county.  He 
later  studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  then  made  a trip  to  Europe,  visiting  the  various 
countries.  Returning  to  his  native  land  he  opened  an  office  in  Dayton,  where  he  soon  became  a prominent  member  of  his  profession. 
Judge  McCann  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat,  ever  ready  to  serve  his  party  in  any  capacity,  in  committees  as  well  as  on 
the  stump.  He  is  a forceful  speaker,  and  his  arguments  are  convincing  and  logical.  In  1892  he  was  appointed  Police  Court  Prose- 
cuting Attorney,  and  having  served  w ith  distinction  during  his  first  term  of  office,  ■was  reappointed  for  a second  term,  in  1895.  Later 
he  was  elected  by  the  Democrats  of  Montgomery  County,  Probate  Judge.  Upon  retiring  from  office.  Judge  McCann  devoted 
himself  again  to  his  private  practice,  which  is  very  large  and  lucrative.  He  stands  high  in  the  ranks  of  his  party  and  has  been 
frequently  mentioned  as  a candidate  for  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  people  of  Ohio,  for  the  Governorship.  Judge  McCann’s 
offices  are  located  in  the  U.  B.  Building,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Guy  Ward  Mallon, 

One  of  the  leading  Corporation  Lawyers  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  28th  of  April,  1864,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Judge 
Patrick  Mallon,  a native  of  Ireland,  and  Sophia  Pitcher  Beadle  Mallon.  The  father  came  to  the  United  States  with  his  parents  in 


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GUY  WARD  MALLON.  CINCINNA'I  I.  O. 


1825,  when  but  two  years  of  age.  Mr.  Mallon  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati  public 
schools,  at  Woodward  High  School,  Yale  College,  the  Columbian  Law  School,  Wash- 
ington, 1).  C.,  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School.  He  graduated  from  Yale  in  1885  and 
holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  L.  L.  B.  After  being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  took  up  the 
practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  gi\’ing  special  attention  to  corporation  management 
and  organization.  He  formerly  was  President  of  The  Cincinnati  Trust  Company,  a 
prominent  banking  institution  of  the  Queen  City.  Outside  of  his  legal  profession,  Mr. 
Mallon  is  interested  as  Director  in  many  industrial,  manufacturing  and  traction  enter- 
prises. He  is  a Director  of  The  Title  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company,  The  Manss  Shoe 
Manufacturing  Co.,  The  United  States  Can  Company,  The  Bauer  Ice  Cream  and  Baking 
Company,  The  Congress  Gold  and  Copper  Co.,  etc.  Politically,  Mr.  Mallon  is  a staunch 
adherent  of  the  Democratic  faith,  and  he  has  rendered  his  party  valuable  service  in 
committees  as  well  as  on  the  stump.  In  November,  1889,  he  was  elected  a member  of 
the  General  Assembly  of  Ohio,  for  a term  of  two  years,  and,  in  No\'emlier,  1907,  he  was 
elected  Councilman  from  the  9th  Ward  of  Cincinnati.  He  also  is  a Trustee  of  The  Ohio 
State  Uni\  ersity  since  1903,  ha\’ing  been  appointed  to  that  position  by  Governor  Nash. 
While  a member  of  the  General  Assembly,  Mr.  Alallon  was  the  author  of  a l)ill,  intro- 
ducing the  Australian  Ballot  in  Ohio.  On  the  12th  of  November,  1891,  he  was  married 
to  M iss  Hannah  Neil,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  Eight  children,  Mary,  Henry  Neil,  John 
Howard,  Sophia  Beadle,  Patrick,  Horace  Taft,  Hannah  and  Dwight  Stone  have  been 
the  fruit  of  their  union.  Mr.  Mallon  resides  with  his  family  at  234  McGregor  Avenue. 
Mt.  Auburn,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Charles  Franklin  Malsbary, 


Charles  Franklin  Malsbary,  Attorney  at  Law  at  ('incinnati,  was  born  on  the  21st  of  Feb- 
ruarv,  1855,  on  a farm  in  Sycamore  Township,  12  miles  North  of  ('incinnati,  Hamilton 
County,  ( )hio.  His  parents  were  natives  of  New  Jersey  and  Ohio,  respectively.  Mr. 

Malsbary’s  maternal  grandfather.  Price  Thompson,  enlisted  in  the  Revolutionary  War 
on  the  18th  ot  December,  1779,  and  served  until  hoiu)rably  discharged  at  the  close  of 
the  war.  He  was  in  man\-  liattles,  including  Yorktown  and  was  present  at  the  surrender 
of  Cornwallis.  He  held  the  rank  ot  corporal.  Mr.  Malsbary’s  mother  is  now  82  years 
of  age  and  is  still  acti\’e,  both  physically  and  mentally.  Mr.  Malsl)ary  was  educated 
in  the  country  schools,  at  the  Select  Grammar  School  in  charge  of  the  late  Colonel  Mar- 
(■('llus  A.  Leeds  and  at  the  National  Normal  University,  now  Lebanon  University,  Leb- 
anon, ( )hio.  Alter  teaching  .sewral  years,  he  attended  the  ('incinnati  Law  School, 
from  which  he  graduated  with  the  class  of  1889.  This  marked  the  commencement  of 
his  career  as  an  attorney,  which  has  l)een  a ^’ery  successful  one.  Judge  Malsbary  is  a 
Jurist  of  more  than  ordinary  ability,  thoroughly  grounded  in  the  knowledge  and  details 
of  his  ])rofession,  has  a pleasing  ]iersonality  and  is  possessed  of  broad  human  sympathies. 

1 lis  name  is  a synonym  of  probity,  honesty  and  ability.  In  political  life.  Judge  Malsbary 
has  always  taken  a keen  and  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Republican  party,  and  has 
rendered  that  party  many  valual)le  services,  particularly  by  his  ])ublic  addresses  during 
many  campaigns.  His  style  of  oratory  is  effective.  His  arguments  are  plain,  direct  and 
convincing,  and  he  has  the  power  of  making  a deep  and  lasting  impression  upon  his 
audience.  4'hc  hrst  political  office  held  by  Judge  Malsbary  was  Census  Inumerator  in  Charles  franklin  malsbary.  Cincinnati,  o. 
Clermont  County,  in  1880.  Ten  years  later  he  occupied  the  same  position  in  Hamilton 

('ounty.  In  the  fall  of  1904,  after  the  death  of  Judge  Nippert,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Herrick,  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court 
of  Hamilton  County,  < )hio.  Having  filled  the  position  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people,  he  was  elected  at  the  November  election 
of  the  same  year  for  an  une.xpired  term  by  a plurality  of  39,474,  the  greatest  plurality  ever  given  a candidate  on  any  ticket  in  Ham- 
ilton ('ounty.  In  November,  1905,  he  was  elected  to  a full  term  as  Probate  Judge,  by  a safe  plurality,  when  all  of  the  balance  of  the 
Reimblican  ticket  was  defeated.  At  the  expiration  of  this  term  of  office,  Mr.  Malsbary  retired  to  pri\'ate  life  and  resumed  the  practice 
of  his  profession.  Socially,  Judge  Malsbary  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a member  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 
By  recpiest  of  the  Noyes-McC'ook  G.  A.  R.  PYst,  Judge  Malsbary  has  been  made  an  Associate  Member  of  that  organization.  Judge 
Malsl)ary  is  a meml)er  of  the  Presbyterian  Church,  Imt  is  not  in  sympathy  with  all  of  the  doctrines  of  that  denomination.  He  resides 
at  Rossmoyne,  Ohio,  ten  miles  north  of  Cincinnati,  on  a small  farm.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Johnston  Building,  ( incinnati, 
( )hio. 


Edwin  Mansfield, 

Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  and  a prominent  member  of  the  Richland  County  Bar,  was  l)orn  in  Ashland,  Ohio,  on  the  9th 
nf  June,  1891,  and  is  the  son  of  Martin  H.  and  Anna  Saeger  Mansfield,  the  former  a native  of  the  State  of  New'  ork  and  the  latter 
of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania.  Judge  Mansfield  received  his  education  in  the  Ashland  public  schools  and  at  Ashland  College.  After- 
wards for  some  time  he  was  in  the  service  of  the  Zanesville  & Southeastern  Railroad  Company  at  Zanesville,  returning  to  Ash- 
land in  1881.  In  the  year  following  he  removed  to  Shelby,  Ohio,  where  he  became  the  night  clerk  in  the  Junction  Hotel.  While 
serving  in  this  capacity  he  began  the  study  of  the  law  with  Skiles  & Skiles.  In  1889,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Ohio,  taking  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  immediately  after.  Judge  Mansfield  was  married  in  Octolier,  1891, 
to  Miss  Ada  E.  Davis  Low.  In  1889  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Shelby;  he  served  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Examiners  ot  the 
city  .schools  for  a number  of  years,  ]iart  of  the  time  as  President  of  that  body,  and  for  many  years  he  has  filled  the  position  of  City 
Attorney  of  Shelby.  Finally,  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas.  Socially,  Judge  Mansfield  is  a member  ot  the 
K.  of  P.,  of  the  Maccabees  and  the  National  Union.  Fie  resides  at  Mansfield,  Richland  County,  Ohio. 


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Charles  C.  Marshall, 

Special  Attorney  in  the  office  of  the  Attorney  General  of  Ohio,  was  born  on 
the  30th  day  of  April,  1876,  at  Sidney,  the  son  of  A.  Logan  Marshall  and  Mar- 
garet M’alker  Marshall,  both  natives  of  Sidney,  Ohio.  Mr.  Charles  C.  Marshall  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  and  high  school  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from  the 
latter  school  with  the  class  of  1895,  and  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  entered  the  Law 
Department  of  the  Ohio  State  Lffiiversity,  at  Columbus,  finishing  the  law  course  in 
June,  1898,  at  which  time  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  November,  1906,  Mr.  Marshall 
was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Shelby  County  and  entered  upon  the  duties  of  the 
office  in  January,  1907. 

After  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  of  office  he  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  in  Novem- 
ber, 1908.  Mr.  Marshall  has  always  been  an  artlent  supporter  of  the  doctrines  of  the 
Democratic  party  and  has  been  Chairman  of  the  Democratic  Executive  Committee  of 
Shelby  County  for  three  terms.  Secretary  of  the  Democratic  Central  Committee  of  Shelby 
County  for  five  terms,  and  Secretary  of  the  Democratic  State  Executive  Committee, 
1908.  He  also  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Con\'ention  at  Den\-er,  on  July 
7th,  1908.  He  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles  and  belongs  to  the  following  organ- 
izations: B.  P.  O.  E.  Lodge  No.  786,  Summit  Lodge  No.  50,  K.  of  P.,  Miami  Castle  No. 

6,  Knights  Golden  Eagle,  El  Shereef  Temple  No.  32,  D.  O.  K.  K.,  Eagles,  Sidney  Aerie, 
and  is  Past  District  Deputy  of  Northern  Ohio,  of  the  Bene\'olent  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  of  i\.merica.  On  the  19th  of  May,  1903, Mr.  Marshall  was  married  to  Miss  Alma 
F.  \\’agner,  of  Sidnej',  Ohio,  to  which  marriage  two  children  have  been  born,  a daughter 
and  son.  He  lives  at  529  East  Poplar  Street,  of  his  native  city. 


CH.VRLES  C.  MARSH,\LL,  SID.MEY.  O. 


A leading  member  of  the  Bar  of  Columbiana  County  and  formerh"  Probate  Judge  at 
Lisbon,  Ohio,  is  of  Scotch  ancestry,  born  in  Jefferson  Count}',  Ohio.  His  father,  \Mlliam 
McIntosh  Martin,  came  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1834,  locating  in  Brush 
(Teek  Township,  Jefferson  County,  ()hio,  on  a farm  which  is  still  in  the  possession  of 
the  family.  His  mother  was  Isabel  ITuciuart  Martin,  also  of  scotch  descent.  Judge 
Martin  was  not  bedded  on  roses  in  his  youthful  days.  He  had  to  learn  early  to  rely 
upon  himself.  His  opportunity  for  education  was  meager,  as  he  was  forced  to  earn  his 
own  living.  But,  anxious  to  learn,  he  studied  hard,  often  burning  midnight  oil,  while 
laboring  during  the  day  on  the  farm  and  in  the  mill  and  mine.  Sa\  ing  his  earnings 
and  teaching  school  in  winter,  he  worked  himself  through  college,  graduating  at  Mt. 
Union  in  1876,  Five  years  he  then  spent  superintending  union  schools,  three  at  Saline- 
\ille,  Columbiana  County,  anrl  two  at  West  Salem,  Wayne  C'ounty,  Ohio,  He  read 
law  in  the  office  of  M'allace  & Belingsley,  at  Lisbon,  and,  in  1882,  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  He  immediateh'  took  up  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Lisbon,  in  which  he  has  been  \'er}'  successful.  In  his  political  belief.  Judge 
Martin  is  an  ardent  Republican.  He  has  served  the  people  as  Justice  of  the  Peace, 
Mayor  of  Lisbon  and  Deputy  Super\isor  of  elections  of  Columbiana  County.  In  the 
fall  of  1901  he  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Columbiana  County,  and  re-elected  in  1904. 
After  completing  his  second  term  he  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Lisbon, 
Ohio.  In  1908,  Judge  Martin  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  Chicago  Republican  Na- 
JAMES  A,  MARTIN,  LISBON,  o.  tional  Con\'ention,  helping  to  nominate  Wm.  H.  Taft  for  the  Presidency.  He  was  selected 

by  that  Convention  as  the  member  from  Ohio  on  the  Committee  to  notify  James  S.  Sherman  of  his  nomination  for  \4ce-President 
of  the  Lhiited  States.  Judge  iMartin  was  married  to  Miss  Lillie  Shearer,  of  Lisbon,  Ohio,  on  the  21st  of  August,  1883.  They  had  one 
daughter,  Edith  L.,  who  died  November  17,  1907,  at  the  age  of  twenty  years.  Judge  Martin  has  a large  clientage  and  is  known  as 
one  of  the  most  successful  trial  lawyers  in  his  section  of  the  State. 


James  A.  Martin, 


David  Meade  Massie, 

Lawyer,  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  26th  of  February,  1859,  at  Chillicothe,  and  is  the  son  of  Henry  and  Susan  Burton 
Thompson  Massie.  He  received  his  education  at  Princeton,  from  which  University  he  graduated  in  1880,  with  the  degree  of  A.  M. 
Later,  in  1893,  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Upon  leaving  Princeton,  Mr,  Massie  entered  the  Cin- 
cinnati Law  School,  graduating  in  1882,  when  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  Since  that  time  he  has  practiced  his  profession  in  Chilli- 
cothe, Ohio.  He  has  served  three  succeeding  terms  as  a Trustee  of  the  Ohio  State  Luiiversity,  being  appointed  to  that  position  in 
1890,  1893  and  1900.  Senator  Massie  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  He  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  State  Senate  in  1887, 
and  again  in  1889.  In  1896  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention  which  nominated  IMcKinley  for  the  Presidency, 
and,  from  1902  to  1909,  he  served  as  a member  of  the  Spanish  Treaty  Claims  Commission  which  took  testimony  on  Cuba.  He  is  a 
Director  of  the  First  National  Bank,  at  Chillicothe,  and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Scioto  Gazette  Company  and  the  iMarcus 
Beggs  Estate  Company.  On  the  6th  of  November,  1883,  Senator  Massie  was  married  to  Miss  Juliet  Matthews,  of  Co^■ington,  Ky. 
During  the  campaign  of  1910,  Senator  Massie  was  Chairman  of  the  Speakers’  Bureau  of  the  Republican  State  Executix'e  Committee. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Princeton  (dub,  the  Columbus  Club  and  the  Middle  Bass  Club.  He  resides  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio. 


Judge  Hugh  T,  Mathers 

Was  born  at  Sidney,  Ohio,  Alay  20,  1860.  He  attended  the  public  schools  there  and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1884. 
Thereafter  he  attended  Princeton  College,  taking  a special  course  and  lea\'ing  there  in  1887  for  the  Alban\-  (N.  Y.  ) Law  School, 
whence  he  was  graduated  in  1888,  receiving  the  degree  of  L.  L.  B.  After  jrassing  the  bar  examination  in  that  }'car  and  being  admitted 
to  practice  he  returned  to  Sidney  and  opened  an  office.  He  was  soon  thereafter  elected  Cit}'  Solicitor,  which  position  he  held  for 
two  consecutive  terms.  Towards  the  end  of  his  second  term  he  became  General  Attornc}'  for  the  Ohio  Southern  Railroad,  with  head- 


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t[uarters  at  Springfield,  where  he  remained  for  several  years  and  until  he  was  given  charge, 
in  the  same  capacity,  of  the  Legal  Department  of  the  Cleveland,  Akron  & Columbus 
Railway  and  removed  his  headquarters  to  Cleveland,  where  he  continued  in  that  capacity 
for  l)oth  railroads  until  they  were  absorbed  l)y  other  interests.  He  then  decided  to  re- 
turn to  the  general  jiractice  of  the  law  and  removed  to  Sidney,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

In  1901  he  was  elected  C'ommon  Pleas  Judge  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  to  fill  an  un- 
exi)ired  term  of  three  years,  the  opposing  party  presenting  no  candidate.  In  the  fall  of 
]!)04  Judge  Mathers  was  re-elected  for  a full  term  of  five  years,  wdiich  was  extended  by 
force  of  the  legislation  enacted  t(j  secure  the  election  (jf  judges  in  the  even  numbered 
\’ears,  to  the  1st  of  January,  1911.  In  1910  he  was  again  elected  for  a full  term  of  six 
}'ears.  In  neither  of  these  elections  did  he  have  any  opposing  candidate.  Both  of  his 
grandfathers  htiving  been  lawyers  of  ability  and  his  father  a leading  lawyer  of  Western 
Ohio  at  the  time  of  his  death,  in  1875,  it  is  not  strange  that  Judge  Mathers  should  have 
soon  de\eloped  marked  judicial  ability.  His  judicial  conduct  is  marked  by  a sense  of 
fairness  and  impartiality,  which,  though  firm,  is  courteous,  and  it  seems  always  to  be 
inqrressed  with  the  desire  to  find  the  righteousness  of  a ciuestion  and  to  decide  accord- 
ingly. His  grasp  and  application  of  legal  principles  appears  intuiti\'e  and  comprehensive; 
his  rulings  are  prompt  and  his  opinions  clear  and  con\  incing,  showing  e\  idences  of  ed- 
ucation and  research  that  are  illuminating  and  satisfactory. 

Judge  Mathers  traces  his  lineage  to  sturdy  Pennsylvania  stock.  His  maternal 
grandfather.  Judge  Hugh  Thomj^son,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Shelby  County; 
practiced  law  there;  represented  that  county  in  the  General  Assemldy;  was  an  associate 
Justice  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  under  the  old  Constitution,  and  a member  of  the 
Constitutional  Coiuenlion  which  reported  the  present  (institution.  His  paternal  grandfather,  James  Mathers,  was  one  of  the  prom- 
inent lawyers  of  Central  PennsyKania,  practicing  in  Juniata  and  surrounding  counties,  and  was  a member  of  the  State  Senate.  His 
father,  John  H.  Mathers,  was  born  at  Miillintown,  Juniata  Count}',  and  reared  there  under  the  tutelage  of  the  latter’s  maternal 
grandfather,  Rc\'.  John  llutchimson,  a Godl}'  and  devoted  Presbyterian  minister,  the  mother  of  John  H.  having  died  while  he  was 
(|uite  \'oung.  John  II.  Mathers,  the  lather  oi  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  graduated  at  Jefferson  College,  Canonslnirg,  Pa.;  prac- 
ticed law  at  Miftlintown;  was  elected  District  Attorney  of  Juniata  C'ounty  anrl  served  in  that  capacity  for  one  term  when  the  lure 
of  the  West  dimv  him  away. 

Judge  Mathers,  on  h'ebruary  29,  1889,  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Louisa  P.  Beeson,  of  Uniontown,  Pa.,  and  they  have 
two  children,  Hugh  and  Jeannette.  True  to  the  long  Presbyterian  line  of  which  he  comes,  he  is  a member  and  officer  of  that  church 
at  Sidne}’. 

In  1909  Judge  Mathers  was  nominated  by  his  party  for  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  again  was  nominated  in  1908.  In 
both  elections  the  \’ote  was  so  close  that  it  took  the  official  count  to  decide,  and,  while  Governor  Pattison  w'as  elected  the  first, 
time,  and  Governor  Harmon  the  second,  none  of  the  candidates  on  the  Democratic  ticket  below  governor  was  elected  either  time 
except  the  Democratic  Treasurer  of  State  elected  with  Governor  Harmon. 

Judge  Mathers  has  a charming  home  on  a hill,  at  Sidney,  overlooking  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  Great  Miami  River.  He  has  a 
large  librar\-  of  choice  books  and  writes  occasionally  for  the  magazines.  His  home  life  is  ideal.  He  has  always  been  interested  in 
l)ublic  questions,  and  especially  active  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  his  native  city.  As  an  evidence  of  his  public  spirit  he  was  unan- 
imousl}-  elected  President  of  the  Commercial  Club,  an  association  of  the  business  and  professional  men  of  Sidney  for  public  and  social 
])urposes,  he  having  been  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  clul). 

Tall,  a model  of  physical  health,  with  no  inclination  for  those  convivialities  which  undermine  manly  vigor  even  if  he  had  time, 
making  the  most  of  his  opportunities  and  clinging  with  parental  fondness  to  the  home  of  his  nativity,  discharging  every  duty  with 
unwavering  fidelity  and  still  in  the  jirime  of  life,  a long  continuance  of  his  honorable  career  is  big  with  promise  and  is  richly  deserved. 

Conrad  J.  Mattern, 

A leading  member  of  the  Montgomery  County  Bar,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  October,  1899,  at  Pomeroy,  Meigs  County,  (Jhio.  His 
father,  Conrad  Mattern,  was  a native  of  (dermany  and  emigrated  with  his  parents  to  the  United  States  in  1851,  settling  in  Meigs 
County,  where  he  l)ecame  engaged  in  the  l)uilding  trade.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  his  adopted  country  for  three  years  in  the 
West  Virginia  C'avalry.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Conrad  J.  Mattern,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Weller  Mattern,  w'as  born  in  Ohio.  Pier  people 
were  farmers  and  they  belonged  to  the  early  settlers  of  the  Buckeye  State.  Mr.  Conrad  J.  Mattern  was  educated  in  the  common 
and  high  schools  of  Pomeroy,  from  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1888.  In  the  same  year  he  came  to  Dayton,  and  entered, 
as  a law  student,  the  office  of  Gottschall  & Brown,  one  of  the  most  prominent  law  firms  of  the  Gem  City.  Later  Mr.  Mattern  attended 
the  well  known  Cincinnati  Law  School,  of  which  Governor  Cox  was  then  dean,  and  graduated  from  that  college  in  1891.  At  the 
age  of  22  years  he  started  in  public  life  as  a deputy  clerk  of  the  Montgomery  County  Courts,  remaining  in  that  position  from  1892 
until  1895,  when  he  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Courts.  He  served  in  that  capacity  for  a period  of  three  years.  At  the  exi>iration  of 
his  term  of  office  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  continuously  engaged  ever  since  and  in  which 
he  Ijecame  very  successful.  He  now  is  a member  of  the  law  firm  of  Mattern  & Brumbaugh,  with  offices  in  the  Connover  Building, 
Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Mattern  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  as  well  in  the  committee  rooms  as  on 
the  stump.  He  is  a forceful  and  logical  speaker  and  his  arguments  carry  the  weight  of  conviction.  For  a number  of  years  he  has 
been  a member  of  the  Montgomery  C'ounty  Executive  Committee.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason  and  a member  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans. 
He  was  married  on  the  28th  of  June,  1893,  to  Miss  Jesse  G.  Whitehurst,  of  Dayton.  Two  children  have  blessed  their  union. 

Henry  B.  McClure, 

A member  of  the  well  known  law  firm  of  Giauque  & McClure,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  hlorida,  Missouri,  and  was  born 
on  the  9th  of  September,  1847.  His  father,  Henry  S.  McClure  was  a Virginian  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  He  was  engaged  in  the  build- 
ing and  contracting  business  in  Virginia  and  later  at  Lexington,  Mo.  Mr.  McClure’s  ancestors  on  both  sides  came  to  this  countr}- 
many  generations  ago.  He  received  his  education  in  the  private  schools  of  Lexington,  Mo.,  and  at  the  Miami  University,  at  Oxford, 
Ohio,  from  Avhich  institution  he  graduated  in  1871,  being  one  of  the  honor  men  of  his  class,  after  completing  a classical  course.  He 
afterwards  finished  his  literary  training  at  the  celebrated  University  of  Goettingen  and  Leipsic,  Germany.  Returning  to  his  native 


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country,  he  was  elected  Superintendent  of  the  public  schools  of  Glendale,  Hamilton 
County,  Ohio,  holding  that  position  from  1875  to  1880.  While  thus  engaged  he  studied 
law  under  direction  of  Mr.  Florien  Giauque,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1880,  when 
he  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  becoming  a member  of  the 
firm  of  Giauque  & McClure.  In  politics,  Mr.  McClure  is  a Democrat  of  the  Jefferson 
type,  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  From  1888  to  1894  he  served  as 
Mayor  of  Glendale,  being  elected  for  three  succeeding  terms.  Later  he  served  as  Solicitor 
of  that  village  for  one  term.  Mr.  McClure  is  ranked  as  an  able  lawyer,  and  is  joint 
author  with  Mr.  Giauque  of  “Dower,  Courtesy,  Annuities,’’  and  of  “Present  Value 
Tables,’’  works  of  great  merit.  In  1889  he  was  married  to  Anna,  daughter  of  the  late 
Frank  Douglass,  of  Cincinnati,  who  died  in  1891,  leaving  one  child,  a boy.  In  June,  1894, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Rebecca  Bowen,  daughter  of  Enoch  Bowen,  of  Carroll 
County,  Indiana,  by  which  union  he  has  one  child,  a son.  The  family  attend  West- 
minster Presbyterian  Church,  Cincinnati.  Mr.  McClure’s  law  offices  are  located  in  the 
Carlisle  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

William  Roudebush  Medaris, 


HENRY  B.  McClure.  Cincinnati,  o 


Attorney  at  Law  and  Special  Assistant  United  States  Attorney  for  the  Northern  District 
of  Illinois,  is  a native  of  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  being  born  on  the  third  of  August, 

1875,  at  Owensville,  the  son  of  Dr.  L.  H.  Medaris  and  Mrs.  Ella  Roudebush  Medaris. 

Dr.  Medaris  was  a leading  physician  in  Clermont  County  for  twenty-five  years  and  re- 
moved to  Cincinnati  when  his  son  \Wlliam  was  seventeen  years  of  age.  Mr.  W’illiam 
R.  Medaris  received  his  early  education  at  the  high  schools  of  Batavia,  after  which  he 

attended  Woodward  High  School,  at  Cincinnati,  from  which  Institution  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1894.  He  took  up  the  study  of  law  at  the  well  known  Cincinnati  Law  School, 
under  the  tutorship  of  Ex-Governor  Cox,  John  R.  Sage,  Henry  B.  Morrill  and  other  famous 
instructors  and  was  graduated  with  honors  and  chosen  one  of  three  speakers  at  the  com- 
mencement exercises  of  his  class  In  1897,  receiving  from  this  college  the  degree  of  B.  A. 

At  the  age  of  24,  Mr.  Medaris  started  public  life  as  Solicitor  of  the  village  of  Mil- 
ford, Ohio,  at  the  same  time  practicing  law  with  the  firm  of  Bromwell  & Bruce.  In  1906 
he  was  appointed  to  the  responsible  position  of  Special  Counsel  to  the  Attorney  General 
of  Ohio,  being  chosen  by  the  Hon.  Wade  H.  Ellis,  for  special  duties  in  connection  with  the 
then  new  corporation  tax  measures  of  the  state.  As  \illage  Solicitor,  Mr.  Medaris  was 
instrumental  in  increasing  the  territory  and  income  of  the  Special  School  District  and 
in  his  position  as  Special  Counsel  to  the  Attorney  General  he  made  the  franchise  tax  laws 
effective  against  foreign  corporations  and  added  large  sums  of  money  to  the  State  Treasury. 
In  1909  Mr.  Medaris  left  his  position  in  Ohio  to  accept  the  position  he  now  holds  as 
Special  Ihiited  States  Attorney  at  ('hicago,  to  which  position  he  was  appointed  by 
Attorney  General  Bonaparte. 


WILLIAM  R.  MEDARIS,  CHICAGO,  ILL. 


Of  LTbana,  Ohio,  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  Second  Sub-Di\ision,  Second 
Judicial  District  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  Ajiril,  1854,  in  Wayne  Township,  Cham- 
paign County,  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  John  and  Mary  McCuml)er  Middleton,  the  for- 
mer, natl\'e  ot  Brown  County,  Ohio,  the  latter,  native  of  New  York  State. 

Judge  Middleton  is  of  English  and  Scotch  descent.  His  ancestry  In  this  country 
leading  back  prior  to  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  in  which  some  of  his  paternal  ancestors 
participated.  Judge  Middleton  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  At  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  he  began  teaching,  and  for  a period  of  eight  years  taught  school  in 
Champaign  County,  Ohio.  During  this  time  he  studied  law,  and,  with  his  brother, 

Arthur  N.  Middleton,  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  in  October, 

1879.  Upon  his  admission  to  the  bar,  together  with  his  brother,  they  opened  an  office 
in  Urbana,  under  the  firm  name  of  Middleton  & Middleton.  This  partnership  con- 
tinued ten  years  and  until  the  death  of  Arthur  N.  Continuing  in  the  practice  until  the 
5th  of  September,  1901,  Judge  Middleton  was  appointed  by  Governor  Nash  to  succeed 
Common  Pleas  Judge  Clarence  B.  Heiserman,  who  had  resigned  the  office.  Since  then 
he  has  been  elected  twice  to  succeed  himself. 

Judge  Middleton  has  always  been  a Repuldican.  He  ser\-ed  as  Prosecuting  Attor- 
ney of  Champaign  County  from  1883  to  1889,  and  in  November,  1899,  was  elected  State 
Senator  from  the  11th  Senatorial  District.  This  position  he  resigned  when  appointed 
Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court.  In  1892  Judge  Middleton  served,  by  appointment 
of  the  Supreme  Court,  as  examiner  of  that  year’s  class  of  the  Cincinnati  Law  School. 

On  the  29th  of  December,  1875,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Zeppa  Rippetoe,  daughter  of 
William  and  Martha  Rippetoe.  Mrs.  Middleton  died  on  the  3rd  of  November,  1901, 
leaving  three  children  of  this  marriage:  Lucie  E.,  wife  of  Attorney  A.  Jay  Miller,  of 

Bellefontaine;  William  R.,  with  the  W.  H.  Anderson  Company,  publishers  of  law  books, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  George  S.,  at  present  a student  at  the  Ohio  State  LTnIversity. 

Judge  Middleton  was  married  a second  time  on  the  29th  of  June,  1904,  to  Ella  Ci. 

Sullivan,  daughter  of  William  and  Martha  Sulli\'an,  of  Norwood,  Ohio.  evan  p.  middleton,  urbana.  o. 


Evan  Perry  Middleton, 


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Lindley  Warren  Morris, 


Of  'I'olcdo,  our  of  tin-  leading-  mcnihcrs  of  ihe  Lucas  County  Bar  and  formerly  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  first  sub- 

di\ision  ol  the  l'(.)urth  Judicial  District  ol  Ohio,  was  liorn  on  the  Ihth  of  October,  1853, 
in  ( olumbiana  Cfjunty,  near  Alliance,  Ohio.  His  father,  Thomas  C.  Morris,  was  a 
nati\e  of  Washington  County,  Pa.;  his  mother,  Minerva  J.  Preston  Morris,  was  born  in 
Columbiana  County,  ( )hio.  Judge  Morris  is  of  (Quaker  ancestry.  His  great-great- 
grandfather, Jonathan  Morris,  emigrated  from  W'ales  to  America  in  the  middle  of  the 
eighteenth  century,  and  having  married  Mary  West,  an  elder  sister  of  Benjamin  M'est, 
the  lamous  artist  and  President  of  the  Rcjyal  Academy  of  Fine  7\rts,  settled  in  Chester 
Count \,  Pa.  Judge  Morris’  lather,  Thomas  (’.  Morris,  enlisted  in  the  Union  service 
at  the  opening  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  in  18()1,  iis  a member  of  the  famous  infantry 
regiment  of  Benton  Cadets.  When  the  regiment  disbanded  in  the  spring  of  18(52,  he 
was  second  sergeant  of  ('omi)any  B.  I le  re-enlisted  into  the  service  and  was  commissioned 
Captain  ol  Company  K,  80th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  with  the  W estern  Army 
imdi-r  Crtuit  and  Sherman,  at  Vickslturg,  Chattanooga,  Atlanta,  and  the  march  to  the 
sea.  When  he  returned  home  in  August,  18(55,  after  having  been  in  constant  service 
for  four  years  and  four  months,  he  held  the  rank  of  colonel  of  the  80th  Regiment  O.  V.  I. 

Judge  Morris  was  educated  in  the  country  and  village  schools  and  at  Oberlin  College. 
1 le  worked  his  way  through  college  by  teaching  in  country  schools  in  winter  and  engaging 
in  such  other  work  as  was  at  hand  during  vacations.  He  graduated  from  Oberlin  with 
the  cla.ss  of  1878,  receiving  the  degree  ol  A.  B.  Judge  Morris  started  in  public  life  at 
the  age  ol  si.xteen  years  as  Chief  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Columbiana  C’ounty,  Ohio,  under  his 
lather.  Colonel  Morris,  who  was  elected  Sheriff  in  18(59  and  1871,  holding  office  for  a 
|)eriod  ol  tour  years.  He  also  servmd  for  a few  months  in  the  same  cai)acity  under  his 
riM5i-i  V vv.  MORRIS.  loLi  n),  o.  lather’s  successor  in  oftice.  Though  under  age  and  having  only  the  e.xperience  of  a 

farmer  boy,  and  being  olteii  calk'd  upon  to  act  in  matters  re(|uiriug  gcxxl  judgment,  tact  and  courage,  no  official  act  of  his  ever- 
received  criticism  or  ceusuri'.  After  leaving  college  he  studied  law  in  Lisbon,  Ohio,  and  was  admitted  to  jrractice  in  May,  1880,  and  im- 
mediatelv'  took  u])  the  |)ractice  ol  his  chosen  ])rofession  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  where  he  has  resided  since.  Judge  Morris  has  always  been 

a Rcptiblicau.  lie  was  a member  ol  the  ('onunou  Council  of  Toledo,  from  A])ril,  1891  to  October,  1894;  President  of  Coitncil  from 

,\|)ril,  1S03  to  .Ai)ril,  1S94;  he  resigned  from  the  ('ouncil  in  October,  1894  to  take  the  positioti  of  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  November,  1893.  In  1898,  and  again  in  1903,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  position.  He  retired 
to  private  practice  at  tlu'  expiration  of  his  third  term  of  office,  in  1909.  His  splendid  work  on  the  bench  has  met  vvdth  great  ap- 
proval. Ill'  h.is  been  es]K'cially  commended  for  reforms  in  trials  of  divorce  cases  and  sentences  of  vdolators  of  the  so-called  Valentine 
.Anti- I'nist  Laws,  to  terms  ol  si.x  months  imprisonment.  He  passed  such  sentence  upon  twenty-two  prominetit  and  wealthy  citizens 
in  one  day.  Socially,  Jtidge  Morris  is  a member  of  the  National  Union,  being  a charter  member  of  Nasby  Coitncil  2(541,  Toledo. 
( )n  the  27lh  of  December,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie  Alay  Darling,  a nativ^e  and  resident  till  marriage,  of  Hyde  Park, 
ALiss.  I'vvo  children,  Lindley  W.  Jr.  and  Hattie  1).,  are  the  fruit  of  their  union,  one  child,  Wdllis  IL,  havdng  died  in  infancy.  Judge 
Morris  resides  iit  32(54  Collingvvood  Avenue,  Toledo,  ()hio. 


John  Wilbur  Mooney, 

Allornev  at  Law,  Columbus,  ()hio,  was  born  in  Belmont  ('ounty,  ( )hio,  and  is  the  son  of 
David  C.  Moonev',  a tanner,  and  (darissa  F.  Cladden  Mooney,  both  nativ^es  ol  Ohio. 
Hi'  is  of  Scotch  descent.  Mr.  Moonev'  was  educated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Univ^ersity, 
Delaware,  ( )hio,  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1879, 
when  he  took  up  the  general  practice  ol  law  at  Columbus,  ().  He  is  considered  to  be  an 
.luthoritv  on  corporation  and  lire  insuixmi'c  laws.  In  ])olitics,  Mr.  A'looney  has  always 
bei'ii  a Ri'publican,  but  never  as|iired  lorolfice.  (lutsideol  his  leg^ll  business,  Mr.  Mooney 
is  a stockholder  and  director  in  a number  ol  financial  and  industrial  enterprises.  He 
was  married  in  1S95,  to  Miss  I'rancis  F.  Hauser.  Mr.  Mooney  resides  at  1505  East 

Broad  Street.  His  offices  are  located 
at  the  hirst  National  Bank  Building, 
( 'olumlnis,  ( )hio. 


JOHN  W MOO.XEY,  COLUMBUS,  O 


I, RAN  I I'  MOLISLR,  MARION,  () 


Grant  F.  Mouser, 

( )ne  of  the  leading  attorneys  of  Central 
( )hio,  and  former  member  of  L'ongress 
from  the  13th  Ohio  Congressional  Dis- 
trict, was  born  on  the  11th  ol  Sejitember, 

18(18,  at  LaRue,  A'larion  County,  Ohio, 
and  is  the  son  of  Dr.  J.  A.  and  Sarah 
DeLong  Mouser.  On  both  sides  of  the 
family  Mr.  Alouser  comes  from  pioneer  stock,  his  grandfather,  Isaac  Adouser,  a 
Virginian  liy  birth,  having  settled  in  Marion  County  when  the  state  was  still  in  its  in- 
fanev.  Dr.  J.  A.  Mouser,  Mr.  Mouser’s  father,  was  a surgeon  in  the  Civil  War.  Mr. 
Mouser  was  educated  in  the  luiblic  schools  of  Vlarion,  at  the  ()hio  Normal  University, 
at  Ada,  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated.  Taking  up  the 
ivrai'tice  of  his  chosen  i)rofession  in  Marion,  he  soon  became  recognized  as  a v^ery  able 
exponent  of  the  law.  In  the  fall  of  1892,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Marion 
County,  and  in  the  following  year  was  his  party’s  candidate  for  City  Solicitor.  In  1904, 
and  again  in  190(1,  he  was  elected  to  Congress  from  the  13th  Ohio  District.  He  has 
been  a faithful  Republican  all  his  mature  life,  (dn  the  28th  of  November,  1892,  Mr. 
Mouser  was  married  to  A4iss  Della  F.  Ridgway.  1 hree  children  were  born  to  them. 
Fraternally,  A4r.  Adouser  is  a K.  of  P.  and  tm  Elk.  Fie  resiiles  at  Marion,  Ohio. 


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Michael  Sylvester  Murray, 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Madison  County,  Ohio,  with  offices  at  London,  ()hio,  hrst  saw 
the  light  of  day  on  the  1st  of  January,  1856,  in  Stokes  Township,  Madison  County.  His 
parents,  Martin  Murray  and  Bridget  Roddy  Murray  were  both  natives  of  Ireland,  ha\- 
ing  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848  and  1850  respectively.  Mr.  Michael  S.  Mur- 
ray was  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  home  county,  at  private  schools  in  Springheld  and 
the  Normal  School,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in  1876.  He 
taught  school  for  several  years,  reading  law  during  this  period  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  in  1884.  He  immediately  took  up  the  general 
practice  of  law  and  is  now  recognized  to  be  one  of  the  most  able  attorneys  of  his  nati\'e 
county.  He  also  is  a Director  of  the  London  Exchange  Bank.  Mr.  Murray  has  always 
been  a faithful  Democrat,  taking  an  active  part  in  the  affairs  of  his  ]:>arty.  He  was  a 
candidate  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  in  the  second  sub-(li\'ision  of  the  Fifth  Judicial  Dis- 
trict, on  the  L4emocratic  ticket,  at  the  election  of  1908,  and  carried  Madison  County  by 
152  plurality,  while  Taft  had  a majority  of  621,  but  was  defeated  in  the  whole  district 
by  a small  margin.  On  the  22nd  of  November,  1881,  IMr.  Murray  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  xAnna  Gallagher.  Three  children,  Mayme,  Frank  J.  and  John  Fmmet  are  the 
issue  of  their  marriage.  Mr.  Murray  and  family  attend  St.  Patrick’s  Roman  Catholic 
Church  at  London,  in  which  pretty  city  they  also  reside. 

Simeon  Nash, 


MICH.VEL  S.  MURRAY.  LONDON,  O. 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a prominent  member  of  the  younger  element  of  the  Franklin 

County  Bar.  The  name  Nash  has  long  figured  conspicuously  in  connection  with  the 
jurisprudence  in  Ohio.  Simeon  Nash,  his  grandfather,  in  whose  honor  he  was  named, 
was  one  of  the  distinguished  lawyers  and  jurists  of  Ohio,  widely  known  as  the  author 
of  “Code  Pleadings”  and  other  legal  works;  while  on  the  bench  he  gained  distinction  as 
one  of  the  ablest  and  most  impartial  jurists  whose  records  have  graced  the  Ohio  Courts. 
His  father,  also  named  Simeon  Nash,  was  a prominent  lawyer  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio.  He 
comes  of  the  same  ancestry  as  the  late  Go\'ernor  Nash.  His  father  married  Minerva 
Tupper  Nye,  a native  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  and  a descendant  of  General  Benjamin  Tupper, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  It  was  in  the  Putnam  Military  .Academy,  at 
Zanesville,  that  Simeon  Nash,  now  of  Columbus,  pursued  his  education  until  he  completed 
the  course  by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1895.  He  afterwards  entered  the  Ohio  State 
University  and  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1901  and  in  1904  recei\'ing  the  degree  of 
LL.  B.  At  his  graduation  he  carried  off  the  prize  offered  for  the  best  thesis — a set  of 
the  American  and  English  Encyclopedia — f)ffered  by  the  Edward  Thompson  Publishing 
House.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  took  up  the  practice  of  law  in  C'olumbus.  He 
was  at  first  associated  with  the  firm  of  Merrick  & Williams,  and  has  continued  this  associa- 
tion with  the  succeeding  firms  of  Williams  & Taylor,  and  Williams,  Williams  & 
Taylor.  At  present  the  firm  name  is  Williams,  Williams,  Ta\  lor  & Nash.  Mr.  Nash 
is  widely  known  in  military  circles,  as  a member  and  recently  commissioned  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Troop  B,  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard.  He  is  a member  of  the  Franklin 
County  Bar  Association  and  the  Ohio  Bar  Association.  He  is  a Mason  and  also  holds 
membership  in  the  Columbus  Riding  Club.  His  law  office  is  located  in  the  Ruggery 
Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


SIMEON  NASH,  COLUMBUS,  O. 


Frederick  C.  Niederhelman, 

Attorney  at  Law,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  best  known  younger  members  of  the 
Hamilton  County  Bar.  He  comes  from  German  stock.  His  father,  Mr.  Ernst  Nieder- 
helman, who  was  a shoemaker  by  trade,  emigrated  from  his  native  country,  Westphalcn, 
Germany,  to  the  Lhiited  States  in  1858.  He  took  part  in  the  Civil  War,  fighting  for  the 
preservation  of  the  Lhiion.  Mr.  Frederick  C.  Niederhelman  was  born  on  the  30th  of 
January,  1874,  In  Cincinnati.  .After  pursuing  a course  of  study  through  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  city  he  entered  actively  into  business  life  as  a stockkeeper  with  the 
firm  of  H.  & S.  Pogue,  remaining  in  that  position  until  1893.  He  subsequently  took  a 
position  in  the  office  of  Judge  Otto  Pfleger,  where  he  commenced  the  study  of  law.  De- 
ciding to  make  the  legal  profession  his  life’s  work,  he  matriculated  at  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School  and  graduated  from  there  in  1897  with  high  honors,  having  received  a prize 
of  $75.00  for  highest  average  (96.9%).  Mr.  Niederhelman  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  same  year.  When  Judge  Otto  Pfleger  was  elected  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench  of 
Hamilton  County  he  transferred  his  practice  to  Mr.  Niederhelman.  The  latter  is  a 
staunch  Republican  but  has  never  held  any  political  office.  He  is  an  enthusiastic  mem- 
ber of  the  Stamina  Republican  League,  of  the  National  Union  and  of  the  Sons  of  Veterans, 
in  which  latter  organization  he  has  held  the  position  of  Judge  .Advocate  for  the  Ohio 
Division.  His  offices  are  located  In  the  Johnston  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Carl  L.  Nippert, 

Deceased,  who  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Cincinnati,  Frederick  c.  niederhelm.vn.  cincinn.ati.  o. 
was  born  in  1854,  at  Frankfurt-on-the-Maine.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Germany. 

The  family  emigrated  from  Oberndorf,  near  Woerth,  .Alsace,  to  .America,  in  1830,  and  settled  in  Alonroe  County,  Ohio.  The  father, 
when  still  a young  man,  came  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  became  a minister  of  the  gospel.  Later  he  returned  to  Germany  and  worked 


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in  the  interest  of  tlie  German  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  as  President  of  the  Theo- 
logical Seminary  in  Frankfurt-on-the-Main.  Mr.  Ni]:»pert  received  a thorough  education 
at  the  (fynmasiuni,  and  at  the  Universities  at  Zuerich,  Freiburg  and  Carlsruhe,  paying 
es|)ecial  attention  to  the  studies  of  Mathematics,  Natural  Science  and  Fanguages.  He 
married  Miss  Eliza  Hitschrich,  of  Carlsruhe,  and,  when  24  years  of  age,  returned  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  Philadelphia,  where  he  was  offered  and  accepted  a lucrative 
jMisition  with  the  Centennial  Commission  in  charge  of  the  Centennial  Exposition,  held 
in  the  (Juaker  City  in  187(i.  At  the  close  of  the  exposition  he  came  to  Cincinnati,  where 
for  a number  of  years  he  was  teacher  and  principal  in  the  public  schools.  During 
this  time,  Mr.  Nippert  t(jok  up  the  study  of  law,  attended  the  Cincinnati  Faw  School, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  18!)1.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  he  immediately 
took  up  the  iM'actice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  became  pre-eminently  success- 
ful. In  18t»4  Mr.  Nipi)crt  was  appointed  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  the  Cincinnati  Police 
Court  by  Mayor  ('aldwell,  Indding  that  position  for  three  years,  when  he  resumed  his 
l>ri\-ate  ])ractice  and  became  associated  with  Mr.  Powell,  under  the  firm  name  of  Nii)i)ert 
N Powell.  In  1891),  Mr.  Nip])ert  was  elected  State  Senator,  and,  upon  his  return  from 
Columbus,  he  was  ap[)ointed  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Education.  In  1901 
he  was  elected  Fieutenant  Covernor  of  Ohicj,  filling  that  office  until  PH)2,  when  he  resigned 
to  enter  upon  his  duties  as  Probate  Judge  of  Hamilton  County,  to  which  office  he  had 
been  elected  at  the  previous  election.  He  died  on  the  5th  of  Septemljer,  1904.  Mr. 
Nil)pert  was  married  twice.  After  the  death  of  his  hrst  wife  he  was  united  in  marriage 
( AKi  1,  NiPPi  Ri.(  iNc  iNNAii.o.  with  M iss  Kate  Brill.  Mr.  Nii)pert  was  a man  of  sj:)lendid  attainments,  upright  in  all 

his  dealings  and  of  an  immaculate  character.  He  was  a brilliant  speaker,  forceful  and 
com  incing  in  his  arguments,  and  an  ideal,  ])ublic  spirited  citizen.  His  premature  death  caused  sincere  grief,  not  only  in  his  native 
cit\-,  but  all  o\er  the  State  of  Ohio. 


Samuel  Galloway  Osborn, 

judge  of  the  Police  Court  of  ('olumbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Columbus,  born  on  the  27th 
of  Pel  )ruary,  1871.  His  father,  C'has.  F.  Osborn,  was  a well  known  dry  goods  merchant 
of  th('  Ca])ital  City  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Samuel  C.  Osborn  was  educated  in  the  Columbus  public 
schools  and  afterward  entered  the  Law  Department  of  the  Ohio  State  University,  from  calub  h norris.  marion,  o. 

which  he  graduated  in  18f)7.  He  wars  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year  and  was  associ- 
ated in  general  practice  with  Congressman  Taylor,  until  electcfl  to  the  office  of  Police 
Judge.  Judge  Osborn  was  married  to  Miss  Marietta  Cole,  a daughter  of  Mr.  Wendell 
Cade,  of  C'olumbus.  Socially,  Mr.  Osl)orn  is  a Mason,  an  Elk,  a member  of  the  Olen- 
tangy  Clul)  and  the  Buckeye  Club,  the  Republican  Club  and  the  Phi  Delta,  a legal  frater- 
nity. He  is  also  connected  with  the  Franklin  Bar  Association.  Politically,  Judge  Osborn 
has  always  been  a faithful  Republican.  He  was  elected  to  his  present  position  at  the 
Municipal  election  of  1907.  He  is  considered  to  l)e  a model  judge.  Judge  Osborn  attends 
St.  Paul’s  Episcopal  Church  and  resides  at  No.  99  North  Champion  Street,  Columbus,  O. 


Caleb  II.  Norris, 

( )ne  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Marion  County  Bar,  was  born  on  the  29th  of 
September,  1850,  in  Marion  County,  ( )hio,  the  son  of  Daniel  Norris  and  Rosanna  French 
.Norris,  tlu'  lormer  being  a natix'e  of  ( )hi(j  and  the  latter  of  Virginia.  Judge  Norris  was 
reared  and  educated  in  his  native  county.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  took  up  the 
practice  ot  his  chosen  profession  in  which  he  has  been  very  successtul.  In  politics,  he 
has  been  a life  long  Democrat  and  has  rendered  his  ])arty  valuable  services.  For  eight 
N’ears  he  iilled  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Marion  County.  In  January,  1885, 
he  was  a.ppointed  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  the  second  sub-division.  Tenth  District,  em- 
bracing the  counties  of  Marion,  Crawford  and  Wyandotte,  by  Covernor  George  Hoadly. 
Subseciueiitly  he  was  elected  three  terms  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench  and  served  con- 
tinuoush'  until  the  9th  of  I'ebruary,  1897,  when  he,  lieing  elected  Circuit  Judge,  became 
the  incumbent  of  that  distinguished  office.  Judge  Norris  served  in  that  branch  of  the 
( )hio  Judiciary  lor  two  terms,  after  which  he  resumed  his  private  practice.  Judge  Norris 
is  closeh'  identified  with  many  industrial  and  manufacturing  enterprises  in  his  home 
county.  He  resides  in  Marion,  Ohio. 


I'R.ANK  V.  A.  OWEN.  Ml'.  VERNON.  O. 


Frank  Van  Amburg  Owen, 

( )ne  of  the  most  successful  and  prominent  lawyers  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Knox  County,  Ohio, 
was  born  on  the  17th  of  February,  1857,  in  Middleliury  Township,  Knox  County,  Ohio, 
and  is  the  son  of  Gilbert  Ray  and  Elizabeth  Green  Owen.  His  grandfather,  Warren 
()wen,  removed  from  Vermont  to  Ohio,  early  in  the  18th  century  and  settled  in  Middle- 
bury  Township.  Mr.  Owen’s  father,  Gilbert  Ray  Owen,  was  a veteran  of  the  Mexican 
War.  Mr.  Frank  V.  Owen  received  his  education  in  the  Waterford,  Ohio  Academy  and 
at  the  (4hio  State  Normal  School  at  Worthington,  (Jhio,  from  which  latter  institution  he 
graduated  in  1876.  He  then  taught  school  for  about  three  years  in  Waterford,  Knox 
County,  and  in  country  schools  in  Delaware  County.  In  1879  he  opened  a general  store 
at  Waterford,  Kno.x  County,  which  he  sold  in  1881,  and  then  ojK'iied  a like  store  at  Fred- 
ericktown,  Ohio,  but  disposed  of  the  business  about  eighteen  months  later,  and  ha\ing 
determined  to  follow  the  legal  profession,  read  law  with  Cooper  & Moore  and  Wm.  M. 
Koons,  of  Mt.  Vernon.  Fie  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1884,  and  began  practice  at  Fred- 


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ericktown,  where  he  remained  fi\"e  years,  when  he  removed  to  Mt.  Vernon,  where  he  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law.  He  is 
said  to  have  been  attorney  on  one  side  or  the  other  in  probably  a greater  variety  of  cases  than  any  other  lawyer  in  Knox  County. 
He  was  attorney  for  the  defendants  in  the  George  Houck  and  Frank  Hildreth  murder  trials;  for  the  Lingerfelters,  of  Newark,  Ohio, 
when  tried  in  the  famous  bank-wrecking  cases;  for  Louis  Boulton,  for  the  murder  of  Carl  Etherington,  a dry  detective,  who  was  lynched 
by  a mob  on  July  8th,  1910;  Boulton  being  acquitted,  and  was  attorney  for  the  plaintiff  in  Chas.  Sharp  vs.  C.,  & C.  Railroad, 

a personal  damage  case,  in  which  he  secured  a verdict  of  .810,000,  which  was  upheld  in  all  higher  courts.  Mr.  Owen  also  has  secured 

many  large  verdicts  in  personal  injury  cases  against  railroads,  which  have  made  him  famous  as  a successful  practitioner  in  Central 
Ohio.  When  only  twenty-one  years  of  age,  Mr.  Owen  was  elected  justice  of  the  Peace  of  iMiddlebury  Township;  he  served  as  Mayor 
of  Fredericktown  during  188.5-188(5,  and  was  a representative  in  the  Ohio  General  Assembly  from  Knox  County  during  1888-1889. 
He  was  author  of  a law  passed  by  the  General  Assemldy  known  as  the  “Owen  Sunday  Closing  Law,”  which  closed  saloons  on  Sun- 
day. Mr.  Owen  has  always  been  active  in  Republican  politics  and  has  served  as  delegate  to  many  State  and  County  Conventions. 

In  1908  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Republican  National  Convention,  and  has  been  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Executive 

Committee  for  over  four  years,  and  Chairman  of  the  Knox  County  P..epublican  Committee  for  twelve  years.  In  1908,  the  Republican 
candidate  for  Congress  from  the  Fourteenth  Ohio  Congressional  District  resigned  almost  on  the  eve  of  election  and  the  Committee 
substituted  Mr.  Owen,  and  while  he  was  defeated,  made  a remarkable  run  considering  the  short  time  in  which  he  had  to  make  a cam- 
paign. Mr.  Owen  is  President  of  the  Guaranty  Savings  Bank  & Trust  Company,  of  Mt.  Wrnon,  and  has  made  that  institution  a 
success.  Mr.  Owen's  father  died  when  he  was  but  six  years  of  age,  and  being  poor  had  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world,  and  what- 
ever he  has  done  it  has  been  by  his  own  efforts.  He  is  a self-made  man  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word.  Socially,  Mr.  Owen  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  K.  of  P.  Mr.  Owen  was  married  on  the  12th  of  December,  1894,  to  Bessie  M.  Johnson,  of  Mt.  Wrnon.  Two  sons, 
Charles  S.  and  Robert  K.  Owen,  and  two  daughters,  Elizabeth  and  Isabelle  Owen,  have  been  the  fruit  of  his  marriage. 

John  Shannon  Parrott, 

One  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Bar  of  Clermont  County,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1840,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Knox  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Edmund  Parrott,  was  a 
native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  came  with  his  father’s  family  to  Knox  County,  Ohio,  when 
thirteen  years  of  age.  His  mother  was  born  in  Knox  County.  Judge  Parrott’s  ancestors 
came  originally  from  England,  Wales,  Switzerland  and  Alsace,  Germany,  then  France. 

His  great  grandfather  on  his  father’s  side,  Adam  Stigers,  and  his  son,  Baltus  Stigers, 
served  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution  from  Hunterdin  County,  New  Jersey.  His  maternal 
great  grandfather,  Minera  LeFe\  re,  enlisted  in  the  struggle  for  American  Independence 
from  Morris  County,  New  Jersey,  and  was  l)adly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Monmouth, 
hear  Philadelphia,  in  June,  1778.  Christopher  Columbus  Parrott,  a first  cousin  of  his 
great  grandfather,  Nicholas  Parrott,  was  Colonel  of  a \’irginia  Regiment  under  Wash- 
ington, and  was  badly  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Monmouth.  His  grandfather,  John 
Parrott,  served  in  the  War  of  1812  when  the  British  captured  Washington,  and  his  brother 
Andrew  Parrott  was  killed  in  that  war.  His  maternal  grandfather,  William  LeFevre, 
also  served  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  was  with  General  Harrison  on  Lake  Erie.  It  was 
only  natural  that  the  famih'  took  an  active  part  in  the  war  with  Mexico,  in  1846-1847, 
and  that  they  were  largely  represented  in  the  Union  Army  from  1861  to  I860.  They 
also  furnished  a few  soldiers  for  the  Army  of  the  Southern  Confederacy.  And  when  the 
war  with  Spain  broke  out,  the  Parrott  family  again  furnished  a number  of  soldiers  for 
active  service,  among  them  Edmund  K.  and  Dale  K.  Parrott,  two  sons  of  Judge  John 
Shannon  Parrott.  The  descendents  of  Judge  Parrott’s  four  great  grandfathers,  Parrott, 

LeFevre,  Stigers  and  Price,  now  number  more  than  1500  li\dng  persons  in  the  United 
States.  Judge  Parrott  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  near  Mt.  Vernon,  and  attended 
Mt.  Vernon  High  School  for  a period  of  three  years,  but  did  not  graduate,  as  he  went  to  teaching  school  in  his  native  county  at 
the  age  of  twenty  years.  He  remained  in  that  profession  until  1874,  ha\'ing  spent  the  last  fi\'e  years  of  that  time  as  Principal  of  the 
public  schools  of  Felicity,  Clermont  County,  Ohio.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Dhio,  having  studied 
Blackstone  law  while  engaged  in  the  teaching  profession,  Judge  Parrott  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  was  itre-em- 
inently  successful.  Judge  Parrott  is  a Democrat  of  the  Jeffersonian  School  in  National  politics,  and  he  has  voted  for  every  1 )emo- 
cratic  candidate  for  the  Presidency  from  George  B.  McClellan,  In  1864,  to  William  J.  Bryan,  in  1968.  In  local  politics  he  is  iitfle- 
pendent  and  votes  for  the  best  men  on  either  ticket.  He  has  always  been  ready  to  ser\-e  his  party  In  any  capacit>'  when  called  upon, 
in  the  committees  as  well  as  on  the  stump.  There  are  few  men  in  Dhio  of  Judge  Parrott’s  age,  who  ha\-e  made  as  many  s[)eeches 
on  all  kinds  of  subjects  as  the  Judge  has  done  during  his  eventful  career.  He  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  Courts  in  Clermont  Cotmty, 
in  October,  1875,  and  filled  that  office  from  the  first  Monday  in  February,  1876,  to  1879.  After  retiring  from  that  office,  the  judge  took  up 
his  private  practice  at  Batavia,  in  which  he  remained  until  he  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  of  the  first  sub-di\-ision 
of  the  Fifth  Judicial  District  of  Ohio.  He  entered  upon  the  duties  of  that  office  on  the  15th  of  October,  1898,  was  re-elected  without 
opposition,  in  November,  1962,  and  served  until  the  first  of  January,  1969.  He  then  took  a well  earned  rest,  spending  the  winter  of 
1969  on  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  with  his  daughter,  whose  husband  is  an  engineer  under  the  Canal  Commission.  Judge  Parrott 
is  a pulilic-spirited  man  who  always  has  the  interests  of  the  people  at  heart.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Arrange- 
ments of  the  “Home  Coming”  in  Clermont  County  in  1967,  at  which  time  a cannon  was  dedicated  at  Point  Pleasant,  Clermont 
County,  to  the  memory  of  General  U.  S.  Grant  at  the  place  of  his  birth.  Judge  Parrott  united  with  (Duinders  Lodge  No.  316,  I.  O. 
O.  F.,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio,  in  1864.  He  joined  the  Batavia  Lodge  of  F.  & A.  M.  No.  164,  in  1877,  and  has  served  in  most  of  the 
stations  in  both  orders,  and  was  High  Priest  in  the  Batavia  Masonic  Chapter  No.  112.  During  the  Ci\dl  War  he  was  elected  Cap- 
tain of  Company  G.,  2nd  Regiment  Knox  County  Ohio  Militia,  on  the  4th  of  July,  1863,  and  elected  Major  of  the  same  regiment  in 
.'\ugust  of  1863,  duly  commissioned  as  both  by  Governor  Todd  of  Ohio.  On  the  26th  of  June,  1871,  Judge  Parrott  was  married  to 
Miss  May  B.  Kennedy,  at  Felicity,  Clermont  County.  Mrs.  Parrott  passed  away  to  eternal  rest  on  the  13th  of  .August,  1967.  Four 
children  blessed  their  union,  three  of  whom  are  living;  Edmund  K.,  Parrott,  a lawyer,  Batavia,  O.,  Dale  K.  Parrott,  who  is  em[)loyed 
in  the  Legal  Department  of  the  United  States  General  Land  Office,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  Louise  K.,  who  married  Rolland  A. 
Norton,  Canal  Zone,  Isthmus  of  Panama.  Judge  Parrott  is  a member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Batavia,  Ohio,  and  an 
Elder  in  that  church  for  more  than  twenty  years,  and  Clerk  of  its  Session  for  fifteen  years.  He  resides  at  Batavia,  Ohio. 


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Thomas  Barbour  Paxton, 


( )nc  of  the  best  known  lawyers  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  June,  1835, 
(ni  a farm  near  LoNeland,  Ohio.  Tlie  family  came  originally  from  Virginia.  The  farm 
was  settled  by  his  grandfather,  and  Mr.  Paxton  as  well  as  his  father  were  born  there, 
d'he  grandfather  took  part  in  the  war  of  the  Revolution  and  was  made  Lieutenant  Col- 
onel. Later  he  served  in  General  Wayne’s  army  and  fought  in  the  battle  of  Fallen 
rimbers,  which  destroyed  the  Indian  Supremacy  in  Ohio.  Mr.  T.  B.  Paxton  was  ed- 
ucated in  the  pul)lic  schools  of  ('lermont  County  and  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University, 
from  which  he  graduated.  He  then  taught  school  for  one  year,  studying  at  the  same 
time  law  in  the  office  of  Tilden,  Bairden  & Curwen,  at  Cincinnati.  He  later  attended 
the  Cincinnati  Law  School  and  graduated  in  1858.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar, 
Mr.  Paxton  immediately  became  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  and 
associated  with  Isaac  B.  Matson.  The  young  firm  occupied  the  old  office  of  George  H. 
Pendleton,  who  transferred  his  business  over  to  them.  The  firm  continued  until  1874, 
when  Mr.  Matson  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Hamilton  County.  In  1875,  Mr.  Paxton 
associated  with  Mr.  John  \\h  Warrington,  under  the  firm  name  of  Paxton  & Warrington, 
which  linn  became  most  prominent  among  the  legal  profession  of  Cincinnati.  The 
parlnershi])  continued  until  1909,  when  Mr.  Warrington  was  ap])ointed  Judge  of  the 
United  States  Court  of  Appeals.  Mr.  Paxton  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and 
has  sened  his  party  in  many  capacities.  In  1873  he  was  elected  County  Solicitor,  de- 
feating Mr.  Nicholas  Longworth.  Later  he  served  on  the  Board  of  Aldermen  and  as  a 
iiioM\.s  le  i>.Axi()N,  ( iNciNNAi  I,  < ).  Director  of  the  Cincinnati  Workhouse.  In  1886  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Foraker 

a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  O.  S.  & S.  O.  H.,  at  Xenia,  serving  many  years. 
1 le  also  was  President  of  the  Board  part  of  that  time.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  a mem- 
ber of  the  Board  ol  'Trustees  which  had  charge  of  the  building  of  the  Cincinnati  City  Hall.  It  was  an  honorary  position,  as  the 
t rustees  receix'ed  no  com])ensation  for  their  arduous  labors.  In  1874,  Mr.  Paxton  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Wharton.  Two  children, 
'Thos.  B.  Paxton  and  Tdoixaice  W.  Paxton  were  the  truit  of  their  union.  Mr.  Paxton’s  law  offices  are  located  in  the  Citizens’  Bank 
Building,  TOurth  and  Main  Streets,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio. 


Elliott  Hunt  Pendleton, 

l.aw\i‘r,  ol  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  December,  1859,  in  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Mr.  Elliott  Hunt  Pendleton  and 
Mrs.  limma  Gaylord  Pendleton,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania,  respectively.  Mr.  Pendleton  was  educated  in  Europe,  at  the 
Chirkering  Institute,  Cincinnati,  and  at  Harvard  University,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  1882,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B. 
()ulside  ol  his  legal  duties,  Mr.  Pendleton  is  interested  in  the  Citizens’  Bulletin,  Cincinnati,  a weekly  journal  flevoted  to  the 
beltermenl  of  municipal  government,  of  which  he  is  editor  and  projirietor.  Mr.  Pendleton  is  independent  in  politics.  Eor  a 
number  of  >’ears  he  has  been  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  On  the  4th  of  June,  1885  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Isabella  ( '.ibson  hickstein.  'Three  children  have  blessed  their  union,  Mrs.  Harriet  Pendleton  Hunt,  Isabella  Eckstein  Pendleton  and 
T'.lliolt  Hunt  Pendleton,  Jr.  'The  family  attend  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church,  now  Church  of  the  Covenant,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Buchanan  Perin, 

Law  and  ( ieneral  Shorthand  Reporter,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  Ko\'ember,  I860,  at  New- 
|)ort,  K\-.  1 lis  lather,  Lyman  Perin,  was  a native  of  Perin’s  Mills,  Ohio,  while  his  mother, 

Mrs.  Mar>’  hi.  Buchanan  Perin  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  but  li^’ing  in  Newport, 
K>’.  at  the  time  oi  her  marriage.  'The  hrst  of  the  Perin’s  who  settled  in  the  new  w-orld 
w.is  John  Perin,  who  came  from  T'mgland  in  1635.  The  family  lived  in  the  New  England 
Stales,  and  some  of  Mr.  Buchanan  Perin’s  ancestors  took  part  in  the  War  of  the  Revo- 
lution and  in  the  War  ol  1812.  Mr.  Perin  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools 
and  at  W'oodward  High  School,  graduating  trom  the  latter  in  1880.  He  then  attended 
the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1882,  with  the  degree  of  L.  B. 
He  has  followed  his  ])resent  profession  since  1883,  and  has  been  employed  in  many  im- 
portanl  cases.  T'rom  1905  to  1908,  Mr.  Perin  was  Official  Reporter  lor  the  United  States 
Courts,  Eastern  District  ol  Kentucky.  In  ])olitics,  Mr.  Perin  is  a RepuT)lican;  socially, 
he  belongs  to  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Eellows  Fraternities.  During  the  existence  of  Troop 
B.,  First  ( )hio  ('a\  alry,  Mr.  Perin  was  connected  with  that  organization.  On  the  23rd 
of  .\pril,  1891),  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lulu  E.  Carson,  of  Cheviot.  Mrs. 
Perin  died,  lea\  ing  one  son,  Eouis  Carson  Perin.  In  January,  1900,  Mr.  Perin  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lamonde  Harding,  of  C'incinnati,  who  departed  some  years  ago.  His  third 
marriage  was  with  IMiss  Lauda  E.  Williamson,  of  Hartwell,  to  whom  he  was  married 
on  the  15th  of  April,  1909.  The  family  reside  in  Hartwell,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 
Mr.  Perin’s  ot'hces  are  located  in  the  Tdrst  National  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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William  H.  Phipps, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  Paulding,  Ohio,  aiul  former  Ohio  State  Insi)ector  of  Oils,  was  born  on  the  16th  of  August,  1864,  at 
Caldwell,  ( )hio.  His  father  was  a native  of  PennsyKania  and  his  mother  of  Ohio.  His  mother’s  father  was  the  oldest  Tree  Mason 
in  the  world  when  he  died,  he  having  been  a Mason  for  eighty  years.  His  father  was  one  of  the  men  who  organized  the  Republican 
])arty  in  (Jhio,  and  he  has  always  taken  a very  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  that  party.  In  1879  he  campaigned  Southeastern 
( )hio  with  Garheld.  He  is  still  li\'ing.  Mr.  Philips  obtained  his  education  at  the  common  schools  and  North  Western  Ohio  Univer- 
sit\’.  He  studied  law,  and  in  1889,  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  immediately  took  u[)  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Paulding, 
in  which  he  has  been  pre-eminently  successful.  Before  his  admission  to  practice  he  was  superintendent  of  schools  for  a period  ol 
three  years.  Mr.  Phipps  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  Tor  four  years  he 


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was  Chairman  of  Paulding  County  Republican  Central  Committee,  and  for  the  same 
length  of  time  chairman  of  the  County  Executive  Committee.  He  also  served  for  four 
years  as  a member  of  the  State  Executive  Comniittee,  and  for  five  years  as  a member 
of  the  State  Central  Committee.  At  present  he  is  Secretary  of  the  Republican  State 
Executive  Committee.  Socially,  he  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd 
degree  Mason.  He  is  a member  of  the  Toledo  Consistory,  Defiance  Commandery  Xo. 
30,  Dayton  Shrine  and  of  the  Defiance  Lodge  B.  P.  O.  E.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
X"ora  K.  Cooper.  One  daughter,  Helen,  graces  their  home.  i\Ir.  Phipps  is  the  author 
of  about  one  hundred  published  poems.  His  law  office  is  located  at  Paulding,  Ohio. 

Washington  Tullis  Porter, 


WILLIAKI  H.  PHIPPS.  COLUMBUS,  O. 


One  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of 
February,  1850,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  James  Porter  and  Margaret  Tullis 
Porter,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio,  respectively.  He  was  educated  at  the  Chicker- 
ing  Institute,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Law  School  of  Cincinnati  College,  graduating 
from  the  former  in  June,  1868,  and  from  the  latter  in  May,  1871.  He  began  the  study 
of  law  in  October,  1868,  with  Hon.  E.  A.  Ferguson,  the  author  of  the  act  under  which 
the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railway  was  constructed.  The  act  was  passed  by  the  General 
Assembly  of  Ohio,  on  the  4th  of  May,  1869.  He  has  thus  been  associated  with  the 
Cincinnati  Southern  Railway  since  its  inception.  After  his  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr. 

Porter  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  Mr. 

Porter  has  compiled  and  edited  Laws  and  Decisions,  relating  to  the  Cincinnati  Southern 

Railway,  and  he  also  wrote  and  published  a historical  sketch  of  the  Railway.  Mr. 
Porter  has  been  a staunch  Republican  all  his  mature  life.  He  started  in  public  life  at 
the  age  of  thirty  years,  in  1880,  when  he  was  elected  Alderman  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati, 
filling  that  position  until  1884.  From  1886  to  1890,  inclusive,  and  from  1903  to  1908, 
inclusive,  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Law  Examiners,  having  been  appointed  to 
that  position  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio;  from  1891  to  the  present  lime,  save  for  a 
period  of  three  years,  he  was  a Trustee  of  the  Public  Library  of  the  school  district  of 
Cincinnati,  being  appointed  by  the  Directors  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  On  the 
10th  of  XMvember,  1908,  Mr.  Porter  was  appointed  a Trustee  of  the  Cincinnati  Southern 
Railway,  after  having  served  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Railway  as  attorney,  since 
May,  1873.  Socially.  Mr.  Porter  is  a member  of  Excelsior  Lodge,  F.  X A.  M.  X'o.  369, 
Cincinnati  Chapter  Xo.  2,  Cincinnati  Council  R.  & S.  M.,  Cincinnati  Commandery  Xo. 
3,  Knights  Templar,  Ohio  Consistory,  Scottish  Rite,  Syrian  Temple,  Mystic  Shrine, 
the  Ohio  Library  Association  and  the  American  Library  Association.  He  also  is  a Trus- 
tee of  the  Carnegie  Endowment  Fund  of  the  American  Library  Association.  Out- 
side of  his  legal  profession,  Mr.  Porter  finds  great  enjoyment  in  music.  He  has  played 
the  organ  for  many  years  and  has  written  and  published  much  sacred  music.  On  the 
20th  of  December,  1871,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Flora  Robinson.  Si.x  children  were 
born  to  them;  E.  A.  Ferguson  Porter,  Howard  R.  Porter,  \\*.  T.  Porter,  Jr.,  Fletcher  Day 
Porter  (died  on  the  1st  of  April,  1883),  Forrest  B.  P’orter  and  Lillian  Porter,  now  Mrs. 
Chester  S.  Mirick.  The  family  attend  St.  Paul’s  M.  E.  Church,  Cincinnati,  ( ).  i\lr. 
Porter  resides  at  308  Hearne  Avenue,  Avondale,  while  his  law  offices  are  located  at  909 
Fourth  Xffitional  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Richard  A.  Powell, 

Lawyer  and  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Powell  & Smiley,  with  offices  in  the  Pro\4dent 
Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  July,  1869,  at  Bridgetown, 
Hamilton  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Richard  and  Mary  Xolan  Powell,  were  natives 
of  Ireland.  Mr.  Powell  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  after  which  he  attended  the 
Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Mr.  Powell  started 
in  the  practice  of  law  in  1893,  and  the  following  year  became  associated  in  the  practice 
of  law  with  the  late  Lieutenant  Governor  Carl  L.  Xippert.  The  partnership  was  con- 
tinued until  1902,  when  Mr.  Xdppert  was  appointed  Probate  Judge  of  Hamilton  County. 
For  a number  of  years  Mr.  Powell  has  been  associated  with  Mr.  Smile>'.  The  firm  is 
considered  to  be  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  of  Hamilton  County.  Mr.  Powell  is  prom- 
inently connected  with  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  being  at  present 
Exalted  Ruler  of  Cincinnati  Lodge  No.  5.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Business  Men’s 
Club  of  Cincinnati,  and  several  other  organizations.  Mr.  Powell  is  married  and  resides 
at  Bridgetown,  a suburb  of  Cincinnati. 

Thomas  E.  Powell, 


Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  representative  lawyers  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  was 
born  at  Delaware,  Ohio,  on  the  20th  of  February,  1842.  His  father,  Ihomas  W . Powell, 
was  for  many  years  a recognized  leader  at  the  Delaware  Bar.  He  was  a native  of  South 
Wales,  and  when  a child,  was  brought  to  this  country  by  his  parents,  who  settled  in  Xew 
York.  He  obtained  his  education  in  that  State  and  renlo^'ed  to  Ohio  about  the  time  rich.ard  powell.  cincinn.ati,  o. 

he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  The  mother  of  Mr.  Thomas  E.  Powell  was  born  in  Ohio 

and  was  of  Scotch  ancestry.  Thomas  E.  Powell  received  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Delaware,  entering  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  graduating  in  1863.  He  then  enlisted  in  the  84th  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer 


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Infantry  and  was  afterwards  transferred  to  the  145th.  In  the  fall  of  1864  Mr.  Powell 
was  mustered  out  of  the  ser\’ice  as  a Lieutenant.  He  at  once  entered  his  father’s  office 
at  1 lelaware  and  continued  the  study  of  law,  having  commenced  his  studies  while  in  the 
army.  In  1865  he  was  admitted  to  practice  and  formed  his  first  partnership  with  W.  P. 
Keid,  which  tirm  continued  for  tweK'e  years.  In  1870,  upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Reid, 
he  associated  himself  with  Judge  J.  S.  Gill.  This  firm  lasted  until  Mr.  Powell’s  removal 
to  C'olumhus,  in  1887.  Mr.  Powell  is  a lawyer  of  recognized  ability  and  standing  in  the 
profession.  His  practice  has  always  been  of  a general  character.  In  politics  he  has 
always  been  a staunch  I lemocrat.  In  1872,  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National 
('oin’ention  which  nominated  Horace  Greeley,  and  was  a candidate  for  Presidential 
Llector  tor  his  district  on  the  Greeley  ticket.  In  1875  he  received  the  Democratic  nom- 
ination tor  Attorney  General  on  the  ticket  with  Governor  William  Allen.  In  1879  he 
placed  ( leneral  4'homas  Ewing  in  nomination  for  CTOvernor  in  the  State  Convention 
and  in  1882  he  did  the  same  for  James  W.  Newman.  In  1882  he  was  the  Democratic 
nominee  for  Gongress  in  the  old  Ninth  District,  and  though  defeated  ran  1500  votes 
ahead  ol  the  ticket.  In  1883  he  presented  the  name  of  Durbin  Ward  to  the  State  Con- 
\ention  and  one  year  later  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  and 
])laced  the  name  of  Governor  George  Hoadly  in  nomination  for  the  Presidency.  In 
1885  he  was  C'hairman  of  the  State  Executive  Committee,  and,  in  1887  he  was  nominated 
by  the  Democrats  for  Governor,  and  though  defeated,  he  ran  about  ten  thousand  votes 
ahead  of  his  ticket.  In  1888  he  placed  in  nomination  at  the  St.  Louis  Conv'ention  the 
name  of  Allen  G.  Idiurman,  for  the  Presidency.  In  1896,  Mr.  Powell  was  at  the  head  of 
the  Democratic  Presidential  Electoral  Ticket  in  this  State.  For  a number  of  years  Mr. 
Powell  has  been  one-  ot  the  trustees  ot  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Lniversity.  He  also  occupies  the  chair  of  Medical  Jurisprudence  in  the 
Ohio  Medical  ('ollege.  His  residence  and  offices  are  located  at  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Ch  as.  E.  Prior, 

Atlorne>'at  Law  at  New  York  Cil\',  and  a prominent  member  of  the  Ohio  Colony  in  the  Metroi)olis  of  the  East,  was  born  on  the  16th  of 
Jantiar\',  18()l,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  receiwd  his  education  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools,  attended  college  and  later  matricu- 
lated at  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  from  the  same  in  1882,  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  and  entered  upon  the  ])ractice  of  his  chosen  j)rofession,  which  gradually  iiu'reased.  He  was  a member  of  the  firm  of  Foraker, 
Oulcalt,  ('.ranger  N Prior,  of  which  Lnited  States  Senator  Foraker  was  the  senior  member.  A few'  years  ago,  Mr.  Prior  removed  to 
New  \’ork,  where  lu'  has  continued  in  the  ])ractice  ol  the  law'  ever  since.  His  ])olitical  affiliations  are  with  the  Republican  party. 
During  ( '.o\'ernor  Foraker’s  administration,  he  was  F.xecutix  e Clerk  to  the  Governor.  For  a period  of  seven  years  he  was  a member 
of  the  .Norwood  High  School  Board,  and  in  1899  and  1901  he  occui)ied  the  position  of  Mayor  of  Norwood.  He  is  married  to  Sophia 
M.  Roever,  a datighter  ol  Mr.  Frederic'k  W.  Roever,  of  Cincinnati.  Fi\'c  children  have  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Prior’s  offices  are 
located  at  42  Exchange  Place,  New  \'ork  City. 

David  Franklin  Pugh, 

Law\er,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  23rd  of  August,  1846,  at  Franklin,  Ohio,  the  son  of  David  Pugh,  a farmer,  and  a native  of 
Ohio.  Mr.  Pugh’s  grandfather  came  from  Wales  in  1803,  and  settled  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio.  Four  years  later,  in  1807,  he  moved 
on  a farm  in  h'ranklin  County,  on  which  Mr.  David  Franklin  Pugh  was  born  and  reared.  Like  other  farmer  boys,  David  F.  Pugh 
toiled  the  ground  between  school  times.  He  obtained  his  education  at  the  common  schools,  at  the  Select  School  at  Reynoldsbtirg, 
and  at  the  ()hio  State  Ihiixersity,  at  Athens,  working  on  the  farm  during  vacations.  He  left  Ohio  University  when  twenty-one  years 
old  and  took  up  the  study  of  law.  In  1869  he  was  admitted  to  the  I)ar  in  West  Virginia  and  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  ])rofession,  following  the  same  for  a period  of  tweK'e  years  in  that  State.  In  1870  he  w'as  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Tyler 
Count}',  and  filled  that  position  from  1870  to  1880.  In  1872  he  w'as  a member  of  the  West  Virginia  Constitutional  Convention 
which  made  the  present  Constitution,  and  in  1874  and  1875,  he  represented  Tyler  County  in  the  W’est  Virginia  State  Legislattire. 
Returning  to  Columbus,  ()hio,  in  1880,  Judge  Ptigh  resumed  the  general  practice  ot  law' in  his  native  cotmty.  In  1887  he  wms  appointed 
Common  Pleas  Judge  b\'  Go\'ernor  Foraker  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Jtidge  Bing- 
ham, who  had  resigned  his  office  to  become  Chief  Justice  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 

In  1888,  and  again  in  18i)3,  Judge  Pugh  was  elected  to  the  Court  of  C'ommon  Pleas.  He 
retired  Irom  the  bench  in  1898  and  liecame  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Pugh  N Pugh, 
with  offices  at  25  West  Ga>'  Street,  Coluu'ibus,  Ohio.  In  September,  1861,  wdren  but 
fifteen  }ears  of  age.  Judge  Pugh  enlisted  in  Comjtany  C.,  46th  Ohio  Infantry,  and  ser\ed 
throughout  the  (.'i\il  War,  all  told,  three  years  and  ten  months,  taking  part  in  about 
t wenty-fi\'e  battles  and  skirmishes,  the  more  important  engagements  being  the  liattles  of 
Shiloh,  \’ickslnirg.  Missionary  Ridge  and  around  Atlanta.  Judge  Pugh  is  a member  of 
the  J.  C.  McCo}'  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason  and  I.  O.  O.  F. 

In  politics  he  is  a staunch  Republican,  ha\'ing  ser\ed  his  party  as  Delegate  to  State 
Coiuentions  and  on  the  stump.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Swan,  of  \4rginia,  in  1869. 

4'w'o  children  were  born  to  them.  Judge  Pugh  resides  at  Neill  .N\enuc,  Columbus,  ( )hio. 

Harry  C.  Pugh, 

•Attorney  at  Law'  and  Prosecuting  Attornew'  of  Muskingum  6'otmty,  was  liorn  on  the  16th 
of  Decemlier,  1872,  in  Washington  County,  near  Marietta.  His  parents,  John  L.  Pugh 
and  Mary  ('ook  Pugh,  were  nati\es  of  ()hio.  During  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  Mr. 

John  L.  Pugh  was  a member  of  Co.  F.,  148th  O.  V.  I.  Air.  Harry  C.  Pugh  w'as  educated 
in  the  Zanesville,  ()hio  public  schools  and  at  the  Ohio  Northern  University,  at  Ada, 
graduating  from  that  institution  in  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  During  his  vaca- 
tions at  school  and  the  first  year  or  two  after  school.  Air.  Pugh  w'orked  as  a laborer  in 
the  potteries  of  Roseville  and  Zanes\ille.  Later  he  w'orked  as  bookkeeper  for  the  First 


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National  Bank  at  Zanes\’ille,  de\'oting  his  leizure  hours  to  the  study  of  law.  Admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  supreme  Court  of 
Ohio,  Mr.  Pugh  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  which  has  been  very  successful.  He  has  always  been  a faithful 
Republican  and  has  served  his  party  well.  In  April,  1903,  he  was  elected  City  Solicitor  of  Zanesville,  and  having  served  with  dis- 
tinction, was  re-elected  in  November,  1905.  He  was  elected  to  his  present  position  in  November,  1908.  In  1901,  Mr.  Pugh  was 
nominated  for  Police  Judge  of  Zanesville,  but  was  defeated  at  the  election.  He  is  a member  and  Past  Exalted  Ruler  of  the  Zanesville 
Lodge,  No.  114,  B.  P.  O.  E.  Outside  of  his  official  duties,  Mr.  Pugh  is  interested  in  the  Adams  Brothers  Contracting  Company,  of 
Zanesville,  Ohio,  being  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  that  concern.  He  was  married  on  the  12th  of  June,  1904,  to  Miss 
\ ivia  M.  Turner,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio.  His  residence  is  located  at  871  Mo.xahala  Avenue,  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

John  Murphy  Pugh, 

Deceased,  who  during  life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the 
Columl)us,  Ohio  Bar,  was  born  in  Trure  Township,  Franklin  County,  Ohio,  on  the  7th  of 
NoA'cmber,  1823,  a son  of  David  and  Jane  Murphy  Pugh,  natives  of  W’ales,  England 
and  Pennsylvania,  respectively.  Mr.  David  Pugh  came  from  \A’ales  to  Baltimore, 

Maryland,  in  1801,  and  after  li\’ing  there  for  a number  of  years  came  to  Ohio  and  founded 
the  Welsh  settlement  of  Radnor,  Delaware  County,  in  the  midst  of  the  wilderness.  The 
first  white  child  born  there  was  his  nephew,  who  died  some  years  ago  at  the  age  of  e ghty- 
se\'en.  In  1814  the  family  moved  tf>  Truro  Township,  where  Jane  Murj^hy  Pugh  died, 
in  March,  1857,  and  Da^•id  Pugh  in  ( Ictober,  following.  Mr.  John  M.  Pugh  received 
his  early  education  in  a typical  log  school  house  and  was  for  a time  a student  at  Central 
College.  \Mren  he  was  about  twenty  years  old  he  began  teaching  school  on  the  Black 
Lick,  East  of  Columbus,  for  eight  dollars  a month  and  his  board,  which  latter  had  to  be 
taken  at  the  houses  of  his  pupils.  He  located  in  Columbus,  in  1848,  and  immediately 
alter  began  the  study  of  law  under  the  tutorship  of  IMajor  Samuel  Brush,  who  was  a 
leading  lawyer  in  his  day.  In  1851,  Mr.  Pugh  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Ohio.  Eor 
four  years,  in  the  period  before  and  after  his  admission  to  practice,  Mr.  Pugh  filled  the 
positions  of  Clerk  in  the  County  Auditor's  office,  and  in  the  office  of  the  County  Treasurer. 

His  first  political  position  was  that  of  Township  Clerk,  to  which  he  was  elected  as  a 
Democrat  in  a Whig  Township.  In  1853  he  was  chosen  to  the  office  of  County  Auditor, 
which  he  filled  for  four  years.  He  then  retired  from  offical  life  to  practice  law,  in 
association  with  Major  Brush,  and  they  were  partners  until  1858,  when  Major  Brush 
removed  to  New  York.  After  that  he  was  associated  with  Mr.  L.  J.  Critchfield,  this 
partnership  lasting  until  1863,  when  Mr.  Pugh  was  elected  Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Franklin  County.  He  held  this  office 

continuously  by  re-election  until  1879,  when  he  resumed  the  practice  of  the  law.  He  was  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture 

for  si.x  years  and  during  two  years  of  that  time  was  its  president.  For  a period  of  eleven  years  he  was  Treasurer  of  the  Franklin 

County  Agricultural  Society,  and  for  three  years  he  was  President  of  that  organization.  Mr.  Pugh  was  appointed  by  Governor 

Allen  and  re-appointed  by  Governors  Hayes  and  Bishop,  Trustee  of  the  State  Reform  School  for  Boys,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio.  For  two 

years  Mr.  Pugh  was  a memlter  of  the  Intermediate  Penitentiary  Board.  Largely  through  Mr.  Pugh’s  efforts,  while  he  was  a member 
of  the  County  Agricultural  Society  the  present  Franklin  Park  was  bought  for  County  Fair  purposes,  and  to  Mr.  Pugh  as  a memlier  of 
the  State  Board  of  Agriculture  is  due  the  credit  of  having  secured  the  permanent  location  of  the  Ohio  State  Fair  at  Columbus.  On 
Christmas  Eve.,  1851,  Mr.  Pugh  married  Alartha  F.  Cook,  who  died  on  the  Kith  of  Nox'ember,  1881.  They  had  eight  children. 
On  the  22nd  of  July,  1885,  Mr.  Pugh  married  Elizabeth  M.  Bradley,  of  Steuhen\-ille,  Ohio,  and  they  have  one  daughter.  IMr. 

Pugh  was  a prominent  member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  having  filled  all  the  chairs  in  the  subordinate  bodies  of  that  order.  Mr.  Pugh 

Patterson  A.  Reece, 

One  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Cincinnati  Bar,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  August,  1851, 
near  Davton,  Ohio.  His  father,  Patterson  Reece,  and  his  mother,  Mary  Andrews  Reece, 
were  both  natives  of  Ohio.  His  mother’s  grandfather,  Hugh  Andrews,  was  Captain  of 
Light  Horse  in  Dauphin  County,  Pennsylvania,  and  came  on  a fiat  boat  from  Pittsburg 
to  Cincinnati,  in  1797,  and  in  a smaller  flat  boat  up  the  Big  Miami  River  from  Cincinnati 
to  Dayton,  Ohio,  when  Dayton  consisted  of  about  a dozen  log  houses.  Mr.  Reece’s 
father  was  a Presbyterian  minister.  Mr.  Reece  attended  Princeton  College,  graduating 
in  1875  and  taking  the  Political  Science  Honors  of  his  class.  He  then  entered  the  Cin- 
cinnati Law  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1877,  taking  the  second  honors  for  a 
Thesis  on  Charitable  Trusts.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  from  Princeton, 
and  A.  B.  from  Cincinnati  Law  School.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877,  he  imme- 
diatelv  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful. 
He  especially  has  met  with  marked  success  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State.  He  is 
considered  to  be  one  of  the  ablest  corporation  and  insurance  lawyers  of  the  Queen  City. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Reece  is  a Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity. 
Mr.  Reece  was  married  to  Miss  Nellie  F.  Drought,  of  Bucyrus,  Ohio.  Three  children 
have  blessed  their  union:  Paul  Drought,  John  Andrews  and  Florence  Anderson  Reece. 

The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Mr.  Reece’s  residence  is  located  at  2318 
Ashland  Avenue,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  while  his  offices  are  in  the  Johnston  Building, 
that  city. 


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Silas  S.  Richards, 

Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  first  sul)-di\'ision.  Fourth  Judicial  District  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  August,  1857,  In 
Townsend  Township,  Sandusky  Count)’,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Archibald  Richards,  a farmer,  and  Mary  George  Richards.  The  father  came 


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from  Connecticut  and  was  of  Welch  descent,  while  the  mother  was  a native  of  Ohio. 
Judg;e  Richards  was  educated  in  the  country  schools  and  at  Clyde  High  School,  grad- 
uating from  the  latter  in  the  class  of  1875.  After  a year  spent  in  California  he  devoted 
himself  to  the  study  of  law,  and,  in  1879,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  l^efore  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Ohio.  He  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Clyde, 
Sandusky  County,  ( )hio,  continuing  in  same  until  1905,  when  he  was  appointed  Common 
Pleas  Judge  to  succeed  Judge  Wildman,  who  had  resigned  to  go  on  the  bench  of  the 
Circuit  (’ourt.  Judge  Richard’s  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Republican  party,  he 
having  .ser\’ed  the  latter  in  many  capacities.  He  was  Clerk  of  the  village  of  Clyde,  Clerk 
of  Crcen  Creek  Township,  and  President  of  the  Clyde  Board  of  Education.  On  the  3rd 
of  July,  1905,  he  was  aiipointed  Common  Pleas  Judge,  and  was  nominated  and  elected 
to  fill  out  the  unexpired  term,  in  the  fall  of  the  same  year,  and  re-elected  to  the  same 
position  for  a full  term  of  six  years,  in  1900.  Outside  of  his  jjrofessional  duties.  Judge 
Richards  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  People’s  Banking  Company,  The 
Citizens  Building  and  Loan  Company,  and  of  The  Clyde  Kraut  Company,  all  of  Clyde, 
( )hio.  He  is  very  fond  of  books  and  reading,  and  outdoor  life  and  travel.  He  has  been 
abroad  with  his  family  twice.  Judge  Richards  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  Harding, 
on  the  7th  of  June,  1882.  Mrs.  Richards  departed  this  life  on  the  8th  of  January,  1910. 
I'liree  children  have  been  born  to  them,  Robert  G.,  who  is  in  the  employ  of  the  L.  S.  & 
M.  S.  Rv.  Co.,  at  Norwalk;  Miss  Rena,  Librarian  of  the  Clyde  Public  Library,  established 
by  Carnegie,  and  William  M.,  a student  of  (3hio  Wesleyan  University,  at  Delaware, 
Ohio.  Judge  Richards  and  family  attend  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  at  Clyde,  in 
which  city  they  also  reside. 


(ieorge  W.  Rightniire, 

Of  Columbus,  ()hio,  Profe.ssor  of  Law  at  the  Ohio  State  Ihiiversity,  is  a native  Buckeye.  He  received  his  education  at  the  Ohio 
Stale  lhii\ersil\-,  graduating  in  1895,  with  the  degree  of  B.  Ph.  In  1898,  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  title  of  A.  M. 
h'rom  1895  to  1902,  Professor  Rightmire  filled  the  position  of  teacher  at  North  High  School,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  from  1902  to  1903, 
he  was  instructor  in  American  History  and  Political  Science  at  the  Ohio  State  University.  He  was  appointed  Instructor  in  Law  in 
1903,  sening  in  that  capacity  until  1900,  when  he  was  apjiointed  to  his  present  position  as  Professor  of  Law.  Professor  Rightmire 
has  alwa\’s  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  1907  he  was  elected  President  of  Council  and  Vice-Mayor  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  the  Reiiub- 
lican  ticket.  Professor  Rightmire  is  married  and  resides  at  202  Nineteenth  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


John  C.  Rogers, 

Lawyer,  was  born  in  Newport,  Ky.  His  home  is  now  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  attemled 
Cincinnati  Law  School  and  graduated  in  1895  and  took  a post-graduate  course  in  Law 
at  Wale  I ni\ersity,  winning  a degree  oi  Master  of  Laws  in  the  class  of  1909.  Formerly 
Professor  of  Medical  Jurisprudence  in  the  Hygcia  Medical  College  of  Cincinnati. 


James  Allen  Runyan, 

Was  born  in  Butlenille,  W’arren  County,  Ohio,  Jul\’  10,  1852.  His  father,  Plenry 
Runyan,  was  born  in  Warren  County,  Ohio,  August  14,  1825,  and  on  November  4,  1847, 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Rebecca  Jane  Fryliarger,  who  was  born  May  15,  1831,  in 
Warren  County,  where  they  ever  afterwards  continued  to  resifle. 

d'hc  subject  of  this  sketch  jiassed  his  boyhood  days  in  the  little  country  village, 
the  pulilic  school  and  boyhood  amusements  occup^dng  the  time  of  this  introductory 
period.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  attended  for  a period  of  six  months,  a private 
school  at  Goshen,  Ohio.  In  No\-embcr,  1808,  he  entered  the  University  at  Lebanon, 
then  known  as  the  National  Normal 


JOHN  C.  ROGERS,  CINCINNATI,  O. 


SO  employed,  he  began  the  study  of  law. 
at  the  Michigan  University  at  Ann  Arbor. 


AMES  ALLEN  RUNYAN. 


School,  and  remained  a student  there 
until  about  June  14,  1871.  Afterwards, 
and  without  further  attendance,  he  was 
enrolled  as  a graduate  of  that  institution. 

After  leaving  school  he  engaged  as  a sales- 
man for  a Cincinnati  Mercantile  firm  for  a period  of  about  three  years,  and  while 

In  1879  he  attended  a course  of  law  lectures 
He  located  in  Lebanon,  May  29,  1877,  enter- 
ing the  law'  office  of  Hon.  A.  G.  McBurney,  and  on  April  10,  1878  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  Shortly  thereafter,  he  opened  an  office  in  Lebanon  and  at  once  entered  upon  an 
active  career  at  the  bar  which  has  continued  to  the  present  time.  He  has  been  engaged 
as  counsel  in  most  of  the  important  cases  tried  in  the  county  since  his  admission  to  the 
bar.  In  1881  he  formed  a law  partnership  with  W.  L.  Dechant,  which  continued  until 
about  January  1,  1885,  at  which  time  he  formed  a partnership  with  the  late  Judge  Walter 
S.  Dilatush.  This  partnership  continued  until  October,  1891,  when  he  w'as  appointed 
by  Governor  James  If.  Campbell  to  the  office  of  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court,  in 
which  capacity  he  served  until  February  9,  1892.  Upon  retiring  from  the  bench,  he 
entered  into  a partnership  with  Hon.  G.  W.  Stanley,  which  has  since  continued. 

Judge  Runyan  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Order  and  for  many  years  has  been  a 
Knight  Templar.  He  is  not  a member  of  any  church.  In  politics,  he  is  a Democrat. 
He  was  nominated  as  a candidate  for  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  the  First  Judicial 


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District,  August  29,  1890.  In  1904,  he  was  named  as  candidate  for  Congress  from  the  Sixth  Ohio  District,  and  although  he  ran  more 
than  six  thousand  votes  ahead  of  his  ticket,  he  failed  of  an  election.  On  the  28th  day  of  May,  1908,  he  was  selected  as  a delegate  to 
represent  the  Sixth  Congressional  District  in  the  Democratic  National  Convention,  held  at  Denver,  July  7,  1908.  At  that  Con- 
vention he  was  selected  as  a member  of  the  Committee  from  Ohio  to  notify  Hon.  J.  \\’.  Kern  of  his  nomination  as  the  candidate  for 
Vice-President. 

Judge  Runyan  was  united  in  marriage  with  Marietta  Cawley  on  October  21,  1874.  They  have  resided  in  Lebanon  since  Mav 
29,  1877.  Their  beautiful  home  has  been  the  scene  of  many  hospitable  entertainments  and  social  functions.  Notable  among  them, 
was  the  celebration  of  their  Twentieth  Anniversary,  October  21,  1894;  the  entertainment  of  Governor  Nash,  Senator  Hanna  and 
many  other  distinguished  guests  at  luncheon  and  dinner  at  the  Centennial  Aniversary  of  Lebanon,  September  25,  1902;  a banquet 
given  July  24,  1902  to  the  officers  and  members  of  “The  Runyan  Rifles,”  the  local  military  company  named  in  honor  of  Judge  Runyan, 
and  the  entertainment  of  the  officers  of  the  Rapid  Railway  and  other  invited  guests  upon  the  completion  of  that  road  from  Cincinnati 
to  Lebanon,  October  1,  1903.  Judge  Runyan  is  still  actively  engaged  in  the  law  practice.  He  is  President  of  the  Citizens’  National 
Bank,  of  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  is  largely  interested  in  manufacturing  and  other  concerns. 

Joshua  Edward  Russell, 

Of  Sidney,  Ohio,  ranks  among  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Bar  of  Shelby  County. 

He  was  born  on  the  9th  of  August,  1807,  near  Sidney.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the 
public  and  high  schools  of  Sidney,  after  which  he  taught  school  for  one  year  and  then 
took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  former  C’ongressman  G.  A.  Marshall.  On  Octo- 
ber, 1893,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  since  this 
time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  Mr.  Russell 
is  a staunch  Republican.  He  has  rendered  his  party  and  the  people  in  general  very  val- 
uable services,  having  always  taken  a deep  interest  in  public  affairs.  He  has  served 
two  terms  as  City  Solicitor  of  Sidney,  and  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education.  He 
also  occuijies  the  position  of  Secretary  of  the  Shelby  County  Agricultural  Association. 

Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Sidney  Commercial  Club,  a Scottish  Rite  Mason,  Past 
Chancellor  of  Supreme  Lodge  No.  50,  K.  of  P.  and  a Red  Man.  In  the  fall  of  1905,  Mr. 

Russell  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  General  Assembly,  representing  the  Counties 
of  Darke,  Miami  and  Shelby.  His  election  was  a surprise  to  all  political  parties.  Gover- 
nor Pattison  ha\  ing  carried  the  district  by  2,325  votes.  No  higher  tribute  can  be  paid 
Senator  Russell  than  having  carried  the  12th  District  as  a Republican  under  the  con- 
ditions of  the  campaign  of  1905.  During  his  term  of  office  he  took  an  active  part  in  all 
legislative  aflAirs  and  was  a very  valuable  member  of  some  important  committees.  He  is 
the  author  of  one  of  the  most  important  bills  which  passed  the  legislature,  of  which  he 
was  a member.  The  law  provides  for  the  regulation  of  Building  and  Loan  Associations, 
organizations  Avhich  come  closer  to  the  commonpeople  than  do  e^■en  banks  themseh'es. 

Mr.  Russell  was  appointed  as  Supervisor  of  Census  for’ the  third  Census  District  in  Ohio, 
and  he  had  the  unanimous  indorsement  of  all  the  Republican  political  organizations  of  his  district  and  state.  Mr.  Russell  was 
married  in  1894  to  Miss  Jennie  C.  Laughlin.  They  ha\’e  one  child.  The  Senator  lives  in  the  pretty  city  of  Sidney,  where  also  his  offices 

John  Elbert  Sater, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  United  States  District  Judge  for  Southern  Ohio  District,  was  l)orn 
on  the  16th  day  of  January,  1854,  in  Crosby  Township,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio.  His 
parents,  John  J.  and  Nancy  (nee  Larason)  Sater  also  were  nati^■es  of  the  Buckeye  State, 
'l  ire  ancestry  of  Judge  Sater’s  parents  is  traced  back  to  the  days  of  the  Re\’olutionary 
W’ar  and  to  colonial  times  in  New  Jersey,  (Maryland  and  Pennsylvania.  For  generations 
they  were  connected  with  agricultural  pursuits  and  the  father  of  Judge  Sater  also  fol- 
lowed the  same  calling.  Judge  Sater  spent  his  early  life  with  his  father’s  famil\-  on  the 
farm,  but  at  the  age  of  ten  years  he  was  thrown  largely  on  his  own  resources  by  the  death 
of  his  parents.  Later  he  made  his  home  for  sex’eral  years  with  an  uncle,  Joseph  Sater, 
a prominent  farmer  of  Hamilton  County. 

Eager  for  an  education,  young  Sater  attended  the  public  and  select  schools  of  Ham- 
ilton County,  and,  while  fitting  himself  for  college,  commenced  teaching  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years.  In  1871  he  entered  Miami  l'ni\ersity,  and,  on  account  of  the  temporary 
closing  of  that  institution  in  1873,  matriculated  the  same  year  at  Marietta  College,  from 
which  institution  he  graduated  with  high  honors  in  the  year  1875,  recei\’ing  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  In  1878  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Arts.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  Judge  Sater  became  superintendent  of  the  schools 
at  M’auseon,  Ohio,  and,  while  occupying  that  position  served  also  as  Ccnmty  School 
E.xaminer.  He  filled  those  positions  so  acceptably  that  he  was  offered  the  Principalship 
of  the  high  schools  at  Toledo  and  Cleveland,  both  of  which  he  declined. 

In  1881  he  was  appointed  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  State  School  Commissioner 

of  Ohio,  and  while  occupying  that  position  commenced  the  study  of  law  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mr.  J.  H.  Collins,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  Ohio  Bar.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar 

June  3rd,  1884,  and  immediately  commenced  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  which  he  continued  with  marked 
success  for  twenty-three  years. 

Although  appreciating  to  the  fullest  extent  the  fact  that  the  law  is  a jealous  mistress,  he  ser\ed  three  terms  as  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  Columbus,  in  1892  was  elected  a member  of  the  Charter  Convention  which  drafted  a Charter  law  for  that 
city,  for  three  terms  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Columbus  Public  Library  and  was  President  of  that  Board  for 
several  years  and  until  his  appointment  to  the  bench.  In  1899  he  was  appointed  City  Solicitor  of  Columbus,  but  declined  to  accept 

the  appointment.  In  1903  he  was  tendered  the  nomination  in  the  Columbus  District  for  State  Senator,  when  a nomination  was 

equivalent  to  an  election,  but  also  declined  that  honor. 


are  located. 


JOHN  ELBERT  SATER,  COLUMBUS.  O 


JOSHUA  EDWARD  RUSSELL.  SIDNEY.  O. 


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Affillaling  witli  the  Republican  party,  he  early  Ijecame  one  of  its  most  active  and  influential  members  in  Central  Ohio,  served 
rep.Mte  lly  on  its  commitlees,  and  distinguished  himself  as  an  able  speaker  in  several  of  its  most  important  campaigns.  Judge  Sater 
is  a ibh'd  (h'gree  Mas  )U,  a member  of  the  K.  O.  T.  M.,  K.  of  P.,  the  Columbus  Club,  the  Columbus  Country  Club  and  the  Queen 

(‘ily  Club  of  Cincinnati.  In  bSS!)  he  married  Miss  Mary  L.  Lyon,  cjf  Wauseon ; three  children  have  been  the  fruit  of  this  and  his  earlier 

marriage.  Ilis  church  reUuionshi])  is  wilh  the  Congregational  denomination. 

rile  following  sketch  of  judge  Sater,  both  at  the  bar  and  on  the  bench,  has  been  prepared  by  a member  of  his  profession 
who  has  had  unusual  oiiiiortunities  for  forming  a correct  estimate  of  his  career  from  the  time  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar: 

In  natural  talents,  general  scholarshi[),  learning  in  the  law  and  the  valuable  experience  which  is  accpiired  only  by  great  industry 
in  the-  gc-neral  practice,  John  It.  Sater  stood  in  the  front  rank  of  his  jirofession  in  this  state  when  he  left  it  to  accept  his  appointment 
to  the  bench.  B\'  merit  alone  he  ac(|uired  a large  and  lucrative  practice.  He  had  a large  office  business,  and  during  his  last  ten  years 
at  the  bar  was  iiersoiialK’  engaged  in  as  much  important  litigation  as  any  lawyer  in  Central  Ohio,  his  clientele  including  many  members 
of  his  profession  who  called  uiion  him  for  assistance  in  the  most  important  causes.  While  his  practice  was  largely  on  the  civil 
side  of  the  court  lu'  was  emi)lo\-ed  also  in  a considerable  numlier  of  important  criminal  cases,  lie  had  not  only  a large  practice 
in  all  of  the  courts  ol  record  in  this  state  in  ci\il  actions,  etiuity  cases,  special  proceedings,  and  important  criminal  cases,  both  in 
courts  of  original  jurisdiction  and  in  the  rexaewing  courts,  but  also  an  extensive  practice  in  the  Federal  Courts  in  this  and  other 
jurisdictions.  No  member  ot  the  bar  had  a more  ex'enly  Ixalanced  practice,  his  clients  including  a large  numlxer  of  individuals  as 
well  .IS  ni.uiufact  uring  industries,  banks,  coal  companies,  churches,  fraternal  societies,  educational  institutions,  insurance  companies 

<md  local  i)ublic  utiiitx'  coni|)anies.  As  a lawyer  he  was  patient,  careful  and  tireless  in  the  investigation  of  both  facts  and  law, 

thorough  in  his  |)reparation  for  trial,  a skillful  examiner  of  witnesses,  an  eloquent  advocate  and  was  logical,  earnest  and  persuasive 
in  pricsenting  (pK'stions  ol  law  and  practice  to  the  courts.  Notwithstanding  his  large  practice  and  exceptional  ability  as  a trial 
lawx’cr,  lu‘  was  noti“d  none  the  less  for  his  familiar  knowledge  of  business  affairs.  No  one  had  a keener  appreciation  of  the  ethics 
of  his  profession  nor  observed  more  conscientiously  its  rules  prescrilhng  the  relations  between  counsel  and  client,  counsel  and  the 
court,  <ind  the  reciprocal  duties  and  obligations  between  members  of  the  bar.  He  was  a delightful  associate,  and  at  the  same  time  a 
most  honorable  and  x’ery  tormidable  opponent.  No  member  of  the  Columbus  Bar  ever  enjoyed  more  fully  the  appreciation  of  his 
clients,  the  resiK'ct  of  the  courts  and  the  confidence  of  the  general  public.  A client  gained  was  a client  retained.  His  acceptance 
of  emi)lo\'inen1  assured  to  his  client  all  of  the  fruits  of  extraordinary  industry,  an  intimate  knowledge  of  human  nature,  great  learn- 
ing, a thorough  knowledge  of  the  practice,  the  skill  of  the  adx'ocate  and  the  courage  in  asserting  or  defending  his  clients’  interests 
which  is  an  essential  (|uality  ol  exery  great  laxvyer. 

He  xxas  ap|)ointed  by  President  Roosevelt  as  District  Judge  cd  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio  on  the  ISth  day  of  March,  1907, 
.ind  took  his  place  on  the  bench  on  the  2.')th  day  of  that  month.  No  action  haxdng  been  taken  on  the  appointment,  he  was  re-ap- 
pointed on  the  oOth  day  ot  May,  190S,  and  xvas  conhrnied  by  the  Senate  on  the  1st  day  of  March,  1909.  During  his  comparatively 
short  career  on  the  bench  he  has  held  court  in  both  Districts  of  Ohio  and  the  Western  District  of  Michigan,  and  has  displayed  qual- 
ities which  have  made  him  conspiciunts  in  all  classes  of  judicial  work,  in  both  the  Circuit  and  District  Courts.  To  unusual  admin- 
isiratixe  cd)ilitx’  and  legal  learning  he  adtls  the  siiaviter  in  modo  et  fortiter  in  re  xvhich  distinguish  the  judge  xvho  commands  respect 
lor  his  decisions  xxhile  i‘Xi)ounding  the  laxx*  laithlully  and  fearlessly.  He  has  already  had  a wide  and  xmried  experience  on  both  the 
law  <ind  ecpiity  sirles  of  the  Circuit  Court,  and  ap])reciates  to  the  fullest  extent  the  great  importance  of  promptly  deciding  all  classes 
ol  cast's  tried  before  him,  xxdiether  cixdl  actions  or  etpiity  causes.  Many  x'oluminous  records,  inxajlving  complex  and  novel  questions 
ot  law  hax’e  been  submitted  to  him  and  decisions  announced,  the  most  important  o(  xvdiich  hax'e  been  rexaewed  and  affirmed  by 
ihe  Circuit  Court  ol  Ap])eals.  His  decisions,  a number  of  xxdiich  have  l)een  officially  reported,  contain  expositions  of  the  law  which 
art'  a credit  to  the  I'ederal  Judit  iary. 


John  Schlatter, 

.\  prominent  member  of  the  younger  element  of  the  bar  of  Ttdedo,  Ohio,  is  a native  of 
Lucas  County,  born  on  the  1st  of  Octtxbcr,  1877,  in  Spencer  Township.  His  father, 
Henry  Schlatter,  a farmer,  xvas  a natix^e  of  Schaffhausen,  Sxxdtzerland,  having  emigrated 
ft;  the  Ihiited  States  in  1858,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Barbara  Weiller  Schlatter  was  born 
in  Alsace,  Germany,  anti  had  come  to  this  country  xvhen  a child,  in  1854.  Mr.  Henry 
Schlatter,  the  father,  served  three  years  as  a private  in  Company  1,  6th  Kentucky  Regiment 
Volunteer  Infantry,  during  the  Civil  War.  Mr.  John  Schlatter  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  home  county,  at  the  Unix^ersity  ttf  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  and  at 
Cornell  University,  at  Ithaca,  N.  Y.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  as 
Superintendent  of  the  ])id)lic  schools  of  W’est  Toledo.  Since  1900,  Air.  Schlatter  is  a 
member  of  the  Lucas  County  Board  of  School  Examiners,  being  appointed  by  Judge  I.  I. 
Millard;  at  present  he  is  president  of  that  body.  Since  he  became  of  age,  Mr.  Schlatter 
has  alxvays  been  a hard  xvorker  in  the  ranks  c^f  the  Rejxublican  party.  He  is  well  known 
in  fraternal  circles,  being  a member  of  Lucas  Lodge,  K.  of  P.;  Golden  Rule;  Chapter 
American  Insurance  Ibiion;  The  Lincoln  Club  and  Rutherford  B.  Hayes  Camp,  Sons 
of  Veterans.  His  law  office  is  located  in  708-70f)  National  Union  Building,  Toledo,  Ohio. 


Thomas  P.  Schmidt, 

( )f  C'lex'eland,  ( )hio,  one  (4  the  best  knoxvn  younger  laxvyers  of  the  forest  City,  is  a natix^e 
( )hioan,  born  in  Cdex-eland.  He  comes  from  German  stock  that  fled  to  this  country  in 
ji'HN  schlattlr,  TOLEDO,  o.  1848,  oxving  to  the  Revedution  ixrevalent  in  Germany  at  that  time.  His  grandfather, 

('.  W.  Schmidt,  xx'as  one  of  the  originators  of  said  revolution,  which  was  in  the  interests 
• )t  libertx'  and  public  xvelfare  tor  the  German  ixeople.  His  uncle  xx'as  Ex-Lieutenant  Governor  Jacob  Mueller,  xvith  whom  his  lathei, 
( 'lUstax'  Schmidt,  former  Mayor  of  West  Clex'eland,  xvas  engaged  in  the  practice  of  laxv  at  Cleveland.  Mr.  Schmidt  received  a care- 
lul  education  in  the  piddic  and  high  schools  of  his  natix^e  city,  after  which  he  attended  Michigan  University,  at  Ann  Aibor,  Alich. 
Upon  his  graduation  from  that  xvell  knoxvn  institution  of  higher  learning,  where  he  had  taken  a laxv  course,  and  being  admitted  to 
])ractice  before  the  Su])reme  Court  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Schmidt  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  xvhich  he  has  been  very 
successfid.  For  a numl)er  <;t  years  he  has  been  associated  xxdth  E.  L.  Hessenmueller  in  the  practice  of  law  at  Cleveland.  Since  his 
early  manhood,  Mr.  Schmidt  has  l)een  identihed  xvith  the  Democratic  party.  He  has  inherited  a spirit  for  politics  and  it  xxms  only 
natural  for  him  to  become  active  in  the  affairs  of  Democracy.  He  is  greatly  interested  in  the  study  of  municipal  government  and 


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other  economical  questions,  and  was  a close  friend  of  the  late  Mayor  Johnson  of  Cleveland.  In  the  fall  of  1905,  Air.  Schmidt  was  elected 
State  Senator  from  Cuyahoga  County.  While  he  was  one  of  the  youngest  members  of  the  Senate,  yet  his  strong  personality  made  him  a 
potent  member  of  that  body  and  he  rendered  valuable  services  on  the  floor  as  well  as  in  the  committee  rooms.  He  was  a member 
of  the  committee  selected  by  the  Senate  to  investigate  the  affairs  of  Cincinnati.  During  his  entire  term  as  Senator,  Mr.  Schmidt 
has  endeavored  to  act  in  the  capacity  of  a representative  of  the  people  for  the  people’s  good.  He  is  married  and  has  one  son.  Mr. 
Schmidt  resides  at  Cleveland. 


William  E.  Scofield, 

Of  Marion,  Ohio,  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  and  one  of  the  most  representative  members  of  the  Marion  Countv  Bar, 
was  born  on  the  3rd  of  September,  1860,  in  Marion,  Ohio.  He  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  his  native  city  and  received  his 
education  in  the  Marion  schools,  graduating  from  high  school  in  1877.  He  then  served  as  Deimty  County  Clerk  for  two  years.  Tak- 
ing up  the  study  of  law  for  several  years  in  the  office  of  his  father.  Captain  William  E.  Scofleld,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  the 
1st  of  November,  1881,  and  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Scofield  & Scofield,  which  was  dissolved  by  his  father's  death,  in  JuKu 
1883.  In  1884  he  formed  a partnership  with  Charles  Garberson,  which  continued  for  a short  while.  In  1888,  after  George  B.  Scofield 
had  been  admitted  to  the  bar,  the  firm  of  Scofield  & Scofield  was  formed.  In  1894,  Mr.  K.  B.  Durfee  became  a member  of  the  firm, 
which  then  became  known  as  Scofield,  Durfee  & Scofield.  Mr.  William  PC  Scofield  remained  a member  of  this  firm  until  he  was  appointed 
to  his  present  position  on  the  Common  Pleas  bench.  Judge  Scofield  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat.  In  1884  he  was  elected 
Solicitor  of  Marion,  continuing  in  that  important  office  until  Alarion  became  a city,  in  1891,  when  he  was  elected  the  first  City  Solicitor. 
On  the  7th  of  July,  1886,  Judge  Scofield  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  L.  Johnston,  of  Marion.  The  family  reside  at  Alarion,  Ohio. 


Amor  William  Sharp, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  and  lawyers  of  the  Capitol 
City,  was  born  on  the  6th  day  of  February,  1865,  at  Groveport,  Franklin  County,  Ohio. 

His  parents,  Abram  Sharp,  and  Harriet  Rees  Sharp,  were  natives  of  Ohio,  and  their 
parents  were  of  the  first  settlers  of  Franklin  County.  The  members  of  the  family  have 
always  been  known  as  thrifty,  law  abiding  and  sulistantial  citizens,  prominent  in  all 
affairs  of  the  community. 

Air.  Sharp  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  The  Ohio  State  University. 

He  graduated  as  one  of  the  honor  men  of  the  class  from  Starling  Aledical  College  in  1889, 
with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  In  1892  he  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  with 
the  degree  of  FT.  B.,  upon  which  occasion  he  had  the  honor  to  represent  the  college  on 
one  of  the  forensic  debaters.  Air.  Sharp  has  a high  rank  as  a public  speaker,  his  efforts 
both  in  and  out  of  court  having  frequently  attracted  the  highest  encomiums  of  the  Press. 

He  is  known  as  a splendid  lawyer,  and  in  the  domain  of  Aledical  Jurisprudence  his  position 
is  unique.  Concerning  one  of  the  famous  criminal  trials  at  the  Franklin  County  Bar, 
the  Columbus  Press  Post  published  a very  enthusiastic  commendation  of  his  special 
knowledge  under  these  headlines.  “Insantity  expert  himself,  is  Air.  Sharp.  The  Focal 
Dr.  O’Sullivan.” 

In  a recent  issue  of  the  Columbus  Press  Post  under  the  title  of  ‘‘Columbus  Who’s 
Who,”  the  following  article  appeared: 

A man  of  wealth  and  culture,  noted  for  his  extremely  social  qualities  and  democratic 
ways — such  is  Amor  Sharp,  lawyer,  linguist,  man  of  the  world  and  noted  baritone  singer. 

Air.  Sharp  combines  about  all  the  requisites  and  qualities  which  are  usually  considered  as 
contributing  to  man’s  happiness. 

It  matters  not  to  Air.  Sharp  how  cold  the  day,  how  gloomy  or  how  bright  it  may  be,  the  same  smile  and  the  same  cheerful 
face  he  carries  with  him  everywhere.  Dyspepsia  flees  from  him  in  terror  and  gloom  betakes  himself  to  his  caves  and  caverns.  Nervous 
prostration  has  never  heard  of  him  and  the  infirmities  of  ordinary  men  molest  him  not.  He  lives  joyously  as  a bird  and  care  has 
never  been  close  enough  to  him  to  hand  him  a touch  of  crow’s  feet. 

Air.  Sharp  is  one  of  those  whose  contributions  to  the  growth  and  upbuilding  of  his  home  city  is  tangible,  visible  and  substantial: 
not  problematical  or  indirect — for  they  may  be  seen  in  the  several  hundred  beautiful  dwellings  he  has  erected  which  are  examples  of  the 
finest  artistic  taste. 

Besides  being  a lawyer  of  special  attainments  and  a good  business  man.  Air.  Sharp  has  found  time  to  perfect  himself  in  the  fine 
arts.  He  is  a most  accomplished  musician.  From  many  articles  published  in  the  Columbus  j)a]:)ers  we  find  the  following  from  the 
Columbus  Dispatch:  ‘‘Air.  and  Airs.  Amor  Mb  Sharp  are  unique  as  musicians.  Only  one  other  pair  have  gi\-en  such  delightful 

concerts  in  Columbus,  as  they;  and  those  singers  were  none  other  than  Air.  and  Airs.  Georg  Henschel,  of  Fondon,  England.  Airs. 
Sharp  has  a soprano  voice  of  lovely  quality,  a gracious  personality  and  the  natural  charm  of  the  true  musician. 

Mr.  Sharp  is  an  exceeding  versatile  musician,  being  a fine  organist,  an  excellent  accompanist,  possesses  a rich  l)aritone  voice 
which  he  uses  with  admirable  taste.  The  program  Air.  and  Airs.  Sharp  gave  at  the  “Twilight”  a year  ago,  composed  of  duets  and 
solos.  Air.  Sharp  accompanying  each  number,  the  entire  program  given  from  memory,  not  a sheet  of  music  being  in  e\  idence,  will  long 
be  remembered  as  one  of  the  most  delightful  concerts  ever  given  in  Columbus.” 

Though  not  a professional  musician.  Air.  Sharp  is  the  President  of  the  Ohio  Alusic  Teachers  Association.  We  quote  from  a 
magazine  article  appearing  in  the  .August  number  1909  of  “Progress:”  “Air.  Amor  Sharp,  President,  is  a well  known  lawyer  and 

capitalist  and  takes  his  music  as  a recreation  and  brain  tonic.  He  and  his  wife  are  known  not  only  in  their  own  state  but  in  adjoin- 

ing ones,  by  their  artistic  recital  work.  They  have  a number  of  delightful  programs  and  are  much  sought  after  for  this  style  of  enter- 
tainment; in  fact  they  are  frequently  referred  to  as  the  “Henschels  of  Ohio.” 

In  political  belief.  Air.  Sharp  is  a Republican  who  is  well  known  for  his  acti^■e  work  by  the  jteople  of  his  city  and  county.  On 
June  14th,  1893,  Air.  Sharp  was  married  to  Fillian  Bailey  M'indle,  who  is  a name  sake  of  Airs.  Georg  Henschel.  Three  children 
are  the  issue  of  this  marriage.  Amor  Windle,  Hinman  Windle  and  Fillian  M’indle  Sharp.  The  famih'  home  is  located  at  1262  F. 
Alain  Street. 

David  B.  Sharp, 

Attorney  at  law  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Holmes  County,  Ohio,  on  the  25th  of  February,',  1871.  His  father,  John  Sharp, 

also  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  was  a son  of  John  Sharp,  Sr.,  who  represented  Holmes  County  in  the  State  Fegislature  for  two 


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terms  and  held  other  othees  tlu're.  The  latter  was  a son  of  Joseph  Sharp,  who  in  the  closing  years  of  the  eighteenth  century  removed 
from  1 V‘nns\  l\ania  to  Ohio  and  became  a resident  t)f  what  is  now  Harrison  County  bitt  was  then  Belmont  County.  Reared  in  this 
state,  John  Sharj),  father  of  1 )a\id  lb  Sharp,  followed  farming  in  early  manhood  and  afterward  turned  his  attention  to  merchan- 
dising in  llohnes  Count}’.  I le  >er\ed  for  two  years  as  d'reasurer  of  Holmes  County  and  w’as  also  a meml)er  of  the  village  council 
and  of  the  School  Board  of  .Millersbnrg.  Mr.  l)a\'id  B.  Shar])s'  mother,  Martha  M.  Ingram,  is  a native  of  West  Virginia  and  of 
Irish  extraction.  Mr.  I ),i\  id  B.  Sharp  obtained  his  edneation  in  the  ])ublic  sclnxds  at  Millersburg,  at  the  high  school,  at  Baldwin 
rni\’ersit\’,  <il  Bere.i,  ( )hio,  and  at  the  ( )hio  State  I 'nix  ersity,  graduating  from  its  laiw  I )epartment  in  June,  1893.  He  was  interested 
in  the  work  of  the  literarx’  societies,  being  a member  of  the  Bhilozetian  at  Baldxvin  and  of  the  Alcyone  Society  in  the  State  Unix'crsity. 
Before  his  gradmition,  in  Hecember,  1892,  Mr.  Sharp  xxas  admitted  to  the  bar  but  continued  his  studies  until  the  folloxxdng  June 
in  order  that  he  might  receix’e  his  degree.  'File  day  after  his  gratluation  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  |)rofession  in  xvhich  he 
still  continues.  Mr.  Shar|)  is  <i  I temocrat.  In  1809  he  serx'ed  as  First  Assistant  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Franklin  County  under 
.\.  F.  'Fhiirman;  xxas  Attornex’  for  the  State  F'ire  Marshal  under  the  administration  of  I).  S.  Creamer  and  noxv  occupies  the  same 
position  under  State  F'ire  Marshal  John  W.  Zuber.  In  ItHIo  he  xvas  nominated  for  the  House  of  Representatix^es  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  but  xxith  the  entire  U-gislatixe  ticket  xvas  defeated.  Mr.  Sharp  has  delix’cred  many  campaign  addresses  during  the  past  hf- 
tei'ii  x'ears,  both  loc.dlx’  and  lor  the  State  Committee. 


William  (J.  Sharp, 

Fdx  ria,  ( )hio,  has  a Iront  place  in  the  ranks  ol  the  Democratic  party  ol  the  state.  To  be  elected  txvice  a member  of  Congress  in  the 
F'ourteenth  Congressional  District  ot  ( )hio,  to  be  able  to  oxw'rcome  the  tremendous  Repuldican  majority  in  that  Reixublican  strong- 
hold, is  an  .iccomplishmenl  anx’  man  might  be  i)rond  of.  Mr.  Sharp  has  done  mf)re  than  this,  he  has  represented  his  district  to  the 
emtire  satisfaction  of  his  constitutents,  Democrats  as  xvell  as  Reixublicans,  and  this  is  far  more  than  a number  of  his  predecessors  in 
office  are  able  to  sax'  of  themselxes.  Mr.  Sharp  xvas  born  on  the  14th  of  March,  1859,  in  Mt.  Gilead,  Ohio,  and  reared  and  educated 
in  Forcune  Conntx'.  'Faking  np  the  study  ot  laxv  at  the  Michigan  Ihiiversity,  Ann  Arlxor,  he  xvas  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme 
Court  of  ()hio,  in  the  x’ear  ol  his  graduation,  1881,  xvhen  he  tocjk  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Elyria,  Ohio,  remain- 
ing in  the  same  for  a number  of  years  xvith  marked  success.  He  has  been  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  mature  life  and  has  served  his 
part}’  often  and  xvell,  in  the  councils  and  on  the  stnmin  He  filled  the  office  ot  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Loraine  County  for  txvo  terms, 
and,  in  Xox'ember,  1908,  xvas  elected  a member  of  Congress  for  his  first  term  of  office.  He  xvas  re-elected  to  a second  term,  Fireaking 
all  records  for  a Democrat  in  the  F'ourteenth  ( )hio  Congressional  District,  in  November,  1910.  Mr.  Sharp  is  a public  spiritefl  man. 
He  is  interested  in  many  industrial  and  business  enteri)rises  of  his  home  city  and  county.  He  is  the  owner  of  the  Sharp  Block, 
one  ol  the  snbstanticd  business  structures  ol  Fih’ria.  He  also  fills  the  i)osition  ot  Vice-President  of  the  Lake  Superior  Iron  and  Chem- 
ic.d  Com|)anx’,  and  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Lilxrary  Trustees.  Mr.  Sharp  resides  at  301  Washington  Ax^enue,  Fdyria,  Ohio. 


William  Hale  Sharp, 

A ])rominent  lawyer  of  (.'olumbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  29th  of  Septeniber,  1805,  near 
Sugar  Grox’e,  F'airfield,  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Rolxert  Lee  Sharp  and  Rose  Anne  Stuckey 
Sharj),  natix’es  of  ()hio.  Mr.  Sharj)  xvas  educated  in  the  Sugar  Grove  jxublic  schools, 
at  the  Pleasantville  Academy,  the  Heidelberg  Lnix’ersity  and  De  Pauw  Unix^ersity, 
Greencastle,  Indiana,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1889,  receixdng  the  degrees  of  B.  S. 
and  M.  A.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Sharp  took  uj)  the  jxractice  of  his  chosen 
j)rofe.ssion,  in  xvhich  he  has  Ixeen  very  successful.  Outside  of  his  legal  duties,  Mr.  Sharp 
is  interested  in  a number  of  industrial  enterprises.  He  is  President  of  The  R.  L.  Sharj) 
Stone  Co.,  a memlxer  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  The  Sj)ringfield  Light,  Pleat  and  Power 
Comj)any.  The  R.  L.  Sharp  Stone  C'ompany  is  the  successor  of  the  business  oj^erated 
by  W'.  H.  Sharjx’s  father.  The  Hocking  Valley  sand  stone  ejuarries,  which  are  located 
near  Sugar  Grox'e,  Fairfield  ('ounty,  Ohio,  were  first  ojxmed  l)y  Robert  L.  Sharp  in  the 
year  1859  and  were  constantly  ojxerated  by  him  until  his  death,  in  1891,  at  which 
time  his  three  sons,  Robert  H.  Sharj),  Lee  S.  Sharj)  and  William  H.  Sharj)  organized  The 
R.  L.  Sharj)  Stone  Comjxany  and  the  business  has  since  then  Ixeen  conducted  by  said 
C'omj)any.  Great  quantities  of  this  stone  has  been  (juarried  for  x’arious  uses,  including 
locks  in  the  old  Hocking  Canal  and 
masonry  for  railroad,  county  and  city 
bridges.  In  politics.  Air.  Sharj)  is  a 
Democrat;  he  is  a member  of  the  Sigma 
xviLU.XM  H SHARP  i-LYRiA.  o (']-,}  F'ratemity,  The  Columbus  C'ountry 

C'lul)  and  The  Ohio  did).  Mr.  Sharj) 
xvas  marri)‘d  on  the  1st  of  January,  1895.  Mrs.  Sharj)’s  maiden  name  xx’as  Ahneda  Rid- 
dile.  They  reside  at  82  Sixteenth  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  at  their  country  j)lace 
near  Sugar  C.rox  e,  ( )hio.  Mr.  Sharji’s  offices  are  located  at  9(H)  Harrison  Building, 

( 'oluml  in>,  ( )hio. 


Alelville  Day  Shaw, 

( )ne  of  the  Democratic  leaders  of  Western  Ohio,  residing  at  the  pretty  little  city  ot  W’ap- 
akoneta,  Auglaize  County,  xvas  born  on  the  4th  of  October,  1852,  in  Van  Wert,  Ohio. 
His  father,  John  Shaxv,  a native  of  Hancock  County,  Ohio,  xvas  a man  jirondnent  in  the 
affairs  of  the  W’estern  jxart  of  the  State,  haxdng  filled  the  j)ositions  of  County  Suiweyor, 
-Auditor  and  Rej)resentatix'e  to  the  ( )hio  General  Assembly.  W'hen  Mr.  AT  1).  Shaxv’s 
j)arents  got  married  they  xvent  into  the  xvilds  of  Van  Wert  ('ounty.  Here,  Mr.  Shaxv, 
xvho  xvas  an  exjxerienced  Suiweyor,  layed  out  the  towns  of  Van  Wert  and  Delphos.  He 
also  helj)cd  to  clear  uj)  the  county.  He  became  very  jxrominent  in  jxolitics,  and,  in  1874, 
xvas  a candidate  for  Congress.  Mr.  Aleix’ille  D.  Shaxv  obtained  his  education  in  the 
county  schools,  at  \'an  Wert  High  School  and  at  Bryan  N Stratton’s  Business  College, 
in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  Fie  later  studied  law  xvith  General  Isoah  Pillars,  while  he  xvas 


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Attorney  (leneral,  and,  in  1878,  Mr.  Shaw  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Lima,  Ohicn  In  187!),  Mr.  Shaw  went  to  W'ajrakoneta,  Ohio, 
where  he  commenced  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  associating  himself  with  General  Pillars,  under  the  firm  name  of  Pillars 
& Shaw.  Later  Mr.  Shaw  went  in  partnership  with  Mr.  Layton,  of  Wai:)akoneta,  the  firm  name  being  Layton  & Shaw.  After  the  dis- 
soh  ing  of  the  last  named  partnership,  Mr.  Shaw  has  practiced  alone.  He  also  is  engaged  in  the  handling  of  timber  and  coal  lands 
in  the  Southwest  and  in  Mexico.  Mr.  Shaw  has  always  taken  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  home  city  and  is  connected  with 
many  lousiness  enterprises.  He  is  Vice-President  of  the  Wapakoneta,  Ohio  Teleplnnie  Company,  a Director  in  the  Shreveport,  La. 
I elephone  Company,  and  a stockholder  in  numerous  telephone  companies  in  Texas,  Louisiana  and  Oklahoma.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Shaw  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat,  and  he  has  served  his  party  and  the  people  in  general  in  many  capacities.  He  Ijegan  his 
])olitical  career  at  the  age  of  twenty-fi\T  }’ears,  as  a Township  Clerk  in  the  city  of  Lima,  Ohio.  His  next  ixditical  position  was  that  of  Assis- 
tant Clerk  in  the  Ohio  State  Senate,  in  1878;  from  1885  to  1889  he  served  as  a Representative  from  Auglaize  C'ounty  in  the  lower 
house  of  the  Ohio  Cxeneral  Assembly.  In  1890  he  was  elected  Senator  from  the  32nd  Ohio  Senatorial  District,  comprising  the  counties 
Allen,  Auglaize,  Defiance,  Mercer,  Paulding,  Van  Wert  and  Williams.  He  served  two  terms  as  State  Senator.  In  1897  he  was  the 
Democratic  candidate  for  Lieutenant  Governor.  While  a member  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  Mr.  Shaw  was  connected  with  the  stand- 
ing Committees  on  Judiciary,  Pul)lic  Works,  Railroads  and  Telegraphs,  Elections,  Corporations  and  a number  of  special  committees. 
Senator  Shaw  was  the  author  of  “Senate  Bill  373’’ — the  original  Australian  ballot  Ihll  that  became  a law  and  was  the  foundation 
for  our  present  election  laws.  Senator  Shaw  has  taken  a great  interest  in  the  military  affairs  of  the  state.  He  organized  a military 
company,  which  was  known  as  the  “Shaw  Guards.’’  At  the  outl)reak  of  the  Spanish-American  \C’ar  this  company  enlisted  and  took 
part  in  the  war.  On  the  24th  of  May,  1894,  Senator  Shaw  was  married  to  Miss  Theresa  Bausch.  They  ha\'e  one  l)oy,  Mehille  D. 
Shaw,  born  on  the  21st  of  December,  1902.  The  family  reside  at  412  West  Auglaize  Street,  Wapakoneta,  Ohio. 

Hiram  Luther  Sibley, 

An  able  lawyer,  was  born  May  4,  1836,  in  Gusta\'us  Township,  Truml)ull  County,  Ohio. 

His  father,  Ezekiel  Sibley,  was  a Methodist  minister  and  native  of  Westfield,  Mass., 
while  his  mother,  Phebe  Simons  Sildey,  was  born  in  CTleljrook,  Conn.  On  his  father’s 
side  Judge  Sibley  traces  his  ancestors  to  John  Sildey,  who  came  over  in  the  “fleet,”  in 
1629,  was  a select  man  of  Salem,  Mass.,  where  he  settled  and  went  to  the  general  court 
at  Boston.  The  judge’s  education  w^as  obtained  in  common  and  private  schools  and  In- 
home  study.  He  never  graduated  from  college  or  uni\-ersity,  but  holds  the  honorary 
degree  of  M.  A.,  conferred  in  1878,  by  the  Marietta  (Ohio),  C’ollege,  and  the  Inmorary 
degree  of  LL.  D.,  w’hich  Claflin  Lhiiversity,  Orangeburg,  S.  Ch,  conferred  in  1885.  Al- 
ways a staunch  Republican,  Judge  Sibley  has  served  his  ])arty  and  the  people  in  general 
in  various  capacities.  He  began  public  life  at  the  age  of  25  years,  when  he  was  elected 
Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Meigs  County,  Ohio.  For  three  terms  he  was  nominated  by 
acclamation  for  Common  Pleas  Judge  of  the  Seventh  District,  and  elected.  He  also  was 
elected  and  served  a term  of  six  years  as  Judge  of  the  Fourth  Ohio  Circuit  Court.  In 
December,  1906,  Judge  Sibley  was  appointed  by  the  Go\-ernor  of  Ohio  one  of  three 
commissioners  to  “Revise  and  consolidate  the  statute  laws”  of  the  State.  August  12, 

1862,  he  enlisted  in  the  116th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  w-as  commissioned  Secoml 
Lieutenant  of  Company  B.  Near  W’inchester,  Va.,  June  15,  1863,  he  was  captured  in 
battle  and  held  a prisoner  of  w-’ar  in  Virginia,  Georgia  and  South  Carolina,  until  the  lOth 
of  December,  1864.  January  11th,  1865,  he  was  honoral)ly  discharged  liy  reason  of  dis- 
ability thus  incurred.  The  judge  is  a Knight  Templar,  a mend)er  of  the  G.  A.  R.  and  of 
the  Loyal  Legion,  Ohio  Commandery.  He  is  the  author  of  a \’oIume  on  the  Organic 
Law  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  of  a legal  work  on  the  “Right  to  and  cause  for  Action,”  and  editor  and  rexiser  of  Nash’s 
(Ohio)  Code  Pleading  and  Practice.  In  1858,  Judge  Sibley  married  Miss  Esther  A.  Ellis.  They  have  three  children.  His  older  son, 
W'illiam  G.,  served  for  a short  time  as  State  Librarian  of  Ohio,  and  now  owns  and  edits  the  Gallipolis  ((4hio),  Trilxune.  Frank  L., 
occupies  the  position  of  foreman  in  his  brother’s  printing-office.  Idie  only  daughter,  Myrtus  R.,  studied  piano  in  Berlin,  and  is  now  a 
music  teacher.  Judge  Sibley  is  a member  of  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  ('hurch  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  xvhich  city  he  also  resides. 
He  has  been  a member  of  two  Constitutional  Commissions  of  that  church,  a delegate  to  two  of  its  General  Conferences,  and  to  an 

Ecumenical  Conference  of  Methodists,  held  in  Washington  City,  in  1891. 

Fredrick  Nicholas  Sinks, 

Attorney  at  Law  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a natix’e  of  the  Capitol  Cdty  of  Ohio,  l)orn  on  the 
24th  of  August,  1872.  He  receix'ed  his  education  in  the  Columbus  pulilic  schools,  after 
which  he  prepared  himself  for  college  at  the  Columbus  Latin  School,  and  finally  entered 
Yale  University,  graduating  from  this  famous  institution  in  1894.  He  alterward  attended 
Laxv  School  at  the  Ohio  State  University,  graduated  in  1898,  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  the  same  year.  Since  he  reached  the  age  of  majority,  Mr.  Sinks  has  been  actix-e 
in  the  ranks  of  the  Repul)lican  fighters,  and  xvhen  Gox’ernor  Nash  xvas  elected  in  1899, 
he  xvas  aixpointed  Private  Secretary  to  the  Chief  Executix'e.  He  serx-cd  in  this  ca])acity 
during  the  txvo  terms  of  Gox-ernor  Nash.  After  his  retirement  from  his  official  duties  as 
Secretary  to  the  Governor,  Mr.  Sinks  took  ujx  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  xvhich  he 
has  been  x-ery  successful.  In  June,  1899,  Mr.  Sinks  xvas  married  to  Miss  Katherine 
De  Ford  Thurman,  daughter  of  Allen  W.  Thurman,  of  Columlnis. 

Josiah  Wilson  Smith, 

Attorney  at  Laxv,  Ottaxva,  Ohio,  and  a meml)er  of  the  military  staff  of  Gox  ernor  Harmon, 
xvas  born  on  the  21st  of  May,  1873,  in  Broxvn  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Manlex'  B.  Smith 
and  Abbie  Pickerell  Smith,  both  natix-es  of  the  Buckeye  Slate.  He  is  of  Scotch-Irish 
ancestry.  Mr.  Smith  receix'cd  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  at  the  National  Nor- 
mal Unix'ersity,  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  Normal  Lhiix-ersity,  at  Ada,  Ohio, 


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fnjm  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  Att  he  age  of  sixteen 
\ ears  lie  started  in  life  as  a school  teacher,  in  rvhich  he  remained  for  a number  of  years, 
Idling  the  positions  of  teacher  and  superintendent.  While  thus  engaged,  he  took  up  the 
slud>-  of  law,  and  In  due  time  was  admitted  to  j)ractice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio. 
l'|)on  his  admission  to  the  l)ar  he  opened  an  office  at  Ottawa.  Outside  of  the  legal  pro- 
fession, Mr.  Smith  is  also  interested  in  the  newspaper  business  as  past  owner  and  director 
of  a paper.  In  politics,  Mr.  Smith  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat,  and  he  has  been 
an  acti\e  ]xirty  worker.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  School  Examiners  of  Putnam 
County  tor  a number  ot  years.  In  1908  he  was  elected  to  the  position  of  Prosecuting 
.Attorney  of  Putnam  Ccnmty.  Socially,  he  is  a 82ml  degree  Mason,  a Noble  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine  and  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.,  the  I.  ( ).  ().  F.  and  the  Elks.  For  many  years  he 
has  been  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Cuards.  He  now  occupies  the  rank  of  Major 
ot  the  Second  ( )hio  I ntantry  and  he  is  the  Ranking  Personal  Aid  on  Covernor  Harmon’s 
staff.  Major  Smith  is  married  and  has  two  children. 


Sam  W.  Smith,  Jr., 

judge  of  the  Circuit  Court,  at  Cincinnati, 
( )hio,  is  a native  of  the  Oueen  City,  and 
,1  son  of  Mr.  Sam  \\h  Smith,  a wholesale 
li(|uor  dealer.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  Cincinnati  pul)lic  scIkxjIs,  at  the 
Chickering  Institute,  the  Brown  Univer- 
sity and  at  the  ('incinnati  Law  School, 
graduating  from  Chickering  Institute  in  lS7ti,  and  from  the  Cincinnati  Law  School 
in  1SS2.  After  ha\ing  been  admitted  to  the  bar.  Judge  Smith  entered  the  law  office 
of  Lincoln  N Stephens.  Upon  the  death  ol  Mr.  Timothy  D.  Lincoln,  Judge  Smith  be- 
came a member  of  the  law  hrm  ol  Lincoln,  Ste])hcns  N Smith.  He  has  been  a faithful 
Re|)td)lican  all  his  mature  life  and  has  rendered  his  ]>arty  very  valuable  services.  In 
bS9(),  and  again  in  1901,  Judge  Smith  was  elected  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench.  His 
election  to  the  Circuit  Court  bench  occured  in  190().  Judge  Smith  is  married  and  resides 
on  W'alnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  ( ). 


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\Am  A.  Snider, 

A prominent  membi'r  of  the  younger  element  of  the  Fairfield  C'ounty  Bar,  residing  at 
Lancaster,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  27th  of  October,  1809,  on  a farm  in  Walnut  Township, 

I'airlield  County',  Ohio,  the  son  ol  Re\'.  A.  Snider,  I).  I).,  and  Lffie  L.  Tro\inger  Snider, 
both  nati\-es  of  Ohio.  'I'he  father  is  a minister  of  the  Lhiited  Brethren  Cdiurch  and  is  at 

])resent  actively  engaged  as  the  pastor  of  the  U.  S.  Church,  at  Gallon,  O,  He  has  been 
in  the  ministry  for  forty  y'ears  and  has  held  many'  positions  of  honor  in  the  church,  among 
them  the  Presidency  of  the  (ieneral  Sunday  School  Board,  and  as  Presiding  Elder.  The 
Ohio  Northern  Ibiiversity  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity.  Mr. 
Van  A.  Snider  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  I'airfield  County  and  at  the  high 
schools  of  Baltimore  and  Canal  Winchester,  Ohio.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age 
of  nineteen  years,  teaching  school,  remaining  in  that  profession  for  a period  of  three 
years.  He  then  served  for  the  same  length  of  time  as  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Fairfield  County, 
under  Sheriff  F.  M.  Messerlyp  and  at  that  time  and  afterwards  read  law  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Judge  John  G.  Reeves.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio,  on  the  15th  of  October,  1896,  and  immediately'  after  opened  an  office  in  Lancaster, 
Ohio.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  that  profession,  building  up  a large  clien- 
telle.  On  the  9th  of  February,  1900,  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  Circuit  and 
District  Courts  of  the  llnited  States,  and  by  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  on  the 
5th  of  March,  1909.  Mr.  Snider  has  been  a staunch  Democrat  since  he  became  of  age, 
and  he  has  served  his  party  on  the  stum])  as  well  as  in  the  committee  rooms.  In  1908, 
he  was  appointed  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Public  Safety,  a position  he  still  holds.  On  the 
7th  of  September,  1909,  he  was  nominated  as  the  Democratic  candidate  for  City  Solicitor 
of  Lancaster,  and  on  November  2nd,  1909  was  elected,  carrying  ten  out  of  twelve  jrrecincts. 
Mr.  Snider  for  many  years  has  been  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard  and  at 
pre.sent  holds  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant  and  Battallion  Adjutant  of  the  Second  Bat- 
tallion,  7th  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.  Socially,  he  is  a meml)er  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity; 
\ AN  A sN'iDL-iR.  LANC.\STHR.  ()  Flks;  K.  of  P. ; U.  R.  K.  P.;  Pythian  Sisters;  I.  O.  of  R.  M.;  Royal  Arcanum,  and  of  the 

Past  Chancellors  Association  of  Fairfield  County,  O.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Cora  A. 
Holland,  only  child  of  Judge  F.  F.  and  Alary  Holland,  on  the  10th  of  June,  1896.  Two  children,  Mary  Vaneta  and  Effie  Miriam, 
ha\-e  blessed  their  union.  Lieutenant  Snider  was  detailed  on  the  11th  of  January,  1909,  as  a member  of  Governor  Judson  Harmon’s 
Personal  Military'  Staff.  He  resides  at  149  West  Mullierry'  Street,  Lancaster,  Ohio. 


Charles  S.  Sparks, 

Attorney  at  Law,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  founder  of  the  Agnostic  Sunday'  School  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  10th  day  of  June,  1868,  at 
West  Ihiion,  .Adams  County',  Ohio.  His  father,  Salathiel  Sparks,  a native  of  Ohio,  followed  the  profession  of  law;  his  mother  came  from 
\\  inchester,  Ky.  The  early  antecedents  of  Mr.  S])arks  were  of  English  origin,  who  emigrated  from  Virginia  to  Ohio  in  the  younger 
days  of  the  State’s  history.  Mr.Sparks  rvaseducated  in  the  West  Union  ])ublic  schools  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Law'  School,  from  w hich 
Institution  of  legal  training  he  graduated  in  1890  with  the  degree  of  B.  L.  At  the  age  of  twenty'-two  y'ears  he  began  the  [iractice  of  his 
profession  under  his  own  name.  Three  months  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  was  acting  Prosecuting  Attorney  and  frequently' 


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Police  Judge,  being  the  youngest  judge  ever^ presiding  in  the  Police  Court  in  Cincinnati. 

In  political  affairs  he  takes  a keen  interest  and  belongs  to  the  Republican  party.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Blaine  Club  and  of  the  Stamina  Republican  League,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

As  a public  speaker,  Mr.  Sparks’  services  are  in  great  demand  during  the  different  cam- 
paigns and  he  has  been  a delegate  to  a number  of  State  Conventions, 

Mr.  Sparks  is  very  positive  in  his  likes  and  dislikes,  and  in  early  manhood  concluded 
that  the  foundations  of  the  church,  erected  by  those  living  in  utter  darkness  and  ignorance 
long  years  ago  were  not  capable  of  enlightening  people  of  this  age  upon  any  subject  of 
scientific  import,  and  he  often  said  that  he  didn’t  believe  the  dead  were  alive,  although 
such  belief  opened  the  door  of  heaven.  Mr.  Sparks  is  a lecturer  of  national  prominence 
on  agnosticism  and  kindred  scientific  subjects.  He  is  also  an  orator  of  great  ability 
and  is  gifted  with  ease  and  forcible  style  of  expression.  He  enjoys  a large  and  lucrative 
law  practice,  his  specialties  being  divorce  and  criminal  law.  While  Mr.  Sparks  is  a firm 
believer  in  the  sanctity  of  the  home  and  that  there  is  no  state  of  existence  out  of  which 
more  real  happiness  can  be  obtained  if  the  parties  are  properly  mated,  he  is  still  firmly  of 
the  opinion  that  children  of  mismated  couples,  consequently  not  born  of  affection,  are 
a menace  to  the  community  and  that  such  couples,  upon  discovery  of  their  inability  to 
live  happily  together,  should  be  divorced  for  the  mere  asking.  Mr.  Sparks  has  secured 
a greater  number  of  di\  orces  than  any  other  lawyer  in  the  world. 

As  a practitioner  of  criminal  law,  Mr.  Sparks  has  had  wide  experience  and  is  thoroughly 
conversant  with  the  subject.  As  early  as  1901,  Mr.  Sparks  publicly  declared  that  he 
is  opposed  to  capital  punishment,  not  only  because  it  is  brutal  and  barbarous,  but  is 
illogical,  and  while  it  satisfied  the  old  Mosaic  law,  it  fails  to  make  good  to  the  dear  ones 
of  the  victim  the  loss  they  sustain  in  his  death,  and  if  that  more  good  may  be  done  l)y  allowing  the  murderer  to  live,  he  should  not 

be  executed;  that  the  culprit  should  be  imprisoned,  and  if  he  be  without  a trade,  he  should  be  taught  one,  and,  all  that  he  might  earn 

in  excess  of  the  amount  necessary  to  pay  for  his  keep  and  clothing  should  go  to  those  depending  upon  the  victim,  providing  the 
prisoner  had  no  one  depending  upon  him.  In  that  case,  his  earnings  should  be  ecpially  divided  between  them  so  that  neither  side  would 
become  dependent  upon  the  state.  If  there  were  no  dependents,  what  he  would  earn  should  go  to  the  public  school  fund  of  the  state, 

and  the  infamous  contract  labor,  now  in  vogue  at  our  penal  institutions  should  be  abolished,  and  all  the  prisoners  be  allowed  a scale 

of  wages  equal  to  those  established  by  the  various  labor  organizations.  As  it  is  now,  the  only  persons  to  derive  any  benefit  from  a 
prisoner  in  the  Ohio  Penitentiary  are  those  who  have  contracts  with  the  government  for  the  kind  of  labor  in  which  the  prisoner  is 
skilled,  and  these  persons,  as  a matter  of  course,  arc  overjoyed  when  they  can  get  a skilled  laborer  for  60  cents  per  day  whose  earn- 
ings are  worth  !{;3.50. 

On  the  26th  of  November,  1896,  Mr.  Sparks  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Buckle}’,  of  Oldham,  England,  descend- 
ant of  members  of  the  House  of  Lords  in  England.  The  family  reside  in  Covedale,  a pleasant  suburb  of  Cincinnati.  To  this  union 
ti\’e  children  were  born,  viz:  Dorothy  Grace,  bcjrn  April  15,  1898,  Charlotte  Ingersoll,  born  November  16,  1900,  Temple  Tolstoi, 
born  August  15,  1902,  Ophelia  Celene,  l)orn  September  15,  1905,  Mary  DeCamp,  born  October  4,  1907,  all  of  whom  sur\’i\'e  and  each 
of  whom  were  born  on  Frida}’,  and  three  of  them  on  the  15th  day  of  the  month. 

Edward  P.  Speidel, 

Mayor  of  Alliance,  Ohio,  and  a jrrominent  member  of  the  Bar  of  Stark  County,  was  born 
on  the  17th  of  iMarch,  1870,  at  Hanoverton,  C'olumbiana  County,  Ohio.  His  father, 
John  B.  Speidel,  emigrated  from  Germany  to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of  eighteen 
years.  His  mother,  Catherine  Speidel,  was  a nati\’e  of  Hanoverton,  Ohio.  The  parents 
raised  a family  of  nine  boys  and  four  girls.  Mr.  John  B.  S[reidel  is  still  living,  but  has 
retired  from  business.  Mayor  Speidel  was  educated  in  the  Hanoverton  public  schools,  at 
Lincoln  College,  Rogers,  Ohio,  and  at  the  O.  S.  U.  Law  School,  from  which  latter  insti- 
tution he  graduated  in  1893,  when  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  irrofession  at 
Hanoverton.  Before  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  had  worked  as  a ]rrinter  on  the  Ohio 
Patriot,  Lisbon,  Ohio,  and  also  had  taught  school  for  several  years.  He  came  to  Alliance 
in  1905.  Mayor  Speidel  has  been  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  life.  In  1902-1903  he  filled 
the  position  of  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Columbiana  County.  On  the  2nd  of  November,  1909, 
he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Alliance,  taking  charge  of  that  office  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1910.  He  was  a candidate  for  Representative  in  1903,  in  the  strong  Republ  can  County 
of  Columbiana,  and  was  defeated.  Mayor  Speidel  is  a member  of  the  County  Executive 
Committee.  Socially,  he  ;s  a K.  O.  T.  M.,  P H.  C.,  Modern  Woodman  of  America  and 
an  Eagle.  He  is  married  and  the  father  of  three  children.  Mayor  Speidel  is  a self- 
made  man  and  owes  his  success  in  life  so  far  largel}’  to  his  own  efforts. 

Philemon  Beecher  Stanbery, 

Lawyer,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  offices  1516  First  National  Bank  Building,  was  born 
on  the  18th  of  April,  1877,  in  Pomeroy,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Philemon  Beecher  Stanbery 
and  Margaret  Hart  Stanbery,  natives  of  Lancaster,  Ohio  and  Sharon,  Pa.,  respectively.  Mr.  Stanbery  was  educated  at  Kenyon 
Military  Academy,  Gambier,  Ohio,  1891-1894;  Kenyon  College,  1895-1898,  graduating  from  the  institution  in  the  latter  year.  He 
then  entered  Cincinnati  Law’  School  and  graduated  from  there  in  1901.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  Master  of  Arts 
and  Bachelor  of  Lawn  Being  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Stanbery  immediately  took  up  his  life  work 
in  his  chosen  pnfiession,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  Outside  of  his  legal  duties  he  is  Director,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  The  Kaps-Brehm  Company,  Engineers  and  General  Contractors.  He  is  a Republican  in  National  Politics  but  independent  in 
local  affairs.  Socially,  Mr.  Stanbery  is  a member  of  Psi  Upsilon  Fraternity,  Phi  Beta  Kappa  Society  and  Phi  Delta  Phi  Fraternity. 
He  belongs  to  the  Protestant  Episcopal  denomination  and  attends  Christ  Church,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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A.  K.  Hiirnside  Stephens, 

Allorney  at  l.aw  at  ( inrinnati,  ()hio,\vas  born  on  the  brd  ot  June,  1S()2,  at  Crosl)}’ I'own- 
sliip,  Ilamilton  ('ount\',  ( )hio.  lli>  lather,  S.  Ivyle  Stepliens,  was  a well  known  educator 
in  Ilamilton  ('ounty  and  a natix’e  ol  X'irginia,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Minerva  Smith 
Ste|)hens  wtts  born  in  ( )hio.  Mr.  Ste|)heus,  maternal  great  grandlather,  I )aniel  Wilkins, 
was  a soldier  in  the  War  of  the  l\e\'olut  ion . lie  ctime  to  ( )hio  in  170S  and  settled  in 
( rosby  'I'owuship,  near  ( incinnati.  Ilis  grandlather  on  his  Itither's  side,  I'homas 
Stephens,  was  born  in  I 'aN'ette  ('otmty,  Per.nsyK  ania,  in  17!)4,  and  located  in  Virginia, 
where  Mr.  Stephens’  lather  was  born.  Mr.  Ste])hens  receixed  his  editcation  in  the  ( in- 
cinnati ])tiblic  schools  and  at  ( hickering’s  Institttte.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he 
engaged  in  the  |>rolession  ol  teaching.  Later  he  serxed  as  j)rincipal  of  schools  at  ('lexts, 

•North  bend  and  at  X’enice,  HntU'r  ('onntx',  ( >hio.  During  this  time  he  dex'oted  himsell 
to  the  sttidx'  of  laxx'  and  in  dtie  titne  xxais  admitted  to  the  H;ir  ot  ( )hio,  after  xx’hich  he  becam.e 
engaged  in  tlu'  [)nictice  ol  his  chosen  professioti.  He  has  serx’ed  as  Solicitor  of  the  xib 
lagc's  of  ( lex’es  and  Nhirlh  Bend,  ( )hio.  Mr.  Stephens  has  been  a faithful  Repitblican  all 
his  maltire  life.  I''rom  bSi)2  to  ISOS  he  xxas  1 )e])uty  ('ounty  Treasurer  ot  Hamilton 
('otmty;  from  ISOS  t(j  1001,  I'nited  States  Internal  Kex’enne  Stamp  Agent,  and  fnan 
1002  to  the  |)resx'nt  time,  Deputy  Clerk  of  Ilamilton  County.  He  xxas  Mayor  of  Clexes, 

( )hio,  trom  ISOO  to  1S02.  Sociallx',  Mr.  Stephens  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  I^'raternity ; 
ol  the  K.  of  I’.,  beitig  Past  Chancellor  Commander  of  Cleves  Lodge;  he  is  Past  Division 
( 'ommander  ol  the  Sons  ol  Wterans  ot  Ohio,  and  was  National  ('ottnsellor  of  that  organ- 
i/alion  in  1000.  He  xxiis  President  of  the  Stamina  Repitblican  League  of  ('incinnati, 
in  1007.  h'rom  1000  until  1002  he  serxed  as  Cajitain  Quartermaster  of  the  I'irst  Regi- 

tnent,  ( ).  N.  C.  He  xxas  married  in  1SS4,  to  Miss  Mary  M.  C'arlin,  daughter  of  Captaiti  James  Carlin,  late  of  the  83rd  Ohio  Vol- 

tmteer  Infantry,  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  Miami  Valley.  L'onr  children  have  lilessed  their  itnion.  Mr.  Stephens  resides  in  the 
little  suburban  xill.ige  ol  North  Bend,  Hamilton  Cotmty,  Ohio. 

(Gilbert  II.  Stewart, 

( )l  Columbus,  ( )hio,  lawyer,  xxas  born  on  the  15th  of  ATarch,  1847,  at  Boston,  Mass.,  the 
son  ot  Alonzo  and  Isal)ella  Ireland  Stexx’art.  When  he  xvas  fix'c  years  of  age,  his  parents 
remoxed  to  East  Cambridge,  Mass.  In  the  pttblic  and  high  schools  of  that  city  he 

received  his  education,  graduating  from  high  school  in  1864,  when  he  matriculated  at 

I larx  ard.  1 le  remained  in  the  college  until  the  middle  of  his  junior  year,  when  he  entered 
the  Laxv  Department  of  Harxard  College  xvhere  he  studied  one  term.  After  leaving 
Harvard  he  continued  his  laxv  studies  at  East  ('ambridge  and  Galion,  Ohio,  and  was 
admitted  to  the  bar  betore  the  District  ('ourt  of  Eranklin  County,  in  1869.  He  prac- 
ticed in  (ialion  until  1873  xvhen  he  came  to  Columbus,  in  wdiich  city  he  has  resided  ex'er 
since.  In  1884  he  xvas  elected  one  ol  the  judges  of  the  Circtiit  Court  of  Ohio,  for  the 
Second  Circuit,  and  on  expiration  of  a four  years’  term  he  was  re-elected  for  a term  of 
six  years.  In  1892  and  1893  he  xvas  elected  Chief  Justice  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Ohio. 
.At  the  close  of  his  second  term  he  refused  renomination,  and  on  the  9th  of  F'ebruary, 
181)5,  resumed  his  jirixate  practice.  Erom  March,  1884,  until  May,  1907,  Judge  Stewart 
was  Professor  of  Medical  Jurisprudence  at  the  Starling  Medical  College  of  Columbus. 

Erom  Eebruary,  1904  to  June  1909  he  xvas  Professor  ol  Laxv  at  the  Ohio  State  Unix'ersity, 

occupying  the  chair  of  b'ederal  practice.  Erom  1880  to  1882  he  was  a member  of  the 

Columbus  Board  of  Education,  and  in  1884  he  was  elected  to  the  City  Council,  resigning 
that  i)osition  upon  his  election  to  the  Circuit  bench.  Tn  1897  he  was  President  of  the 
Board  ot  4'rafle,  and  in  1898,  President  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Commerce.  He  was 
married  on  the  22nd  of  June,  1875,  at  W’orthington,  Ohio,  to  Miss  Clara  Landon  Ogden, 
a daughter  of  the  eminent  educator  Prof.  John  Ogden.  His  laxv  office  is  located  at  the 
WN'andotte  Building,  Columbus,  ( )hio,  where  hi“  is  engaged  in  practice  with  his  son,  Cilbert  II.  Stewart,  Jr.,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Stexvart  and  Stexvart. 

Stanley  Struble, 

Attorney  at  Laxv,  (_  incinnati,  ( )hio,  xvas  born  on  the  7th  of  Eebruary,  1865,  at  Miami,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Royal  Struble, 
a xvell  knoxvn  i)hysician,  and  Almira  Luse  Strulde,  both  natix'es  of  Hamilton  County.  The  family  on  his  father's  side  is  of  German 
origin,  xvhile  his  mother  is  of  Scotch  descent.  Mr.  Struble  receix'ed  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Hamilton  ('ountjy  at 

( )berlin  College  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Laxv  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1892,  when  he  xvas  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the 

Supreme  Court  of  the  State.  Before  that  time  he  had  taught  school  for  a period  of  four  years.  Upon  his  admission  to  practice, 
Mr.  Strid)le  became  engaged  in  his  chosen  jxrofession,  in  which  he  has  been  x^ery  successful.  ( lutside  of  his  legal  duties  he  is  interested 
in  thi“  H.imilton  County  National  Bank,  ( lex’es,  ( )hio,  being  a Director  of  that  institution.  Mr.  Struble  has  alxvays  been  a staunch 
Republican.  He  has  been  a member  of  campaign  committees  a number  of  times  and  also  xvas  chairman  of  same.  In  1904  and  again 
in  1908,  he  xvas  elected  County  Commissioner,  and  noxv  is  President  of  that  Board.  He  also  has  occupied  a number  of  jiositions  in 
his  home  toxvn,  Ckwes.  Mr.  Struble  is  a Mason,  a mcndxer  of  the  Blaine  Club  and  of  the  Stamina  Reiiuljlican  League.  On  the  30th 
of  (October,  lt)05,  he  xvas  married  to  Miss  Alice  Argo.  They  have  three  children.  Mr.  Strulxle  resides  at  Cleves.  His  offices  are 
located  at  510  Main  Street,  Cincinnati,  ()hio. 

Dudley  V.  Sutphin, 

b’ormer  Assistant  City  Solicitor  of  Cincinnati,  and  a iirominent  member  of  the  younger  element  of  the  Bar  ol  Hamilton  County,  xvas  born 
on  the  25th  of  ()ctober,  1875,  at  Dayton,  ( )hio,  the  son  of  Isaac  V.  Sutphin  and  Mrs.  Katherine  P.  Brady  Sutphin,  both  natix’es  ot 
( )hio.  Mr.  Sutphin  xvas  educated  in  the  pulilic  schools  and  at  Woodxvard  Lligh  School,  at  Cincinnati,  after  xvhich  he  attended  for 
txvo  years  the  prix'ate  school  (d  White  & Sykes,  to  prepare  himself  for  college.  He  then  matriculated  at  A'ale  Unix'ersity,  and,  alter 


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a four  years’  course,  graduated  from  that  well  known  institution  of  higher  learning  in 
1897,  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  Returning  to  Cincinnati,  Mr.  Sutphin  attended  the  Law 
Department  of  the  lhii\-ersity  of  Cincinnati  for  three  years  and  graduated  in  190U  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  Lipon  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  took  up  the  practice 
of  his  chosen  profession  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  For  three  ^x'ars  he  was 
associated  with  the  law  firm  of  Kittredge  and  \Mlby  and  afterwards  undertook  the  prac- 
tice by  himself.  Mr.  Sutphin  has  always  been  an  active  working  Republican.  On  the 
1st  of  January,  1908  he  was  ajjpointed  Assistant  City  Solicitor,  a position  he  occui^ied 
in  a very  able  manner.  On  January  1,  1910  he  retired  from  the  Solici  or's  office  and 
formed  a law  partnership  with  Walter  A.  DeCamp,  under  the  firm  name  of  DeCamp  & 
Sutphin,  with  offices  in  the  Traction  Building.  W’hile  in  college  he  was  a member  (jf  the 
Delta  Kappa  Epsilon  Fraternit}-  and  while  in  law  school  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Fraternitv. 
On  the  14th  of  November,  1901  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  P.  Harrison,  of  Cincinnati. 
One  daughter  has  been  the  issue  of  their  union.  Mr.  Sutphin  resides  at  2915  \Trnon 
Place,  Mt.  Auluirn,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

James  B.  Swing, 


DUDLEY  V.  SUTPHIN.  CINCINNA  1 I.  O. 


Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court  of  the  First  Ohio  Judicial  District,  and  one  of  the 
foremost  members  of  the  legal  profession  of  Cincinnati,  was  born  on  the  15th  of  May, 

1854,  in  Batavia,  Clermont  Count}',  Ohio.  His  father  was  George  Light  Swing,  and  his 
mother  Elizabeth  Naylor  Swing,  and  he  comes  from  the  illustrious  family  of  Swings 
whose  members  ha\-e  filled  the  bench  of  the  Ohio  and  United  States  Courts  for  se\-eral 

generations.  After  going  through  the  public  schools  of  his  nati\'e  ^■illage,  young  Swing 
entered  Hanover  College,  Hanowr,  Indiana,  from  where  he  graduated  with  honor.  He- 
at once  began  the  study  of  law,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1877,  opening  an  office  in 
Bataeda,  and  soon  advancing  to  a leading  position.  That  this  position  was  recognized 
was  proven  in  1881,  when  he  received  the  Repul)lican  nomination  to  the  office  of  Judge  of 
the  Probate  Court,  and  was  triumphantly  elected.  So  satisfactf)rily  did  he  serx'c  the 
people  of  Clermont  County  during  his  incumbency  that  he  was  remnninated  and  re- 
lucted. At  the  e.xpiration  of  his  second  term  of  office.  Judge  Swing  came  to  Cincinnati 
and  formed  a partnership  with  Judge  Howard  Ferris,  which  partnership  was  continued 
until  Judge  Ferris  was  chosen  Proljate  Judge  of  Hamilton  County.  Judge  Swing  then 
liecame  associated  with  Mr.  Frank  R.  Morse,  a lawyer  of  high  standing.  In  the  fall 
of  19U3,  Judge  Swing  was  nominated  to  the  Republicans  of  Hamilton  County  to  the 
important  office  (jf  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court,  and  re-elected  to  the  same  position 
at  the  expiration  of  his  first  term.  He  is  a faithful  Republican,  a man  who  has  served  his 
party  often  and  conscientiously.  He  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  National  Republican 
Con\ention  at  C'hicago,  which  nominated  President  Harrison. 


JAMES  B.  SWING,  CINCINNATI.  O. 


A prominent  law\’er  of  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  17th  of  Februar\-,  1850,  at  Ham- 
ilton, Ohio,  the  son  of  Americus  and  Martha  Frances  Scott  Symmes,  nati\'cs  of  Ohio 
and  Kentucky,  respecti^•ely.  Mr.  Americus  S\  mmes  was  born  in  Bellefonte,  Mo.,  and 
was  a son  of  Captain  John  Cleves  S\-mmes,  Jr.,  a United  States  Arnn-  officer,  who  ser\  ed 
in  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  a son  of  Timotln-  S> mines,  wlnj  was  a brother  of  Judge 
John  Cleves  Symmes,  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  figures  in  the  histor}'  of  the  North- 
w'estern  Territory.  Judge  Symmes  served  as  Colonel  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  - 

Later  he  became  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Jersey  and  a member  of  Congress. 

He  afterwards  settled  in  Ohio,  where  he  ser\’ed  as  bhiited  States  Judge  of  the  North- 
western Territory.  It  was  the  brilliant  mind  of  Judge  Symmes  that  conceived  the  idea 
of  sub-dividing  the  public  lands  into  sections  and  ranges,  and  the  plan,  adopted  first 
in  the  territory  of  the  IMiami,  was  sanctioned  by  the  Government  and  thereafter  this 
simple  and  con\'enient  method  of  surveying  weis  used  and  is  still  cmplo\’ed.  Captain 
John  C'.  Symmes,  Jr.,  the  grandfather  of  Mr.  W illiam  W . Symmes,  was  author  of  “The 
Theory  of  Concentric  Sj)heres  and  Polar  V’oids,''  a work  which  created  a great  sensation 
at  its  time.  He  died  in  Hamilton  and  was  fniried  in  one  of  the  parks  ot  that  cit\’.  .A 
daughter  of  Judge  John  Cleves  Symmes  and  sister  of  Mr.  Symmes'  great  grandfather 
became  the  wife  of  General  Wdlliam  Henry  Harrison,  President  of  the  United  States, 
and  grandmother  of  the  late  President  Benjamin  Harrison.  On  his  maternal  side,  Mr. 

Symmes’  family  was  also  one  of  distinction.  The  mother  was  a nati\'c  of  Boone  C ount\', 

Ky.,  where  the  family  had  settled  upon  their  removal  from  A’irginia,  Mrs.  Symmes  com- 
ing from  the  same  l)ranch  of  the  Scott  family  that  produced  that  grand  old  hero,  CTcneral 
Winfield  Scott  Hancock.  Mr.  Wdlliam  Wh  Symmes  received  a thorough  education  in 
the  public  schools  and  at  the  University  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  graduating  from  that  insti- 
tution in  June,  18()8,  he  being  the  valedictorian  of  the  class.  He  then  studied  law  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Louisville,  Ky.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  Mr.  S\  nunes 
came  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  iwofession,  in  which  he 

has  continued  ever  since.  In  politics,  he  is  a Democrat.  In  October,  189(),  Mr.  Svmmcs  - 

• 1 AT-  A TT  , 1 r A r T-  1 ] u 1 f • 4-  1 , WILLIAM  W.  S'l’MMES,  riXCINXATI.  O 

was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Flurd,  a daughter  ot  Mr.  Edward  Hurd,  ot  C mcmnati,  and 

grand-daughter  of  Dr.  Alexander  Duncan,  a very  prominent  figure  in  4'>emocratic  politics  of  Ohio.  Mr.  S\nimes  law  offices  are 
located  in  the  Commercial  Tribune  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  resides  on  W alnut  Hills,  that  city. 


William  W.  Symmes, 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 

Frederick  L.  Taft, 

( )f  t'le\’elan(l,  was  born  in  Bracevilic,  Trnnibiill  founty,  Ohio,  December  1st,  A.  D., 
1S70.  His  parents  were  from  New  England,  and  his  father  was  Newton  A.  Taft,  descended 
from  the  same  family  as  President  Taft,  and  his  mother  was  Laura  A.  Humphrey. 
,-\  great  uncle,  Matthew  Birchard,  was  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  C'ourt  of  Ohio, 
in  the  early  days,  and  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Northern  Ohio.  Graduated  from  the 
.\ewton  Balls  High  School  in  18S(i,  and  from  Mt.  Ihiion  College  in  1889.  Taught  schcjol 
a short  time  and  attended  Cincinnati  Law  School.  Admitted  to  the  bar  Deceml)cr 
1st,  A.  I).,  1891,  when  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age. 

In  May,  1898  was  a])pointed  Assistant  C'ounty  Solicitor  and  continued  in  this  office 
until  October  1st,  A.  I).  1901,  when  he  resigned  to  enter  the  general  practice  of  law.  Is 
now  a meml)er  of  the  well  known  hrm  of  Smith,  Taft  & Arter.  In  1900,  Governor  Harris 
a|)i)ointed  him  as  a Judge  of  the  Court  (jf  Common  Pleas  to  hll  a vacancy,  and  he  was 
nominated  by  the  Republican  ('onvention  by  acclamation.  Judge  Taft  served  with 
general  satisfaction  in  the  short  time  he  was  on  the  bench  Imt  was  defeated  with  the 
ticket  at  the  election,  although  he  rau  several  thousand  votes  better  than  the  other 
judicial  candidate. 

He  was  Chairman  of  the  Twenty-First  Congressional  Committee  in  1896  and  of  the 
Re|)ublican  City  and  C'ounty  Executive  Committees  in  1897.  Was  a member  of  the 
State  C'cntral  C'cnnmittee  in  1900,  and  has  served  many  times  as  a delegate  to  the  City, 
('ounty  and  State  C'onventions.  Was  C'hairman  of  the  last  two  conventions  of  the  Repub- 
lican ])arty  in  Cleveland.  In  1908  Judge  Taft  was  a delegate  to  the  Reiniblican  National 
Coiu’ention  at  Chicago  and  assisted  in  nominating  President  Taft. 

He  i^^  a 02nd  (k'givi'  Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  a Shriner.  Is  District  Dei)Uty  of  the  Knights  of  Pjphias  and  a member  of 
the  Sons  ol  X’eterans.  .\  member  oi  the  Sigma  AIj)ha  Epsilon  College  Eraternity,  and  of  the  Phi  Delta  Phi  Law  Fraternity ; a member 
of  the  Sons  of  (he  American  Re\'olu(ion  and  an  active  member  of  the  Cleveland  C'haml)er  of  Commerce.  Belongs  to  the  Union  Club 
of  Cle\-eland  and  to  tlu'  C'olumbus  Club,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Is  a Trustee  of  Mount  Ihiion  College,  his  Alma  Mater. 

Judge*  Tall  was  married  October  28th,  1901,  to  Mary  Alice  Arter,  daughter  of  Frank  A.  Arter,  of  Cleveland,  and  a sister  of  his 
lireseni  ])arliu'r.  He  has  a family  of  three  sons,  consisting  of  Kingsley  Arter,  l)orn  July  19th,  1903,  Charles  Newton,  December  14th 
1901,  and  I'redi-rick  L.,  Jr.,  born  August  15th,  1906.  He  has  always  been  active  in  the  ranks  of  the  Repul)lican  party. 

Henry  Waters  Taft, 

;\  prominent  lawyer  ol  New  \'ork  City,  iind  President  ot  the  ()hio  Society  of  New  York, 
was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  the  27th  of  May,  1859,  the  son  of  the  Hon.  Alphonso 
'I'.dt  and  Louise  Maria  Torrey  Taft.  He  is  a l)rother  of  President  William  LI.  Taft, 

He  )race  1 ).  'I'afl  and  half  brother  of  ('has.  P.  Taft.  He  was  educated  at  Yale,  graduating 
in  1880,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.,  and  recei\ing  the  honorary  degree  of  A.  M.  in  1905. 

L|)on  lea\dng  Yale,  Mr.  'baft  attended  the  ('incinnati  Law  School  and  the  ('olumbia 
Law  School.  He  was  admittc'd  to  the  bar  in  1882,  and  since  that  time  has  practiced 
his  profession  in  New  X’ork.  He  is  a member  of  the  hrm  of  Strong  N Cadwalader.  Mr. 

4'aft  Idled  the  ])osition  of  SjK’cial  Assistant  to  Attorney  General  of  the  United  States  in 
the  iiu'estigation  and  the  prosecution  of  the  tobacct.)  trust,  resigning  this  office  in  January, 

1907.  Mr.  4'aft  is  a 4'rustee  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  C'ompany,  Director  of  the 
American  1 lawaian  Steamshi])  C'ompany,  a member  of  the  New  York  Public  Library 
Board  since  1908;  Chairman  of  the  C'ouncil  University  Settlement;  member  of  the  Bar 
.Xssociation  of  the  City  of  New  X’ork;  the  State  Bar  Association;  Skull  and  Bones  Psi 
U|)silon,  Uniwrsity  Club,  Century,  Yale,  Carden  ('ity  Coif,  Shinnecock  Hills 
(lolf,  Down  4'own,  Midday  and  Re|)ublican  C'lul).  From  1896  to  1900,  Mr. 

I'alt  was  a member  of  the  Board  ot  Education  of  New  4’ork;  in  1901  he  was 
,i  member  ol  the  ('barter  Re\'ision  ('ommission,  to  re\dse  the  ('barter  of  Greater 
New  X’ork;  and  Irom  1903  to  1905  he  was  4'rustec  of  the  C'ollege  of  New  X'ork. 

Mr.  Talt  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  XX'.  Smith,  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  on  the  28th  of 
Marc'h,  1883.  He  resides  at  36  XXYst  48th  Street,  New  York.  His  offices  are  at  40 
XX'all  Street. 


lIUNR'i  WA  CURS  TAF-T,  NliW  'lORK,  N.  Y. 


John  Robert  Tanner, 

Probate  Judge  of  Madison  ('(junty,  Ohio,  and  a prominent  member  of  the  Madison  County  Bar,  was  born  on  the  2nd  oi  October, 
1874,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Ohio,  the  son  of  C'ourtney  and  Esther  J.  McDowell  I'anner,  both  natives  of  the  Buckeye  State.  His  father 
was  a farmer.  Mr.  J.  R.  I'anner  was  educated  in  the  i)ub!ic  schools  of  Mt.  Sterling,  l.ater  he  attended  the  Ohio  State  University, 
taking  a law  course,  and  graduating  from  that  institution  in  1900,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  Being  admitted  to  the  bar  before 
the  Supreme  ('ourt  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Tanner  immediately  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  \'ery 
successful.  An  ardent  Republican  and  an  active  worker  in  the  ranks  of  his  party,  he  was,  in  1905,  nominated  for  the  office  of 
Judge  of  the  Probate  Court,  and  he  was  duly  elected.  His  administration  of  the  duties  of  this  important  position  has  been  marked 
by  fidelity,  ability  and  thorough  satisfaction  to  the  people,  and  so  much  was  he  appreciated,  that  he  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  ol 
office  in  1908.  Judge  4'anner  also  is  iuterested  in  Banking  and  Farming.  Socially,  Judge  4'anuer  is  connected  with  Sterling 
Lodge,  1.  and  A.  M.  No.  269;  C'ircleville  C hapter,  R.  A.  M.  No.  20;  Garfield  Commandery,  K.  4'.  No.  28.  He  is  a member  of  the  1.  O.  O.  h. ; 


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the  K.  of  P.  and  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  On  the  21st  of  February,  1895  he  was  married  to  Miss  Alice  Ingrim.  One 
daughter,  Esther  Margaret,  and  two  s(jns,  John  Robert  and  Charles  Courtney  Tanner  have  blessed  their  union.  Judge  Tanner 
resides  at  London,  Madison  County,  Ohicj. 


Edward  L.  Taylor,  Jr., 

Congressman  from  the  Twelfth  Ohio  District,  and  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the 
Franklin  County  Bar,  is  a native  of  Columbus,  being  born  on  the  10th  of  August,  1809. 
He  is  the  son  of  Edward  L.  Taylor,  one  of  the  most  prominent  lawyers  of  the  Buckeye 
State.  Congressman  Taylor  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  grad- 
uating trom  high  school  in  1887.  The  following  year  he  began  preparation  for  admissicm 
to  the  bar,  and  was  a student  under  his  father,  who  was  a member  of  the  firm  of  Taylor 
& Taylor,  at  Columbus.  On  the  3rd  of  December,  1891,  Mr.  Edward  L.  Taylor,  Jr., 
was  admitted  before  the  bar  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  taking  up  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession  immediately  after.  In  politics.  Congressman  Taylor  is  an  ardent 
Republican,  and  he  has  served  the  party  and  the  people  in  general  in  many  capacities. 
In  November,  1899,  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  Attorney  of  Franklin  County,  his  opponent 
being  Albert  Lee  Thurman,  a grandson  of  the  Hon.  A.  G.  Thurman.  At  the  close  of  his 
first  term,  having  performed  his  duties  with  great  ability,  he  was  re-elected  by  a largely 
increased  majority  over  that  of  his  first  election.  Mr.  Taylor  served  as  Prosecuting 
Attorney  until  the  3rd  of  March,  19U5.  At  the  November  election  of  1904,  he  was,  after 
having  been  nominated  for  Congress  without  opposition,  elected  to  represent  the  Twelfth 
District  in  the  Lower  House  of  the  National  Congress.  He  still  holds  that  position, 
having  been  re-elected  in  1906,  1908  and  1910.  On  the  4th  of  January,  1894,  Mr.  Taylor 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Marie  A.  Firestone,  of  Columbus,  a daughter  of  Hon. 
C.  D.  Firestone.  Mr.  Taylor  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  bodies,  the  Elks 
and  other  well  known  secret  organizations.  He  resides  in  Columbus. 


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Albert  Clifton  Thompson, 

Judge  of  the  United  States  District  Court,  ('incinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  January  23,  1842, 
in  Brookville,  Jefferson  ('ounty.  Pa.  His  parents  were  John  J.  Y.  and  Agnes  Kennedy 
Thompson. 

Judge  Thompson,  when  seventeen  years  old,  began  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of 
Captain  \V.  W.  Y'ise,  at  Brooki  ille,  continuing  for  a period  of  two  years,  until  the  Civil 
War  liroke  out,  when  on  April  23,  1861,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  and  marched  with 
Captain  A.  A.  McKnight’s  “three-months"  men  to  join  the  army  under  Patterson  in 
the  valley  of  Virginia.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  three  months’  term  he  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  Sergeant  of  Company  1,  8th  PennsyK'ania  Wlunteer  Infantry. 

When  the  country  realized  the  fact  that  the  War  could  not  be  brought  to  a success- 
ful conclusion  within  three  months  and  President  Lincoln  issued  his  call  for  three  years. 
Judge  Thompson  on  the  27th  of  August,  1861,  again  offered  his  ser\  ices  and  enlisted  as 
a private  in  Co.  B,  105th  Pennsyh-ania  Ydunteer  Infantry.  Rapid  promotion  followed. 
First  Sergeant,  then  Second  Lieutenant,  and  on  the  26th  of  November,  1861,  he  was 
transferred  to  Company  K of  the  same  regiment  and  promoted  Captain.  He  was 
wounded  at  the  battle  of  Liar  Oaks,  recei\4ng  a bullet  in  the  back  under  the  right  shoulder. 
He  had  just  turned  to  give  his  company  the  command  to  advance  when  the  ball  struck 
and  fortunately  was  deflected,  making  a severe  but  not  a dangerous  wound.  He  spent 
sometime  in  the  hospital  and  at  home,  and  having  recovered  from  his  injuries  he  again 
joined  his  regiment  at  Harrison's  Landing  and  was  with  it  in  ever\'  subsequent  engage- 
ment, including  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  where  he  recei\‘ed  a wound  which  at  that 
time  appeared  to  be  fatal  and  from  the  effects  of  which  he  is  still  suffering.  The  ball 
struck  him  in  the  right  breast,  fracturing  the  second  and  third  ribs,  passing  through  the  upper  part  of  his  right  lung  and  lodging  in 
the  walls  of  the  body  be\’ond,  where  it  still  is.  He  was  removed  to  Washington,  where  under  the  careful  nursing  of  his  mother,  he 
partially  recovered. 

Afterwards  he  entered  the  office  of  W.  P.  and  G.  A.  Jenks  and  resumed  the  study  of  law.  Was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Jef- 
ferson C'ounty,  Pa.,  in  December,  1864,  and  in  the  following  year  moved  to  Portsmouth,  ( )hio.  In  1869  he  was  electeil  Probate  Judge 
of  Scioto  Count^■,  and  in  1881  was  elected  Common  Pleas  Judge  and  ser\'ed  until  he  was  elected  to  Congress  as  a Representative 
of  the  Tenth  Congressional  District  of  Ohio.  He  served  in  the  Forty-Ninth,  Fiftieth  and  Fifty-First  Congresses.  During  the  Fift\’- 
First  Congress  he  served  on  the  Judiciary  and  Foreign  Affairs  Committees.  As  a member  of  the  Judiciary  Committee  he  was  made 
Chairman  of  a sulvanmnittee  to  in\-estigate  certain  alleged  illegal  practices  in  the  United  States  Courts,  in  various  parts  (jf  the  countr\- 
and  made  a report  which  was  printed  by  the  House  and  which  brought  good  results.  He  also  took  an  acti\'e  part  in  framing  the 
McKinley  bill;  he  wrote  the  24th  section  of  that  bill. 

Upon  his  retirement  from  Congress,  Judge  Thompson  was  appointed  a memlier  of  the  “Ohio  Tax  Commission,"  ser\4ng  as 
Chairman.  The  report  of  that  Commission,  prepared  by  him,  is  now  to  be  found  in  all  libraries  as  a book  of  reference,  respecting 
systems  of  taxation.  Later  he  was  appointed  by  President  McKinley  as  a member  of  the  “Commission  to  Codify  the  C'riminal  and 
Penal  Laws  of  the  United  States."  That  code  was  adopted  by  the  Sixtieth  Congress  and  constitutes  the  Criminal  Code  of  the  United 
States  today. 

In  1898  he  was  appointed  Judge  of  the  United  States  District  Court  of  Southern  ()hio.  Judge  Thompson  died 

January  26th,  1910,  from  effects  of  a wound  recei\-ed  at  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run,  August  29th,  1862.  Judge 

Thompson  was  regarded  by  the  bench  and  bar  as  an  "ideal  judge,”  fearless  and  just  in  the  performance  of  duty. 


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Francis  Willcox  Treadway, 

( )iu‘  of  the  most  prominent  Republicans  of  Ohio,  and  leading  attorney  of  Cdeveland, 
()liio,  is  a native  of  C'onnecticiit,  horn  on  the  7tli  of  January,  1869,  at  New  Haven,  the 
^on  of  Augustin  R.  Treadway  and  Mary  L.  Mansfield  Treadway.  He  is  of  New  England 
stock,  his  ancestors  ha\ing  settled  in  those  states  long  before  the  Revolution.  Thejp 
on  both  sides  of  the  family,  engaged  in  all  the  C'olonial  Wars  and  as  early  as  King  Philip’s 
War;  they  took  part  iti  the  stritggle  for  independence,  and,  on  mother’s  side,  in  the  civil 
War.  ( )ne  grandfather  served  in  thirty-three  sessions  of  the  Connecticut  State  Legis- 
kittire  atid  others  served  iti  varioits  ci\  il  capacities.  Mr.  Treadway  received  his  education 
frotn  Worcester,  in  1890,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  and  from  Yale  two  years  later  with  the 
d.egree  ot  EL.  B.  After  beitig  adtnitted  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Treadway  took  up  the  practice 
of  his  i)rofession,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  At  present  he  is  a member  of 
ihe  well  known  Clex’eland  law  firm  ol  Treadway  N Marlatt,  with  oflices  in  the  Society 
lor  Savings  Building.  Mr.  Treadway  started  in  i)ul)lic  life  at  the  age  of  thirty-three  years, 
when  he  was  ap])ointed  United  States  Commissioner  lor  the  Northern  District  of  Ohio, 
lie  has  always  been  a staunch  Rc|niblican,  e\'er  ready  to  ser\'e  his  party  and  the  people 
in  general  with  all  his  ability.  He  was  a member  cd'  the  Ohio  General  iWsembly  during 
the  years  1904  and  190,6.  During  this  session  he  serx’cd  on  the  Committee  for  Schools, 
Cities  and  Girl’s  Industrial  Home,  and  was  Chairman  ot  the  Committee  on  Banks  and 
Banking.  He  introduced  a number  ot  ini])ortant  bills,  the  most  prominent  being  the 
lollowing:  School  Code,  Bank  Inspection,  Police  Pension  Fund  (making  levy  coni])ul- 

sory)  and  City  Depository  Law.  In  1907  he  was  nominated  by  the  Repul)licans  of 
Cleveland  for  the  office  of  I’resident  of  City  Council,  but  was  defeated  with  the  balance 
of  the  ticket.  In  1908  he  was  Iionored  Ijy  the  Repttblican  State  Con\’cntion  with  the  nomination  tor  Lieutenant  Governor,  and 
this  time  lu'  was  elected  at  the  Nowmilier  election.  In  1910  he  was  renomitiated  for  the  same  ijosition,  but  was  defeated  with  the 
balance  ol  the  Re])tiblican  State  ticket  the  same  year.  Mr.  Treadway  is  a member  and  director  of  the  Re])ublican  Tippecanoe  Club 
of  CleN’eland  ; 'I'lvastirer  ot  llu“  Cle\eland  Bar  Association;  Tritstce  of  the  Jones  Home  for  Fricmlless  Children;  Tnistee  of  the  Cleve- 
land Newsboy's  .Association,  and  a metnber  ol  the  Cleveland  Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  a Trustee,  though  not  a member  of 
Pilgrim  Congregational  Church  at  Cle\eland.  He  also  is  a Director  of  the  Auto  Supply  Specialty  ('omi)any  and  of  the  Cleveland 
Phonogra])h  Record  ('oni])any.  W’ith  Mr.  Marlatt  he  is  joint  author  of  “Treadway  & Marlatt  on  Adechanics  Liens.’’  On  the  ,6th 
of  JanuaiA',  1897,  Mr.  Treadway  was  joined  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ifsther  Sutliff  Frisbie.  'Lwo  children,  Frances  Sessions  Treadway 
.md  Augnslin  Russc'll  'Fia-adway  have  blessed  their  union.  Air.  Treadway  resides  at  Lakewood,  ()hio,  a beautiful  suburb  of 
( 'le\'eland. 

William  Henry  Tucker, 

.\ttorne>'at  Law  and  Postmaster  ol  I'oledo,  ()hio,  lielongs  to  the  best  kn(.)wn  men  (4  his 
home  city.  He  was  born  at  La])orle,  Lorain  County,  Ohio,  on  the  6th  of  ( tctfdK'r,  1849, 
llu'  son  of  John  Alexander  and  Ldizal)elh  Brush  Tm'ker,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Connecticut 
respt'ct iwly.  Air.  4'ucker  is  ot  Scotch- Irish-German-Fnglish  extraction,  his  ancestors 
luning  Ii\ed  in  this  ('ountry  lor  many  generations.  His  education  was  obtained  at 
Baldwin  Lnixersity,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1876,  and  for  one  year  at  Cornell  Ibiix’er- 
sit\'.  He  later  studied  law  under  Judges  George  R.  Haines  and  Air.  Emory  1).  Potter, 
of  'Fok-do,  ()hio,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876,  after  which  he  immediately  took  u]i 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  I le  ])racticed  law  until  1899,  when  he  was  appointed 
to  the  office  ol  Postmaster  ol  Toledo,  a j.)osition  he  still  occu])ies.  He  also  is  a stock- 
holder of  the  I'iast  Side  Banking  Company  and  A'ice- President  of  the  Toledo  Title  and 
'Frust  Company.  Politically,  Air.  Tucker  is  a staunch  Republican,  and  it  can  be  trnth- 
fulh’  said  that  he  has  serxed  his  jxarty  in  many  capacities.  F'or  four  years  he  xvas  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Education  and  for  one  year  President  of  that  body.  F'or  txventy 
years  he  xvas  a membra'  ot  tlu“  Lucas  County  Republican  Fixecutive  ('ommittee  and  chair- 
man of  lliat  organization  for  three  terms;  for  ten  years  he  belonged  to  the  Congressional 
Committee  and  for  years  to  the  Judicial  Committee.  In  1892,  Air.  Tucker  xvas  a delegate 
to  the  Republican  National  Conx’ention.  Socially,  he  is  Ik'esident  of  the  William  AFc- 
Kinlex’  Club;  President  of  the  FAist  Side  Improx'cment  Association;  President  of  the 
'Foledo  Board  ot  Trustees, ot  Toledo  I’nixersity ; a member  of  the  Lincoln  Club;  a Mason; 

Knight  Templar  and  K.  of  P.  On  the  lUth  of  April,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Harriet  A’an  Gorder.  They  hax’C  six  chiklrcn.  Air.  I'ucker  resides  at  616  Sixth  Street, 

Foledo,  ( )hio. 

Emmett  Tompkins, 

( )f  Columbus,  ( )hio,  ranks  among  the  foremost  e.xponents  of  the  laxv  in  Central  Ohio.  He  is  the  son  of  Hon.  Cydnor  B.  and  Alary 
N.  F'outs  Tompkins,  the  father  haxang  been  a very  distinguished  laxvyer  (jf  his  time.  Air.  Emmett  Tom|xkins  attended  the  public 
schools  at  AlcConnellsx  ille  until  he  was  txvelx'e  years  of  age,  xvhen  his  parents  died,  anrl  his  guardian.  Air.  W'illiam  Vorhees,  took  charge 
of  him.  He  later  i)ursued  a scientific  classical  course  at  the  Ohio  State  University,  at  Athens.  Like  his  distinguished  father.  Air. 
Fanmett  Tcnnpkins  selected  the  laxv  as  his  x’oeation  in  life,  and  studied  Blackstone  under  the  preceptorship  of  Judge  John  W elsh,  and 
afterxvards  under  that  eminent  laxvyer.  General  C.  H.  Grosvenor.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1876,  and  at  once  began  the  prac- 
tice of  his  chosen  profession.  He  is  and  always  has  been  a strong  supporter  of  the  princi])les  and  doctrines  of  the  Republican  party. 
In  1876  he  xvas  elected  C'ity  Solicitor  of  Athens,  and  two  years  later,  in  1878,  Mayor  f)f  Athens.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  term 
of  office  he  resigned  to  acce])t  the  i)osition  of  Pnjsecuting  Attorney,  to  which  he  had  been  elected.  Haxing  serxxG  xvith  great  dis- 
tinction, he  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  for  the  same  office.  In  1886  and  in  1887,  Air.  Tompkins  was  elected  to  represent  Athens 
County  in  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Ohio  General  Assembly.  During  these  terms  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
on  Insurance  and  a member  of  the  standing  Committees  on  Judiciary,  and  Railroads  and  Telegraixhs.  He  was  a x^^ery  valuable  and 


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active  member  of  the  Legislature  and  took  a great  interest  in  shaping  of  legislation,  having  always  the  interest  of  the  people  at  heart. 
In  1900  he  was  elected  to  represent  the  10th  Ohio  District  in  the  National  Congress,  having,  in  1889,  removed  from  Athens  to  Col- 
umbus, Ohio,  where  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Merrick  & Tompkins.  The  10th  Ohio  District  was  at  that  time  stronglv 
Democratic,  but  the  popularity  of  Mr.  Tompkins  brought  it  within  the  Republican  columns.  Upon  his  retirement  from  Congress,  Mr. 
Tompkins  devoted  himself  exclusively  to  his  extensive  private  practice.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 

Arthur  I.  Vorys, 

01  Columbus,  Ohio,  a Republican  leader  of  national  reputation,  is  a native  of  Fairfield  County,  where  he  was  born  on  the  2.5th  of 
November,  1856,  at  the  county  seat,  Lancaster.  His  father,  Isaiah  Vorys,  was  also  born  and  reared  in  Lancaster,  while  his  mother, 
Mrs.  Kmily  Webb  Vorys,  was  a native  of  Hocking  County.  Mr.  Arthur  I.  Vorys  secured  his  education  in  the  Lancaster  schcjols, 
from  which  he  graduated  with  high  honors.  He  supplemented  his  education  by  attending  the  Ohio  State  University  for  one  year. 
Upon  leaving  school  he  worked  in  his  father’s  i^laning  mill  for  some  time  and  then  went  to  Toledo,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the 
office  of  an  architect  for  one  year.  Returning  to  Lancaster  he  began  the  study  of  law  under  John  S.  Brasee,  an  eminent  member 
of  the  Fairfield  County  Bar,  and  in  1879  was  admitted  to  practice  his  profession.  In  1884  he  was  chosen  City  Solicitor  of  Lancaster, 
and  served  two  terms  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  people  of  that  city.  His  acti\’c  career  in  State  affairs  was  begun  in  1900,  when  the  late 
Governor  Nash  called  him  from  his  large  practice  in  Lancaster,  to  assume  control  of  the  Insurance  Department  of  Ohio  to  fill  the  un- 
expired term  of  \V.  S.  Matthews.  Governor  Nash,  in  1902,  appointed  him  for  a full  term  of  three  years,  ending  in  June,  1905,  when 
he  was  named  for  another  term  by  Governor  Herrick.  Before  the  expiration  of  this  term  of  office,  on  the  16th  of  December,  1907, 
Mr.  Vorys  resigned  his  position  to  take  charge  of  the  preliminary  Taft  campaign.  This  work  brought  Mr.  Vorys  prominently  into 
the  public  eye  of  the  state  and  nation.  When  the  name  of  the  that  time  Secretary  of  War  was  mentioned  in  connection  with  the 
Presidential  nomination,  Mr.  Vorys  was  jilaced  in  charge  of  the  Ohio  Bureau.  W ith  the  progress  of  the  ante-nomination  campaign, 
he  assumed  a higher  position  in  the  councils  of  Secretary  Taft's  friends.  His  operations  in  behalf  of  the  Ohio  candidate  became 
national  in  scope,  they  were  marked  with  rare  discretion  and  success  and  consecjuently  Mr.  \’orys  became  a national  figure.  After 
the  election  of  Mr.  Taft  to  the  Presidency,  Mr.  Vorys  retired  to  pri\-ate  life,  he  having  refused  important  positions  in  the  gift  of 
the  National  Government.  While  at  the  head  of  the  Insurance  Department  of  the  State,  Mr.  \’orys  was  recognized  as  one  of  the 
great  insurance  authorities  of  the  country,  and  Ohio,  through  his  administration,  was  placed  in  the  ^■ery  fore  front  of  the  other  states  of 
the  Union,  whose  insurance  interests  were  in  intelligent  and  popular  hands.  Mr.  \’orys  was  the  author  of  the  code  of  insurance 
laws  passed  by  the  second  session  of  the  Seventy-Seventh  General  Assembly,  although  a special  committee  of  the  Senate  and  House 
were  popularly  supposed  to  have  that  work  in  charge.  Mr.  Vorys  was  married  to  IMiss  Heanny  M.  McNeill,  of  Lancaster,  in 
1891.  They  are  the  happy  parents  of  four  sons. 

William  R.  Warnock, 

Former  United  States  Pension  Agent  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Champaign  County. 

He  was  born  in  Urbana,  on  the  29th  of  August,  1838,  in  the  same  house  in  which  his 
mother  was  born,  on  the  8th  of  January,  1814.  His  father,  Da\4d  Warnock,  was  of 
Plnglish  descent,  though  born  in  Ireland,  while  his  mother,  Sarah  A.  Hitt,  was  of  German 
extraction.  His  paternal  great  grandfather  was  a Rector  in  the  established  church  cjf 
Fngland ; his  grandfather  removed  to  County  Monaghan,  Ireland,  and  became  an  Elder 
in  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  it  was  in  that  county  were  Da^■id  Warnock  was  born. 

At  the  age  of  eighteen  the  latter  came  to  America,  located  in  Ohio,  later  entered  the 
ministry  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  was  connected  with  the  Ohio  and  Cin- 
cinnati Conferences  until  his  death,  in  1882.  The  ancestors  of  his  mother  came  to  \’ir- 
ginia  in  1730,  and  members  of  the  family  have  obtained  pnmiinence  in  many  states. 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  Judge  M’arnock,  Samuel  Hitt,  was  also  a minister  of  the 
gospel.  Mr.  William  R.  Warnock’s  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools 
of  Urbana.  leaving  school  he  began  teaching  himself  and  in  this  way  earned  the 

money  with  which  to  equip  himself  with  a collegiate  education.  Entering  Ohio  Wesleyan 
Ihiiversity,  at  Delaware,  he  pursued  his  studies  at  this  well  known  institution  and  was 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1861.  After  this  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Judge  Corwin, 
but  after  a few  months  abandoned  them  for  service  in  the  I'nion  Army.  He  recruited 
a company  and  was  commissioned  Captain  in  July,  1862,  and  assigned  to  the  95th 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  twice  promoted  for  gallant  and  meritorious 
conduct,  first  as  Major  and  then  as  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  his  regiment.  He  was  slightly 
wounded  in  the  right  ear  in  one  action,  and  in  another  had  a horse  killed  under  him  while 
making  a charge  on  a Confederate  battery.  Judge  Warnock  ser\-ed  three  years  and  two  months,  and  took  part  in  every  battle,  skir- 
mish or  march  in  which  his  regiment  participated  during  the  war.  He  was  mustered  out  in  August,  1865,  returned  to  ITbana, 
resumed  his  law  studies  with  Judge  Corwin,  and  in  May,  1866,  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  at  once  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession,  connected  himself  with  George  M.  Eichelberger,  and  remained  in  partnership  with  that  gentleman  until  1879,  when  he 
was  elected  Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court.  From  1868  to  1872  he  held  the  office  of  Prosecuting  Attorney.  In  1875  he  was  elected 
to  the  State  Senate,  ser\4ng  in  1876  and  1877.  When  Governor  Hayes  was  about  to  leave  Columbus  for  Washington  to  be  inaug- 
urated as  President  of  the  United  States,  Senator  Warnock  was  selected  to  make  the  farewell  address  in  behalf  of  the  Senate.  He 
served  two  terms  on  the  Common  Pleas  bench,  declining  a renomination  for  a third  term.  In  1900  Judge  Warnock  was  elected  for 
Congress  In  the  Eighth  Ohio  Congressional  District,  ser\  ing  also  two  terms.  He  now  holds  the  Eederal  office  of  Pension  Agent  at  Co- 
lumbus. In  his  political  faith  he  is  a Republican;  in  his  religious  creed  he  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church.  Socially.  Judge 
Warnock  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Eraternity;  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  Eoyal  Legion.  He  was  married  on  the 
20th  of  August,  1868,  to  Miss  Kate  Murray,  of  Clark  County.  Three  children  have  blessed  their  union;  Clifford  M.  Warnock, 
Elizabeth  M.  and  Ann  K.  Warnock.  While  the  Judge's  office  is  located  at  Columbus,  he  still  claims  Urliana  as  his  residence. 

John  W.  Warrington, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Judge  of  the  United  States  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals,  Sixth  Circuit,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  July,  1846,  in  Clark 
County, Ohio,  the  son  of  Rev.  Charles  B.  Warrington,  a Methodist  minister.  Judge  Warrington  received  his  education  in  the  public  scho  o 


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and  under  j)rivate  tutors.  He  read  law  under  the  preceptorship  of  the  late  Alexander 
Mcriuffe\’,  and  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  April, 
ISO!),  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  immediately  after.  He  then  took  up  the  practice  of 
his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  e\'er  since.  A few  months  after  his 
admission  to  practice.  Judge  Warrington  was  appointed  Assistant  City  Solicitor  1)\' 
City  Solicitor  J.  Bryant  Walker,  of  Cincinnati,  ser\ing  in  that  office  for  four  terms.  In 
.\l)ril,  1873,  he  was  elected  City  Solicitcjr  and  in  that  position  he  rendered  the  city  of 
('incinnati  \ery  \’aluable  services  and  established  for  himself  a splendid  reputation  as 
l)ractitioner.  At  the  expiration  ot  his  term  ol  office.  Judge  Warrington  became  associated 
with  Mr.  'bhomas  B.  Paxton,  a hrm,  which  in  the  course  of  years  became  one  of  the 
most  |)rominent  law  linns  in  Ohio.  The  ])artnershii)  continued  until  Judge  Warrington 
Wits  ai)pointed  Judge  of  the  Cnited  States  Circtiit  Court  of  Appeals  by  President  Taft 
in  April,  of  1!)()9,  to  succeed  the  late  Judge  John  K.  Richards.  In  politics.  Judge 
Warrington  has  tilwtiys  been  a faithful  Reptiblican,  but  indeioendent  of  any  local  organ- 
ization. Ouring  the  Ci\  il  War,  in  the  latter  part  of  1802,  Judge  W’arrington  enlisted  in 
the  Hnion  Army,  and  from  that  time  on  he  |)articipated  in  all  the  battles  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  with  which  he  was  connected.  In  the  battle  before  Petersburg,  on  the  2nd  of 
.\])ril,  18()'),  he  was  stwerely  wotmded.  He  returned  home  after  being  mustered  out 
and  resumed  his  educational  pursuits.  Judge  W'arrington  was  married  on  the29th  of 
June  1871.  Mrs.  W'arringtou  died  on  the  2nd  of  Xovember,  1888,  lea\’ing  two  children. 
In  August,  1892,  Judge  Warrington  was  married  again,  to  Mrs.  Ella  Spence  Bragg. 
The  family  reside  at  Annwood,  Madison  Road,  East  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Mr.  W'arringtcm  was  apixnnted  to  the  Professorship  of  Eriuity  and  Trusts  in  the  Eaculty 
of  the  Cincinnali  Law  School  in  19(10,  but  owing  to  continued  illness  of  his  wife,  with  whom  he  had  to  be  away  from  home  so  much, 
he  was  compt'lled  lo  gi\'e  up  (hat  work  and  resigned  in  1905. 


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Holland  C.  Webster, 

( )f  Toledo,  ( )hio.  Prosecuting  Attormw’  of  Lucas  County,  is  a nati\e  Ohi(;an,  born  on  the 
3lsl  of  Hecember,  1870,  at  Marion,  the  son  of  Lorin  ('.  W’ebstcr,  a retired  Clergyman, 
and  Angeline  B.  Dillon  Webster.  Mr.  Webster’s  ancestors  came  to  America  main- 
generations  ago,  one  of  them,  John  Webster,  was  the  fifth  Governor  of  Massachusetts. 
Mr.  Webster  received  a careful  education  at  the  juiblic  schools  of  Delphos,  Kenton  and 
Toledo,  at  Toledo  and  CarcN',  ()hio  high  schools  ami  Ohio  Wesleyan  Cni\ersity  at  Dela- 
ware, Irom  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1898,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  In 
tin-  same  >ear  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Su|)reme  C'ourt  of  Ohio,  having 
taken  a law  course  at  Ohio  W esleyan  I nix  ersity  and  sttidied  law  at  Kenton,  Ohio,  w ith  the 
eminent  lawyer,  George  E.  Crane.  Alter  his  admission  he  took  ujx  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
jirofession  at  Toledo.  Mr.  Welister  has  alwax's  been  a staunch  and  actix'e  Republican. 
On  the  sttiuip  as  xxell  as  in  the  committees  he  has  serx'ed  his  party  in  a xery  effective 
manner.  He  xxas  a member  of  the  Lucas  County  Republican  Exectitive  Committee 
and  Chairman  of  the  Sixth  Judicial  Circuit  Committee.  He  filled  the  |)osition  of  Assist- 
ant Prosectiting  Attornex'  in  the  years  of  1904-1905.  On  the  3rd  of  November,  1908, 
aft(‘r  a hard  struggle,  he  xx'as  elected  to  his  ])rescnt  office  by  a large  majority.  Since  he 
took  hold  of  the  office  he  has  “made  things  lixely”  in  Lucas  County  and  has  proven  him- 
selt  to^be  an  official  of  extraordinary  ability.  Socially  he  is  a member  of  the  Elks,  in 
xxhich  organization  he  holds  the  office  of  Past  Exalted  Ruler,  and  a Mason.  On  the  23rd 
of  July,  1903,  he  became  connected  xxith  the  Ohio  Militia.  He  noxv  is  Captain  of  the 
h'irsl  Company,  Signal  Corps,  to  xvhich  rank  he  xvas  elected  on  the  7th  of  January,  1904. 
He  was  married  on  the  25th  of  July,  1903,  to  Miss  Esma  Kutz.  He  resides  at  the  Yen- 
dome  Mats,  xxhile  his  offices  are  locatc'd  at  the  Court  House  of  Eucas  Cotmty. 


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Edward  Joseph  West, 

( )f  Wilmington,  ( )hio,  one  of  the  C'ommon  Pleas  Judges  for  the  Third  sub-division  of 
the  Second  Judicial  District  of  Ohio,  composed  of  the  counties  of  Clinton,  Greene, 
Montgomery  and  W'arren,  xvas  born  on  the  8th  of  December,  1851,  at  Blanchester,  Clinton 
County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Joseph  H.  W’est,  was  a natixx'  of  Clinton  County,  Ohio, 
xxhile  his  mother,  Mrs.  Henrietta  Stroud  West,  came  from  Williamstoxvn,  Grant  County, 
Kentucky.  The  father  xx'as  for  many  years  a practicing  attorney  at  the  Bar  of  W’ilming- 
ton  and  a highly  respected  citizen  of  his  home  county.  In  his  boyhood.  Judge  West 
resided  tipon  a farm  and  obtained  his  cflucation  at  the  common  country  schools  and 
the  W’ilmington  High  School.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  began  teaching  school, 
remaining  in  that  [irofession  for  txvo  years.  In  the  meantime  he  had  engaged  in  the 
study  of  the  laxv,  xvas  admitted  to  practice  before  the  Supreme  ('ourt  of  Ohio,  January 
29,  1873,  and  liegan  the  practice  of  his  chosen  ]xrofession  in  W’ilmington.  He  has 
alxvays  been  a faithful  Republican.  In  Octolier,  187(i,  he  xvas  elected  Prosecuting 
.‘\ttorney  of  Clinton  County.  His  term  began  on  the  1st  of  January,  1877,  and  he  serx  ed 
xvith  such  distinction  that  he  was  re-elected  four  times,  holding  the  office  for  txx'eixe 
successix'c  years.  On  the  4th  of  Eebruary,  1907,  Judge  West  xvas  apjiointed  Referee 
in  Bankruptcy  for  Clinton  County  by  Judge  Albert  C.  Thompson,  United  States  Dis- 
trict Jtidge  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio.  He  resigned  that  position  to  accept  the 
office  of  Common  Pleas  Judge,  on  the  4th  of  Seixtember,  1908,  hax’ing  been  a]xi)ointc'd 
to  that  iiosition  by  Gox-ernor  Andrew  L.  Harris.  In  the  tall  ol  1908  he  was  elected  to 
the  office.  He  xvas  also  a delegate  to  the  National  Conxention  at  St.  Louis,  that 


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nominated  William  McKinley  for  the  Presidency.  Outside  of  his  official  duties, 
Judge  West  is  interested  in  the  Citizens  National  Bank  at  \Wlmington,  Socially,  he 
is  a member  of  the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  (or  Grangers),  the  P O.  O.  F,,  K,  of  P.. 
Junior  Order  of  United  American  Mechanics,  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  B,  P, 
O,  K,,  Royal  Arcanum  and  Daughters  of  Rebecca.  For  four  years  Judge  West  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Law  E.xaminers,  appointed  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio, 
serving  one  year  as  Chairman  of  the  Board.  On  the  3rd  of  January,  1878,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Katherine  Elizabeth  Bowshier,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  wife  was  born 
in  Pickaway  County  and  was  a school  teacher  In'  profession.  Two  children  were  the 
fruit  of  their  marriage,  one  of  whom,  Mrs.  Kathleen  Carlisle  West  W’eller,  of  Lynch- 
burg, Virginia,  is  still  living.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  WVst  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church  at 
Wilmington,  of  which  he  is  an  Elder.  7'he}'  reside  at  482  W est  Locust  Street,  Wilming- 
ton Ohio. 

Wade  Cushing, 

Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  ('ounty,  Ohio. 

Julius  Whiting,  Jr., 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Canton,  ()hio,  was  born  on  the  6th  of  June,  18.3.3,  in  Canton, 
and  is  the  son  of  Julius  Whiting,  Sr.,  and  Alary  K.  Stidger  Whiting,  both  natives 
of  Ohio.  The  mother  was  the  daughter  of  General  George  Stidger,  who  emigrated 
from  Baltimore  to  Canton,  in  1806,  where  he  died  in  1826.  He  was  a veteran  of  the 
War  of  1812.  The  W’hiting  family  was  founded  in  America  in  1636,  where  Rev.  Samuel  W’hiting  was  installed  a pastor 
of  the  church  of  Lynn,  A-Iass.,  he  having  been  the  representative  of  a distinguished  family  long  established  at  Lincolnshire, 
England,  where  his  father  was  Mayor  from  1600  to  1608,  and  his  brother  John  filled  the  same  honorable  position  in 
1655.  Through  a line  of  ancestry  distinguished  throughout  the  colonial  period  and  the  early  days  of  the  Republic 

comes  Julius  Winting,  Sr.,  who  spent  his  youth  and  was  educated  at  Colebrook,  Conn.  He  taught  school  one  year  and  then 

became  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits,  at  Amherst,  Mass.,  until  1841,  when  he  located  in  Canton,  where,  with  the  late 
Isaac  Harter,  Martin  Wickidal  and  Peter  P.  Trump  he  organized  the  Savings  Deposit  Bank,  which  has  furnished  so 

much  of  the  substantial  aid  essential  to  the  establishment  of  the  eminent  standing  of  Canton  as  an  industrial  center.  He  died  on 

the  14th  of  June,  1896,  universally  esteemed  as  the  dean  of  financiers  of  Canton.  In  1861  he  purchased  the  present  family  home- 
stead, opposite  the  McKinley  Home.  Two  daughters,  Mary  and  Elizabeth,  died  in  infancy,  and  Helen  Francis  was  the  wife  of  Fred- 
erick S.  Hartzell,  Canton.  She  died  on  the  28th  of  January,  1901.  Julius  Jr.,  is  the  only  surviving  child  of  Julius  Whiting,  Sr. 
He  received  his  early  education  in  the  Canton  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  entered  the  Springfield  Alilitary  Academy, 
and  later  attended  a select  school  at  Painesville.  In  1872  he  matriculated  in  the  Western  Reserve  University,  Hudson,  from  which 
institution  he  graduated  four  years  later,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  received  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  in  1879,  from 
the  same  institution.  He  finally  took  a two  years’  post  graduate  and  law  course  at  Har^•ard,  and,  in  1879  was  admitted  to  practice 
before  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Canton  and  has 
met  with  marked  success.  Mr.  Julius  Whiting,  Jr.,  has  for  many  years  been  a most  conspicuous  figure  in  Republican  politics  in  Ohio, 
and  has  rendered  valuable  services  to  his  party.  For  years  he  was  a member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee;  he  was 
presidential  elector  and  has  taken  an  important  part  on  the  stump  as  well  as  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  was  a close  personal 
friend  of  President  AIcKinley  and  the  late  Senator  Marcus  A.  Hanna.  On  the  9th  of  No\'ember,  1881,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Harriet  M.  Gregory,  of  Hudson,  a daughter  of  Dr.  Edwin  S.  and  Clara  Baldwin  Gregory,  representati\-es  of  the  old  American  families 
of  Baldwin,  Gregory  and  Hudson,  which  latter  founded  the  town  of  Hudson,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Whiting  is  a direct  descendant  from  Hen- 
drick Hudson,  the  e.xplorer,  famed  in  early  American  history.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W’hiting  have  one  child,  Helen  A.  The  familv  reside 
at  Canton,  Ohio. 


Curtis  C.  Williams, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  able  and  learned  leaders  of  the  Franklin  County  Bar, 
was  born  on  the  13th  of  August,  1861,  at  Hano^■erton,  Columbiana  County,  Ohio,  the 
son  of  Dr.  R.  G.  Williams,  a well  known  physician,  and  Elmira  Frost  Williams.  The 
father  was  a native  of  Ohio  and  the  mother  is  a native  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Williams  is  of 
Scotch-Irish  ancestry,  with  an  intermingling  of  Welsh.  The  family  resided  lor  gener- 
ations in  the  country.  Joseph  F.  Williams,  his  grandfather,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers 
of  Columbiana  County.  He  served  one  term  in  the  House  of  the  State  Legislature  and 
two  terms  in  the  Senate.  Judge  W illiams  spent  his  youthful  days  in  Alliance  where  he 
removed  with  his  parents  when  a child.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  and 
high  schools  of  Alliance  and  at  Alt.  Lhiion  College,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution 
in  1883,  after  which  he  followed  for  a while  the  profession  of  teaching  and  serving  as 
Superintendent  of  schools.  Later  he  came  to  Columbus,  studied  law  with  Converse, 
Booth  Keating,  thoroughly  acquiring  the  knowledge  of  his  chosen  profession.  In 
1886,  when  twenty-six  years  of  age,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio,  and  immediately  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  became  pre- 
eminently successful.  In  political  belief.  Judge  Williams  has  always  been  a Democrat. 
In  1891  he  was  elected  Prosecuting  xAttorney  of  Franklin  County,  and,  having  served 
with  great  distinction  he  was  renominated  by  his  party  for  a second  term,  but  lost  the 
election  by  109  votes,  when  the  Republican  majority  for  the  balance  of  the  ticket  was 
between  2000  and  2500.  In  1897  he  was  nominated  for  the  Common  Pleas  bench,  and 
this  time  he  was  triumphantly  elected,  running  500  votes  ahead  of  his  ticket.  He  ser\'cd 
as  an  impartial  judge  for  one  term  and  then  retired  to  private  practice.  Judge  Williams 
is  a prominent  member  of  the  Ohio  State  and  the  Franklin  County  Bar  Association, 


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lu'  is  a .‘Vind  decree  Mason,  a Knight  'l\  in])!ar  and  a ineinl)nr  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to  the  K.  of  P.,  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
and  tlu‘  hdks.  In  ISiKf  he  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Owen,  of  Columbus.  They  have  three  daughters  and  two  sons.  His 
oflicc-  is  located  in  the  Kuggery  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Knimett  Melville  Wickham, 

( 'onuuon  Pleas  judge  for  the  first  sub-di\  isiou  of  the  Sixth  judicial  District,  was  born  in  ( fenoe  Township,  Delaware  County,  Ohio, 
on  the  2!lth  of  (fctober,  IS.a'.),  and  is  the  son  of  Kitredge  Ha\X‘ns  and  Marinda  Rose  Sebring  Wickham.  The  ancestors  of  judge 
Wickham  came  to  W'eat hersfield , Connecticut,  in  llifS.  jonathan  Wuckham,  a great-great-grandfather  of  judge  Wickham,  served  in 
in  the  re\'olul ionar\-  war.  .\fter  the  war  he  mo\ed  to  New  \'ork  State,  settling  in  Plattsburg.  Judge  Wickham’s  father,  a shoemaker, 
basketmaki'i'  and  stoiu'  cutler  b\'  trade,  was  born  in  Ifsse.x  County,  New  York,  and  came  to  Delaware  ('ounty  in  1850.  He  died 
in  ISO'.),  judge  Wickham  reciTed  his  education  in  the  Township  schools  until  he  was  twenty  years ol  age.  In  1880  he  secured  a teacher’s 
cei  lilicate  .md  followed  that  |)rofession  for  a jieriod  of  twelve  years.  In  the  meantime  he  had  studied  law-,  and,  on  the  3rd  of  December, 
ISOl,  he  was  admitti'd  to  tlu‘  bar,  taking  ujr  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  the  summer  of  1802.  Three  years  later  he  formed 
a i)artnershi|)  with  the  Hou.  1'.  M.  Marriott,  under  the  hrm  name  of  Marriott  & Wickham,  wdiich  partnership  lasted  until  1890, 
when  Mr.  Wickham  was  elected  to  the  Common  Pleas  bench.  In  1001  he  was  deleated  lor  a second  term,  whereupon  he  formed 
a partnership  with  Messrs.  Marriott  and  I'reshwater  in  July,  1002.  In  1000,  judge  Wickham  was  again  elected  to  the  Common 
Pleas  bcmch.  lie  is  now  serxing  his  second  term  of  oitice.  judge  Wickham  was  first  married  on  the  14th  of  August,  1888,  to  Joanna 
Ixkelbi'rry,  of  Dt-laware.  ( )f  this  marriage  there  was  one  son,  joy  Carroll.  The  Judge  was  married  for  a second  time  on  the  23rd  of 
julx',  1003,  to  .\nna  A.  Reichert.  4'wo  children,  Frederick  Reichert  and  Susanna  were  born  to  them.  Socially,  judge  Wickham  is  a 
K.  of  P.  and  an  h'lk.  4'he  family  reside  at  Delaware,  Ohio. 


Henry  Archer  Williams, 

.Xltornex’  at  Law  and  one  of  the  best  known  Republicans  in  the  State 
of  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  1th  ol  December,  1804,  at  C'incinnati.  His  father.  Rev.  (diaries 
H.  Wdlliams,  was  a natixe  of  the  ( Vmimonxvealth  of  Kentucky,  while  his  mother,  Mrs. 

Harriet  l.angdon  Williams  xvas  ol  ( )hio  jiarentage.  His  ancestors  on  both  sides  of  the 
familx'  -serx'ed  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  His  great  grandfather  xvas  killed  in  the 
Ikitlle  of  King’s  Mountain,  and  his  maternal  ancestors  took  j)art  in  the  battles  of  Lex- 
ington, Concord,  etc.  During  the  ( ixil  Wdir,  Rev.  (diaries  H.  Williams  xvas  (diaplain  of 
the  138th  Regiment,  ( ).  \d  1.  Henry  Archer  Wdlliams  receix'ed  his  education  in  the  com- 
mon scdiools  of  Springfield,  ( )hio,  the  Springfield  High  School  and  at  W ittenlierg  College, 
graduating  from  high  school  in  18S1  and  from  college  four  years  later.  He  holds  the  de- 
grees of  A.  H.  and  A.M.  W hen  txventy-txvo  years  of  age  he  entered  juiblic  lilc  as  ('ommission 
( derk  in  Coxernor  I'oraker’s  office.  In  1894  he  xvas  ajipointed  First  Assistant  Prosecut- 
ing Attorney  of  I'damklin  ('ounty,  ( )hio,  and  in  1901),  President  McKinley  ap]ioinled  him 
Superxisor  of  the  ('ensus  for  Franklin,  h'airfield  and  Licking  Counties.  In  1908  he 
reci'ix'cd  the  a])pointment  by  Mayor  Bond  as  d'rustee  of  the  Columbus  Public  Library. 

1 )uring  all  his  mature  life,  Mr.  Williams  has  been  a staunch  Repulilican  and  he  has  serxed 
his  jiarty  in  manx'  capacities.  During  the  campaign  of  Mr.  Wdlliam  H.  d'aft  tor  the 
Presidencx’,  Mr.  W illiams  had  charge  of  the  xxmrk  in  Ohio  under  Mr.  Vorys.  In  the  cam- 
])aign  of  I90(S  he  xvas  chairman  of  the  Republican  State  Executive  Committee  of 
Ohio.  In  1910  he  xvas  appointed  National  Bank  Examiner  by  President  Taft,  with 
head(iuarters  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.  He  is  a member  ol  the  Alasonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd  rlegree  Scottish  Rite  Mason;  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Rex-olution,  and  also  a Beta  Theta  Pi  College  Fraternity,  in  which 

organizatit)!!  he  has  held  the  jiosition  of  National  College  Secretary  and  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He 
has  been  Secretary,  d'reasurer  and  Vice-President  of  the  Ohio  Society,  S.  A.  R.  and  President  of  Benjamin  Franklin  Chapter,  S.  A. 
R.  ( )n  the  24th  of  Nox'ember,  1887,  he  xvas  married  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Thomas;  three  boys,  Morris  Holliday, 
Langdon  d'homas  and  Cordon  Early  Williams  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  marriage.  Adr.  Williams  is  a member  of  the  Eastwood 
Congregational  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Hermann  Witte, 

A prominent  attorney  at  laxv  at  Nexv  York  City,  xvith  offices  at  25  Broad  Street,  is  a born  Cincinnatian.  He  first  saw  the  light  of 
day  in  the  year  of  ISlil).  His  father,  a xvholesale  butcher,  xvas  a natix^e  of  Cermany,  haxdng  emigrated  from  Cologne,  the  ancient  city 
on  the  Rhine  Rixer,  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  ('incinnati,  xvhere  he  liecame  one  of  the  substantial  business  men  of  the 
Oueen  City.  Young  Witte  receixed  a x’ery  careful  education  at  St.  Xaxier’s  College,  at  Cincinnati  and  the  St.  Louis,  Ado.  IJnix'er- 
sity.  After  graduating  from  the  latter  institution  of  learning,  Air.  Wdtte  entered  the  United  States  Army  and  for  a numlier  ol  years  saw' 
actix'c  dutx'  on  the  Western  frontier.  Having  receix'ed  an  honorable  discharge  upon  e.xpiration  of  his  time  of  scrx’ice,  Air.  Wdtte  re- 
turned to  his  natix'e  city,  entering  the  police  department,  serxdng  from  the  rank  to  Lieutenant.  He  afterwards  was  transferred  to 
the  Detcctix'e  Department,  xvhere  he  shoxved  an  extraordinary  ability.  During  the  time  of  his  serxice  as  a detectix'e,  Adr.  Wdtte 
took  up  the  study  of  laxv.  Upon  being  admitted  to  the  liar  before  the  Supreme  C'ourt  of  Ohio,  Adr.  Wdtte  resigned  as  detective 
and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession,  in  which  he  is  pre-eminently  successful.  He  practiced  for  a number  of  years 
at  Cincinnati,  and  then  joined  the  Ohio  Colony  in  the  Adetropolis  of  the  countrx'. 


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Oliver  P.  Anderson, 

A well  known  C'apitalist  of  London,  Madison  C'ounty,  Ohio,  was  l)orn  on  the  12th  of  April, 

1853,  at  \ andalia,  Montgomery  Count}’,  Ohio.  His  father  was  a nati\'e  ot  Pennst’L  ania, 
a farmer  and  a \eteran  of  the  War  of  1812,  while  his  mother  was  born  in  Staunton,  \hr- 
ginia.  Mr.  Anderson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county  and  at 
the  Xatioi'ial  Normal  I ni\ersity,  Lel)anon,  ()hio.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  t’ears  he  started 
in  public  life  as  assistant  teacher  in  the  Montgomery  C'ount}’  pulilic  schools.  Ke  then 
entered  the  railroad  Itusiness,  and  for  a period  of  twent\'  \’ears  filled  positions  in  the 
General  I’assenger  Agent  Departments  of  the  L.  K.  & W.  and  Big  Four  Railroad  Com- 
panies. He  now  is  engaged  in  Industrial  and  Mining  Investments.  Mr.  Anderson  is 
one  of  the  original  incorporators  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  The  Peoples 
C'ommercial  and  Sa\’ings  Bank,  just  organized  at  London,  Ohio.  In  politics,  Mr.  Ander- 
son is  a Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  On  the  12th  of  June,  1889,  Mr.  Anderson  was  married  to  Miss 
Laura  Kinney,  of  London,  a daughter  of  the  late  John  Kinney,  for  many  years  a leading 
merchant  of  London.  Mrs.  Anderson  died  in  December,  1894.  Mr.  Anderson  is  a 
public-spirited  man,  broadminded,  upright  in  all  his  dealings,  of  a kind,  lo\able  and  gen- 
erous nature,  and  always  willing  to  assist  in  worthy  causes.  His  unostentatious  bene- 
factions are  gratefully  held  In  memory  by  many  whom  he  has  c]uietly  aided,  most  mater- 
ially, his  particular  line  of  activity  in  this  respect  being  the  education  of  deserving  boys 
whose  talents  and  general  worth  give  promise  of  development  which  will  be  of  benefit 
to  humanity,  but  his  work  in  this  line  is  done  on  his  own  initiative,  thus  enabling  him  to 
be  relieved  of  the  annoyance  of  mendicants.  Many  most  able  young  men  today  grate- 
fully attribute  to  Mr.  Anderson,  credit  for  their  progress,  due  entirely  to  his  love  for  his  fellow  man.  'I  he  local  Post  of  the  G.  A.  R. 
is  possessed  of  a handsomely  embossed  Roster  and  Record  Book  given  by  Mr.  Anderson  as  a memorial  of  his  wife,  Laura  Kinney 
Anderson,  the  book  being  one  of  the  most  handsome  of  its  kind  ever  produced.  Mr.  .Anderson  had  the  work  quietly  presented. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Church  of  Friends,  or  Quakers.  Mr.  .Anderson  resides  at  Second  and  Ihiion  Streets,  London,  (Jhio. 


O.  P.  .ANDERSON. 


Edmund  Frederick  Arras, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  July,  1875,  at  Dat’ton,  Ohio.  His  father, 
John  D.  Arras,  was  a native  of  Columbus  and  was  proprietor  of  The  Columbus  .Awning  and 
Tent  Company  for  twenty-one  years.  He  was  a 32nd  degree  Mason.  His  mother  was  Clara 
H.  Schneider  .Arras.  She  was  born  in  Columbus.  Her  parents  came  from  Germany 
with  the  great  grandfather  of  our  subject,  Frederick  Jaeger,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneers 
of  C'olumbus.  The  paternal  grandfather,  John  Nicholas  .Arras,  was  a pioneer  settler  of 
Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Edmund  F.  .Arras’  father  died  on  the  21st  of  Decemb.er,  1907;  the 
mother  is  still  ll\ing.  Air.  E.  F.  .Arras  receix'ed  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Dayton  and  at  the  Columbus  high  schools.  In  1895  he  graduated  from  the  Law  Depart- 
ment of  Ohio  State  Fniversity  when  but  twenty  }ears  of  age.  Being  too  young  to  be 
admitted  to  the  bar  he  took  a post  graduate  course  and  was  admitted  to  practice  on  the 
day  following  his  21st  birthday.  .After  leaving  high  school  he  was  Secretary  to  the  late 
Judge  Eli  P.  E\-ans,  who  for  twenty-five  years  was  a Judge  of  the  Common  Pleas  Court. 
The  association  with  the  judge  had  a \ ery  I'.eneficial  intlucr.ee  on  Mr.  .Arras.  In  1891, 
while  attending  the  university,  he  established  and  conducted  a rental  agency,  and  after 
graduation  also  irracticed  law  for  four  years.  In  the  mcantiire  the  rental  agency  had 
grown  to  such  proportions  that  he  thereafter  ga\e  It  his  entire  attention.  Mr.  .Arras' 
agency  is  now  (me  of  the  largest  in  Ohio,  representing  among  other  large  interests  and 
important  buildings  many  ctf  the  largest  trusts  and  estates  in  the  cit\’  of  Columlnis. 
In  1897  Mr.  .Arras  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  P.  AIcDermeiU,  of  Columbus,  dauehter 
of  James  P.  AIcDerment,  a pioneer  of 
Columbus,  who  conducted  an  extensi\e 
wholesale  and  retail  feed  business  on  West  Broad  Street  for  over  thirt}'-fi\  e years  and  was 
for  years  State  Treasurer  of  the  1.0.  O.  E.  Air.  .Arras  is  a public-spirited  and  n'.odel  citizen. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Columbus  Board  of  Trade:  President  and  Director  of  the  Lni\er- 
salist  Church;  President  cf  the  Alen’s  C lub  of  said  church  and  Superintendent  ot  the 
Sunday  School.  He  is  also  A’ice-President  of  the  Franklin  County  Inter-denominational 
Sunday  School  .Association  and  President  of  the  C'entral  Ohio  IhiiNersallst  Churches. 

During  his  course  at  the  University,  Air.  .Arras  was  President  of  the  Horton  Librare’ 

Society  and  class  historian  of  the  Law  Department.  His  offices  are  ktcated  in  a well 
appointed  suite  of  rooms  at  1 1 C2  North  High  Street,  in  the  historic  Deshler  Block,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio. 

Charles  Robert  Atherton, 

General  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  IMitor  of  the  Aletal  Polishers  International  I nion, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,  ranks  among  the  best  known  leaders  ot  organized  labor  in  Southc-rn 
Ohio.  He  has  devoted  his  life  to  the  betterment  of  the  men  who  toil,  and  has  b'een  acti\e 
in  many  reforms  that  benefit  the  masses.  Fie  was  born  on  the  4th  of  .August,  1871,  at 
Watertown,  N.  AA,  the  son  of  Levi  and  Charlotte  Thomas  .Atherton.  The  father  was  an 
inventor  and  prominently  connected  with  the  Remington  T}’pewriter  ( cmipany,  at  Ilion, 

N.  AA  Air.  Atherton  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  state  and  also  attended 
a business  college.  Later  he  learned  the  trade  of  metal  polisher  and  Imffer.  He  started 
in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-se\'en  yctirs,  when  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Ohio 


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State  Legislature,  representing  Montgomery  County  in  the  lower  house  of  the  74th  General  Assembly.  While  a member  of  the  Legis- 
lature, he  was  a member  of  the  committee  on  Labor  and  of  the  Committee  on  S.  & S.  O.  H.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  shai)ing 
of  Legislation  and  was  the  author  of  a bill,  j)lacing  conductors  on  all  street  cars.  He  also  was  interested  in  many  bills  for  the  uplift 
of  tlu“  workingman.  Politically,  Mr.  Atherton  is  a staunch  Democrat.  He  has  always  been  an  active  political  worker  and  has  made 
many  speeches  in  behalf  of  his  jKirty.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  1.  O.  O.  F.,  of  the  Mf)dern  Woodmen  of  America  and  an 
Ikigle.  ( )n  the  2Dth  of  .\o\ember,  IS!)!),  he  was  married  to  Miss  Susie  McCandless.  They  have  two  children.  The  family  reside 
at  2221  Kenton  Stri-et,  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Atherton’s  offices  are  located  in  the  Neave  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Harry  T.  Atkins, 

( )ne  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  <m  the  2()th  of  Alarch, 
184!),  in  this  ccnmtry.  Air.  Harry  T.  Atkins  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati  puldic  and 
high  schools,  graduating  Irom  Hughes  High  School  in  He  star-ted  in  business  life 

at  the  age  ot  seventeen  years,  as  a bookkeeper.  In  1875  he  l)ecame  engaged  in  the  cotton 
manufacturing  business,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever  since.  He  now  is  President  of 
d'he  Atkins  A"  Pearce  Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  of  cotton  goods,  and 
President  of  The  Deer  Creek  Manufacturing  Company.  He  also  is  interested  in  various 
other  industrial  enterprises,  being  a stockholder  in  a number  of  companies.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Atkins  has  always  been  a Rej^ublican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic 
hraternity,  the  Dhio  State  Board  of  Commerce;  Cincinnati  Business  Men’s  Club;  Cincin- 
nati Alanufacturers’  Club  and  The  Cincinnati  Associated  Organizations,  in  which  organ- 
ization he  now  fills  the  office  of  President.  P'or  two  years  he  was  President  of  the  Ohio 
State  Board  of  Commerce;  he  hlled  two  terms  as  Vice-President  of  the  Cincinnati  Busi- 
ness Men’s  Club,  and  one  term  as  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Manufacturers’  Club; 
he  is  also  Trustee  and  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  Alechanics  Institute.  In  1875  he  was  married 
to  A4iss  Anna  Pearce.  Two  sons  and  two  daughters  have  blessed  their  union.  The  fam- 
ily reside  at  2311  Highland  Avenue,  while  Air.  Atkins  place  of  Inisiness  is  located  at 
Fifth  and  Kggleston  A\'eiuie,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Levi  Addison  Ault, 


Manufacturer,  and  President  of  The  Ault  A Wiliorg  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was 
born  on  the  24th  of  Noxember,  1851,  al  Mille  Roches,  Ontario,  Canada.  His  jiarents, 

Simon  William  Ault,  a manufacturer  of  Woolen  Cloths,  and  Caroline  Brownell  Ault, 
were  natix’es  of  that  country.  The  Aults  originally  came  fnmi  the  town  of  Ault,  Picardy, 

I'rance,  and  were  Iluguenots.  They  fled  from  their  native  country  into  Flolland,  and  at 
the  time  of  the  murder  of  the  Duke  of  Guise  and  the  terril)le  massacre  of  the  Huguenots, 
and  resided  in  that  country,  until  Mr.  Ault’s  great  grandfather  emigrated  to  Canada  in 
1782.  Ills  ancestors  on  his  mother’s  side  were  United  Empire  Loyalists  (Tories)  who 
would  not  take  up  arms  against  the  king  and  tied  from  C'onnecticut  into  Canada  at  the 
outbreak  of  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  in  177().  Air.  Ault  was  educated  in  the  common 
schools  at  Alille  Roches,  and  at  Cornwall  Grammar  School,  graduating  from  the  latter 
in  I8(')!).  Later  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  settled  in  Cincinnati,  in  1873,  and  in 
1878  organized  The  Ault  A Wil)org  Comijany,  of  which  concern  he  was  and  still  is  Presi- 
dent. Air.  Ault  is  also  interested  in  many  industrial  and  commercial  enterprises  of  the 
Dueen  Cit\'.  lie  is  a public-s])irited  man  who  has  the  interests  of  his  home  city  at  heart, 
lie  is  a Reiniblican  in  National  politics,  but  independent  otherwise.  When  the  Board  of 
Park  Commissioners  of  Cincinnati  was  organized  in  1!)08,  Air.  Ault  was  ap])ointed  a 
member  of  that  Board  and  was  elected  President  of  same.  On  the  23rd  of  October,  1878, 

Mr.  Ault  was  married  to  Aliss  Ida  Alay  Holtzinger.  One  son,  Lee  Brownell  Ault,  is  the 
issue  of  their  union.  The  family  reside  at  “Alille  Roches,’’  Fast  Walnut  Hills,  Cincin- 
nati. The  home  office  of  The  Ault  & 

Wil)org  Com])any  is  located  at  Cincinnati 
with  branches  at  New  York,  Chicago,  St. 

Louis,  Buffalo,  Philadelixhia,  Alinnea-  l.  a.  ault. 

])olis,  San  Francisco,  Toronto,  Canada, 

Havana,  Cuba,  Alexico  C ity,  Me.xico,  Buenos  Ayres,  S.  A.,  Paris,  France,  and  London, 
England. 


)OHN  S.  SCHNEIDER. 


Baker  Art  Gallery, 

Columl)us,  Ohio,  is  the  name  of  a photographic  gallery,  well  known  all  over  the  Ihiited 
States.  Alany  of  the  excellent  likenesses  of  prominent  people,  appearing  in  this  history 
of  Ohio,  were  made  in  “Baker’s.”  The  institution  is  the  oldest  of  its  kind  in  the  country, 
founded  in  1800,  by  Air.  L.  AI.  Baker,  one  of  the  foremost  photographers  in  his  day.  The 
firm  is  now  headed  by  Mr.  D.  H.  Baker,  a son  of  the  founder,  who  has  charge  of  the  busi- 
ness end  of  the  institution,  and  Mr.  John  S.  Schneider,  the  head  of  the  operating  depart- 
ment. Air.  Schneider  is  of  German  descent,  as  his  name  indicates.  He  was  born  and 
educated  in  Crawford  County,  Ohio,  and  upon  leaving  school  Ixecame  engaged  in  the 
photographic  art,  in  which  he  has  gained  a national  reputation.  He  has  been  President 
of  the  National  Photographer’s  Association  and  is  President  of  the  Ohio  State  Photo- 
graphers’ Association.  The  Baker  Art  Gallery  Is  famous  for  Its  splendid  artistic  work. 
It  makes  a specialty  of  Theatrical,  Political  and  Commercial  trade,  and,  above  all.  Is  a 
favorite  of  the  “I'olks  at  Home,”  the  peo])ie  of  C olumlius,  xvho  take  a natural  pride  in 
their  famous  institution  of  photograjthic  art.  There  is  hardly  any  celebritx’  who  lix'es  or 


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comes  to  Columbus  and  has  not  his  or  her  “picture  taken  at  Baker’s.’’  Among  the  noted  people  who  posed  at  Baker’s  Art  Gallery 
are  Presidents  Hayes,  Garheld,  McKinley  and  Taft;  all  of  the  Governors  of  Ohio  since  Hayes,  with  the  exception  of  Governor  Pattison, 
who  died  shortly  after  his  inauguration;  United  States  Senators  Sherman,  Hanna,  Foraker,  Burton  and  Dick;  Mr.  Wdlliam  Jennings 
Bryan,  etc.,  etc.,  and  among  the  celebrities  of  the  stage,  W.  J.  Florence,  Thomas  W.  Kean,  Maggie  Mitchell,  Mademoiselle  Rhea 
and  others  of  equal  fame.  Baker’s  Art  Gallery  has  found  merited  reward  at  many  professional  and  International  Expositifjns.  It 
received  the  Gold  Medal  at  the  Exposition  of  the  Photographers’  Association  of  America,  in  Boston,  1889;  the  highest  award  at  the 
Chicago  World’s  Fair,  in  1893;  the  grand  prize.  Photographers’  Association,  Chicago,  1893;  Gold  Medal,  Photographers’  Association 
of  America,  St.  Louis,  1894;  highest  award.  Photographers’  Asscjciation  of  Ohio,  1895;  grand  prize,  Chatauc|ua,  1895  and  1890, 
Photographers’  Association  of  America;  Gold  Medal,  Photographers’  Association  of  Germany,  1897;  grand  prize.  Photographers’ 
Association  of  America,  Put-in-Bay,  1900;  Gold  Medal,  Paris  Exi^osition,  1900;  Medal,  Pan-American  Exposition,  Buffalo,  1901,  and 
a medal  at  the  St.  Louis  World’s  Fair,  in  1904. 

Edwin  Louis  Barber, 

Of  Wauseon,  Fulton  County,  Ohio,  a prominent  banker  of  his  home  city,  has,  perhaps, 
done  more  to  develop  the  extensive  Telephone  System  of  Ohio,  Michigan  and  Indiana, 
than  any  other  man  in  that  business,  having  to  his  credit  the  building  of  not  less  than 
sixty-five  different  exchanges.  Mr.  Barber  is  a native  of  W'auseon,  born  on  the  5th  of 
February,  1862.  His  father,  Mr.  Epaphras  Barber,  was  a prominent  banker  of  that 
locality.  He  received  his  education  in  the  Wauseon  public  schools  and  at  Cornell  Univer- 
sity, but  did  not  graduate  from  that  celel)rated  institution  of  learning.  At  the  age  of 
18  years,  Mr.  Barber  entered  into  business  life  in  the  capacity  of  a clerk  with  the  Standard 
Oil  Company,  where  he  obtained  a splendid  business  training.  Later  he  started  in  the 
banking  and  telephone  business,  in  which  he  has  been  pre-eminently  successful.  In 
politics  he  is  a follower  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he  is  a member 
of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  (32nd  degree),  and  the  Mystic  Shrine.  On  the  2nrl  of  May, 

1888,  Mr.  Barber  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  McConnell.  Two  children,  Harold  M. 

Barber  and  M.  Louise  Barber  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  marriage. 

Ohio  C.  Barber, 

President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Akron,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  20th  of  April, 

1841,  at  Akron,  and  is  the  son  of  George  and  Eliza  Smith  Barber.  Mr.  George  Barl)er 
was  a native  of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  but  was  reared  in  Onondago  Cejunty,  New  York, 
where  he  learned  the  coopering  business.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  he  came  to  Ohio 
and  found  employment  as  a cooper  in  Middlebury,  remaining  in  his  trade  until  1847,  when  he 
embarked  in  the  match  manufacturing  business,  being  one  of  its  pioneers  in  this  territory. 

This  was  the  beginning  of  the  great  com!)ination  of  cajiital  now  known  as  the  Diamond  Match  Company,  of  which  his  son,  Ohio  ('., 
is  the  President.  Mr.  Ohio  C.  Barber,  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  became  connected  with  his  father  in  the  match  lousiness,  assum- 
ing entire  management  in  1862.  Six  years  later,  in  1868,  the  business  was  organized  as  the  Barber  Match  Company,  with  George 
Barber  as  President,  Ohio  C.  Barber  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  John  K.  Robinson  as  General  Agent.  In  1881,  the  great  cor- 
poration, known  as  the  Diamond  Match  Company,  came  into  existence  through  the  comliination  of  twenty-eight  match  comi:)anies, 
its  capital  then  being  six  million  dollars.  Ohio  C.  Barber  was  the  first  Vdee-President  and  was  made  President  in  1888.  Mr.  Barlier 
has  been  and  still  is  deeply  interested  in  many  great  enterprises,  representing  wide  and  varied  interests.  He  has  always  been  one 
of  the  most  enterprising  citizens  of  Akron,  and  with  all  his  vast  outside  interests  has  never  been  indifferent  in  the  welfare  of  his  nati\  e 
city.  On  the  10th  of  October,  1865,  Mr.  Barber  was  married  to  Laura  L.  Brown.  Two  children  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  Anna 
Laura  survives.  The  family  reside  at  Akron,  Ohio. 

Charles  Edmund  Barker, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  Editor  and  Manager  of  The  Sample  Case,  the  leading  ]nd)lication 
in  America,  devoted  to  the  interests  of  Commercial  Tra\'elers,  was  born  on  the  17th  of 
Ai)ril,  1869,  in  Hocking  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  l)a\dd  G.  and  Martha  Dollison  Barker, 
both  nati\’es  of  Perry  ('ounty,  Ohio.  Mr.  Barker’s  father,  IKw.  Da^•id  Goodin  Barker, 
was  for  twenty  years  a leading  Elder  in  the  Primative  or  Old  School  Baptist  Church, 
and  held  a number  of  prominent  charges  in  Ohio.  His  father,  John  Barker,  was  a ])ioneer 
settler  of  Perry  County,  and  ]:)rominent  in  that  locality.  His  mothers’  father,  James 
Dollison,  was  also  a Perry  County  ])ioneer.  Mr.  C.  E.  Barker  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  Logan  and  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  left  school  early  to  help  support  his 
mother  and  the  younger  children,  after  the  early  death  of  his  father.  His  l^est  schooling 
he  received  in  the  new-spaper  office,  especially  under  Osman  C.  Hooper  of  the  Columbus 
Dispatch  and  Sunday  News.  He  was  connected  at  different  times  with  the  Ohio  State 
Journal;  the  Columbus  Dispatch;  the  Columbus  Sunday  News;  The  Cincinnati  Tribune 
and  the  Zanesville  Times  Recorder.  Pre^•iously  to  his  newspaper  work,  and  again  befinx' 
he  took  charge  of  his  present  ])osition,  in  1902,  Mr.  Barker  sold  goods  on  the  road  tor 
some  five  years,  all  told.  Mr.  Barker  is  the  author  of  a large  number  of  short  stories 
of  Commercial  Travelers’  Life,  a collection  of  wdrich  will  shortly  be  issued  in  book  form. 
He  has  written  extensively  on  commercial  salesmanship  and  advertising  subjects,  con- 
tributing to  all  the  leading  commercial  and  business  magazines.  He  is  also  a contributor 
to  literary  magazines,  jirincipally  of  short  stories  and  sketches.  His  present  position 

makes  him  a prominent  member  of  the  Order  of  United  Commercial  Travelers  of  America. 

He  also  belongs  to  the  Cleveland  Commercial  Travelers  Association  and  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum. On  the  2nd  of  August,  1893,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Annetta  P.  Bagley,  daugh- 
ter of  former  Postmaster  Fenton  Bagley,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  them:  Frances  J.,  Isabella  P., 

Virginia  D.  and  h'rederick  Fent(jn  Barker.  Mr.  Barker  is  a meml)er  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  attends  with  his  famil\-, 

the  Third  Avenue  M.  E.  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  xA.ssistant  Superintendent  of  the  Church's  Sunday  School.  He  resides  at 

63  Clark  Place,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


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John  Gordon  Battelle, 

One  of  tlie  leading  ljusiness  men  of  Columlnis,  (Jhio,  was  liorn  on  the  12lh  of  May,  1845, 
in  C larkshnrg,  Virginia,  the  son  of  Reverend  Gordon  Battelle  and  Maria  Louise  Ticker 
Battelle.  d'he  father  was  a native  of  Newport,  Washington  C'onnty,  Ohio,  and  the 
inothca',  ot  Windsor,  Vermont.  Mr.  John  G.  Battelle  was  educated  in  Prof.  W.  R. 
While’s  Academy  at  I'kiirmoimt,  Va.;  in  the  pnldic  schools  of  Wdieeling,  W.  A’a.,  and  at 
the  Lancastrian  Acadenn'  at  Wheeling.  Lpon  leaving  school  he  started  upon  his  business 
career,  in  which  he  has  become  pre-eminently  successful.  He  is  a manufacturer  of  pig 
iron,  President  and  1 tirector  ot  the  Columbus  Iron  and  Steel  ('ompanv  and  1 )irector  of 
tlu‘  National  Manutact urers’  Association.  In  i)olitics,  Mr.  Battelle  is  a Ih'otectionist. 
Me  h as  been  a member  of  the  School  Board  of  Picpia,  Ohio,  and  Colonel  in  the  Ohi(j 
.National  Guard  and  Aid-de-Caiu])  on  the  staff  of  (iovernor  Nash  of  Ohio.  ScK'ialh’,  he 
is  a member  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  the  Sons  of  the  Rexajlution ; Society  of  the  Colonial 
Wars;  the  ('ohnnbus  Board  of  Trade;  ()hio  State  Board  of  Commerce;  National  4'a.\ 
.Asscu'ialion ; Columbus  Industrial  Alliance;  American  Rifle  Association;  Columlxus  (fun 
Club;  Arlington  Country  (dub;  ('olumbus  (dub;  Ohio  Scjciety  of  New  York;  Columbus 
Riding  (dub;  S])ortsineii  Association  of  (dieat  Ybmntain;  National  Gcogra[)hical  Society; 
National  Business  League;  National  Association  ()t  Manufacturers,  and  is  an  honorary 
member  of  the  Columlxus  Rifles.  Air.  Battelle  was  married  to  Aliss  Annie  AT  Norton, 
born  in  Alontgomery,  Ala.  They  hax’e  one  son,  (fordon  Battelle  II.  Adr.  Battelle 
resides  at  ()(i2  Hast  Town  Street,  Columlnis,  Ohio. 

Ghas.  W.  Bieser, 

( )f  Oax  tou,  ( )hio,  OIK'  ol  the  pi'ominenl  business  men  of  that  city  and  xxddely  known  in 
liolilic.il  cindi's  ol  the  State',  x\as  born  in  (dneinnati,  Ohio,  on  the  11th  of  July,  18(17. 

W hen  OIK'  xcar  old  he  came  x\ilh  hii^  jian'Uts  to  Oayton,  xvhere  he  has  resided  ex'er  since. 

M r.  IlicM'r  receixed  his  I'arly  training  in  the  public  schools,  sipiplementing  his  exiierience 
with  a thorough  course'  in  Prot.  Will's  Business  (dillege,  from  xx'hich  he  graduateel.  Mr. 

Bii'scr  alle'i'ward  ('iigaged  in  business  with  his  lather,  continuing  the  association  until 
IStK),  w lu'u  lu'  was  iippointe'd  (diief  l)e])uty  (derk  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Adontgomery 
County  by  Judge'  ()be'd  M.  Irxin,  emd  serx'e'd  in  that  capacity  for  a iieriod  of  six  years. 

In  IbOO  Mr.  Bie'se'i'  xxas  ek'e'le'd  to  the-  oflice  ot  (derk  of  the  (diurt  of  ('ommon  Pleas,  and 
re'iuaiiu'd  the'  incumbe'iil  ot  that  iniiiortaul  ofhe'e  continuously  until  P.)05.  In  that  year 
lu'  was  clu  si'u  (hairman  ol  the  Re])ublican  County  and  (dty  Committees,  and  thus 
ollici.ile'd  until  his  rc'ce'ul  resignation.  At  the  present  time  he  is  serx  ing  as  Chairman  of 
the  ddiird  Gi^trict  ( 'ongre'ssional  Committee.  Mr.  Bieser  is  prominently  connected  xvith 
X arious  e'onnuercial  iind  lm;uicial  entei‘])rises  in  the  city  of  Dayton.  He  is  Vice-President 
ol  the'  I'irsl  Saxings  and  Banking  ('ompany,  dd'easurer  of  the  Dayton  Iron  Store  Cen, 

Sc'cre'lary  ol  d'lu'  Didxota  Land  C'o.,  proiiric'lor  of  Kx'erybody’s  Book  Sho]),  and  Director 
in  lumu'reHis  other  cor|)orations.  Air.  Bieser’s  marked  success  in  business  and  peilitical 
lib'  is  undoubtedix’  the  iiractical  seepience  oi  ;i  thonmghly  broad  training  xxhich 
n.ilur.il  aptitudes  hax’e  shaixed  tei  fruition.  Unusual  constructive  ability  makes  him 
bicile  in  planning  and  organization  -real  initiatixe — xxhile  an  alert  discrimination  and 
kc'c'n  jiidgmenl  ot  nu'ii  are  characteristic  factors  xvhich  hax-e  uniformly  aided  te^  bring 
his  ellorls  to  an  ellective  conclusion.  On  the  ])ersonal  side,  Adr.  Bieser’s  engaging  man- 
ners, xvann  sx'inpathies  and  unfailing  tact  hax'e  xx'on  fe>r  him  an  actix'c  ap]xreciation  from  a 
xx  ide  circle  eel  trienels.  He  is  onx'  ol  the  best  knoxvn  men  in  Southern  Ohio. 

Lewis  G.  Bernard, 

WYll  knoxvn  Journalist,  Laxvyer  and  Political  dreader  (jf  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  b(xrn  on 
the  4lh  of  Octolxcr,  184.5,  in  Nexv  York.  His  parents  xx-ere  Gustaxus  and  Betsie  Judah 
Bernard.  The  father  xvas  a distinguished  Rabbi  and  closely  associated  xvith  the  noted 
Rabbi,  Isaac  Ad.  Wise,  of  (dneinnati,  O.  Mr.  Bernard  xvas  educated  in  the  jnilxlic  and 
high  schools  of  Nexv  Adxrk,  after  xvhich  he  took  a course  at  the  Albany,  N.  Y.  Normal 
School.  After  his  graduation  from  that  xvell  knoxvn  institution,  he  attended  the  Albany 
Laxx'  School,  reading  laxv  under  the  prominent  judge,  Ira  Harris.  He  graduated  and 
came  to  Cincinnati  in  1805,  xvhere  for  a period  of  ten  years  he  xvas  engaged  in  the  iron 
business,  taking  an  actix^e  part  in  Democratic  politics.  In  1875  he  xx'as  elected  Clerk  ol 
the  Board  of  Improx’ements,  and  serx'ed  as  such  for  one  year,  xvhen  he  was  elected  clerk 
of  the  Hamilton  C'ounty  C'ourts,  filling  that  office  for  three  years  xvith  credit  to  himself 
and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people  in  general.  Retiring  from  that  office.  Air. 
Bernard  entered  the  field  of  journalism  and  has  since  then  Ixeen  on  the  staff  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Knf|uirer.  In  1883,  Adr.  Bernard  was  elected  C’hairman  of  the  Democratic 
Kxecutix’c  C ommittee  of  Hamilton  ( ounty  and  has  been  chosen  to  fill  the  same  oflice 
at  exx'i-y  election  held  since  then.  There  has  been  no  political  campaign  during  the  last 
Ixventy-five  years  in  xvhich  he  has  not  taken  an  actix-'e  and  conspicions  part.  As  a public- 
speaker  he  has  rare  tact,  poxver  and  elo(|uence;  as  a party  leader  he  is  liy  no  means  con- 
fined to  the  limits  of  ( )hio.  He  xvas  married  to  Adiss  Julia  Furst,  daughter  ol  Jacob 
Furst.  Four  children,  of  xx’hom  three  surxix-e,  have  blessed  their  union.  Air.  Bernard 
resides  on  Wkilnut  Hills,  Cancinuati,  Ohio. 


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William  J.  Berning, 

One  of  the  Charter  Members  and  Past  Worthy  President  of  Cincinnati  Aerie  Xo.  142, 
Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles,  is  a native  Cincinnatian,  born  on  the  7th  of  February,  18(35. 
His  father,  William  Berning,  was  a native  of  Germany  and  had  emigrated  to  the  Lhiited 
States  when  a young  man,  settling  in  Cincinnati,  where  in  later  years  he  was  a member 
of  the  police  force  for  twenty-four  years.  He  died  in  1888.  Mr.  Berning’s  mother  died  when 
William  J.  was  but  one  year  old.  Mr.  Berning  received  his  education  in  the  Catholic 
and  Cincinnati  public  schools,  in  the  Intermediate  Schools  and  one  year  at  high  school. 
At  the  age  of  se^•enteen  years  he  started  in  business  life,  filling  an  office  position  with  one 
of  the  largest  wholesale  and  retail  grocery  stores  in  Cincinnati.  Five  years  later  he  be- 
came connected  with  the  office  force  of  the  Adams  Express  Company,  at  Cincinnati, 
and  at  present  holds  the  position  of  Clerk  in  the  Auditor’s  office  of  that  Company  at  C'in- 
cinnati.  Mr.  Berning  is  a staunch  Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a prominent  member  of 
the  Eagles,  having  gone  through  all  the  chairs  of  the  Cincinnati  Aerie.  The  latter,  with 
a membership  of  over  1(500,  is  one  of  the  strongest  fraternal  organizations  in  Cincinnati, 
and  Mr.  Berning  has  done  more  than  his  share  to  make  it  such.  In  October,  1887,  Mr. 
Berning  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Gabelman,  of  Portsmouth,  Ohio.  One  Iwy,  William 
H.  Berning,  now  sixteen  years  old,  was  born  to  them. 


Bissinger’s 

Is  a name  well  known  in  Cincinnati,  and,  in  fact,  all  over  the  country,  for  it  is  a synonym 
of  what  is  most  excellent  in  the  line  of  French  candies  and  sweet-meats.  The  firm,  the 
factory  and  the  headciuarters,  of  which  are  located  in  Cincinnati,  was  founded  a half  a 
century  ago  by  Mr.  Fred  Bissinger,  who  introduced  for  the  first  time  in  this  country  French  candies  of  a superior  c[uality.  Mr.  Bis- 

singer  was  born  in  Mannheim,  Germany,  of  Alsace-Eorraine  descent,  the  son  of  a prominent  cake  baker  in  Kaiserslautern.  From  the 

beginning  his  business  has  met  with  well  merited  success.  His  production  has  been  since  then  imitated  all  o\er  the  count rv,  but 
never  eciualled,  for,  nevertheless,  the  Bissinger  candies  still  stand  foremost  in  their  line  of  delicacies,  and  are,  today,  the  finest  in  the 

United  States.  At  the  head  of  the  firm  are  at  this  time  Mr.  F.  W.  Cooper  and  Mr.  Fred  Bissinger.  The  factory  is  located  at  the 

Xk  \\k  Corner  of  Pearl  and  Main  Streets,  Cincinnati,  and  the  store  at  434  Main  Street,  that  city. 


James  Boyle, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  28th  of  X’o\ember,  L853,  in  Essex  County,  England, 
he  being  the  son  of  James  Boyle  and  Sarah  Bowen  Boyle.  His  education  was  obtained 
principally  by  personal  efforts.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  came  with  his  parents  to 
America.  He  learned  the  printing  trade  and  afterwards  became  an  expert  stenographer, 
he  being  for  one  session  an  official  rejrorter  of  debates  in  the  Canadian  Parliament,  at 
Ottawa.  Eor  many  years  Mr.  Boyle  was  in  the  newspaper  business,  as  reporter,  cor- 
respondent and  in  an  editorial  capacity,  he  ha\ing  been  connected  in  turn  with  the  Tor- 
onto (Canada)  Mail,  the  Montreal  Herald,  the  St.  Louis  (ffobe  Democrat  (under  the 
famous  "Joe”  McCullagh,  the  "father  of  interx'iewing"),  and  the  Cincinnati  (fazette, 
and  afterwards  with  the  combined  Commercial  Gazette.  He  was  on  the  latter  paper 
for  o\'er  a dozen  years,  as  reporter,  political  corres])ondent,  and  as  assistant  editor,  his 
chief  being  the  distinguished  Ohio  Journalist,  Murat  Halstead.  In  188(3  IMr.  Boyle  was 
appointed  by  Governor  Foraker  a member  of  the  non-partizan  Board  of  Police  C'ommis- 
sioners  of  Cincinnati,  to  reorganize  the  force  on  a ci\  il  ser\  ice  basis,  he  ser\  ing  from 
December,  1886  to  (March,  1890.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  suppression  of  pul)lic 
gambling,  which  at  that  time  was  rampant  in  Cincinnati.  Among  other  reforms  he 
initiated  were  the  establishment  of  "places  of  detention"  (instead  of  the  common  lockup) 
for  women  and  children  under  arrest,  the  appointment  of  police  matrons,  the  use  ot 

covered  instead  of  open  patrol  wagons,  and  the  institution  of  police  gymnasiums  and 

baths  and  recreation  rooms  for  members  of  the  lorce.  From  1893  to  189(3  (inclusixe) 
Mr.  Boyle  was  Pri\'ate  Secretary  to  William  McKinley,  through  both  of  his  gubernatorial 
terms.  He  also  acted  as  Mr.  McKinley's  Secretary  all  through  the  succeeding  year, 
including  the  campaign  tor  the  Presidency:  and  he  went  to  the  inauguration  with  the  new  President  and  acted  as  his  confidential 
non-official  Secretary  for  several  months  at  the  White  House.  From  1897  to  1905  (both  inclusive),  Mr.  Bo\  le  was  American  Consul 
at  LiA'erpool,  England,  and  subsequently  he  was  Chairman  of  a company  in  the  same  city  to  coal  ships  autoniaticalh' with  an  American 
invention.  In  politics,  Mr.  Boyle  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican,  and  outside  of  newspaper  writing  his  political  activity  has 
been  manifested  mostly  in  club  (wganization.  He  is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  noted  Young  Men's  Blaine  Club  of  Cincinnati,  and  of 
the  Buckeye  Republican  Club  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  known  as  the  "Eather  of  the  League,”  from  the  fact  that  the  league  idea  in 
club  organization  originated  with  him.  He  was  the  founder  of  the  first  State  League  of  Republican  Clubs — that  of  Ohio,  in  1885-1886, 
and  was  one  of  its  early  Presidents.  The  Xational  League  of  Clubs  sprang  from  this  mo\'ement,  and  he  was  the  Chairman  of  the 

Constitution  of  that  organization  at  its  first  coiu'ention,  at  Chickering  Hall,  Xew  York,  in  1887.  At  the  second  con^•ention  of  the 

Ohio  State  League  (in  1887),  there  was  started,  on  Mr.  Bo\le’s  action,  a Xational  movement  for  the  annual  celebration  of  Lincoln's 
birthday,  which  celebration  has  since  developed  outside  of  party  lines.  Socially,  Mr.  Boyle  is  a Mason  and  a Knight  of  lA'thias.  He 
is  the  author  of  a manual  on  the  duty  of  the  police,  particularly  in  criminal  matters;  he  was  one  of  the  joint  compilers  of  a volume 
of  McKinley’s  speeches,  and  in  conjunction  with  Hon.  Robert  P.  Porter  (Editor  of  the  Xew  York  Press,  and  Director  of  the  I nited 
States  Census)  he  wrote  the  standard  campaign  life  of  William  McKinley.  While  United  States  Consul  he  wrote  a great  many 
government  reports  on  trade,  commercial  and  social. conditions  in  England,  and  he  now  occasionally  contributes  to  American  and  Eng- 
lish newspapers  and  reviews  on  foreign  and  domestic  political,  social  and  economic  subjects;  he  also  occasionally  makes  public  ad- 
dresses, a notable  one  being  on  the  occasion  of  a memorial  serxice  to  the  late  King  Edward  the  \'H,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  Mr. 
Boyle  was  married  in  1887  to  Jessie  C.  Farquhar.  They  have  one  child.  Mr.  Boyle  and  his  tamih'  belong  to  the  Protestant  Epis- 
copal Church. 


J.A.MES  BO'l'LE, 


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TIIK  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


President  of  the  ('olumbus  Mutual  Lite  Insurance  C'onipany,  and  one  of  the  l)est  known 
insurance  men  ot  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  December,  1858,  at  Marion,  Grant  County, 
Indiana,  the  son  ot  Rev.  'Fhomas  A.  and  Susannah  Brandon,  both  natives  of  the  State 
of  ( )hio.  Ilis  father  preached  tor  the  Christian  Church  for  more  than  fifty  years.  Mr. 
Brandon  recei\’ed  his  education  at  \arious  common  schools,  where  his  father  was  located 
as  a minister;  Lebanon,  4'roy,  Yellow  S|)rings,  Williamsi)ort,  Bellcfontaine,  Dayton 
<md  Jamestown,  ( )hio,  and  at  I'nion  ('ity,  Indiana.  L])on  leaxing  school,  he  entered 
into  the  mercantile  business,  and  Irom  1880  until  1883  he  was  in  the  book  and  stationary 
business  at  IL'llelontaine,  Ohio.  He  later  embarked  in  the  insurance  business,  in  which 
he  has  been  engaged  tor  more  than  twenty-hx’c  years  with  marked  success.  He  now  is 
the  President  of  the  Columbus  Mutual  Life  Insurance  ('ompany,  the  stock  of  which  is 
held  in  ex'ery  county  of  the  State  by  oxer  fix’e  hundred  representatix'C  citizens.  Among 
the  stockholders  are  more  than  a hundred  |)hysicians;  a hundred  merchants  and  manu- 
facturers; a hundred  bankers  and  attorneys  and  a hundred  farmers  and  clergymen.  To 
organize  a company  ot  one  thousand  men,  each  holding  one  share  of  stock,  xvould  be  an 
ideal  organization,  but  the  i)resent  organization  of  the  Columbus  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  is  more  ideal  than  any  other  similar  organization  in  the  United  States.  T(x 
hax’e  these  stockholders  in  ex'ery  county  look  after  insurance  i)laced  and  to  inx'est  the 
moneys,  localizes  the  business  and  keeps  the  money  at  home;  to  hax'e  an  Ohio  Company 
for  ()hio  ])co|)le  to  gix’e  a s(|uare  deal  to  all  agents  and  keep  the  expenses  low,  thereby 
c.  XV.  BR.XNDON.  furnishing  better  and  chea|)er  insurance;  to  abolish  the  general  agency  system,  and  to 

hax’e  ex'ery  agent  rejxjrt  to  the  company  and  sax'C  in  every  department,  and  tej  gix'e  Ohio 
the  best  Companx’  has  alxxays  been  the  aim  of  Mr.  Brandon,  xvho  admirably  fills  the  office  of  President  of  that  organization.  In 
politics,  Mr.  Brandon  has  nex’cr  been  connected  xvith  any  special  party.  Kx'er  since  he  xvas  a x’oter  he  has  voted  a mixed  ticket, 
<md  on  account  of  his  xvide  i)ersonal  acfiuaintance  of  candidates  he  pursued  the  plan  of  x'oting  for  MEN.  He  has  nexTr  been  nom- 
inatc'd  or  sought  the  nomination  lor  any  office.  On  the  18th  of  September,  1877,  he  xvas  married  to  Miss  Josephine  S.  Archard.  PMur 
children,  all  lixing,  haxe  blessed  their  union:  William  T.,  Harry  P.,  Mary  Josephine  and  Archard  Brandon.  Mr.  Brandon  is  a member 
of  the  h'irst  ('hurch  of  Christ,  Scientist.  Mr.  Brandon  resides  at  1 18  Miami  Ax'e.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  at  4()l-407 
The  Wyandotte  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Chaniiing  Webster  Brandon, 


William  David  Brickell, 

.\  ])rominenl  business  man  ol  ('olumbus,  ( )hio,  xvas  born  on  the  Pith  ol  Nox  ember,  1852, 
at  Steubenx  ille,  ( )hio.  His  father,  Cai)tain  Daxdd  Z.  Brickell,  a xvell  knoxvn  rix'er  man 
and  oxxner  ol  steamboats,  xxas  born  in  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  xvhile  his  mother,  Mary  Ann  Mc- 
Carthy Bricki'll,  xvas  a natixe  of  the  Buckeye  State.  Mr.  W.  D.  Bri(4vell  was  educated 
<U  Wc'stern  Unix-ersilx'  ot  Peunsylxamia,  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  graduating  in  1874.  Imme- 
diatx'lx'  upon  leaxing  school,  Mr.  Brickell  entered  business  life,  learning  the  trade  of  a 
printer  in  a nexxspaper  office.  Later  he  xvorked  as  a ])ressman,  after  that  as  a reixorter 
and  hnallx'  he  becair.e  Night  Manager  ot  the  then  St.  Louis  Democrat,  under  Mr.  Houser. 
Comiug  to  Columbus,  he  bought  the  ('olumbus  Dis|)atch,  xvhich  he  run  tor  a ])criod  of 
t hirt x'-sex'en  years,  and  xvhich,  under  his  management  became  one  of  the  most  influential 
nex\'s|)a])ers  in  ( )hio.  Mr.  Brickell  is  a ]niblic-s])irited  citizen  and  is  interested  in  x'arious 
manufacturing  and  industrial  enterpri.ses  of  his  honie  city.  He  is  President  of  4'he  Iron- 
cla\-  Brick  ('o.;  of  the  ('olumbus,  Nexv  Albany  N:  Johnston  Ry.;  the  Kcli])se  Manufac- 
turing ('o.,  and  of  The  ('olumbus  ('asualty  Company.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of 
xarious  secret  ( )rders.  Mr.  Brickell  is  married  and  resides  at  715  Last  Broad  Street, 
('oluml)us,  ()hio. 


Carroll  Brookfield, 

General  Manager  of  the  American  Lia- 
bility Com]xany,  of  Indiana,  xvith  offices 
in  the  Second  National  Bank  Building, 

(Cincinnati,  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  14th  of 
February,  1872,  in  Cincinnati.  His  father,  Ivdxvard  Vhinderbilt  Brookheld,  a native  of 
New  jersey,  xx'as  President  of  the  Washington  Insurance  (.omiiany,  ol  Cincinnati,  and 
of  the  Fidelity  F.  eN  M.  Insurance  Company,  of  Cincinnati.  His  mother,  Flizalieth 
Carroll  Brookheld,  was  born  in  the  (Juecn  City,  her  father  and  mother  lieing  pioneers 
of  ( incinnati.  Air.  ( arroll  Brookfield  obtained  his  education  in  the  Cincinnati 
pulilic  schools  and  at  Notre  Dame  Lnix'crsity,  South  Bend,  Ind.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a clerk  in  his  fathers  Insurance  office.  He  has  ton- 
tinued  in  that  business  ewer  since,  and  now  holds  the  position  of  Director  and  (icneial 
Manager  of  the  American  Liability  ('(.mipany.  This  ( omixany,  a general  (asualty 
Insurance  Company,  xvas  organized  by  Carroll  Brookfield,  Etlxvard  J.  lousey  and  John 
Pitman,  on  the  1st  of  january,  11)01),  and  xvas  launched  in  the  insuiance  field  foi  the 
general  casualty  business,  something  that  had  never  been  undertaken  by  anybody  in 
the  city  of  ( incinnati.  It  is  made  uj)  by  some  of  the  most  influential  business  men  in 
Cincinnati.  The  Directors  are  M.  F.  Modi,  Cicorge  Zehler,  W . 1).  Henderson,  H.  K. 
Shockley,  J.  WC  ('rothers,  WC  D.  Schmid,  11.  M.  Ziegler,  (Aarroll  Brookfield,  John  Pit- 
man, F.  j.  Tousey,  Fdxvard  V.  Brookfield,  Judge  Wm.  Littleford,  S.  D.  Wainei,  Lhos. 
P.  Strack  and  Anthony  H.  W'alburg.  Its  capital  is  .f300,000,  and  its  headcjuai teis  aie 
located  in  the  Second  National  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


C.  BROOKFIELD. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OFIIO. 


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Chester  Edwin  Bryan, 

Editor  and  Publisher  of  The  Semi-Weekly  Madison  County  Democrat  (published  by 
father  and  sons  for  oi  years),  was  born  on  the  29th  of  October,  1859,  at  London,  Ohio. 

His  father,  Marcellus  Lero\'  Bryan,  was  a nati\’e  of  Batavia,  Clermont  County,  Ohio, 
while  his  mother,  Martha  Sidne>’  Masterson,  was  bcjrn  in  Castle  Bar,  County'  Mayo, 

Ireland.  Professor  Ormond  Masterson,  Mr.  Bryan’s  grandfather,  taught  languages  at 
Trinity  Uni\  ersity,  Dublin,  and  came  to  America  in  1831,  settling  in  Columbus,  ( )hio, 
where  he  established  the  hrst  private  school.  Mr.  C.  E.  Bryan’s  father,  Marcellus  L. 

Bryan,  was  editor  and  founder  ch  The  IMadison  County  Democrat,  which  paper  he  pub- 
lished from  1852  until  1898.  He  died  Ma}’  26,  1902.  He  was  succeeded  by  his  sons, 

Chester  E.  and  Ormond  hi.,  the  latter  since  deceased.  The  business  is  now  owned  and 
controlled  by  Mr.  C.  E.  Bryan.  Marcellus  L.  Bryan  was  born  at  Batavia,  on  the  23rd 
of  March,  1829,  and  was  the  son  of  David  C'hester  Bryan,  C'ounty  Auditor  at  that  time. 

His  lathers  name  was  also  Da\'id  Chester  Bryan,  who  was  prominent  in  State  affairs, 
ser\'ing  four  terms,  trom  1807  to  1811,  as  a member  of  the  House  and  Senate  of  the  Ohio 

Legislature.  He  founded  the  town  of  Batavia,  in  1814.  Mr.  C.  E.  Bryan  was  educated 

in  the  London  public  schools  and  at  London  high  school,  graduating  from  the  latter  in 
1878.  Upon  lea\'ing  school  he  commenced  work  in  the  Democrat  office,  with  which  he  is 
still  connected.  Mr.  Bryan  has  'oeen  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  mature  life,  and  he  has 
served  his  part\-  in  many  capacities.  He  ser\'ed  as  C'hairman  of  the  Madison  C'ounty 
Democratic  Executive  Committee  and  also  as  a meml)er  of  the  Democratic  State  Com- 
mittee. In  1902  he  was  a candidate  for  member  of  Congress  in  the  Seventh  Ohio  Dis- 
trict, and  in  1900,  and  again  in  1904,  he  was  a candidate  for  Presidential  Eflector  on  the  Democratic  ticket.  He  now  is  President 

of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  State  Institution  for  the  Deaf,  and  also  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Carnegie  Library 

at  London.  Socially,  Mr.  Bryan  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Eraternity.  Erom  1908  to  1910  he  was  President  of  the  Buckeve 


Press  Association,  and  from  1906  to  1908  he  filled  the  same  position  in  the  Ohio  Editorial  Association,  until  the  latter  was  merged  with 
the  former  organization.  Eor  the  past  ten  years  he  is  a member  of  the  E.xecutive  Committee  for  Ohio  of  the  National  Editorial  Associa- 
tion,  and  has  l)cen  elected  a life  member  of  that  organization.  On  the  25th  of  Eebruary,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Maria  Daley. 
Lour  daughters:  Hazel,  Beulah,  Uarda  and  Naomi  are  the  issue  of  their  marriage.  Mr.  Bryan  resides  at  136  East  Eirst  Street,  Lon- 
don, Ohio. 


James  Buckingham, 

Deceased,  who  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most  influential  business  men  and 
citizens  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  that  City  on  the  22nd  of  October,  1831,  and  was 
a worthy  representative  of  an  honored  pioneer  family  of  Ohio.  His  father,  Alva  Buck- 
ingham was  a nati\'e  of  New  York  State,  while  his  mother,  Anna  Hale  Buckingham, 
was.  born  in  Connecticut.  The  father  came  to  Ohio  when  but  nine  years  old,  when  his 
parents  settled  near  the  present  site  of  Coshocton,  and  later  mo\-ed  to  Athens  Count\’. 
In  1810,  Mr.  Alva  Buckingham  came  to  Putnam,  now  a part  of  Zanes\‘ille,  where  he  estab- 
lished in  business  with  his  brother,  Ebenezer  Buckingham.  In  the  course  of  time  he 
became  an  influential  factor  in  the  business  world  of  Zanes\'ille,  and  died  in  that  citv  at 
the  ripe  old  age  of  76  years,  in  1867,  honored  by  all  who  knew  him.  His  son,  James 
Buckingham,  was  educated  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  and  at  Brown  l'ni\'ersitv.  Providence, 
Rhode  Island,  but  on  account  of  ill  health  rvas  forced  to  lea\-e  college  before  completing 
the  regular  course,  in  1852.  In  the  following  year  he  located  on  his  farm  at  Duncan 
Ealls,  Ohio,  where  he  made  his  home  until  his  return  to  Zanes\'ille,  in  September,  1861, 
when  he  again  took  up  his  abode  in  the  house  where  he  was  born.  During  the  Ci\il 
Y'ar,  Mr.  Buckingham  was  a member  of  Company  A,  159th  Ohio  \YIunteer  Infantrv,  in 
the  spring  and  summer  of  1864,  and  was  stationed  in  \Trginia  and  Mar\4and.  He  alwa}.-s 
took  an  active  interest  in  public  affairs  and  has  been  prominenth-  identified  with  many 
enterprises  which  have  had  for  their  object  the  upbuilding  of  the  city  in  which  he  lived. 
Erom  1865  until  1873  he  was  a Director  of  the  Ohio  State  Agricultural  Society,  ser\Tng 
as  its  Treasurer  for  four  years,  and  as  its  President  in  1873.  He  was  President  of  the 
Zanesville  and  Ohio  Ri\er  Railroad,  from  its  beginning  to  its  completion,  and  has  devoted 
considerable  attention  to  real  estate  dealings,  being  interested  in  ranches  and  other  farm  property  in  Ohio,  Indiana,  Missouri  and 
Kansas.  He  was  one  of  the  trustees  to  finish,  furnish  and  open  the  C'entral  Insane  Asylum  of  Ohio.  During  his  long  residence  in 
Zanesville  he  gained  a wide  acquaintance  and  was  universally  esteemed  for  his  fine  traits  of  character.  On  the  5th  of  No\'ember, 
1851,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  P.  Wills,  of  Chillicothe,  who  surx  ives  her  husband.  Live  children  blessed  their  union.  Mrs.  Buck- 
ingham resides  at  205  Moxahala  A\-enue,  Zanes\'ille,  Ohio. 

John  W.  Burk, 

President  of  The  Ansted  & Burk  Company,  Springfield,  Ohio,  manufacturers  of  the  highest  grade  of  flour  produced  in  the  United 
States,  and  a representative  business  man  of  Southern  ( )hio,  was  born  in  1850,  in  Canada,  where  he  was  reared  and  educated.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  emigrated  to  the  United  States.  Before  lea\ing  his  native  land,  Mr.  Burk  acquired  a knowledge  of 
milling.  He  followed  this  vocation  for  some  years  in  Michigan,  at  Grand  Rapids,  Kalamazoo,  Coldwater  and  other  points,  and  at 
flifferent  places  through  the  W’est.  In  July,  1897,  he  came  to  Springfield,  purchasing  the  W’arder  & Barnett  Mill  plant  which  is  the 
oldest  one  in  that  section.  In  1902  the  business  was  reorganized,  and  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  The  Ansted  N Burk 
Company,  of  which  Mr.  John  \Y  Burk  became  President.  The  plant  is  equipped  with  motlern  machiner\-  of  the  most  impro\’ed 
kind  and  has  a capacity  of  over  1000  barrels  a day.  Mr.  Burk  is  a public-spirited  man  and  stands  high  in  the  esteem  of  his  fellow 
citizens.  He  was  President  of  the  Millers’  National  Eederation,  and  for  two  years  President  of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade.  In 
1875,  Mr.  Burk  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Negus,  of  Massachusetts.  They  have  two  daughters.  Mr.  Burk  is  a Mason  and  a Knight 
Templar.  He  resides  at  Springfield,  Ohio. 


JAS  BUCKINGHAM. 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


Braxton  W.  Campbell, 

A i)rominenl  nianufact urer  of  harness  and  saddlery,  (diu'innati,  Ohio,  was  horn  on  the 
22nd  of  Xo\eml)er,  ISol,  at  (Aningtcnr,  Ky.,  the  son  of  Morgan  and  Sallie  C'amirbell, 
holh  nati\es  of  Kentuck\’.  d'he  father  was  a merc'hant  tailor.  Mr.  ('aniphell’s  great 
grandfather  was  William  ('ampl)ell,  of  Virginia.  He  took  a prominent  part  in  the  earh’ 
wars  of  the  Republic,  and  C'ongress  voted  him  a sword  for  bra\-ery,  while  the  Virginia 
begislatnrt'  presented  him  with  a Horse  Montur  for  the  same  reason.  His  maternal 
great  grandfather  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Bocjne  County,  Kentucky.  Mr.  ('amii- 
bell  receixed  his  education  in  what  was  known  as  the  “Morgan  Academy,”  in  Boone 
County,  Kmituck>-.  W’hen  a boy,  he  worked  on  a farm  in  his  native  county.  He  came 
to  Cincinnati  in  ISdS,  started  as  an  errand  boy  in  a candy  factory,  worked  at  that  trade 
and  then  seiwed  as  a trawling  man,  remaining  in  that  business  for  a period  of  five  years. 

I le  then  went  into  the  harness  business,  traveling  for  a concern  for  four  years,  after  which 
he  started  the  hrm,  of  which  he  now  is  President.  He  also  is  interested  in  Steam  Boat 
bines  and  Street  Railroad  and  Traction  C'omiianies,  etc.  In  politics,  Mr.  ('ami)bell  has 
indejiendent  views.  He  is  a |)ublic-spirited  man  and  has  served  the  people  in  many 
capacities.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  thirty  years,  when  he  was  elected  Mayor 
ot  1 )elhi,  ( )hio,  an  office  he  held  continuously  for  twenty  years.  He  also  served  as  a mem- 
ber of  the  Delhi  C'ity  C'ouncil  and  as  a C'ommissioner  to  the  Jamestown  Kxiiosition, 
reiiresenting  the  State  of  Ohio,  to  which  ])osition  he  was  aj^ipointed  by  Goxernor  Pattison. 
'1  he  other  members  of  the  I^oard,  recognizing  Mr.  Campbell’s  fitness  and  executive  abil- 
ities, elected  him  President  of  the  Board.  In  spite  of  his  many  years  seiwice  in  ])ublic 
positions,  Mr.  Camiibell  has  never  held  an  office,  with  which  a salary  was  attached. 
Some  \-ears  ago  he  was  nominate  1 b e the  Democrats  ot  the  First  ( )hio  Congressional  District  as  their  candidate  for  Congress, 
but  w,is  defeate  1 by  Mr.  Nicholas  bongworth.  Socially,  Mr.  C’ampbell  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Fraternity  in  its  various  bran- 
ches, being  a 22nd  degree  Mason,  a member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  a Knight  Tem[)lar.  He  serverl  as  Master  of  Monitor  bodge, 
b.  and  .\.  M.,  Delhi,  ( )hio.  He  is  a contributing  member  of  the  First  Regiment,  Ohio  National  (Guards.  In  July,  bS70,  Mr.  Camp- 
bell w.is  married  to  Miss  .\da  1 )eC.armo,  at  h'lorence,  Ky.  His  wife  died  four  years  later,  and,  on  the  13th  of  March,  1884,  he  w-as 
uniti-d  in  m.irri,ige  to  Miss  Hattie  DeCarno,  a sister  ot  his  first  wile.  Two  children,  sons,  have  blessed  their  union.  The  family 
reside  at  233;>  Kempe-r  bane,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio.  'Fhe  Perkins-Campbell  ('ompany,  of  which  Mr.  ('ampbell  is  President,  is  located 
,il  ()22  to  ()2l)  Bi'oadway,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio. 


W.  S.  Cappeller, 

< )nc‘  of  the  loremost  citizems  ol  Mansfu'ld,  ()hio,  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Mansfield 
.Ni'ws,  was  born  in  Somerset  County,  Penns\l\ania,  in  1S39,  and,  alter  attending  the 
])ublic  schools  finished  his  education  at  b'armers  College,  located  near  C incinnati,  after 
which  he  imteiX'd  business  file.  He  resided  in  Cincinnati  for  a number  of  years,  from  1S77 
to  1XS3,  tilled  the  office  ot  Auditor  of  Hamilton  ('ounty,  and  during  this  time  he  became 
the  author  of  “I'he  d'a.x|Kiyers’  Manual,”  a work  on  taxation  of  indixiduals,  banks  and 
corporations  which  was  highly  endorsed  by  the  leading  judges  and  lawyers  of  the  state. 

In  the  siiring  ot  tSS.'),  Mr.  Ca[)peller  came  to  Mansfield  and  established  the  Daily  News 
the  first  dail\-  ]>aper  published  in  that  part  of  the  state.  The  l)eginning  was  a modest 
oiU“,  the  wax'  was  beset  with  obstacles,  but  the  indomitable  xvill  of  Mr.  C'appeller  woul  i 
not  bend,  and  by  [rerseiwerance,  ])atience,  and  application  of  good  business  princii)k; 
iind  capable  management,  the  Daily  News  secured  a firm  footing,  and  today  occupies 
its  own  home,  a four  story  brick  building  especiallx'  erected  by  him  tor  its  own  use,  and 
i‘(|uii)]K‘d  xvith  tx'|)e  setting  machines,  fast  Web  color  ])erlecting  presses,  and  receixes 
■Associated  Press  Reports  direct  to  operators  in  the  office.  The  News  is  one  of  the  lead- 
ing Re|)ublican  nexvs])apers  in  North  C'entral  Ohio,  is  a lix’e,  up  to-date  sheet,  and  enjoxs 
the  distinction  ol  lieing  one  of  the  most  widely  (pioted  ]>apers  in  Ohio.  In  politics,  Mr. 

Capjieller  is  a staunch  Republican  and  has  seiwed  his  party  in  many  cajiacities,  as  a puldic 
official,  as  political  xxriter,  as  stump  speaker  ot  great  force,  and  in  the  councils  of  the 
]iartx'.  He  was  the  Chairman  ot  the  Repulilican  State  Committee  in  1880,  1880,  1887 
and  1888,  during  which  time  his  management  of  the  camiiaigns  xvas  characterized  liy  great 
executixe  abilitx’.  He  was  State  Commissioner  of  Railroads  and  Telegraph  ol  Ohio, 
in  1887,  1888  and  1880,  and  xvhile  in  office  he  amicably  adjusted  satisfactory  to  all  concerned,  matters  of  difference  lietween  rail- 
roads and  employees,  alleged  freight  discriminations  and  other  complicated  questions  referred  to  his  department  for  arbitration. 
In  1880,  Mr.  Caii|ieller  headed  the  call  for  the  organization  of  the  Ohio  Associated  Dailies  ami  was  chosen  President  of  the  organiza- 
tion sex'eral  years.  He  was  President  of  the  National  Fditorial  Association  in  1892  and  1803,  and,  w'ith  George  W.  Childs,  took  part 
in  the  o])eiiing  e.xercises  of  the  Childs-Drexel  Printers'  Home,  at  Colorado  Springs,  in  May,  1892.  He  is  now  serx'ing  his  second  term 
as  Postmaster  ot  Mansfield,  haxing  been  appointed  to  that  office  by  Ih'esident  Roosex'elt.  Mr.  Cappeller  is  a gentleman  who  has 
obtained  honor  in  the  State  ot  ( )hio  liy  his  personal  merit,  his  integrity  of  character  and  a strict  adherence  to  the  highest  standard 
ol  principles.  He  has  done  a great  deal  for  his  home  city  and  is  in  the  front  rank  for  everything  that  re|iresents  good  citizenship, 
|)ublic  enterprise  and  business  ability. 

The  Cincinnati  Reduction  Company. 

( )ne  of  the  most  useful  semi-pulilic  institutions  of  Cincinnati  is  The  C'incinnati  Reduction  Company,  contractors  for  the  city  to 
collect  and  dispose  of  all  the  city’s  garbage,  dead  animals,  etc.  In  a large  modern  city  the  disposal  of  garbage,  dead  animals,  etc., 
is  a x'ital  question,  as  the  health  of  the  city  largely  dejicnds  upon  a proper  and  thorough  remoxml  and  disposal  of  such  disease  breed- 
ing matter.  Formerly,  stuff  of  that  kind  was  simply  dumped  in  conx'enient  spots  and  left  there  to  decay.  The  result  was  the  occas- 
onal  outbreak  of  dangerous  epidemics  caused  liy  the  germs  and  liaccilli  that  found  a superior  breeding  place  in  those  so-called, 
dniu|)s.  Since  the  Cincinnati  Reduction  Company  came  into  the  field,  eight  years  ago,  the  health  statistics  of  Cincinnati  show  a 


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remarkable  improvement.  The  collection  of  garbage  and  dead  animals  is  made  according  to  modern  ideas.  The  stuff  is  gathered  in 
non-leaking  steel  boxes,  which,  when  filled,  are  closed  air-tight.  At  the  plant  of  the  company,  located  at  Anderson's  Ferr\-,  outside 
of  the  city  limits,  the  material  is  reduced  into  different  vegetable  and  animal  greases,  oils,  acids,  glycerine  and  other  articles  to  be 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  candles,  dynamite,  lubricating  oils,  soaps,  etc.,  and  the  balance  of  the  stuff,  which  cannot  be  used  for 
above  mentioned  articles,  is  changed  into  fertilizing  matter.  Thus  everything  is  made  use  of,  nothing  is  wasted.  The  Cincinnati 
Reduction  Company  collects  and  refines  about  forty  thousand  tons  of  raw  material  every  year.  The  process  of  reducing  garbage 
and  animal  matter  is  according  to  scientific  principles.  Twenty-four  hours  from  the  time  it  was  gathered  the  raw  material  is  reduced — 
without  detriment  to  health — and  is  ready  for  industrial  use.  After  the  steel  boxes  have  been  emptied  they  are  thoroughly  cleaned, 
before  being  returned  to  the  city.  The  firm  also  manufacturers  tankage  for  fertilizing  purposes.  The  officers  of  The  Cincinnati 
Reduction  Company  are  M.  H.  Chamberlain,  President,  a prominent  business  man  and  former  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Detroit,  Mich.; 
Talton  Embry,  Treasurer,  a well  known  commission  merchant  of  Cincinnati,  and  a member  of  the  firm  of  Green  & Embry,  and  S.  E. 
\\’ilson,  of  Cincinnati,  Secretar}-  and  Manager.  The  latter  is  directly  connected  with  the  business  for  o\er  twenty  years,  and  is  con- 
sidered to  be  an  expert  on  the  collection  and  disposal  of  city  garbage.  Together  with  Mr.  Chamberlain,  he  has  established  and 
put  in  operation  garl)age  disposal  plants  in  Detroit,  Cleveland,  Washington,  D.  C.,  Indianapolis  and  Columbus,  Ohio,  all  of  which, 
with  the  exception  of  Columbus,  are  still  in  operation  under  the  system  invented  and  inaugurated  by  Mr.  S.  E.  \Wlson. 


Jesse  Redman  Clark, 

President  of  The  I'nion  Central  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  C'incinnnti,  Ohio,  was  born 
October  31,  1854,  in  Cincinnati.  He  is  the  son  of  Bishop  Davis  \\'.  Clark,  D.  I).,  LL.  D., 
and  Mary  J.  Redman,  natives  of  Mount  Desert  Island,  Maine,  and  Trenton,  New  Jersey, 
respectively. 

Mr.  Clark  was  educated  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware,  Ohio,  grad- 
uating in  1873.  He  was  married  September  19th,  1883,  to  Miss  Carrie  Marqua.  Fi\-e 
children  have  blessed  their  union;  Jesse  Redman,  Jr.,  Augusta,  Marianne,  Philip  Jerome 
and  Rogers. 

Graduating  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  Mr.  Clark  accepted  a clerkship  in  the  office  of 
The  Union  Central  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  was  advanced  from  one  position  to 
another,  appointed  Cashier,  a member  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  Board  of  Direc- 
tors, and  on  January  18th,  1886,  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Company.  Eor  many  years 
he  had  entire  charge  of  the  finances  of  the  Company,  and  practically  developed  its  pe- 
culiar features,  which  today  consist  of  34,950  mortgages  on  Improved  farms  in  the  Middle 
West,  aggregating  over  $57,000,000.00,  the  average  rate  of  Interest  exceeding  GOJ.  On 
account  of  his  long  experience  in  the  Financial  Department  and  his  ability  in  building 
up  and  controlling  the  Company’s  large  number  of  financial  agents  all  over  the  countrv, 
he  was  the  logical  successor  of  the  late  Governor  John  M.  Pattison,  and  at  his  death  was 
unanimously  elected  President  of  the  Company  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

The  Union  Central  Life  Insurance  Company  was  organized  in  1867.  It  now  has 
1275,000,000  insurance  in  force,  and  over  .$85,000,000  in  assets,  ranking  among  the  great  .)■  cl.ark. 

financial  institutions  of  the  country.  During  the  last  ten  years  it  has  doubled  the  amount 
of  insurance  in  force  and  nearly  trebled  its  assets. 

President  Clark  is  in  the  prime  of  life,  and  under  his  aide  and  conser\  atix  e managemeiU,  the  future  success  of  the  Cumpanx' 
is  assured. 

Charles  Crichton  Clark, 

( .eneral  Agent,  Passenger  Department  of  the  Big  Four  Rcmte  (Xexx'  4'ork  Central 
Fines),  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  xx’as  born  on  the  1st  of  April,  1872.  at  Lox'cland, 
Clermont  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Daniel  (dark,  xxxis  a natixe  of  Ireland, 
and  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  at  an  early  age.  His  mother,  Sarah 
Elizabeth  Paxton  Clark,  xx-as  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Clark’s  great  grandfather. 
Colonel  Thomas  Paxton,  xx'as  a Rex-olutionarx'  War  hero,  and  afterxxard  com- 
manded the  adx'ance  guard  of  General  Anthony  W’axme’s  Army  into  Ohio.  He 
later  settled  in  xxhat  is  noxv  Lox'eland,  Clermont  Countxa  Ohio.  Mr.  C.  C. 
('lark  xx’as  educated  in  the  Lox’eland  High  School  and  at  St.  Mary’s  Institute, 
Dayton,  Ohio.  When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  started  in  public  life  as  a clerk 
in  the  C'ar  Accountant  office  of  the  (Jueen  N Crescent  Route,  at  Cincinnati. 
He  xxent  xxith  the  Big  Four  Railroad  in  August,  1895,  as  Soliciting  Passenger 
Agent.  Since  then  he  has  been  successix-ely  Assistant  City  Ticket  Agent,  Traxx'l- 
ing  Passenger  Agent  and  General  Agent,  at  Columbus,  (Jhio,  Indianaixjlis  and 
('incinnati.  In  politics,  Mr.  Clark  is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic  faith. 
He  is  a Blue  Lodge  Mason,  a member  of  the  Scjns  of  the  Rexadution,  of  the  Royal 
.Arcanum,  the  Ohio  Society  and  of  the  Elks.  On  the  19th  of  Xoxember,  1901, 
he  xx  as  married  to  Miss  Jeannette  Lucille  Ix  ie,  of  Cincinnati,  formerly  of  Atlanta, 
Ga.  Thex’  reside  at  3346  Burnet  Ax-enue,  Ax'ondale,  Cincinnati. 


C.  C.  CLARK. 


Jacob  Cotner,  Jr., 

One  of  the  prominent  business  men  ot  Detroit,  Mich.,  belongs  to  those  ()hi{)ans 
xxho  hax'e  emigrated  to  other  states  and  become  a credit  to  their  natixe  com- 
monxvealth.  He  xxas  born  on  the  14th  of  September,  1860,  at  the  pretty  little 
citx’  of  Mansfield,  the  son  of  Jacob  Cotner  and  Katherine  Hartman  Cotner, 
both  early  pioneers  of  Ohio.  His  education  xx’as  receix'ed  at  the  public  schools  of 
Alansfield.  Later  he  left  Ohio  and  settled  at  Detroit,  in  xxhich  dtx'  he  nox\-  is 
Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Sprague  Publishing  Company,  publishers  of  The 
American  Boy,  The  American  Legal  Xexxs,  The  Laxv  Students  Helper,  etc.. 


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and  of  'fhe  Sprague  Correspondence  School  of  Law,  institutions  which  are  well  and  favor- 
al)l\-  known  all  over  the  United  States.  While  Mr.  Cotner  takes  a great  interest  in  the 
affairs  of  his  adopted  city,  he  still  preserves  the  love  for  his  native  state  in  his  heart, 
lie  was  one  of  the  founders  of  The  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit  and  was  its  Secretary  and 
'I'reasurer  in  1!)()4-11)0.'),  and  President  of  that  organization  in  1!)(J6-19()7.  He  is  also  a 
menil)er  of  d'he  DtUroit  Board  of  C'ommerce,  Detroit  Goll  Club,  The  Chicago  Press  Clul), 
I'he  Aldine  Club  of  New  Ycjrk ; was  lor  eight  years  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
of  the  \b  M.  C.  A.  of  Detroit,  and  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  First  Congregational 
Church  of  that  cit\’.  In  1SK7,  Mr.  Cotner  was  married  to  Marie  Etta  Trowbridge,  of 
Toledo,  ()hio.  'Three  children  resulted  from  this  marriage:  Emerson  Trowbridge, 
Dorothy  Katherine  and  Russell  Murray.  Mrs.  Cotner  died  in  1899.  Two  years  later, 
in  1901,  Mr.  Cotner  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Cecilia  L.  Burke,  of  Ann  Arl)or, 
Mich.  1 h'  resides  with  his  family  at  70  Virginia  Avenue,  Detroit,  while  his  offices  are 
hjcated  in  the  Majestic  Building. 

John  S.  Crowell, 

President  and  Ceneral  Manager  ol  The  Crowell  Publishing  Comi)any,  of  Springfield- 
Dhio,  until  T'ebruary  1900,  when  he  sold  the  business  to  others,  and  now,  1911,  Vice- 
President  and  Treasurer  of  the  Kelly  Motor  'Truck  Com])any,  has  been  one  of  Spring- 
field's  most  active  and  progressive  men.  A man  of  recognized  business  ability,  he  has 
been  e.\cej)tionally  successful  and  become  widely  known  as  the  founder  and  President 
of  The  Crowell  Publishing  Company,  owners  of  the  ‘AVoman’s  Home  Companion,” 
and  the  ‘‘Farm  and  Fireside,”  two  perodicals  with  over  a million  subscribers. 

johu  S.  Crowell  was  born  In  Loiiisxille,  Kentucky,  on  the  7th  of  January,  185U,  and 
was  the  se\'enlh  child  born  to  his  parents.  His  lather,  S.  B.  Crowell,  was  a member  and 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Walnut  Street  Presbyterian  (diurch  at  Louis\'ille,  ol  which 
he  was  elected  a Dt'acon  lor  lite.  John  S.  Crowell  attended  the  ])ublic  schools  ot  his 
natix'e  city,  and  showed  sitch  aptitudes  lu  his  studies  that  he  was  placed  in  classes  with 
older  i)Uj)ils,  among  whom  he  ranked  first.  lie  completed  an  eight  year  course  iu  six 
ye.irs.  .Ambitious  and  self-reliant,  ewen  in  his  boyhood  days,  at  the  age  of  eleven  years, 
contrary  to  the  wishes  of  his  ]xircnts,  he  became  a newsboy,  his  original  ctiifital  imested 
being  fixa-  cents  which  he  obtained  in  ISIll,  by  holding  a soldier’s  horse.  For  twm  years 
he  sold  papers  in  the  early  morning  and  attended  school  during  the  day.  At  filteen 
\vars  of  age  he  secured  a situation  in  a small  printing  olTice  at  8‘J.oO  ]ier  week.  Contrary 
to  the  wishes  of  his  parents  and  the  ad\ice  of  teachers,  he  refused  to  enter  college  and 
continued  iu  the  printing  business.  Within  si.x  months  a larger  job  jirinting  olfice  of- 
ferc'd  him  .812.01)  j)er  week,  and  lu“  soon  was  made  assistant  foreman,  and  at  sex'enteen 
N'ears  was  made  loreman.  Ills  energy,  industry  and  al)ility  were  so  marked,  his  lellow- 
workmen  at  that  time  ])redicted  that  in  the  luture  he  would  luue  a large  ]hi1  )lishiug  house 
of  his  own.  That  he  jKissessed  rare  presence  ot  mind  and  was  capable  ol  fpiick  thought, 
enabling  him  to  grasp  a trying  situation  on  the  s]uir  ot  the  moment,  was  demonstrated 
while  emplo\’ed  in  this  printing  office.  A workman  was  caught  by  the  arm  and  held 
between  the  ceiling  and  a pulle>’  making  lot)  revolutions  ])cr  minute.  While  others  were 
looking  on  in  horror,  expecting  to  see  him  ('rushed,  3a)ung  Crcjwell  grasi)ed  a belt  with 
one  hand,  was  instantly  hurled  to  the  ceiling,  where,  securing  a looting,  he  released  his 
coni|)anion  who  tainted  in  his  arms.  'Thus  au  arm  and  perhajis  a life  was  saved.  In 
(Ictober,  18(19,  he  met  with  an  accident  which  incai)icated  him  for  work  for  a time.  About  an  inch  of  his  right  thumb  was  mashed  off 
while  attending  a power  pa|)er  cutting  machine;  he  (piickly  adjusted  the  .severed  ])ortion  of  his  thumb  w’hile  the  man  who  caused  the 
accident  shut  his  e>’es  and  called  for  hel]),  but  young  C'lmw’ell  was  able  to  g((  alone  in  search  for  a doctor.  While  thus  disabled  he 
iiu’ented  an  elastic  hand  stamp,  and  the  rubber-like  material  out  ol  which  it  was  made,  and  while  he  deemed  the  invention  scarcely 
worthy  a ])atent,  commenced  their  manulacltire.  He  employed  his  three  bnjthers  in  the  work,  and  did  a very  prosperous  business 
until  the  panic  ol  1873. 

.\fter  a \ isit  to  a few  stales  and  the  Northern  Lakes,  he  entered  the  office  of  B.  T'.  Avery  & Sons,  the  well  knowm  plow  manu- 
factnrers  of  Louisxille,  and  was  connected  with  their  agricultural  journal,  ‘‘Home  and  Farm,”  which  pnjspered  under  his  manage- 
ment. ( )n  a trip  in  the  interest  ol  ‘‘Home  and  Farm”  he  first  met  Mr.  P.  P.  Adast,  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  t(j  whom  he  afterward 
suggested  the  idea  of  publishing  an  agricultural  journal,  with  the  result  that  in  xAugust,  1877,  Mr.  Crcjwell,  being  tw'enty-seven  years  of  age, 
mo\ed  to  Si)ringfield  and  established  the  ‘‘Farm  and  Fireside,”  which  was  owned  liy  the  firm  of  Mast,  Crowell  & Kirk]xatrick,  which 
had  a long  and  ])rosperous  career,  but  later  became  The  Crow'ell  Publishing  Company.  Early  in  its  career  they  estal)lished  “'The 
Wfjman’s  Home  Companion,”  which  grew  in  size  and  influence  until  it  reached  a circulation  of  over  six  hundred  thousand  co])ies. 

‘‘  The  Woman’s  Home  Com])anion”  and  ‘‘T'arm  and  Fireside”  were  probably  the  first  cheap  periodicals  or  puTdications  to  prosper 
and  obtain  a National  circulation  and  rei)Utation,  the  twa>  having  a circulation  of  over  a million  copies  under  his  management.  He 
may  feel  a jtist  and  pardonable  ])ride  in  the  success  attained  l)y  these  publications,  as  they  w^ere  probably  the  i)ioneers  to  demon- 
strate that  newspaiiers  and  magazines  could  be  made  profitable  wdien  sold  at  a price  one-third  to  one-fourth  the  price  charged  pre- 
\ious  t(j  1877. 

At  an  earh’  age  John  S.  Crowell  became  a memlier  of  the  Walnut  Street  Presbyterian  Church  at  Louisville,  and  during  his 
residence  there  was  actix’e  in  church  and  Sabbath  School  Work.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  wars  elected  Librarian;  at  twxmtx' 
l)ccame  Assistant  Superintendent,  and  at  tw-enty-one  years  liecame  Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School.  At  tw^enty-five  years  of 
age  he  was  chosen  a Deacon  fijr  Hie  of  the  Walnut  Street  Church.  He  and  his  wdfe  are  now,  191 1, '^embers  ot  the  First  Presliyterian 
Church  at  Springfield,  which  they  joined  in  November,  1877.  Mr.  Crowell,  at  the  age  of  twenty-sewm,  was  joined  in  marriage, 
November  20,  1877,  with  Miss  Ella  C.  Mangold,  wdio  comes  of  an  old  and  prominent  Louisville  family. 


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Since  coming  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  on  the  17th  of  August,  1877,  Mr.  Crowell  has  been  actively  identified  with  many  religious, 
educational,  charitable  and  business  organizations,  and  also  has  been  an  active  advocate  of  the  improvement  and  betterment  of  Spring- 
field.  His  activities  have  resulted  in  his  being  chosen  to  occupy  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor,  such  as  Director  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  of  Springfield;  Vice-President  and  Treasurer  of  The  Kelly  Motor  Truck  Company,  Springfield,  Ohio,  also  a Director 
of  the  Columbia  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  and  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  The  Western  College  for  Women, 
at  Oxford,  Ohio;  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  new  City  Hospital,  of  Springfield;  Elder  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church 
and  Director  of  the  V.  M.  C.  A.,  all  of  the  foregoing  positions  being  held  by  him  at  this  time,  1911.  He  has  also  been  President 
of  the  Springfield  Board  of  Trade  and  a Director  of  the  Associated  Charities,  and  for  five  years  was  President  of  the  Springfield  Col- 
lege and  Seminary,  and  for  two  years  President  of  the  Young  Men’s  Christian  Association  and  President  of  the  Men’s  Literarv 
Club.  He  was  also  elected  Superintendent  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Sunday  School  a number  of  times,  for  the  term  of  one  year  each, 
and  for  ten  successive  terms  of  three  years  each,  to  the  position  of  Elder  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church,  and  is  Elder  of  the  Church 
at  the  present  time. 

In  1887  Mr.  Crowell  instituted  an  investigation  of  the  Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication,  which  is  located  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.  This  resulted  in  learning  that  the  Board  was  paying  far  more  than  it  should  for  much  of  its  printing,  binding,  folding,  stitch- 
ing, etc.  When  a report  was  made  to  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Lhiited  States,  it  ordered  a change  in 
the  methods  of  the  Board  of  Publication,  as  suggested  by  Mr.  Crowell,  which  resulted  in  a saving  of  over  fifty  thousand  dollars  each 
year,  for  many  years,  to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  The  Presbytery,  of  Dayton,  sent  Mr.  Crowell  as  a delegate  to  the  Presbyterian 
General  Assembly,  four  years  in  succession,  in  order  that  he  might  attend  to  and  report  upon  the  in^•estigation  which  resulted  in  such 
a great  benefit  to  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  entire  United  States. 

When  Mr.  J.  S.  Crowell  became  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Western  ('ollegc  for  W<mien,  at  Oxford,  Ohio, 
it  had  existed  for  fifty  years  without  an  endowment,  and  no  effort  was  being  made  to  secure  an  endowment,  therefore  the  college 
labored  under  many  disadvantages.  At  the  suggestion  and  earnest  solicitation  of  Mr.  Crowell,  the  trustees  consented  to  employ  a 
Financial  Secretary,  whose  duty  was  to  give  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  it  and  work  solely  and  only  for  an  endowment,  and 
present  the  merits  of  the  Western  College  to  philanthropists,  and  others,  interested  in  educational  matters.  Up  to  the  present 
time,  over  .8350,000.00  has  been  secured.  This  includes  fifty  thousand  dollars  from  the  members  off  the  Board  of  Trustees,  also  two 
gifts  of  fifty  thousand  dollars  each  from  Andrew  Carnegie  and  the  General  Educational  Board,  which  was  founded  by  John  D.  Rocke- 
feller. It  is  the  intention  to  continue  the  work  until  several  million  dollars  are  obtained. 

Stephen  B.  Crowell,  the  father  of  John  S.  Crowell,  was  a mechanic  of  more  than  ordinary  ability.  When  he  first  came  West, 
about  1825,  he  settled  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  became  Superintendent  of  his  uncle  Joseph  Bruen’s  foundry  and  machine  shop. 
In  1828  parties  in  Lexington  requested  Joseph  Bruen  to  devise,  or  invent,  some  method  to  carry  freight  on  land,  so  that  Lexington, 
which  was  an  inland  town,  could  compete  with  river  and  seaport  cities.  Joseph  Bruen  turned  the  whole  matter  over  to  his  nephew, 
Stephen  Bruen  Crowell,  who  designated  the  plans  and  made  the  drawings,  and  also  the  difficult  parts  of  the  patterns  and  casting, 
and  machine  work,  and  built  a locomotive,  a train  of  three  cars,  also  a track  in  the  form  of  a circle,  on  which  the  train  traveled  round 
and  round.  This  train  carried  cars,  passengers  and  freight,  and  was  able  to  ascend  an  incline  having  a grade  of  eighty  feet  to  the 
mile.  The  historian  says;  “The  railroad  and  cars  created  the  belief  that  carriages  and  heavy  freight  could  be  drawn  as  easily  and 
certainly  by  steam  power  upon  railroads,  as  boats  could  be  propelled  by  steam  power  through  water.’’  The  whole  outfit  was  ex- 
hibited in  Lexington,  in  1829,  and  in  Frankfort,  in  March,  1830,  and  afterwards  in  Louisville,  and  it  was  so  convincing  to  those 
who  saw  it,  that  the  full  amount  of  the  estimated  cost  of  a railroad  from  Lexington  to  Louisville,  one  million  dollars,  was  soon  sub- 
scribed and  the  building  of  the  railroad  commenced  at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  with  great  military  pomp  and  civic  and  religious  cere- 
mony. It  is  now  a part  of  the  Louisville  and  Nash\’ille  System.  The  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad  used  horse  power  until  1832, 
which  was  four  years  after  Stephen  Bruen  Crowell  decided  that  steam  was  the  proper  power  for  railroads.  A study  of  the  history  of 
railroads  will  not  leave  any  doubt  that  Stephen  Bruen  Crowell,  the  father  of  John  S.  Crowell,  was  the  first  man  in  America  to  invent, 
design,  build  and  operate  a Complete  Ste.a.m  Railro.xd,  with  Locomotive,  Cars  and  Track,  that  carried  passengers  and  freight. 


William  C.  Culkins, 

Secretary  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  former  \dce-President  and  Gen- 
eral Manager  of  the  Columbia  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born 
on  the  12th  of  May,  1808,  in  Greenup  County,  Kentucky.  His  father,  John  Culkins, 
emigrated  from  Ireland  to  the  ignited  States  In  1851.  He  was  a native  of  County 
Sligo.  Mr.  Culkins’  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  J.  Steed,  was  a Virginian  by  birth.  Mr. 

Culkins  received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  fronton.  Ohio,  from 
which  latter  he  was  graduated  in  1886. 

Having  finished  his  education,  Mr.  Culkins  taught  school  for  a time,  after  which  he 
was  engaged  as  bookkeeper  in  railroad  contracting  work.  He  also  sold  sewing  machines. 

Later  he  studied  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  Henry  S.  Neal,  former  Comptroller  of  Currency, 
until  he  entered  the  journalistic  field  as  a reporter  on  the  Daily  Irontonian.  In  this 
capacity  he  was  connected  with  New  York,  Washington  and  Cincinnati  papers,  both 
German  and  English.  He  was  a special  correspondent  in  New  York,  Washington,  I).  C., 
and  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  interrupted  his  journalistic  career  in  1906,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed City  Auditor  of  Cincinnati,  by  Mayor  Dempsey.  Upon  leaving  office,  Mr. 

Culkins  accepted  a prominent  position  with  the  Columbia  Life  Insurance  Company, 
of  Cincinnati.  He  also  is  a Director  and  the  Secretary  of  the  A.  G.  Corre  Hotel  Com- 
pany, which  operates  the  Gibson  House  and  Grand  Hotel  of  Cincinnati,  and  is  President 
of  the  Hyde  Park  Building  and  Loan  Association.  In  politics,  Mr.  Culkins  is  a Repub- 
lican, but  opposed  to  boss  rule.  He  was  a candidate  for  City  Auditor  on  the  City  Party 
ticket  in  1907,  leading  his  ticket  by  some  4000  votes. 

Mr.  Culkins  is  President  of  the  Eederated  Impro^•ement  Associations  of  Cincinnati. 

Secretary  and  Director  of  the  Business  Men’s  Club  of  Cincinnati;  Director  of  the  Hyde 
Park  Business  Club;  Director  of  the  Cincinnati  Con\-ention  League,  and  a member  of  the 

following  organizations:  Mt.  Lookout  Business  Club;  Associated  Organizations;  City  Club;  State  Association  of  City 

payers’  Association;  Cinier  Press  Club;  National  Municipal  League;  Stamina  Republican  League;  K.  of  P.;  I.  O, 
Arcanum;  Ohio  Valley  Historical  Association,  and  Director  of  the  Roosevelt  Republican  Club. 


W.  C.  CULKINS. 


.Auditors;  Tax- 
O.  F.;  Roval 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


{ )n  the  14lh  of  l''c-l)ruar\-,  1S(I7,  lie  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Nicholson.  Three  children  have  blessed  their  union,  namely 
William  lb,  I’atil  j.  and  Idori'iice  L.  Cnlkins.  The  famiU'  resides  at  3414  Monteith  Avenue,  Hyde  IMrk,  Cincinnati. 


William  N.  Darby, 


W N.  tlARiri  . 


( )1  ( Irosse  Point  Farms,  Michigan,  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  metnbers  of  the  Ohio 
Society  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  has  always  taken  a very  active  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  that  organization.  He  was  born  on  the  19th  of  June,  1873,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  the 
son  ol  Ceorge  Deming,  and  Celia  Bigelow  Deming.  His  father  w'as  a native  of  (Mnnec- 
Alter  ha\’ing  been  educated  at  the  Cleveland 


liciit  and  his  mother  a nati\e  ()hioan. 

|)ublic  s(4iools  and  ( oriu41  Uni\a‘i'sity,  Mr.  Deming  settled  in  Detroit,  where  he  soon 
took  a prominent  ]iart  in  the  btisiness  and  social  life  of  that  city.  He  is  married  and 
resides  at  (irosse  Point  harms,  Mii4iigan. 


( )iie  ol  tlu'  best  Known  Democrats  of  Cincinnati,  ().,  was  born  on  the  12th 
ot  .\ugtist,  lcS.')2,  in  the  'I'ownland  of  Castleida,  Parish  of  Buninnadden, 

County  Sligo,  In4and.  His  ])arents,  John  Devanney,  ;i  farmer,  and  Bridget  Looliy 
Dewumey,  left  Ireland  in  bS()7  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States.  Mr.  Devanney 
Wcis  edticated  in  the  Killa\ille  National  School,  ('ounty  Sligo,  and  in  the  Doocastle 
Natioiuil  School,  ( ouitty  M;i>'(n  Ireland.  Alter  coming  to  the  United  States,  Mr.  De- 
\ annex'  entered  tipoii  his  business  career,  and  lor  more  than  twenty  years  he  was  engaged 
in  the  Itimber  and  co<d  and  the  general  building  material  Intsiness  with  Mr.  Adolph 
Cutting,  tinder  the-  firm  name  of  Devanney  & Cutting,  (dneinnati,  Ohio.  Since  he 
became  an  American  citizen,  Mr.  I )ex’anney  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat,  ser\  - 
ing  his  ])arty  in  many  capacities.  He  was  appointed  I'nited  States  Marshal  for  the 
Southern  District  ot  ()hio  under  President  Crover  Cleveland,  and  serxed  four  years. 

He  also  held  a |)osition  in  the  Revenue  Service  of  the  First  District  of  Ohio.  In  his  home 
xillage,  Clendale,  Mr.  Devanney  was  elected  Village  Marshal  for  three  terms;  txvo  he 
serx'cd  as  a member  of  the  x'illage  council,  and  one  term  on  the  xillage  Schocjl  Board, 
h'or  the  last  sc'X'c-n  years  he  holds  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  Clendale.  On  the  Kith  of 

July,  1874,  Mr.  Dewanney  was  married  to  Miss  Vlary  Donlin.  Si.x  children  have  blessed 

their  union,  namely:  John  \\h  Dexainney,  noxv  Executix’e  Clerk  to  Covernor  Harmoti, 

at  Columbtis;  Fdward,  deceased;  Anna  B.,  noxx'  Mrs.  Ixagen;  Mary  A.;  C'atherine  O.  and 
Jaiu'  Dex'anney.  Mr.  Dex’anney  resides  in  the  pretty  xillage  of  Glendale,  Hamilton 
Cotinty.  He  settled  there  ti|ion  his  arrix’al  in  the  nexx'  xvorld  and  has  lixed  there  ever 
sinccc 


P.  It.  DEMING. 


A iM'ominent  citizen  of  Cohimbtis,  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  22nd  of  July,  18(52,  at  West 
W heeling,  Belmont  County,  Ohio.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
hi^  natixx'  county,  alter  xvhich  he  entered  upon  his  business  career.  He  started  in  jnililic  life 
at  the  age  ol  txventy-three  years,  xx'hen  he  xvas  elected  City  Marshal  of  Bellaire,  serxing  in 
that  position  Irom  ISSdto  1890.  From  1891  to  1895,  Mr.  Darby  filled  the  office  of  Deputx’ 
Sheriff  ot  Belmont  Cotmty,  m xvhich  latter  year  he  took  charge  of  the  office  of  Sheriff 
ol  Belmont  County,  to  xvhich  he  had  been  elected  by  the  Republicans  of  his  native  county. 
He  ^erxed  in  that  capacity  until  1899,  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people  ol  Belmont 
County.  ( )n  the  1st  of  May,  1900,  he  xvas  ap])ointed  xvarden  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary, 
and  txvo  years  later  xvas  reappointed  to  a second  term.  On  the  15th  of  Jtme,  1903,  before 
the  e.xpiration  ot  his  second  term,  he  resigned  his  position,  liecause  he  did  not  care  to 
electricute  jiersons  sentenced  to  death.  In  jKilitics,  Vlr.  Darby  Is  a staunch  Republican. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a Knight  Temiilar  and  a Shriner, 
and  he  also  holds  membershii)  in  the  B.  P.  O.  Flks  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  re- 
sides at  920  Otikxvood  Ax-enue,  Columbus,  ( )hio. 

Paul  Harvey  Deming, 


.Michael  Devanney, 


Linneus  C.  Dick, 

Former  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  ol  the  State  Commissioner  of  Common  Schools,  Columbus, 
Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  11th  of  Octolxer,  18(54,  at  Millersitort,  Fairfield  Cottnty,  Ohio.  His 
parents,  W.  J.  Dick  and  Mary  E.  Van  Tassel  Dick,  xvere  memlters  of  the  teaching  pro- 
fession for  fifty  years.  Mr.  Finneus  C.  Dick  xvas  educated  In  the  jttildic  schools  of  his 
natix’e  county  and  at  the  Sottthern  Ohio  Normal  School.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years 
he  entered  upon  his  career  as  a pulilic  school  teacher;  he  later  filled  the  jiosition  of  Super- 
intendent of  schools  at  WAxst  Jefferson,  Ohio,  which  position  he  held  until  the  summer 
of  1909,  when  he  xvas  apirointed  Chief  Clerk  to  the  State  School  Commissioner.  In 
])olitics,  Mr.  Dick  has  alxvays  been  a laithful  Republican  and  has  serx'ed  his  party  in  many 
cajracities.  He  also  xvas  Postmaster  at  WVst  Jefferson.  Socially,  he  is  a member  ol 
the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  an  I.  O.  O.  F.  On  the  lOth  of  June,  1880,  he  xvas  married 
to  Miss  Cora  A.  Ingalls.  One  daughter,  Gladys  E.  Dick,  has  blessed  their  union.  The 
family  attend  the  M.  E.  Cdiurch.  Mr.  Dick  resides  at  West  Jefferson,  Ohio. 


L.  C.  DICK. 


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Frederick  J.  Diem, 

Deceased,  who  during  an  active  and  usetul  life  was  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  31st  day  of  Decemlier,  1845,  in  Neuville,  Canton  of 
Berne,  Switzerland.  His  parents  emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  but  tour 
years  of  age,  and  settled  in  ('incinnati,  where  he  obtained  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  b"pon  leac’ing  school,  Mr.  Diem  entered  the  grocery  l)usiness  as  a clerk,  aral  after 
his  marriage  to  Miss  Bertha  Schmidt,  a natic'e  of  Stuttgart,  Germany,  he  became  the 
owner  of  a grocery  store,  which  he  conducted  for  a i)eriod  of  ab(Hit  ten  years. 

Subsec|uently  he  entered  the  wholesale  paper  business  in  partnership  with  Mr. 

Peter  Biedinger,  as  Biedinger  & Diem,  which  jjartnership  ctmtinued  for  a few  years, 
when  Mr.  Diem  bought  out  the  interest  of  Mr.  Biedinger,  and  thereby  became  the  s(  Ic 
owner  of  the  business.  Shortly  thereafter  he  entered  int(.)  a partnershii)  with  Mr.  (.  harles 
B.  Wing,  as  Diem  & Wing  Paper  Company,  which  partnership  was  succeeded  by  4 1 e 
Diem  & Wing  Paper  Company,  a corporation,  of  which  Mr.  Diem  was  the  j^resident  until 
the  time  of  his  death. 

Under  careful  management,  this  Company  soon  became  one  of  the  foremost  houses 
of  its  kind  in  Cincinnati,  with  branches  at  lujuisville,  Detroit,  Naslu-ille,  Clec'eland,  etc. 

A number  of  years  prior  to  his  demise,  Mr.  Diem  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr. 

Wing  in  the  Company,  which  ownership  he  retained  to  the  time  of  his  decease. 

Mr.  Diem  was  a public-S])irited  man,  an  ideal  citizen  and  a gentleman  in  the  fulkst 
sense  of  the  word.  He  alw'ays  took  an  active  interest  in  the  l)usiness  affairs  and  public 
enterprises  of  his  home  city.  For  many  years  he  was  one  of  the  indncipal  stockholders 
and  a director  of  the  Western  German  Bank  of  Cincinnati.  In  1894  he  was  appointed 

Swiss  Consul  at  Cincinnati,  a position  he  hlled  until  the  time  of  his  death.  Mr.  Diem  always  retained  his  lo\’e  for  his  native  land, 
its  people  and  traditions;  was  a member  of  the  Swiss  Societies  of  Cincinnati,  and  e\-er  ready  to  assist  in  the  wants  of  his  countrymen. 

linassuming,  upright  in  all  his  dealings,  he  avoided  pul)licity  where  possible,  humanely  and  judiciously  dispensing  charity  in  a 
(|uiet  and  unassuming  way,  looking  to  the  act  of  giving  alone  for  his  reward. 

In  March,  1905,  Mr.  Diem  returned  to  the  land  of  his  berth  for  a \dsit,  and  there  ’midst  his  kin,  ’neath  the  shadows  of  the 
snowy  Alps,  renewed  the  traditions  he  has  so  sacredly  fostered  in  the  land  of  his  parents’  ado])ti(m. 

On  April  30th,  1907,  at  Christ’s  Hospital  of  this  city,  after  undergoing  a second  and  more  severe  operation,  his  health  undermined, 
his  body  no  longer  able  to  withstand  the  ravages  of  disease,  Mr.  Diem  succumbed  to  the  effects  of  the  o])eration,  and  followed  his 
wife,  who  had  pre-deceased  him  by  al)out  two  years,  leacing  two  children,  a son,  Albert  Diem,  who  succeeded  him  to  the  Presidency 
ol  The  Diem  & Wing  IHper  Company,  and  a daughter,  Bertha,  wile  of  h'red  P.  Muhlhauser,  attorney  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Who  during  a life  of  usefulness  helped  t(j  develop  one  of  the  imixjrtant  industries  of 
Cincinnati,  was  l)orn  on  the  9th  oi  January,  1858,  at  Obergleen,  Hessen,  Germany.  He 
visited  the  schools  of  his  home  city  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  he  emigrated  with 
his  ])arents  to  the  United  States.  The  family  located  on  a farm  in  Dearborn  County, 
Indiana,  where  Mr.  Dietz  spent  eleven  years  tilling  the  soil,  until  1882,  when  he  removed 
to  Cincinnati.  Here  he  resided  tor  a i)criod  of  four  years,  mox  ing  then  to  West  Co\  ington, 
Ky.,  where  he  li\ed  for  eleven  years,  after  which  he  returned  t<j  (’incinnati,  locating 
at  the  present  homestead  of  the  family,  1729  Kinney  A\enue,  East  Walnut  Hills.  Mr. 
Dietz  was  a self-made  man  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word.  His  education  naturally 
ha\’ing  been  limited  he  had  to  rely  upon  himself  to  make  his  mark  in  the  world.  Grad- 
ually he  ox’ercame  all  obstacles  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  considered  one  of  the 
most  prominent  business  men  of  (’incinnati.  He  was  the  originator  of  the  famous  “Ih.ss 
Washing  Machine,”  which  is  known  and  in  use  all  oc’er  the  ci\ilized  world.  In  1890, 
in  partnership  with  his  brother,  he  organized  the  Boss  Washing  Machine  Comixmy,  and 
the  entire  business  was  taken  o\’er  bj^  him  in  18!H).  Paying  close  attention  to  the  business 
and  mastering  every  detail  ol  it  himselt,  he  was  able  t(j  manufacture  an  article  of  superior 
merit,  thus  creating  a demand  for  his  i)roduct  which  necessitated  an  almost  cemstant 
enlargement  ol  his  |)lant.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  the  sole  owner  of  the  Boss 
Washing  Machine  Company,  the  largest  exclusive  manutacturer  of  household  washing 
machines  in  the  world.  He  also  was  a Director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Norwood, 
Ohio;  Vice-President  of  the  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  Cincinnati,  ( )hio.  Direc- 
tor of  Owl  Bayon  Cyi)ress  Lumber  Comi)any,  of  Strader,  La.,  and  was  otherwise  inter- 
ested in  various  minor  organizations.  He  was  a member  ot  the  Masonic  Fraternity, 
holding  the  32nd  degree;  Scottish  Rite;  Vattier  Lodge,  F.  N A.  M.;  Kilwinning  Chapter;  Knights  of  Pythias  and  Knights  of  the  Macca- 
bees. Mr.  Dietz  was  of  the  Protestant  Ec’angelical  faith  and  he  was  one  of  the  founders  ot  St.  John’s  German  Protestant  ('hurch  at 
W est  Covington,  Ky.,  of  which  he  was  an  active  member  through  lite.  He  was  always  a cheerful  and  free  contributor  to  charitable 
work  and  he  ever  had  friendship  for  all.  He  was  married  twice.  Of  the  first  union  there  were  four  children,  of  which  three  are  now 
living  and  are  married.  The  second  nnion  was  blessed  with  elec’en  children,  <.)f  which  eight  are  now  licing  and  one  married.  He 
died  in  the  prime  of  his  years,  <m  the  2(ith  cku'  of  June,  19()(i,  mourned  not  only  by  all  of  his  relatices  and  friends,  but  by  the  whole 
business  interests  of  the  citv. 


CONRAD  DIETZ. 


Conrad  Dietz, 


Harry  Donnelly, 

President  of  the  Miami  Stone  Gravel  (’ompany,  Lo\  eland,  ( )hio,  and  Director  and  General  Manager  of  the  Concrete  Material  ('om- 
pany,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  August,  1873,  at  Loveland,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Susan  Stoddard  Donnelh', 
both  natives  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Donnellv’s  grandfather  came  from  Ireland  when  a boy  of  nine  years.  Mr.  Harry  Donnelly  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  county,  until  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  when  he  became  messenger  bo\-  in  the  ser\4ce  of  the  Big  Four 
Railroad  ('ompany.  Five  years  later  he  left  the  employ  of  that  railroad,  having  achanced  to  the  position  of  Assistant  Depot  Master. 


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He  iheii  iMilered  the  gra\'el  business  at  Lovelaiul,  Ohio,  accepting  the  position  of  foreman 
with  tlie  Sonthwestern  Stoite  Gravel  Company.  In  this  position  he  remained  for  about 
six  \-ears.  Ifmbarking  in  the  saw  mill  business,  Mr.  Donnelly  became  engaged  in  this 
for  a ])eriod  of  one  year,  after  which  he  helped  organize  the  Donnelly  & Dovey  Con- 
struction Comi)an\-,  on  the  Pennsybania  Railroad,  near  Cincinnati.  He  afterwards 
organized  the  Miami  Stone  Gravel  C'ompany,  Loveland,  Ohio,  situated  on  the  B.  & O. 
Railroad.  In  ItlOO,  Mr.  Donnelly  organized  the  Concrete  Material  Company  in  Colitm- 
btis,  of  which  he  is  manager,  director  and  one  of  the  principal  stockholders.  The  Con- 
crete Material  Com|)any  is  the  most  modern  and  up-to-date  ])lant  of  its  kind  in  the  ccntn- 
t r\  . 1 1 owns  forty  acres  ot  the  1 >est  grax'cl  land  in  ('ent  ral  Ohio,  and  its  daily  output  amounts 

to  1 2,001)  to  10,000  ctibic  ytirds.  The  machinery  of  the  plant  washes  and  screens  sand 
and  gra\x'l  ;ind  crushes  large  stones,  thus  creating  a material  ready  for  use  iti  concrete 
work.  In  |)olitics,  Mr.  Donnelly  is  a Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  various 
Miisonic  Lodges,  Bltic'  Lodge,  (diapter.  Shrine,  Hanselmtinn  C'ommandery  (Cincinnati), 
and  ( )hio  Consistory.  He  is  tdso  an  Llk,  and  a Modern  WVtodman.  He  was  married 
to  Miss  Anna  Hilan  ol  Loveland.  Three  sons  were  born  to  them.  Mr.  DonnelK’  resides 
at  Loxeland,  ()hio. 


Frank  Herman  Dothe, 

( )ne  of  the  most  prominent  mctubers 
of  the  h'raternal  Order  of  Lagles  in  ('in- 
cinnati  and  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  18th 
of  Jul>',  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  is  of 
( '.erm.in  parentage.  He  attended  tlu'  |)tiblic  schools  ol  his  nati\'e  city  utitil  eleven  years 
old,  when  lu'  was  com])elled  to  earn  his  own  li\  ing  by  drix  ing  a team.  He  later  became 
District  Stiperintenden t ot  the  Cincinnati  Ice  Delixery  Company,  and  for  the  last  eight 
xa-ars  he  is  connected  xxith  'The  Christian  Moerlein  Brexxing  Com]);iny  in  the  capacity 
of  trax'eling  sah'sman.  In  ])olitics,  Mr,  I )othe  is  an  Independent  Repultlicati,  Socially, 
he  is  a prominent  member  of  Cincinnati  Aerie  No,  142,  1*',  ( ).  E,,  being  Past  President 
and  Past  Sttite  President  ol  the  h'.  ( ).  lx,  of  ()hio;  K.  of  P. ; 1.  O.  O.  h',;  Kim  Street  Clttl); 

Blaine  Chib;  Peerh'ss  .Athletic  Chib;  North  Cincinnati  Turnverein;  Second  Ward  Fishing 
Club  and  Liberty  Altitutil  ,\id  .Association  of  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Dothe  is  married  and 
resides  at  Lnixersity  .Ax'emie,  Cincinnati.  His  ofhees  are  with  The  Christian  Moerlein 
Brexxing  ('ompaiiy,  ol  that  city. 

Peter  W.  Durr, 

( lerk  ol  the  Courts  of  Common  Pleas  of  Hamilton  County,  was  liorn  in  Cincinnati,  on 
tlu‘  loth  ol  December,  LSlil.  His  lather,  Kdxvard  Durr,  was  a natixe  of  Saxony,  Ger- 
manx’,  xxhile  his  mother,  Mary  Dridame  I)urr  was  born  in  France.  Mr.  Durr’s  educa- 
tion xxas  obtained  in  the  jitiblic  schools  of  his  tiatix'e  city.  l^]xm  leaxdng  school,  at  the 

age  of  sixteen  years,  he  obtained  a ixosition  in  the  employ  of  James  L.  Haven  & Co., 
Cincinnati.  Later  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Packing  Department  of  The  Proctor 
N Gamble  Comixany.  Mr.  Durr  has  been  a faithful,  hard  working  Republican  since  he 
became  of  age,  and  he  has  served  his  party  and  the  people  in  general  in  many  capacities. 
I le  has  held  the  following  appointix^c  offices:  Deixuty  Sheriff,  Superintendent  of  the  County 
Infirmary,  Fnited  States  Gauger,  Depitty  Auditor.  He  xvas  elected  Toxvnship  Trustee  of 
Millcreek  Toxvnshi]),  xvhich  ]Xjsition  he  held  for  twenty-one  years,  1887  to  1908.  Twice,  in 
1890  and  1892,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Flmwood  Place,  and  in  1908  he  was  elected  to  his 
liresent  jxisition,  which  xvill  ex|)ire  in  Bill,  h'or  the  last  fourteen  years  he  has  lieen  a 
member  of  the  Republican  State  Central  Committee,  serxing  as  Chairman  for  two  years, 
and  the  same  length  of  time  as  Secretary  of  that  organization.  He  also  has  been  a dele- 
gate to  numerous  city,  county  and  s'ate  camx'entions.  Socially,  he  is  connected  with  the 
Blaine  Club  as  Fx-lh-esident,  Flks,  Red  Men,  Maccabees,  W’oodmen,  North  Cincinnati 
Turnxerein,  Pen  and  Pencil  Club,  Flm  Street  (dub  and  other  organizations  too  numerous 
to  mention.  On  the  31st  of  March,  188(1,  Adr.  Durr  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Freitag. 
d'xvo  sons  hax'e  blessed  their  union;  Harley  ('.  Durr,  proprietor  ol  a Lixery  and  Sales 
Stable,  at  Flmxx’ood  Place,  and  Chester  S.  Durr,  ]xroprietor  and  Editor  of  the  Valley 
Blade,  Flmxvood  Place,  ddie  family  reside  at  Locust  and  McGregor  Avenues,  Flmwood 
Place. 


F.  H.  DO  I HE. 


P.  XV.  DURR, 


Andrew  Erkenbrecher 

Byron  wrote:  “But  there  are  deeds  which  shall  not  pass  away  and  names  that  must 

not  xvither,  though  the  earth  forgets  her  em]xires  with  a just  decay.”  The  possessor  of 
such  a name  xvas  .Andrew  Erkenbrecher,  who,  during  his  life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most  enterprising,  jrrogressive  and  public- 
>lhrited  citizens  the  (Aueen  C itx'  could  exer  boast  of.  He  xvas  a self  made  man  in  the  fullest  and  noblest  sense  of  the  word,  l)ul  through 
all  the  diflerent  stages  ol  his  career,  from  small  beginnings  to  his  later  pre-eminence  in  the  field  of  Industry  and  commerce,  his  char- 
acter xvas  ahvays  the  same — j)lain  and  lox'able.  He  xvas  ex'er  ready  to  reliex’e  pox'erty,  sorroxv  and  distress,  to  a.ssist  a xvorthx"  cause 
.ind  a public  enterprise  of  merit. 


Air.  Erkenlirecher  xvas  of  Cierman  abstraction.  He  xvas  born  in  July,  1821,  at  Heiligenstadt,  near  Koburg,  the  son  of  jdain  and 
hardxvorking  parents.  His  father,  Heinrich  Erkenbrecher,  folloxved  the  vocation  of  a xveaver,  xxhile  his  mother,  Katharina  Rauscher, 
xvas  a xvoman  of  remarkable  energy  and  determination  and  it  xvas  prolxably  more  to  her  than  to  any  other  influence  that  Air.  Erken- 
brecher oxved  his  success  in  life.  He  obtained  his  early  ediK'ation  in  the  elementary  schools  of  his  home  city  xvhich  he  attended  until 


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he  was  fourteen  years  ot  age  when  he  emigrated  with  his  parents  and  sister  to  the  New  W’orld.  After  a long  and  stormy  trip  across 
the  Atlantic  the  family  finally  landed  at  New  York,  from  where,  after  a sojourn  of  a few  months,  they  came  to  Cincinnati  and 
entered  the  employ  of  Colonel  Gano,  as  laborers  on  his  farm  in  the  vicinity  of  Carthage.  Young  Krkenbrecher  was  not  bedded  on 
roses.  Hard  work  was  in  store  for  him,  but  willingly  and  unhesitatingly  he  took  up  the  struggle  for  a livelyhood,  fully  determined  to 
make  his  mark  in  life.  He  labored  hard  and  faithfully  for  a number  of  years,  working  in  succession  on  the  farm,  in  a ccmfectionery  shop, 
hotel  and  grocery,  at  the  same  time  saving  his  small  earnings  and  completing  his  education  with  a thrift,  which  is  a characteristic 
of  his  race.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  owned  enough  money  to  establish  himself  in  business  on  a small  scale  and  to  build 
a little  grain  mill,  thanks  to  his  business  ability,  energy  and  untiring  efforts;  after  a few  years  he  was  able  to  combine  a starch  factory 
with  his  grain  mill.  Success  seemed  assured,  when,  in  I860,  misfortune  set  in  and  his  starch  factory,  located  at  Mornnv,  was  destro\x‘d 
by  fire.  There  was  no  insurance,  and  nearly  all  the  fruits  of  sixteen  years  of  labor  and  economy  were  wiped  out.  But  cme  thing,  the 
fire  had  not  been  able  to  destroy  the  indominable  will-power  of  Mr.  Erkenbrecher.  His  inherited  energy  came  to  his  aid.  He 
started  anew,  put  his  hand  to  the  task  of  recovering  what  he  had  lost,  and  this  time  he  forced  his  way  to  the  front.  Six  years 
later  he  erected  another  starch  factory  on  the  banks  of  the  canal  near  St.  Bernard ; ecpiipperl  it  with  many  improvements  of  his  own 
invention,  inventions  which  re\  olutionized  the  manufacture  of  starch,  and  soon  the  ciuality  of  the  product  of  his  factories  became  known 
all  over  the  ci\  ilized  world.  They  also  took  the  highest  premiums  at  the  Yienna,  Bremen  and  Philadelphia  expositions. 

In  1877  Mr.  Erkenbrecher  returned  to  Europe  in  quest  of  health.  His  hard  and  laborious  life  begun  to  tell  on  a constitution 
never  the  most  vigorous.  Somewhat  impro\-ed,  Mr.  Erkenlmecher  returned  to  his  Cincinnati  home,  entered  into  business  with  more 
zeal  than  ever,  but  he  never  fully  regained  the  strength  and  health  that  were  lost,  and  on  the  4th  of  January,  1885,  he  closed  his  eyes 
to  eternal  slumber.  He  left  two  sons  and  one  daughter. 

Mr.  Erkenbrecher’s  name  has  been  identified  with  a great  many  acts  of  benevolence  and  charity.  Eoremost  of  all  he  was  the 
founder  of  the  Cincinnati  Zoological  Gardens,  that  great  institution  which  has  given  more  pleasure,  enjoyment,  recreation  and  instruc- 
tion to  untold  thousands,  than  any  other  institution  of  the  Queen  City.  Neither  the  great  Audubon  nor  Gilbert  Y'hite,  of  Selbourne, 
ever  cherished  a keener  lo\'e  for  the  beautiful  in  nature  than  did  Mr.  Erkenbrecher.  It  was  this  love  for  the  beautiful  that  prompted 
him  in  times  of  distress  to  take  steps  toward  the  preser\  ing  the  foliage  in  Cincinnati's  streets,  and  finally  led  to  the  founding  of  the 
Cincinnati  “Zoo,”  the  most  complete  institution  of  its  kind  in  the  New  World.  In  1872,  Cincinnati  was  ^■isited  by  a plague  of 
caterpillars.  They  came  in  such  a multitude  and  with  such  a hunger  that  before  their  march  nearl\-  e^•ery  green  thing  of  the  city 
was  destroyed.  The  trees  were  left  as  naked  as  in  the  midst  of  winter.  A remedy  was  sought,  and  at  Mr.  Erkenbrecher’s  sugges- 
tion a plan  was  developed  and  executed  for  acclimatizing  insect  eating  birds  from  Europe.  In  accordance  with  this  plan,  birds  to 
the  number  of  nearly  one  thousand  were  secured  and  brought  to  this  country  late  in  the  fall  of  1872  and  housed  in  an  old  colonial- 
roofed  residence  in  Burnet  Woods,  the  garret  of  which  was  transformed  into  a bird  cage.  There  the  birds  were  cared  for  until  the  spring 
of  1873,  when  they  were  released.  Soon  Burnet  Woods  was  resonant  with  a symphony  of  sound  never  heard  before.  The  satis- 
faction and  keen  delight  resulting  from  this  effort  of  the  Acclimatization  Society  prompted  Mr.  Erkenbrecher  to  pursue  the  sub- 
ject still  further,  and  the  founding  of  that  gigantic  enterprise,  the  Cincinnati  Zoological  Cardens,  was  the  result. 


Samuel  A.  Esswein, 


One  of  the  substantial  business  men  (jf  Columbus,  Ohicy  was  born  on  the  Dth  of  August, 

1868,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Mr.  Peter  Esswein,  a native  of  Germany,  who  had 
left  the  Eatherland  in  1824  and  come  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Columbus.  Mr. 

PNswein’s  mother  was  of  Pennsylvania  ancestry.  Mr.  S.  A.  Esswein  was  educated  in  the 
Columbus  public  schools,  llpon  leaving  school  he  became  apprenticed  to  the  plumbing 
trade,  and  for  a number  of  years  was  associated  with  the  leading  plumbing  houses  in 
Columbus.  He  now  is  President  of  the  Esswein  Heating  N Plumbing  Company,  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  the  leading  firm  of  its  kind  in  Central  Ohio.  Among  the  important  contracts 
The  Esswein  Heating  & Plumbing  Company  has  filled  are  the  tollowing:  Columbus 

Savings  Bank  & Trust  Company;  Capital  Trust  Company;  the  Harrison  Building;  the 
Carnegie  Librar}-,  Columbus,  Ohio;  the  Ingalls  Building,  Cincinnati;  Union  Station, 

Lexington,  Ky.;  Massillon  Hospital;  Mt.  Vernon  Sanitarium;  Athens  State  Hospital; 

.Athens  University;  Callipolis  State  Hospital;  Boys’  Industrial  School,  Lancaster;  Girls’ 

Industrial  School,  Delaware,  Ohio;  Ill- 
inois Hotel,  Bloomington,  Ills.;  Union 
'briist  Co.  Building,  .Anderson,  Ind.; 

I ronton  Court  House;  Peru,  Ind.  Court 
House,  and  many  other  important  mod- 
ern buildings  all  over  the  world.  Mr. 

Esswein  is  a self-made  man  in  the  fullest 
sense  of  the  word;  an  ideal  citizen,  a 

splendid  business  man  who  always  has  the  best  interests  of  his  fellow  men  and  his  nati\e 
city  at  heart.  He  is  a prominent  32nd  degree  Mason,  a Noble  ot  the  Alystic  Shrine, 
an  Elk;  K.  of  P.  and  a member  of  the  Woodmen.  He  resides  at  601  City  Park  .A\enue, 
Columbus,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  at  24  West  Broad  Street,  that  cit>-. 


N.  H.  FAIRBANKS. 


N.  H.  Fairbanks, 

Ranks  among  the  foremost  business  men  of  Springfield,  ( )hio.  He  is  a nati\  e ot  the 
Buckeye  State,  born  in  Union  County,  Ohio.  Being  the  son  of  a farmer,  his  earl\-  edu- 
cation was  obtained  on  the  farm  and  in  the  country  district  school.  He  received  a Col- 
legiate education  at  the  Ohio  Wesleean  lbii\ersity,  Delaware,  Ohio,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1884,  after  which  he  attended  the  Cincinnati  Law  School.  Upon  his  grad- 
uation from  that  institution  and  his  admission  to  the  bar.  Mr.  Fairbanks  took  up  the 
jiractice  of  his  profession.  He  retired  from  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  at  C'hicago, 
in  1901,  where  he  had  gained  as  a lawyer,  the  good  will  and  the  confidence  ot  both  bench 
and  bar. 


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r|)on  coming-  to  SiH-iiiglii'ld,  Mr.  I•'ai^l)anks,  with  his  l)rothcr-in-law,  M.  L.  Milligan,  became  identified  with  extensive  business 
interests.  These  ha\f  continued  to  grow,  until  he  has  become  an  im])ortant  factor  in  the  vast  manufacturing  and  financial  interests 
of  this  cit\',  being  olficiall\-  connected  with  'I'lie  1 ndianaiiolis  h'rog  iS:  Switch  ('<).,  The  American  Tritst  and  Savings  Co.  and  The 
l airbanks  building  Co.,  as  I’rcsident,  and  'I'he  Fairbanks  Co.  as  \’icc-bresident. 

lie  iilanncd  and  built  The  Fairbanks  Building  in  this  city,  the  first,  and  at  this  time  only  fireproof  modern  bank  and  office  build- 
ing  in  this  cit\-,  being  one  of  the  largest  office  structures  in  the  state.  It  contains  the  Fairbanks  Theatre,  The  American  Trust  and 

Sa\ings  t'o.,  a le.iding  dejiartment  store-,  other  store  rooms,  and  o\’er  2f)f)U  office  rooms.  He  organized  The  American  Trust  and  Sav- 

ings Co.,  which  became  a million  dollar  bank  in  three  >’e;irs,  by  the  selection  of  competent  and  energetic  associates,  and  operating 
on  modern  lines. 

In  bSST  Ml.  l airb.mks  was  nuirricd  to  Miss  Fucy  Cruickshank,  of  F>elaware,  Ohio.  F'i\e  children  were  born  to  them.  He 
is  a member  of  (he  (hid  l ellows  and  the  Masonic  Fraternities,  also  of  the  C'ountry  and  other  clubs  in  Siiringfield. 

,l()hn  C.  I''elt()ii, 

,\  |)rominent  contractor  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  ;md  Chief  Deputy  of  the  Board  of  I)e])uty  State  Supeiwisors  and  Inspectors  of  Election 
for  Fiamklin  Count)',  was  born  on  the  7th  of  July,  1871,  at  Franklin  County,  the  son  of  John  E.  Felton  and  Martha  Bouck 
Felton,  both  n<iti\'es  of  Montgomery  County,  ( )hio.  His  father  w'as  a farmer  and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Montgomery  County. 
He  farmed  until  l.stil,  when  I’ri-sident  Fineoln  issued  his  first  call  to  arms.  He  followed  the  call,  enlisted,  and  during  the  War  of  the 

Rebellion  seiwed  ;is  Sergeant  in  one  of  (he  ()hio  Regiments,  making  a sitlendid  record.  Mr.  John  C.  Felton  w'as  educated  in  the 

eountiw  schools  of  his  nati\e  count)'.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  embarked  in  the  general  merchandise  business  with  his  brother 
CharU's,  under  the  firm  name  of  Felton  Bros.  Alter  ha\'ing  attained  his  majority,  he  w'as  appointed  Postmaster  of  Galloway  liy 
Bresident  Clc\'eland,  during  his  first  term  ol  office.  During  this  time  he  remained  in  the  merchandise  business.  When  he  retired 

from  office  In-  luriu'd  his  attention  to  contracting  for  bridge  work  and  was  thus  engaged  for  eight  years.  He  then  engaged  in  general 

contracting  and  building  in  Columbus,  ;ind  also  became  interested  in  mining  jtrojects,  owning  mines  in  Senora,  Mexico.  He  served 
one  )'ear  as  a member  of  the  old  Board  ol  Supt-rvisors.  In  P,H)4  he  was  a]rpointed  a member  of  the  new-  Board  and  wxis  reapp()inted 
in  Ma)',  RIOS.  Social!)',  Mr.  Felton  is  connected  with  the  I.  O.  ( ).  F.  On  the  11th  of  February,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss 

iXellie  White,  of  C.ro\'t‘  City,  ( )hio.  They  have  one  daughter.  Mr.  Felton’s  office  is  located  in  the  Harrison  Building,  Columbus, 

( )hio. 

(jleorge  M.  Finckel, 

A w'cll  known  patent  law'yer  of  ('olumbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  July,  18(32,  at 
Washington,  I).  F'.,  the  son  of  George  K.  and  Sophie  L.  Peters  F'inckel,  natives  of  Alaryland 
and  New  York  ('ity,  respectively.  Flis  grandfather,  Samuel  D.  F'inckel,  waas  a Lutheran 
Minister  and  preached  for  many  years  in  Washington,  D.  C.  His  great  grandfather 
was  a surgeon  in  the  Rec'olutionary  War.  Mr.  Finckel  w'as  educated  in  the  Washington 
public  schools  and  at  Columbia  University,  at  the  same  city,  graduating  in  law^  at  Colum- 
bia, receic'ing  the  degree  of  LI..  B.  After  practicing  his  profession  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  for  a period  of  six  years,  Mr.  h'inckel  came  to  Columbus,  w'hcre  he  established  a 
splendid  clientelle.  He  has  resided  at  the  Capital  City  of  Ohio  for  nearly  tw-enty  years 
and  is  recognized  to  be  a leader  among  the  patent  lawyers  of  the  State.  Mr.  F'inckel  is 
the  author  of  a “Quiz”  book  for  law  students.  He  has  ciuite  a musical  talent  and  as  an 
amateur  pianist  has  dex'oted  considerable  time  to  the  study  of  that  instrument.  His 
political  affiliation  belongs  to  the  Repulilican  party.  He  w-as  married  to  Miss  A.  J. 
M(  Daniel.  They  have  tw-o  children,  Margaret  and  Georgia  Finckel.  The  family 
reside  at  1477  F'air  A\'enue,  Columl)us,  Ohio. 

William  L.  Finley, 

Chairman  of  the  Democratic  State  FFxecutive  Committee  of  ()hio,  ranks  among  the  best 
know'll  and  most  energetic  Democrats  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was  born  at  Sarahs- 
\ille,  Nolile  County,  (4hio,  on  the  22nd  of  F'ebruary,  18(38.  Fie  recei\ed  his  education 
in  the  ]uiblic  schools  of  his  nativ'e  county. 

When  twebe  years  of  age,  in  1880,  he 
remoN'ed  with  hi>  parents  to  the  f.irm  on  whiidi  they  yet  reside  near  Summerfield,  in  Mar- 
ion I ownship.  Noble  Count)'.  He  was  reared  on  the  farm.  Alter  lea\'ing  school  he 
t.uight  in  the  common  schools  for  sex'eral  years,  and  in  1887  remo\'ed  to  the  County 
seat  ol  Noble  ( ounty  and  became  editor  and  |)ublisher  of  the  Caldwell  Press.  In  1893 
he  disposed  ol  his  new's[)aper  and  w-as  ap])ointed  a Deputy  Collector  ol  Internal  Revenue, 
which  iiosition  he  resigned  early  in  1897,  and  remoxed  to  Kenton,  Ohio,  where  he  again 
engaged  in  the  newsjiaiier  bitsiness.  In  190(3  he  disposed  of  his  newsiiaper  ]iroperty  in 
Ki'iiton,  and  on  the  bath  of  Ma)'  of  the  same  year  entered  upon  the  discharge  of  his 
duties  as  State  Inspector  ol  oils  of  Ohio,  to  w'hich  position  he  had  lieeii  appointed  by  the 
late  (.oxernor  Pattison.  In  1908,  Mr.  Finley  xxas  elected  C'hairman  of  the  Democratic 
State  F..xccutixe  Committee,  and  as  such,  managed  the  successful  campaign  of  Gox'ernor 
Harmon.  He  resides  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  xxhere  also  his  offices  are  located. 

The  F'irst  National  Bank, 

( >1  Hamilton,  Ohio,  xvas  organized  on  the  2nd  of  July,  18(33.  Its  Charter  is  No.  r>(3, 
tinder  the  National  Ranking  .Act,  enacted  during  the  Cixil  War  for  the  iniri)ose  of  strength- 
I'liing  the  national  credit.  It  xvas  organized  and  opened  for  business  xvith  a paid-u]') 

('apital  of  hit)'  thousand  dollars.  The  list  of  officers  xvas:  President,  Micajah  Hughes; 

\ ice-Presiflent.  James  Beatty;  Cashier,  John  P.  P.  Peck,  aiifl  .Assistant  Cashier  John  B. 

Cornell.  Mr.  Peck  resigned  the  office  of  Cashier  after  six  months’  service,  and  was  suc- 
ceeded in  that  office  by  John  B.  Cornell,  xvho  filled  the  office  with  marked  ability  until 


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his  death,  on  the  2nd  of  August,  1894.  S.  I).  Fitton  became  Assistant  Cashier  in  1867,  and  has  been  officially  connected  with 
the  institution  ever  since.  Upon  the  death  of  Micajah  Hughes,  Philip  Hughes  was  elected  President  and  Asa  Shuler  became  the 
Vice-President  in  1883.  Mr.  Hughes  died  in  1892,  and  Mr.  Shuler  succeeded  to  the  Presidency,  retaining  that  position  until  his 
death,  in  May,  1895.  J.  E.  Hughes  became  the  Vice-President  on  the  elevation  of  Mr.  Shuler  to  the  Presidency,  and  so  continued 
until  his  death,  October  30,  1900.  On  the  6th  of  December,  1900,  R.  C.  McKinney  was  elected  Vice-President,  and  on  the  death  of 
Mr.  Shuler,  S.  D.  Fitton  was  elected  to  the  vacant  Presidency.  E.  G.  Ruler  became  the  Cashier  on  the  advancement  of  Mr.  Fitton, 
having  served  as  Assistant  Cashier  since  1894.  J.  M.  Beeler  is  the  present  Assistant  Cashier.  The  Directors  of  the  First  National 
at  the  ])resent  time  are:  Peter  Benninghofen,  F.  M.  Hughes,  James  K.  Cullen,  C'hristian  Benninghofen,  James  Fitton,  E.  G. 

Ruder  and  S.  F.  Fitton. 

Soon  after  the  organization  of  the  l)ank  the  capital  was  increased  to  one  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  this.  In-  subsefiuent 
additions  to  the  capital  stock,  now  reaches  a cpiarter  of  a million,  with  a surplus  fund  of  8100. ()()().  The  First  National  Bank  of 
Hamilton  is  the  oldest  banking  institution  of  Butler  County.  It  is  financially  strong,  while  its  careful  and  C(jnser\ati\'e  management 
has  successfully  carried  it  through  its  forty-seven  years  of  business.  The  policy  of  the  institution  through  its  public-spirited  officiaU 
has  ever  been  liberal  and  encouraging.  On  many  occasions  it  has  come  to  the  aid  of  jjublic  and  private  enterprises,  which  must  have 
suffered  great  financial  losses  but  for  the  timely  intervention  of  the  public  l)enefactor.  The  institution  has  a widespread  infiuence  in  the 
monetary  affairs  of  Southern  ( )hif). 


William  H.  Fisher, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  General  Passenger  Agent  (jf  The  Hocking  \’alley  Railway  C'ompany, 
which  position  he  has  held  for  more  than  twenty  years,  is  one  of  the  best  known  rail- 
road men  in  the  State  of  ( )hi(j.  He  was  born  on  the  5th  of  August,  1854,  at  Ridgeville, 
Lorain  County,  Ohio.  His  jDarents,  Hart  E.  and  Lucretia  Fisher  were  natives  of  Wr- 
mont  and  Massachusetts.  Mr.  Fisher’s  early  education  was  obtained  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  home  county.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  learned  the  printers  trade. 
He  afterwards  owned  an  office  and  ])ublished  local  and  farm  papers.  Later,  in  1880,  he 
published  at  Toledo  the  Railroader.  He  also  was  with  the  Indianapolis  Journal  for  a 
period  of  four  years  in  charge  of  outside  circulation.  In  1880  Mr.  Fisher  began  his 
career  as  a railroad  man  when  he  was  offered  and  accepted  a position  as  Traveling  Passen- 
ger Agent  of  the  Indianapolis,  Peru  & Chicago  Railway,  now  a part  of  the  Lake  Erie  & 
Western  Railway.  Later  he  became  General  Agent  of  the  ('.,  FI.  & I).,  at  Indianapolis 
and  General  Passenger  Agent  of  the  Ft.  W'ayne,  Cincinnati  & Louis\  ille  Railway,  now 
also  a portion  of  the  L.  E.  N W.  Ry.  In  1890  he  accepted  the  position  he  now  occupies. 
Mr.  Fisher  is  the  originator  of  the  first  “niade-to-order  collision”  between  two  locomoti\  es 
with  trains  attached.  This  event  took  place  on  the  30th  of  May,  1896,  at  Buckeye  Park, 
on  the  line  of  the  Hocking  Valley  Railway.  It  proved  to  be  a financial  success.  Thirty 
thousand  j:)eoi)le  journeyed  to  see  the  collision.  The  engines  were  too  light  for  further 
ser\ice  and  were  worth  as  much  for  scrap  after  the  collision  as  liefore.  Mr.  Fisher  is  a 
Repulffican  who  belie\'es  in  a permanent  Tariff  ’ Commission.  He  never  aspired  to 


political  life,  and  aside  from  serving  two  years  as  a member  of  the  Ci\il  Service  Board  w.  h.  fishi-:r. 

of  Columbus  under  Mayors  Schwartz  and  Hinkle,  has  held  no  politic'al  office.  Socialh’, 

Mr.  Fisher  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Fraternity  in  its  different  branches,  being  a member  of  York  Lodge,  Ml.  Vernon  Com- 
mandery  No.  1,  Knights  Templar;  Alladdin  Temple  Nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  for  ten  years  following  its  organization  in  1898, 
Captain  of  the  well  known  independent  military  of  Columbus,  the  Columbus  Rifles.  Earlier  training  in  the  National  Guard  and 
Toledo  Catlets  ha\'ing  left  him  with  a fondness  for  things  military.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Loic  F.  Fisher,  in  1876.  His  wife  died 
four  years  later,  leaving  an  infant  son,  Carl  H.  Fisher.  In  1881  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  S.  Cunningham,  by  which  union  a 
son  Lewis  W.  hisher  and  a daughter  Ruth  Louise  Fisher  resulted.  Mr.  Fisher  is  very  fond  of  rural  life,  therefore  he  li\’cs  on  a \er\ 
pretty  farm  called  “The  Cedars,”  purchased  in  1901  and  located  near  Powell  Station  on  the  Hocking  \"alley  Railway,  fourteen  miles 
Ncith  of  Ccluml  us.  His  offices  are  located  at  the  Spahr  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


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Allen  Ripley  Foote, 

President  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Commerce  and  President  of  the  International  Tax 
Association,  is  one  of  the  best  known  men  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was  b(u-n  on  the 
26th  of  January,  1842,  at  (Jllcott,  New  York,  the  son  of  Elijah  Fcjote  and  ()li\-ia  Fuse 
Foote.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  state.  W’hen  the 
C'ivil  War  broke  out,  Mr.  Foote  enlisted  in  the  Third  Michigan  Infantry  Regiment,  and 
in  this  regiment  and  later  in  the  Twenty-first  Michigan  Infantry  Regiment  he  ser\ed 
during  the  whole  war  from  1861  until  1865,  when  he  was  honorably  discharged.  Locating 
in  Columbus,  he  became  an  important  figure  in  the  industrial  and  commercial  affairs 
of  the  Buckeye  State.  For  many  years  he  has  been  Commissioner  of  the  Ohio  State- 
Board  of  Commerce,  and  now  occupies  the  position  of  President  of  that  important  organiza- 
tion. The  Ohio  State  Board  of  C'ommerce,  organized  in  1893,  has  a membership  of  oe  er 
two  thousand  business  men  of  Ohio,  representing  eighty-four  c'ounties.  The  C'onsti- 
tution  of  the  organization  states  its  purpose  to  be,  “To  make  Ohio  the  best  state  in  the 
Union  in  which  to  earn  a living,  operate  a business  and  own  property’.”  It  is  the  object 
of  the  Board  to  establish  these  conditions  through  impro\  ing  the  laws  of  ( )hio,  and  through 
its  influence  and  efforts  a good  deal  has  been  accomplished.  Among  the  laws,  enacted 
with  the  aid  of  this  Board,  are  the  following:  Ihiiform  Public  Accounting  Law  (1902); 

C'onstitutional  Amendment  removing  the  double  liability  for  stockholder^  in  Ohio  Cor- 
porations (1902-1903);  Constitutional  Amendment  gi^■ing  the  Goxernor  the  Wto  power 
(1902-1903) ; Law  Creating  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Uniform  Law  (1903) ; State  I fepository 
Law  (1904);  C ounty  Depository  Law  (1906)  ; City  Depository  Law  (lf)06) ; Primar\’  Flec- 
tion Law  (1908);  State  Banking  Law;  the  first  step  in  jiroper  regulation  and  organi- 
zation of  State  Banking  Institutions  (1908);  IFjehmer  Good  Roads  Law  (1908); 


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Katlihurn  puadronial  A]:>i)raiseniciit  Law  (100!)).  The  Ihiifonn  Public  Accounting  and  the  Depositary  Laws  have  already  saved  more 
than  three  niillicm  dollars  for  the  tax  jiaxers  of  the  state,  and  will  continue  to  create  such  savings  as  long  as  they  remain  on  the 
statute  books  and  are  propi'rK'  enforced.  Mr.  h'oote  is  a well  known  author  on  public  ([uestions.  He  is  the  author  of  “Economic  Value 

of  Electric  Light  and  Power  Law  of  Incorporated  Comitanies  operating  under  Municii^al  Franchises;’’  “A  sound  Currency  and  Bank- 

ing S\stem;’’  "Labor,  Capital  and  the  Public;’’  "khnplo\’ers  and  Ifmployees ;’’  “Municij^al  Public  Service  Industries”  and  many 
pamphlets  on  public  (|itestions.  He  has  edited  “Public  Policy”  for  six  and  a half  years.  Mr.  Foote  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Com- 
mander\'  Militar\-  ( )rder  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  Ohio  SocietN’  of  New  York;  Cosmos  Club,  Washington,  1).  C.;  Republican  Club  of  the 
Cit\-  of  .New  ^'ork;  Press  Club  of  Chicago;  Cf)himbus  Club  of  Cohimbus;  American  Political  Science  Association ; American  Academy 
of  Political  and  Social  Science;  American  As.sociation  for  Labor  Legislation;  League  of  American  Municipalities;  American  Civic 
.Association;  .N’.itioiial  llealth  League,  and  a life  member  of  the  American  Economic  Associatiem.  Lie  resides  at  dl,5  LInwood  Avenue, 
('olumbiis,  ( )hio.  Mis  oflices  are  located  in  the  Cohttnbus  Chamber  of  Commerce  Building. 

Cornelius  Mathers  Foster, 

.\  leading  architect  of  Cincintiati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  31st  of  August,  1871,  in  the 
(jueen  City  of  the  West.  His  i)arents,  Edward  H.  and  Susan  Mathers  Foster,  were  both 
nati\es  of  Clnclnmiti.  Mr.  Foster’s  great  grandfather  on  his  mothers’  side  took  part 

in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  He  fought  in  the  battle  of  Trenton  and  was  First  Ser- 

geant under  Washington.  His  maternal  grandmother  was  of  English  descent.  Mr. 
I'oster’s  i)aternal  grandfather  was  born  in  Ireland.  He  emigrated  to  America  and  was 
a Mnion  seddier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Mr.  C.  M,  Foster  ol>tained  his  education 
in  the  ])ublic  schools  of  Cincinnati,  at  Woodward  High  School,  the  Mechanics  Institute, 
tind  at  the  CInc'Innati  Art  School.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  started  upon  his  pro- 
fessional career.  Politically,  his  affiliations  belong  to  the  Republican  party.  For  four 
years  he  was  Park  Architect  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  and  during  this  time  built  all  the 
buildings  in  the  city  parks.  He  is  an  Associate  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects 
and  Secretary  of  the  C'incinnatl  Chapter  of  that  organization.  Socially,  Mr.  Foster 
is  a member  of  the  Syrian  Shrine  and  of  Hanselman  Commandery,  Cincinnati;  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution;  the  ('incinnati  Business  Men’s  Club;  the  Blaine  Club 
and  of  the  Norw(j(xl  Repul)lican  Club.  He  was  married  on  the  2nd  of  June,  1897.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Foster  have  three  children:  Lucile,  William  and  Florence  Foster.  They  reside 
at  191.5  Williams  Avenue,  Norwood,  Ohio.  Mr.  Foster’s  offices  are  located  in  the  John- 
ston Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Arthur  N.  French, 

Former  Major  in  Charge  of  Third  Battallion,  First  Infantry  O.  N.  G.,  and  Manager 
of  the  Cia'.uuer\-  De|)artment  ol  the  well  known  l''rench  Bros.  Dairy  ('o.,  Lebanon,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  first 
s,iw  the  light  of  da\'  on  the  21st  of  July,  1871,  at  Oakley,  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Albert  French  and  Sarah  Ella  Brown 
French,  both  of  whom  were  also  beam  in  Ohio.  Major  French  obtained  a very  excellent  education.  After  having  attended  the  Cincin- 
nati I )istrict  SchooL  and  the  Technical  schools  of  Cincinnati  he  matriculated  at  the  Ohio  State  University  at  Columbus.  Later  he  took  a 
^horl  cotirse  in  dairxing  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin.  Having  ])reparcd  himself  thoroughly  for  his  future  lousiness  he  returned 
to  laTanon  and  took  charge  of  the  ('reamcry  I )e])artment  of  The  French  Bros.  Dairy  in  the  capacity  of  Manager.  In  politics.  Major 
French  is  a Re])tiblican.  h'or  two  terms  he  has  served  as  President  of  the  Board  of  Public  Affairs  at  Lebanon.  He  is  also  a member 
of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  ot  the  Swedenborgian  Cluirch.  His  offices  and  places  of  business-are  locaterl  in  Lebanon,  as  well  as 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Howard  Barclay  French 

Was  born  in  Salem,  ('ohimbiana  County,  Ohio,  September  3rd,  1848,  his  parents  being  Samuel  FI.  bb'ench,  a native  of  New  Jersey, 
and  .Xngi'lina  (Dtmseth)  French,  a native  of  Baltimore,  Md.  Since  early  childhood  he  has  been  a resident  of  Philadelphia,  and  for 
more  than  thirt\-  years  a leading  l)Usiness  man  of  that  city.  After  receiving  an  academic 
I'dtication  in  Friends’  Schools,  he  ser\’ed  a three  year  and  six  months  aitprenticeship  in 
the  retail  drtig  store  of  W’illiam  B.  Webb,  (hiring  which  time  he  attended  the  Philadelphia 
('olleg(‘  ot  Pharmacy,  graduating  frejm  same  in  1871.  A month  later  he  entered  the 
emplo\-  ot  his  father’s  firm,  I'rench,  Richards  & Co.,  northwest  corner  Tenth  and  Mar- 
ket Streets,  Philadel])hi<i,  wholesale  druggist  and  paint  manufacturers,  established  in 
bS14.  He  dcN'oted  himself  to  mastering  the  details  (T  the  business,  and  In  July,  1872, 
was  trtmsferred  to  the  manufacturing  department.  While  thus  engaged  he  determined 
tipon  a iirofessional  career,  and  in  187!)  entered  Jefferson  Medical  C’ollege.  Here  he  pur- 
stted  the  regular  course  ot  study,  in  addition  to  onerous  duties  in  the  office  of  the  above 
mentioned  tirm,  until  his  father  earnestly  remonstrated  on  account  of  the  severe  strain 
ui)on  his  health  and  i)ersuaded  him  to  reliiuiuish  the  idea  of  adopting  a ])rofessional  life, 
which  he  n.'luctantly  consented  to  d(g  with  the  understanding,  however,  that  at  the  ex- 
])iration  ol  the  then  existing  ]iartnership  agreement,  the  manufacturing  dejiartment  ol 
the  business  should  be  separated  from  the  drug  de])artment.  And  in  January,  1883, 

Howard  B.,  with  his  brother  William  .A.,  joined  with  their  father,  Samuel  H.  French,  and 
John  L.  Longstreth  in  forming  the  firm  of  Samuel  H.  French  N C'o.,  which  succeeded  to 
the  manulacturing  branch  of  the  old  firm. 

In  bSSti  the  death  of  W’illiam  A.  French  occurred,  and  in  18!)5  the  death  of  Samuel 
11.  1 rench,  and  upon  the  retirement  of  John  L.  Longstreth,  in  1901,  Mr.  h'rench  l)ccame 
the  sole  jiroprietor  ot  the  business,  retaining  the  firm  name  of  Samuel  H.  French  (N  Co. 

Under  his  \ igorous  ix’rsonal  direction  every  department  of  the  business  has  greatly  in- 
cre.ised.  In  19()(i  the  total  amount  of  sales  was  tenfold  greater  than  for  the  year  1800, 


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forty  years  before.  Exceptional  relations  of  personal  confidence  with  trusted  employees  and  their  zealous  co-oj)eration,  comprise  a 
potent  factor  in  this  inspiring  chapter  of  success.  Throughout  the  drug  and  paint  trade  Mr.  French  is  highly  esteemed.  For  eighteen 
years  he  has  held  an  infiuential  position  tis  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  Paint  Manufacturers'  Club  of  Philadelidiia. 
In  Chicago,  in  1895,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  National  Paint,  Oil  and  \Trnish  Association. 

In  the  financial  world  Mr.  French  occupies  a foremost  place,  his  advice  being  sought  by  men  of  conserval i\X‘ \ iews  and  methods. 
He  Ix'came  a Director  of  The  Equitable  Trust  Company,  of  Philadelphia,  at  its  organization,  in  1890,  and  in  1902  was  elected  to  the 
Presidency,  fulfilling  the  exacting  duties  of  this  responsible  place  to  the  complete  satisfaction  of  all  concerned.  Under  his  watchful 
administration,  the  business  of  the  institution  has  very  largely  increased.  He  has  been  much  interested  in  educational  work  and  organized 
charity,  serving  for  many  years  as  one  of  the  managers  and  trustees  of  the  Philadelphia  Southern  Home  for  Destitute  Children,  the  oldest 
institution  of  the  kind  in  PennsyKania ; and  also  as  a manger  of  the  Home  Missionary  Society.  By  appointment  of  the  Cnjvernor, 
he  is  a member  of  the  PennsyKania  State  Board  of  Charities,  devoting  much  time  and  attention  to  the  discharge  of  the  rluties  of 
this  important  trust.  A labor  of  love  with  Mr.  French  for  thirty-five  years  has  been  his  ser^■ice  as  trustee,  and  for  the  past  eight 
as  President  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  the  oldest  and  largest  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  world.  To  his  zealous 
care  the  College  is  greatly  indebted  for  its  high  standard  and  continued  usefulness. 

.■\s  a public-spirited  citizen  Mr.  French  has  been  a conspicious  and  acti\e  figure  in  many  leading  organizations  of  a commercial, 
patriotic  and  social  character.  Since  its  organization,  in  1890,  he  has  been  a Director  of  the  Trades  League,  of  Philadelphia,  taking 
a zealous  and  self-sacrificing  interest  in  every  movement  relating  to  the  promotion  of  the  business  interests  of  the  city,  ser\ing  as 
Chairman  of  its  most  important  committees,  including  that  on  the  Improvement  of  the  Mercantile  and  Manufacturing  Interests  of 
Philadelphia.  He  has  frequently  represented  the  League  as  Delegate  to  the  National  Board  of  Trade.  B\-  ai)pointment  of  the  Covernor 
he  was  a delegate  to  the  Con\ention  at  Tampa,  Florida,  in  1896,  to  devise  methods  for  the  proper  defence  of  the  Gulf  and  South 
Atlantic  harbors  of  the  United  States;  and  was  a memlxr  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Tennessee  Centennial  Commission  of 
Philadelphia.  He  was  Secretary  of  the  Union  Committee  on  Transportation,  Manufacturing  and  Commercial  Interests  of  Philadel- 
phia, which  did  work  of  inestimable  value  for  the  improvement  of  the  transportation  facilities  of  that  city.  He  has  also  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Ad\isory  Board  of  the  Commercial  Museums,  and  as  a Director  of  the  Manufacturers’  Club,  and  of  the 
Franklin  Institute.  He  was  Chairman  of  a joint  committee  of  the  commercial  organizations  of  Philadelphia,  and  also  of  the  sub- 
committee on  the  selection  of  a site  for  the  new  United  States  Mint,  in  1893-1894.  To  this  work  he  devoted  himself  for  many  weeks, 
holding  frequent  conferences  with  the  Federal  authorities,  both  in  Philadelphia  and  Washington.  It  was  undoubtedly  very  largely 
through  the  energetic  action  of  this  committee  that  the  Mint  was  retained  in  Philadelphia,  and  the  Chairman’s  ser\  ices  in  this  con- 
nection were  especially  appreciated  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury. 

For  thirty-seven  years  Mr.  French  has  been  a member  of  the  Union  League,  being  one  of  its  present  Board  of  Directors. 
He  has  always  been  notably  active  and  earnest  in  upholding  the  highest  political  and  official  standards.  He  was  particularly 
vigilant  as  Chairman  of  The  Citizens’  Committee  of  ninety-five,  for  Good  Cit\'  Government  and  also  as  a member  of  the  Business 
Mens’  Republican  Association  of  1895.  During  the  administration  of  Mayor  Warwick,  from  1895  to  1899,  Mr.  French  ser\ed  as  a 
memlrer  of  the  Ci\'il  Service  Commission  of  the  city,  examining  upwards  of  two  thousand  applicants,  about  eighty-seven  per  cent 
of  whonr  were  found  deficient  in  the  requirements  of  the  places  in  the  pulrlic  service  which  they  sought.  In  the  great  national 
contest  of  1896  he  was  \dce-ChaIrnran  of  the  McKinley  and  Hobart  Business  Men’s  National  Campaign  Committee  and  after  the 
successful  termination  of  the  campaign,  the  President-elect  and  Chairman  Hanna  made  grateful  acknowledgement,  both  in  person  and 
by  letter,  of  the  effective  ser\dces  rendered.  In  1898  he  was  President  of  the  National  Republican  League  (jf  Business  Men. 

During  all  his  active  business  life  of  upwards  of  two  score  years,  Howard  B.  French  has  been  eminently  successful,  his  highest 
ambition  being  to  uphold  the  standard  of  an  honored  name  and  to  faithfully  discharge  e\-er\-  obligation.  He  has  taken  deep  interest 
in  the  landed  affairs  and  early  history  of  New  Jersey,  in  connection  with  which  his  ancestors  played  a notable  part.  He  holds  the 
right  of  proprietorship  in  unlocated  lands,  which  has  succeeded  from  one  generation  to  another  for  o\’er  two  hundred  c'ears.  He  was 
one  of  the  originators  and  is  President  of  the  New  Jerse}’  Society  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Phil- 
adelphia. It  is  to  his  enthusiasm,  persistent  research  and  liberality  that  the  French  famih'  and  its  allied  branches,  as  well  as  his- 
torical students  in  general,  are  indebted  for  the  remarkable  genealogical  work  recently  pultlished:  “The  Genealog}'  of  the  Descend- 

ants of  Thomas  French,  1630-1908,’’  2 volumes,  representing  a large  expenditure  and  many  years  painstaking  iiKiuiry. 


R.  W.  Gilchrist, 

A leading  real  estate  man  of  Lebanon,  (Ohio,  and  one  of  the  most  conspiciotis  Rcpul)licans 
in  Warren  County,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  November,  1880,  in  Lebanon,  the  son  of  the 


William  Gilbert, 

One  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  and  principal  owner  of  the  Buckeye  Foundr\-,  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  2nd  of 
June,  1859,  in  Canada,  the  son  of  Canadian  parents.  His  father,  John  Gilbert,  a car- 
penter, was  of  English  descent,  while  his  mother  was  of  Irish  origin.  Mr.  Gilbert  received 
the  first  rudiments  of  an  education  in  the  country  schools  of  Canada.  When  but  eleven 
years  of  age,  by  force  of  circumstances,  he  entered  the  foundry  business,  serving  his  appren- 
ticeship as  molder,  and  he  was  a full  fledged  journeyman  molder  when  onl\-  se\enteen 
years  old.  At  that  age  he  left  his  native  country  and  came  to  the  United  States,  working 
for  two  years  in  a foundry  at  Erie,  Pennsyh’ania.  He  then  came  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  /• 

taking  a position  in  the  Champion  Reaper  Works,  and  from  there  went  to  Cle^'eland,  f ■ ■ i 

where  he  remained  until  1880.  In  the  latter  year  Mr.  Gilbert  settled  in  Cincinnati 
and  worked  in  the  foundry  business  until  1888,  in  which  year  he  founded  the  Buckeye 
Foundry,  of  which  he  now  is  the  principal  owner,  and  which  under  his  careful  manage- 
ment became  one  of  the  leading  plants  of  its  kind  in  the  (Jiiecn  City.  Since  he  became  a 
naturalized  citizen,  Mr.  Gilbert  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  November, 

1908,  he  was  appointed  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Park  Commission,  which  body  has 
charge  of  the  Cincinnati  Park  System.  Socially,  Mr.  Gilbert  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason, 
a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  a life  member  of  the  Elks.  On  the  13th  of  May,  1886, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  Butler,  of  Cincinnati.  Five  children  hate  blessed  their 
union.  Mr.  Gilbert  resides  at  2145  Harrison  A^•enue.  His  foundry  and  place  of  business 
is  located  at  2257  Buck  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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laic  los.  A.  ( '.ilclirist  and  K.ithcrinc  l’r()l)asco  ( '.ilchrist , both  nati\cs  of  Warren  County,  Ohio.  The  father  was  a prosperous  dry 
t^oods  increh.inl  of  laTanon.  Mr.  R.  W'.  ('.ilchrist  obtained  his  education  at  Princeton  University,  graduating  from  that  institution 
in  Iho;!,  will)  the  dc-gna-  of  lb  .\.  Me  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  opening  a real  estate  office  in  Lebanon, 
in  which  Imsiness  he  is  still  engaged  with  marked  success.  Mr.  ('.ilchrist  is  considered  to  be  one  of  the  most  energetic  and  active 
Republicans  in  the  Si.xth  Ohio  ( 'ongressioiuil  District.  Me  has  l)een  Chairman  of  the  County  Committee  for  a number  of  years  and 
h.is  ser\-ed  his  part\  as  a I )ek'gate  to  Slate  and  .\ational  Coin  entions.  On  the  3rd  of  (.fctober,  lf)05,  Mr.  Gilchrist  was  married  to 
.Miss  I'.dna  ( 'urr\',  of  Lebanon,  Ohio.  ( )ne  daughter  has  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Gilchrist  resides  at  Lebanon,  Ohio. 

Mellville  (Mllett, 

President  of  the  Licking  Light  and  Power  Company,  of  Newark,  Licking  County,  Ohio, 
and  Director  and  stockholder  in  various  (das  and  Electric  Companies,  ranks  among  the 
best  known  business  men  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  He  is  a native  of  Iowa,  born  in  Iowa 
Centre,  Iowa,  on  the  30th  of  June,  1872,  the  son  of  James  Selch  Gillett  and  Frances 
Katherine  Ayers  Gillett,  nati\'es  of  New  York  State  and  Virginia,  respectively.  Mr. 
( '.illett  came  to  Ohio  in  early  life.  As  a young  man  he  was  employed  as  a Civil  Engineer 
in  the  Ihiited  States  Corps  of  Engineers,  United  States  (Geological  Survey.  He  now 
is  prominently  connected  with  the  business  interests  of  Licking  County  and  other  business 
cnter])rises  in  wirious  parts  of  the  country.  He  is  also  Director  of  the  Newark,  Ohio 
Lumber  Com])any  and  Director  of  the  Gas  and  Light  Company  of  Augusta,  Ga.  Mr. 
( '.illett  has  always  l)een  a faithful  and  staunch  Republican,  and  has  rendered  the  party  of 
his  conviction  many  x'aluable  ser\ices.  In  1903  he  aspired  to  the  nomination  for  the 
position  of  State  Auditor,  Init  was  defeated  by  Wb  D.  Guilbert.  In  1908  he  was  in  the 
race  for  the  nomination  of  State  Treasurer,  when  Mr.  C.  C.  Green  was  selected  by  the 
State  Comention  as  candidate  for  that  position.  Mr.  Green  was  subsequently  defeated 
at  the  coming  electicm.  During  Icoth  terms  of  Governor  Nash,  Mr.  Gillett  served  as 
.\ide-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  the  Chief  E.xecutive  of  Ohio.  Socially,  Mr.  Gillett  is  a 
;b2nd  degree  memlcer  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  holds 
membership  in  the  ('olumbus  Club,  Columbus,  Ohio;  Elks;  Plagles;  Union  League  Club, 
('hicago,  Ills.;  Ohio  ('lub,  ('olumbus,  Ohio;  Central  Club,  Smethport,  Pa.;  Metropolitan 
('lub,  W'ashington,  I).  C.;  Ohio  Society  of  New  York;  Buckeye  Club,  New  York;  Ohio 
Society  of  Civil  Phigincers  and  the  American  Gas  Institute.  During  the  Spanish-American 
War  ('olonel  ( '.illett  scrcc'd  as  Sergeant  of  ('oni])any  I,  'Lhird  New  York  Vol.  Infantry  Regiment.  He  was  later  Topographer  on  the  staff 
of  ('olonel  Jamc>  L.  Lusk,  ('hief  Engineer  of  the  Second  Army  Corps.  On  the  24th  of  October,  1898,  Mr.  Gillett  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  I hirriet  Lorbes  Rcdfield,  of  Smethirort,  Pa.  d'wo  children  have  been  the  issues  of  their  union,  Bernice  Gillett,  born 
Lcbruar\'  12,  19t)l,  died  f'cbruar\-  7,  19(K!,  and  Rtalheld  Byron  Gillett,  born  May  1,  1901,  Mr.  Gillett  resides  at  Newark,  Ohio. 

.lohn  Goetz,  Jr., 

Di’ceased,  who  during  a lilc  ()1  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most  rei)resentative  and  ina." 
gressix'e  eifi/ens  of  llu'  (jucen  ('it\',  admired  for  his  many  lovable  traits  of  character, 
honorable,  kindly  of  natnn',  broad-minded,  and  with  an  tmlimited  capacity  for  making 
tind  keei)ing  friends,  was  a nati\e  of  the  city  for  which  he  has  done  so  much.  He  was  of 
German  ])arentage,  and  was  born  on  the  28th  of  January,  1855.  Llis  parents  were  of  the 
plain  ])eoj)le,  hard  working  and  conscientious,  who  made  many  sacrifices  to  enalle  their  .son 
to  ol)l;un  a thorough  c'ducation.  It  was  their  ambition  that  their  boy  should  occu])y  a 
])osilion  in  life  higher  in  the  plane  of  usefulness  than  that  of  his  forefathers,  ('onse- 
(|nenlK',  afler  aftenrling  the  public  and  higli  schools  of  his  home  city,  John  Goetz,  Jr., 
l)rei)ared  hlmstlf  for  the  profession  of  law,  and  entered  the  famous  ('incinnati  Law  School, 
from  which  Institution  of  learning  he  graduated  with  the  class  of  187(1.  Without  in- 
llnential  fritmds  to  encourage  him,  Mr.  Goetz,  unaided,  except  by  his  natural  talents,  his 
ability,  c-nergy  and  ambition,  started  iqion  his  career  of  usefulness.  He  ])racticed  law  for 
a cou])le  of  \-ears  until  after  the  election  of  Judge  Clement  Bates  to  the  position  of  City 
Solicitor,  Mr.  ( '.oetz  was  appointed  as  assistant  in  that  office,  a ])osition  he  held  fora  period 
ol  two  \'cars,  fo  the  satisfaction  of  Judge  Bates,  as  well  as  to  the  people  in  general.  He 
resigned  his  iiosition  to  become  connected  with  the  Christian  Mocrlein  Brewing  Company, 

OIK'  of  the  most  gigantic  and  ])owerful  business  enter])rises  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  To  this 
compain-  he  devoted  the  best  part  of  his  life,  and  tor  many  years  he  dominated  its  destinies. 

.\l  the  time  of  his  demise,  Mr.  John  Goetz,  Jr.,  filled  the  im])ortant  ami  responsible  position 
of  \’ice-PresIdent  of  the  Moerlein  Brewing  Comirany.  Notwithstanding  the  onerotis 
duties  of  his  i>osition  as  chief  executi\’c  of  this  great  corporation,  Mr.  CGoetz  found  time  to 
enter  heart  and  soul  into  all  enterprises  originated  for  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati;  always  ready  to  assist  any 
worth}'  cause,  not  onh'  In-  his  envn  endca\'ors,  but  as  well  by  financial  support.  Wdien  Cincinnati  ])repared  for  the  celebration  of  the 
hundredth  anni\'crsar>'  of  her  existence,  and  it  was  decided  to  hold  a large  exposition,  he  was  one  of  those  gentlemen  who  originated  the 
enterprise,  he  acting  as  a member  of  the  Centennial  Board  in  1888.  This  exposition  attracted  the  attention  of  the  whole  country 
and  demonstrated  the  possibilities  of  Cincinnati  as  an  industrial  and  commercial  center.  Since  that  time  there  has  been  no  great 
IKiblic  mo\ement  worthy  of  the  attention  of  a man,  intensely  public-spirited,  in  Cincinnati,  in  which  Mr.  (doetz  did  not  take  a prom- 
inent and  important  part.  It  wms  thus  with  the  Elks’  convention  in  189(),  with  the  Grand  Army  Encampment  in  1898  and  with  the 
National  Saengerfest  in  1899,  of  which  Mr.  Goetz  was  Vice-President  and  Chairman  of  the  most  important  Committee  of  Entertain- 
ment. Untortunately  for  that  enterprise,  Mr.  Goetz  passed  away  prex'ious  to  the  completion  of  the  preliminary  arrangements,  and  it 
is  conceded  by  those  in  the  position  to  know,  that  if  that  gentleman  had  lived,  the  success  of  the  great  enter]iri.se  would  have  been 
assured.  As  Mr.  Goetz  was  of  German  ixarentage,  he  naturally  held  In  veneration  the  memory  of  those  hardy  and  courageous  jreople, 
who,  coming  from  the  Fatherland,  In  October,  198(1,  landed  on  American  shores,  and  founded  the  first  German  colony  in  the  new 
world,  Germantown,  Pennsx'h'ania.  To  ])erpettiate  their  memory  in  Cincinnati,  he,  in  189(1,  founded  the  “German  Day  Association,’’ 


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an  incorporated  body,  to  which  nearly  all  the  German  Societies  of  Cincinnati  belong,  and  which  annually  celebrates  the  anniversary 
of  the  landing  of  those  German  emigrants.  The  society,  since  its  organization,  has  a membership  of  over  30,000.  In  1898  Mr.  Goetz 
was  elected  President  of  that  body.  He  was  also  a member  and  for  one  term  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Zoological  Garden.  In 
1888  Mayor  Amor  Smith,  Jr.,  appointed  him  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Fire  Trustees,  and  his  services  in  that  Board  were 
of  such  an  efficient  nature,  that  he  was  reappointed  to  the  same  position  by  Mayor  Mosby,  and  again  by  Mayor  Caldwell.  In  the 
fulness  of  his  career  of  usefulness,  death  called  him  away,  on  the  23rd  of  January,  1899.  His  untimely  demise  was  a shock  to  the 
whole  community.  He  left  a widow,  Mrs.  Lizzie  Moerlein  Goetz,  with  whom  he  lived  most  happily  since  the  time  of  his  marriage,  in 
1881,  and  three  children,  the  oldest  of  whom,  a son,  Christian  J.  Goetz,  is  now  connected  with  the  institution  founded  by  his  grand- 
father, and  of  which  his  father  was  Vice-President.  His  memory  was  honored  by  the  German  population  of  Cincinnati,  when, 
on  the  10th  of  September,  1899,  members  of  the  German  Day  Association  held  memorial  e.xercises  at  his  resting  place  in  the  beautiful 
Spring  Gro\’e  Cemetery.  His  personality  is  still  fresh  in  the  hearts  of  the  people  who  knew  him,  and  his  memory  will  be  perpetuated 
for  many  generations  to  come. 

Warren  G.  Harding, 

Marion,  Ohio,  Publisher  and  Editor  of  the  Marion  “Star,”  which  is  probably  more  widelv 
quoted  than  any  other  newspaper  aside  from  the  Metropolitan  Dailies  in  the  State  of 
Ohio,  was  born  in  Morrow  County,  Ohio,  at  the  village  of  Corsica,  on  the  2nd  of  Novem- 
ber, 1865.  Mr.  Harding  was  educated  at  the  Ohio  Central  College,  at  Iberia,  after 
which  he  took  up  the  study  of  law;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but,  preferring  newspaper 
work,  he  purchased  the  Marion  “Star”  and  has  changed  it  from  a doubtful  financial 
proposition  to  one  of  the  most  substantial  publications  in  the  State.  In  1882,  Mr.  Hard- 
ing gave  his  attention  for  a short  time  to  the  profession  of  teaching  school.  In  1899, 
he  was  elected  State  Senator  from  the  old  Thirteenth  District,  comi)osed  of  Logan,  Lhiion, 

Marion  and  Hardin  Counties.  Mr.  Harding  took  a serious  \’iew  of  his  duties  and  not 
only  rendered  valuable  services  to  his  constitutents,  but  took  an  active  interest  in  shaping 
legislation  for  the  entire  Commonwealth.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Print- 
ing and  a member  of  other  important  committees.  Contrary  to  the  ordinary  precedent. 

Senator  Harding  was  re-elected  in  1901,  by  an  increased  majority,  becoming  the  Repub- 
lican leader  in  the  Llpper  House  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  during  the  sessions  of  the  Seventy- 
fifth  General  Assembly.  In  addition  to  being  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  In- 
surance he  was  a member  of  the  Committees  on  Banks,  Taxation,  Lhiiversities  and  Col- 
leges, Building  and  Loan  Associations,  Finance,  Federal  Relations,  Common  Schools 
and  Claims.  At  the  joint  session  of  both  houses,  on  the  29th  of  January,  1902,  in  honor 
of  the  memory  of  the  late  President  McKinley,  Senator  Harding  pronounced  the  eulogy. 

In  1903,  Senator  Harding  was  elected  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Ohio,  Myron  T.  Herrick 
being  elected  Governor,  and,  in  1910  he  was  a Candidate  for  Governor  on  the  Republican 
ticket.  Mr.  Harding  is  a national  figure  in  Republican  politics,  being  a very  convincing  and  forceful  speaker,  as  well  as  a fluent 
writer,  and  his  name  has  been  repeatedly  mentioned  with  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  Ohio  people. 

Richard  A.  Harrison, 

Deceased,  one  of  the  men  who  helped  to  build  up  the  State  of  Ohio  and  the  Capitol  City, 
Columbus,  in  which  he  resided  the  greater  part  of  his  life,  was  a native  of  Thirsk,  York- 
shire, England,  born  on  the  8th  of  April,  1824.  He  was  the  son  of  Robert  Harrison,  a 
good  mechanic  and  a man  of  intellectual  prowess  and  sterling  character,  who  became  a 
minister  of  the  Methodist  Church.  In  1832,  Mr.  Harrison  left  his  native  land  and  emi- 
grated to  America,  settling  first  in  Warren  County,  Ohio,  but  soon  afterwards  removing 
to  Springfield,  Clarke  County,  where  Richard  A.  Harrison,  the  youngest  of  nine  children, 
was  reared.  Young  Harrison  obtained  his  education  in  the  common  schools  and  at 
Springfield  High  School,  and  then  started  out  to  fight  life’s  battles.  While  still  attending 
school  he  had  ser\-ed  as  “devil”  in  a printing  office,  and  when  tweh'e  years  of  age  he 
secured  employment  in  the  office  of  the  Springfield  Republican, of  which  JohnM  Gallagher, 
at  one  time  speaker  of  the  Ohio  House  of  Representatives,  was  then  editor.  Lea\'ing 
the  printing  office,  it  was  Mr.  Harrison’s  determination  to  prepare  for  the  l)ar,  and  his 
preliminary  rearing  was  done  under  the  direction  of  William  A.  Rogers,  one  of  the  eminent 
representatives  of  the  legal  profession  in  Ohio,  whose  office  he  entered  in  the  year  1844. 
After  reading  law  for  eighteen  months,  Mr.  Harrison  matriculated  in  the  Cincinnati 
Law  School  and  there  benefited  by  the  instruction  of  William  S.  Groesbeck,  Chas.  Tel- 
ford, and  other  eminent  lawyers  of  that  day.  He  graduated  in  the  spring  of  1846,  and 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  his  twenty-second  birthday,  April  8th,  1846,  at  London,  Ohio, 
by  Judges  Hitchcock  and  Ward  of  the  Ohio  Supreme  Court.  Mr.  Harrison  located  for 
the  practice  of  law  in  London,  Ohio,  and  made  continuous  progress  in  his  profession, 
being  recognized  for  many  years  as  one  of  the  foremost  lawyers  of  the  Buckeye  State. 
He  continued  in  practice  at  London  until  May,  1873,  when  he  removed  to  Columbus.  In  the  latter  years  of  his  life  his  practice  was 
of  a most  important  character,  connecting  him  with  the  principal  points  of  litigation  that  came  into  the  courts,  while  many  leading 
business  concerns  and  corporations  employed  him  as  counselor.  While  Mr.  Harrison  gained  distinction  at  the  bar,  he  became  equalh' 
well  known  and  was  highly  honored  by  reason  of  his  service  in  public  office.  To  each  position  he  filled  he  brought  wide  learning, 
invincible  integrity,  sound  wisdom  and  indefatigable  devotion  to  duty.  He  studied  closely  the  questions  of  the  day,  gi^■ing  stalwart 
allegiance  to  the  Whig  party  until  new  issues  arose  and  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  Republican  Party.  He  was  elected  to  represent 
Madison  County  in  the  State  Legislature  in  the  fall  of  1857,  after  an  e.xciting  contest  against  one  who  had  as  a candidate  for  both 
the  Democratic  and  Know-Nothing  parties.  It  was  also  the  first  time  that  a Republican  ticket  was  in  the  field,  and  although  there  was 
strong  opposition,  he  won  the  election  by  a vote  of  twenty-four.  While  serving  in  the  Legislature,  Mr.  Harrison  was  regarded  as  the 
peer  of  the  ablest  members  of  the  House,  and  his  strong  and  able  influences  was  felt  in  the  shaping  of  Legislation.  He  was  prominent 


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in  the  disnission  of  those  ciuestions  whicli  were  matters  of  intense  interest  as  the  country  was  approaching  a crisis  in  its  history. 
I’artv-  feeling  ran  \er\-  higli  in  tiiose  da\s  and  it  was  a period  wlien  projects  were  formed  in  caucus  and  were  carried  through  as  par- 
tisan measures,  with  little  oi)])ortunit\-  for  discussion  among  the  legislators.  Mr.  Harrison  recognized  the  falsity  and  unjustice  of 
the  methods  and  wlu-n  occasions  arose  made  a most  formidahle  jirotest  against  the  course  then  prevailing.  The  opportunity  came 
to  him  when  an  attempt  was  made  to  imi)licate  and  besmirsch  the  character  of  ('.o\-ernor  Chase,  who  was  then  serving  for  the  second 
term,  in  connection  with  the  iincstigation  of  a State  Treasury  defalcation,  by  a commission  appointed  for  that  purpose.  In  his 
special  message,  communicating  the  commissioners’  re]rort  to  the  1 louse,  the  C.o\ernor  called  attention  to  the  insidious  criticism  embraced 
in  the  re|)ort.  'Fo  rebuke  the  C.o\ernor  it  was  mo\-ed  to  print  the  report  of  the  commission  without  the  accompanying  message  from 
the  chief  executiw.  Mr.  Harrison,  aroused  b\'  the  rank  injustice  of  such  a partisan  course,  arose  to  defend  the  Governor,  and  when 
the  earnestness  of  his  elfort  brought  on  a sudden  attack  of  hemorrhage  of  the  lungs,  he  still  proceeded  in  his  discussion;  after  a brief 
respitig  until  he  brought  his  speech  to  its  forcible  conclusion,  when  in  a condition  of  complete  exhaustion  he  was  carried  from  the  room. 
Hut  he  had  carried  his  jioint  ; lu'  had  won  supiiort  for  his  cause,  resulting  in  the  publication  of  the  Governor’s  message  with  the 
ri'port  of  the  ('ommission,  so  that  the  attempted  partisan  threat  on  Mr.  Ghase  proved  unavailing. 

.Mr.  Harrison  continued  in  public  life  during  the  critical  ])erit)d  of  the  Gi\  il  War,  and  his  course  was  one  which  reflected  honor 
and  credit  upon  the  State.  He  was  elected  t(j  the  Senate  in  185*.),  and  was  the  Associate  during  the  succeeding  session  of  James  A. 
Garlield,  aftc'rwards  I’nited  States  I’resident;  Jacob  1).  Gox,  later  a general  of  the  army,  Governor  of  the  State  and  member  of  Presi- 
dent Grant’s  Cabinet;  Judge  'Fhomas  ('.Jones;  J udge  Thomas  M . Key ; James  Monroe ; F.  A.  Ferguson  and  others  who  were  recognized 
as  among  the  most  i)rominent  men  in  state  and  national  affairs.  Mr.  Harrison  was  made  Chairman  of  the  Judicial  Committee  and 
was  elected  President  ])ro-tem  of  the  Senate.  Perhajis  no  other  Senate  has  sat  at  such  a critical  period  in  history,  for  the  questions 
under  discussion  not  only  affected  the  Commonwealth,  but  were  of  national  importance  as  well.  The  Senate  had  to  deal  with  such 
measures  as  strengthening  the  public  credit,  providing  ami)le  currency,  raising  and  c(|uipping  armies,  providing  ways  and  means  for 
the  common  dehmse  and  the  maintenance  of  the  F'ederal  Union  in  all  its  entirety  and  integrity.  Every  movement  that  related  to 
the  State  and  National  honor,  that  tended  to  strengthen  the  Federal  Government  and  promote  the  cause  of  the  Union,  received  the 
heart\'  endorsement  and  co-o])erat ion  of  Mr.  Harrison.  Hefore  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  Mr.  Harrison  did  all  in  his  power  to  prevent 
strife  between  tlu'  two  sections  of  the  country.  James  Buchanan  was  still  President,  and,  in  view  of  the  threats  of  the  Southern 
States,  had  sent  a s])ccial  messagt'  to  Congress  on  the  subject  of  the  contemplated  uprising  of  the  South  against  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment, in  which  he  had  ostensibK'  taken  a position  in  favor  of  the  maintenance  of  the  Union.  Mr.  Harrison  with  his  colleagues  took 
ihe  ground  that  the\-  should  assume  the  integrity  and  sincerity  of  President  Buchanan  in  his  message,  and  in  support  of  such  a policy 
Mr.  Harrison  had  the  honor,  on  tlv  12th  of  January,  1861,  to  introduce  in  the  Ohio  Senate,  highly  iiatriotic  resolutions  of  which  he 
was  the  autlu)r.  'I'hese  resolutions,  of  which  a distinguished  contemporary  said,  that  they  should  merit  for  Mr.  Harrison  a just 
immorlalit)',  i)assed  (he  Semate  with  but  one  dissenting  voice,  and  received  but  two  opposing  votes  in  the  House. 

When  in  the  following  h'cbruary,  Abraham  Lincoln,  then  enroute  to  Washington,  to  be  inaugurated  as  President,  was  the 
guest  of  G()\-ernor  Dennison,  on  being  introduced  to  Mr.  Flarrison,  asked  if  he  was  the  author  of  the  patriotic  and  timely  resolutions, 
and  expressed  great  pleasure  at  meeting  the  one  who  had  written  those  lines. 

When  the  Ci\il  W.ir  brokt’  out  it  was  only  his  physical  fragility  that  prevented  Mr.  Harrison  from  joining  the  Army,  and 
throughout  the  ])cri(id  of  hostilities  he  remained  as  one  ot  the  most  loyal  and  undaunted  champions  of  the  Government  and  its  policy, 
while  to  (he  soldiers  at  the  front  he  extended  every  possible  aid  and  support,  lie  furthered  the  work  of  the  nation  Ijy  his  service  in 
Congress,  to  which  he  was  elected  as  successor  of  Kx-Governor  C'orwin,  who  was  appointed  Minister  to  Mexico.  He  entered  the 
National  House  of  Kepresentati\es  fluring  the  momentous  extra  session  called  Iw  President  Lincoln,  which  convened  July  4th,  1861. 
On  the  flrd  of  March,  1S63,  he  retired  to  private  life,  for  in  the  legislative  rea]rportionment  of  the  Congressional  Districts  of  Ohio, 
in  1S62,  Madison  Countx’  was  attached  to  the  Lranklin  District,  which  made  its  Democratic  majority  a large  one.  In  1870,  Mr. 

Harrison  was  a candidate  for  the  Supreme  Court  bench  of  Ohio,  l)ut  met  defeat  with  the  entire  Republican  ticket.  In  1875,  Mr. 

Harrison  declined  an  appointment  as  a member  of  the  Supreme  Court  Commission  of  Ohio,  when  Governor  Hayes  named  him  for 
the  oliice,  and  the  Senate  unanimf)us!y  conflrmefl  the  appointment.  Again  he  declined  to  serve  on  the  Su|)reme  Bench  when  Governor 
I'oraker  would  ha\’e  appointed  him  as  successor  ot  Judge  Wdlliam  W.  Johnson,  in  1887.  His  private  practice  was  then  too  large  and 
renumerati\e  for  him  to  sacrifice  it  for  the  inadcfiuate  emoluments  of  judicial  office. 

'Fhe  death  of  Mr.  Harrison  occurred  in  July,  1*.)04.  He  was  married  on  the  31st  of  December,  1847,  to  Miss  Maria  Louisa 

Wkirner,  at  London,  Ohio.  Of  a family  of  three  daughters  and  four  sons,  two  daughters  and  two  sons  survive  him. 


FRED  J.  1 lEER 


Fred  J.  Heer, 

One  of  the  best  known  business  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  October, 
1859,  in  the  Capitol  City  of  Ohio.  His  jrarents  were  Jacob  and  Caroline  Schweitzer 
Heer  who  w'ere  reirresentatives  of  the  high  type  of  German-American  citizenship.  The 
educational  opportunities  of  the  son  included  primary  and  grammar  school  courses,  with 
one  year’s  attendance  at  the  high  school,  and  then,  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  he  was  forced 
to  start  in  life  on  his  own  account.  In  1871  he  entered  the  printing  establishment  of 
Glenn  & Heyde,  and  became  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  trade  during  his  eight 
years’  connection  wdth  that  house.  In  1878  he  was  offered  and  accepted  the  foremanship 
of  the  Lutheran  Book  Concern.  He  remained  in  that  capacity  until  1893,  when  he  was 
made  assistant  manager,  and  in  1899,  became  manager.  Lrom  1895  until  1900  he  was  in 
partnershi])  with  Mr.  John  L.  Trauger,  but  in  the  latter  year  the  partnership  was  dis- 
solved, and  for  several  years  Mr.  Heer  continued  in  charge.  He  then  resolved  to  estab- 
lish a printing  house,  commensurate  with  the  o])portunities  of  the  city,  the  Lred  J.  Heer 
Printing  Company,  wfliich  now  occupies  a prominent  place  in  industrial  circles.  Mr. 
Heer  is  a public-spirited  man.  From  1887  until  1903  he  w-as  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Education.  He  was  likewise  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  Medical 
University,  and  its  President  for  se\'en  years;  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Columbus  Public  Library  and  a life  member  of  the  Ohio  Archaeological  and  Historical 
Society.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  Columbus  Tyix)graphical  LInion  No.  5;  is  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trade  and  in  more  sirecifically  social  lines  is  connected  with  the 
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John  Francis  Herget, 

Pastor  of  the  Ninth  Street  Baptist  Church,  Cincinnati,  was  born  on  the  7th  of 
October,  1873,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  His  father,  John  Herget,  was  a native  of 
Hamburg,  Germany,  while  his  mother,  Margaret  Lynds  Herget,  was  born  in 
Nova  Scotia,  Canada.  Both  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  childhood. 
Pastor  Herget  was  educated  in  the  William  Jewell  College,  Liberty,  Mo.,  and 
at  the  Rochester  Theological  Seminary,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  graduating  from 
college  in  1895,  and  from  the  seminary  in  1898.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B. 
and  A.  M.  Before  coming  to  Cincinnati,  Pastor  Herget  had  charge  of  con- 
gregations in  St.  Louis  and  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  On  the  31st  of  October,  19U0, 
Mr.  Herget  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  Minor.  One  child,  a boy,  now  eight 
years  old,  has  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Herget  resides  at  The  Elberon,  Price 
Hill,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Avigust  Herrmann, 

One  of  the  most  prominent  Republicans  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  a man  who 
is  well  and  favorably  acquainted  all  (jver  the  United  States,  is  a native  Cin- 
cinnatian of  German  parentage.  He  received  the  first  rudiments  of  an  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  When  eleven  years  of  age  his 
father  died,  and  he  was  forced  to  help  suppcjrt  his  mother.  He  entered  a print- 
ing office  as  a printer’s  de\il,  learned  the  printing  trade  and  subsequently 
became  foreman  in  the  office  of  the  Law  Bulletin.  Mr.  Herrmann  has 
always  taken  a keen  interest  in  public  affairs  and  has  been  a lifelong  Repub- 
lican, who  stands  high  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  began  his  public 
career  as  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  School  Board,  ser\  ing  in  that  capacity 
for  four  vears.  In  1887  he 


J.  F.  HERGET. 


was  appointed  Assistant  Clerk 
of  the  Cincinnati  Police  Court, 
and  in  1891,  he  received  the 
appointment  as  one  of  the 
members  of  the  Board  of  Ad- 
ministration, being  chosen  President  of  the  Board.  In  1899  Mr.  Herrmann  was  appointed 
President  of  the  Board  of  Waterworks’  Trustees,  fi  nder  his  administration  the  superb 
new  Waterworks  of  Cincinnati  were  built  and  completed  in  1907. 

As  principal  owner  of  the  Cincinnati  Base  Ball  Team,  the  “Reds,”  and  as  Chair- 
man of  the  National  Base  Ball  Commission,  he  is  knwon  all  over  the  I nited  States. 
He  is  a prominent  memfjer  and  Past  Exalted  Ruler  of  the  Cincinnati  Lodge,  B.  P.  O.  E., 
and  had  charge  of  the  great  National  Reunion  of  the  fiilks,  in  190(1,  in  Cincinnati,  which 
proved  to  be  a great  success. 

Two  years  later,  Mr.  Herrmann  had  charge  of  the  National  Bowling  Contest  in  Cin- 
cinnati, and  in  1909  he  was  entrusted  with  the  management  of  the  National  Turnfest, 
at  Cincinnati,  the  most  successful  affair  of  its  kind  held  in  the  history  of  the  National 
German  Turners  Association.  He  also  is  a member  of  the  North  Cincinnati  Turnverein, 
and  of  many  other  organizations  and  clubs.  He  is  married  and  resides  on  Hollister 
Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


William  F.  Hess, 


Secretary  of  the  Cincinnati  Brewers’  Board  of  Trade  and  of  the  Ohio  Brewers’  Associa- 


AUG.  HERRMANN. 


tion,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  on  the  27th  of  June,  1872.  His  parents,  Vincent  Hess, 

a baker,  and  Anna  Roth  Hess,  are  natives  of  Germany,  having  emigrated  when  children.  Mr.  Hess  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati 
public  schools,  after  which  he  took  a course  in  shorthand  and  bookkeeping  at  the  Cincinnati  Business  College.  He  started  in  public 
life  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  as  a clerk  in  the  City  Infirmary  Department.  He  was  later  Bookkeeiter  and  Department  Ivxaminer 

In  the  City  Auditor’s  Office  and  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  The  \\  m.  S.  Sohn  Brewing 


W.  F.  HESS. 


Mr.  Plindel  was  educated  in  the  Licking 


Charles  IL  Hindel, 

Chief  of  Police  of  Newark,  ( )hio,  was  Itorn 
on  the  12th  of  August,  1849,  at  Browns- 
ville, Licking  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the 
son  of  Jacob  Hindel,  a shoe  manufac- 
turer of  Pennsylvania,  of  Dutch  ancestry, 
while  the  mother  was  l)orn  in  Ohio,  and 
of  English  descent.  Mr.  Hindel’s  ances- 
tors on  both  sides  of  (he  family  ha\e 
been  in  this  country  for  generations. 

County  public  schools.  At  the  age  of 


CM.  He  has  been  a Republican  all  his  mature  life,  and  served  two  terms  as  a member 
of  the  Board  of  Education.  Socially,  he  is  a Scottish  Rite  Mason,  a Shriner,  Odd  Fellow, 
a member  of  the  Young  Men’s  Blaine  Club 
and  the  Cuvier  Press  Club.  On  the 
24th  of  April,  1895,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Rose  Youngman.  They  have  one 
child,  William  Hess,  Jr.  hlr.  Hess  re- 
sides at  421  Southview  Avenue.  His 
offices  are  located  at  22  ('farfield  Place, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


seventeen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a “printers’  devil,”  in  the  office  of  the 


C.  H.  HINDEL. 


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Newark  AdNocate,  remainin^^  there  until  lS(i().  In  the  following  year  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  working  as  a printer  with  Allison,  Smith  & 
Johnson.  In  iSTli,  he  i-eturned  to  Newark,  acce|)t ing  1 he  i)osItion  of  foreman  with  the  Newark  American,  with  which  firm  he  remained 
until  IS'.IS,  when  he  was  appointed  ( '.uard  in  tlu'  Ohio  State  Penitentiary,  at  ('olumbus.  He  filled  that  position  until  1905,  serving 
under  W ardens  Coftin,  I )arh\-,  I lershe>-  and  Could.  In  1905  he  came  back  to  Newark  and  accepted  the  position  of  Deputy  Sheriff, 
holding  ^ame  until  1909.  lie  then  n-tired  to  pri\ate  life  and  prosi)ected  in  oil  until  the  11th  of  July,  1910,  when  he  was  appointed 
Chief  of  Police  of  .Newark.  Child'  I lindel  Is  a Republican  in  iK)lItics  and  has  served  his  party  faithfully  and  well.  He  has  held  the 
office  of  Councilman  of  .Newark.  Socialh',  he  Is  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  Chief  Hindel  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Wfiley, 
on  the  lOth  of  .August,  ISSI.  rhe\-  ha\'c  one  daughter,  Helen,  born  on  the  17th  of  May,  1880.  The  family  reside  at  522  Kibler  Ave., 
.Newark,  ( )hio. 


William  Cyrus  Holliday, 

Pornu'r  Su])erintendent  of  Construction  in  the  Waterworks  Dejrartment  of  ('olumbus, 
( )hIo,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  March,  1801,  at  Marysville,  Ohio.  His  parents.  Rev.  W.  C. 
llollidaN’,  and  Eliza  .A.  Cherrington  Holliday,  were  both  natives  of  Ohio.  The  father  and 
gnmdfather  were  ministers  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  in  early  days,  when  the 
circuits  were  large  and  wide  apart  and  they  had  to  tra\’el  on  horseback  from  one  place 
to  the  other.  'I'he  Cherringtons  were  early  settlers  in  Virginia.  His  grandmother 
(Cherrington)  was  a cousin  of  Nancy  Hank,  the  mother  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  During 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Rev.  WA  C.  Holliday  was  Cha])lain  of  the  Sixtieth  Ohio  Volun- 
teer Infantry,  seiwitig  four  years  iti  the  army.  Mr  W’m.  C.  Ho  liday  was  educated  in  the 
common  schools  of  Ohio.  At  sixteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  work  In  a stove  foundry  at 
I hinging  Rock,  ( )hio,  remaining  In  the  foundry  business  for  many  years.  He  has  always 
beeti  a good,  hard  working  Re])ul)lican.  He  was  Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  Colum- 
bus W aterworks  under  the  Jeffrey  administratlor  and  city  paymaster  under  the  Badger 
administration.  After  the  election  of  Mayor  Bond  he  was  appointed  In  the  Waterworks  De- 
jjartment.  On  the  2f)th  of  Eebruary,  1880,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  Tippett.  Five 
children,  Sam  Waldin,  Susie  Beulah,  Helen  Hank,  Mary  Louise  and  Homer  James,  have 
been  the  issue  of  their  union.  The  family  reside  at  2470  Indianola  Avenue,  Columbus, 
( )hIo. 

Louis  Hudepohl, 

Deceased,  who  during  a long  and  useful  life  was  one  of  the  most  popular  business  men  of 
Cincinnati,  was  born  on  July  2t)th,  1842,  in  the  Queen  City.  His  father,  Louis  Hudepohl, 
w.is  a n<iti\e  ot  ( .ermaiu'  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  a young  man.  He  settled  in  Cincinnati,  entered  the  grocery 
business  and  later  embarked  in  the  wholesale  liquor  business,  in  which  he  was  very  successful.  Mr.  Louis  Hudepohl,  the  sidrject  of 
this  sketch,  was  educated  in  St.  Paul's  Parochial  School.  U])on  lea\ing  school  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  surgical  instrument  trade 
under  Doctors  S.  N.  and  N.  C.  Dtiniels,  and  remained  in  that  business  until  18()6,  when  he  entered  the  wholesale  whiskey  business, 
in  partnership  with  the  late  ( leorge  H.  Kotte.  lu  1885  he  and  Mr.  Kotte  bought  the  Koehler  Brewery,  now  known  as  “The  Buckeye 
Brewery,  which,  under  his  siilendid  management , raiiidly  became  an  inqxjrtant  factor  In  the  business  life  of  Cincinnati.  In  1900,  Mr. 
Hudepohl  purchased  the  Kotte  interests  and  became  the  sole  owner  of  the  brewery,  which,  in  the  same  year  he  organized  into  a stock 
com|)any  under  the  name  “ I he  Hudepohl  Brewing  Company,’’ he  becoming  President  of  the  Comj^any,  which  office  he  filled  until  the 
time  ol  his  death,  A|)ril  27th,  1902.”  Mr.  Hude])ohl  was  a splendid  Inisiness  man,  jrulilic-spirited  and  always  interested  in  the  affairs 
ol  the  cit\'.  He  was  a member  oi  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  The  Brewers’  Exchange  and  of  The  Ohio  Brewers’  Association. 
Aery  tond  ol  music,  he  belonged  to  a number  ol  singing  societies  and  was  the  founder  of  'Die  Hudepohl  Combination,  one  of  the 
leading  singing  societies  ol  ( incinnati.  He  also  was  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Golden  Jubilee  Saengerfest,  held  in  Cincinnati  during 
the  summer  ot  1899.  ( )n  the  8()th  of  October,  18hf),  Mr.  Hudepohl  was  married  to  Aliss  Elizabeth  Weyer,  a daughter  of  Bernard  A. 
WcN'er,  who,  with  ti\e  children,  survive  him.  Since  the  death  of  Mr.  Hude])ohl,  in  1902,  the  affairs  of  The  Hudepohl  Brewing  Com- 
])an\'  ha\e  been  \ er\-  abl\-  directed  by  his  son-in-law,  Mr.  William  A.  I’ohl. 


Melville  E.  Ingalls, 

t )ne  ol  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  a jniblic  man  of  national  reputation,  was  born  in  Harrison,  Maine , 
on  the  (ith  ot  September,  1842.  He  was  reared  on  a tarm  and  attended  the  district  schools  when  his  assistance  was  not  required  at 
home.  .At  the  age  ol  sixteen  years  he  obtained  a teacher’s  certificate  and  taught  school  for  six  months.  He  had  not,  however, 
relin(|uished  his  plans  tor  securing  a liberal  education,  and  while  teaching  school,  fitted  himself  for  college  at  Bridgton  Academy. 
.At  the  age  ot  se\enteen  years  he  matriculated  at  Bowdoin  College.  His  means  were  limited  and  he  deemed  it  advisable  to  begin  the 
stiuh'  ol  law,  the  jirolession  u])on  which  he  had  decided,  before  completing  his  college  course.  For  that  purpose  he  entered  the 
law  olhee  of  .A.  .A.  Stront,  Harrison,  Alaine,  and,  in  1892,  Harwml  Ixiw  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  the  following  year, 
recei\  ing  one  ol  the  ]>rizes  ottered  for  a dissertation.  In  1804  he  began  practice  in  the  town  of  Gray.  The  same  year  he  removed  to 
Boston,  entering  the  olfice  of  Judge  Woodbury,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  members  of  the  Alassachusetts  bar.  His  acK’ancement 
in  the  jirolession  was  rapid.  In  18(17,  Mr.  Ingalls  was  elected  to  the  Massachusetts  Legislature,  representing  the  Sixth  Senatorial 
District  in  that  body.  He  ser\ed  one  term  with  distinction,  but,  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  declined  renomination,  as  his 
jiractice  had  constantly  increased,  surpassing  his  fondest  hopes.  He  soon  became  counsel  for  several  large  and  inffuential  corpora- 
tions and  continued  as  such  until  1871,  when  he  was  ])ersuaded  by  the  stockholders  of  the  Indianapolis,  Cincinnati  & Lafayette  R.  R. 
Company  to  remo\-e  to  Cincinnati  and  become  receiver  of  the  C'om]iany.  In  this  capacity  he  displayed  great  e.xecutive  ability, 
and  in  three  \ears  time  placed  the  road  in  such  condition  that  a reorganization  was  possible.  He  was  elected  President  ol  the 
C ompany  and  continued  In  that  office  until  187(1,  when  the  road  was  again  throwm  into  bankruptcy.  Mr.  Ingalls  again  was  made 
receiwr.  In  hebruary,  1880,  alter  he  had  completed  his  work,  the  company  was  reorganized  as  the  ('Incinnati,  Indianapolis,  St. 
Louis  and  ( hicago  Railroad,  and  again  Mr.  Ingalls  was  elected  President  of  the  C'ompany.  He  retained  the  Presidency  until  1889, 
when  the  com|)an\-  was  consolidated  with  the  ('leveland,  Cincinnati,  C'hicago  & St.  Louis  Railway  ('ompany,  commonly  knowm  as 
the  Big  hour  Railroad,  of  which  he  was  elected  President,  filling  that  position  for  many  years.  When  he  retired  Iroiii  the  Presidency 
ol  till'  Big  hour  Railroad,  Mr.  Ingalls  became  President  of  the  Merchants’  National  Bank,  one  of  the  leading  financial  institutions  of 
( incinnati,  t,)hio.  He  tilled  this  olfice  until  1910,  when  the  bank  was  consolidated  with  the  First  National  Bank  of  Cincinnati,  and 


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Mr.  Ingalls  retired  to  private  life.  F'rom  1881  to  1883,  Mr.  Ingalls  was  President  of  the  Kentucky  Central  Railroad,  and  from  1888  to 
1900  he  filled  the  Presidency  of  the  Chesapeake  and  Ohio  Railroad  Company.  Mr.  Ingalls,  for  many  years  has  l)een  a national 
figure,  and  at  various  times  has  been  mentioned  for  the  office  of  United  States  Senator.  He  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Democratic 
party  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  is  a public  speaker  of  great  force.  In  1893  Mr.  Ingalls  delivered  the  address 
at  the  dedication  of  the  Cincinnati  City  Hall.  In  1890  he  was  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Exposition  Company.  He  is  a public- 
spirited  man  and  has  done  more  than  his  share  in  furthering  the  interests  of  his  home  city.  He  is  one  of  the  founders  and  staunch 
supporters  of  the  Cincinnati  Art  Museum.  On  the  19th  of  January,  1867,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Abbie  M.  Stimson,  of  Gray,  Maine. 
Four  sons  and  two  daughters  have  been  the  issue  of  their  marriage.  Mr.  Ingalls  resides  at  East  \\"alnut  Hills,  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  suburbs  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


One  of  Springfield’s  leading  citizens.  President  of  the  Home,  Lighting,  Power  and  Heat- 
ing Company,  and  Vice-President  of  the  O.  S.  Kelly  Company,  was  born  on  the  17th  of 
April,  1857,  at  Springfield,  Ohio,  the  son  of  the  late  Oliver  S.  and  Ruth  Ann  Peck  Kelly. 
Both  parents  of  Mr.  Kelly  were  born  in  Clark  County,  Ohio,  and  both  passed  awa>-  at 
E.  E.  KELLOGG.  Springfield,  the  father  on  the  9th  of  April,  1904,  and  the  mother  on  the  9th  of  May,  1901. 

They  had  five  children,  of  whom  two  sons  now  survive.  The  late  Oliver  S.  Kelly  was  one 
of  Springfield’s  strong,  intellectual,  self-made  men.  He  was  identified  with  many  of  her 
most  successful  enterprises  and  was  prominent  in  her  public  affairs.  Mr.  E.  S.  Kelly  was  reared  at  Springfield  and  received  a 
collegiate  education.  He  became  associated  wdth  his  father  in  business  while  still  a young  man  and  has  continued  his  connections  with 
important  enterprises.  Mr.  Kelly  was  married 'to  Miss  Martha  Linn,  who  is  a member  of  an  old  pioneer  family  that  came  to  Clark 
County  from  Pennsylvania.  They  have  three  children.  In  politics,  Mr.  E.  S.  Kelly  is  a staunch  Republican,  but  he  is  more  of  a 
business  man  than  a politician.  He  owns  a beautiful  home  at  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio. 


Edwin  E.  Kellogg, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  February,  1862,  at  No.  3811  Eastern  A\-enue, 
in  the  house  that  he  has  lived  in  all  his  life.  The  house  was  built  by  his  grandfather, 
Samuel  Knicely,  in  the  spring  of  1835,  and  his  mother,  Sarah  K.  Kellogg,  who  was  Sarah 
Knicely  before  her  marriage,  has  resided  seventy-five  years  in  the  same  house.  Mr. 
Edwin  E.  Kellogg’s  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools.  He  was  employed  in  a 
drug  store  nine  years  and  served  twelve  years  in  a clerical  capacity  in  the  City  Engineer’s 
office,  under  H.  J.  Stanley.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1899,  he  became  a member  of  the 
City  Council  of  Cincinnati,  in  which  capacity  he  serA'cd  until  the  1st  of  January,  1910. 
He  has  the  proud  record  of  ha\  ing  missed  but  two  meetings  in  the  eleven  years  that  he 
was  a member  of  Council.  During  his  service  with  the  city  he  was  always  active  in  the 
interests  of  the  people,  having  secured  improvements  for  his  section  of  the  city,  amount- 
ing in  cost  to  over  two  million  dollars,  thus  greatly  aiding  private  improvements  and  beau- 
tifying the  Eastern  section  of  Cincinnati. 

Edwin  S.  Kelly, 


Oliver  S.  Kelly, 

Deceased,  who,  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  leading  manufacturers  of  Springfield,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  23rd  of  Deceml)er, 
1824,  on  a farm  near  Springfield,  Ohio.  Mr.  Kelly  traced  his  ancestry  back  to  the  Colonial  days.  His  grandfather,  James  Kellv, 
was  one  of  the  heroes  of  the  Revolutionary  War,  while  his  father,  John  Kelly,  ser\-ed  in  the  War  of  1812.  Mr.  John  Kelly  had  settled 
in  Green  Township,  then  In  Greene,  now  In  Clark  County,  In  1808.  He  died  in  September,  1825,  when  his  son,  (4liver  S.  KelK',  was 
but  nine  months  old.  The  latter  spent  his  early  youth  on  his  father’s  farm.  At  the  age  of  14  he  started  out  to  make  his  own  way 
in  the  world,  finding  employment  on  the  farm  of  Wm.  T.  Meintire,  where  he  remained  until  1842.  He  then  entered  upon  an  appren- 
ticeship at  the  carpenter’s  trade,  serving  in  that  position  for  three  years.  One  year  was  then  spent  as  a journeyman,  after  which  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  J.  A.  Anderson,  under  the  firm  name  of  Anderson  N Kelly,  and  the  new  firm  prospered.  This  business 
relationship  was  maintained  until  1852,  when  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Kelly  went  to  California,  hoping  to  more  rapidlv 
gain  a fortune  among  the  mines  of  the  Golden  State.  He  left  his  wife  and  one  child  in  ( )hio,  and  after  four  years  he  returned  to 
Springfield  with  a capital  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  become  an  active  and  useful  factor  in  the  business  life  of  the  city.  Mr.  Kcllv’s 
first  venture  after  his  return  was  in  the  wholesale  grocery  line,  but  soon  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  same,  and,  in  November, 
1857,  he  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Whiteley,  Fassler  & Kelly.  The  new  house  prospered  as  the  years  passed,  and  in  the  course 
of  time  the  firm  became  recognized  as  a leader  In  the  manufacture  of  agricultural  implements  throughout  the  country.  Before  Mr. 
Kelly’s  connection  therewith  was  terminated,  the  Champion  Works  had  become  one  of  the  most  important  and  extensive  industries  of 
Springfield.  In  1881,  however,  Mr.  Kelly  sold  out  his  interest,  and,  in  1882,  purchased  the  Rhinehart  & Ballard  Threshing  Machine 
Works  and  organized  a company  under  the  name  of  the  Springfield  Engine  & Threshing  Comi:)any.  This  was  incorporated  with  ().  S. 
Kelly  as  President,  and  O.  Yh  Kelly,  Superintendent.  Later  the  business  name  was  changed  to  the  O.  S.  Kelly  Company.  The  firm 
has  a branch  at  Iowa  City,  Iowa.  It  manufacturers  all  kinds  of  threshing  machines  and  engines,  also  piano  plates,  etc.  After  the 
Whiteley,  Fassler  & Kelly  Company  had  erected  its  new  works,  Mr.  Kelly  purchased  the  old  factory  of  the  firm,  tore  down  the  build- 
ings, and  on  its  site  erected  the  splendid  Arcade  Buildings.  At  one  time  Mr.  Kelly  was  also  connected  with  the  banking  interests  of 
the  city,  having  been  a Director  and  Vice-President  of  the  Second  National  Bank.  On  the  23rd  of  December,  1847,  Mr.  Kelly  was 
married  to  Vliss  Ruth  Ann  Peck.  Four  sons  and  one  daughter  were  born  to  them,  of  whom  only  two  sons  are  Ii\  ing:  ( ).  W.  and  E.  S. 
Kelly.  Mr.  O.  S.  Kelly  was  a public-si^Irlted,  broad  minded  man,  and  he  always  took  a deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  home  cit\'. 
In  1863  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  City  Council,  filling  that  position  for  a period  of  six  years.  He  also  was  one  ot  the  Trustees 
of  the  Waterworks,  and,  in  1887,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Springfield.  During  his  administration  the  city  hall  was  built.  At  the 
same  time  the  city  built  the  Esplanade,  Mr.  Kelly  donating  the  Fountain,  and  also  erected  a hospital.  Mr.  Kelly,  from  1898  to  1902, 
served  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Hospital.  He  was  also  a member  of  the  Tax  Commission,  and  was,  for  more  than 
twenty-five  years,  one  of  the  Trustees  of  Ferncllff  Cemetery. 


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B.  II.  Kroger, 

Born  in  Cincinnati,  January  2(ith,  1800,  founder  of  The  Kroger  Crocery  & Baking  Com- 
pany and  the  Bro\-ident  Sa\'ings  Bank  and  Trust  Com])any,  built  the  Cincinnati,  Mil- 
ford and  l,o\eland  Traction  Road  in  lOlKC  Mr.  Kroger  is  the  son  of  J.  H.  and  Mary  G. 
Kroger,  pioneers  of  Cincinnati,  who  arri\'ed  here  in  1827.  Mis  father  for  many  years 
prior  to  1878  was  in  the  dry  goods  business.  His  mother  is  still  li\  ing. 

Mr.  Kroger  was  married  in  1880  to  Miss  Minnie  Jansen,  who  died  in  1899,  lea^'ing 
se\en  children:  Ra>miond,  who  has  since  died,  Gertrude,  Lucile,  Henry,  Helen,  Chester 
and  Gretchen.  Mr.  Kroger  is  a member  of  the  yueen  City  Club,  Business  IMen’s  Club, 
Chamber  of  Commerce;  also  ol  the  Bankers  Club. 

What  is  now  known  as  The  Kroger  Grocery  & Baking  Company,  the  most  successful 
mercantile  enter])rise  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  was  started  on  July  1st,  1883,  with  a capital 
of  .SOoO.,  b\-  B.  H.  Kroger,  who  is  now  its  Presiflent.  The  initial  business  consisted 
principalK'  in  the  selling  of  tea,  coffee,  spices,  etc.,  but  later  developed  into  a general 
grocery  store. 

d'he  wonderful  success  (d  this  store  encouraged  Mr.  Kroger  to  open  other  stores  of 
the  same  character,  A\hich  he  continued  to  do  until  1900,  when  he  owned  and  operated 
thirty-si.x  retail  grocery  stores  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati  and  vicinity.  At  that  time  the 
sales  amounted  to  .81 ,700, 000. 00,  and  Mr.  Kroger  then  built  a mammoth  warehouse  for 
the  storagt.'  and  distribution  of  suitplies,  which  also  included  a l)read  bakery  and  complete 
roasting  |)lant. 

1 n April,  1901 , he  opened  a cracker  bakery  (m  hnver  Vine  Street , baking  all  the  crackers 
needed  to  sui)])ly  the  various  stores. 

In  .\pril,  1902,  the  Comp.m\'  was  incor])orated  for  .11,000,000.00,  under  the  name  of  The  Kroger  Grocery  & Baking  Company, 
and  in  .\ugusl  of  the  s.ime  \ear  the  Company  |)urchast‘d  a bitilding  site  and  erected  a large  warehottse,  a complete  bread  bakery,  a 
stable  in  l)a\  ton,  ( )hio,  and  opened  lifteen  retail  stores  in  I );iyton,  Miamisbitrg,  Ritpta  and  Xenia,  all  ol  which  met  with  phenomenal 
sticcess. 

In,  1903,  the  lirst  factory  wtis  bttilt  on  the  north  side  ol  Htmt  Street,  tor  the  manulacture  ot  candy,  itreserves  and  grocers’ 
sundries. 

In  1901  tln'  coni|>any  decided  to  embark  in  the  retail  meat  bitsiness  and  absorbed  the  slaitghter  house,  packing  plant  and  retail 
storo  of  The  Shappel- \agel  Co.  h'rom  then  on  until  the  Ix’ginning  of  lt)07,  new  additiotis  were  cptickly  made,  including  eight  retail 
stores,  w.irehotise,  b.d<er\'  and  stables  at  Coltunbus,  (Ohio;  three  retail  stores  and  bread  bakery  at  Hamilton,  Ohio;  canning  factory  at 
Nd'Wtonx  ille,  ( )hio,  <md  many  other  local  stores. 

In  .\tigust,  1907,  llu‘  warehouse  on  llitnt  Street  was  completely  destroyed  by  fire  and  a new  warehouse  and  factory  was  built 
at  tlu'  inti'i'section  of  Idorenct'  .\\enue,  Kden  Bark  Knlrance  tind  C.  L.  & N.  Ry.,  covering  an  area  (jf  three  acres  and  having  200,000 
s(itiare  feet  ol  floor  space,  coni|)rising  warehouse,  bread  bakery,  candy  factory,  cracker  bakery,  e.xtract  laboratory,  etc.  At  this  time 
the  btisiness  h.ul  grown  to  cightythree  retail  stores  and  the  company  wtis  doing  a business  of  ,|4,000,000.00  a year. 

In  Jul\-,  191)8,  the  Company  was  re-incorporated,  adding  .81,000,000.00  capitalization  and  absorbed  the  business  of  the  Great 
( himt  d'ea  Company,  who  were  operating  a Itread  bakery,  warehottse  and  thirty-four  retail  stores;  also  the  business  of  The  Schneider 
( '.rocer\  tv  B,d<ing  Companv',  who  were  o|)erating  a bread  bakery,  warehouse  and  nineteen  retail  stores,  making  a total  of  136  retail 
stores. 

In  the  same  month  the  Company  |)urchased  the  pork  packing  establishment,  beef  abattoir  and  etitire  Intsiness  of  the  Thomas 
Morrison  tv  Sons  ( 'omptinv',  which  is  the  largest  [)lant  of  its  kitid  outside  of  the  city  of  Chicago,  having  a capacity  of  1500  hogs 
and  300  cattk'  dtiib'. 

riu'  Company-  now  owns  and  operates  140  retail  stores,  in  which  the  anmtal  sales  amount  to  .86,000,000.00;  four  Bread 
B.ikeries,  one  in  Cincinnati,  one  in  Hamilton,  one  in  1 )ayton  and  one  iti  Colitmbus,  baking  every  week  275,000  loaves  of  bread;  mod- 
ern Cracker  B.dvery,  with  the  latest  improved  labor  saving  devices,  which  turns  out  183,000  pounds  and  563  dozen  packages  of  crackers 
.md  cakes  (-very  month;  liuest  Coffee  Rotisting  Plant  in  the  United  States;  roasts  52,000  iwunds  of  coffee  weekly,  all  of  which  is 
im])orted  direct  b\-  the  (.'otnpativ' ; Candy  h'actory,  complete  in  every  detail,  with  a capacity  of  25,000  pounds  per  W'Cek;  Pickling 
and  Preserv  ing  I leivarttnent , turning  out  daily  thousands  of  cans,  bottles  and  ])ackages  of  the  highest  cptality  of  goods  for  the  140 
ivmil  stores;  Spice  Grinding  Department,  where  all  spices  used  are  ground  by  the  Company  and  insure  their  [viirity;  complete  Abat- 
toir and  Packing  Plant,  curing  all  the  meats  recjuired  for  the  stores  under  the  su])ervision  of  three  government  inspectors.  In  the  above 
sloivs  and  lactories  are  emi)loyed  al)out  two  thousand  men  and  women. 


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Fred  Lazarus, 

One  of  the  best  known  merchants  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  President  of  The  F.  X R.  Lazarus  Comivany,  was  born  in  1850,  and  has  been  a 
resident  of  Columbus  all  his  life  with  the  e.xcepticm  of  his  first  year.  His  father,  Simon  Lazarus,  believing  that  he  might  have 
better  business  opportunities  in  the  new  world,  crossed  the  Atlantic  with  his  family  in  1851  and  established  his  home  in  Columlvus, 
where  he  figured  prominentlv'  in  business  circles  during  the  third  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century.  He  w'as  the  founder  ot  the 
concern  now  known  as  The  F.  X R.  Lazarus  Company.  Fred  Lazarus  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  wdiere  he  gained  the  prelim- 
inarv-  training  which  (jualified  him  for  life’s  practical  fluties.  After  leaving  school  he  pursued  a business  course  in  the  Old  Lutheran 
College,  and  the  Bush  X Marshall  Business  College.  He  was  still  in  his  youth  when  he  entered  his  father’s  store  to  remain  perma- 
nentlv',  and  the  lollowing  year  his  younger  Ivrother,  Rali)h  Lazarus,  also  became  a factor  in  the  management  of  the  establishment. 
1 he  brothers  a])plied  themselves  to  the  work  of  thoroughly  familiarizing  themselves  with  the  details  of  the  business,  and,  inspired 
by  the  example  of  their  father,  thev’  concentrated  their  energies  toward  the  uplniilding  of  the  concern.  ll[x)n  their  lather’s  death 
in  bs77.  thev-  became  the  sole  owners  of  the  business,  the  partnershi])  between  them  continuing  uninterruptedly  until  the  death  of 
Ralph  1.,1/aru'',  in  1903.  d'his  left  Mr.  Fred  J.azarus  the  sole  owner  of  the  business.  In  1906  it  was  incorporated  with  Mr.  Lazarus 


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as  President  of  the  Company.  Mr.  Lazarus  is  widely  interested  in  the  business  world 
of  the  C'apital  City.  He  is  Vdce-President  of  the  Central  National  Bank;  Director  of 
the  Ohio  National  Bank,  the  Ohio  Trust  Company,  and  the  Lincoln  Savings  Bank.  He 
also  is  Trustee  of  the  Childrens’  Hospital,  the  Humane  Society,  the  Cleveland  Orphan 
Asylum  and  President  of  the  Old  Folks  Home.  The  new  store  building  of  The  F.  & R. 
Lazarus  Company  is  one  of  the  most  pretentious  store  buildings  of  the  Middle  West, 
and  a credit  to  Columbus. 

William  Leiniann, 

prominent  contractor  and  builder,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  25th  of  June, 
1872,  at  Cincinnati.  His  parents,  Reuben  and  Anna  Kohlbrandt  Leimann,  were  Ijoth 
natives  of  Germany.  They  emigrated  to  the  Lhhted  States  when  very  young.  Mr. 
William  Leimann  received  his  education  in  the  Cincinnati  common  schools.  Upon  leav- 
ing school  he  entered  his  father's  business,  contracting  and  building,  and  remained  in 
the  same  until  1900,  when  the  present  firm  of  William  Leimann  & Brother  was  organized. 
The  offices  of  the  firm  are  at  2303-2305  Clifton  Ax’enue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  Leimann 
is  a staunch  Republican,  but  never  aspired  for  office.  Scjcially,  he  is  a member  of  the 
Blaine  Club,  the  North  Cincinnati  Turnverein,  and  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 
32nd  degree  Mason,  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  a Knight  Templar.  Eight  years 
ago  he  was  married  to  Miss  Arabella  Schraag.  They  live  at  247  W’est  McMillan  Street, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


FRltD  LAZARUS. 


Wilson  C.  Lemert, 

One  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  Bucyrus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  a farm  in  Te.xas  Townshijr, 
Crawford  ('ounty,  Ohio,  in  1837.  His  father,  Lewis  Lemert,  was  a \’irginian  by  birth, 
while  his  mother,  Ruth  Perdew  Lemert,  wiis  born  in  PennsyK’ania.  Colonel  Lemert’s 
grandfather,  Joshua  Lemert,  was  a \'eteran  of  the  War  of  1812.  Mr.  Lewis  Lemert, 
Colonel  Lemert’s  father,  came  to  Crawford  ('ounty  in  1823  and  settled  on  a farm.  Col- 
onel Lemert  was  educated  in  the  Crawford  County  schools,  at  the  Republic  Academy, 
in  Seneca  County,  at  Heidelberg  College,  Tiffin,  and  at  the  ( )hio  Wesleyan  Uni\-ersity, 
graduating  from  the  latter  in  1858.  One  year  later  he  graduated  from  the  (dcveland 
Law'  College,  and  in  1860  began  practice  of  his  profession.  When  the  w'ar  broke  out 
Colonel  Lemert  offered  his  services  to  his  country.  He  joined  the  Se\'enth  Indiana 
Infantry  and  was  chosen  Second  Lieutenant  of  his  company.  After  the  battle  of  Win- 
chester he  was  promoted  to  Captain,  for  meritorious  conduct  f)ii  the  liattlefield.  In  1862 
Governor  Tod  tendered  him  a Major’s  commission  in  the  Kighty-Sixth  Ohio  \’oluntcer 
Infantry,  and  in  1863,  on  the  reorganization  of  the  Regiment,  he  became  its  Colonel. 
In  the  campaign  in  Eastern  Tennessee,  Colonel  Lemert  was  given  command  of  the  Third 
Brigade,  Second  I)i\  ision,  Ninth  Army  Corps,  continuing  in  ccunmand  of  this  brigade  (a 
part  of  this  time  being  acti\'e  Commander  of  the  Division)  tmtil  the  e.xpiration  of  his 
ser\'ices  in  1865.  On  his  return  from  the  war.  Colonel  Lemert  entered  upon  a Itusiness 
career  and  became  a ^■ery  prominent  factor  in  the  building  of  railroads  and  the  dex'elop- 
ment  of  gigantic  business  enterprises  in  Ohio  and  other  states.  He  bought  the  land, 
platted  and  built  the  town  of  Corning  and  became  very  active  in  the  development  of 
coal  mining,  natural  gas  and  many  other  industries.  He  has  Iteen  a successful  General 
Manager  of  twenty-two  wealthy  and  active  corporations.  He  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  1866  and  1867  he  was  Post- 
master of  Bucyrus,  and  during  the  administration  of  Governor  Foster  he  served  on  the  Governor’s  staff  as  Chief  Engineer.  Colonel 
Lemert  is  interested  in  the  principal  financial  and  industrial  institutions  of  Bucyrus.  In  1909-1910,  at  the  age  of  seventy-three, 
with  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Blanche  Wise,  he  made  a twelve  months  trip  “around  the  world.’’ 

He  w'as  married  to  Mary  L.  Jones  and  is  the  father  of  two  daughters.  Colonel  Lemert 
resides  at  Bucyrus,  Ohio. 


J.  F.  LINTON. 


Jonathan  Fallis  Linton, 

One  ot  the  old  residents  of  Columbus,  remains  an  active  factor  in  its  business  life  at  the 
age  of  seventy-nine  years,  being  now  closely  connected  with  its  real  estate  operations. 
The  years  have  chronicled  for  him  much  successful  accomplishment  and  influential 
labor.  His  efforts  have  been  felt  as  a molding  force  in  the  political  history  of  the  local- 
ities in  which  he  has  li\ed,  and  at  all  times  he  has  stood  for  a progressive  citizenship, 
holding  to  high  ideals  concerning  the  country’s  welfare  and  ad\'anccment. 

During  the  period  of  pioneer  development  in  Ohio,  the  Linton  family  was  founded 
in  this  state,  although  at  that  time  Ohicj  was  still  under  territorial  government.  It  was 
in  1802  that  Nathan  Linton,  the  grandfather,  came  to  the  then  far  west  as  the  authorized 
agent  to  survey,  subdivide  and  sell  the  lands  granted  by  the  government  to  General 
Horatio  Gates,  in  consideration  of  the  services  which  he  rendered  during  the  Revolution- 
ary War.  These  lands  were  all  located  in  Clinton  County,  Ohio.  For  the  performance 
of  his  official  duties,  Nathan  Linton  settled  in  that  locality  and  became  a prominent 
factor  in  its  subsequent  development  and  upbuilding.  He  took  an  active  and  helptul 
part  in  fashioning  the  civilization  of  that  region,  and  for  a half  century  held  the  office  of 
County  Surveyor,  llpon  the  farm  which  he  owned  and  occupied,  about  three  miles 
w'est  of  Wilmington,  in  Clinton  County,  the  birth  of  Samuel  Smith  Linton  occurred  in  the 
year  of  1806.  The  ancestors  of  the  family,  scj  far  as  known,  were  all  members  of  the 


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I'  riends  or  Quakers  ('hurch,  and  were  among  t lie  early  colonists,  who,  following  the  leadership  of  William  Penn,  settled  along  the  banks 
of  the  Delaware. 

Samuel  S.  Pinion  was  reared  amid  the  wild  scenes  and  einironments  of  pioneer  life,  and  after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity 
was  nmrried  to  Miss  Mar\'  Fallis,  who  was  born  in  the  \ear  of  ISOS,  on  her  father’s  farm  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  Linton  family. 
The  Fallis  famiU',  also  of  Qu.ikt'r  stock,  had  settled  in  that  locality  in  1SI)4,  and  built  the  first  flourishing  mill  in  the  county.  For 
>omc  time  Samuel  S.  Linton  owned  and  culli\aled  a farm  at  Green  Plains,  Clark  County,  Ohio,  but  in  1S33  sold  that  property  and 
remo\ed  to  Miami  Counlw  Indiana,  where  he  secured  a tract  of  land  of  three  hundred  and  sixty  acres,  lying  on  the  left  bank  of  the 
Fel  Ki\'(.‘r,  ii\c-  inih's  from  Peru,  and  directU'  ojiiMisite  the  chief  village  of  the  Pottawattamie  Indians,  where  now  stands  the  town  of 
Deiner.  It  was  a new  and  unsettled  district  in  which  the  inhabitants  suffered  largely  from  malaria  fever,  that  disease  causing  the 
death  of  .Mr.  Linton  in  1S3().  d'he  famih',  numbering  the  mother  and  three  sons,  Jonathan  F.,  Nathan  and  Samuel,  returnetl  to  Ohio 
the  same  yi-ar. 

Fhe  birth  of  lonalhan  F.  Linton  had  occurred  December  Ui,  1831,  on  his  father’s  farm,  six  miles  southeast  of  Springfield, 
Ohio,  in  tlu'  localil>-  known  as  Green  Plains.  He  was  in  his^iifth  year  at  the  time  of  the  return  to  Ohio,  and  in  the  district  schools  and 
academii's  of  Warren  Couiitv'  lu‘  largely  aaiuired  his  education,  with  the  addition  of  a short  course  at  Woodward  College,  in  Cincinnati, 

( )hio,  lUirsiK-d  with  a \ iew  to  becoming  a Ci\  il  Fngineer.  1 le  served  a short  ajrprenticeship  at  the  printer’s  trade  in  the  office  of  the 
S|)iinglield  Republic,  muU'r  John  M.  Gallagher,  and  in  the  office  of  the  Wilmington  Republican  under  David  Fisher,  then  a member  of 
Congia>>.  lie  s[)enl  tlu'  \ear  of  184!)  in  work  at  his  trade  in  Lafayette,  Indiana,  and  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  The  year  of  1850  he 

devoted  to  making  some  imi)rovements  on  the  three  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land  which  his  father  had  secured  on  the  Eel  River 

in  Indiana,  ;md  in  surveving.  In  March,  ISol,  he  traveled  on  horsel)ack  from  his  home  in  Warren  County,  Ohio,  to  Peru,  Illinois, 
,dl  of  fiw  hundred  miles  b\-  the  route  he  took,  to  accept  a positiem  on  an  engineering  corps  wdiich  was  being  organized  there  to  make 
the  preliminary  survevs  and  estimates  for  one  division  of  the  Chicago  & Rock  Island  Railroad.  Five  months  w'ere  consumed  in  the 

completion  of  this  work,  and  later,  in  company  with  a relative,  John  F.  Gral)le,  Mr.  Linton  returned  to  Ohio,  where  they  attended 

the  fair>  <md  bought  a Miiall  herd  of  shorthorn  cattle  and  twenty-five  Electoral  Saxony  bucks,  which  w'ere  shipped  by  rail  to  Cleve- 
l.ind,  b>-  l.d<(‘  to  Detroit,  b\-  rail  to  Grand  Haven  on  Michigan  Central,  and  thence  across  the  lake  to  Chicago,  and  by  canal  to  Peru, 
Illinois.  In  the  venture  as  live  slock  dealers,  they  were  reasonably  successful.  The  following  winter  Mr.  Linton  engaged  in  teaching 
school,  and  in  the  spring  of  LSo'i,  as  there  was  still  some  uncertainly  concerning  the  building  of  the  Chicago  & Rock  Island  Rail- 
road, he  pul  in  the  reason  b\’  im|)roving  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  prairie,  that  he  had  purchased  near  the  present  site  of  the 
town  of  Mendola. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  18r>3,  Mr.  Linton  became  connected  with  journalistic  interests  through  the  purchase  of  the  Peru  Weekly 
Democrat,  w'hich  he  i)ublished  as  a W hig  organ.  He  soon  afterw-ard  l)egan  the  issue  of  a daily  edition,  a six  column  folio,  one  of  the 
first  dailies  c-stablished  in  the  state,  north  of  Springfield  and  outside  of  Chicago.  Two  bound  volumes,  still  in  existence,  present  much 
(lu‘  aiipearance  of  the  iiapers  of  today,  being  printed  in  brevier  and  nonpareil,  with  a good  showing  of  advertising,  set  up  solid  in  about 
the  manner  that  classified  advertising  now  ajipears.  The  paper  w'as  printed  on  a cylinder  press.  There  were  five  presses  in  the  estab- 
lishment and  connected  with  it  was  a fairly  well  equipped  book  Ijindery,  including  a ruling  machine.  Many  of  the  counties  in  that 
section  of  the  state  were  then  without  a paper  or  printing  office,  and  he  did  a good  l)usiness  in  furnishing  them  with  their  legal  blanks 
and  in  doing  their  general  job  work. 

Mr.  Linton  became  an  intluential  factor  in  molding  the  political  history  of  that  period.  He  advocated  the  coalition  of  the 
W'hig  .ind  Freesoil  partii’s,  and  was  one  of  the  three  Secretaries  of  the  State  Convention,  held  at  Ottawa,  Illinois,  in  August,  1854, 
that  brought  ,d)out  this  alliance  and  gave  rise  to  the  Republican  party.  In  1904  he  was  the  only  survivor  of  all  those  whose  names 
were  mentioned  in  the  rei)orts  ol  the  i)roceedings.  He  was  a Delegate  to  the  first  Congressional  Nominating  Convention  held  in  his 
distrii-t,  which  consisted  of  thirteen  counties  and  which  convened  at  Bloomington,  September  12,  1854.  It  was  during  the  evening 
following  the  close  of  this  convention  that  he  first  met  Abraham  Lincoln.  Mr.  Lincoln  did  not  appear  in  either  the  Ottawa  State 
Convention,  held  a month  previous,  or  in  the  District  (’onv'ention,  but  he  addressed  a large  audience  in  the  evening  after  the  adjourn- 
ment  of  the  convention  and  discussed  the  (luestion  of  slavery  in  the  territories — a paramount  issue  at  that  time.  Mr.  Linton  after- 
ward met  Mr.  Lincoln  on  several  occasions  between  that  time  and  his  last  meeting  with  him,  which  was  in  May,  1864. 

In  the  meantime,  in  March,  1855,  Mr.  Linton  sold  his  newspaper  and  bindery  for  seventy-four  hundred  dollars  and  Invested  In 
ten  hundred  and  fortv’  acres  of  land  in  the  northeast  corner  of  Lee  County,  seventy  miles  west  of  Chicago,  and  the  first  year  there- 
<ifler  |)laced  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  under  cultivation.  \Mieat  sold  at  the  country  elevators  in  1855  and  1856  at  from  a 
dollar  to  a dollar  and  a lialf  per  bushel,  but  in  the  fall  of  1857,  dropped  as  low  as  forty  cents.  In  that  year  Mr.  Linton  raised  seven 
thousand  bushels,  ])aid  two  dollars  and  a half  for  help  in  the  harvest  field  and  sedd  his  crops  at  from  forty  to  fifty  cents  per  bushel, 
fhe  financial  ])anic,  which  caused  a widespread  business  depression  that  year,  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  continue  his  farming  oper- 
ations.  He  then  returned  to  Bern,  purchased  a small  newspa])er  plant  and  conducted  the  paper  until  the  spring  of  1859,  when,  having 
ri-ached  an  understanding  with  his  creditors,  he  returned  to  the  farm.  In  the  year  1858  he  attended  the  Lincoln  and  Douglas  debates, 
at  Ottawa  and  Freeport,  and  had  the  good  fortune  to  be  one  of  a dozen  guests  who  were  invited  by  Mayor  Glover  of  Ottawa,  to  meet 
Mr.  Lincoln  at  dinner,  while  Mr.  Cushman,  the  richest  man  of  the  town,  entertained  Mr.  Douglas. 

Mr.  Linton  had  l)een  married  in  the  meantime,  having  on  the  22nd  day  of  Septemfjer,  1855,  at  Peru,  Illinois,  wedded  Miss 
F.llza  Jane  Sapp,  a daughter  of  Noah  Sapp,  a pioneer  citizen  there,  who  removed  from  Mt.  Vernon,  Knox  County,  Ohio,  to  Illinois, 
in  1S30,  and  erected  one  of  the  first  mills  built  in  La  Salle  County.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linton  became  parents  of  four  sons  and  four  daugh- 
ters, all  of  whom  are  still  li\  ing,  except  their  eklest  child,  Mary,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years.  Robert  Linton  and  Mrs.  Eliza- 
beth Elston  li\e  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  while  Alfred,  Edward,  Paul,  Mrs.  Harriet  Mettal  and  Mrs.  Rachel  Godown  are  all  of  Col- 
umbus. Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.inton  are  still  in  the  enjoyment  of  robust  health. 

In  JuK',  1861.  Mr.  Linton  entered  the  military  service  of  the  government,  becoming  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  D,  Thirty- 
Ninth  Illinois  Infantry — the  Yates  Phalanx.  Not  long  afterward  he  was  made  the  Quartermaster  of  the  regiment  and  subsequently 
scr\ed  in  that  ca])acit\-  on  the  staffs  of  Generals  Howells,  Osborn  and  Vogdes.  He  saw  service  with  Lander  on  the  upper  Potomac, 
with  Shields  and  Banks  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  and  with  Terry  and  others  along  the  sea  islands,  from  Hiltonhead  to  Charleston, 
South  Carolina.  In  May,  1864,  Mr.  Linton  resigned  and  returned  to  his  home  in  Lee  County,  Illinois,  where  he  engaged  in  farming 
for  the  succeeding  three  years.  His  next  business  venture  connected  him  with  milling  interests  at  Gardner,  Illinois  and  Toledo,  Ohio, 
between  the  \-ears  of  1867  and  1872. 

In  March  of  the  latter  \-ear,  Mr.  Linton  ])urchased  the  plant  of  the  Ohio  Statesman  from  Ncedns,  Medary  & C'ompany,  and  de- 
\'oted  two  years  to  the  publication  of  the  paper,  after  which  he  sold  out  to  J.  FI.  Putman.  A year  later,  however,  he  again  became 
jiroprietor  and  published  the  Statesman  through  the  succeeding  two  years,  when  he  sold  it  to  a syndicate  of  prominent  politicians, 
the  name  then  being  changed  to  the  Press,  and  finally  to  the  Press-Post.  Mr.  Linton’s  further  connection  with  journalistic  interests 


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came  through  his  establishing  and  publishing  the  Legal  Record  in  1878,  but  at  the  end  of  the  second  year  he  sold  it.  In  the  spring  of 
1873,  he  purchased  what  was  known  as  the  Henderson  farm  of  ninety  acres,  which  he  still  owns,  it  being  located  on  High  Street, 
about  100  rods  south  of  the  city  limits.  It  remained  his  place  of  residence  until  the  fall  of  1898,  since  which  time  he  has  lived  at 
54  West  Second  Avenue.  In  1888  he  platted  and  sold  the  suburban  town  of  Milo  and  has  since  engaged  extensively  in  laying  out 
and  selling  subdivisions  In  different  parts  of  the  city,  thus  disposing  of  near  one  thousand  lots.  He  still  remains  an  active  factor  in 
the  world’s  work,  although  he  has  passed  the  seventy-eighth  milestone  on  life’s  journey. 

Mr.  Linton  has  been  influential  In  fashioning  public  thought  and  molding  public  opinion  and  promoting  the  political  as  well  as 
the  business  progress  of  the  localities  in  which  he  has  lived.  He  has  ever  been  recognized  as  a man  firm  in  support  of  his  honest 
convictions,  his  position  never  being  an  eciuivocal  one.  On  the  contrary,  he  has  fearlessly  announced  his  views  when  occasion  had 
demanded,  supporting  the  abolition  movement  when  it  was  an  unpopular  thing  to  do.  He  cast  his  first  vote  in  1852  for  the  Whig 
candidates,  when  General  Winfield  Scott  was  the  Presidential  nominee.  He  voted  with  the  Whig  and  Republican  parties  until  1870, 
and  has  since  usually  given  his  support  to  the  Defnocracy,  but  has  ne\'er  at  any  time  felt  bound  by  party  ties.  (W.  A.  T.) 


Edward  Lee  McClain, 


A prominent  manufacturer  of  Greenfield,  Highland  County,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the 
30th  of  Alay,  1801,  in  Greenfield,  Ohio,  where  he  still  resides.  His  father  was  William 
Page  McClain  and  his  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Margaret  Ann  Parkinson,  both  natives 
of  Ohio.  xLfter  he  received  his  education  in  the  Greenfield  public  schools,  Mr.  McClain 
started  in  to  business  life,  in  which  he  has  become  very  successful.  He  began  in  1881, 
and  owned  the  business  conducted  as  E.  L.  McClain  Manufacturing  Company,  manu- 
facturers of  all  kinds  of  pads  for  horses,  principally  horse  collar  pads,  until  July,  1903, 
when,  that  certain  co-workers  might  become  stockholders,  the  business  was  incorporated 
as  The  American  Pad  and  Textile  Company,  with  a paid  up  capital  stock  of  81,250,000, 
he  becoming  President  and  Treasurer  of  the  Company.  This  Company  has  manufac- 
tured ninety  per  cent,  on  an  average,  of  all  pads  for  horses  used  in  the  I'nited  States  and 
Canada  since  the  business  was  first  started,  and  has  shipped  largely  to  foreign  markets, 
principally  Australia.  Mr.  McClain  is  also  proprietor  of  The  American  Textile  Com- 
pany, a very  large  cotton  mill  enterprise  at  Atco,  Bartow  County,  Ga.  The  entire  com- 
munity, over  1000  people,  is  connected  with  the  enterprise  as  employees.  He  is  prin- 
cipal stockholder  and  President  of  The  Crescent  Manufacturing  Company,  manufac- 
turers of  bank  fixturers  and  other  lines  in  woods  and  metals,  33rd  and  Market  Streets, 

Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  is  President  of  the  Sand  Mixing  Machine  Company,  220 
Broadway,  New  York.  He  finally  is  connected  with  a number  of  other  business  enter- 
prises. Mr.  McClain  is  the  originator  of  numerous  conveniences  for  pads  for  horses, 
patented  from  time  to  time  in  the  L^nited  States  and  Canada  and  used  in  the  business. 

In  politics,  Mr.  McClain  is  a Republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and 
the  Knights  of  Pythias.  On  the  17th  of  December,  1885,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lulu  Theodosia  Johnson,  of  Oakley,  Hamilton 
County,  Ohio.  Four  children,  of  which  Edward  Lee,  Helen  St.  Clair  and  Donald  Schofield  are  li\ing,  have  been  the  fruit  of  their 
marriage. 


C.  B.  McCOY. 


Clifford  B.  McCoy, 

One  of  the  leading  manufacturers  of  Central  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  31st  of  December, 
1867,  at  Spring  iMountain,  Ohio.  His  parents  Corwin  McCoy,  a merchant  and  farmer, 
and  Delile  Brilhart  IMcCoy,  were  both  natives  of  Ohio.  Mr.  McCoy  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Coshocton,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Coshocton  High  School,  graduating 
from  the  latter  in  1885,  when  he  entered  upon  his  business  career.  He  was  Editor  and 
Publisher  of  the  Coshocton  Daily  Age,  from  May  16,  1892  to  October,  1905.  He  now  is 
President  of  the  iMeek  Company,  a manufacturing  concern  employing  600  people.  He 
also  is  President  of  the  Coshocton  Glove  Conijiany,  which  employs  175  people.  Mr. 
McCoy  Is  a Republican  leader  of  state  wide  reputation.  He  has  served  his  party  in  many 
capacities.  In  committees  as  a delegate  to  State  and  National  Conventions,  and  other 
public  ways.  He  was  a member  of  the  State  Central  Committee  and  his  advice  has  been 
often  sought  in  the  councils  of  his  party.  He  was  a Postmaster  at  Coshocton  from  Alay 
1st,  1897  to  July  1st,  1906.  Mr.  McCoy  is  located  in  the  pretty  city  of  Coshocton, 
Ohio. 

Henry  A.  Marting, 

Of  Ironton,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  Influential  and  best  known  business  men  of  Southern 
Ohio,  was  born  on  the  17th  of  December,  1850,  in  Greenup  County,  Kentucky,  and  is 
of  German  descent.  His  father  was  Henry  Marting  and  his  mother  Mary  Elizabeth 
Knaper  Marting,  both  natives  of  Osnabrueck,  Hannover,  Germany.  Henry  A.  Marting 
was  the  fifth  of  his  parents’ nine  children.  They  removed  to  Jackson  Furnace  when  he 
was  an  infant;  remained  there  a period  of  five  years  and  then  moved  to  a farm  near 
Wheelers  Mills  on  the  Scioto  River.  Henry  A.  Marting  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began 
to  work  on  the  railroad  as  a section  hand.  He  saved  a little  money,  and  after  the  expiration  of  two  and  a half  years  he  started  a 
store  in  company  with  his  brother,  John  C.,  at  Gebharts  Station.  He  remained  there  for  two  years,  then  sold  out  and  went  to 
Ironton.  In  1873  he  started  in  the  dry  goods  business  in  Ironton,  and  remained  in  this  business,  alone  as  well  as  with  partners, 
until  the  1st  of  January,  1902.  In  1882,  with  J.  D.  Foster,  he  organized  the  Foster  Store  Company,  of  Ironton,  and  became  Presi- 
dent, a position  he  held  until  1892,  when  he  resigned.  He  also  was  Instrumental  in  organizing  the  Eagle  Iron  and  Steel  Company, 
which  manufactured  bar  and  sheet  iron.  He  became  President  and  Treasurer  of  that  Company.  In  1899  this  company  sold  out  to 


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the  Republic  Iron  iS:  Steel  C'ompany.  In  1890,  with  Joseph  Clutts  and  Louis  Vogelsong, 
he  organized  the  WVllston  Iron  Steel  ('ompany  and  operated  two  blast  furnaces.  He 
sold  out  his  interests  in  this  conp^any  in  1898  to  Clutts  iS:  Willard.  While  connected 
with  this  organization  he  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  lu  1889  he  purchased  the  Etna 
hurnace  and  organized  a company  known  as  the  Marting  Iron  and  Steel  Company,  of 
which  he  was  President  and  General  Manager.  He  also  organized  the  Columbus  Iron 
and  Steel  Company,  in  1899,  and  was  President  and  General  Manager  of  that  C'ompany. 
In  1991,  he  finally  organized  the  Ironton  Lumber  C'ompany,  of  which  he  is  a Director. 
Mr.  Marting  is  also  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Ketter  C'lothing  C'onpiany,  of  Ironton,  and 
acts  as  President  and  one  of  the  Directors  of  that  concern.  He  furthermore  is  Director 
of  the  Citizens  National  Hank  and  of  the  Ironton  Corrugated  Roohng  C'om])any.  Mr. 
Marting  is  also  senior  member  of  the  linn  of  Marting,  Flehr  N C'ompany,  shoe  dealers: 
he  is  a Director  and  President  of  the  Register  Publishing  C'ompany  and  a Director  of  the 
Franklin  Stove  Conpiany,  of  C'olumbus;  Director  of  the  C'rystal  Ice  Company,  of  Ironton, 
and  of  the  C'amden  Interstate  Railway  Conpiany.  He  was  a member  of  the  C'ity  C'ouncil 
of  Ironton  for  six  years,  from  1888  ti.)  1894,  and  was  its  President  tor  two  years.  He  has 
a more  than  ordinary  talent  for  the  successful  management  of  business,  and  has  been 
successful  in  everything  he  has  undertaken.  He  was  a member  of  the  German  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church,  but,  in  1897  he  became  connected  w'ith  Spencer  Methodist  Episcopal 
('hurch  of  Ironton,  and  is  a member  of  the  ( tflicial  Board  of  that  church.  Mr.  Marting 
is  also  a K.  of  P.  On  the  7th  of  March,  1872,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mar- 
garet C'.  Duis,  daughter  of  Mr.  Henry  Duis.  'Fhey  have  one  child,  Nellie  M.,  the  wdfe  of 
Dr.  Clark  Lowry,  of  Ironton,  Ohio.  Mr.  FI.  A.  Marting  is  a man  who  stands  high  in 
the  olerm  ol  his  lellow  citizens,  lie  is  a self  made  man  in  the  best  sense  of  the  w'ord.  Flis  school  advantages  were  meager,  but  he 
iui|)ro\ed  his  education  wluMuwer  he  had  a chance  to  do  so.  As  his  ])arents  lacked  the  means  to  give  him  the  o])portunity  ol  a higher 
educalion,  he  had  to  obtain  his  training  in  |)ractical  life.  He  always  has  shown  great  energy,  push  and  determination,  and  whenever 
he  undertakes  aiu  thing  he  newr  sewered  until  the  goal  was  reached.  In  all  his  deals,  Mr.  Marting  has  always  been  fair  and  strictly 
honest,  and  in  his  tinancial  \'entures  he  always  had  in  mind  the  giving  of  employment  to  others  and  their  welfare.  He  enjoyed  giv- 
ing lor  good  causes,  <md  is  h.ippiest  when  he  can  helj)  someone  struggling  for  relief.  A more  tender-hearted  man  can  hardly  be  tound. 
No  wonder  that  lu“  enjoys  the  lriendshi|)  and  c'steem  ot  e\eryone  he  comes  in  contact  with. 

I’honias  .1.  Maxwell, 

Fditor  ol  the  lawmont  Jouru.d,  and  one  ol  the  best  known  Republicans  in  Sandusky  ('ounty,  Ohio,  w'as  born  on  the  1st  ot  June,  1874, 
in  Xenia,  ( )hio,  and  is  the  sou  ol  William  and  Anna  Kennedy  Maxwell,  both  nati^'es  of  Ireland.  The  father  was  a cooper  by  trade. 
Mr.  Maxwell  was  educated  in  the  Xenia  jHiblic  and  high  schools.  W'hen  sixteen  years  old  he  entered  the  printing  Intsiness,  associating 
himsell  with  the  Xenia  ( lazette,  in  the  ca])acity  of  a “iirinters'  de\il,”  and  remaining  with  that  paper  tor  a period  of  six  years.  He 
then  wi'iit  to  Northwestern  ( )hio,  working  as  a ])riiiter  in  various  ])laces,  and  finally  settled  down  in  Prairie  City.  For  some  time  he 
workt'd  a printer  in  the  office  ol  the  “<  )bser\er,”  then  bought  one-half  interest  In  the  ])aper  and  subsequently  became  sole  owner. 

.After  he  had  run  tlu“  ])ai)er  for  a |)eriod  of  eighteen  months  he  sold  out,  and,  on  the  1st  of  August,  1903,  came  to  Fremont,  where  in 
])artnershii)  with  his  father-in-law,  Mr.  W’ulsin  Hamilton,  he  ])urchased  the  Fremont  Journal,  one  of  the  oldest  Republican  papers  in 
.NortluM'n  ()hio.  Fnder  his  management  the  J(nirnal  has  gained  in  circulation  and  influence.  Mr.  Maxwell  has  always  been  a staunch 
Re])ublicau.  In  1901)  he  was  elected  Journal  ('lerk  In  the  Senate  of  the  Seventy-I'ourth  General  Assembly,  from  1905  to  1910,  he 
represented  the  'I'liirtetmth  Congressional  District  In  the  Re])ubli('an  State  Central  C'ommjttee,  and  in  1910  he  was  appointed  Census 
Sui)er\  isor  of  the  4'welfth  Ohio  Census  District  by  President  Taft . ( )n  the  22nd  of  January,  1903,  Mr.  Maxwell  was  married  to  Miss 

.Alma  .A.  Hamilton,  of  Prairi(>  De])ot,  Ohio,  ( )ne  son,  Gordon  Hamilton  Ma.xwell,  was  born  to  them.  Mr.  Maxwell  resides  at  1103 
Garrison  Street.  I'remout,  ( )hio. 

Frederick  Mayer, 

( )iu'  of  the  substantial  business  men  of  4'oledo,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  17th  of  August,  1808,  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  the  son  of  George  F. 
Ma\'er  and  Magdalena  Kna])p  Max’er,  both  natix’es  (jf  Germany,  haxlng  emigrated  into 
the  new  world  about  the  Near  of  1850.  He  received  a meager  education  in  the  public 
schools  ol  his  nati\e  cit\-,  Init  by  force  of  circumstances  he  had  to  leave  schocjl  at  the  age 
ol  IweK'e  \ ears,  to  make  his  own  li\ing.  He  entered  the  grain  business,  in  Nvhich  he  is 
''till  engaged.  In  his  leisure  hours  he  educated  himself,  studying  hard  and  taking  advan- 
tagi'  ol  e\'ery  opportunity  to  gain  knowledge.  At  present,  Mr,  Mayer  is  one  of  the  f(jre- 
most  grain  merchants  of  I oledo  and  senior  member  (jl  the  firm  of  J,  F,  Zahm  X C'ompaiiN'. 

Mr.  Ma\'er  is  greath'  interested  in  the  affairs  of  his  city.  He  has  held  the  ])osition  as 
Pri'sident  of  tin’  ( )hio  ( irain  Dealers  Association:  President  of  the  Toledo  Produce  Ex- 
change, and  Second  \ ice-IVesident  ot  the  Grain  Dealers  National  Association.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  Masonic  l)odies,  the  M\’stic  Shrine,  the  Toledo  A’acht  ('lub,  ln\’erness 
( loll  ( lub  and  Modern  Woodmen,  Mr.  Mayer  is  connected  with  the  Presbyterian 
( hurch  al  ( olliugw{)od  ,A\'enue.  He  is  married  and  has  one  daughter.  His  resilience  is 
located  at  3.>0  Winthro])  Street,  and  his  offices  are  at  35  Produce  Exchange,  Toleilo, 

( )hio, 

George  ,\.  Michel, 

SanduskN’,  ( )hio,  ranks  among  the  substantial  citizens  and  business  men  of  that  city. 

He  i''  a nati\e  ot  ( )liio,  born  and  reared  at  Sandusky,  the  son  of  one  of  the  [)ioneers  of 
Lrii’  t ()unt\-  ,md  of  ( lerman  ancestry.  Fie  received  his  education  in  the  Sandusky 
l)ublic  schools,  after  which  he  entered  business  life,  connecting  himself  with  the  business 
(.■''tablished  b\-  his  father,  ot  which  he  noNV  is  President  and  General  Manager,  the  firm 
now  being  1 he  Michel  Gooperage  C'ompany,  It  was  established  in  1880  and  incor- 


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porated  into  a stock  company  in  1902.  The  i)roducts  of  the  firm,  which  employs  about  fifty  hands,  and  is  fitted  up  with  the  most 
modern  machinery,  are  tight  cooperage,  viz;  whiskey,  wine  and  beer  barrels,  casks,  tanks  and  filters,  kraut,  vinegar,  oil  and  varnish 
barrels.  The  officers  of  the  Company  are  George  A.  Michel,  President,  Treasurer  and  General  Manager,  and  L.  M.  Conners,  Secre- 
tary. The  works  and  offices  are  located  at  the  corner  of  Market  and  Warren  Streets,  Sandusky,  Ohio. 


Charles  A.  Miller, 

One  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  August, 

1842,  in  Wyoming  County,  New  York.  His  father,  Mr.  George  A.  Miller,  a carriage 
builder,  was  a native  of  Vermont,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Esther  Fuller  Miller,  was  born 
in  New  York  State.  Mr.  Chas.  A.  Miller  received  his  education  in  the  hard  school  of 
life.  The  knowledge  he  has  acquired  comes  from  hard  personal  study,  for  his  instructi(uis 
consisted  of  but  two  weeks  in  common  schools.  He  started  in  business  life  to  enable 
him  to  earn  his  livelihood,  at  the  early  age  of  seven  years,  when  he  became  an  errand 
boy  in  a butcher  shop.  Later  he  learned  the  trade  of  house  painter,  in  which  he  remained 
until  the  10th  of  September,  18G1,  when  he  enlisted  as  a Private  in  Company  M,  of  the 
Fifth  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry  Regiment,  in  which  he  served  for  a period  of  two  years  and 
six  months.  He  never  filled  a rank  higher  than  orderly  sergeant,  but  nevertheless  he  had 
occasion  to  command  his  company  in  important  engagements.  He  took  part  in  the 
battles  of  Shiloh  and  Batton\-ille.  Ha\ing  been  honorably  discharged,  he  again  took 
service  in  the  Union  Army,  enlisting  in  the  Thirty-Third  Ohio  Infantry  until  the  close  of 
Civil  War,  taking  part  in  Sheridan’s  “March  to  the  Sea.”  He  received  his  first  honorable 
discharge  on  the  28th  of  July,  18(i5.  Coming  to  Cincinnati  in  1869,  Mr.  Miller  engaged 
in  the  undertaking  business,  in  which  he  is  still  acti-ve.  Mr.  Miller  has  always  been  a 
staunch  Democrat  of  the  old  school,  and  he  has  ser\  ed  his  party  and  the  people  in  general 
faithfully  and  well.  For  a period  of  fifteen  years  and  four  months  he  was  a member  of 
the  Hamilton  County  Board  of  Elections,  having  received  his  appointments  to  this 
position  from  Governor  Foraker  and  Mayors  Caldwell  and  Tafel.  In  1876  he  was  elected 
Township  Clerk,  serxing  one  term.  In  1881  he  was  elected  County  Treasurer,  which 
position  he  held  for  one  term,  and  again  he  was  elected  for  one  term  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Service.  He  also  ser\-ed 
for  seven  years  in  the  Board  of  Education.  Mr.  Miller  is  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Duckworth  Club;  of  the  Masonic  Fraternitx' 
and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  was  one  of  the  Trustees  who  Iniilt  the  Cincinnati  City  Hall,  and  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Memorial  Hall,  and  Treasurer  of  the  Building  Funds  of  the  I.  O.  (4.  F'.  He  also  belongs  to  Israel  Ludlow  Post,  G.  R.  Mr. 
Miller  was  married  on  the  11th  of  August,  1864,  to  Miss  Melissa  R.  Campbell,  while  being  home  from  the  army  on  a furlough. 
F'our  sons  hax'e  been  the  issue  of  their  marriage.  Mr.  Miller’s  residence  and  place  of  business  are  located  at  4138  Hamilton  Avenue, 
Cumminsville,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


C.  .X.  MILLER 


Secretary  and  General  Manager  of  the  Washington  Brewing  Company,  and  one  of  the 
prominent  and  successful  business  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Steubenx’ille, 
Ohio,  in  1867.  His  father,  John  Mooney,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  and,  in  1858,  arrix'ed 
in  Steubenville,  where  he  became  a pioneer  contractor.  He  built  all  of  the  tunnels  in  that 
locality,  and  as  a railroad  mason  worked  on  the  Steubenville  and  Indiana  Railroad,  now 
a part  of  the  PennsyK  ania  System.  His  labors  were  splendid  specimens  of  engineering, 
and  he  became  widely  known  in  that  connection.  He  continued  in  active  business  for 
many  years,  but  in  1873  retired  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil,  spending  his  remain- 
ing days  in  Steubenx  ille,  where  he  died  in  1903.  He  was  married  to  Margaret  McCormick, 
of  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  who  died  in  the  spring  of  1903.  George  F'.  Mooney  was  educated 
at  the  schools  of  Steubenville.  Possessing  much  natural  musical  talent  which  had  been 
developed  through  training,  he  afterward  taught  music  for  a number  of  years.  In  1880 
he  entered  the  retail  liciuor  trade  in  Columbus,  remaining  in  that  business  until  1896. 
For  three  years  during  his  connection  with  the  wholesale  liciuor  trade  he  was  emplox'ed 
as  a salesman  and  afterward  accepted  the  agency  of  the  brewery  as  its  manager.  He  next 
bought  the  agency  of  the  Pabst  Brewing  Company,  representing  the  Company  in  Colum- 
bus for  six  years.  On  the  15th  of  November,  1905,  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
Washington  Brewing  Company,  of  Columbus,  of  which  he  became  Secretary  and  General 
Manager.  Its  organization  was  largely  attributed  to  his  efforts  and  he  superintended 
and  personally  carried  out  the  construction  of  the  plant  and  the  selection  of  machinery. 
The  brewery  is  a model  of  its  kind.  Mr.  Mooney  has  always  been  active  in  the  organ- 
ization of  liquor  interests,  for  the  betterment  of  conditions  in  the  trade,  and  for  several  years  has  been  a member  of  the  Fixecutive 
Board  of  the  State  Licpior  League.  F'or  three  years  he  was  Vice-President  of  the  Irocpiois  Company,  and  was  one  of  the  factors  in 
its  organization.  On  the  15th  of  May,  1886,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Bauermeister,  of  Columbus.  They  haxe  one  son, 
J.  F'rank  Mooney.  Mr.  Mooney  is  a member  of  the  Commercial  Trax'elers  of  America;  the  Elks  and  the  Eagles.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  members  of  the  old  Jackson  Club,  and  of  the  Buckeye  Lake  Yacht  Club,  of  which  he  is  Commodore. 


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George  Francis  Mooney, 


James  E.  Mooney, 

One  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  w'as  born  on  the  4th  of  May,  1832,  near  the  present  town  of  WGldron,  Shelby  County, 
Indiana,  the  son  of  Edmund  and  Mary  Nicholson  Mooney,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  \drginia  respectix’ely.  His  paternal  ances- 
tors came  from  the  North  of  Ireland,  xvhile  his  mother’s  peojde  originalh'  came  from  Wales. 

Flis  father  in  early  life,  with  his  mother,  moved  to  the  vicinity  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  where  he  served  an  apprenticeship 
with  Lewis  Castleman,  a relative,  to  the  trade  of  a tanner.  He  was  married  there  in  1818  and  later  moxed  with  his  family  first  to 
Jefferson,  and  later  to  Shelby  CoimW,  Indiana,  where  his  son  James  E.  Mooney  was  born.  When  the  latter  was  six  years  of  age  his 


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parcMits  nu)\-c(l  to  the  town  of  Slu'll)y\Hle,  Indiana,  where  James  attended  school  for  a period  of  five  years.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  time  he  reeeixed  two  more  \ears  of  schooling,  a year  meaning  six  months  in  the  winter  season.  This  was  the  e.xtent  of  his 
instructions  in  school,  and  further  I'diicat ion  was  acquired  tlirongh  pri\ate  research  while  employed  in  various  capacities. 

Ilis  father  and  older  brothers  were  tmgaged  in  the  matiiifacture  of  leather  (harness  and  saddlery),  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen 
vears  he  became  ai)prenticed  to  the  trade,  also  assisting  as  salesman  and  iti  the  keeping  of  accounts.  He  later  became  clerk  in  a 
neighboring  store  wheia'  he  ac(|tiired  \aluable  businesss  training.  In  1849,  after  the  completion  of  the  Madison  & Indianapolis  Railroad, 
the  first  in  Indiana,  \-oung  Moone\’  acceiited  em])lo\nient  in  the  first  exclusively  Avholesale  hoitse  established  in  Indianapolis.  From 
1S.41  to  1S.")4  he  was  accountant  anil  c.ishier  of  a large  i)ork  packing  establishmetit  at  IMadison,  Ind. 

I )uring  these  wars  of  toil  he  laid  by  as  much  of  his  salary  as  he  could  spare,  and  in  the  Autumn  of  1853  contributed  this 
amount  toward  the  establishment  of  a getieral  store  at  ICdinburg,  under  the  firm  name  of  Clark  & Mooney,  his  first  employer  being  a 
|)arlner.  This  linn  continued  successfulK'  for  a period  of  fi\e  years.  In  1857,  Mr.  Mooney’s  father  becoming  an  invalid,  and  incapa- 
citated for  business,  .Mr.  Mootie\’  with  his  brother  \V.  W.  Mooney,  |)urchased  his  interest  in  the  tanning  business,  forming  the  firm  of 
W.  W.  Ov  [.  V..  Moone\-.  In  1858,  .Mr.  Mooney,  itnder  the  name  of  Mooney  & C'ompany,  established  a leather  store  and  currying 
shop  on  South  Meridian  Strca'l,  1 ndiatiapolis,  Indiana. 

In  181)3  the  lanner\-  at  Columbus,  Inditma  was  cotistructed  by  W.  \\b  and  J.  F.  Mooney,  and  its  business  was  moved  from 
another  portion  of  the  count\’  distant  from  a railroad,  and  the  firm  was  o])crated  successfully  for  fifteen  years,  when  Mr.  Mooney  sold 
his  interest  to  his  nejihews,  who  haw  successfully  cotitimied  its  o|)eration. 

In  18(H),  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Ci\il  War,  Mr.  Mooney  estalilished  a wholesale  leather  store  on  Main  Street,  Louisville, 
Ki'ntitck\',  under  the  name  of  Mooney,  Mantel  A'  Cowan,  preliminary  to  learning  the  resoitrces  of  that  locality  for  tanning  material 
tiecessar\-  to  su[)pl\'  a large  tannery,  later  built,  and  still  oiterated  as  a branch  of  The  American  Oak  Leather  Company. 

It  was  not  until  1873  that  he  became  identified  with  any  business  ventitre  of  Cincinnati.  In  that  year  he  subscribed  to  stock 
in  the  Mt.  .Adams  and  Lden  Lark  Inclined  Plane  Railway  Comitany.  He  later  gave  his  personal  attention  to  it,  investing  more  of 
his  money,  and  the  success  which  finally  crowned  his  efforts  rellects  great  credit  on  his  Itusiness  ability.  The  completion  attd  oper- 
ation of  this  enterprise  resulted  in  the  rapid  growth  of  Watlnitt  Hills.  The  first  street  car  operated  by  electricity  in  Cincinnati  was 
ruti  oNcr  this  road. 

In  1874  he  became  largely  interested  in  the  Muscogee  Ltimber  Company,  of  Pensacola,  Florida,  which  owned  100,000  acres  of 
timber  land,  se\t'ral  mills  and  se\eral  miles  ol  railroad  located  on  and  near  the  Perdido  Ri\er,  in  hlorida  and  Alabama,  and  continued 
w ith  that  concern  until  it  was  sold  to  an  Lnglish  Syndicate,  eighteen  years  later. 

In  187(1  he  became  a stockholder  ol  the  ( incinnati  Coffin  Company,  which  has  grown  to  large  proportions  and  now  atlords 
employment  to  some  500  employees.  He  is  now  and  has  been  for  many  years  President  of  that  Company. 

In  1880  he  orgatiized,  and  contimtes  as  the  largest  stockholder  and  President  of  The  American  Oak  Leather  Company  of  Cin- 
cinnati, which  in  that  year  began  the  erection  of  an  extensive  plant,  covering  near  three  blocks,  bounded  by  McLean  and  Dalton 
Avenues,  and  Kenner  and  W'ade  Streets.  F'arly  in  its  existence  the  plant  experienced  two  disastrous  floods,  and  a portion  of  it  has 
fwi('c‘  been  destroyed  by  fire;  but  with  all,  the  company  has  been  sitccessful  and  gives  employment  to  more  than  one  thousand  employ- 
ees.  branch  tanneries  are  operated  and  maintained  at  Decatur,  Alabama  and  Louis\ille,  Kentucky,  with  tanning  extract  factories 
at  Newport,  Pa.,  Harriman,  4'cnn.  and  Decatur,  Alabama.  The  company  also  has  branch  houses  at  Boston,  Chicago  and  St.  Louis, 
and  through  these  the  irroducts  of  the  tanneries  are  placed  on  the  market. 

In  1880  Mr.  Mooney  became  a stockholder  and  President  of  The  American  Starch  Company,  of  Columbus,  Ind.,  whose  plant 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  April,  1895. 

In  1901  he  became  a stockholder  and  President  of  The  Commercial  Tribune  Building  Company,  who  erected  the  large  office 
building  on  Wfiilnut  Street,  north  of  Government  Place,  and  an  annex,  containing  more  than  100,000  square  feet  of  floor  space,  now 
occupied  by  the  leading  printers,  engravers  and  bookbinders  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Mooney’s  career  has  been  an  unusual  one  in  the  \ariety  of  his  undertakings  and  the  great  success  achieved  in  each.  Good 
fortune  has  not  always  been  at  hand,  as  is  evidenced^l)y  the  numerous  destructions  of  his  plants  by  fires  and  floods,  and  competition 
has  always  been  spirited.  A man  of  great  will  jiower,  courage  and  determination,  he  has  succeeded  where  others  have  failed,  and 
his  achievements  in  the  industrial  world  will  remain  as  a monument  to  his  memory  after  he  has  passed  away. 

Bishop  David  Hastings  Moore, 

Of  the  Methodist  Lpiscopal  Church,  residence  at  this  writing  in  Cincinnati,  is  a native  of  Ohio.  He  was  liorn  September  4,  1838, 

on  Margaret’s  Creek,  near  the  then  village  of  Athens,  to  which  his  parents  removed  in 
his  early  infancy. 

His  father,  Hon.  Eliakim  Hastings  Moore  (born  in  M’orcester  County,  Mass.,  in 
1812;  died  in  Athens,  Ohio,  19()0)  came  into  the  Ohio  Company’s  Purchase  when  a mere 
lad,  diligently  improved  the  meager  advantages  then  provided  for  education.  He  helped 
his  father  l)uild  the  original  structures  of  the  Ohio  University  in  Athens,  Init  himself 
never  enjoyed  the  training  it  afterwards  afforded.  Particularly  fond  of  mathematics, 
he  was  made  Deputy  Surveyor  by  the  Hon.  S.  B.  Pruden,  to  whom  he  was  indebted  for 
the  drill  that  made  him  in  subsequent  years  the  most  renowned  surveyor  in  that  section 
of  the  state.  People  rightly  believed  in  him  and  advanced  him  to  various  positions  of 
trust  and  honor,  culminating  in  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  National  Congress. 

Bishop  Moore’s  mother  was  Amy  Barker,  a native  of  the  State,  her  father  ha^•ing 
been  born  on  Cape  Cod,  Mass.;  her  mother,  Isabella  Harper,  having  emigrated  from  the 
North  of  Ireland.  She  was  a charming  woman  of  great  force  of  character  (born  1815, 
died  1899).  Three  other  children  died  in  earliest  infancy,  leaving  the  first  l)orn  the  onl\- 
child. 

His  childhood  and  youth  were  spent  in  Athens,  covering  the  lifetime  of  the  Hocking 
Canal  and  the  construction  of  the  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad,  now  a part  of  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  Southwestern.  In  1890  he  was  graduated  B.  A.  from  the  Ohio 
University;  was  married  to  Julia  Sophia,  second  daughter  of  Mr.  Cephas  and  Maria 
Hawkes  Carpenter  of  Athens,  and  entered  the  Ohio  Conference  of  the  Methodist  Lpis- 
copal Church.  He  was  sent  as  junior  preacher  to  Bainbridge  Circuit,  in  Ross  and  High- 
land Counties,  a work  with  nine  appointments  requiring  four  w^eeks  to  make  a round. 


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His  salary  was  $300.00  and  no  perquisites.  Escridge  H.  Dixon  was  his  senior  colleague,  a man  of  commanding  native  ability,  well 
adapted  to  give  practical  training  to  the  young  itinerant  under  his  care. 

The  gathering  clouds  of  the  Civil  War  burst  in  direful  storm  that  year,  1800-18(31.  The  young  preacher  was  eager  to  volunteer 
in  the  first  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  men,  but,  being  an  only  child,  restrained  his  ardor  until  the  need  became  greater,  mean- 
time actively  participating  in  the  work  of  recruiting.  In  the  fall  of  1801  he  was  appointed  to  a newly  created  station  in  Marietta, 
Whitney  Chapel,  where  his  first  sermon  was  delivered  on  a national  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  for  the  preservation  of  the  Cnion.  That 
cause  was  paramount  with  all  the  people.  Being  on  the  border  line  between  the  North  and  the  South,  Marietta  was  intensely  excited. 
Two  regiments,  the  Sixty-Third  and  the  Seventy-Seventh  Infantry  were  being  filled,  and  the  young  parson  entered  heart  and  soul 
into  the  work,  under  the  auspices  of  the  local  Military  Commission,  of  which  Col.  Israel  Putnam  was  the  Chairman.  His  colleague- 
were,  the  Hon.  George  M.  Woodbridge  and  the  Hon.  Davis  Green,  the  three  “stumping”  all  the  region  round  about.  Suddenly, 
May,  1862,  came  a call  from  the  Governor  for  troops  to  relieve  its  trained  regiments  on  detached  service  guarding  prisoners,  etc., 
that  they  might  be  free  to  re-enforce  the  defenders  of  Washington,  then  seriously  threatened.  The  Court  House  bell  pealed  out  the 
signal  of  danger,  and  excited  people  thronged  its  walls  of  justice.  As  soon  as  young  Aloore  entered,  he  was  greeted  with  the  cries  of 
“speech!”  “speech!”  “Gentlemen,”  he  said,  “I  am  not  here  to  speak,  but  to  volunteer;  if  your  enlistment  jrapers  are  ready  I am  ready 
to  sign.”  That  was  the  most  effective  speech  possible,  and  in  less  than  an  hour,  students  from  the  college  and  young  men  from  the 
town  and  country,  following  his  example,  enlisted,  until  a full  company  was  formefl.  The  next  day  the  whole  city  turned  out  to  cheer 
them  as  they  steamed  away  up  the  Muskingum,  enroute  for  Columbus.  There  they  were  organized  as  Company  C,  Eighty-Fifth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry;  Moore,  Captain;  Aleshire  and  Jenkins,  students.  Lieutenants.  But  the  thought  of  serving  only  in  Ohio 
did  not  suit  the  officers  or  men,  and  forthwith  they  enlisted  for  the  field  and  became  Company  A,  Eighty-Seventh  Ohio  Wlunteer 
Infantry,  Henry  B.  Banning,  Colonel.  The  regiment  was  immediately  ordered  to  Baltimore  and  thence  to  Harper's  F'erry.  When 
its  term  of  three  months  expired,  it  unanimously  volunteered  to  stay  another  month,  with  the  result  that  they  participated  in  the 
movements  preceding  and  culminating  in  the  surrender  by  General  Miles  to  “Stonewall”  Jackson.  They  were  immediateh-  paroled 
and  slated  to  fight  the  Indians  in  Minnesota.  But  the  latter  was  countermanded  and  they  were  mustered  out  in  Cam])  Delaware, 
Ohio,  but  not  before  a three  years'  reorganization  was  projected,  with  Banning  for  Colonel  and  Moore  for  Lieutenant-C'olonel.  The 
recruiting  was  difficult,  the  draft  just  having  been  finished.  The  peace-at-any-price  party,  led  liy  such  men  as  Vallandingham,  became 
defiant,  and  w'as  hel])ed  by  the  discouraging  state  of  affairs  at  the  front.  Enlistment  was  rendered  well  nigh  impossible,  and  the 
need  of  re-enforcements  led  to  an  order  consolidating  uncompleted  regimental  organizations.  The  Eighty-Seventh  was  ordered  from 
('amp  Mansfield  to  join  the  One-Hundred  and  Twenty-Fifth  in  Camp  Cleveland.  Colonel  Opdycke  became  colonel  of  the  consol- 
idation; Colonel  Banning,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Wood  of  the  One-Hundred  and  Twenty-Fifth,  Major.  Lieutenant-C'olonel  Moore 
was  urged  to  accept  the  Chaplaincy,  but  having  declined  that  position  in  the  Thirty-Sixth,  he  was  not  disposed  to  accept  it  here. 
However,  he  took  the  men  to  Cleveland  and  spent  several  weeks  with  them,  helping  to  make  the  consolidation  pleasant  and  perfect. 
He  then  accepted  the  position  of  De])uty  Ihiited  States  Revenue  Collector  for  Monroe  County,  under  his  father,  who  was  collector 
for  the  district.  The  threatened  opposition  to  the  tax  by  the  “sympathizers”  did  not  materialize,  and  ha\ing  secured  a Union 
Democrat  to  take  his  ])lace,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  free  to  accept  a commission  as  Major,  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
Fifth,  tendered  him  by  Governor  Tod,  upon  the  request  of  the  field  and  staff  of  the  regiment,  then  a part  of  the  army  in  Tennessee. 
The  regiment  ha\’ing  gone  to  the  field  with  but  eight  companies,  it  was  impossible  to  muster  C'olonel  Oj)dycke.  To  raise  the  two 
companies  needed,  proved  an  almost  impossible  task.  The  draft  was  over,  there  was  no  bounty  to  offer,  and  the  fortunes  of  war  were 
sadly  unfavorable  to  our  army.  The  opponents  of  the  Government  waxed  openly  seditions,  and  organized  for  armed  resistence. 
Vallandingham  was  their  idol,  and  tho  exiled  for  his  treasonable  tendencies,  was  made  a candidate  for  Go\-ernor.  It  was,  therefore, 
painfully  slow  work  recruiting  even  two  companies. 

The  state  was  terribh’  rent  by  the  Vallandingham  Campaign.  A similar  condition  of  affairs  prevailed  in  Indiana,  together 
inducing  the  dashing  Confederate  General  John  Morgan,  this  brave  man,  to  make  his  famous  raid,  the  ])urpose  l)eing  to  aid  their 
friends  in  the  pending  elections,  to  rescue  and  arm  the  thousands  of  Confederates  imprisoned  in  Indianapolis  and  ('olumbus,  and 
triumphantly  to  join  General  Lee  in  his  contemplated  ad\’ance  into  Pennsylvania.  Recruiting  came  to  a standstill,  and  Moore  lent 
a hand  to  the  loyal  militia  in  resisting  Morgan;  was  ambushed  and  captured  while  on  a j)ersonal  scout  at  night,  l)ut  effected  a cle\er 
e.scape  before  morning. 

Morgan's  capture  and  Lee's  defeat  stimulated  volunteering,  and  Major  Moore  with  the  last  com])any,  reached  Chattanooga, 
directly  after  the  siege,  where  he  found  himself  promoted  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  assigned  to  command  of  a battalion  of  con- 
\ alescents,  forming  part  of  a division  of  convalescents,  sent  up  in  escort  of  the  first  supply  train  after  the  siege  of  Knox\  ille,  for  our 
troops  in  the  French  broad  country.  They  repulsed  General  J.  W'heeler  at  Charleston,  Tenn.,  East  of  Cleveland,  and  reached  the 
army  at  Dandridge.  C'olonel  Opdycke  being  on  detail  work,  Moore  found  himself  in  command  of  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
Fifth,  and  the  next  day  fought  the  ad\’ance  of  Longstreet,  from  two  o'clock  until  dark.  Then  came  winter  quarters  at  London;  then 
the  famous  and  glorious  Atlanta  Campaign,  “the  Ninety  Days  Fight,”  as  the  Conlederates  call  it,  in  much  of  which  he  commanded 
the  regiment,  which  had  been  dubbed  the  “Ohio  Tigers,”  Colonel  Opdycke  commanding  a brigade.  He  was  thrice  wounded,  but 
not  severely.  The  excessive  labors  and  exposures  of  the  campaign  had  undermined  his  strength,  so  that  when  Atlanta  fell,  from  a bed 
of  sickness,  which  threatened  to  be  fatal,  he  dictated  his  resignation.  Returning,  though  greatly  enfeebled,  he  resumed  the  ministry 
in  his  old  Conference,  serving  churches  in  Columbus,  Zanesville  and  Delaware.  Transferred  to  the  Cincinnati  Conference,  he  ser\ed 
a full  term  as  pastor  of  Trinity,  Cincinnati,  and  then  for  five  years  was  president  of  the  Cincinnati  Wesleyan  College,  the  Ohio  Wes- 
leyan University,  conferring  the  degree  of  I).  D.,  and  Mt.  I nion  College  that  of  LL.  D.  In  1880  he  removed  to  Colorado  and 
organized  the  Ihiiversity  of  Denver,  of  which  he  remained  Chancellor  until  1889,  when  he  became  pastor  at  Boulder,  C'olorado,  and 
Professor  of  Political  Economy  in  the  State  University.  During  his  Chancellorshij)  he  had  thrilling  exj)eriences  on  the  cattle  ranges 
of  Wyoming,  which  added  little  to  his  financial,  but  immensely  to  his  physical  resource,  wonderfulh-  re-enforcing  his  \itality.  He 
had  scarcely  entered  upon  his  new  and  dual  duties  in  Boulder,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  editorship  of  the  Western  Christian  Advocate 
in  Cincinnati,  made  vacant  by  the  death  of  the  lamented  Dr.  Bayliss.  Ik  was  twice  re-elected  by  the  General  Conference.  He 
espoused  the  cause  of  the  ecclesiastical  enfranchisement  of  Methodist  women,  and  was  gladdened  b>'  its  triumph  in  1900.  The  General 
Conference  of  that  year  elected  him  to  the  episcopacy,  gi^■ing  him  on  the  final  ballot,  more  than  four-fifths  of  all  the  votes  cast.  The 
University  of  Denver  recognized  his  j)romotion,  conferring  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  For  the  first  time  an  Episcopal 
residence  was  fixed  in  Shanghai,  China.  The  Boxer  outbreak  was  on,  and  because  of  his  military  and  frontier  experience,  he  intimated 
his  willingness  to  be  appointed.  He  resided  for  four  years  in  Shanghai,  ha\  ing  jurisdiction  over  the  work  of  his  church  in  C'hina,  Japan 
and  Korea.  He  entered  Peking  during  its  occupancy  by  the  allies,  and  had  many  e.xciting  ad\’entures  in  the  interior.  Twice  he 
visited  Szechuen  Province,  “negotiating”  the  world-famed  gorges  and  rapids  of  the  upper  Vangtre.  Four  months  of  each  year  he 
traveled  throughout  Japan,  gix  ing  two  to  Korea,  six  to  China.  Once  he  trax’eled  o\'er  the  Trans-Siberian  Railwa\’  from  Port  Arthur 


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to  St.  I’ctcrsljurj^,  on  liis  n't  urn  to  tlie  United  States.  He  witnessed  the  first  l)attle  in  the  Russo-Japanese  War,  a naval  contest  at 
Cliemulpo,  tlie  Russiati  lrans[)ort  on  which  hc'  had  just  crossed  from  Shanghai,  being  one  of  the  three  Russian  ships  destroyed. 

I'roni  IhOl  to  lilOS,  his  ICpiscopal  residence  was  Portland,  Oregon,  during  which  time  his  official  duties  carried  him  twice  to 
.Alaska,  once  to  Sandwich  Ul.inds  and  twice  to  Me.vico.  In  11)08  he  was  transferred  to  Cincinnati,  amid  the  happy  scenes  of  his 
earlier  \'e,irs.  I lis  eldest  son.  Dr.  IdicdUm  II.  Moore,  is  head  of  the  Mathematical  Department  of  the  Chicago  University.  His 
second  son,  William  .A.  Moore,  is  of  th(>  law  firm  of  Cranston,  Pitkin  and  Moore,  Denver.  Alfred  T.  Moore  is  a newspaper  man  in 
.\ew  ^'ork;  while  his  fourth  sou,  Julian  I lawkes  Moore,  is  a young  attorney  in  Denver.  His  eldest  daughter,  Amy,  is  the  wife  of 
Robert  |.  Pitkin,  named  al)o\c.  His  \-ounger,  Marion,  resides  with  her  parents  in  Cincinnati. 


Joseph  Moses, 

Assistant  ( leneral  Land  and  Tax  Agent  of  the  New  York  Central  Lines,  at  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  one  of  the  most  ]X)])ular  citizens  of  the  (Jiteen  C'ity,  was  born  on  the  20th  day 
(jf  ( Ictober,  IS  IO,  the  son  of  Simeon  and  Jane  Moses,  both  natives  of  England.  He 
receix’ed  his  education  in  the  [)ublic  schools  of  Cincinnati  and  at  Hughes  High  School. 
U])on  lea^•ing  school  he  entered  u])on  his  business  career.  Politically,  Mr.  Moses  is  a 
Democrat,  luuing  ser\ed  his  ]>arty  in  many  capacities.  He  was  a member  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Board  of  IMucati<jn  for  eight  years  and  Adee-President  of  the  Union  Board  of 
High  Schools  for  two  years.  He  entered  the  serx'ice  of  the  Big  Four  Railroad  as  Special 
'Lax  Agent  In  the  yeai  1881)  and  served  in  that  capacity  until  Felnaiary  1st,  11)09,  when  he 
was  ajjpointed  Land  and  'Fax  Agent  of  New  Ah>rk  C'entral  Lines.  He  has  rej^resented 
the  Big  Four  Railroad  at  the  sessions  ol  the  General  Asseml)ly  of  Ohio  for  the  last  twenty 
years,  with  great  credit,  and  it  is  needless  to  say  that  he  has  a host  of  friends  all  over 
()hio,  which  he  considers  his  principal  asset.  In  August,  1870  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Maria  ('raig.  F'i\-e  daughters  and  two  sons  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  union.  Mr. 
Moses  is  a member  ol  the  Knights  of  Honor  and  the  Business  Men’s  Club.  He  resides 
at  1828  F'airfax  A\enue,  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Paul  L.  Mueller, 

.Artist,  a noted  flower  |)ainter,  who  enjoys  the  reputation  of  being  at  the  head  of  his 
profession  in  ( )hio  in  this  special  line,  is  a native  of  Flbing,  Germany,  where  he  was 
born  abejut  forty-five  years  ago,  the  son  of  Mr.  Carl  Ludwig  Mueller,  a retired  engineer  in 
the  ( '.o\a'rnment  ser\  ice.  Mr.  Alueller  recei\t‘d  a thorough  education  at  the  Fllfing 
( '.ymnasium  and  at  the  'Fechnical  School  of  that  city,  after  which  he  attended  the  Art 
Schools  at  Flbing  and  Berlin,  Germany,  having  shown  a remarkable  talent  tor  painting 
from  hi^  early  youth.  Later  he  visited  St.  Petersburg,  Brussels  and  Munich, 
where  he  dexoted  sexcral  x'ears  copying  great  masters  and  perfecting  himself  in  his  art. 

Ten  yeaix  ago,  Mr.  Mueller  came  to  the  United  States,  and,  after  having  followed  his 
,irt  in  Rochesti'i"  for  m-\  cral  months,  trax'eled  through  Peru  and  Panama  for  a cou]3le  ol  / 

\ears.  Returning  to  llu‘  United  States,  Mr.  Mueller  settled  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  soon  / 
became  known  a^  one  ot  the  foremost  tresco  painters  and  decorators  of  that  city.  Mr.  / 

Mueller  makes  a specialty  of  figure  and  flower  jxaintings  for  ])ublic  buildings  and  resi- 
dences. He  has  filled  many  contracts  for  such  work  and  is  al)le  to  furnish  the  most 
beautiful  <md  artistic  designs  for  special  decorations  on  api)lication.  Mr.  Mueller  has  ■ 
painted  a grc'al  many  |)aintings  in  oil  and  water  colors,  and  his  work  is  in  great  demand. 

His  studio  and  residence  are  located  at  2788  Arbor  Ax’enue,  Hyde  Park,  one  of  the  most 
l()\el\-  suburbs  of  the  Dm-'^'n  City.  Mr.  Mueller  is  a meml)er  of  the  Hyde  Park  Business 
Men’s  Club  and  of  the  Stamina  Rejniblican  League,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


losiU’i  I Mosi:s 


Henry  Muhlhauser,  Sr., 

President  of  'Lhe  Windisch-Muhlhauser 
Brewing  Comi)any,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is 
one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men 
of  the  Dueen  City.  He  was  bom  on  the 

28th  ot  July,  1842,  on  a farm  near  Ports-  i-  mueller. 

mouth,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Frederick  A4uhl- 

hauser,  a natix'e  of  Muggendorf,  Bavaria,  Germany.  LI  is  parents  emigrated  to  America 
in  1840,  and  settled  on  a farm  near  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  remaining  on  the  farm  for  five 
years.  In  1845  they  came  with  their  family  to  Cincinnati  and  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business,  conducting  a small  store  on  Hamilton  Road.  'Lhe  father  died  in  1848,  and  on 
Henry  fell  part  of  the  duty  to  hel])  sustain  the  family.  His  school  education  was  only 
meagre,  tor  he  was  only  eleven  >'ears  of  age  when  he  was  forced  to  help  his  mother  con- 
ducting their  grocery  store.  He  receix  ed  his  education  in  the  school  of  life  and  from  books 
xvhich  he  studied  in  his  leisure  hours.  When  nineteen  years  old  he  asscwlated  with  his 
lirother  Gottlieb  and  engaged  in  the  mineral  waiter  business.  Alter  a few  years  they  em- 
barked in  the  milling  business,  conducting  the  same  until  1897,  xvdien  he  and  his  brother 
started  a small  brexxery  on  Plum  Street,  on  the  spot  xx'here  now  the  immense  Lion  Brewery 
is  located.  A fexv  years  after,  Conrad  Windisch  became  associated  with  them  and  founded 
the  firm  of  C.  Windisch,  Muhlhauser  & Brother.  The  firm  name  was  changed  later  on 
to  The  W’lndisch-Muhlhauser  Brewing  Company.  In  politics,  Mr.  Aduhlhauser  is  a 
Democrat.  For  several  years  he  rejiresented  the  old  Thirteenth  Ward  of  Cincinnati  in 
the  School  Board.  Mr.  Muhlhauser  is  a public-spirited  man,  a s])lendid  citizen,  prominent 
business  man,  honorable  in  all  his  dealings  and  of  plain  and  unassuming  character.  He 
is  a nu'mber  of  many  organizations  and  xvas  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  GoUlen  Jubilee  Saengerfest,  held  in  (fincinnati,  in  1899. 


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Adam  Louis  Nagel, 

Vice-President  of  The  Kroger  Grocery  and  Baking  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  6th  of  March,  1871,  at  Zweibruecken, 
Germany,  the  son  of  Louis  and  Kathyrn  Nagel,  both  natives  of  Germany.  The  father  was  killed  in  the  Franco-Prussian  War.  In 
1874,  Mrs.  Nagel  left  with  her  family  of  five  children,  the  fatherland,  and  came  to  the  United  States,  remaining  for  three  months  in 
Philadelphia,  after  which  she  settled  in  Cincinnati,  where  Adam  Louis  Nagel  received  the  first  rudiments  of  an  education  in  the  public 
schools,  until  he  was  nine  years  of  age,  when  necessity  compelled  him  to  go  to  work  and  help  to  support  the  family.  The  boy  found  a 
position  in  the  butcher  business,  working  in  the  Pearl  Street  Market  House.  Later  he  worked  at  steamboating,  in  tool  works  and  in 
a grocery,  finally  returning  to  the  butcher  business,  in  which  he  continued  for  nineteen  years.  He  now  is  \dce-President  of  the  Kroger 
Grocery  and  Baking  Company,  and  General  Manager  of  the  enormous  meat  department  of  that  concern.  In  politics,  Mr.  Nagel  has 
socialistic  views.  In  1904,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  Mantell.  He  resides  at  3821  Hazel  Avenue,  South  Norwood,  Ohio. 


Samuel  Nieman, 

President  of  the  Sun  Mutual  Insurance  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  and  prominent  in  political  and  busi- 
ness affairs  of  the  Queen  City,  was  born  on  the  15th  of  January,  1844,  in  Cincinnati.  His  parents, 

Herman  H.  Nieman,  a merchant  tailor,  and  Mrs.  Mary  Louise  Ellermann  Nieman,  were  both  natixes 
of  Germany.  They  emigrated  to  the  LLiited  States  in  1834  and  1835,  respectively,  and  settled  in 
Cincinnati,  where  Mr.  Herman  H.  Nieman  established  one  of  the  leading  tailor  establishments  of 
that  city.  Mr.  Samuel  Nieman  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools,  until  he  became 
fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  grocery  business  as  a clerk,  remaining  in  same  for  a period 
of  two  years.  He  then  learned  his  father’s  trade,  and,  in  1863,  became  a partner  in  his  father’s 
business,  under  the  firm  name  of  H.  H.  Nieman  & Son.  In  1877,  at  his  father’s  death,  Mr.  Nieman 
became  sole  owner,  and  the  name  of  the  firm  was  changed  into  Samuel  Nieman.  He  continued  in 
that  business  until  1906,  when,  on  account  of  many  other  business  interests,  he  was  compelled  to  sell 
his  tailor  establishment  and  devote  himself  exclusively  to  the  Sun  Mutual  Insurance  Company,  of 
which  he  has  been  President  for  many  years.  Mr.  Nieman  is  a public-spirited  man.  He  takes  great 
interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  city.  He  is  President  of  the  Appollo  Building  and  Savings  Company. 

Mr.  Nieman’s  political  affiliations  have  always  been  with  the  Republican  party,  but  he  is  inde- 
pendent in  his  views,  and  bitterly  opposed  to  boss  rule.  In  1878,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  of  Cincinnati,  being  the  only  Republican  elected  in  the  First  District,  holding 

that  position  for  a period  of  four  years.  In  1891,  he  was  appointed  Police  Commissioner  of  Cincinnati,  by  Governor  McKinley,  and 
under  the  administration  of  Mayor  Tafel  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  City  Affairs.  Mr.  Nieman  is  President  of  the  Hamilton 
County  Taxpayers’  Association,  and  a member  of  the  Stamina  Republican  League.  He  also  was  a member  of  the  Lincoln  Club,  from 
the  beginning  to  the  end,  and  of  the  Roosevelt  Republican  Club.  In  1867  Mr.  Nieman  was  married  to  Miss  Susie  Bogen.  Four 
children  living  are  the  issue  of  their  union,  one  son  and  three  daughters.  The  family  reside  on  Walnut  Hills,  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Nie- 
man’s offices  are  located  in  the  Home  Building  of  the  Sun  Mutual  Insurance  C'ompany,  Thirteenth  and  Bremen  Streets,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 


S.  NIEM-XN. 


Frank  X.  Owens, 

Secretary  of  The  Kroger  Grocery  and  Baking  Company,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on 
the  17th  of  June,  1878,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  His  father,  Mr.  John  L.  ( )wens,  was  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business  in  that  city.  Mr.  Frank  X.  Owens  was  educated 
in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools  and  at  St.  Xax’ier’s  College,  from  which  institution  he 
graduated  in  1897,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  started  in  Inisiness  life  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  entering  the  grocery  business  of  H.  H.  Gosling,  in  which  he  remained 
for  a period  of  eighteen  months.  I le  then  entered  the  Kroger  Company,  in  the  capacity 
of  assistant  bookkeeper.  He  afterwards  advanced  to  the  position  of  bookkeeper,  and 
he  now  is  Secretary  of  the  company.  Mr.  Owens  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Colum- 
l)us,  the  Alhambra,  and  of  the  Hyde  Park  Business  Men’s  Club.  In  1904,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  May  Marian  Marks.  Three  children  have  blessed  their  union.  Mr. 
Owens  resides  at  Hyde  Park. 

Charles  E.  Patric, 

One  of  the  most  important  manufacturers  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  may  be  rightfully  termed 
the  father  of  those  agricultural  implements,  the  Superior  Drills,  which  have  carried  the 
name  of  Springfield  all  over  the  civilized  world,  and  there  is,  perhaps,  no  place  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada,  where  the  products  of  Mr.  Patric’s  manufacturing  enterprises 
are  not  known  and  in  every  day  use.  Air.  Patric  is  a native  of  Xew  A'ork  State,  of  Scotch 
F.  X.  OWENS.  ancestry,  his  forefathers  hax'ing  emigrated  to  the  Xew  World  and  settled  in  Connecticut 

about  the  year  1635.  Abel  Patric,  Air.  Chas.  E.  Patric’s  grandfather,  was  a soldier  in 
the  War  of  the  Revolution;  his  son,  Richard  F.  Patric,  was  born  in  Connecticut  and 
removed  to  New  York  State,  where  he  became  engaged  in  farming  and  the  lumber  business.  Air.  Chas.  E.  Patric  received  his 
education  in  the  district  schools  and  at  the  Hornellsville  Academy. 

Upon  leaving  the  Academy,  Air.  Patric  became  associated  with  his  brothers,  who  at  that  time  were  engaged  in  manufacturing 
and  milling  interests  at  Victor,  Ontario  County,  N.  Y.  Soon  aftei,  Mr.  Patric  became  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  grain  dis- 
tributers at  Shortsville,  N.  Y.,  and  in  1865  and  1866  in  Alacedon,  N.  A".  In  May,  1867,  Mr.  Patric  came  to  Springfield,  Ohio,  where 
he  organized  a company  for  the  manufacture  of  the  Superior  Grain  Drill,  invented  by  him,  and  eleven  years  later,  in  1878,  he  re- 
turned to  his  native  state,  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where  he  invented  and  patented  the  wonderful  speed  changing  device  for  seeding 
machines,  for  changing  the  quantity  of  seed  sown  to  the  acre,  embracing  thirteen  changes  of  speed,  without  change  of  parts,  and 
any  one  of  the  changes  can  be  made  in  five  seconds. 

It  is  a model  of  simplicity,  and  perfectly  infalable.  Returning  to  Springfield,  in  1883,  he  organized  the  Superior  Drill  Com- 


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l)aay,  (A  wliirh  he  is  slill  a stockholder,  at  whicii  time  he  added  the  new  speed  device  to  the  Superior  Unll,  which  greatly  enhanced 
its  \ alue  and  which  soon  became  widely  known  all  o\  er  the  ci\  ilized  world . He  has  obtained  alnnit  fifty  ])atents  on  Seeding  Machines, 
the  kitest  is  what  is  known  as  the  ('ohnnbia  Planter,  fur  the  use  of  the  farmer,  truckgardener,  the  nurseryman  and  the  florist.  It 

plants  all  kinds  of  seeds,  from 
the  \-er\-  finest  to  the  largest,  in- 
cluding lima  beans  and  peanuts. 

It  is  a \’ery  simple  de\-ice  that 
will  last  for  \'ears.  Both  hand 
and  horse  power  [)lanters  are 
manufactured  by  d'he  ('olumbia 
1 Manter  ( 'ompany,  of  Sjiringfield , 

( )hio. 

In  politics,  Air.  Patric  is  a Re- 
])ublican,  but  taking  no  actix’e 
])art  in  the  aflairs  of  his  party. 

Me  is  interested  in  many  indus- 
trial and  financial  enteri)rises. 

Me  is  X’ice-President  of  the  Foos 
( '■as  if ngine  ( omi)any.  President 
of  The  Springfield  Aletallic 

,,  , ,,  , ■ IHE  ••CCILUMBIA  Pt.AN'I  UR" 

C asket  C oni])any,  and  I’resi- 

dcnt  and  d'reasurer  of  The 

Columbia  Planter  Company. 

lie  was  married  in  January,  P.)()7,  to  Miss  Mary  jane  Yeazie.  of  Natchez,  Miss.  Mr. 
Patric  is  a .self  made  man  in  the  l)roadest  sense  of  the  word,  a s|:)lendid  citizen, 
c t-;.  PAiRic,  who  ahvays  has  the  interesst  of  his  fellow  men  at  heart,  kindly  l)y  nature  and  public- 

si)irited.  He  resides  at  1311  Fast  High  Street,  Sijringficld,  Ohio. 


Clarence  K.  Patton, 

Sui)erintendent  of  the  .Acorn  Alotor  Car  Company,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  w-as  born  on  the  4th  of  No\'cmber,  1871,  the  son  of  David  and 
Alaiw  |.  Patton,  both  natixes  of  ( )hio.  4'he  fat  her  was  a |)rominent  contractor  of  the  Oueen  City.  A4r.  Patton  received  his  education 
in  the  ])ublic  schools  ol  his  home  city.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a Ixricklayer,  and  in  189.5  he  became  a 

contractor  in  brickwork.  He  remained  in  that  business  until  1907,  when  he  connected  himself  with  the  antomol)ile  industry  of  Cin- 

cinnati. He  is  the  originator  ol  some  \ery  Ini|)ortant  iinentions  regarding  automobile  improvements,  ami  he  is  also  the  inventor 
of  a friction  dri\e  automobile.  In  ])olitics,  he  has  alwa\s  been  a laithtui  Re])ublican.  Air.  Patton  has  been  closely  connected  with 

the  affairs  of  the  ( )hio  National  Cuard.  He  enlisted  in  1891  as  a Prixale  in  Battery  B,  Ohio  National  Guards,  and  from  that  time 

until  ItlOO,  xx'hen  he  xxas  commissioned  Ca])lain  of  that  organization,  he  had  filled  cwery  other  rank  in  the  liattery.  During  the Spanish- 
.Anu'fican  War  he  serx cd  as  hirst  Lieutenant  in  Troo])  IP,  hirst  Ohio  Volunteer  Cax airy.  In  1898,  Air.  Patton  was  unitefl  in  marriage 
to  Aliss  Caroline  C.  Gampfer.  He  resides  at  30(10  Paxton  Road,  Hyde  Park,  C'incinnati.  His  ijlace  of  bitsiness  is  located  at  Fifth 
and  Fggleston  Axenttes,  (.'incinnati,  Ohio. 


William  Wirt  Peabody. 

( )f  Aladisonx'ille,  Ohio,  xvho  ditring  a long  life  ol  uselulness,  was  one  of  the  most  important  factors  in  the  tlevelopments  of  the  Ohio 
Railroad  Sx’stem,  was  born  on  the  2(3th  of  October,  1830,  at  Gorham,  Cumlxerland  County,  Alaine,  and  was  a son  of  William  H. 
and  Hannah  Alarsh  Peal)ody.  WTll  cf|uip|)ed  as  to  education,  being  a graduate  of  the  Maine  State  University,  in  1854,  he  started 
out  to  make  his  oxxii  xvay  in  the  xx’orld,  fortified  Ixy  good  health,  good  morals  and  a determination  to  succeed.  He  reached  Marietta, 
()hio,  XX hen  work  xx'as  being  ]nished  in  laying  out  the  route  of  the  old  Marietta  and  Cincinnati  Railroad,  and  right  there,  at  the 
bottom  ol  the  ladder,  Ca])tain  Peabody  began  his  xery  remarkalde  railroad  career.  Prom  carrying  surx'cyors’  stakes  for  the  engineer 
xxho  xxas  laxing  otit  the  route  of  the  railroad,  he  was  advanced  to  the  position  of  Secretary  to  the  first  President  of  the  road,  his 
manner,  intelligence  and  ca|)acity  haxing  attracted  the  attention  of  the  late  Noah  L.  Wdlson,  with  xvhom  he  remained,  in  that  office, 
for  txx'o  years.  Successixely  promoted,  he  became  Paymaster,  Alaster  of  Transportation  and  General  Sui)erintendent  of  the  Marietta 
and  Cincinnati  Railroad.  His  bearing  toward  others  had  ever  Ixeen  so  genial  and  considerate,  and  he  had  become  so  popular,  that  in 
1877,  XX  hen  the  general  railroad  strike  tied  up  the  business  interests  of  the  country  and  transportation  lines  in  Cincinnati  were  prac- 
ticallx’  closed,  the  only  undisturbed  line  xxas  the  one  over  xvhich  Captain  Peabody  presided.  His  men  loyally  remained  with  him, 
so  great  xxais  their  confidence  in  his  integrity  and  in  the  justice  of  xvhat  he  demanded  of  them.  He  was  later  made  General 
Stiperintendent  of  the  Ohio  and  Alississijxpi  Railroad;  then  General  Alanager,  and  finally  President,  a [xosition  he  resigned  to  accept 
that  of  General  Alanager  of  the  Trans-Ohio  Dix'ision  of  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  System,  when  Cincinnati  lost  him,  the  headquarte  s 
being  at  Chicago.  At  a later  date,  in  the  reorganization  which  xvas  made  by  several  roads,  resulting  in  the  formation  of  the  Baltimore 
and  Ohio  Southxvestern  Railroad,  Captain  Peabody  accepted  the  position  of  Vice-President  and  General  A4anager,  and  was  enthus- 
iastically xx’elcomed  back  to  Cincinnati.  Although  noxv  deceased,  mj  name  is  held  in  higher  regard  in  railroad  circles  than  that  of 
Captain  Peabody.  In  other  lines  of  actixdty.  Captain  Peabody  xx^as  no  less  prominent.  During  the  Civil  Wffir  he  serx^ed  as  a member 
of  the  One  Hundred  and  Forty-Ninth  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  later  raised  a company  xvhich  became  a part  of  the 
Sixty-Fourth  Regiment.  In  cix  ic  affairs  he  has  also  been  conspicuous.  He  serx'ed  txvo  successix'e  terms  as  President  of  the  Cincinnati 
( hamber  (;f  Commerce;  he  xvas  President  of  the  Board  of  Alanagers  from  Ohio,  at  the  Wffirld’s  Fair  in  Chicago;  serxed  four  years  as 
President  of  the  Lincoln  Club;  xvas  for  sex'cral  years  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Exposition  Commission  and  President  of  the  tenth 
and  elex’enth  Expositions,  and  xvas  President  of  the  Young  Alen’s  Mercantile  Library  Association  for  a long  time.  He  also  xvas  a 
32nd  degree  Alason  and  a Knight  Templar.  ( )n  the  2nd  of  July,  1891,  C'aptain  Peabody  was  married  to  Sarah  FT  F'crree,  a daughter 
of  Rev.  John  F'erree,  a Alethodist  minister  of  Chillicothe.  F'our  children  xvere  born  to  them,  txx'O  ot  xvhom  survix’e,  W . W.  Peabodx', 
a New  A’ork  Ixanker,  and  Airs.  WA  A.  Hall,  of  Madisonx'ille.  Captain  Peabody  passed  axvay  in  1910,  at  the  residence  of  his  daughter, 
at  Aladisonx  ille,  Ohio. 


Levi  C.  Pease 


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PEASE. 


Auditor  of  the  Supreme  Executix'e  Committee  aud  Past  Supreme  Counselor  of  the  Order 
of  United  Commercial  Travelers,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  June,  1848,  at  Enfield,  Hartford 
County,  Connecticut.  He  is  the  son  of  Dennis  and  Eliza  Pease,  nati\'es  of  Connecticut 
and  Massachusetts,  respectively.  Mr.  Pease  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  at 
the  Connecticut  Literar>'  Institute,  Suffield,  Conn.  Upon  leaving  school,  Mr.  Pease 
worked  as  a clerk  in  a store,  later  he  filled  the  position  of  superintendent  in  a manufac- 
turing company,  and  for  thirty  years  he  was  a “Knight  of  the  Road.”  He  resides  at 
1845  Indianola  A^•enue,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Air.  Pease  is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Order 
of  United  Commercial  Travelers  of  America,  one  of  the  largest  beneficial  organizations 
in  existence.  The  Order  has  been  called  by  some  of  its  enthusiastic  admirers  “The 
Commercial  Travelers’  Masonry.”  This  may  or  may  not  be  a strong  phrase.  There  is 
dail\'  evidence,  however,  that  there  exists  a strong  bond  of  sympathy  and  fellow  felling 
among  the  members  of  this  Older  that  may  be  witnessed  in  the  cordial  relations  between 
wearers  of  the  button  who  may  perhaps  hail  from  widely  separated  sections  of  the  country. 

The  conception  and  birth  of  the  Order  were  brought  about  through  a meeting  of  the 
East  and  West.  Levi  C.  Pease,  who  was  responsible  for  the  ground  plan  of  organization, 
came  from  Connecticut,  while  John  C.  Fenimore,  to  whom  was  assigned  the  defining  of 
the  duties  of  the  officers  and  the  drafting  of  the  ritual,  was  born  in  Indiana  and  has  lived 
in  various  parts  of  the  West  and  South.  At  one  time  he  was  engaged  in  storekeeping  in 
Louisiana,  llpon  organization,  Charles  Benton  Elagg  became  the  Supreme  Secretary  of 
the  order,  and  lent  valuable  assistance  in  working  out  the  clerical  details  at  this  period. 

Indeed,  the  development  of  the  order  in  its  early  days  was  largely  due  to  the  indefatigable 

work  of  the  First  Supreme  Secretary.  The  plan  of  a secret  socirty  among  commercial  travelers  without  benefits  had  been  tried  with 
indifferent  success.  Exclusively  beneficial  organizations  for  commercial  travelers  had,  some  of  them,  grown  up,  flourished  and  decayed. 
Successors  to  these,  irrofiting  by  the  sad  experience  of  those  gone  before,  appeared  to  be  occupying  the  field  to  the  exclusion  of  all  new 
comers  of  whatever  kind  of  character.  The  prospect  was  not  particularly  flattering. 

The  Lbiited  Commercial  Travelers  idea  was  something  along  the  middle  ground  between  the  stricth'  fraternal  orders  and  the 
strictly  beneficial  associations.  The  scheme  was  not  quickly  grasped  by  those  to  whom  it  was  unfolded,  because  it  seemed  to  possess 
no  new  features,  and  yet,  it  was  entirely  new;  so  new  that  it  was  necessary  to  blaze  a trail  all  the  way.  It  was  here  that  the  com- 
bined elements  of  character  possessed  by  the  pioneers  in  the  movement  came  in  for  a rare  trial  of  conclusions  with  the  hard  conditions 
presented. 

Fortunately,  the  founders  and  First  Supreme  Secretary,  possessed  in  composite,  the  qualities  of  intelligent  persistence,  brilliant 
leadership,  singleness  of  purpose,  tact,  e.xecuti\e  ability,  earnestness,  sincerity,  optimism,  far-sightedness,  confidence,  resource,  tireless 
energy,  good  fellowship  and  supreme  patience;  all  these,  in  the  degree  necessary  to  the  accomplishment  of  the  giant  task  to  which 
they  had  set  themselves.  A weakness  at  any  of  the  abo\'e  points  would  ha^■e  meant  failure.  Consciously  or  unconsciouslv,  the  plan 
evolved  by  them  was  destined  for  a large  development.  It  was  a wide  and  nationalized  movement  from  the  start;  it  was  not  to  lie 
confined  to  any  single  section  or  grand  division  of  the  country;  it  was  purposed  that  Eastern  thrift  and  Southern  chivalry  should  join 
with  Northern  steadfastness  and  Western  energy  in  a concert  of  sympathetic  co-operation. 

Of  the  eight  men  associated  as  incorporators,  L.  C.  Pease,  J.  C.  Fenimore,  C.  B.  Flagg,  F.  A.  Sells,  John  Dickey,  S.  H.  Strayer, 
W.  E.  Carpenter  and  C.  S.  Ammel,  no  two  represented  the  same  line  of  trade,  and  all  of  them  were  recognized  as  leaders  in  their 
particular  field  of  salesmanship.  And,  what  is  more  to  the  point,  all  of  the  founders  and  incorporators  who  are  still  li\'ing  are  today 
active  and  vitally  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  Order’s  welfare,  thus  showing  the  unselfish  zeal  that  has  prompted  them  from 
the  beginning.  All  this  is  a conclusive  proof  that  the  Order  of  United  Travelers  of  America  was  not  a thing  of  accidental  or  freakish 
conception  or  grow'th.  The  foundation  was  laid  broad  and  deep,  and  the  superstructure  has  been  reared  with  grade  and  symmetry 
and  has  grown  in  prestige  and  solidity  with  the  passing  years.  The  plan  of  organization  of  the  Order  of  Ihiited  Commercial  Travelers 
of  America  conforms  closely  to  the  usages  of  the  standard  secret  and  fraternal  bodies.  The  basis  of  the  plan  is  the  Subordinate 
Council  which  may  now'  be  found  in  all  the  principal  commercial  centers  of  the  leading  states  of  the  union,  with  several  flourishing 
bodies  across  the  border  in  Canada.  It  is  in  the  Subordinate  Councils  that  the  degree  of  the  order  is  e.xemplified,  no  further  degrees 
being  required  for  ad\'ancement  into  the  two  higher  bodies  of  the  Order.  Good  standing  in  the  Subordinate  Council,  however,  is 
made  a condition  to  a voice  and  vote  in  the  higher  bodies. 

The  Order  was  fortunate  in  having  as  one  of  its  founders  a ritualist  of  marked  ability.  The  result  of  John  Cooper  Fenimorc’s 
labors  w'as  a ritual  which  is  a pleasing  surprise  to  the  no\’itiate,  without  any  of  the  oft-expected  burlesciue  features  and  entirely  free 
from  vulgar  or  objectionable  elements.  Building  about  the  Order’s  tenets  of  Unity,  Charity  and  Temperance,  the  ritualist  has  evolved 
an  initiatory  ceremony  that  is  capable  of  a beautiful  and  an  impressive  e.xemplification,  strongly  imbued  with  ele\'ating  lessons  and 
thoroughly  in  keeping  with  the  Order’s  character,  aims  and  purposes. 

The  Grand  Councils,  to  which  all  Subordinate  Councils  are  attached,  with  the  e.xception  of  those  in  detached  and  scattered 
territory,  are  twenty  five  in  number.  Meetings  of  these  bodies  are  held  once  a year  at  some  city  in  the  jurisdiction,  chosen  by  the 
Council  in  session.  The  Grand  Council  is  made  up  of  representatives  from  all  of  the  Subordinate  Councils  in  the  jurisdiction. 
Five  contiguous  Subordinate  Councils,  by  their  representatives,  may  organize  a Grand  Council;  but  no  less  than  three  Subordinate 
Councils  can  maintain  one.  Grand  Councils  fix  their  own  basis  of  representation,  and  exercise  the  greatest  freedom  in  the  handling 
of  their  local  and  jurisdictional  aft'airs.  Only  Senior  Counselors,  Past  Counselors  or  Past  Senior  Counselors  are  qualified  as  represen- 
tatives to  a Grand  Council. 

The  Grand  Councils  are  the  educational  department  of  the  Order.  It  is  from  them  that  a constant  stream  of  information  goes 
out  to  the  members;  and  from  this  source,  too,  is  conducted  the  business  of  investigating  grievances  which  members  may  have 
against  hotel  or  transportation  companies.  Alany  Grand  Councils,  in  addition  to  this,  conduct  an  information  bureau,  through  which 
members  of  the  Order  are  brought  into  touch  with  the  employers  of  traveling  salesmen,  and  assistance  is  gi\'en  members  in  securing 
favorable  positions.  The  Supreme  Council  is  made  up  of  representatives  of  each  of  the  Grand  Councils  on  the  basis  of  one  for  ever\- 
five  hundred  Subordinate  members,  or  fraction,  embraced  within  the  Grand  Jurisdiction.  The  meetings  of  the  Supreme  Council  are 
held  annually,  opening  in  the  last  week  in  June,  at  the  Supreme  Headquarters  of  the  Order,  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  Grand  Counselors, 
Grand  Past  Counselors  or  Past  Grand  Counselors,  are  all  that  are  eligible  as  rcpresentati\  es  to  the  Supreme  Council.  The  Supreme 
Council  is  the  national  law-making  body  of  the  Order.  Its  sessions  are  in  the  nature  of  the  annual  meetings  of  a corporation. 


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As  avowed  h\-  the  articles  of  incorporation,  issued  under  the  general  corj)oration  laws  of  Ohio,  January  16th,  1888,  “The  Order 
of  I'nited  Ooniinercial  Tra\elers  of  America,  is  organizetl  for  the  puri)ose  of  (1)  To  unite  fraternally  all  Commercial  Travelers  of 
good  nu>ral  character.  (2)  'I'o  gi\e  all  moral  and  material  aid  in  its  power  to  its  members  and  those  dependent  upon  them;  also  to 
assist  the  widows  and  orphans  of  deceased  members.  (3)  To  establish  an  indemnity  futKl  to  indemnify  its  members  for  total  dis- 
abilit\'  or  detuh  resulting  from  accidental  means.  (4)  To  secure  frotn  all  transportation  companies  and  hotels,  just  and  equitable 
favors  for  Commercial  'brawders  as  a class.  (5)  d'o  ele\-ate  the  moral  and  social  standing  of  its  members. 

'I'he  headciuarters  of  the  Order  of  ITnited  Commercial  Travelers  of  America  are  at  Colutnbus,  Ohio,  where  they  occupy  a splen- 
did btiilding  on  the  corner  of  I’ark  and  Rtissell  Streets.  Mr.  Pease’s  offices  are  located  in  that  building.  Mr.  Pease  served  for  two 
terms  as  Inqterial  of  the  “Ancient  Mystic  Order  of  Bagmen.’’ 


F.  L.  PFAt-F. 


Frank  Pfaff, 

■\  ])rominent  business  man  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  well  known  in  Democratic  politics, 
was  born  on  the  14th  of  Se])tember,  1858,  at  Madison,  Dane  County,  Wisconsin.  His 
|)arents,  h'.  A.  Pfaff  and  Theresa  Litckert  Pfaff,  were  nati^"es  of  Hessen  and  Hannover, 
respectively,  and  had  emigrated  t<j  the  new  world  about  the  year  1850.  Mr.  Pfaff’s 
lorcd'alhers  were  foresters  to  the  King  of  Hessen,  and  his  father  was  born  in  the  old  for- 
ester’s house  Jugenheim  a.  d.  Bergstrasse.  His  early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
])ublic  schools  of  Madison  and  Cincinnati,  but  he  left  the  Intermediate  school  before  he 
had  completed  his  term  and  went  to  work.  Slowly,  but  surely,  he  worked  himself  up 
until  now  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  in  the  Queen 
City  of  the  West.  He  not  only  is  at  the  head  of  the  well  known  firm  of  Buhr,  Pfaff  & Co., 
manttfacturing  confectioners,  but  also  Director  in  the  Merchants  National  Bank;  Vice- 
Presidetit  Columbia  Bank  and  Savings  Company;  Treasurer  Confectioner’s  Review 
Publishing  C'ompany;  President  Ceorge  Ast  Candy  Company  and  Director  of  The 
Rockaway  Coaster  Company,  Cincinnati,  (4hio.  In  politics,  Mr.  Pfaff  is  a staunch 
Democrat.  In  1!)05  he  was  elected  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  Vice-Mayor  of  Cincinnati, 
serving  one  term.  Two  years  later  he  headed  the  Independent  ticket  for  Mayor.  In 
1908  he  was  appointed  Jury  Commissioner  of  Hamilton  County  by  the  Hamilton  County 
Judges.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Pfaff  is  a member  of  Kilwanning  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M.;  Scottish 
Rite;  Syrian  Teni|)le  and  U.  C.  T.  On  the  26th  of  December,  1885,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Charlotte  Heckel.  Two  children,  Viola  E.  Pfaff  and  Corinne  Pfaff  have  been 
the  issue  of  their  union.  Mr.  Pfaff  resides  at  3418  Whitfield  Avenue,  Clifton;  while  his 
place  of  business  is  located  at  Second  and  Race  Streets,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


JuliUvS  Pfleger, 

Among  the  men  who  took  a prominent  part  in  building  up  the  leather  industry  of  the  Queen  City  was  Mr.  Julius  Ptieger,  who, 
during  a life  of  usefulness,  raised  himself  from  humble  beginnings  to  the  rank  of  one  of  the  most  enterprising  and  progressive  citizens 
Cincinnati  could  boast  of.  Mr.  I’lleger  was  a self  made  man  in  the  noblest  and  fullest  sense  of  the  word,  but  through  all  the  different 
stages  of  his  eventful  career  from  the  time  when  he  worked  as  a journeyman  in  a tannery  to  his  later  important  position  in  the  field 
of  industry  and  c(nnmerce,  his  character  was  alwa^'S  the  same — plain  and  lovable.  He  was  ever  ready  to  relieve  poverty,  sorrow  and 
distress,  to  a.ssist  a worthy  cause  and  a public  enterprise  of  merit.  He  was  a man  of  sterling  integrity,  pleasant  disposition,  great  energy 
and  intellectual  lorce,  and  possessed  the  rare  gift  of  making  friends  wherever  he  went.  To  know  him  meant  to  like  him,  of  him  it 
may  truthfully  be  said,  that  he  possessed  friends  by  the  hundred,  but  not  a single  enemy. 

Julius  Plleger  was  a native  of  Germany.  He  first  saw  the  light  of  day  in  Oberweiler,  Rhenish  Bavaria,  on  the  25th  of  September, 
1843,  in  which  city  his  ancestors  had  followed  the  vocation  of  tanners  for  many  generations.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the 
elementary  schools  of  his  home  city  until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  upon  leaving  school  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
tanner’s  tiaule  in  the  little  tannery  owned  and  operated  by  his  father.  Here  he  learned  his  trade  thoroughly  and  in  all  its  details. 

.After  finishing  his  apprenticeship,  he  according  to  an  old  German  custom  traveled  as  a journeyman  through  many  parts  of  his  native 

country,  and  finally  concluded  to  emigrate  to  America  and  seek  his  fortune  in  the  new  world.  He  crossed  the  ocean,  landed  at 
New  York  and  finally  reached  Cincinnati.  He  soon  found  employment  in  the  tannery  of  Michael  Eckert,  where 
he  worked  for  a number  of  years,  as  journeyman  as  well  as  foreman.  He  labored  hard  and  faithfully,  at  the  same  time 

saving  his  earnings  and  comideting  his  education,  and  to  establish  himself  in  luisiness  on  a small  scale.  However,  he  was 

not  bedded  on  roses;  hard  work  was  in  store  for  him,  but  willingly  and  unhesitatingly  he  struggled  along,  fully  determined  to  make 
his  mark  in  life.  After  a while  he  formed  a jrartnership  with  Justin  Griess  and  L.  B.  Hollmeyer,  and  organized  the  firm  of  Griess, 
Pfieger  Company,  which  in  the  course  of  time  has  become  one  of  the  most  important  business  enterprises  in  the  leather  trade  of  our 
country.  Mr.  Pfiegcr’s  death  occurred  on  the  2nd  of  April,  1905.  His  demise  caused  grief  and  mourning  all  over  the  city  of  Cincin- 
nati, for  Mr.  Pfieger  had  been  closely  identified  not  only  with  the  business  life  of  the  Queen  City,  but  also  with  many  social  and  char- 
itable associations  and  institutions.  Shortly  after  his  arrival  in  Cincinnati  he  became  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Turngemeinde,  one 
of  the  oldest  Turner  Organizations  in  the  United  States.  Later,  upon  the  organization  of  the  North  Cincinnati  Turnverein,  he  became 
connected  with  the  new  society,  of  which  he  was  a member  and  officer  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  also  was  an  Odd  Fellow,  a 
member  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce;  President  of  the  Star  Building  Association;  one  of  the  oldest  organizations  of  its 
kind  in  Cincinnati,  and  of  a number  of  charitable  associations.  During  the  great  Saengerfest  in  1899,  he  served  as  one  of  the  Directors 
and  was  Chairman  of  the  most  important  committee  on  buildings.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Silbernagel.  One  son,  Edward 
Pfieger,  was  the  issue  of  their  union. 


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James  Emory  Porter, 

Secretary  of  the  Firth  Sterling  Steel  Company,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  formerly  Secretar}' 
and  Treasurer  of  The  Roanoke  Iron  Company,  Roanoke,  Va.,  and  a prominent  member 
of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Pittsburg,  in  which  organization  he  occupies  the  office  of  President, 
was  born  on  the  5th  of  November,  1843,  in  Jefferson  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Thomas 
A.  Porter,  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  and  his  mother,  Elizabeth  A.  Frye  Porter, 
a native  of  Maryland.  Mr.  Porter  oljtained  his  education  in  the  puldic  schools  and  at 
Mount  Union  College,  Ohio.  After  the  outbreak  of  the  Ci\il  War,  Mr.  Porter  enlisted 
as  a Private  in  the  Second  Regiment,  Ohio  V'olunteer  Infantry,  on  the  5th  of  Sep- 
tember, 1861.  He  was  discharged  as  Sergeant  on  the  10th  of  October,  1864.  During 
his  service  he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Ivy  Mountain,  Perrysville,  Ky.,  Stone’s  River, 

Hoovers  Gap,  Tenn.,  Chicamauga,  Ga.,  Mission  Ridge,  Lookout  Mountain  and  Resaca. 

He  was  seriously  wounded  in  the  latter  battle.  Socially,  Mr.  Porter  is  a member  of  the 
Order  of  Eastern  Star,  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  Pittsburg  Athletic  Association,  and 
is  Past  Eminent  Commander,  Allegheny  Commandery  No.  35,  Knights  Templar.  He 
also  belongs  to  Post  3,  Grand  Army  Republic,  and  is  Past  Department  Commander, 

Department  of  Virginia  and  North  Carolina,  Grand  Army  Republic.  Mr.  Porter  resides 
at  Edgewood  Park,  Pa. 

Andrew  G.  Pugh, 

One  of  the  representative  business  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Franklin  County, 

Ohio,  the  son  of  Richard  Pugh  and  Elizabeth  Pugh,  who  are  natives  of  Wales  and  Eng- 
land, and  who  emigrated  to  the  United  States  on  the  10th  of  May,  1854.  Mr.  Andrew 

G.  Pugh  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio  and  educated  in  the  Columbus  public  schools. 
He  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  in  the  capacity  of  rodman  and 
chain  carrier,  with  the  Civil  Engineering  firm  of  Brown  Brothers,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Tak- 
ing up  the  study  of  Civil  Engineering,  Mr.  Pugh,  later  on,  became  Assistant  City  Engineer 
of  the  city  of  Columbus,  and  Assistant  Engineer  in  the  office  of  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
P.  C.  C.  & St.  L.  Railroad  Company.  He  now  is  interested  in  street  paving  contracts, 
making  his  specialty  asphalt  pavements.  He  is  proprietor  of  Pugh’s  Asphalt  Paving 
Plant,  450  Woodland  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  politics,  Mr.  Pugh  is  a Republican. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  of  Goodale  Lodge,  No.  362,  F.  & A.  M.;  Temjde  Chapter  No.  155; 
Columbus  Council;  a Knight  Templar;  Mt.  Wrnon  Commandery  No.  1,  Columbus, 
Ohio;  a 32nd  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a member  of  Aladin  Temple,  A.  A.  O. 
N.  M.  Shrine;  a member  of  Chamber  of  Commerce  since  1884,  and  also  a member  of  “The 
Ohio  Club.”  On  the  25th  of  October,  1882,  Mr.  Pugh  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Helen 
Black,  of  Richmond,  Indiana.  Mrs.  Pugh  died  on  the  12th  of  July,  1894,  leaving  two 
daughters,  Ednah  Helen  Pugh  and  Grace  Black  Pugh.  Mr.  Pugh  resides  at  875  Franklin 
Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  at  401  Union  National  Bank  Building, 
that  city. 

Franklin  Arnold  Ray, 

Professor  of  Mining  Engineering,  Ohio  State  Uni\  ersity,  is  a native  Buckeye,  born  on  the 
13th  of  April,  1862,  at  Rome  Township,  Ashtabula  County,  the  son  of  Samuel  and  Fedelia 
A.  Hulburt  Ray.  The  father,  a farmer,  was  born  in  Switzerland  and  emigrated  to  the 
Ihiited  States  about  the  year  1850.  He  first  went  to  Cleveland,  but  later  settled  on  a 
farm,  where  Professor  Ray  was  born  and  reared.  Mrs.  Hulburt  Ray  was  a native  of  Ohio.  Professor  Ray  obtained  his  education 
at  the  country  schools  and  at  the  Jefferson  High  School,  and  at  the  Ohio  State  Uni\-ersity,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution 
in  1887,  with  the  degree  of  Engineer  of  Mines.  He  entered  upon  his  professional  work  after  his  graduation  and  became  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  Columbus  Hocking  Coal  and  Iron  Company.  He  held  this  position  for  three  years  and  then  became  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Congo  Coal  Mining  Company,  Congo,  Ghio.  After  he  had  been  connected  with  this  company  for  a period  of  two  }’ears,  he  resigned 
his  position  to  accept  the  appointment  of  Assistant  in  the  Department  of  Mining  and  Metallurgy,  Ohio  State  University.  He  was 
afterwards  a[)pointed  Associate  Professor  and  Professor,  and  finally,  in  1908  was  elected  Dean  of  the  College  of  Engineering,  Ohio 
State  University,  and  served  tw'o  years.  Professor  Ray  is  a stockholder  in  a Springfield,  Illinois,  Coal  Company.  His  political  views 
are  with  the  Democratic  party.  On  the  20th  of  June,  1895,  he  w'as  married  to  Miss  Pauline  Hollenbeck.  Two  daughters  were  born 
to  them.  Professor  Ray  resides  on  a farm  in  Licking  County,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  at  6 Deshler  Block,  and  at  the  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity, Columbus,  Ohio. 


A.  G.  PUGH. 


Christopher  Reichel, 

Deceased,  who  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  May,  1844,  in 
Germany,  the  son  of  Martin  and  Elizabeth  Richter  Reichel,  both  natives  of  the  fatherland.  He  came  over  to  the  United  States  with 
his  parents  when  an  infant.  The  family  settled  in  Cincinnati,  where  Christopher  Reichel  secured  his  education.  He  started  in  business 
life  after  leaving  school,  and  when  grown  to  manhood  he  took  a position  with  Addy,  Hull  & Co.  It  was  while  with  them  that  Mr. 
Reichel  began  his  teaming  operations.  He  later  embarked  in  the  teaming  business  and  the  latter  increased  very  rapidly.  Afterwards 
he  took  his  son  George  into  partnership,  and  upon  his  father’s  death,  on  the  15th  of  March,  1899,  the  latter  became  sole  owner  of  the 
business.  Mr.  Reichel  was  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  Cincinnati.  He  was  a public-spirited  man,  quiet  and  unassuming,  strictly 
devoted  to  his  duties,  and  never  seeking  publicity  and  notoriety.  His  was  the  rugged  honesty,  inherited  from  his  German  parentage, 
and  it  may  be  truthfully  said,  that  Mr.  Reichel  never  in  all  his  life  had  a single  enemy.  He  was  a staunch  Republican  since  he  became 
of  age,  and  he  has  rendered  his  party  \ery  valuable  services.  In  1895,  Mr.  Reichel  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Hamilton  County,  and 
re-elected  in  1897,  only  serving  two  and  one-half  months  of  second  term.  Strict  and  upright  in  every  dealing,  he  run  his  office  on 
business  principles,  giving  satisfaction  to  the  people  in  general.  Hamilton  County  never  had  a better  Sheriff  than  Christopher  Reichel. 
Mr.  Reichel  was  a member  and  Director  of  the  famous  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club  and  Director  of  the  German  Protestant  Orphan  Asylum. 


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During  (lu-  {'i\il  War  he  ser\ed  his  adopted  country  as  First  Sergeant  in  the  183rd  Volunteer  Infantry.  On  the  2nd  of  October, 
IKG.'hOie  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  1 )istler.  The  widow  and  four  children  sur\ived  him:  George,  David  L.  (Katherine  Spaeth),  and 

(has.  1). 


Arthur  W.  Reynolds, 

A well  known  master  plumber  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  liorn  on  the  18th  of  August,  1870, 
at  Birmingham,  England.  He  recei\ed  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
countr\',  after  which,  in  1887,  he  emigrated  tcj  the  United  States,  settling  in  Columbus, 
()hio,  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  ]:>lumbing  business.  Mr.  Reynolds  has  been 
])rominently  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guards.  During  the  W ar  with  Spain  he 
ser\ed  as  hirst  Lieutenant  and  Captain  in  the  h'ourth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and  saw 
acli\e  dnt\’  in  Porto  Rico.  At  i)resent  he  is  on  the  retired  list  with  the  rank  of  Major. 
1 h'  is  a member  of  Columbus  Camp  No.  40,  United  Spanish  War  Veterans.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Re\  nolds  is  a Rei)ublican.  I le  is  President  of  the  C ity  Bcjard  of  Plumbing  Examiners, 
Columbus,  Ohio.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Eraternity;  a Knight  Templar 
and  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  a Knight  of  Pythias.  On  the  2Gth  of  August, 
1S0(),  he  was  married  to  Miss  Debora  Morgan.  Eour  children  ha\'e  blessed  their  union: 
Mary,  David,  William  and  Debora.  The  family  attend  Broad  Street  Presbyterian 
( hurch.  Mr.  Reynolds  resides  at  122  Sherman  .^\emie,  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  offices 
are  located  at  oG  Parsons  Axenue,  that  city. 

Charles  C.  Richardson, 

( )ne  <)1  the  substantial  business  men  ol  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  and  President  of  the 
Richartlson  Paper  Com])any,  Lockland,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2Gth  of  April,  18G3,  at 
Cincinnati,  the  son  of  James  C'.  and  Adelheid  Richardson,  natives  of  Pennsylxania  and 
()hio,  respectix’ely.  The  father  was  a prominent  paper  manufacturer.  Mr.  C.  C. 
Richardson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Hamilton  County  and  at  Wdlliams 
College',  Willi. unstown,  M.iss.,  Irom  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1884.  He  then  dex'oted  himself  to  the  study  of  law, 
.md,  in  1SS.'>,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Su|)reme  Court  of  Ohio.  He  followed  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  for  a 
while,  but  then  entered  the  i).iper  business  of  his  father.  He  now  is,  as  above  stated.  President  of  The  Richardson  Paper  Company, 
l.ockkmd,  and  als(j  is  one  ol  the  Directors  of  the  Eirst  National  Bank,  Lockland.  Mr.  Richardson  is  one  of  the  important  factors 
in  Re])ul)lic.m  jxilitics  in  Hamilton  ('ounty,  and  he  has  serxed  his  party  in  many  ca])acities.  In  189G  he  xx’as  elected  a member  of  the 
loxver  house  of  tlu-  Ohio  Legislature,  serxing  one  term.  Txxaj  years  later,  in  18G8,  he  xvas  elected  County  Commissioner  of  Hamilton 
County.  He  serxa'd  the  peo])le  so  well  and  paid  so  strict  attention  to  the  business  of  his  office,  that,  in  1901,  he  xvas  re-elected  to  the 
same  |)()sition  lor  a se('ond  term.  Again,  in  1904,  he  xvas  betore  the  people  as  a candidate  for  County  Auditor,  and  in  Nox.'ember  of 
that  x'ear  he  xvas  trium|)hantly  elected  to  that  office.  He  serxed  until  1904,  xvhen,  at  the  e.xpiration  of  his  term  of  office,  he  retired 
to  i)ri\ate  life.  Mr.  Ri<4iardson  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  did);  he  is  a Mason  of  high  standing  (32nd  degree), 
.md  a .Noble  of  the  Mx'stic  Shrine.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Cincinnati  Business  Men’s  Club  and  in  the  Queen  Cdty  Club. 
In  LS.SI)  he  xvas  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  Galt.  One  boy  and  one  daughter  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Richardson  resides  at 
( .leiidale,  a beautilul  suburb  ol  Cincinnati.  His  paper  xvorks  are  located  at  Lockland. 

John  Charles  Riley, 

Ixx-Postmaster  of  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  and  one  of  the  prominent  citizens  and  ])olitical  lac- 
tor^  ol  the  (Juei'ii  ('itx',  xvas  born  on  the  Lath  ol  September,  1843,  in  Madison,  Indiana. 

His  i)arenls  xvere  Hugh  and  Anna  (McDonough)  Riley,  natixes  of  Ireland,  xvho  came  to 
America  in  1832,  settled  in  Nexv  York  and  afterwards  moxed  to  Madison,  Indiana.  In 
LS44  the  lamilx’  remox'ed  to  C'incinnati,  xvhere,  four  years  later,  the  father  died,  the 
mother  surxixing  him  thirteen  years.  They  xxere  Roman  Catholics,  the  son,  John  C. 

Rilex’,  xvas  also  baptized  in  that  faith,  Ixut  his  education  in  the  affairs  of  the  xvorld  made 
him  xerx'  liberal  in  his  religious  viexvs.  Mr.  Riley  xvas  educated  in  the  Cincinnati  pulxlic 
schools.  I he  death  ol  his  lather,  early  threxv  him  upon  his  oxvn  resources,  and,  at  thi‘ 
age  ol  hlteen,  he  began  his  business  career  as  an  errand  boy.  The  boy,  howexer,  xvas 
.imbitious  and  learned  bookkeejiing  in  Bartlett’s  Commercial  College.  Thus  better 
eipiipped,  he  secured  a clerkship  in  a ('incinnati  xvholesale  hat  house  and  from  there  xvent 
as  bookkeeper  to  the  firm  ol  Broxvn  N Vallette,  ol  xvhich  he  later  became  a partner  under 
the  hrm  name  ol  J.  D.  Broxvn  N Company.  In  18G.7  he  sold  this  interest  and  became 
associated  xxith  j\b  Henry  N Carson,  this  co-partnership  dissolving  in  1870,  xvhen  Mr. 

Rilex'  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Carson  N Company.  There  he  remained  until 
lS7a,  xxhen  he  again  became  associated  xvith  McHenry  & Companx'.  In  188G  he  was 
ajxpointed  Postmaster  ol  ( incinnati  by  President  ( lex’eland.  His  administration  of 
th.e  affairs  of  this  office  xvas  businesslike  and  aboxe  apjiroach.  Mr.  Riley  is  a staunch 
Democrat  and  has  rendered  his  party  valuable  serv  ices.  He  serx’ed  for  two  years  in  the 
( incinnati  ( itx’  C ouncil,  and  lor  three  years  he  xvas  a member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen. 

(In  the  30th  of  May,  18G4,  Mr.  Riley  xvas  married  to  Miss  Emma  N.  Baker.  Txvo  chil- 
dren xvere  liorn  to  them.  I he  family  reside  on  Purcell  Avenue,  Price  Hill.  A4r.  Riley  has  held  many  positions  of  honor  and  has  been 
proffered  more.  Judges  Talt  and  Sage  api)ointed  him  United  States  Jury  Commissioner  for  the  Western  Dixision  of  the  Southern 
District  of  Ohio  during  their  administration.  On  the  8th  of  March,  1893,  he  xvas  offered  the  position  of  (diief  Clerk  ol  the  Wkir 
De])artment  through  Senator  Calxin  S.  Brice,  and  on  April  3rd,  1893,  he  xvas  tendered  the  position  of  4'hird  Auditor  of  the  Treasury 
Departmeiu  bx  President  Cleveland.  Both  of  these  honorable  positions  he  declined,  preferring  to  lix'O  in  ('incinnati,  among  his 
friemls.  He  died  in  1911. 


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Wesley  C.  Rippey, 

A well  known  business  man  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Agent  of  the  Longworth  Estate, 
that  city,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  September,  18(31,  in  Carlyle,  Ills.  His  parents,  Wesley 
C.  Rippey  and  Caroline  Weeks  Rippey,  rvere  nati\’es  of  Ohi<n  Mr.  Rippey  was  educated 
in  the  Cincinnati  pul)lic  schools.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  started  in  public 
life  as  a United  States  Gauger.  Later  he  was  United  States  Deputy  Collector;  Clerk 
in  the  County  Engineers  Department,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Deputy  Treasurer  of  Hamil- 
ton County.  In  1907,  Mr.  Rippey  was  elected  a member  of  the  t ity  Council  at  large. 

He  has  always  been  a good  Republican  and  has  ser\-ed  his  party  in  many  capacities. 

Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  was  married  in  1895  to  Miss 
Ada  C.  Lusher.  Three  children,  Tom,  Nina  and  Anna,  have  blessed  their  union.  The 
family  reside  at  4470  Eastern  Avenue,  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Rippey's  offices  are  located 
in  the  First  National  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

H.  J.  Ritter, 

Of  Tippecanoe  City,  Ohio,  a member  of  the  Seventy-Seventh  and  Seventy-Eighth  General 
Assembly  from  Miami  County,  was  born  near  Reading,  PennsyK'ania,  March  29th, 

1848.  His  parents  were  Isreal  Snyder  Ritter  and  Amelia  Glase  Ritter,  both  natives  of 
PennsyK’ania.  Mr.  Ritter’s  education  vvas  obtained  in  the  common  schools  at  Reading, 

Pa.,  and  at  Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa.  After  lea\ing  school  he  entered 
upon  a business  career,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  He  is  closely  connected 
with  the  business  interests  of  his  home  district,  being  Secretary  and  4'reasurer  and  General 

Manager  of  the  Tippecanoe  Building  and  Manufacturing  Co.  Formerly  he  was  connected 
with  the  firm  of  Powell  Bros.,  Shadeland,  Pa.,  importers  of  live  stock,  in  the  capacity 
of  Foreign  Purchasing  Agent,  ha^'ing  spent  the  greater  part  of  eight  years  in  Europe. 

Mr.  Ritter  is  the  inventor  of  a Farm  Gate,  Reclining  Chair  and  Swing,  IK’pewriter 
Desk  and  Kitchen  Cabinet.  During  the  Civil  War,  Mr.  Ritter  left  college  and  ser\  ed  as 
a Private  in  the  Ihiited  States  Signal  C'orps  from  the  2.5th  of  March,  18(34,  until  the  18th 
of  August,  18(3.5,  when  he  received  an  honorable  discharge.  He  is  a meml)er  of  D.  M. 
Rouzer  Post  No.  393,  Grand  Army  Republic,  Knight  Templar,  32nd  degree  Mason, 
Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Tippecanoe  Business  Club,  of  which  latter  organization  he  is 
President. 

For  a period  of  thirteen  years  he  was  a member  of  the  Tippecanoe  Cit\’  Board  of 
Education,  and  was  its  President  when  he  resigned.  He  has  been  a Republican  from  the 
time  he  cast  his  first  ballot.  In  November,  1905,  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Seventy- 
Se\’enth  General  Assembly  and  was  re-elected  in  1908. 

While  a member  of  the  Seventy-Seventh,  Mr.  Ritter  ser\ed  on  the  following  com- 
mittees: Taxation,  Fish  and  Game,  Insurance  and  Soldiers  and  Sailors  Dr|)hans’  Home. 

He  also  was  a memlter  of  the  Special  Joint  Committees  to  codify  Insurance  Laws  and  to 
inx  estigate  the  affairs  of  the  ( )hio  Penitentiar\’. 

Mr.  Ritter,  in  the  Seventy-Seventh  General  Assembly  showed  unusual  ability, 
which  led  the  Speaker  to  api)oint  him  ('hairman  of  the  Finance  Committee,  the  most 
important  in  the  House,  and  Chairman  of  the  Special  Joint  Ad\'isory  Committee  to  the 
Board  of  Managers  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary  in  remodeling  the  Penitentiary. 

He  took  an  active  part  in  the  business  affairs  of  the  Legislature,  and  is  the  author 
of  laws  regulating  Computing  Scales,  Labeling  Paints,  Remodeling  the  Ohio  Penitentiary 
and  other  important  laws.  He  was  married  October  14th,  1877,  to  .Ada  Lee  WTodward,  a daughter  of  Col.  J.  R.  Woodward  and  Ella 
Bell  Woodward.  They  have  one  son,  Harry  Mb,  a graduate  of  Yale,  and  an  attorney  at  law. 


H.  J.  RITTER. 


W.  C.  RIPPEY. 


Musco  M.  Robertson, 

A well  known  business  man  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  15th  ol  Septemlier, 
18(32,  in  Albemarle  County,  Virginia,  and  is  the  son  of  J.  4'.  Robertson  and  Airs.  Julia 
N.  Day  Robertson,  both  nati\’e  Virginians.  He  is  of  Scotch  descent.  Both  of 
his  grandfathers  were  Scotchmen.  His  great  grandmother,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Livingstone,  was  a near  relative  of  the  great  explorer  and  missionary, 
Livingstone.  Mr.  Robertson  was  educated  in  the  jHiblic  and  private  schools  of  .Albe- 
marle County,  Virginia.  xAt  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a 
traveling  salesman.  He  later  became  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  insurance  business. 

Mr.  Robertson  is  also  President  of  the  Robertson  Realty  Comjrany.  In  politics, 
he  is  a Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  On  the  14th  of 
October,  1891,  Mr.  Robertson  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  R.  Shelton.  Three  children, 
Helen  F.  Robertson,  Louis  M.  Robertson  and  Thomas  L.  Robertson  ha\’e  blessed 
their  union.  The  family  attend  Ninth  Street  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  Robertscju 
resides  at  704  Elberon  Avenue.  His  bank  is  located  on  Fifth  .A\’enue  and  \’ine 
Street,  and  his  real  estate  business  on  the  corner  of  Race  Street  and  Eighth  .Axenue, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

James  W.  Rodgers, 

Former  Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  Parks,  was  born  December  4th,  1871,  in  Jeffer- 
son County,  Indiana,  the  son  of  James  O.  and  Elizabeth  E.  Ohral  Rodgers,  both  natix’cs 
of  Indiana.  The  father  was  a farmer  and  died  when  his  son  James  W.  was  but  nine  years 
old.  The  mother  died  shortly  after,  leax’ing  the  little  boy  to  drift  for  himself.  He  spent 


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'■■'L 

I W RdlX.IKS, 


his  boyhood  days  on  a farm,  working  for  a living.  He  began  to  attend  school  when 
(hirti-en  \ ears  of  age.  Seven  years  later  he  was  able  to  teach  school  in  Boone  County, 
Kentiick\-,  ha\  ing  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Hamilton  County,  and, 
for  three  years,  in  the  private  school  ot  Professor  J.  L.  Stout.  Wdien  twenty-four  years 
of  ag(“,  Mr.  Rodgers  embarked  in  business  life,  conducting  a green  house.  He  still  is  en- 
gaged in  the  flower  and  plant  business,  owning  large  green  houses  on  \^k‘st  Price  Hill. 
In  P.fOO  he  was  one  of  the  Decennial  Appraisers  of  Delhi  Townshii).  He  was  President 
of  the  School  Board  of  Allens  School  District,  Delhi  Township,  for  several  years,  and  for  a 
period  of  seven  \’ears  he  was  Sui)ervisor  of  the  Delhi  Township  Road  District.  In  this 
capaeitx'  he  obtained  good  practical  knowledge  of  roads,  and  the  splendid  condition  of 
llu'  roads  in  our  parks  are  due  to  this  experience.  Mr.  Rodgers  was  appointed  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Cim  innati  Parks  in  January,  19U(i,  Ijy  the  Board  of  Public  Ser\ice,  and, 
hax'ing  ser\ed  to  the  great  satisfaction  of  the  people  was  reappointed  to  a second  term 
in  jamuirv,  IhOS.  In  December,  of  the  same  year,  he  was  appointed  to  the  same  position 
b\-  the  new  Board  of  Park  Commissioners.  Mr.  Rodgers  is  a member  of  the  National 
.Association  of  Park  SuiX'rintendents;  of  the  Society  of  American  h'lorists  and  of  the 
Cincinnati  Florists  Society.  ( )n  his  fathers  side,  Mr.  Rodgers  is  of  Scotch-Irish  extrac- 
tion, while  his  mothers  peojile  came  from  Cermany,  the  grandfather  ha\dng  been  a Metho- 
dist Minister.  On  the  19th  of  Septeml)cr,  1892,  Mr.  Rodgers  was  married  to  Adiss 
Bertha  D.  Stout.  Mrs.  Rodgers  died  on  the  22nd  of  November,  1900,  leaving  three 
daughters.  Mr.  Rodgers  was  married  for  a second  time  to  Miss  Martha  C.  Meyer, 
on  the  19th  of  April,  1900.  One  son  and  one  daughter  have  been  the  issue  of  their  unif)n. 
They  reside  at  720  Wells  Street,  Ihdce  Hill,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Charles  E.  Roth, 

Former  I'reasurer  of  I lamilton  Count}',  is  a nati\e  of  Cincinnati,  born  July  10th,  1800, 
the  son  of  |ohn  C.  and  M.irgaret  ()ehler  Roth.  His  father  was  born  in  Rottendorf, 
near  Wiirt /burg,  ( '.(.'rmain',  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Cincinnati, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  proxision  business,  latx'r  on  entering  the  j)acking  business.  He, 
in  comu'ction  with  Mr.  .Anderegg,  organized  the  ])acking  firm  of  Anderegg  N Roth,  now 
the  |ohn  C.  Roth  P.ieking  ('onpxiny.  Mr.  John  C.  Roth  was  a very  ])rominent  business 
m.m  of  Cincinnati.  While  serxing  as  Treasurer  of  Hamilton  ('ounty,  he,  in  Nox’ember 
of  1S9S,  met  xvith  a fatal  accident.  The  mother  of  Adr.  Chas.  F.  Roth  was  a natix^e  of 
Cincinnati.  Air.  Chas.  hi.  Roth  xxas  educated  in  the  j)ul)lic  and  parochial  schools  of 
( 'incimi.iti.  lie  entered  into  business  life  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  xvhen  he  became 

connecti'd  xxith  his  father's  business.  He  noxv  is  Treasurer  ot  the  concern.  He  also 
is  President  of  the  Cosmopolitan  Bank;  of  the  Hotel  Savoy  Company,  and  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Chamber  of  Commerce  and  Alerchants  Fxchange.  He  is  Treasurer  of  the 
d'xxc'ntx’-Second  Wiird  Loan  and  Dei)osit  Com])any  and  the  Citizens  Building  Association 
.No.  2;  't're.isurer  of  the  Consignee’s  Favorite  Bejx  Co. 

Politicallv,  Mr.  Roth  is  a faithful  Democrat  and  stands  high  in  the  ranks  of  his 
p.irtx'.  He  is  considered  to  be  a future  possibility  tor  Ciox'ernor  of  Ohi(j.  He  xvas  elected 
I'reasurer  of  I lamilton  County  in  P.IO.a  and  in  1908.  On  the  15th  of  Aday,  1888,  he  xvas 
married  to  Aliss  Alarx’  B.  Hoi)e.  d'xvo  sons  hax'e  been  the  issue  of  their  union.  The 
f.imilx’  reside'  at  Rose  Hill,  Axondale,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio. 


CHAS.  E.  ROTH. 


Rothwell, 

l''ornu‘r  Alax'or  of  Hamilton,  ()hio,  and  one  of  the  substantial  business  men  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  d2th  of  April,  1864,  at 
New  5'ork,  the  son  of  A.  Rothxvcll,  a Pulxlic  Auctioneer.  The  lamily  originally  came  from  England.  Wdren  twelx-'e  years  of  age, 
Mr.  Rothxvell,  xvith  his  jxarents,  came  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  xvhere  he  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  Upon  leaving  school  he  entered 
into  the  business  of  his  father  in  xvhich  he  remained  tor  a jxeriod  of  txvelx’e  years.  Coming  to  Hamilton,  Ohio,  he  purchased  the 
Matthias  Stox'e  store  on  Main  Street,  later  opening  the  stexm  store  at  25  High  Street,  Hamilton,  under  his  own  name.  Mr.  Rothwell 
has  been  a faithful  Republican  all  his  mature  life  and  he  has  serx'cd  his  party  in  many  capacities.  In  190(i  and  1907  he  was  a member 
of  the  Hamilton  Board  of  Public  Serx’ice,  filling  the  offices  of  Overseer  of  the  Poor  and  of  Secretary  of  the  Board  at  the  same  time. 
In  1909  he  xvas  elected  to  his  present  position  of  Adayor  ot  Hamilton.  Adayor  Rothxx'ell  is  prominently  connected  xvith  Secret  Soci- 
eties. He  is  a iirominent  K.  of  P.,  Adason,  Flk;  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club.  In  1887,  Mr. 
Rothxxell  xvas  married  t<x  Aliss  Adargareth  Elizal)eth  Shaw.  Two  sons  and  one  daughter  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Rothxx-ell  is  a 
ixul.)lic-spirited  man;  a s|ilendid  official  and  an  ideal  citizen.  He  resides  at  217  Ross  Axw'nue,  Hamilton,  Ohio. 


Basil  W.  Rowe, 

Express  Official;  Second  Vice-I’resident,  trustee  and  member  of  the  Board  of  Adanagers  of  the  Adams  Express  Company;  Vice- 
President  and  Director  of  Adams  l.and  and  Building  Com|)any;  Vice-President  and  Director  of  Adams  Vehicle  Company;  President 
and  Director  of  Hollywood  Hotel  and  ('ottage  Company;  President  and  Director  of  the  Weir  Erog  Company;  Director  of  American 
Exchange  National  Bank,  Nexv  Ahjrk;  Associated  Alerchants  Company;  Adanhattan  Delix^ery  Comixany;  Standard  Trust  Company 
of  Nexv  York,  and  United  Dry  (foods  Company.  Adr.  Rowe  is  a member  of  the  Economic  Club;  Ohio  Society  of  New  York;  Metro- 
I)olitan  Aluseum  of  Art;  American  Aduseum  of  Natural  History;  Civil  Serxdce  Reform  Association,  Railroad  Club;  New  AWrk 
Club  and  Automobile  Clul)  of  America.  Residence,  57  West  Fifty-Eighth  Street.  Address,  71  Broadway,  New  York. 


John  J.  Ryan, 

Capitalist,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  9th  of  August,  1862,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Michael  Ryan,  an  undertaker, 
and  Helen  Considine  Ryan,  both  natives  of  Ireland.  Mr.  John  J.  Ryan  received  his  education  at  St.  Joseph’s  College,  and  at  St. 


F.  J.  MOORE,  1st  Vice-President.  E.  C.  CRAIN,  1 rustee.  E.  O.  MOSIER,  I rustee.  LEE  W.  SQUIER,  2d  Vice-President. 

JOHN  E.  GEUSEMER.  Secretary.  C.  H.  GRAVES.  President.  C.  L.  BUNDY,  '1‘rustee. 

WALTER  M.  WOOD,  Trustee.  F.  A.  KISSEL.  Trustee.  DWIGHT  M.  LOWRY.  Trustee.  S.  S.  GARWOOD.  Trustee. 


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Xavier’s  College,  ( 'iiirirmati,  ()liio,  "raduatin^'  from  the  latter  in  1S7S.  lie  then  started 
in  husiiK'ss  life  as  a clerk  ,u  l\eed^  Hotel,  Cincinnati.  Later  he  became  engaged  m the 
banking  and  brokerage  business.  .Mr.  R\an  i^  interested  in  many  business  enterprises, 
lie  is  \'ice-l’resident  of  Tin-  S\  ndicate  Fheatres  Co.;  President  of  the  Normandy  Real 
Kslale  I mpro\-emenl  and  Hnilding  Company;  I )irector  in  the  International  Theatrical 
Com|).in\',  and  President  of  the  John  j.  Rwin  'Fheatrical  Compaiu'.  On  the  24th  ot 
.Xiign.'.l,  I SOT,  .Mr.  Ryan  \\a>  married  to  Mi>^  .\nna  \ . <)  Leary,  ot  St.  Louis,  Mo.  I hree 
daughter^  haw  been  born  to  them;  .Maritn  Helen  and  I'rances.  Mr.  Ryan  resides 
.It  ll().-)Last  Mc.Millan  St  reel , Cincinn.iti,  ( )hio.  His  olhces  are  located  at  hba  \’ine 
Street,  that  cil\-. 

Colonel  A.  C.  Sunils, 

Oece.ised,  who  during  a long  life  of  usefulness  was  one  ot  the  most  prominent  men  ot 
( )hio,  a m.in  who  helped  to  shaiie  the  destinies  of  the  state,  was  born  in  Fdmira,  New  York, 
on  the  1 7t h of  M.i\',  ISaa.  1 le  c.ime  to  ( )hio  at  the  age  of  twenty-one,  with  his  father  and 
two  brotlu'fs,  to  build  on  conlr.ict,  a jiortion  ol  the  Scioto  N I locking  Valley  Railroad, 
running  from  PorlMnouth  to  Newark.  He  made  his  ])ennaneiit  home,  together  with 
his  famiK’,  in  Logan,  Hocking  Count\',  and  here  resided  from  lS.a4  until  18()1,  when  he 
c.une  to  ( 'incinn.iti.  Polilic.ilK’,  Mr.  Sands  was,  in  early  life,  a free  .soil  Democrat,  and 
m.iint.iined  hi^  .dlegi.mce  to  that  jiarty  tip  to  the  meeting  of  the  National  Democratic 
( 'oiu'ent ion  in  Cincinn.iti,  in  bS.iC).  Ardently  devoted  to  the  cause  ot  Senator  Douglass,  and  alarmed  at  the  domination  of  the  slave- 
holding South  o\-er  the  |).irl\',  the  action  ot  the  t on\'ention  in  ignoring  Douglass’  pre-eminent  claims,  and  in  nominating  Buchanan, 
coiuinced  Mr.  Sands  th.it  .i  conllict  must  soon  ensue  between  the  North  and  the  South.  Determined  tc.)  be  found  on  the  side  of  the 
I'nion,  he  c.ist  his  lortunes  with  the  young  Republican  party  just  coming  to  the  trout  under  Fremont.  While  at  Logan,  Mr.  Sands 
had  been  .ippointed  Suiierintendeiil  of  the  Muskingum  im|)rovement,  under  the  direction  of  the  Board  of  Ihiblic  Works.  In  1860  he 
w.i>  chosen  a di’legate  Irom  the  F.le\'enth  ( ongressional  District  to  the  National  Republican  ('onvention  which  nominated  Lincoln. 
In  1.S61  he  was  ,ii)|)oinled  b\'  President  Lincoln,  I nited  States  Marshal  for  the  Southern  District  of  Ohio,  and  removed  to  Cincinnati 
to  accept  the  appoint numt , resigning  his  su|)erintendency  on  the  Public  Works.  He  served  lour  years  as  Marshal,  and  was  reajt- 
pointed  by  President  Lincoln  .ind  conhrmed  by  the  Senate.  I'he  advent  and  pectiliar  course  of  President  Andrew^  Johnson,  how'ever, 
brought  him  into  open  conflict  with  the  administration.  Strenuous  eltorts  were  being  made  at  that  time  to  secure  the  support  of  the 
office  holders  for  the  new  order  ol  things,  and  Postmaster  Ceneral  Randall,  as  President  of  the  so-called  Ihiion  Clufj,  addressed  to  them  a 
circnl.ir  .i>king  their  continued  suiiport  of  the  administration.  Mr.  Sands  replied  in  a letter,  expressing  very  ^'igorous,  disapproba- 
tion of  the  President’s  course,  which  got  into  jirint  and  was  widely  circulated.  His  dismissal  from  office  was  the  expected  and 
ii.it  iir.il  result.  Since  then,  until  the  time  ol  his  death,  on  the  17th  of  November,  1895,  Mr.  Sands  had  been  engaged  in  various 
connnerci.il  |)ursuits.  He  w.is  lor  some  time  President  of  the  Second  National  Bank  of  Hamilton;  he  was  connected  with  the  Cin- 
cinn.iti “'Fimes”  lor  .i  period  of  many  years,  and  also  was  lor  a few  terms.  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Education.  Colonel 
S.ind>  enjo\ed  the  friendship  of  many  men  ot  national  rei)ittation.  He  was  the  friend  of  President  Lincoln,  of  President  Hayes,  of 
Lnited  States  Sen.itor  Benjamin  V.  Wade  and  of  many  others. 


J.  J.  RYAN. 


Erasmus  D.  Sawyer, 


r.  O SAWI  liR. 


I'ormer  Superintendent  of  the  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’  (Jrphans  Home,  Xenia,  Ohio,  was 
liorn  January  18th,  1848,  at  Brimfield,  Portage  Cotmty,  Ohio.  His  father,  a native  of 
Massachusetts,  ot  English  ancestry,  was  a cooper  by  trade  and  died  when  his  son  Erasmus 
D.  was  still  an  infant.  Mr.  Sawyer’s  mother,  Sarah  Boosinger  Sawyer,  was  born  in 
PennsyK’ania,  and  of  Cermait  descent.  Mr.  Sawyer  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
and  at  the  high  school  in  his  native  county.  When  he  had  taken  one  term  in  the  latter 
school,  the  Ci\il  War  broke  out,  and,  in  November,  1861,  young  Sawyer  run  away  and 
joined  the  Union  Army,  enlisting  in  the  Forty-Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  of  which 
the  later  President,  James  A.  Garfield,  was  then  Colonel.  During  the  following  three 
years,  Mr.  Sawyer  served  as  a private  and  non-commissioned  officer,  taking  part  in  all 
the  battles  and  skirmishes  his  regiment  was  engaged  in,  at  Middle  Creek,  Ky.,  Chickasaw 
Bluff,  Cumberland  Gap,  Ky.,  Fort  Hyndman,  'Fhomi^son’s  Ilill,  Jackson,  Miss.,  Cham- 
pion Hills  and  the  Siege  of  Vicksburg.  He  was  honorably  discharged  on  the  19th  ol 
Novemlier,  1864.  lipon  his  return  from  the  war,  Mr.  Sawyer  tor  two  years  worked  in  a 
store  at  Brimfield,  then  mo\’ing  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  for  the  next  twenty-two  years 
he  was  engaged  in  the  shoe  business.  He  then  entered  the  iiu’estment  business,  making 
his  specialty'  mining  iinestments  in  Mexico,  Alaska  and  the  W’estern  States.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Sawyer  has  alway's  been  a faithful  Democrat  and  he  has  ser\x‘d  his  party'  in  many 
capacities.  In  1876  he  was  elected  a member  of  the  Cleveland  City'  Council,  ser\  ing  one 
term  in  that  body.  He  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Cuyahoga  County,  in  1882,  and  after  having 
ser\’ed  one  term,  was,  in  1884,  defeated  for  a second  term,  but,  in  1886  ami  again  in  1888, 
he  was  triumphantly'  elected  to  two  more  terms  as  Sheriff.  In  1890  and  1891  he  filled  the 
office  of  Deputy  State  Oil  Inspector.  He  was  ap])ointed  Su]x*rintendent  of  the  above 
named  Institution  by  Governor  Harmon,  in  1909.  Socially',  Mr.  Sawyer  is  a memlier  of  the 


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Grand  Army  Republic,  the  Elks  and  (he  Masonic  Fraternity.  In  18(i5  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mar\-  J.  Kelso,  who  died  in  1908. 
During  his  incumbency  in  office,  Mr.  Sawyer  resided  at  Xenia.  His  home  is  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Adam  Schantz, 

One  of  the  leading  l)usiness  men  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  President  of  the  Dayton  Breweries  Company,  was  born  on  the  Kith  of  Decem- 
ber, 1807,  in  Dayton.  His  father,  Adam  Schantz,  was  a native  of  Darmstadt,  Germany,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in 
1802,  settling  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  pork  packing  business,  later  establishing  the  big  brewery  which 
bears  his  name.  Mr.  Schantz's  iu(;ther,  Mrs.  Salome  Latin  Schantz,  was  born  in  Br(X)k\ille,  Ind.  Mr.  Adam  Schantz  attended  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  city  until  he  became  twelve  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  his  father’s  pork  packing  establishment. 
Some  years  after  he  attended  a Commercial  College,  preparing  himself  for  a business  career.  In  1881  he  became  connected  with  the 
Schantz  Brewing  Company.  He  now  is  President  of  the  Dayton  Breweries  Company,  E.xecutor  and  'hrustee  of  the  Estate  of  Adam 
Schantz;  President  of  The  Dayton  Street  Railway  Company:  President  of  The  Dayton  Citizens  Electric  Company:  President  of 
The  Edgmont  Realty  C’ompany  and  President  of  The  Buckeye  Bukling  and  Loan  Association.  For  two  terms  he  has  been  President 
of  The  Ohio  Brewers’  Association.  He  is  independent  in  politics.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Elks,  flolden  Eagle  and  K.  of  P. 
On  the  1st  of  January,  1901,  Mr.  Schantz  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Eve.  They  reside  at  Oakwood,  near  Dayton,  Ohio. 


Arnold  A.  Schantz, 

General  Manager  of  The  Detroit  & (develand  Navigation  Company,  Detroit,  Mich., 
was  born  in  Galion,  Crawford  County,  Ohio,  on  the  lOlh  of  April,  1801,  a son  of  John  and 
Barbara  A.  Buckingham  Schantz,  the  former  of  whom  was  Iwrii  in  Lingerfelt,  Bavaria, 
Germany,  the  latter  in  Ohio,  a representati\'e  of  one  of  the  old  and  honored  families  of  the 
Buckeye  State.  John  Schantz  took  up  his  residence  in  Mansfield,  Ohio,  about  1864,  and 
became  (me  of  the  leading  merchants  and  influential  citizens  of  that  place,  where  he  was 
also  for  many  years,  manager  and  one  of  the  proprietcjrs  of  the  Miller  ( )jtera  House.  He 
is  still  living,  his  wile  died  in  19U2.  Mr.  A.  A.  Schantz  was  about  three  years  of  age  at 
the  time  the  family  removed  to  Mansfield.  He  obtained  his  early  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  that  place  and  later  at  the  Mansfield  High  School.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  years  he  started  his  career  as  Mansfield  Agent  of  the  Cincinnati  papers,  and  from 
there  hekl  a position  as  Clerk  in  a general  store.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  secured 
a position  as  General  Delivery  Clerk  in  the  Mansfield . Postoffice,  and  one  year  later 
was  promoted  to  the  office  of  Superintendent  of  Carriers.  In  1880  he  secured  the  local 
agency  of  the  Detroit  X Cleveland  Na\  igation  Company,  and  during  his  vacatiem  he  organ- 
ized a jtarty  and  conducted  an  excursion  over  the  lines  of  the  Detroit  X Cleteland 
Navigation  Company  to  Mackinac  and  the  following  } ear  secured  a larger  party  for 
the  same  trip.  So  marked  was  his  success  in  this  direction  that  the  officials  of  the  line, 
in  1881,  tendered  him  the  ]tosition  of  Traveling  Passenger  Agent,  which  he  accepted. 
Appreciation  of  his  efforts  were  not  denied  and  he  won  rapid  promotions  as  follows: 
A.  A.  SCHANTZ.  1884,  General  \\Tstern  Traveling  Agent;  1891,  Assistant  General  Passenger  Agent; 

1892,  General  Passenger  Agent;  1902,  General  Superintendent  X Passenger  Traffic 
Manager,  and  member  of  Board  of  Directors,  and  in  1907  he  was  elected  General  Manager.  He  also  is  one  of  the  Directors  of  The 
White  Star  Line,  and  a Director  of  the  Detroit  Creamery  Companj’.  He  is  also  a valued  member  of  the  Great  Lakes  X St.  Lawrence 
River  Association  of  wdtich  he  sert’ed  as  President  in  1889.  He  is  a member  of  the  Executit'e  Ccmuuittee  in  the  Passenger  Associa- 
tion of  the  United  States  of  which  he  was  President  in  1901-1902-1903,  also  a member  of  the  American  Association  of  General  Passenger 
and  Ticket  Agents  and  of  the  Executi\'e  Committee  of  the  Association  of  the  Passenger  Steamboat  Lines.  The  following  is  a record 
of  his  social  and  semi-business  associations  in  Detroit:  Member  of  the  Detroit  Club;  Detroit  Yacht  Club:  lile  member  of  the  Fellow- 
craft  Club;  Detroit  Golf  Club;  Aero  Club  of  Michigan;  Detroit  Light  Guard;  Ex-President  of  the  Ohio  Society:  Transportati(jn 
Club,  of  which  he  was  President  the  first  two  terms  of  its  existence;  Detroit  Board  of  Commerce  and  Commercial  League:  Director 
in  the  Newsboys’  Association;  member  of  Detroit  Lodge  No.  34,  B.  ().  P.  FL;  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity;  Palestine  Blue  Lodge,  King 
Cyrus  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  Detroit  Ncj.  1,  Knight  Templars:  32nd  degree  Mason;  Moslem  Temple;  Mystic  Shrine,  and  on  the  loth  of 
September,  1908,  he  attained  the  thirty-third  and  su]treme  degree  In  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry. 


GEO.  SCH.VNTZ. 


George  Schantz, 

Vice-President  of  The  Dayton  Breweries  Company  and  President  of  The  Schantz  X 
Schwind  Brewing  Comitany;  President  of  the  Gem  City  Realty  Company,  and  Director 
of  The  F'irst  Savings  and  Banking  Company,  and  one  ol  the  most  prominent  business 
men  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Hessen-Darmstadt,  Germany,  where  he  was  liorn 
on  the  8th  of  April,  1851,  the  son  of  F'riedrich  Schantz,  a miller,  baker  and  peasant.  He 
received  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  the  fatherland.  When  sixteen  years  of 
age  he  emigrated  to  the  LInited  States  and  came  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  finding  employment 
in  the  Schwind  Brewery.  Here  he  remained  for  a period  of  nine  years,  ser\ing  three 
years  as  laborer  and  six  years  as  foreman.  In  1881,  he,  with  his  brother  Adam  Schantz, 
founded  the  Schantz  Brewery,  which  in  the  course  of  time  became  a prominent  factor 
in  the  business  interests  of  Dayton.  Mr.  George  Schantz  looked  alter  the  practical 
part  of  the  business,  and  under  his  management  the  products  of  the  firm  became  famous. 
Politically,  he  is  an  adherent  of  the  Democratic  faith.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Tilh' 
Rehfuss,  of  Green\  ille,  Ohio.  They  reside  at  Dayton  View,  Dayton,  Ohio. 

Paul  Schob, 

A well  known  music  engraver  and  printer  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  a nati\'c  of  Zeitz,  Great 
Duchy  Saxony  Meiningen,  Germany,  and  was  born  on  the  18th  of  January,  1868.  He 
is  the  son  of  Hermann  Schol),  who  was  a well  known  and  itrosperous  innkeeper  in  the  aben'e 


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nicntioiK-d  city.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  Mr.  Schob  was  apprenticed  to  a music 
engra\'er,  wlu-re  tlie  boy  learned  tlie  business  in  rxliieh  in  after  \'ears  he  lias  become  \er> 
successful.  In  ISSh,  .\Ir.  Schob  left  the  latlu'rhmd  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States, 
taking  up  the  business  of  music  engraver  in  Cincinnati.  Thanks  to  his  aliility  and  exec- 
uti\c-  talent,  he  now  enjo\s  the  distinction  of  ha\'ing  the  hugest  business  in  his  line  in 
the  United  Stales  ,md  Can.ida,  and  from  his  place  ol  business,  located  on  the  corner  ot 
h.lm  ,md  Fifth  StreiUs,  millions  of  sheet  musi('  are  distributed  to  all  jiarts  of  this  and  other 
countries.  .Mr.  Schob  i>  a member  of  the  following  societies  and  orders,  in  which  he  is 
immenseh-  popuhir:  M.isonic  h'r.iternity ; Cincinnati  Liederkranz;  North  Cincinnati 

Turm-erin:  Idks  and  the  X'ohmteer  Bowling  and  Minstrel  Cluli.  In  bSbd  Mr.  Schob 
uas  united  in  marriage  to  Mi^^  Uaiir.i  Motzkus.  A \isit  to  the  establishment  conducted 
by  Ml’.  Schob  will  well  repay  aiu'one  interesti'd  in  his  line  of  work. 


r.  o.  sc  I K nuiiNc.i-.R, 

of  Ulks;  the  Knights  ol  Pythias,  etc. 
inger,  I Ih  and  14S  South  'I'liird  Strec't, 


Mr. 


Frank  ().  Schoedinger, 

A leading  business  man  of  Columbus, 

( )hio,  was  born  in  that  city  on  the  7th  ot 
Se])tember,  bS72.  He  is  of  (ferman  an- 
cestry. Mis  father,  Philip  J.  Schoed- 
inger, haxing  been  born  in  ('■ermany  in 
1S2.7.  When  only  si.x  years  of  age,  he 
came  with  his  iiarents  to  the  United 
States,  the  family  establishing  their  home  paul  schob. 

in  Columbus.  For  many  years  Mr. 

Phili])  J.  Schoedinger  was  engaged  in  the  undertaking  business  in  Columlius.  He  died 
in  bSSO.  Mr.  Frank  ().  Schoedinger's  mother,  Caroline  Fleverly  Schoedinger,  was  a 
native  of  Bucyrus,  Ohio.  Air.  F'rank  A.  Schoedinger  was  educated  in  the  Columlnis 
])ul)lic  schools  and  high  schools.  In  Septemlier,  1890,  he  entered  ui)on  his  business 
career,  in  connection  with  the  sto\e,  house  furnishings  and  roofing  Vutsiness.  A few 
years  afterward,  in  189a,  he  entered  into  partnership  with  William  A.  Fearn  and  J.  R. 
Dickson.  Mr.  Schoedinger  is  a gentleman  of  great  business  ability,  of  good  common 
sense  and  marked  executi\e  talent.  F'or  two  terms  he  was  President  ot  the  Builders’ 
and  Traders’  Fxchange,  and  for  one  term  President  ot  the  Columbus  Board  of  Irade. 
He  is  a Director  of  the  C'olumbus  Bank  of  Commerce.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity;  a Knight  Templar  and  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  He  also  belongs  to 
the  Columbus  Club;  the  Arlington  Countiw'  Clul);  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
Schoedinger  at  ju'esent  is  doing  business  for  himselt  under  the  firm  name  of  F.  O.  Schoed- 


Columbiis,  ()hio,  manufacturer  of  metal  window  frames,  sashes,  steel  ceilings,  etc. 


Robert  I).  vSchultz, 

Di-cc'ased,  who  during  a life  ot  usetulness  was  a ])rominent  citizen  and  business  man  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  w-as  born  on  the  7th  of  Jan- 
uaiw,  1829,  at  Zanesxille,  the  son  ol  William  and  Fxelina  Darlington  Schultz.  He  was  reared  and  educated  in  his  native  city.  In 
hi^  x’oung  manhood  he  was  employed  as  clerk  on  the  Aluskingum  Steamers,  comnianded  by  his  uncles,  James  and  Harvey  Darlington, 
and  later  entered  the  soap  tactory  which  his  father  had  o]X‘rated  since  1853,  and  learned  the  art  which  made  him  w’ealthy.  In  186(), 
he  and  John  1 loge  |)urchased  the  xx'orks  from  William  Schultz,  and  the  skill  and  industry  ot  Schultz  and  the  keen  l)usiness  acumen  of 
Hoge  de\’eloi)etl  the  small  soap  works  ol  IStKi  into  one  ol  the  most  jrrominent  and  profitable  industries  of  the  country,  the  name  of  Schultz 
N Comp,m\’  being  known  throughout  the  land  wdierever  soap  was  used.  When  Mr.  Schultz  had  ceased  the  manual  occupation  of 
the  business  he  cdw.ix's  gave  his  occupation  as  “.soap  boiler,’’  and  w'as  ])roitd  of  his  skill  and  knowledge  as  such.  Mr.  Schultz  wms 
.unong  the  most  attentixe  and  ituhtstrimis  xvorkmen  in  the  factory  until  the  construction  of  the  Opera  Block  was  commenced,  xvhen  he 
became  sui)erinlendent  ot  that  xvork  and  that  he  might  be  ubiquitous  and  xvatch  the  building  and  the  factory  he  had  the  first 
teli'phone  line  in  Zanesxille  l)uilt  betxveeti  the  Opera  Block  and  the  factory  in  South  Seventh  Street.  The  half  scpiare  of  buildings 
known  .is  the  Ojiera  Bloi'k,  including  Oold  and  C'horal  Halls  and  the  Ojiera  House  were  all  erected  under  Mr.  Schultz’s  jiersonal  obser- 
xation  ,ind  the  model  theatre  of  thirty  years  ago  xvas  his  passion  and  xvas  conducted  by  him  for  a number  of  years.  It  was  his 
almost  sole  dixersion,  and  its  rules  hax'e  become  standard  throughout  the  country.  Mr.  Schultz  xvas  modest,  unpretentious,  unos- 
teiu.itious  and  popuhir,  and  prosperity  did  not  change  “Bob”  into  “Air.”  Schultz  xvith  those  he  xvas  familiar  as  a “soap  boiler.’’  Neither 
xvas  he  undignified  or  unmindful  of  his  rights  and  position  as  a successful,  energetic  business  man.  He  xvas  entirely  self  made, 
honest,  generous,  a true  friend  and  unix'ersally  respected  and  loveil.  In  18()5  he  xvas  married  to  Sarah  Van  Horne,  daughter  of  Bernard 
\'an  Horne,  by  xvhom  he  had  txvo  soiis,  Bernard  Van  Horne  and  Wdliiam  Darlington  Schultz.  Upon  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
made  his  home  xvith  his  mother.  In  Iraternity  circles  he  xvas  a K.  of  P.,  Fdk,  and  Mason  in  all  grades  ot  the  American  and  Scottish 
Rites,  including  the  Shrine,  and  tor  many  years  he  xvas  Treasurer  of  the  local  commandery.  Mr.  Schultz  w'as  a large  holder  of 
real  estate  and  xvas  Interested  in  many  Zanesxdlle  business  enterprises.  At  his  death,  xvhich  occured  on  the  14th  of  October,  1899, 
he  xvas  \’ice-President  and  C'hairman  of  the  F'inance  C'ommittee  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Zanesville,  Vice-President  of  the  Zanes- 
x'ille  Flectric  Fight  Company,  and  Director  of  the  Brown  Alanufacturing  Company,  In  politics,  he  was  a Democrat,  but  that  fact 
made  little  difference  xvith  Republican  x’otes,  xvho  xvere  alxvays  ready  to  serx^e  “Bob”  Schultz,  and  he  served  the  city  faithfully  and  satis- 
factorily  in  both  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Watcrxvorks  and  the  ('ity  Council.  He  w-as  one  of  the  several  councilmen  xvho 
brax'ed  so-called  po]ndar  sentiment  and  x'oted  against  the  temperance  crusaders  in  1874,  because  he  beliex'ed  the  mox’ement  ineffectual 
and  Ill-adx  ised.  W hen  he  died  the  xvhole  city  mourned  for  him. 

Peter  Schwab, 

( )ne  of  the  jxrincipal  business  men  of  Butler  County,  Ohio,  and  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Brewing  Company,  of  Hamilton,  is  a 
natix’e  ot  Bax'aria,  in  xvhich  country  he  first  saxv  the  light  of  day  on  the  27th  of  May,  1838.  Fie  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in 
1859,  landing  in  Xexv  Orleans,  coming  to  Cincinnati  by  rix'er,  then  to  Hamilton  by  Canal.  He  located  at  Hamilton  and  has  lived 


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there  ever  since.  Learning  the  trade  of  cooper,  Mr.  Schwab  was  engaged  in  his  vocation  for  a number  of  vears.  In  ISOo  he,  in 
partnership  with  Jas.  Litton  and  Henry  Schlosser,  organized  the  commission  firm  of  Peter  Schwab  & Co.,  at  Cincinnati,  which  con- 
tinued until  1866.  In  1868,  in  partnership  with  General  Ferd.  Van  Derveer  and  Herman  Reutti,  bought  the  Johh  W.  Sohn  Brewery. 
I wo  years  later  he  withdrew  from  the  business,  but  in  1874  he  purchased  the  brewery  from  \Gn  Derveer  and  Reutti,  becoming  the 
sole  owner.  The  capacity  of  the  plant  was  only  small  in  the  beginning,  consisting  of  but  fifty  barrels  a dav,  but  still  the  brewery  was 
too  large  for  Hamilton.  He  had  to  struggle  hard  to  make  both  ends  meet,  but  Mr.  Schwab  stuck  it  out.  In  1875  the  business  was 
incorporated  under  the  name  Cincinnati  Brewing  Company;  in  1890,  an  artificial  ice  plant  was  added  to  the  brewer\’,  and  under  the 
careful  supervision  of  Mr.  Schwab  the  business  grew  until  now  it  is  one  of  the  most  important  industries  of  the  hustling  city  of  Ham- 
ilton. Mr.  Schwab  is  also  interested  in  numerous  other  enterprises  in  Butler  County.  He  has  been  a Democrat  since  he  became  (jf 
age.  He  has  been  very  acti^•e  in  politics  and  his  influence  has  been  felt  in  National,  State  and  County  politics.  For  twelve  years  he  has 
been  a member  of  the  Hamilton  Board  of  Education.  He  also  served  as  a member  of  the  Sewer  and  Paving  Commission  of  Hamilton. 
Mr.  Schwab  resides  at  Hamilton,  Ohio. 


A.  H.  SWART 


Albert  Henry  Swartz, 

W'as  born  at  North  Berne,  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  September  22nd,  1860.  His  father, 
Fli  Swartz,  was  a farmer  and  enlisted  as  a volunteer  in  the  Forty-Si.xth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry  for  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  Eli  Swartz  was  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shihdr, 
April  6th,  1862.  Eli  was  a son  of  Henry  Schwartz  (original  spelling)  who  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  now  Berne  Township,  Fairfield  County,  and  came  from  near  Lancaster,  Pa. 
Schwartz’s  old  grist  mill,  built  in  the  early  days  on  the  Rush  Creek  near  Sugar  Grove, 
still  stands,  and  at  last  reports  was  still  doing  business.  It  is  one  of  the  early  "land 
marks”  built  by  the  Schwartz  family.  Elizabeth  A.,  was  the  wife  of  Eli  Swartz,  and  still 
living  (1908),  and  was  a daughter  of  Samuel  Jackson.  Samuel  Jackson  came  from 
Virginia  in  early  youth,  and  was  for  several  years  an  educator  in  the  early  school  system 
of  Ohio.  He  was  a farmer  by  \x)cation.  Mr.  Jackson  was  identified  with  all  public 
movements  in  the  interest  of  Fairfield  County's  early  history,  and  was  frequently  honored 
by  public  office  by  its  citizens. 

A.  H.  Swarts  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  was  thrown  on  his  own  resources,  and 
together  with  his.  brother,  the  late  Hon.  Samuel  J.  Swartz,  Ex-Mayor  of  Columbus, 
Ohio,  supported  his  widowed  mother  and  family.  His  education  was  recei\’ed  from  the 
district  schools  of  the  country.  When  eighteen  he  was  in  the  grocerv  business  at  Dela- 
ware, and  a year  later  with  a wholesale  house  in  Columbus.  In  his  twentieth  year  he 
became  a stock  clerk  with  the  Columljus  Buggy  Co.,  of  Columbus.  In  this  great  indus- 
trial institution,  the  greatest  of  its  kind,  he  steadily  worked  his  way  upward  to  the  jiosition 
of  stockkeeper  and  Assistant  Contracting  Agent,  which  he  resigned  in  1899.  Mr.  Swartz 
became  the  Supreme  Treasurer  of  The  Fraternal  Mystic  Circle,  January  1st,  1900,  a 
Fraternal  Beneficial  Society  of  National  standing,  whose  headquarters  are  in  Philadelphia,  but  an  original  Ohio  Societv.  In  this 
position  he  received  and  paid  out  more  than  eight  millions  of  dollars,  and  his  books  and  accounts  balanced  to  a cent,  without  loss, 
when  he  resigned  in  19U7,  to  accept  the  position  offered  him  as  Assistant  to  the  President  of  the  same  corporation. 

Mr.  Swartz  never  would  accept  a nomination  for  a political  office,  although  often  requested  to  by  his  friends.  His  preference 
always  being  for  a commercial  life.  While  a resident  of  Columbus  he  always  took  an  actix'e  interest  in  politics  and  ser\-ed  for  many 
years  on  the  Republican  County  E.xecutive  Committee.  And  it  was  through  the  untiring  hard  work  of  this  Committee  that  Frank- 
lin County  and  the  City  of  Columbus  was  safely  anchored  in  the  Republican  column.  Mr.  Swartz  ga\’e  to  each  camj^aign  his  earnest 
thought  and  attention,  and  his  judgment  and  execution  of  plans  was  a large  lactor  in  Republican  success. 

He  married  Miss  Ida  M.  Weadon,  a daughter  of  Fred  Weadon,  of  Columlms,  Ohio,  in  1887,  and  removed  to  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  in  190U,  where  he  still  lives  and  is  engaged  in  business.  Mr.  Swartz  has  always  been  interested  in  the  lodge  and  belongs  to 
many  of  the  leading  secret  societies.  M’as  for  eight  years  identified  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard  and  a member  of  the  old  Fourteenth 
Regiment  (now  known  as  the  Fourth).  In  1898  he  helped  to  raise  a regiment  for  the  Spanish-American  War,  which  was  entirely 
composed  of  men  whose  fathers  fought  in  the  War  of  1861,  Sons  of  Veterans  Regiment.  Owing  to  the  early  termination  of  this  war 
the  regiment  was  never  called  into  service.  Governor  Bushnell  had  already  exjrrcssed  his  intention  of  calling  the  regiment  into 
service  and  to  commission  Mr.  Swartz  as  Major  of  the  same,  an  honor  which  was  not  only  acceptable  but  agreeable. 


Samuel  J.  Swartz, 

Deceased,  a brother  of  Mr.  Albert  Henry  Swartz,  was  during  a life  of  usefulness,  one  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Franklin  County 
Bar.  He  was  born  in  Fairfield  County,  Ohio,  in  the  year  of  1859.  He  received  a thorough  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
county,  after  which  he  entered  Fairfield  Union  Academy,  at  Pleasantville,  Ohio,  and  finally  attended  Wesleyan  Universitv,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1881.  His  first  business  experience  was  a traveling  salesman,  and  he  continued  a 
"knight  of  the  road”  for  a period  of  five  years,  when  he  began  the  reading  of  the  law,  and  was  duly  admitted  a member  of  the  Franklin 
County  Bar  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  in  1888,  at  once  beginning  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  His  ability  in  legal 
matters  soon  gained  him  a large  clientele.  Early  in  1897,  Mr.  Swartz  was  appointed  Police  Judge  by  Governor  Bushnell,  a \-acancy 
having  occurred,  and  in  April  of  the  same  year  he  was  regularly  elected  to  the  same  position  which  he  filled  with  great  ability,  being 
the  only  Republican  elected  on  the  city  ticket.  Two  years  later  Mr.  Swartz  was  elected  to  the  honorable  office  of  Mayor  of  the  city 
of  Columbus.  He  had  the  distinction  of  being  chosen  the  first  Mayor  on  the  Republican  ticket  within  twelve  years.  His  adminis- 
tration was  clean,  upright  and  ^■oid  of  partisianship,  and  the  government  of  the  Capital  City  was  conducted  upon  an  economical, 
safe  basis  and  thoroughly  commendable  principles.  After  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office.  Mayor  Swartz  resumed  his  private 
practice,  in  which  he  was  engaged  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  a lawyer  of  noted  ability  and  good  judgment,  honest  and  up- 
right in  all  his  dealings  and  respected  by  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him. 

Nathan  Bay  Scott, 

United  States  Senator  from  West  Virginia,  is  a native  Ohioan,  born  in  Guernsey  County,  where  he  also  received  his  common  school 
education.  After  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  War,  Senator  Scott  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army  and  ser\-ed  his  country  until  1865, 


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when  he  was  muslered  oul,  lie  returned  to  pri\ale  life  and  engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  glass  at  Wheeling,  W.  Va.,  where  he 
has  resided  e\er  siiua-.  lie  is  \ ilall\-  interested  in  the  business  affairs  of  that  city  and  is  President  of  the  Central  Glass  Works  and 
Vi(H’-l’resident  of  the  l)ollar  Sa\  ings  bank  of  Wheeling.  Senator  Sccjtt  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  he  has  served  his 
[)art\-  and  the  peo|)le  in  general  in  main'  cai)acities.  In  ISSt)  he  was  elected  to  the  ('ity  Council  of  Wheeling  and  ser\-ed  two  years 
as  President  of  the  Second  branch.  In  ISS2  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate  lor  a term  ot  lour  years,  and  having  served  with 
distinction  was  rc'-elected  to  the  same  oflice  in  IS.Stl.  In  bStlS,  President  McKinley  ap])ointed  Mr.  Scott  to  the  ]iosition  of  Internal 
Re\-enue  t'ollector.  lie  entered  oflice  on  the  lirst  ot  Januar\,  ISDK.  ( )n  the  25th  ot  January  of  the  year  following  the  Legislature  of 
\\\-sl  X’irginia  elected  Mr.  Scott  ;i  member  ot  the  Unitetl  Stiites  Senate,  and  in  this  high  position  he  has  served  ever  since,  having  been 
re-elected  in  IIMI5.  In  ISSli,  Senator  Scott  bectime  a member  ot  the  Rc])ublican  National  ('ommittee  Irom  which  time  on  he  has  ser\'cd 
contimlou^l\  until  now,  ha\ing  lieeii  ;i  member  of  the  Lxecutixe  t'ommittee  a greater  portion  of  that  time.  The  Senator  resides 
;it  W heeling,  W . \'<i. 

Robert  Pitt  is  Scott, 


.\  leading  manulactitrer  of  Southeastern  ( )hio,  and  a man  well  known  in  State  i)olitics, 
w.is  born  on  the  1st  of  < tetober,  IS51 , at  Lisbon,  ( )hio,  the  son  of  John  W.  and  Jane  Pittis 
Scoit.  Idle  lather  was  a nati\e  of  X’orkshire,  Lngland,  and  his  mother  ot  the  Isle  ot 
Wight,  Lngland.  ddie\-  had  emigrated  to  the  Lnited  States  about  1<S20.  Mrs.  Scott 
w.is  a cousin  of  Sir  Lrancis  I’ittis,  Newiiort,  Isle  of  Wales,  ddie  father  was  one  ot  the 
greatest  artisans  and  mechanics  of  his  time  and  has  made  a numlier  of  early  musical 
instrunu'uts,  one  of  whic  h is  in  the  Museum  of  the  Smithsonian  Institute,  at  Washington, 
I).  C.  Mr.  Robei't  P.  Scott  rc'cadwd  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  by  [irivate 
instruction  and  he  .dso  took  <i  course  in  mathematics  at  John  Hopkins  Lniversity.  He 
started  in  business  life  at  the  age  ot  lourteeii  years.  He  now  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
manufact ma'i's  of  Southeastern  ( )hio  and  also  Interested  in  numerous  industrial  enter- 
prises.  He  has  iiu’ented  a new  X’aK  ular  Parachute;  a f lying  Machine;  the  only  success- 
ful Peaidi  Peeler  on  the  market,  and  a Pea  Huller,  the  only  machine  of  its  kind  which 
is  ,d)le  to  hull  peas  trom  \iues  on  the  held.  Mr.  Scott  is  the  owner  ot  the  Sinclair  Scott 
( 'om|)an\-,  m.mulaci  uivrs  ot  automobiles,  at  baltimore,  Md.,  and  the  head  of  the  (diis- 
holm-Scott  Co.,  at  ('adi/,  ( )hio,  manutacturers  of  the  Pea  Huller.  He  is  the  author  ol 
"('ycling  .Art  and  Lnergy,”  |)ul)lished  in  LSSt).  In  politics,  Mr.  Scott  is  affiliated  with 
the  Ri'|)ublican  part\'.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  lieing  initiated  on  his  twenty-first 
birthda\'.  He  is  married  and  has  two  Ii\ing  daughters.  He  resides  in  the  pretty  little 
cit\’  ol  Cadiz,  ( )hio. 


R.  P.  SCOTT. 


butler  Sheldon, 


■A  ])rominent  business  man  of  Columbus,  ( )hio,  and  Vice-President  of  The  Sheldon  Dry 
Goods  Com|)any  of  that  city,  w'as  born  on  the  (ith  ot  February,  1874,  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
the  son  of  Robert  K.  and  Mary  If.  butler  Sheldon,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  He  receic'ed 
his  education  in  the  ])ublic  and  high  schools  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  Mr.  Sheldon  entered  his  fathers’  business,  operating  under  the  firm  name  of  Miles, 
bancroft  N Sheldon,  conducting  a general  wholesale  dry  goods  business,  and  recently 
absorbed  by  The  Sheldon  Dry  Goods  Comi)any,  of  which  he  is  now  Vice-President. 
Mr.  Sheldon  has  always  been  a faithful  Repul)lican,  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many 
capacities.  Since  May  4th,  DOS,  he  has  been  filling  the  office  of  Mayor  of  Marble  Cliff, 
()hio,  serving  his  second  term  now.  Mr.  Sheldon  is  interested  in  many  business  enter- 
])rises  of  his  native  city.  He  is  President  of  The  Columbus  Railway  Company;  President 
of  'The  C'olumlnis  Light,  Heat  and  Power  Comi)any;  President  of  The  Columlms  Traction 
Company,  and  one  of  the  Directors  of  The  Commercial  National  bank  of  Columbus. 
( )n  the  Pith  of  April,  18!I8,  Mr.  Sheldon  was  married  to  Adiss  Harriet  J.  Tilney,  of  Orange, 
N.  J.  Two  sons  have  been  born  to  them,  Ralph  Sheldon,  born  on  the  26th  of  August, 
1800,  and  Butler  Sheldon,  Jr.,  born  on 
the  15th  of  August,  Ddl.  The  family 
attend  Central  Presbyterian  Church, 


BU I LHR SHELDON. 


Louis  F.  Siebenthaler, 


Columbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Sheldon  resides 
at  Marble  Cliff,  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
suburbs  of  Columbus. 


L.  C.  SIEBENTHALER 


Pro])rietor  of  the  Lion  brand  Comin'essed  A'east  Company,  established  1885,  at  Cin- 
cinn.iti,  ( )hio,  and  a prominent  business  man  of  that  city,  was  born  in  Lawrenceville, 
Dearborn  County,  Indiana,  on  the  14th  of  September,  1861,  coming  to  ('incinnati  in 
1870,  where  he  receiwd  a public  school  education. 

At  the  age  of  tourteen  years  he  went  into  the  grocery  business,  as  clerk,  and 
remained  in  same  lor  a period  of  seven  years.  In  1885  he  went  into  the  >'east  business, 
in  which  he  is  still  engaged.  Mr.  Sielienthaler  is  the  son  of  the  late  Getmge  W.  Sieben- 
ihaler  and  Rosina  Holman  Siebenthaler,  both  nati\es  of  Indiana.  Mr.  Siebenthalcr’s 
grand]xuvnts  emigrated  from  Germany  in  the  year  1831  and  located  in  C'iiK'innati  where 
the  grandfather  and  his  lirother  followed  the  protession  of  musicians,  playing  clarinet  and 
x'iolin,  they  being  the  first  German  musicians  who  came  to  Cincinnati.  They  remained 
in  the  Oucen  ( ity  for  some  years,  but  after  a serious  Cholera  Epidemic  w-'ent  to  Indiana, 
where  Air.  Siebenthaler’s  father  as  well  as  he  himself  were  born.  Air.  Siebenthaler  is 
independent  in  politics.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd 
degree  Scottish  Rite  Alason  and  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine;  a member  of  Syrian  Temple. 


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On  the  15th  of  June,  1887,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mollie  Mohlenhoff,  a daughter  of  the  late  John  A.  Mohlenhoff.  Five  children 
Ijlessed  their  union:  Erma,  Hilda,  Harold,  Louis,  Jr.,  and  Theda.  Mr.  Siebenthaler's  residence  and  place  of  business  are  located 

at  2359  McMicken  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

William  H,  Simonton, 

Retired,  formerly  one  of  the  leading  Inisiness  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  Irorn  on  the  27th  of  7\pril,  1847,  at  Milford,  Clermont 
C’ounty,  Ohio,  the  son  ot  Hiram  Simonton  and  Elizal)eth  Smell  Simonton,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  Columbus 
.schools,  after  which  he  entered  business  life,  in  which  he  Irecame  \’ery  successful.  Mr.  Simonton  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat 
and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  entered  upon  his  public  career  at  the  age  of  thirty-one  years,  as  I )eputy  Clerk  of 
Franklin  County.  Later,  in  1890,  he  was  elected  to  the  positiem  of  ('ounty  Clerk,  an  office  he  filled  with  marked  ability  and  with  credit 
to  himself  and  his  constitutents  in  general.  Upon  leaving  office,  Mr.  Simonton  became  engaged  in  the  electrical  construction  business, 
in  which  he  remained  until  December  11th,  1909,  when  he  retired  into  irrivate  life.  Socially,  Mr.  Simonton  is  a member  of  the  B.  P. 
().  E.  He  was  married  tcj  Miss  Rosina  Yaisle.  One  son,  Mark  Simonton,  was  born  to  them.  He  succeeded  his  father  in  business, 
with  offices  in  the  Building  of  the  Columbus  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  ('olumbus,  Ohio. 

Scott  Small, 

Former  Director  of  Public  Safety,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  lujcn  November  7th,  1857, 
at  Harrison,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  A.  and  Margaret  Small.  His  father  was  a native  of 
England  and  emigrated  to  the  Ihiited  States  when  a babe.  Mr.  Small’s  mother  was 
born  in  Cincinnati  and  is  of  Irish  descent.  Mr.  Small  was  educated  in  the  common  and 
high  schools  of  Harrison,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Queen  City  Commercial  ('ollege,  Cincinnati, 
graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in  1880.  He  afterwards  entered  the  journalistic 
field,  in  w'hich  he  became  very  successful.  He  has  always  l)een  a staunch  Repul)lican 
many  years.  In  1907,  Mr.  Small  was  appointed  Secretary  to  Mayor  Markbreit,  taking 
hold  of  his  position  on  January  1st,  1908.  In  July,  1909,  he  was  appointed  Director 
of  Public  Safety.  Mr.  Small  is  a member  of  the  Blaine  (dul)  and  of  the  Cuvier  Press 
Club,  Cincinnati.  On  the  28th  of  June,  1893,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Milicent  Grimm, 
of  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Small  resides  at  20  West  Ninth  Street,  (dneinnati.  His  office  is  in 
the  City  Hall,  C'incinnati,  ( )hio. 

Amor  Smith,  Jr., 

Manufacturer,  was  born  in  Dayton,  October  22nd,  1840,  .son  of  .Amor  and  Sarah  (Spencer) 

Smith,  and  a descendant  of  John  Smith,  the  first  of  the  family  in  America.  His  father 
(1812-1890)  was  a native  of  Wilmington,  Delaware,  but  in  1819,  removed  to  Cincinnati, 

Ohio,  and  in  1832  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  carried  on  the  manufacture  of  candles, 
soap  and  tallow.  The  firm  name  was  Amor  Smith  until  1800,  when  it  became  Amor 
Smith  & Co.,  and  in  1808  a liranch  was  established  at  Baltimore,  Mtb,  under  the  name  of 
Amor  Smith  & Sons,  his  partners  being  his  twv)  sons.  Amor  and  Leander  Smith.  Amor 

Smith,  Sr.,  was  the  inventor  of  a wheel  for  reducing  cracklings,  a pussplate  lor  extracting 
lard  and  tallow  from  cracklings,  and  a perforated  dryer  for  the  manufacture  of  ammon- 
iacal  matter.  The  son,  after  attending  common  scIkjoIs  and  Herron's  prix’ate  school  in 
Cincinnati,  entered  the  Swedenborgian  Lni\'ersity  at  Lrbana,  Ohio,  but  left  before  com- 
pleting the  course  to  join  his  father  in  business.  In  1895  he  was  admitted  to  partnership. 
In  1870  Mr.  Smith  was  elected  a member  of  the  Board  of  Aldermen  of  Cincinnati,  and 
Chairman  of  the  Street  Committee,  by  A'irtue  of  which  he  became  a memlier  ot  the  Board 
of  City  Commissioners.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Hamilton  ('ounty  Republican  Executiw 
C'ommittee  in  1875  and  carried  the  county  for  the  Republicans  in  face  ol  a Democratic 
Supremacy  of  five  years’  standing,  and  in  1870,  carried  the  county  for  Rutherford  B. 
Hayes.  He  was  also  Chairman  of  the  Campaign  C'ommittee  of  the  .80, 000, 099  l)ond 
issue  of  1873;  \'oted  to  build  the  Cincinnati  Southern  Railroad,  the  greatest  railroad 
enterirrise  ever  projected  by  a single  city,  and  in  1878  had  charge  of  a second  loan  of 
.82,000,000.  On  June  8,  1878,  he  was  appointed  by  President  Hayes,  Collector  of  the 
First  Internal  Revenue  District  of  Ohio,  and  served  three  and  one-half  years,  handling 
the  sum  of  812,000,000  per  annum.  After  being  relie\'ed  of  his  official  duties.  Air.  Smith 
resumed  his  position  as  an  acti^•c  member  of  his  father’s  tw(j  firms.  In  1880  he  ser\'cd 
on  the  committee  which  negotiated  the  purchase  of  the  old  government  building  in  Cin- 
cinnati for  the  use  of  the  C'hamber  of  ('ommerce.  In  1882  he  was  nominated  tor  (^'on- 
gress,  and  in  1884  was  chosen  a Delegate  to  the  National  Republican  Comention.  Mr. 
Smith  was  elected  Mayor  of  C'incinnati  in  1885,  and  in  this  term  it  became  his  dut\’  to 
reorganize  the  police  force  under  the  reform  act  of  March  30th,  1880.  Mr.  Smith  nom- 
inated to  the  Police  Board  everyone  of  the  four  hundred  members  of  the  force,  which 
included  its  two  First  Chiefs,  Arthur  G.  Aloore  and  Philip  Deitsch.  He  was  re-elected  Alayor  of  C'incinnati  in  1887.  Under  him  the 
city  became  a model  municipality;  the  streets  were  impro^'ed  at  an  expense  of  .84,000,000,  and  corruption  in  \arious  departments 
was  ex])osed.  A sympathetic  strike  originated  by  freight  handlers,  and  inx  oh  ing  30,000  men,  was  quelled  without  bloodshed.  United 
States  Troops  were  called  in  as  a {preventive,  and  a meeting  of  representatives  of  the  labor  organizations  being  called  and  addressed 
by  Mayor  Smith,  who  took  the  ground  that  the  differences  between  the  strikers  and  their  employers  were  matters  to  be  settled  be- 
tween themselves,  but  a breach  of  the  peace  was  a matter  in  which  it  became  the  duty  of  the  authorities  to  interpose  in  the  interest 
of  law  and  order.  That,  he  declared  emphatically,  would  be  done  and  his  firmness  and  fearlessness  thus  prevented  what  might  ha\’e 

been  a serious  disturbance.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Foraker  one  of  the  members  of  a Board  of  Water  C^ommissioners 

to  provide  a Iretter  water  supply  for  the  city  and  was  chosen  its  President.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  City  Affairs  in  1898-1899. 
He  is  a Scottish  Rite  32nd  degree  Mason;  a member  of  the  Syrian  Shrine  and  of  the  Order  of  Itan-nic-nic;  Past  Exalted  Ruler  ot 
Cincinnati  Lodge  of  Elks,  and  a member  of  the  Young  Men’s  Blaine  Clul)  and  of  the  Stamina  Re])ublican  League.  He  was 


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ai)p(>intc(I  Surveyor  of  Customs  for  part  of  Cincinuati,  by  President  Roosevelt,  in  1903;  reappointed  in  1907,  retiring  at  the 
expiration  of  his  second  term,  lie  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  l\lay  27,  1803,  to  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Henry  Kessler,  by  whom  he 
had  two  sons,  Kessler  and  Alvin  Smith,  and  a (huighter,  Leonora  S.,  wife  of  John  G.  Robinson.  Mrs.  Smith  died  in  1873,  and  he  was 
again  married  to  Ida,  daughter  of  Abmn- J.  Sennet t , in  1887. 

Julius  Edward  Sohn, 

One  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2nd  of  November, 
1S.')8,  in  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Mr.  J.  G.  Sohn,  a native  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  who  had 
emigrated  to  the  Ibiited  States  in  1842,  and  settled  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  l)ecame  con- 
nect(‘d  with  the  brewing  interests  of  that  city.  Mr.  J.  Edward  Sohn  received  a very 
carejul  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  after  which  he  attended  Wood- 
ward High  School.  He  entered  business  life  upon  leaving  school,  accepting  a position 
as  clerk  with  the  grocery  firm  of  B.  G.  Stall  & Co.,  Cincinnati.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  >’ears,  Mr.  Sohn  entered  the  firm  of  his  father,  the  J.  G.  Sohn  Brewing  Company, 
making  himself  familiar  with  all  the  details  of  that  business.  He  remained  a member 
of  the  linn  until  the  2r)th  of  October,  BHH).  On  the  l!hh  ol  Decemlier,  of  the  same  year, 
Mr.  Sohn,  in  connection  with  Mr.  Michael  Keck,  ]xirchased  the  controling  interest  in  the 
Sch.iller  Brewing  Company,  Cincinnati,  becoming  President  and  General  Manager  of 
the  concern.  I'nder  his  careful  and  business-like  administration  the  output  of  the  firm 
was  increased  from  la, 001)  to  38, ()()()  liarrels  per  year.  Mr.  Sohn  is  a public-si)irited- 
citizen,  always  ready  to  further  the  interests  of  his  city.  He  is  President  of  St.  John’s 
Church  (German  Protestant),  and  a member  of  the  Elks,  K.  ot  P.,  National  I'nion, 
Masonic  f raternity,  being  a Knight  d'enpilar  and  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  K.  of  H.  and  of 
the  Commercial  Travelers,  in  which  organization  he  has  held  many  positions  of  honor 
and  trust.  ( )n  the  Kith  of  March,  1881,  Mr.  Sohn  was  married  to  Miss  Amelia  Hermann, 
of  Cincinnati,  f ive  children  have  blessed  their  hapijy  union:  Julius  Edward  Sohn,  Jr., 

Auditor  of  the  German  National  Bank,  Cincinnati;  Erwin  Sohn,  (diemical  Engineer  with 
the  National  ('arl)on  ('ompany,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Henry  Sohn,  Norma  Sohn,  a favorite 
Mr.  Sohn’s  ])lace  of  business  is  located  at  1(')22  Main  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Williani  Sebastian  Sohn, 

OcciMsed,  who  during  his  lile  ol  uselulness  was  a prominent  busine.ss  man  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  ot  Eebruary, 
1S.')2,  in  Cincinnati.  Mis  [).ircnts  were  John  George  and  Barbara  (Raber  )S(jhn.  His  father  established  a lirewery  in  1849,  and  con- 
<lucU'd  it  until  the  time  ol  his  death,  in  1879,  when  his  three  sons,  George  John  Jr.,  W’illiam  S.  and  J.  Edward  S(jhn  took  charge  of 
the  busiiH'ss.  Aftc-r  the  death  of  John  George  Jr.,  the  two  brothers  carried  on  the  business,  until  Mr.  William  S.  purchased  the  share 
of  his  brother  J.  falward  and  became  the  sole  (nvner.  The  name  of  the  firm  was  changed  inloddie  William  S.  Sohn  Brewing  Company, 
,ind  Mr.  Willi.un  S.  Sohn  became  President  ol  the  concern,  occu|)ying  this  [xjsition  until  the  time  of  his  death,  February  29th,  1902. 
4'wo  weeks  prior  to  his  demise,  he  was  taken  ill  and  compelled  to  take  to  his  bed.  His  condition  gave  no  alarm  (jf  the  danger  which 
l.i\-  alu'ad,  until  suddenly  the  summons  came.  Mr.  Sohn  was  a ])uf)lic-spirited  man,  well  liked  in  his  native  city,  and  his  death  caused 
general  grid.  lh‘  was  married  in  March,  1877,  to  Miss  Lena  Jung,  daughter  of  Phili])  and  Magdalena  Jung.  The  widow  and  four 
children  sur\i\’ed  him;  Alma,  Walter  P.,  Elsie  and  Edna  Sohn.  Mr.  Sohn  was  well  and  faborably  known  in  fraternal  circles,  having 
been  a nu'inber  ol  the  Hanselmann  Lodge,  E.  N A.  M.;  I.  ().  ( ).  F.;  K.  of  IL;  A.  ( ).  U.  W.  and  of  the  Brewers’  Exchange. 

(Jeorge  P.  Sohngen, 

One  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  Hamilton,  Ohio,  was  born  in  that  city  on  the  2oth  of  June,  189U,  and  is  a representative 
of  one  of  the  earh’  established  and  jirosperous  German  families  of  Butler  County;  his  father,  the  late  Louis  Sohngen,  having  located  in 
Ihimillon  in  18’)0.  He  was  a native  of  Weilminster,  Germany,  born  in  1824.  He  was  a cabinet  maker  by  trade  and  followed  that 
\-ocation  two  years  in  Cincinnati,  betore  locating  in  Hamilton,  and  also  for  a year  or  two  after  coming  to  this  city.  In  1851  he  engaged 
in  the  grocery  business,  and  at  the  same  time  dealt  extensively  in  grain  and  country  produce.  In  1885  he  established  the  malting 
business,  which,  under  his  owm  and  his  sons’  jurisdiction,  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  leading  industries  of  Hamilton.  In  the  experi- 
mental stage  the  business  was  amducted  under  intelligent  and  conservative  management,  and,  with  numerous  additions  to  the 
original  [jlant,  became  the  largest  malting  business  in  Southern  Ohio. 

Mr.  George  P.  Sohngen’s  mother,  Eliza  Schmidt  Sohngen,  was  also  a native  of  the  fatherland.  She  had  emigrated  with  her 
|)arents  to  the  new  worUl  when  a little  girl.  They  settled  in  Hamilton,  where  she  married  Mr.  Sohngen.  Mr.  George  P.  Sohngen 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  and  at  the  Ohio  University.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  upon 
his  business  career,  in  which  he  has  become  very  successful,  and  is  connected  with  the  prominent  business  and  banking  interests  of 
Ihimilton  and  Southern  Ohio.  Politically,  Mr.  Sohngen  is  an  uncompromising  Republican,  but  has  never  sought  political  honor 
nor  has  he  ever  held  a political  position,  except  that  of  a Trustee  of  the  State  Hospital  at  Dayton.  The  only  society  with  which  he  is 
affiliatt'd  is  the  Order  of  Elks.  On  the  14th  of  December,  1881 , Mr.  Sohngen  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Conner,  a native  of  Hamilton, 
()hio,  and  a young  lady  of  refinement  and  culture.  Seven  children  are  the  issue  of  their  marriage.  The  family  attends  the  United 
Presbvlerian  Church.  Mi.  Sohngen  is  a public-spirited  citizen,  progressive  and  ever  alert  to  the  best  interests  of  his  native  city 
and  county.  No  man  in  Butler  County  stands  higher  in  the  estimation  of  the  people,  and  his  popularity  is  w'ell  deserved. 

William  C.  Sprague, 

Lawver,  author,  educator  and  publisher,  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  was  born  in  Malta,  Ohio,  on  the  25th  of  Eebruary,  1890.  His  father, 
William  P.  Sprague,  was  a native  of  Morgan  County,  Ohio,  born  on  the  21st  of  May,  1827.  He  received  a good  education  and 
engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  He  was  President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  McConnellsville,  and  a public-spirited  man,  taking  a 
great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  native  state.  From  1890  to  1892  he  was  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Senate.  He  was  elected  to  the 
forty-Second  and  Forty-Third  National  Congresses,  serving  in  the  Committees  on  Revolutionary  Pensions  and  Public  Buildings  and 
('.rounds.  His  son,  William  C.  Sprague,  was  educated  in  the  McConnellsville  public  and  high  schools,  graduating  from  the  latter 
in  1877,  then  entered  Denison  University,  Granville,  Ohio,  where  he  was  graduated  A.  B.  in  1881.  Immediately  after  he  began  study 
in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  being  graduated  there,  and  admitted  to  the  Bar  in  1883.  He  settled  in  practice  in  St.  Paul,  Minn. 


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where  he  formed  a partnership  with  William  Foulke,  under  the  firm  name  of  Foulke  & Sprague.  In  1885,  he  removed  to  Detroit, 
Mich.,  and  continued  practice  for  six  years,  particularly  in  the  line  of  commercial  law,  ha\’ing  meantime,  in  1889,  begun  the  publi- 
cation of  “The  Collector,"  later  on  known  as  “The  American  Legal  News."  He  also  organized  and  founded,  in  1890,  the  “Sprague 
Correspondence  School  of  Law,"  planned  on  the  original  theory  of  giving  practical  professional  instruction,  such  as  would  enable  the 
passing  of  bar  examinations,  after  the  method  of  correspondence  so  long  and  successfully  employed  by  the  Chautauqua  schools. 
The  scheme  achieved  immediate  popularity,  and  so  thorough  and  excellent  was  the  instruction  given,  that,  in  1892,  Mr.  Sprague 
relinquished  practice  to  devote  his  entire  time  to  this  educational  work.  In  1894  he  founded  on  the  same  general  lines  the  Sprague 
Correspondence  School  of  Journalism,  which  achieved  a similar  degree  of  success  and  popularity.  Mr.  Sprague  is  a member  of 
the  Commercial  Law  League  of  America,  of  which  organization  he  was  the  founder  and  first  President  (1895-189()).  He  was  Chairman 
of  its  Executive  Committee  from  1896  to  1900.  He  is  one  of  the  founders  and  was  the  first  President  of  the  (Ohio  Society’  of  Detroit. 
In  1900  and  1901  he  was  Editor  of  the  National  Bankruptcy  News  and  Reports.  For  nineteen  years  he  was  the  Managing  Editor 
of  “The  American  Legal  News"  and  “The  Law  Student’s  Helper,”  and  for  nine  years  Editor  of  “The  American  Boy,"  all  monthlies. 
He  is  the  author  of  “Sprague’s  Abridgment  of  Blackstone,”  1893;  “After  Dinner  Speeches,”  1895;  “Wit  and  Wisdom,”  1896;  Quiz 
Books  in  Law,”  1896;  “Three  Boys  in  the  Mountains,”  1902;  “Napoleon  Bonaparte,”  1904;  “Felice  Constant,”  1904;  “The  Boy  Courier 
of  Napoleon,”  1904;  “The  Boy  Pathfinder,”  1905,  and  many  pamphlets  on  legal  and  miscellaneous  subjects.  He  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason 
and  a Knight  Templar.  His  present  occupation  is  Compiler  of  “The  Lawyers  lnternati(.)nal  Blue  Book,”  and  Editor  of  “The  Con- 
sular News  and  International  Law  Notes,”  in  the  interests  of  which  publications  he  sjiends  much  time  abroad. 

The  Stacey  Manufacturing  Company, 

Elmwood  Place,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Gas  Engineers,  Designers  and  Builders,  is  one  of  the  oldest  concerns  in  the  country  in  its  line  of 
work.  It  was  established  in  the  year  1851,  when  Mr.  George  Stacey  and  Mr.  Henry  Ranshaw  started  in  a modest  way  under  the 
firm  name  of  George  Stacey  & Company,  on  the  West  Side  of  Mill  Street,  South  of  the  old  Whitewater  Canal,  Cincinnati,  now 
occupied  by  the  tracks  of  the  Big  Four  Railroad.  From  the  beginning  the  success  of  the  firm  was  marked  and  substantial.  In  1875, 
Mr.  George  Stacey  died,  and  at  the  closing  up  of  his  estate  in  1880,  the  firm  of  Geo.  Stacey  and  ('ompany  was  changed  into  a 
corporation  under  the  title  of  The  Stacey  Manufacturing  Co.  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  In  the  meantime  the  business  of 
the  company  had  grown  to  such  proportions  that  they  were  compelled  to  seek  a locality  where  they  could  find  sufficient  room  for  the 
rapidly  increasing  business,  and  after  some  time  spent  in  examining  a number  of  different  locations  they  selected  the  ground  they 
now  occupy  at  the  S.  E.  Corner  of  Township  /\venue  and  Big  Four  Railroad  at  Elmwood  Place,  Ohio,  a suburb  of  Cincinnati. 
Here  they  erected  one  of  the  finest  shops  to  be  found  in  the  United  States.  The  main  building  is  500  feet  long  and  135  feet  wide. 
A track  running  the  entire  length  of  the  building  admits  cars  from  all  railroads  entering  the  city.  The  Stacey  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany build  Gas  \\’orks  complete  in  every  detail  and  make  all  kinds  of  apparatus  that  is  used  about  the  Gas  Works,  and  their  work 
extends  all  over  the  Lhiited  States  and  into  the  Canadas.  One  thing  the  firm  is  especially  proud  of  is  that  they  never  had  a strike 
among  their  workmen.  Their  relations  with  the  employees  are  of  a most  pleasant  nature.  They  take  care  of  their  men  when  in- 
jured, pay  all  the  expenses  attending  an  accident  and  pay  the  wages  of  the  injured  ones. 

Richard  Johnston  Tarvin, 

Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  The  Stacey  Manufacturing  ('ompany,  Elmwood  Place,  and  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  was  born  on  the  30th  of  January,  1840,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  S.  W.  and  Elizabeth  Johnston  Tarvin.  His 
father  was  engaged  in  the  building  business  and  was  a native  of  Kentucky,  while  his  mother  was  born  in  Ohio.  On  his  father’s  side, 
Mr.  Tarvin  is  of  English  descent,  his  ancestors  having  emigrated  to  the  American  Colonies  in  1750,  while  his  mother’s  ancestors  left 
their  native  land,  Ireland,  in  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  and  finally  settled  in  Cin- 
cinnati, where  Mr.  Tarvin’s  mother  was  born.  Mr.  Tar\in  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Cincinnati.  He  started 
in  business  life  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  as  a clerk  in  a grain  store,  continuing  in  that  business  for  several  years.  He  then  took 
a position  in  the  steamboat  trade,  “following  the  river”  for  a number  of  years,  until,  in  1876,  he  became  connected  with  The  Stacey 
Manufacturing  Company  in  the  capacity  of  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Mr.  Tar\'in  is  independent  in  politics,  having  always  voted 
for  the  best  men  on  both  tickets.  In  1863  Mr.  Tarvin  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Wiley,  of  Covington,  Ky.  Mrs.  Tar\-in  died  in 
1888,  leaving  one  son.  Dr.  W.  Tarvin,  who  for  many  years  has  filled  the  office  of  Coroner  of  Kenton  County,  Kentucky.  In  1902, 
Mr.  Tarvin  was  married  to  Miss  Kittie  Storch.  He  resides  at  Gilbert  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Sanford  B.  Stanbery, 

W’holesale  lumber  dealer,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  offices  located  in  the  Mercantile  Library  Building,  that  city,  was  born  on  the  21st 
of  December,  1871,  at  Millersburg,  Holmes  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Jonas  Stanbery,  a farmer,  and  Anna  Bailey  Stanbery,  were 
natives  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Stanbery’s  paternal  ancestors  came  from  England,  In  1661,  and  settled  in  New  Jerse\-.  In  the  early  part  of  the 
last  century  they  came  to  Ohio,  settling  in  Sandusky  County.  Later  they  moved  to  Holmes  County,  where  Mr.  S.  B.  Stanbery 
was  born.  His  father  took  part  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  ser\-ing  four  years  in  the  Seventy-Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 
He  was  mustered  out  as  Orderly  Sergeant.  Mr.  S.  B.  Stanbery  was  educated  in  the  Toledo,  Ohio,  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  For  the  last  six  years  Mr.  Stanbery  is  a resident 
of  Cincinnati.  In  November,  1889,  Mr.  Stanbery  joined  the  Ohio  National  Guard,  entering  Comi)any  H.,  Sixth  Ohio  Regiment,  as  a 
Private,  His  military  record  is  as  follows:  Private,  November  27,  1889;  Corporal,  May  1,  1890;  Sergeant,  June  1,  1890;  Second 

Lieutenant,  November  22,  1890;  Captain,  August  24,  1893;  Major,  February  12,  1897;  Lieutenant  Colonel,  November  29,  1899;  Colonel, 
December  21,  1899.  Placed  on  retired  list  June  22,  1903.  He  took  part  in  the  Si^anish-American  War  as  iMajor  of  the  Sixth  Ohio  Vol- 
unteer Infantry,  and  was  with  the  army  of  evacuation  in  Cuba  for  a period  of  four  months.  In  politics,  Mr.  Stanbery  is  a good 
Republican.  He  was  a member  of  the  Citizens’  Taft  Club  of  Cincinnati,  and  had  charge  of  the  Club  while  taking  part  in  the  Inaug- 
uration Parade  at  Washington,  March  4th,  1909.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason  and  a member  of  the  Business  Men’s  Club  of  Cincinnati. 
He  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  Matthews.  His  wife  died  ten  }-ears  ago,  lea\ing  four  children,  boys.  He  was  married  a second 
time,  in  November,  1904,  to  Miss  Mamie  LItten.  The  family  reside  at  1219  Locust  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Luther  Pierce  Stephens, 

President  of  the  Columbus,  LIrbana  & W’estern  Electric  Railway  Company  and  General  Manager  and  Treasurer  of  the  Columbus,  New 
Albany  & Johnstown  Traction  Company,  has  been  active  in  the  business  affairs  of  Columbus  for  many  years,  having  as  a boy  settled 
in  Ohio’s  Capital  in  1868,  coming  direct  from  the  Shenandoah  Valley  of  \4rginia,  where  he  witnessed  stirring  times  during  the  Civil 
War,  and,  like  most  of  those  who  were  on  the  border  line  between  the  two  armies,  suffered  many  privations. 


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James  Alexander  Stewart, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio,  City  ICigineer  of  Norwood,  Village  Faigineer  of  College  Hill,  St.  Bernard 
and  Kennedy  Heights,  Ohio,  and  Consulting  Engineer  of  the  i)roposed  Rapid  Transit 
Railway  and  Cnion  Station,  Cincinnati,  was  l)orn  on  the  2nd  of  March,  18()0,  at  Pitts- 
1 ic  S I i-.Pi  iiiN.s,  burg.  Pa.  His  ])arents,  Hugh  Stewart  and  Mary  McAvoy  Stewart,  were  natives  of 

Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  respectively.  He  received  his  education  in  the  Cin- 
cinnati public  schools.  In  IS7'),  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  he  started  upon  his  professional 
career  as  a rodin.in  in  the  ('it\-  hhiginc'er's  ofhi'e  of  (dncinnati.  Later  he  filled  the  posi- 
tions of  Chief  Enginei’r  of  Cincinnati,  ()hio;  as  Chief  Engineer  and  Superintendent  of 
the  Kentuck\-  Midland  R.iilroad,  and  as  Assistant  hhigineer  of  the  Huntington  System 
of  R.iilroads.  In  jiolitics,  Mr.  Stewart  has  alwa\s  been  a staunch  Democrat.  In  IShO, 
lu‘  was  ap])ointed  ( 'hief  hhigineer  of  Cincinnati,  holding  that  iiositifin  for  a period  of 
one  Near.  In  IS'.I?  he  was  a candidate  for  County  Sur\eyor,  but  was  defeated  with  the 
rest  of  the  ticket.  Por  twcKe  N'etirs  jiast  lu‘  has  filled  the  position  of  City  Engineer  of  Nor- 
wood, ()hio.  Air.  Stewart  is  a member  of  the  Engineers’  Clul)  ot  Cincinnati.  He  was 
married  on  the  Pith  of  Ma\’,  ISSti.  His  wife  died  in  NoNX'inber,  bStll,  leaN  ing  two  chil- 
dren, William  Alo\  lan  Stewart  and  Marie  hi.  Stewart.  Mr.  Stewart  was  married  a second 
time  on  the  Sth  of  I'ebritarN’,  ISO!).  He  and  his  family  are  members  of  the  Catholic 
St.  John's  Church,  Deer  I’ark,  Ohio.  He  resides  at  Woodford  Road,  Kennedy  Heights, 
llis  olliees  are  loe.iled  iit  1 I 12  I'raetion  Builditig,  Cineinnati,  O. 


J.  A.  STEWART. 


(Jir.  ,\lb.  Storz, 

.A  iirominent  business  man  of  Cineinmiti,  with  olliees  in  the  Hulburt  Block,  Corner  Sixth 
A\enue  and  \diu'  Street,  is  Nvell  known  throughout  the  Central  States.  He  was  born 
in  Southern  ( '.erman\-  on  the  22nd  of  June,  ISSO,  and  is  the  scion  of  a |)rominenl  family 
whose  members,  for  many  years,  have  been  connected  Nvith  the  Land  and  Reichstag 
(P.irliament)  of  their  nati\e  country.  Mr.  Storz’s  father  was  a merchant.  Mr.  Chr. 

Storz  recc'i\ed  ;i  \erN'  thorough  education  at  Chateau  de  Lucens,  Canton  de  Vaud,  Swit- 
zerhind,  Nvherc  he  studied  languages  and  recei\ed  his  commercial  trainitig.  Upon  leav- 
ing that  school  he  became  connected  with  some  big  business  concerns  in  Southern  Ger- 
many, filling  the  responsililc  position  of  Erench  and  English  Corresiiondent.  After 
liaN'ing  seiwed  his  country  in  the  artillery  department  of  the  German  Army,  Adr.  Storz, 
in  l!)t)2,  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  soon  became 
a Iirominent  figure  in  the  business  of  collecting  domestic  and  foreign  estates,  in  which 
he  has  been  very  successful.  The  firm  of  Chr.  Albert  Storz  is  now  well  and  most 
faNorably  known  all  o\’cr  the  United  States  and  Europe.  During  his  business  career,  he 
has  traveled  very  extensively  all  over  the  United  States,  Canada,  Mexico  and  Europe. 
He  is  a linguist,  mastering  the  English,  Cierman,  Erench  and  Spanish  languages.  Socially, 
Air.  Storz  is  an  Elk  and  a memlier  of  the  Cierman  Eandwehr  Verein  of  Cincinnati.  He 
was  married  in  l!)()(i  to  Miss  Elsie  Plucker,  the  daughter  ol  a prominent  Cincinnati 
business  man. 


Margaret  W.  Sutherland, 

Principal  of  the  Columbus  Normal  School,  is  a native  of  Ohio,  born  in  SteubenNille, 
a daughter  of  Judge  John  K.  Sutherland  and  Adary  Lee  Bready,  both  nati\es  of  Penn- 
syKania.  The  father  was  a fine  scholar  and  a distinguished  lawyer.  At  the  Jeflerson 
County,  Ohio,  Bar,  he  at  one  time  won  a case  in  which  the  opposing  counsel  was  Edwin 
M.  Stanton,  afterwards  the  distinguished  Secretary  of  War  under  President  Lincoln. 
Aliss  Sutherland’s  mother  was  thoroughly  educated  in  a Quaker  School  for  girls  in  Phil- 
adeliNhia,  and  was  an  accomplished  Erench  and  Latin  student.  She  was  a woman  ol 
great  alnlity  and  rare  social  accomplishments.  Miss  Sutherland  received  her  education 
ci  iR.  A.  STORZ.  at  Steuben\ille,  Ohio,  graduating  at  the  head  of  her  class  from  a lour  years’  high  school 

course  wdien  she  was  but  fifteen  and  a half  years  old.  The  next  year  Miss  Sutherland 
s]H'n(  in  tin'  East  in  tra\el  and  study.  Returning  to  Stcuben\ille,  she  l)egan  to  teach  in  the  public  schools  of  that  jilace,  when  not 
(luite  scNenteen  years  old.  At  the  same  time,  under  private  tutors.  Miss  Sutherland  began  to  carry  out  the  course  of  study  of  the 
leading  colleges,  and  in  six  } ears,  teaching  all  the  time,  she  had  completed  the  Latin  Philosophy  Course,  and  had  done  more  than  was 


Air.  Stephens  Nvas  born  January  23,  1853,  at  Stephens  City,  Va.,  the  son  of  Cahin 
M . B.  Stephens  and  Rebecca  J.  Belter  Stephens.  He  was  educated  at  Stonewall  Academy, 
an  institution  opened  at  Stephens  City  immediately  following  the  close  of  the  war.  At 
tlu'  age  of  sixteen  he  l)egan  acti\-e  life  as  an  aiNprentice  in  a ])rinting  office,  and,  after  mas- 
U'l'ing  the  mechanical  depaiTment,  filled  the  ix>sitions  of  city  editor,  political  corres- 
])ondent  and  general  manager  of  newsi)ai)ers. 

.After  retiring  from  the  newspaper  business  he  organized  the  Columbus,  New  Albany 
N Johnstown  'Fractiem  Company,  constructed  the  road  and  has  been  the  General  A'lanager 
of  the  pro])erty  since  it  began  o|K-ration.  In  addition  to  his  connecti(m  with  the  traction 
com|)anies  he  is  also  one  of  the  A'ice-Presidents  of  the  Columbus  Savings  and  Trust 
Com])an\-.  The  only  i)ublic  |)osition  he  e\er  held  was  that  of  statistician  for  Ohio,  of 
the  Unittd  States  I )epartment  of  Agriculture.  Socially,  he  is  a meml)er  of  the  Masonic 
k'raternilN-,  being  a Past  AJaster  of  Columbus  Lodge  No.  30;  an  Odd  Fellow  anrl  an 
Idk.  In  Se])tember,  1873,  he  was  married  to  Aliss  AlarN'  J.  Rowlands.  They  haNC 
one  daughter,  Bertha,  llis  offices  are  located  at  Third  and  Long  Streets,  t'olumljus, 
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required  in  this  course  in  German.  Afterwards,  French  was  studied  for  some  time  under 
competent  teachers.  At  the  age  of  twent\--four,  Miss  Sutherland  was  appointed  First 
Assistant  in  the  Steubeinille  High  School,  which  position  she  held  until  called  to  the 
Principalship  of  the  Mansfield  High  School.  In  this  position  she  remained  for  a period 
of  nine  years  when  she  was  called  without  any  solicitation  on  her  part,  to  the  Principal- 
ship  of  the  Columbus  Normal  School.  In  P.IIM),  the  Principal  of  the  Colnmljus  Normal 
School  was  made  Princi]:)al  of  the  Sullivanl  schools  also.  The  schools  of  Sulli^■ant  are 
the  training  schcjols  of  the  Normal  School.  Miss  Sutherland  hiis  been  A.ssociate  Editor 
of  the  Ohio  Erlucational  Monthly.  She  has  held  ofifices  in  the  city,  county,  state  and 
nati<mal  educational  associatiems.  Miss  Sutherland  is  the  only  woman  in  the  State  of 
Ohio  who  has  e\er  Ireen  on  the  Executi\'e  Committee  of  the  State  Teachers'  Association. 
She  served  also  for  fourteen  years  as  a member  oi  the  Board  of  Control  of  the  Ohio  Teach- 
ers’ Reading  Circle.  Her  serxdces  ha\-e  been  in  demand  in  the  count\-  institutes  of  the 
State,  and  she  has  lectured  in  forty-fi\-e  of  the  eight\--eight  counties  of  Ohio,  in  some 
counties  a number  of  times.  Miss  Sutherland  is  at  present  President  of  Sorosis,  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  leading  literary  clubs  of  women  in  the  state.  Fcrr  eleven  years 
Miss  Sutherland  has  lectured  to  this  club  from  one  to  three  times  a >’ear;  and  she  has 
also  lectured  in  many  other  cities  of  Ohio  to  Women's  Clubs,  particularly  on  literary 
sulqects.  Miss  Sutherland  has  traveled  in  Europe  twice;  the  second  time  ha^-ing  been 
sent  by  the  Ohio  Educational  Monthly,  which  in  the  summer  of  1909  held  a voting  con- 
test by  which  it  was  to  be  determined  who  was  the  most  popular  teacher  in  Ohio;  this 


teacher  to  make  the  journey  free  of  expense.  Without  personally  soliciting  a single  \'ote,  m.  w.  sutmerl.and. 

Miss  Sutherland  was  honored  by  an  overwhelming  majority  of  votes.  Miss  Sutherland 

is  a member  of  the  First  Congregational  Church  of  Columbus,  in  which  city  she  resides  at  222  Marshall  A\enue. 


),  H.  SUNDMAKER. 


J.  H.  Sundmaker, 

Former  Director  of  Puldic  Service  of  the  City  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  wtis  born  [une  21st, 
1809,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  H.  L.  Sundmaker  and  Anna  Sandman  Sundmaker,  both 
nati\-es  of  Germany.  The  parents  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  at  the  age  of 

fifteen  and  ten  years,  respecti\'eh’.  For  many  years  the  father  has  been  engaged  in 

the  grocery  Imsiness  at  (hncinnati.  Mr.  J.  H.  Sundmaker  was  educated  in  the  Cincinnati 
common  schools.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  entered  his  professional  career  as  a 
rodman  with  Col.  E.  F.  Jewett.  While  thus  being  engaged,  he  studied  for  a period  of 
tour  years  under  Professor  Eisele.  Upon  leae  ing  Col.  Jewett,  Mr.  Sundmaker  entered 
the  County  Engineer's  office  as  a rodman,  and  in  the  course  of  time  he  has  filled  ever\- 
irosition  in  that  office.  He  entered  the  County  Engineer's  office  in  1889.  Two  years 

later  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Engineer,  and  from  190.5  to  the  1st  of  JanuaiA',  1908, 

he  filled  the  position  of  Chief  Engineer.  On  the  last  named  date,  Mr.  Sundmaker  was 
appointed  by  Mayor  Marklireit,  City  Engineer  of  Cincinnati,  and  he  has  the  proud 
distinction  of  being  the  onh'  man  who  has  e\'er  filled  both  offices  of  Chief  Engineer 
of  Hamilton  County  and  Chief  Engineer  of  C'incinnati.  He  was  appointed  to  the 
position  of  Director  of  Public  Scr\ice,  in  January,  1910.  In  politics,  he  is  a staunch 
Republican.  On  the  .5th  of  September,  1895,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Nora  M.  Nelson, 
of  Newark,  Ohio.  They  ha\e  one  daughter.  Mr.  Sundmaker  resides  at  Ihde  Park. 

1 lis  offices  are  in  the  City  Plall  of  Cincinnati. 


Charles  P.  Taft, 

President  of  the  Times-Star  Publishing  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  (Ohio,  was  born  at  C’incinnati  on  the  21st  of  December,  1843,  and  is 
the  eldest  son  of  the  late  Hon.  Alphonso  Taft.  He  received  his  primary  educatiem  in  the  Cincinnati  schools,  pursued  a three  \'ears’ 
course  in  the  Woodward  High  School  and  prepared  for  college  in  Phillips’ Academy,  at  Andover,  Mass.,  after  which,  in  IStiO,  he  matric- 
uled  in  Yale  College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1864.  He  determined  to  make  the  ju-actice  of  law  his  life  work  and 
entered  the  Columbia  Law  School  of  New  5’ork,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1866.  Eor  a few  months  of  that  \-ear  he  was  asso- 
ciated in  the  practice  of  the  law  in  Cincinnati  with  the  firm  of  Sage,  Haake  & Taft,  and  then  went  abroad.  Entering  the  Uni\-ersit\- 
of  Heidelberg,  he  was  graduated  at  that  institution  in  1868,  with  the  degree  of  J.  U.  D.,  after  which  he  continued  his  studies  at  the 
College  de  France,  of  Paris,  for  a year.  A season  of  travel  in  England  and  Scotland  brought  him  that  culture  and  knowledge 
which  can  be  acquired  in  no  other  way,  and  with  a mind  broadened  and  enriched  by  contact  with  the  best  educators  of  the  old 
world,  he  returned  to  Cincinnati,  in  November,  1869,  to  assume  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  practical  life.  hlr.  Taft  formed  a law 
l)artnership  with  General  Edward  F.  Noyes  and  successfully  engaged  in  practice  with  that  gentleman  until  1871,  when  the  General 
was  elected  Governor  of  Ohio  and  Mr.  Taft  was  elected  a member  of  the  State  Legislature.  While  ser\-ing  in  that  body  he  was 
chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Schools  and  School  Lands.  Acting  in  that  capacity  he  secured  the  first  codification  of  the  school  laws 
of  the  state,  and  largely  advanced  the  interests  of  education  thereby.  In  1872  he  was  nominated  by  the  Reimblican  party  for  Con- 
gress, but  was  defeated  by  the  Greeley  wave  that  swept  over  Hamilton  County  that  year.  After  the  election,  he  resumed  the  prac- 
tice of  the  law.  Mr.  Taft’s  connection  with  journalism  dates  from  1879,  when  he  purchased  the  controlling  interest  in  the  Times. 
When  the  consolidation  with  the  Star  was  made,  in  1880,  the  Times  was  allotted  the  controlling  interest  in  the  capital  stock.  The 
paper  is  too  well  known  throughout  the  entire  country  to  need  specific  mention  here.  It  is  one  of  the  most  potent  agencies  in  the 
promotion  of  Repuldicanism  in  this  section  of  the  land.  Mr.  Taft  was  also  for  many  years  one  of  the  owners  of  the  Cincinnati  Volks- 
blatt,  a very  prosperous  and  influential  German  newspaper,  and  was  Vice-President  of  The  Cincinnati  Wlksblatt  Co.  until  toward 
the  close  of  the  year  1890.  No  man  in  Cincinnati  has  labored  more  earnestly  for  the  best  de\-elopment  of  the  cit>'  than  Mr.  Taft, 
especially  along  the  lines  tending  toward  mental  de\-elo])ment  and  a broad  culture  of  the  mind.  His  supjiort  is  never  withheld  from 
any  enterprise  or  measure  calculated  to  jiromote  the  general  welfare,  and  many  interests  of  the  cit>-  bear  the  impress  of  his  strong  indi- 
viduality. He  is  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Zoological  Garden,  and  one  of  its  directors  for  seA'cral  years.  He  was  also  Treasurer 
of  the  May  Festival  Association,  and  a member  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Sinking  Fund.  For  se^■eral  years  he  serx'ed  as  one  of  the 


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real  estate  manaiiers  of  the  ^■otmJ■  Alen’s  Mercantile  l.iltrary  Association.  For  fully  seventeen  years  he  was  a nieniher  of  the 
Fnion  Board  of  Cincinnati  lliydi  Schools,  and  for  a time  served  as  its  President.  For  seven  years  he  was  President  of  the  lhli^■ersity 
Chib.  In  the  hill  of  ISDn,  his  fellow  townsmen  showed  their  appreciation  of  his  worth  and  ability  by  electing  him  to  the  Fifty-Fourth 
Cotigre.ss,  to  represent  the  hirst  Congressional  District  of  Ohio.  His  political  record  is  above  reproach,  and  has  ever  been  marked 
b\-  the  utmost  fidelii\-  to  dtit>-,  by  unwa\-ering  hnailty  to  the  best  interests  of  the  country,  and  by  an  unselfish  jwirpose  which  places 
the  i)arl\  's  good  abo\  e personal  aggrandi/ement . Mr.  'I'aft  was  married  on  December  4th,  1873,  to  Annie  Sinton,  daughter  of  David 

William  vS.  Thomas, 

t )ne  of  the  leading  manulaclurers  and  business  men  ol  Springfield,  Ohio,  whose  name  is 
well  known  in  the  business  world  all  o\er  the  country,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  April, 
lS.a7,  at  S|)ringfield,  ()hio.  His  parents  were  John  H.  Thomas  and  Mary  J.  Thomas, 
natix’es  of  .Maryland  and  Ohio,  respectively.  He  olitained  a very  thorough  education 
at  the  iHiblic  schools  of  his  native  city;  at  Robltin’s  Academy,  and  at  the  Ihiixcrsity  of 
Wooster,  ( )hio,  graduating  from  the  latter  well-known  institution  of  higher  learning  in 
1S75,  receiving  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  A.  M.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  upon  his 
business  career.  He  is  greatly  interested  in  the  business  affairs  of  Springfield,  being  con- 
nected with  the  Thomas  Manufacturing  Com])any,  manufacturers  of  agricultural  im- 
plements, and  the  Mad  l\i\-er  National  Bank.  Mr.  Thomas  has  always  been  a staunch 
Democrat  and  has  ser\ed  his  ])arty  in  many  capacities.  He  has  been  very  active  in 
|)olitics  but  has  never  held  any  public  office,  e.xcept  locally,  as  his  e.xtensi\e  business 
enter])rises  occupy  nearly  all  of  his  time.  Upon  several  occasions  he  was  strongly  urged 
to  make  the  race  for  ('.overnor  of  Ohio  on  the  Democratic  ticket,  but  for  the  reasons 

stated  he  was  forced  to  decline  the  honor.  Nevertheless  he  has  serxed  the  people  as  a 

member  of  the  Springfield  School  Board,  Springfield  City  Council,  the  Police  and  Fire 
Boards,  and  as  a member  of  the  Sinking  Fund  Trustees  of  Springfield.  He  w'as  a dele- 
gate at  large  to  the  Democratic  National  C'onventions  in  11)()(),  1904  and  1908.  On 
the  8th  of  December,  1878,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie  N.  Senteney,  of  Louisxille, 
Kentucky.  They  have  two  children.  Miss  Lucrctia  Thomas  and  Wallace  S.  Thomas. 
Mr.  'I'liomas  attends  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  and  is  President  of  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees of  that  organization.  He  resides  at  721  East  High  Street,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

I'Yank  P.  Torrence, 

( )ii('  of  the  iH'oniinent  business  men  ol  S])ringfield,  ( )hio,  with  olfices  in  the  Fairbanks  Building,  that  city,  was  born  on  the  11th  of 

June,  IS.')."),  at  Jamestown,  ( )hio,  the  .son  of  Dr.  J.  M.  and  Mary  Curry  Torrence,  d'he  family  is  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  Mr. 

I'orrence’s  grandfather  was  a soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  .After  the  war  he  came  to  Ohio,  settling  in  Greene  County,  where  Ur.  J. 
M.  Torrimce,  the  father  of  Mr.  F.  P.  'Forrence  was  born.  Dr.  Torrence  was  regimental  surgeon  of  the  Seventy-Fourth  Ohio  Volun- 
teer Infantrx'  during  the  Cix’il  War.  Mr.  Frank  P.  I'orrence  obtained  his  editcation  in  the  public  schools  of  Xenia  and  in  the  Xenia 
Seminary.  W'hen  about  filteen  years  of  age  he  left  home  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world  and  was  variously  employed.  Even- 
tualU’  he  became  the  adxertising  and  route  agent  for  a number  of  large  theatrical  companies,  but  after  his  marriage  he  gave  up  that 
business  and  became  a traxeling  salesman  for  a St.  Louis  tobacco  house.  Later  he  became  connected  with  an  extensive  cigar  house 
of  Detroit,  Mich.  In  1S90  he  remoxed  to  Springfield,  where  he  embarked  in  the  brokerage  business,  in  which  he  became  very  success- 
fill.  Mr.  Torrence  is  a public-sjiirited  man,  an  ideal  citizen,  and  always  willing  to  further  the  interests  of  his  home  city.  He  is 
interested  in  \arious  financial  and  industrial  enterprises.  On  the  9th  of  October,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  Baldridge,  of 
Frbana,  Ohio,  a daughter  ol  Dr.  .A.  H.  Baldridge,  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Medical  College  of  Cincinnati.  One  daughter  was 
born  to  them.  Mr.  Torrence  is  a member  of  the  F'lks;  K.  of  P.;  United  Commercial  Travelers;  Commercial  Club  of  Springfield, 
and  other  organizations.  Politically,  he  is  a staunch  Republican.  Mr.  Torrence  resides  at  Woodlawn  Avenue,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

'V.  B.  Townsend. 

F'or  almost  a half  century  ( )hio  has  numbered  T.  B.  Townsend  among  its  most  prominent 
and  progressixe  citizens,  and  in  tact  so  x'aried  and  extensixx'  has  been  his  business  opera- 
tions that  he  max'  well  be  termed  one  of  the  “captains  of  industry”  and  likewise  one  ol 
the  founders  ot  the  city  of  Zanesxdlle,  xvherc  he  makes  his  home,  for  he  htis  been  the  pro- 
moter of  manx'  of  its  leading  Inisiness  enter])rises,  the  growth  and  development  of  the  city 
deixmding  tpion  its  commercial  and  industrial  actixdty.  His  connection  with  any  under- 
taking incurs  a [irosperous  outcome  of  the  same,  for  it  is  in  his  nature  to  carry  forxx^ard 
to  successtul  completion  xvliatcwer  he  is  associated  xvith.  He  has  earned  for  himself  an 
enx'iable  reinitation  as  a careful  man  of  business,  and  in  his  dealings  is  knoxxm  for  his 
lironpit  and  honorable  methods  xvhich  hax'e  xvon  him  the  deserx'ed  and  unbounded  con- 
fidence ot  his  telloxvmen.  He  xvas  one  of  the  builders  of  the  first  street  railway  line  in 
Zanesx'ille,  has  been  a builder  of  its  liridges  and  sexvers,  xvas  the  pioneer  in  the  marble 
business  here  and  has  been  connected  xvith  general  contracting  in  many  other  states. 

He  is  noxv  practically  fixing  retired  but  is  financially  interested  in  many  enterprises  of 
magnitude  and  importance. 

Mr.  Toxvn.send  is  a natixe  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylxania,  his  birth  haxdng  occured  on 
the  8th  of  September,  1837,  on  xvhat  xvas  then  called  Boyd’s  Hill,  near  the  entrance  of 
the  Pennsylx'ania  Railroad  tunnel  xvhich  passes  underneath  the  ground  at  Sex'enth  Avenue. 

At  that  time,  hoxvexer,  there  xvas  neither  railroad  nor  telegraph  fine  in  Pittsburg, 
and  all  transiiortation  xvas  done  by  xvagon  or  boat.  His  parents,  William  and  Harriet 
(Burgess)  Toxvnsend,  xvere  both  natixes  of  Gloucestershire,  England,  and  came  to  America 
about  1834  or  1835,  crossing  the  Atlantic  on  the  same  xessel.  Soon  after  their  arrixml 
in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  their  marriage  xx'as  celebrated.  They  became  the  parents 


and  Jane  (I'.llison)  Sirilon,  ol  ( incinnati. 


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of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  T.  B.  Townsend  is  the  eldest.  Six  of  these  children  are  still  living.  The  mother,  however,  died  in  Be\  - 
erly,  Ohio,  in  1859,  being  long  siirvi\ed  by  William  Townsend  who  passed  away  in  Columbus,  in  1900.  He  became  a resident  of  Ohio 
in  1846,  settling  on  a farm  near  Beverly,  where  for  a considerable  period  he  made  his  home. 

T.  B.  Townsend  was  at  that  time  only  nine  years  of  age,  and  being  the  eldest  of  his  father’s  family  he  had  to  assist  in  the 

development,  cultivation  and  improvement  of  the  home  farm. 

His  educational  pri\  ileges  were  thereby  extremely  limited.  After  he  was  nine  years  of  age  his  total  attendance  at  school  covered 
but  six  months.  When  twenty-one  years  of  age  his  father  was  incapacitated  for  further  business  cares  and  then  his  mother  died,  so 
that  T.  B.  Townsend  was  left  to  care  for  and  rear  the  children,  he  being  the  eldest.  He  did  not  have  a dollar  when  he  started  out 
in  life,  so  that  what  he  has  he  has  earned  through  his  own  labor  and  industry.  He  has  also  to  care  for  the  family  of  a married  sister, 
whose  husband  died.  Realizing  in  early  life  the  advantage  and  benefit  of  an  education,  he  tried  to  counteract-  his  early  lack  in  that 
direction  and  obtain  an  education  that  would  qualify  him  for  a successful  business  career.  He  largely  devoted  his  evening  hours  to 
study  by  the  light  of  a tallow  candle  or  the  light  of  an  open  wood  fire.  He  applied  himself  with  such  diligence  and  assiduity  to  his 
r.ooks,  that  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  had  qualified  himself  for  teaching  in  the  district  schools  and  during  three  or  four  months 
(jf  the  winter  he  taught  for  a dollar  per  day  and  his  board,  “boarding  round”  among  the  scholars,  after  the  manner  of  the  times, 
hor  eight  successive  years  he  continued  his  educational  work  in  the  district  schools,  while  in  the  summer  months  his  labors  were 
turned  in  another  direction.  He  was  fourteen  years  of  age  when  he  began  learning  the  brick  and  stonemason’s  trade  and  that  of  stone 
cutting  with  his  father,  and  when  a youth  of  eighteen  years  had  completed  his  apprenticeship.  In  his  nineteenth  year  he  started  for 
the  then  distant  west,  his  destination  being  Illinois  and  Iowa.  He  traveled  by  steamboat  to  Cairo,  Illinois,  thence  up  the  Mississippi 
Ri\-er  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  where  he  secured  a situation  at  laying  and  cutting  stone  for  Governor  Grimes  of  that  state.  After  spend- 
ing a season  in  the  west,  however,  Mr.  Townsend  returned  to  Be\'erly,  where  he  entered  into  partnershij)  with  his  father  in  the  con- 
tracting business  on  a small  scale.  When  the  son  was  twenty-one  years  of  age  the  father  retired  from  business  and  T.  B.  Townsend 
then  continued  contracting  on  his  own  account,  carrying  on  the  business  with  constantly  growing  success  until  his  retirement  about 
ten  years  ago,  his  patronage  constantly  increasing  in  volume  and  importance.  While  Zanesville  has  largely  been  the  field  of  his  opera- 
tion, he  has  also  figured  prominently  as  a general  contractor  in  other  states.  He  took  up  his  abode  in  Zanes\  ille  in  the  spring  of  1867 
and  has  Here  made  his  home  continuously  since,  co^■ering  a period  of  forty-four  consecutive  years. 

While  residing  in  Beverly,  Mr.  Townsend  also  extended  the  scope  of  his  labors  by  the  establishment  of  a marble  business  and 

soon  was  in  the  enjoyment  of  a good  trade.  Upon  the  return  of  his  brother,  William  C.  Townsend,  from  the  army,  a partnership 

was  formed  between  them,  T.  B.  Townsend  selling  a half  interest  in  the  business,  and  when  he  removed  from  Beverly  to  Zanes\ille 
he  sold  the  remaining  half  of  the  marble  business  there  to  his  brother,  but  not  long  after  he  located  in  this  city,  his  brother  followed 
him  here  and  again  they  formed  a partnership  in  the  marble  business  which  continued  for  seA'eral  years.  Once  more  T.  B.  Town- 
send sold  out  to  his  brother,  who  de^■e!oped  a mammoth  enterprise  prior  to  his  death.  The  subject  of  this  review  is  the  pioneer  of 
the  marble  business  which  has  won  for  Zanesville  such  a great  name  as  the  center  for  the  operations  of  wholesale  dealers  in  marble 
and  granite. 

During  all  the  years  in  which  he  was  connected  with  the  marble  trade,  Mr.  Townsend  also  continued  his  building  operations, 
and  many  of  the  fine  structures  of  Zanesville  and  vicinity  stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  enterprise.  The  first  building  which 
he  erected  was  the  Garner  Block,  in  1867,  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Sixth  Streets,  now  occupied  by  the  street  railway  company. 
He  also  erected  the  Stevens,  Black,  Star,  Wiles,  Stolzenbach  and  the  Burgess  Blocks;  the  Clarendon  and  the  Arlington  Hotels;  the 
Schultz  Opera  House;  the  Courthouse;  the  Jail;  the  Sheriff’s  house;  the  Workhouse;  the  County  Infirmary;  the  Children’s  Home  and 
Memorial  Hall.  He- likewise  built  the  greater  part  of  the  Caldwell  Court  House;  was  also  the  contractor  and  builder  of  the  court  houses 
at  Cambridge,  New  Philadelphia,  Troy,  Bowling  Green  and  Charleston,  W.  Va.  He  also  built  most  of  the  Belmont  County  Infirmary 
and  all  of  the  Washington  and  Miami  County  Infirmaries.  To  many  other  lines  of  construction  his  efforts  have  also  been  extended 
with  gratifying  success.  Moreover  he  belongs  to  that  class  of  enterprising  xAmerican  citizens,  who,  while  promoting  individual 
prosperity,  likewise  contribute  in  appreciable  measure  to  the  public  good. 

Mr.  Townsend  built  the  first  street  railway  of  Zanesville  and  was  half-owner  of  the  enterprise  for  sixteen  years,  when  he  sold  out 
to  the  Electric  Railway  Company.  He  has  paved  the  greater  part  of  the  streets  of  Zanesville  and  built  most  of  the  sewers  up  to  1895. 
He  constructed  all  of  the  foundations  for  the  following  bridges  across  the  Muskingum  River;  one  at  Marietta;  one  at  Lowell;  one  at 
Beverly;  one  at  Windsor;  one  at  Gaysport;  two  at  Taylorsville;  one  at  Brush  Creek;  one  at  Sixth  Street,  Zanesville;  two  at  Fifth 
Street,  Zanesville;  one  at  Monroe  Street,  Zanes\ille;  one  at  New  Comerstown;  an  arch  bridge  at  Kent,  Ohio,  and  also  one  at  Mr.  \’er- 
non,  beside  other  smaller  bridges  over  this  state  and  West  \drginia.  He  furnished  the  stone  for  the  lock  at  Marietta,  Ohio,  for  the 

Government,  and  also  for  a lock  at  Burning  Springs,  W’est  \drginia.  He  built  most  of  the  railroad  from  Zanesville  to  Dresden,  Ohio, 

also  the  Toledo  & Ohio;  Central  Railroad  from  Gran\ille  Junction  to  Millersport,  and  a section  of  the  same  line  from  Columbus  to 
Thurston,  Ohio;  the  narrow  gauge  from  Woodsfield  to  Jacobsport;  the  Cleveland  Belt  Line  and  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad, 
from  Defiance  to  Holgate.  For  about  thirty  years  he  was  extensively  engaged  in  building  houses,  public  buildings,  sewers,  street 
pavements,  bridges  and  railroads,  but  retired  from  the  general  contracting  business  about  ten  years  ago,  and  at  the  present  time  is 
not  actively  engaged  in  any  enterprise.  He  is,  however,  occupying  the  Presidency  of  The  T.  B.  Townsend  Brick  & Contracting  Com- 
pany, the  other  members  of  which  are  his  son,  O.  N.  Townsend  and  his  son-in-law,  R.  C.  Burton.  The  three  gentlemen  own  all  of 
the  stock  and  there  is  a paid-up  capital  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Townsend  of  this  review  acts  with  them  only  in  an 
advisory  capacity.  The  company  in  addition  to  their  contracting  business  are  manufacturers  of  the  Townsend  Street  Paving  Block 
and  common  sewer  brick.  They  are  contractors  for  heavy  masonry  in  heavy  buildings  and  make  a specialty  of  sewer  building.  He 

is  also  President  of  the  Northern  Coal  Company  and  President  of  the  Peabody  Gas  and  Oil  Company,  of  Peabody,  Kansas. 

Among  other  important  investments,  Mr.  Townsend  has  an  extensive  and  valuable  ranch  of  thirty-six  hundred  acres  in  Marion 
C'oLinty,  Kansas,  which  farm  he  manages  through  a foreman.  There  he  raises  cattle,  hogs,  horses,  corn,  alfalfa  and  sorghum  hay. 
About  one  thousand  acres  are  planted  in  corn  and  alfalfa  and  the  balance  is  used  for  pasture  land.  This  farm  is  located  on  the  main 
line  of  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad,  near  Pealxxly,  Kansas,  and  there  is  a station  upon  the  place  called  Horner.  Mr.  Townsend  has  his 
own  stock  yards  at  the  station  so  that  his  cattle  and  hogs  are  sfi  ipped  direct  to  Kansas  City,  a distance  of  about  a hundred  and  sixt\- 
miles.  The  entire  farm  is  fenced,  there  being  about  five  miles  of  hedge  fence  and  five  miles  of  barbed  wire  fence  (four  wires),  with  posts 
sixteen  feet  apart.  The  barn  on  the  farm  is  built  of  cut  stone,  is  fifty-six  by  one  hundred  feet  and  three  stories  in  height,  having  been 
erected  at  a cost  of  over  ten  thousand  dollars. 

The  Superintendent’s  house  was  built  at  a cost  of  three  thousand  dollars  and  there  are  ten  other  houses  for  the  men.  con- 
taining from  four  to  seven  rooms,  each  costing  from  five  hundred  to  one  thousand  dollars  each.  The  men  are  employed  by  the  month 
or  year,  their  pay  averaging  forty  dollars  per  month.  In  addition  to  this  they  are  furnished  a house,  rent  free,  an  acre  ot  land  for  a 
garden,  jiasture  for  one  or  two  cows,  pasture  for  one  horse,  and  room  for  the  raising  of  hogs  and  chickens  which  they  wish  to  keep. 


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It  will  thus  Ik-  sci-n  th;il  Air.  Townscnrl  is  \'ery  liberal  with  his  employees.  Out  he  raneh  are  about  one  thousand  head  of  cattle, 
about  lifteeti  hundred  hot^s  ;tnd  sixt\--two  horses  ;md  mules.  The  year  of  1911  produced  uiton  the  ranch  thirty  thousand  bushels  of 
corn,  one  thoustmd  tons  of  alfalfa  ha>',  Ihe  htmdred  tons  of  sorghum  hay,  together  with  large  quantities  of  grains.  Mr.  Townsend 
sells  froitt  the  raneh  e\er\-  \ear,  cattle  and  hogs  to  the  x’alue  of  fifty  or  sixty  thousand  dollars,  of  which  he  raises  about  one  hundred 
rows,  btit  bu\s  ;ind  hittens  most  of  his  rattle.  'The  other  cattle  jturchased  in  the  west  are  Itrought  to  his  ranch  and  fattened  on  the 

grass  ;ind  corn  aitd  theti  shi])ped  to  the  rit>’  mtirket.  In  a good  cro])  year  corn  is  raised  and  put  in  the  cribs  for  twelve  cents  per  bushel, 

rite  rorit  is  not  rut,  but  is  lutsked  from  the  stork,  after  which  the  cattle  are  turned  in  the  fields,  eating  up  the  fodder.  Three  or 
fotir  crops  of  alf.ilf.i  ha\-  tire  rtit  each  \i-ar,  yielding  about  a ton  ]rer  acre  at  a cutting.  Mr.  Townsend’s  farming  x’enture  has  Iteen 
attended  with  a \'er\’  gratih  ing  tiieasure  of  sucer-ss  and  the  splendid  clim.ate  of  Kansas  makes  it  a pleasure  for  him  to  visit  his  ranch. 

W hen  Mr.  'I'ownsend  was  twent\’-otie  \'ears  of  age  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sybil  A.  Nulton,  of  Reverly,  Ohio,  and  they  became  the 
litireiits  of  li\e  rhildreii,  of  whotn  three  arc-  fixing,  natnely:  Orxille  N.  Townsend,  the  Vice-President  and  General  Manager  of  The 

T.  lb  Tow  n.scnd  Hrirk  >.\:  ( 'out  rartitig  ('oni])any,  Mrs.  llattieR.  Purton,  whose  hitsband  is  the  Secretaiy  and  Treasitrer  of  the  Brick 
K ( 'ontrartiitg  t 'omiJiitix',  and  Mrs.  Marx'  T.  Broxx  ti.  About  eighteeti  yettrs  ago  Mr.  Townsend’s  health  failed  and  he  was  adxased 
bx'  his  |)hxsiritin  to  go  Sotilh  for  the  xxinter.  Sitire  that  titi-ie  he  has  spent  twenty-three  xx'ititer  seasons  in  the  south,  iti  consec|uence 
of  w hich  his  lu'alth  todax'  is  better  thati  it  xx'tis  thirty  years  ago.  I le  has  trax’eled  extensix'cly,  spenditig  sex'en  xxinters  in  old  Mexico, 

one  iit  .\ew  Mexico,  eight  in  California,  one  in  Arizotia,  txx'o  iti  h'lorida,  one  in  Louisiana,  one  in  Texas,  one  in  Egypt  and  one  in  Pan- 

aiu.i.  lie  has  thus  gtiined  a rom|)rehetisix'e  knowledge  of  the  southern  section  of  the  western  hemisphere  and  greatly  enjoyed  his 
xisii  to  the  .Afrir.in  kingdoiti,  whose  ;inti(|uitx'  its  sei-ti  iri  its  ruins  seetns  greater  than  that  of  any  other  section  of  the  globe. 

rite  extent  and  itu])ortanre  of  the  business  ititerests  whirli  hax’e  rlaitned  his  attentioti  and  the  success  xvhich  has  attended  his 

elforts  maki-s  his  history  a tiottible  otie  ;md  in  his  lile  he  has  exetu])lified  the  tertn  “dignity  of  labor.’’  He  is  a man  of  distitict  and 
forreftil  indixidu.ilitx',  broad  metitiilitx'  ;itid  tnatitrc-  judgtnetit  and  iti  his  ready  recognition  atid  utilization  of  opportutiity  is  foutid  the 
secret  of  his  |)rosperitx'.  lie  has  lelt  his  itiqiress  uitoti  the  industrial  world.  For  years  he  was  an  imiiortant  factor  iti  the  dex’elop- 

meiit  of  the  st;ite  ;ind  iit  the  |)roniotioii  ol  eitterprises  additig  tiot  tilone  to  his  indixidital  ]irosi)crity,  but  also  adx'atiritig  the  general 

progress  of  his  honu-  city  atid  ol  the  romittoiixxealth  at  large. 

John  L.  Trauger, 

protninetit  bttsiness  tnati  and  iirititer  of  Cohtmlnts,  ( )hio.  President  and  Alanagcr  of 
the  j.  L.  Trattger  Printing  Coni|)any,  xvas  liorn  iti  Westmoreland  C'oitnty,  Pennsylx’ania, 
oti  the  nth  of  Se])teniber,  1847.  His  birtiqilace  xvas  iti  Trauger  Statioti,  named  in  honor 
of  his  father,  George  4' ranger,  who  was  a tiiiller  and  farmer  atid  operated  a large  flour 
niill  there.  The  family  is  of  German  descent  atid  was  foumled  in  America  liy  the  grand- 
father of  George  Traitger,  xvho  came  from  Hesseti-1  farmstadt,  Germany,  jirior  to  the  War 
ol  the  Rexolutioti.  Mrs.  Anna  Rutnbaugh  Trauger,  mother  of  Air.  John  L.  Trauger, 
was  ;ilso  of  German  lineage.  Mr.  Joliti  L.  Trauger  xvas  educated  in  the  country  schools 
ol  Westtiioreland  County  and  at  Sexvickley  Academy,  a noted  institution  of  that  day, 
xvhich  xvas  located  on  his  father’s  fartii.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  began  teaching  in  the 
coutitry  schools  and  folloxx'ed  the  ])rofession  for  four  years.  He  came  to  Columbus  in 
March,  18(18,  entered  the  freshman  class  of  the  Capital  Unix'crsity  and  graduated  in 
1871  xvith  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  He  taught  school  for  one  winter  in  the  Pennsyl- 
x'ania  pulilic  schools  and  the  folloxx’ing  summer  in  Sexvickley  Academy,  after  xvhich  he 
returned  to  Columlnis  and  entered  the  Theological  Seminary,  graduating  two  years  later. 
1 le  xvas  then  ordained  to  the  Lutheran  Alinistry  and  took  up  the  active  xvork  of  the  church 
at  Petersburg,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  In  preaching  until  April,  1880.  At  that  time  he 
acceiited  the  management  of  the  Lutheran  Book  Concern,  just  established  at  Columbus, 
and  remained  in  that  jiosition  for  nineteen  years,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  a position 
xvith  the  Westbote  Publishing  Company,  of  which  he  afterxx^ard  became  manager.  He 
filled  that  irosition  until  the  consolidation  of  the  Westbote  and  Express  Publishing  Com- 
panies in  1902,  when  he  organized  the  J.  L.  Trauger  Printing  Company  at  32  and  34 
l-..isl  Rich  Slreet.  Ihe  business  flourished  under  his  careful  management  and  is  noxv  an  extensix'e  and  profitable  book  and  job  printing 
esi.iblishnu-nt.  Mr.  Trauger  for  manx'  years  has  been  connected  xvith  x^arious  commercial  enterprises  and  is  noxv  a Director  of  the 
I'r.mklin  l.oan  and  Saxings  Companx'.  On  the  20th  of  Sei)tember,  1877,  in  Youngstoxvn,  Ohio,  Air.  Trauger  was  married  to  Aliss 
Mary  Ix.  Smith,  a daughter  of  John  W.  and  C'atherine  Smith  of  that  city.  Three  daughters  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  union. 

1 he  family  reside  at  32  East  Schiller  Street,  Columbus,  ()hio.  Air.  Trauger  has  alxvays  been  a staunch  Democrat,  and  for  many  years 
alter  mox  ing  to  Columbus  xvas  actix'e  as  a party  xvorker.  He  serxx-d  as  Chairman  of  the  County  Executix^e  Cemunittee  for  many  years 
and  xvas  a delegate  tf)  many  county,  state  and  congressional  conx'entions.  In  1884  he  xvas  elected  to  the  city  council  and  by  re- 
election  continued  in  office  for  eight  years.  In  LS94  he  xvas  elected  City  School  Examiner  and  has  filled  that  position  continuously 
since.  In  190;)  he  xvas  elected  a memtrer  ol  the  Board  of  Education,  serxung  one  year  as  President  of  that  l)ody.  In  the  fall  of  1909, 
Mr.  T ranger  xvas  a ])rominent  candidate  for  the  n-iayorally  of  Columbus.  Socially  he  is  connected  xvith  the  Olentangy  Club  and  he 
xvas  one  ol  the  original  m-?mbers  of  the  Columlnis  Board  of  Trade.  He  has  alxvays  been  a lox'er  of  music  and  was  for  sex’en  years 
an  actixe  member  in  an  orchestra  and  band  xvhen  a young  man.  He  xvas  engaged  to  some  extent  in  literary  work,  and  has  done 
considerable  ( lernum  translating  and  has  xvritten  sexeral  pamphlets  on  religious  subjects.  He  has  been  a vestryman  of  Grace  Lutheran 
( hurch  almost  continuously  since  its  organization;  has  been  an  actix’e  xvorker  iii  the  church  and  has  contributed  liberally  to  its 
sujiport. 

John  Mathew  Waddell, 

Son  of  John  h.  and  Hannali  J.  W’addell,  xvas  born  in  Chllllcothe,  ( )hio,  January  4,  18.53,  in  the  residence  built  and  occupied  by  the  first 
(lox  ernor  of  ( )hio,  Ixdxvard  Tiffin.  A year  later  his  [xarents  remoxxxl  to  Greenfield,  Highland  (’ounty,  ( )hio,  at  xvhich  jxlace  Air.  Waddell 
has  since  resided.  He  attended  the  public  school  in  Greenfield  until  1809,  at  xvhich  time  he  entered  his  father’s  hardxvare  store  and 
remainx-d  in  this  business  until  1888.  From  the  hardxx'are  business  he  xvent  into  that  of  manufacturing  family  coffee  n-iills,  hax’ing  in- 
xented  a nexx'  dexice  in  this  line.  As  his  business  grexx’  he  Inx-ented  other  useful  articles,  aiiKjng  xvhich  xvere  animal  traps,  monex’- 
draxvers,  cash  registers,  shoxv  cases,  etc.,  all  of  xx'hich  xx'cre  very  successfully  manufactured  and  sold.  He  is  still  engaged  in  the  manu- 
lacfuring  business  at  this  date  (1912),  oi)erating  txvo  large  factories  and  manufacturing  largely  post-office  and  store  fixtures  and  fur- 


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niture.  In  the  year  1894  he  opened  up  a large  addition  of  about  three  hundred  building 
lots  within  the  corporation  of  Greenfield,  which  has  since  been  built  up  with  dwellings, 
stores,  factories  and  a church  building.  He  suffered  a \ery  heavy  loss  by  fire  in  1901, 
when  his  large  factory  burned  to  the  ground,  losing  all  his  machinery  and  stock,  with 
but  little  insurance.  \\  ithin  sixty  days  he  had  another  factory  fully  equipped  and 
was  supplying  the  United  States  Government  with  post-office  furniture  on  a four  vears 
contract.  In  order  to  ascertain  the  possibilities  of  se\-eral  hydro-electrical  plants,  de^•elop- 
ing  from  16,000  to  20,000  horse-power,  he  ad^•anced  the  money  to  make  thorough  sur^•eys 
of  Paint  Creek,  from  Greenfield  to  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  at  which  latter  point  this  stream 
empties  into  the  Scioto  River.  Mr.  I.  J.  Miller,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  whom  Mr. 
Waddell  is  associated  in  this  project,  has  been  going  over  the  data  collected 
in  making  his  final  report.  W hether  or  not  the  project  is  feasible  remains  for  time  to 
tell.  Mr.  Waddell  was  married  November  13,  1873  to  Nellie  Phelps,  only  child  of  L.  N. 
and  Julia  Phelps,  then  residing  in  Greenfield.  Four  children  were  born  to  them,  all  of 
whom  are  now  living,  namely,  Lewis  P.,  Nellie,  Neal  P.  and  Dean  T.  Waddell. 


J.  M.  WADDELL. 


Bernard  Philip  Wagner, 

One  of  the  important  manufacturers  of  Sidney,  Shelby  Count}',  (Jhio,  and  proprietor  of 
the  beautiful  Wagner  Park  Conservatories  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  1st  of  February. 
1865,  the  son  of  Mathias  W agner  and  Anna  M.  Rauth  Wagner,  both  nati\’es  of  German\’, 
the  father  having  emigrated  when  but  tweh'e  years  of  age,  and  the  mother  in  her  infanc}'. 
Mr.  hlathias  Wagner  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Sidney.  He  erected  se\'eral  substan- 
tial business  blocks,  including  the  principal  hotel.  Hotel  Wagner,  and  was  the  largest 
real  estate  owner  in  Shelb>’  Count}'.  Mr.  Bernard  P.  W'agner  recei\'ed  his  education 
in  the  Sidney  Parochial  School  and  at  St.  Mary’s  Institute,  Dayton,  Ohio.  At  the  age 
of  twenty  years  he  entered  upon  his  business  career  and  started  in  the  general  merchan- 
dise business  in  which  he  remained  about  ten  years  until  his  present  occupation  was 
founded.  At  present  Mr.  Wagner  is  \’ice-President  of  the  Wagner  Manufacturing 
Company,  manufacturers  of  Aluminum  and  Iron  Cooking  Utensils,  and  Proprietor 
of  the  Wagner  Park  Conser^'atories,  Nursery  and  Landscape  Gardening.  He  is  the  inven- 
tor of  numerous  household  utensils  and  se^'eral  other  articles.  On  the  22nd  of  Meiy, 

1895,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Freschard,  of  Owens^'ille,  Ohio.  Three  children, 

Jerome  A.,  Bernard  IM.  and  Elizabeth  Mary  have  been  the  fruit  of  their  union.  Mr. 

Wagner  belongs  to  the  Roman  Catholic  faith  and  is  a member  of  the  Holy  Angels  Church. 

He  resides  at  North  West  Block,  corner  North  and  Walnut  A\'enue,  Sidney,  Ohio,  a 
modern  home,  commanding  a fine  -v  iew  of  his  home  city,  surrounded  with  an  elaborate 
planting  of  choice  shrubbery,  etc.  His  park  is  one  of  the  beauty  spots  of  Western  Ohio. 

Recently  a local  newspaper  published  the  following  communication  about  that  beautiful 
park : 

Editor  Daily  News: — ■ 

I'm  a lover  of  nature  and  an  ardent  admirer  of  fiowers.  Whene^'er  I ^'isit  a town  and 
have  a little  leisure,  it  Is  my  habit  to  see  as  much  of  the  beautiful  as  possible,  and  this 

inclination  takes  me  through  the  best  residence  streets,  or  through  the  park,  if  there  be 

one,  for  there  is  where  one  sees  nature  adorned  in  her  best  clothes  and  most  brilliant 
hues,  especially  in  the  good  old  summer  time.  That  is  how  I came  to  \'isit  Wagner  Park 
recently,  and  its  beauties  and  benefits  so  impressed  me  that  I resoh'ed  to  break  into 
print  in  the  approved  American  fashion.  Fortunately  I met  Mr.  B.  P.  Wagner,  the  creator  of  the  park,  while  strolling  through  the 
grounds,  and  1 was  soon  in  possession  of  all  the  facts  necessar}-  for  m}'  purpose.  I found  him  kind  and  genial  and  courteous  as 

one  would  expect  In  a man  engaged  in  the  growth  and  aesthetic  occupation  of  cultivating  flowers.  He  was  also  modest,  and  if  aught 

is  said  here  that  Is  greatly  to  his  credit  the  guilt  must  be  ascribed  to  the  writer,  not  to  Mr.  Wagner.  .Mr.  Wagner's  modest}'  is  of 
the  old  fashion  kind,  t}'pified  by  the  field  daisy  and  sung  by  the  poet: 

“There  is  a flower,  a little  flower. 

With  siK'er  crest  and  golden  e}  e. 

That  welcomes  e\'er}'  changing  hour. 

And  weathers  every  sky." 


B.  P.  W.-\GNER. 


His  was  not  the  new  fangled  modern  brand  of  modestv  that  seeks  the  center  of  the 


stage,  typified  by  Luther  Burbank's 
Nevertheless,  when  I learned  the  plain 


improved  Shasta  daisy,  six  inches  across  and  commanding  the  attention  of  an  admiring  world, 
facts,  I could  not  help  regarding  him  in  the  light  of  a public  benefactor,  and  I think  the  citizens  of  Sidney  must  agree  with  me. 

The  park  includes  thirty  acres  and  was  laid  out  five  years  ago  by  W.  H.  and  B.  P.  Wagner.  The  use  of  it,  if  not  the  title,  is  in 
public.  The  people  are  given  the  right  to  enjoy  it  as  fully  and  freely  as  if  the  title  were  actually  vested  In  them,  and  it  is  kept  up 
without  expense  to  the  public.  Is  there  any  other  town  in  Ohio  that  has  such  a magnificent  park  on  such  easy  terms?  I know 
of  none. 

Surely  nature  intended  this  beautiful  spot  for  a public  park.  The  ground  is  gently  rolling.  Nati\'e  forest  trees  flourish  in 
all  their  glory — maple,  oak,  birch,  elm  and  many  other  varieties.  Art  has  supplemented  nature.  The  low  spots  were  con\'erted  into 
lakes,  of  which  there  are  three.  A pavilion  was  built  for  the  people;  rustic  seats  are  scattered  about  the  grounds  for  their  con\en- 
ience.  The  natural  beauty  of  the  place  is  enhanced  by  the  subtle  art  of  the  landscape  gardener.  Dri^'es  wend  their  graceful  wav 
through  forest  and  open.  The  midsummer  view  as  it  appeared  to  me,  was  an  enchanting  picture.  The  green  trees  for  a background  ; 
the  emerald  lawn  in  front;  the  well  placed  flower  beds  rioting  in  gorgeous  colors;  the  whole  bathed  in  bright  sunlight;  all  combined 
to  make  a scene  of  beauty,  entrancing  to  amateur  or  artist.  And  thus  the  park  blooms  in  beauty  and  fragrance  from  April  to  No\'em- 
ber,  each  flower  and  shrub  and  plant  doing  duty  in  its  own  particular  season,  furnishing  a most  pleasing  variety  from  spring  till  autumn. 
Such  a place  is  a valuable  adjunct  to  the  educational  system  of  any  town,  and  Sidne}'  is  to  be  congratulated  on  ha\'ing  a ci'^izen 
public-spirited  enough  to  furnish  it. 


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The  conservatories  were  established  when  the  ]>ark 
was  laid  out,  and  Mr.  W’agner  commenced  in  an  amateurish 
way,  merely  for  the  love  of  cultivating  and  w'orking  with 
flowers,  rather  than  for  a sorid  profit.  But  a man  succeeds 
best  financially  in  the  occupation  he  loves  best;  other  things 
being  ecpial  and  he  soon  found  there  was  a profit  as  well  as 
pleasure'  in  it.  He  gives  his  forenoons  to  his  flowers,  his 
afternoons  to  the  more  jerosaic  business  of  manufacturing 
hollow  ware,  in  conjunction  with  his  brothers,  and  this  is 
still  his  program. 

E\’en  ( alifornia,  my  adopted  state,  the  “Land  of 
Sunshine  and  Mowers,’’  contril)utes  her  testimonial  in  the 
shape  of  orders.  This  was  a surjnfise  to  me  at  first,  but  a 
little  reflection  shows  it  to  be  natural  enough.  The  Cali- 
fornians are  flower  lo^•ing  ]ieople;  gay  and  light  hearted  as 
the  Parisians,  and  as  cosmopolitan  as  the  l)reezes  that 
bathe  the  globe.  '1  hey  are  not  “cabined,  cribljed,  confined,” 
by  local  prejudice,  even  though  they  boast  of  Wizard  Bur- 
l)ank,  who  took  a little  field  daisy  and  made  it  as  big  as  a 
sunflower.  But  1 was  surprised  to  hear  that  they  sent  to 
the  W'agner  cemservatories  for  the  aforesaid  Shasta  daisy, 
Burbank’s  special  creation  and  his  crowning  glory  as  the 
])remier  flower  magician  and  the  order  was  filled  to  the 
complete  .satisfaction  of  the  aesthetic  Californian. 

There  is  only  one  Luther  Burbank,  but  he  isn’t  the 
only  man  who  can  originate  new  \arieties  of  flowers. 
The  W'agner  comservatories  can  boast  of  se\’eral  of  their 
own  creation,  which  are  coming  into  popular  favor.  Mr. 
Wagner’s  greatest  achievement  in  this  fascinating  line  is 
the  production  of  two  new  varieties  of  phlox  by  the  process 
of  selection  from  many  thousands  of  seedlings.  They  are 
both  mar\’els  of  beauty  and  entirely  distinct  from  other 
wirieties.  Is  Sidney  generally  awaire  of  this  achievement 
so  quietly  and  modestly  attained?  I doubt  it.  A prophet 
is  without  honor  in  his  own  country.  A brutal  pug  like 
John  L.  Sullivan  leaps  into  international  renown  by  a 
single  fistic  feat.  A student  of  nature  develops  and  per- 
fects, creates  in  a sense,  a lovely  blossom  to  delight,  refine 
and  elevate  mankind,  yet  this  splendid  deed  may  be  un- 
known in  the  next  township.  Such  is  fame. 

I lift  up  my  voice,  even  the  voice  of  a stranger,  against 

WAc;NI-:R-S  PARK.  SIDNEY,  OHIO.  , . . . , ^ . , ,,,  f i 

such  injustice,  and  1 tip  my  hat  to  W agner,  rather  than  to 

Sulli\.in.  Would  there  be  a thousand  like  him,  judiciously  distributed  throughout  the  Buckeye  State.  Then  Ohio  would  soon  be 

known  the  world  o\er  .is  the  P.irk  State  of  the  I’nion,  and  Sidney  would  no  longer  enjoy  her  unifiue  jiosition  as  the  only  towm  of 

her  size  in  ( )hio  that  could  boast  of  such  a beautilul  park,  on  such  generous  terms. 


A STRAN(}ER. 


Edward  .1.  Wanner, 

Secretary  and  I're.i^urer  of  The  Wagner  Sons  Brewing  t'omjiany,  Sidney,  ( )hio,  ranks  among  the  best  known  business  men  of  the  state, 
lie  was  born  in  Sidney,  ( )hio,  on  the  (ith  of  January,  l.Sfifl,  the  son  of  John  Wagner  and  Mary  A.  Wagner,  both  natives  of  Ohio. 
Mr.  W .igner’s  grandjiarents  came  from  .Alsace,  ( 'lermany,  to  the  khiited  States.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Sidney, 
( )hio,  .md  tor  two  years  at  St.  Mary’s  Institute,  l)a>’ton,  ( )hio.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  entered  business  file,  becoming 
connected  w ith  the  brewery  founded  b\'  his  father, which  at  that  time  was  known  as  John  Wagners’  Sons.  Mr.  John  Wagner  died  in 
bSSl,  ,md  Mr.  1-alward  J.  Wagner  became  manager  of  the  business.  In  189ti  the  latter  w-as  incorporated  as  The  John  Wagner  Sons 
Brewing  ('onijiany,  when  Mr.  Edward  J.  Wagner  was  elected  Secretary  and  Treasurer,  a position  he  has  filled  ever  since.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Wagner  is  a staunch  Oeniocrat.  He  has  lieen  a memlier  of  the  County  Executive  Committee  several  times,  hiir  three  years  he 
h.is  been  a membc'r  of  the  ( )hio  State  Brewers’  .Association.  Socially,  he  is  connected  with  the  Elks;  the  United  Commercial  I ravelers 
.ind  the  h.agle--.  He  was  m.irried  on  the  ISth  of  July,  1888,  to  Miss  Elizalieth  Kraft.  lAvo  boys,  Karl  J.  and  Cjcorge  h..,  have  been 
born  to  tlmm.  Mr.  Wagner  resides  at  filO  South  Main  .Avenue,  Sidney,  ( )hio. 


Christopher  C,  Waite, 

Heceased,  who  during  a life  of  u.sefulness  was  one  of  the  most  potent  factors  in  building  uj)  the  railroad  system  of  the  Central  States, 
was  a nati\ e ( )hioan.  I le  was  the  scion  of  an  illustrious  family,  the  grandson  of  Henry  Matson  Waite,  who,  during  the  years  of 
b^od  to  18')4  was  an  honored  member  of  the  Supreme  Bench  f)f  (Connecticut,  and  the  son  of  C hief  Justice  Morrison  R.  W aite,  of  the 
Supreme  ( ourt  ol  the  I nitr'd  States,  one  of  the  greatest  jurists  .America  has  jiroduced.  Mr.  ( hristojiher  t . Waite  was  born  and  reared 
at  1 oledo  .md  obtained  a most  careful  education.  Preferring  liusiness  life  to  the  legal  prolession,  Mr.  Waite  entered  the  railroad 
tield.  which  then  was  in  its  infanew',  and  became  one  of  the  most  widely  known  business  men  ol  the  Ohio  and  Mississijipi  Valleys. 
Alore  than  many  others  he  was  instrumental  in  developing  the  railroad  systems  of  Ohio  and  adjoining  states.  As  Superintendent, 


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he  was  connected  with  the  Little  Miami  Road  in  its  most  prosperous  days,  and  his  various  railway-  connections  include  ser\'ice  as 
assistant  to  the  President  of  the  Erie  Road;  as  \uce-President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Cincinnati,  Dayton  & Hamilton,  and  as 
President  of  the  Hocking  \"alley  Road,  which  he  was  bringing  to  the  front  by  his  genius  and  ability,  when,  on  the  21st  of  February, 
1896,  he  was  suddenly  stricken  with  illness  and  his  brilliant  career  was  brought  to  an  untimely  end.  His  wife,  in  her  maiden- 
hood, was  Lillian  Guthrie,  a member  of  the  prominent  Guthrie  family  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Waite  passed  away  on  the  1st  of 
November,  1905.  In  the  family  were  two  sons,  of  whom  Air.  Henry  S.  Waite,  a leading  business  man  and  manufacturer  of  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  and  Vice-President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Case  Crance  Company,  that  city,  is  living. 

Robert  Watson, 

Pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Covenant,  and  Instructor  in  Pastoral  Theology, 
in  Lane  Theological  Seminary,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  on  the 
6th  of  May,  1865.  Llis  parents  were  Robert  Watson  and  Catherine  Thompson  Watson, 
who  left  their  native  land  in  1873,  and  emigrated  to  America.  Dr.  Watson  was  educated 
in  the  private  schools  of  Scotland;  at  the  Collegiate  School  'of  New  Brunswick,  Canada; 
the  Lhii\'ersity  of  New  Brunswick;  Princeton  L’niversity  and  at  the  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary,  graduating  from  the  LTiversity  of  New  Brunswick  in  1893,  and  from  the 
Theological  Seminary  in  1896.  Dr.  Watson  holds  the  following  degrees:  B.  A.,  L'niver- 

sity  of  New  Brunswick,  1893;  M.  A.,  Princeton  University,  1895;  Ph.  D.,  Gale  College, 
by  examination,  1900,  and  D.  L).,  Cedarville  College,  honorary,  1906.  He  started  upon 
his  professional  career  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years,  when  he  was  appointed  Missionary 
to  a group  of  churches,  continuing  preaching  during  his  College  and  Theological  courses. 
Later  he  became  pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Oxford,  Pennsyh'ania,  and 
of  the  Second  Presbyterian  Church  of  Cincinnati,  continuing  there  until  he  took  charge 
of  the  Church  of  the  Covenant.  Before  his  college  days,  from  1880  to  1885,  Dr.  Watson 
was  engaged  in  “Lumbering”  and  “Farming.”  He  is  the  author  of  the  following  pub- 
lications: “The  Necessity  of  a Study  of  Psychology  to  the  Minister  as  Pastor  and 

Preacher;”  “Sympathy;”  “Time  to  Think;”  “Opportunity;”  “Reading;”  “A  Greeting  to 
College  Graduates,”  and  of  the  three  published  sermons,  “Education,”  “The  Saloon” 

and  “Wages  or  a Gift.”  His  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Republican  party.  He  is 

also  a member  of  the  American  Academy  of  Science.  Since  1905,  Dr.  Watson  is  a Trustee 
of  Lincoln  Lffiiversity,  Pa.;  since  1906,  a Trustee  of  Western  College  for  Women,  Oxford, 
Ohio;  he  is  a special  representative  of  General  Assembly,  United  States  of  xUmerica  Evangelical  Committee,  and  a member  of  the 

Executive  Commission  of  the  General  Assembly,  I'nited  States  of  America.  On  the  23rd  of  July,  1896,  Mr.  Watson  was  married  to 

Miss  Georgia  Maud  Belyea.  Five  children  have  blessed  their  union;  Paul  Belyea,  Knox  Belyea,  Grace  Navarre,  Ruth  Navarre  and 
Robert  Belyea.  Dr.  Watson  resides  at  6 Lane  Seminary  Campus,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

The  Presbyterian  Church  of  the  Covenant, 

In  Cincinnati,  is  a union  of  four  of  the  historic  Presbyterian  churches  of  Cincinnati.  The  “First”  organized  in  1790;  the  "Secemd” 
organized  in  1816;  the  “Central”  organized  in  1844;  and  the  “Fifth”  organized  in  1832.  This  union  was  consumated  out  of  the  three 
former  churches  by  the  Presbytery  of  Cincinnati,  on  February  25th,  1907,  the  Fifth  Church  coming  into  the  union  later,  on  July  12th, 
1909.  The  building  and  site  occupied  by  the  Lhiited  Church  was  that  formerly  used  by  the  Second  Church,  and  was  chosen  Ijecause  of 
its  central  location.  It  is  situated  at  the  S.  W.  Corner  of  Eighth  and  Elm  Streets,  and  faces  Garfield  Place. 

Dr.  Robert  Watson,  formerly  pastor  of  the  Second  Church  was  chosen  pastor  of  the  Lhiited  Church.  The  church  has  pros- 
pered greatlv  in  the  past  few  years,  not  only  by  an  increase  of  its  membership,  but  in  the  number  and  extent  of  its  activities.  The 
membership  is  now  nearly  1200,  with  a Sunday  School  of  over  800.  It  has  an  acti\’e  Brotherhood,  a strong  Baraca  and  Philalhea 
organization  of  young  men  and  women;  a flourishing  Saturday  Sewing  School;  a Mothers'  Club  which  not  only  discusses  ]iractical 
questions,  but  in  which  the  mothers  are  trained  in  cooking  and  sewing.  The  Young- 
People’s  Society  is  very  active,  and  for  three  months  of  every  year  conducts  open  air 
services  on  the  street.  These,  with  the  Ladies’  City  Missionary  Society  and  the  Woman’s 
Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Societies,  give  opportunity  for  every  member  to  do  some 
definite  work.  In  addition  to  the  work  connected  with  the  church,  they  aid  in  main- 
taining a Foreign  Station  at  Dumaguete,  P.  I.,  and  two  missions  in  the  city,  “Bethany” 
on  State  Avenue  and  another  at  Riverside. 

S.  D.  Webb, 

Superintendent  of  the  Girls’  Industrial  Home,  Delaware,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  26th  of 
April,  1865,  in  Columbia  Township,  Meigs  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  David  L. 

Webb  and  Elizabeth  Shirkey  Webb,  nati\-es  of  West  Virginia  and  Ohio,  respecti\el>-. 

The  father  was  one  of  the  leading  farmers  of  Meigs  County.  Mr.  Webb’s  great-grand- 
father, Homer  W’ebb,  emigrated  from  Clarksburg,  W.  \’a.,  to  Meigs  County,  (Jhio,  in 
1843,  when  Da\  id  L.  was  six  years  old.  He  settled  in  Columbia  Township,  in  that  county, 
where  the  forest  was  unbroken  and  there  David  L.  W ebb  was  reared  on  a farm  to  man- 
hood, and  taught  industry  and  economy,  which  proved  to  be  the  secret  of  his  success  in  after 
years.  Mr.  S.  L).  W’ebb’s  mother,  Elizabeth  Shirkey,  was  of  Irish  parentage,  and  the  loss 
of  her  parents  in  early  years  caused  her  to  know  at  a young  age  the  struggles  incident 
to  human  life.  Born  with  a sturdiness  of  body  and  character,  a splendid  foundation 
was  easily  laid  for  her  great  work  in  bringing  to  useful  manhood  and  womanhood  a family 
of  seven  boys  and  one  girl.  Mr.  S.  D.  W ebb  recei\'ed  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
in  the  rural  districts;  at  W41kes\'ille  Academy,  W ilkesville,  Ohio,  and  in  \’arious  other 
Normal  Schools.  He  never  received  a degree  from  any  institution  of  learning,  but,  before  he  was  twenty  years  old  he  had  been  granted 
first  grade  teachers’  certificates  from  several  counties  in  Ohio,  oftentimes  secruiting  almost  perfect  grades  in  main-  of  the  highes  as 
well  as  in  all  of  the  common  branches.  Mr.  Webb  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  as  cotmtry  school  teacher,  and 
continued  in  that  capacity  for  nine  years,  during  which  time  he  lived  on  a farm  and  followed  that  A'oeation  also,  in  connection  with 
his  school  work.  Later  he  was  Superintendent  of  public  schools,  for  two  years,  at  Dexter,  Ohio,  and  for  four  years  at  Albany, 


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()l)io.  lie  also  was  ( a-nc-ral  AgvnI  for  'I'lio  Jarorki  ( 'hemical  (’onipany,  ('incinnati,  ( )hio.  At  present  he  is  interested  in  the  telephone 
lai>iiifss  in  Athens  and  Meigs  ('ounties,  Ohio.  Mr.  Wh'hh  has  Ix'cn  a lifelong  Democrat.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a member  of  the 
.\thens  (‘oimi\-  Hoard  of  Klections,  and,  in  IbUS,  he  was  a Delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Convention  at  Denver.  In  1890 
he  w<is  nominated  for  Comit\-  Clerk  of  Mi'igs  Comity,  Ohio,  but  was  defeated  at  the  fall  election,  as  the  county  is  overwhel- 
mingl\-  Keiuiblican.  On  the  Kith  of  June,  1909,  lu'  was  ai)])ointed  Su])erintendent  of  the  C.irls’  Industrial  Home  by  Governor  Har- 
mon. SocialK’,  Mr.  W'l'bb  is  a member  of  the  I.  ( ).  O.  h'.,  the  U.  C.  d'.,  and  the  P.  of  1 1 . On  the  lOth  of  April,  1880,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Mi»  l,i//ie  \'.  Castor,  of  Point  Rock,  Meigs  County,  Ohio,  and  to  this  union  two  sons  were  born,  Ifarl  C.  Webb,  who  died 

in  190S,  and  Carol  C.  Webb.  M i . Webb  resides  at  ,\lban>',  Meigs  Cotmty,  Ohio. 

Paul  E.  Werner, 

I'ounder,  President  and  General  Manager  of  the  world-tamous  Werner  Company,  at 

Akron,  Ohio,  book  mamifacttirers,  lithographers,  printers  and  engrav'ers,  is  a self- 

made  man  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  W'ord.  He  is  a native  of  Wuertemlierg,  (lermany, 

and  was  born  in  1850.  He  received  his  edtication  in  his  native  country  until  he  was 
sexenteen  yc'ars  of  age,  when  he  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Akron,  Ohio, 
where  he  has  resided  ex'er  since.  Upon  coming  to  Akron,  he  was  employed  in  clerical 

positions  with  different  btisiness  firms,  in  the  meantime  preparing  himself  and  laying  the 

foundations  for  a liusiness  of  his  own.  In  1874  he  purchased  the  Akron  Germania,  and 
in  four  >'ears  had  made  such  progress  that  he  felt  justified  in  enlarging  his  scope  of  opera- 
tions, in  1878,  founding  the  Sunday  Gazette,  and  also  the  Akron  Tribune,  daily  and  weekly. 
'I'he  management  of  all  these  journals  he  kept  in  his  own  hands  until  1884.  Pressure  of 
other  btisiness  then  indticed  Mr.  Werner  to  dispose  of  his  newspajters,  and  he  then  turned 
his  entire  attention  to  general  printing,  binding  and  engraving.  In  1888,  Mr.  Werner 
organized  a stock  company  which  was  the  forerunner  of  the  present  great  book  factory, 
which  represents  in  a sjiecial  degree  the  development  of  the  ideas  and  the  persevering 
industry  and  foresight  of  its  founder.  Among  the  many  prospering  enterprises  of  Akron, 
texv  are  more  widely  known,  and  still  few’er  are  of  ecpial  importance  for  that  section  of 
the  state  than  the  W’erner  Comixany.  It  is  by  far  the  largest  and  most  complete  book 
factm'y  on  the  American  continent,  and  comprises  under  one  roof,  so  to  speak,  and  under 
one  management,  all  the  graphic  arts  and  trades.  It  furnishes,  directly  and  indirectly, 
the  material  means  of  livelihood  for  from  40(M)  to  50()0  inhabitants  of  Akron.  In  order 
to  form  an  idea  of  the  magnitude  of  this  great  industry,  the  following  will  be  of  interest: 
During  the  last  \'ear  the  company  jitirchased  and  received  raw  material  and  shipped  finished  products  representing  the  full  capacity 
of  1,250  railroad  cars.  4'he  jiroducts  included  more  than  3, ()()(),()()()  of  large  books,  more  than  15, 000, 000  of  large  and  finely  illustrated 
catalogiu's,  ma(h‘  from  the  largest  manulacturing  concerns  of  this  cotmtry,  and  many  millions  of  other  printed,  lithographed 
and  engra\-ed  articles.  If  the  books  alone  which  were  manufacttired  by  the  Werner  Company  last  year  were  laid  on  one  pile,  one 
on  toj)  of  the  other,  this  pile  wotild  retich  one  hundred  miles  into  the  air.  While  the  princi])al  product  of  this  factory  is  books,  the 
W(‘rner  Company  has  a world-wide  re|)utalion  tor  furnishing  fine  commercial  work  (d  any  description  in  the  line  of  printing,  litho- 
graphing  and  engraxing.  President  Haul  E.  Werner  has  also  numerous  other  interests  in  Akron  and  Summit  County  and  for  many 
xi'ars  has  been  xxidely  knoxvn  as  a ])tiblic-si)irited,  iKitriotic  citizen.  Among  other  things,  he  btiilt  the  beatitiful  Music  Hall  at  Akron, 
with  its  famous  812, ()()()  organ.  On  the  22nd  of  I'ebruary,  1873,  Mr.  Werner  xxms  marric'd  to  Miss  Lucy  Anna  Denaple,  xxdio  died  in 
1900.  4'hree  sons  xxx're'  born  to  them;  Ixdxx'ard,  the  oldest,  is  the  General  Su]K'rintendent  of  4'he  Werner  Company;  Frank  is  a ])ortrait 
painter  xxilh  a studio,  at  Chicago,  Ills.;  at  ])resent  Richard  is  in  charge  of  the'  Sales  Dei)artment  of  The  WT'rner  Company.  All 
except  Frank  reside  ;it  Akron,  ( )hio. 

I'rank  Bestow  Wiborg, 

( )1  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  is  a leaditig  retired  bttsiness  man  of  the  Queen  City.  His  bttsiness 
career  idetitilied  hitn  xxith  the  important  ititerests  of  that  city.  It  was  through  his  strict 
bitsiiu-ss  integritx',  ability  and  aetttnen  that  he  xvon  an  enviable  position  in  the  business 
xx'orld. 

4 he  sttbject  of  this  sketch  xvas  born  in  Clex'eland,  Ohio,  about  fifty-four  years  ago.  On 
his  father’s  side  Mr.  Wiborg  is  of  Norxx'egiati  descent,  xx'hile  his  mother  xvas  an  American. 

His  whole  life  practically  has  beeti  jtassed  iti  ( )hio,  the  greater  part  In  Cincinnati. 

In  1908,  Mr.  Wiborg  retired  from  actix’e  business  life.  Mr.  W4borg,  through  his 
long  success! ul  business  career  has  ac(|uired  a busitiess  accptaintance  so  e.xtensive  that  it  is 
tiational  iti  character.  Mr.  Wiborg  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  jxolitics  as  a busitiess 
tnati  should.  1 h*  nexer  sought  office  from  the  hands  of  the  Republican  jiarty,  to  xv'hich 
he  is  a dexoted  adheretit,  but  has  gixen  freely  of  his  time  and  support  to  Its  interests. 

Mr.  Wiborg  Is  greatlx’  itUerested  in  the  xx'ork  of  the  National  ('otmcil  of  Commerce,  atid 
has  dotie  tnuch  to  protnote  this  orgatiization.  He  is  fraternally  spirited  and  lielongs  to 
the  lolloxxitig  orgatiizatiotis:'  4'he  Clncitinati  Chamber  of  Cotnmerce,  Director  of  the 
Business  Meti’s  (4ttb,  is  a Gox’ernor  of  the  Queen  City  Club,  the  Secretary  of  the  Cincin- 
tiati  ( '.x  nmasium  atid  Athletic  Association,  Cincinnati  ('ountry  Club,  a Director  of  the 
Cincinnati  Musical  Festixal  Association  and  a member  of  the  Optimist  Clul)  and  other 
s(  icii'ties. 

In  the  early  jiart  of  1901,  Mr.  Wiborg  xvent  to  Sotith  America  for  his  firm,  the  Ault  <Sr 
Wiborg  Companx',  of  Cincinnati.  He  has  memorialized  this  trip  to  the  tropics  liy  the 
l)ublication  ot  a book,  entitled,  “A  Commercial  Traveler  in  South  America.”  4'his  book 
i-^  an  interesting  record  of  his  trax'els,  and  especially  x’aluable  as  a xaexx'point  of  South  America  through  an  American  business  man's 
exes.  .XnotlK'r  notable  trip  of  Mr.  W iborg  in  1902  to  the  Phillipines,  and,  as  it  happened,  around  the  xx^orld  xx’ith  (leneral  Nelson  A. 
Mill's  and  party,  led  to  the  ptiblication  of  another  clex’er  volume,  “The  4' ravels  of  an  Unofficial  Attache.” 

In  1SS2  Mr.  Wiborg  xvas  married  to  Miss  Adeline  Moulton  Sherman,  a member  of  the  lamotis  Sherman  family,  and  the  daugh- 
ter of  Major  Hoyt  Sherman,  the  yotmgest  of  the  Shermans  of  Ohio,  xvhich  had  other  distinguished  members  in  Senator  John  Sherman 
<md  General  William  4'ecumseh  Sherman. 

Mrs.  Wiborg  is  one  of  the  social  leaders  of  Cincinnati,  with  many  friends.  4'he  Waborg  family  spent  the  past  seasons  In  Wash- 


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ington,  where  they  occupied  a house  at  1G20  Rhode  Island  Avenue,  and  were  entertained  by  the  official  and  exclusive  sets  of  the 
national  capital. 

Mr.  Wiborg  has  three  daughters,  Miss  Sara  Sherman  Wiborg,  Miss  Mary  Hoyt  Wiborg  and  Miss  Olga  Wiborg.  Another 
member  of  the  family  is  a niece.  Miss  Sara  Moulton  Sherman.  They  are  a decided  addition  to  Washington  society. 

Charles  B.  Wing, 

One  of  the  leading  busine.ss  men  of  Cincinnati,  flhio,  and  paper  manufacturer,  was  born 
on  the  22nd  of  April,  1855,  in  the  Queen  City.  He  is  of  Welsh  ancestry,  his  father,  Thomas 
B.  Wing,  a wheel  and  hub  manufacturer,  having  been  born  in  Wales.  Colonel  Wdng  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  graduating  from  W’oodward  High  School, 
and  today  stands  a prominent  figure  in  the  commercial  and  industrial  affairs  of  his  native 
city.  In  early  years,  Mr.  Wdng  displayed  a splendid  talent  for  business,  and  step  In’ 
step  he  advanced  in  commercial  life,  until  he  has  reached  his  present  position.  He  is 
\dce-President  and  one  (jf  the  Directors  of  the  Bryant  Paper  Company,  one  of  the  largest 
firms  of  its  kind  in  Ohio.  Notwithstanding  his  large  financial  interests,  which  occu])y  a 
great  amount  of  energ\y  Colonel  Wing  has  found  time  to  take  an  active  interest  in  the 
public  affairs  of  Cincinnati,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Republican 
party.  He  has  occupied  a number  of  political  positions  with  credit  to  himself  and  his 
party.  He  was  an  Aide-de-Camp  to  Cwn'crnors  Bushncll  and  Nash.  In  the  spring  of 
1898,  Governor  Bushnell  appointed  Colonel  Wing  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of 
Police  Commissioners;  he  also  was  a Director  and  Cl)mmissioner  of  the  Cincinnati  Wlwk 
House  and  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  School  Board.  Socially  he  is  connected  with  the 
Masonic  Fraternity  and  the  Elks.  He  als(.>  has  taken  a deep  interest  in  the  Ohio  Nati(mal 
Guards,  lia\lng  been  a Captain  of  the  First  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guards.  On  the 
24th  of  November,  187(1,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Margareth  Sine.  Two  daughters  haw 
blessed  their  union.  Mrs.  William  Dale,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  Mrs.  Dr.  W1  L.  Milner. 

Colonel  Wing’s  factories  are  located  in  Kalamazoo,  Mich.  His  Cincinnati  offices  are 
in  the  Fourth  National  Bank  Building. 

John  W,  Worst, 

One  of  the  leading  business  men  of  hrcn  ont,  ( )hio,  a prominent  member  of  the  Sandusky  County  Bar,  and  former  member  of  the 
law  firm  of  Meek,  Dudrow  & Worst,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  September,  1847,  in  Belh  ille  Township,  Sandusky  County,  Ohio,  and  is 
the  son  of  Jacob  and  Hanna  Park  WTrst.  His  father  was  a veteran  of  the  Mexican  and  Civil  Wlrrs,  having  fought  under  Zachary 
Taylor  in  Mexico,  and  under  General  Grant  on  the  battlefields  of  the  South.  He  was  killed  in  action  in  the  battle  of  Shiloh,  on  the  (ith 
of  April,  18(32.  On  his  father’s  side,  Mr.  Worst  is  of  German  origin.  His  mother  was  of  Scotch-Irish  and  of  English  descent.  Mr. 
Worst  was  reared  on  a farm  and  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  public  schods.  He  began  teaching  before  he  graduated  from 
the  Fremont  High  School,  after  which  he  continued  to  teach  and  study  law.  Later  he  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Green 
Spring,  Seneca  County  Schools,  and  at  Elmore,  Ottawa  County,  serving  two  years  in  Green  Spring  and  eight  years  in  Elmore.  In 
1882  he  was  appointed  School  Examiner,  holding  that  position  for  three  years.  In  1887  he  was  elected  County  Clerk  of  Sandusky 
County,  serving  for  a term  of  si.x  years.  Upon  his  retirement  from  office,  Air.  Worst  devoted  himself  to  the  manufacturing  business, 
and  also  completed  his  law  course.  He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1894,  when  he  took  up  the  jrractice  of  his  profession.  After  a 
period  of  four  years.  Air.  Worst  abandoned  the  law  practice  and  de^•oted  himself  entirely  to  his  extensive  business  aff'airs,  and  became 
active  in  the  building  of  railroads  in  Southern  Missouri.  In  1902  he  sold  out  his  railroad  interests  t(;  the  Frisco  System.  Air.  W’orst 
is  interested  in  manv  financial  and  business  enterprises  in  Northern  Ohio.  He  is  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  barrels,  at  Clyde, 
Ohio;  the  Clvde  Produce  Company;  the  Fremont  Salesbook  Company;  the  Donald  Oil  & Gas  Company,  and  also  has  an  extensi\’e 
stock  farm.  In  1872  Air.  Worst  was  married  to  Aliss  Calista  S.  Long.  Three  children  were  born  to  them.  Air.  Worst  is  a faithful 
Democrat.  In  1908  he  was  a prominent  candidate  for  the  nomination  for  Congress  in  the  Thirteenth  Ohio  District.  Air.  Worst 
resides  at  Fremont,  Ohio. 

Alexander  Bryden  Young, 

A prominent  business  man  of  Kent,  ( )hio,  and  Superintendent  of  The  Kent  Water  and 
Light  Company,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  July,  1849,  at  Carbondale,  Pennsyhania.  His 
parents  were  William  and  Elizaljeth  A’oung,  natives  of  Scotland,  who  had  emigrated  to 
the  United  States  in  1843.  Air.  A'oung  recei\ed  his  education  in  the  hard  school  of  life, 
he  being  forced,  at  an  earh’  age,  to  earn  his  li\dng  in  the  anthracite  mines  of  the  Penn- 
syhania  ( oal  Company.  Later  he  learned  the  trade  ol  a moulder,  being  engaged  in 
that  business  until  188(3,  when  the  plant  of  the  Kent  Water  and  Light  Company  was 
erected,  of  which  he  liecame  Superintendent.  In  politics.  Air.  A’oung  has  always  been  a 
staunch  Republican.  In  1908  he  was  a member  ot  the  Ohio  Electoral  College  which 
cast  the  ( )hio  \ ote  for  President  William  1 1.  I'aft.  Socialh',  he  is  a member  (jf  the  Alasonic 
Order,  a Knight  Templar  and  a Noble  of  the  Alystic  Shrine.  On  the  19th  of  Alarch, 
1872,  he  was  married  to  Aliss  AIar\-  F.  Newlierry.  Se\en  children.  Alary  E.,  James  F., 
01i\’er  IT,  Irene  S.,  Harry  A.,  W illiam  C.  and  Rcjbert  II.  A'oung  ha\'e  been  the  fruit  ot 
their  marriage.  The  famih'  reside  at  227  Prospect  Stri'et,  Kent,  ()hio. 

Edmund  H.  Zurhorst, 

Sandusky,  Ohio,  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  in  Northern  Ohio,  is  a self  made  man 
in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  word.  He  has  risen  from  comparati\-e  obscurity  to  a place  of 
prominence,  both  in  the  industrial  and  political  circles  of  the  State  of  Ohio.  The  city  of 
Sandusky  owes  much  to  him  on  account  of  his  connection  with  her  business  interests, 
and  is  indebted  to  him  for  much  he  has  done  in  her  behalf,  as  an  alert  and  public-spirited 
citizen.  A nati\-e  of  the  beautiful  city  of  Alontreal,  Canada,  Air.  Zurhorst  was  born  on 


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the  18tli  of  June,  1845.  His  father,  William  If.  Zurhorst,  was  a native  of  London, 
Knjiland,  where  he  remained  until  mitllife  and  then  came  to  America,  taking  up  his  abode 
in  Montreal,  and  later,  in  1841),  in  Sandusky.  In  that  city  he  became  engaged  in  the 
manufacturing  of  upholstered  goods.  His  son,  Edmund  H.  Zurhorst,  obtained  his  edu- 
cation in  the  jtublic  schools  of  Sandusky,  but  had  to  abandon  his  studies  in  the  high  school 
in  order  to  assume  the  stern  responsibilities  of  life,  while  yet  a mere  boy.  At  the  age  of 
fourteen  > ears  he  adoirted  a seafaring  life,  securing  employment  on  boats  plying  the  great 
lakes.  One  >ear  later  he  shipped  before  the  mast  across  the  ocean.  When  he  attained 
the  age  of  nineteen,  during  the  Ci\’il  W’ar,  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Navy  and  did 
comstant  duty  in  the  cause  f)l  his  country.  Acting  as  a seaman  for  a time,  he  was  after- 
wards detailed  as  surgeon  steward.  After  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Zurhorst  rettirned  to 
the  Oreat  Lakes,  and  eventually  he  built  and  became  managing  owner  and  operator 
of  two  steamers  which  he  utilized  in  traffic  on  the  lakes.  Prosperity  seemed  to  attend 
his  <.4Torts  from  the  start,  and  in  time  he  Ijegan  to  secure  recognition  as  one  of  the  able 
and  ])rogressi\’e  business  men  of  Sandusky.  He  became  interested  to  a large  extent  in 
the  Marblehead  Lime  ('ompany,  one  of  the  most  extensive  concerns  of  its  kind  in  the 
I nion.  1 le  disposed  of  his  interest  in  it  in  1887.  Mr.  Zurhorst  was  also  one  of  the  chief 
])romoters  <jf  the  Sandusky  & Columbus  Short  Line  Railway,  and  of  the  original  construc- 
tion comi)any  organized  for  the  purpose  of  Imilding  this  road.  He  was  not  only  a member 
and  1 )irector,  but  also  seiwed  as  Secretary.  IMr  some  time  he  w'as  also  Secretary  of  the 
original  railroad  company,  and  General  x‘\gent  of  its  successor,  the  Columbus,  Sandusky 
N 1 locking  Railnjad.  Mr.  Zurhorst  also  held  many  other  capitalistic  interests  in  numerous 
hnancial,  industrial  and  railroad  enterprises.  As  a citizen,  Mr.  Zurhorst  has  been  public 
>l)iriteil  to  a i)ron()unced  degree.  He  has  been  an  indefatiguable  i)romoter  of  the  public  improvements,  and  it  may  be  said  that  to  him 
moix'  than  to  an\'  other,  was  due  the  ])rojection  and  coni])letion  of  the  Sandusky  Shortline  Railway,  a part  of  the  now  Pennsylvania 
Railroad.  In  this  connection  he  made  many  ])ersonal  sacrifices  in  order  that  the  city  might  reaj)  the  advantages  to  be  gained  through 
llu'  medium  of  this  now  important  a\’enue  of  commerce.  A stalwart  Republican  all  his  mature  life,  Mr.  Zurhorst  has  long  been 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  acti\’e  and  eilectix'e  workers  in  the  party  cause,  ever  loyal  to  his  friends,  and  is  known  as  a warm  per- 
sonal friend  and  admirer  of  the  late  Senator  Marcus  A.  Hanna.  As  an  opponent  he  is  fair,  open  and  outspoken;  as  a politician  he  is 
shrewd,  able  and  aggressi\'c.  Prior  to  his  position  as  Collector  of  Customs  at  the  port  of  Sandusky,  he  was  Assistant  United  States 
Weigher  in  the  New  5'ork  Custom  House,  under  the  administration  of  President  Arthur,  and  Deputy  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue 
for  the  4\‘uth  District  of  ( )hio  at  a later  date.  He  also  served  his  party  as  a Delegate  to  important  conventions,  and  as  Chairman  of 
the  Republican  Count\'  Central  Committee.  Socially,  Mr.  Zurhorst  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  Scottish  Rite ; a member  of  all  the  bodies 
of  the  \’ork  Rite,  up  to  and  including  the  commandery  of  Knights  Templar,  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  an  Elk.  On  the  23rd 
of  Sei)tember,  1874,  Mr.  Zurhorst  was  married  to  Aliss  Hattie  W.  Keech,  daughter  of  the  late  Mr.  C.  C.  Keech,  who  was  one  of  the 
pioneers  aiul  prominent  business  men  f)t  Sandusky.  She  entered  into  eternal  rest  on  the  29th  of  January,  1890,  leaving  three  children. 
()iu‘  son,  William  K.  Zurhorst,  died  on  the  28th  of  October,  1902,  from  disabilities  contracted  as  a member  of  Company  B,  Sixth  Ohio 
X’ohmteer  Infantry,  in  Cuba,  during  the  Spanish-American  War.  In  the  spring  of  1904  Mr.  Zurhorst  resigned  his  position  as  Col- 
lector of  Customs  and  retired  into  private  and  business  life. 


.losiah  Benton  Allen, 

Of  Athens,  Ohio,  one  of  tlu‘  best  known  Rejuiblicans  in  his  part  of  the  state,  was  born  in 
Harrison  County,  Ohio,  on  the  14th  of  July,  1842,  and  came  to  Athens  County,  with  his 
l)arents,  when  ((iiite  x’oung.  He  attended  the  common  schools  and  afterwards  the  De- 
Camp  Institute,  at  Pagetown,  till  the  lireaking  (jut  of  the  Civil  War,  when  he  enlisted  as 
a |)ri\ate  in  ComiJany  C.,  Thirtieth  Ohicj  Volunteer  Infantry,  on  the  4th  of  July,  1891. 
With  his  company  he  jjarticipated  in  the  battles  of  Carnifex  Eerry,  Second  Bull  Run, 
Centrc\ille,  South  Mountain,  Antietam,  Haine's  Bluff,  Champion  Hill,  Vicksburg  and 
othei>.  .\t  X'icksburg,  while  leading  his  comijany  as  Sergeant,  he  received  a wound  that 
cost  him  his  left  arm.  An  amijutation  was  found  necessary.  Being  unfitted  for  further 

military  service,  he  was  honorably  dis- 


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charged  in  1894.  Returning  to  Athens, 
he  entered  the  Ohio  University,  where  he 
continued  his  studies  till  the  close  of  the 
college  year,  in  1899.  In  the  fall  ol  1897, 
he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  County 
Recorder  of  Athens  County,  on  the  Re- 
publican ticket,  which  office  he  continued 
to  hold  for  twelve  consecutive  years.  In 
1 tecember,  1880,  he  was  apijointed  Re- 
cording Clerk  in  the  office  of  Secretary 
of  State,  Townsend,  at  Columbus,  con- 
tinuing until  January,  1883.  He  was 

suljseciuently  chosen  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  He  finally 
served  three  terms  as  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio.  At  the  c.x]jiration  of  his  third 
term  of  office  he  retired  to  jirivate  life.  He  resides  at  Athens,  Ohio. 


J.  B.  ALLBN. 


W.  .A.  ALSDOirp. 


Walter  A.  Alsdorf, 

Of  Johnstown,  Licking  C'ounty,  was  liorn  at  Utica,  that  cotmty,  June  18,  1899;  he  comes 
from  Knickerbocker  stock,  his  ancestors  coming  to  this  country  in  1739  and  settling  in 
Newberg  on  the  Hudson  River;  his  grandfather,  Walliam  Alsdorf,  came  to  Licking  County, 
Ohio,  in  1834.  Senator  Alsdorf  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his 


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native  town  and  at  Obcrlin  College  and  \\’ooster  University;  in  1888  he  went  to  Iowa,  and  for  a time  engaged  in  the  lumber  business 
at  Sioux  City,  later  following  the  business  of  railroad  contracting  which  took  him  with  surveying  parties  all  through  the  northwest. 
Remo^■ing  to  New  York  City,  in  1894,  he  became  Vice-President  of  the  Hudson  River  Stone  Supply  Company,  with  which  company 
he  was  connected  until  1899,  when  he  returned  to  Ohio  and  settling  at  Johnstown,  engaged  in  the  grain  business  with  his  father,  under 
the  hrm  name  of  J.  R.  Alsdorf  and  Son,  and  the  firm  now  owns  several  grain  ele\-ators.  Senator  Alsdorf  is  a member  of  the  Mastms, 
Knights  of  Pythias,  Elks  and  Order  of  the  Eastern  Star,  and  while  at  college  belonged  to  the  Delta  Tau  Delta  Fraternity;  is  a member 
of  the  M.  E.  Church,  and  in  1889,  married  Miss  Frances  T.  Pollock,  of  Utica,  Ohio,  who  died  in  1897.  In  19UU  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Frances  F.  Lewis,  of  Shawnee,  Ohio. 

He  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  the  Se\’enty-Fighth  General  Assembly  as  a Democrat,  by  a plurality  of  1920,  in  a district  normalK- 
Republican.  Senator  Alsdorf  has  made  a stud\-  of  the  taxation  laws  of  the  state  and  is  a member  of  the  committee  appointed  by  the 
Senate  to  compile  those  laws  and  report  at  the  next  session. 


Carl  C.  Anderson, 


Member  of  Congress  from  the  Thirteenth  Ohio  District,  and  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  that  city,  is  a native  of  the  Buck- 
eye State,  born  on  the  2nd  of  December,  1877,  at  Bluffton,  the  son  of  John  J.  and  Mary  L.  .Anderson.  He  obtained  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  of  Fremont,  Ohio,  but  at  the  early  age  of  eleven  years  was  forced  to  take  up  the  struggle  for  his  existence  b\- 
selling  newsi^apers  and  shining  shoes.  After  he  grew  up  he  became  Freight  Agent 
of  the  L.  E.  & W R.  R.  and  later  served  a number  of  years  as  traveling  salesman.  Now 
he  is  prominently  connected  with  the  business  interests  of  Fostoria.  Mr.  Anderson 
has  always  been  a staunch  follower  of  the  doctrines  of  the  Democratic  party.  In  1905, 
and  again  in  1907,  he  was  honored  by  his  party  with  the  nomination  and  election  to  the 
highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  people  of  Fostoria,  being  the  youngest  Mayor  e\’er  elected 
in  that  city,  and  the  second  Democratic  Mayor  elected  in  thirty  years.  He  is  immensely 
popular  in  his  home  city  and  district,  and,  in  1908  and  1910,  he  was  elected  to  the  office 
of  Congressman  in  the  Thirteenth  Ohio  District.  Mr.  .Anderson  belongs  to  the  follow- 
ing organizations;  Masons;  Fremont;  K.  O.  T.  AI.,  Fostoria;  Knights  Templar,  Fos- 
toria; Mystic  Shrine,  Toledo,  Ohio;  K.  of  P.,  Fostoria;  B.  P.  O.  E.,  Fostoria;  Owls,  hos- 
toria;  Modern  Woodmen  of  America;  Sherman  Tent  Maccabees,  hostoria;  Halcyon 
Club,  and  also  Eagles  and  Moose;  Fremont;  United  Commercial  Travelers  and  Com- 
mercial Travelers  Association.  He  also  is  Pre.sident  of  the  hostoria  Board  of  Trade. 

Since  the  17th  of  Sejitember,  1904,  he  is  married.  Congressman  Anderson  resides  at  347 
West  Tiffin  Street,  Fostoria,  Ohio. 


John  M.  Ankele, 

Former  Alayor  of  the  pretty  city  of  Newark,  (thio..  was  born  January  7th,  1872,  at 
Newark,  and  is  the  son  of  Charles  Ankele,  a tobacconist,  and  Rosa  Engel  .Ankele,  both 
natives  of  Wuertemberg,  Germany.  The  parents  emigrated  to  the  hmited  States  in 
1865  and  1870,  respectively,  settling  in  Newark.  Mayor  .Ankele  was  educated  in  the 
Newark  common  and  high  schools.  He  entered  business  life  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  c.  c.  .^NDE^RSON. 

learning  the  barber  trade,  in  which  he  remained  tor  a period  of  nine  years.  He  then 

became  a salesman  for  the  National  Biscuit  Company,  and,  in  1905,  engaged  in  the 
real  estate  business.  Alayor  .Ankele  has  always  been  a stalwart  Republican.  In  1909 
he  was  elected  President  of  the  Newark  City  Council,  being  the  only  Republican  elected 
on  the  ticket.  Upon  the  resignation  of  Alayor  Herbert  .Atherton,  on  the  12th  of  July, 
1910,  Air.  .Ankele  succeeded  him  in  office.  Socially,  he  is  a K.  of  P.  and  a member  oi 
the  Royal  .Arcanum.  Alayor  .Ankele  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  25th  of  .Aindl, 
1893,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Josie  Alay  Flory.  Airs.  .Ankele  died  in  1905, 
lea^■ing  three  children,  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  On  the  26th  of  October,  11*07,  Alayor 
.Ankele  entered  into  a second  marriage  with  Aliss  Alinna  Ellis,  from  Newark.  I he 
famih-  reside  at  240  West  Church  Street,  Newark,  Ohio. 

Ferdinand  Bader, 

Former  Superintendent  of  the  C'incinnati  Workhouse,  was  born  November  25th,  18(i7, 
in  Cincinnati.  His  parents,  Air.  Ferdinand  Bader,  who  was  Deputy  Superintendent  of 
the  Fay  & Egan  Company,  and  Airs.  Christine  Geisler  Bader,  were  natives  of  Germany, 
having  emigrated  to  the  Ibrited  States  early  in  the  sixties.  Air.  Ferdinand  Bader  ob- 
tained his  education  in  the  imblic  schools  of  Cincinnati  and  through  jmivate  instruction. 
He  started  in  business  life  as  an  office  boy  with  Air.  W.  W.  Scarborough;  later  he  learned 
the  machinist's  trade  with  his  father,  in  which  ^-ocation  he  remained  until  1892,  when 
he  entered  the  contracting  business.  On  account  of  failing  health  he  was  obliged  to  dis- 
continue as  a contractor,  and,  in  1897,  he  embarked  in  the  jobbing  business.  Two 
years  later,  in  1899,  Air.  Bader  was  appointed  a Deputy  in  the  Probate  Court  of  Hamil- 
ton County,  having  charge  of  the  marriage  license  and  naturalization  department.  This 
position  he  filled  until  1908,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  Workhouse.  Air. 
Bader  has  always  been  a faithful  Repulilican  and  has  worked  hard  m the  interest  of  his  part\  . He  has  ser\cd  on  the  campaign  and 

executive  committees  and  was  a Delegate  to  numerous  county  and  state  con\entions.  SocialK  , he  is  a mcmlier  of  the  Blaine  C lub, 

the  Stamina  Republican  League,  the  “Time  Cluli”  of  Cincinnati,  the  K.  of  P.,  J.  O.  U.  .A.  AI.,  and  of  the  Alasomc  Fraternity  m its 
various  branches.  On  the  11th  of  October,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Aliss  Elizabeth  Becker.  Two  sons  and  one  daughter  have  been 
the  issue  of  their  union. 


J.  M.  ANKELE. 


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Frank  Ellison  Baxter, 

Siijjcrintt'iuk'nl  of  Banks  of  the  Stale  of  Ohio,  and  a prominent  Banker  of  Lima,  Ohio, 
was  horn  on  the  hOth  of  July,  18(18,  at  Lima,  Allen  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Samuel 
A.  Baxter  and  Oehorah  Kllison  Baxter,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Frank  E.  Baxter’s 
father  was  a surgeon  in  the  Lnion  Army  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  After  the 
war  he  returned  to  Lima,  his  nati\'e  eity,  and  became  one  of  the  most  important  factors 
in  the  business  world  of  that  place.  He  estaltlished  the  ('ity  Bank  and  the  Commercial 
Bank  of  Lima,  and,  for  .se\’cnleen  years,  was  President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of 
that  cit\.  He  built  the  Lima  C'ar  Works  and  built  and  owned  the  Lima  Gas  Light 
Comimin-  and  the  Lima  Natural  Gas  (h)ni])any.  He  also  was  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Lima. 
Mr.  I'rank  F.  Baxter  received  a thorough  education  in  the  Lima  public  schools  and  at 
the  ()xford,  ( )hio,  Miami  Cniwrsity.  Ui)on  lea\  ing  cf)llege  he  began  his  business  career 
with  the  I'irst  National  Bank  of  Lima,  Ohio,  as  Collector.  Later  he  filled  the  position 
of  Cashier  in  d'he  Commercial  Bank  ol  Lima,  for  a j)criod  of  thirteen  years.  Mr.  Baxter 
has  been  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  mature  life.  On  the  5th  of  April,  1909,  he  was 
a])pointed  State  Bank  Examiner,  and  since  the  5th  of  July,  1910,  he  holds  the  office  of 
SuiH'rintendent  ot  Banks  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  being  appointed  to  that  position  by  Gover- 
nor Harmon.  Socially,  Mr.  Baxter  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Order;  of  the  Elks  (Past 
Exalted  Ruler  of  the  latter)  and  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  On  the  8th  of  November,  1905, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Lima  Burton. 


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Fwo  children,  Helen  and  Samuel  Alc.x- 
ander  Baxter  were  Irorn  to  them.  Mr. 
Baxter  resides  at  1021  West  High  Street, 
( )lho.  His  ollii'i's  arc'  located  at  the  Central  National  Bank  Building,  Columbus, 


.\lvin  . lieatty, 

I )eput\’  .\uditor  ol  St.ile  ol  ( )|iio,  was  born  on  the  Kith  of  June,  180(1,  on  a farm  in  Bel- 
mont ( onntN',  ()hio,  the  son  ol  William  H('nr\-  Beatt\'  and  Mary  Miller  Beatty,  natives 
ot  PennsyK  .mia  and  ( )lho,  res|)ccl  i\  c'ly.  d'he  lather  was  a soldier  in  the  Lnion  Army 
during  the  W ,ir  ol  the  Kebellion,  ha\  ing  enlisted  in  the  ( )ne  Hundred  and  Eighty-hifth 
( )hio  \ ohmieer  Inlantry.  Mr.  A.  \\  . Beatty  recei\cd  his  education  in  the  country  schools 
,md  <it  Scicc  <md  Delaware  ( olleges.  Alter  lea\ing  collc'ge  he  tatight  in  public  schools 
for  a iieriod  ol  lour  wars,  and  for  one  \'ear  in  a college  at  New  Orleans.  Mr.  Beatty  has 
bec'ii  an  active'  working  Rei)nblican  all  his  mature  life  and  has  served  his  ]>arty  faithfully 
<ind  wi'll.  for  three  years  he  was  ( hairman  ot  the  Republictm  C'ounty  Committee,  and 

at  |)resenl  he  is  a member  ol  llu'  Re])ublican  State  Exec'titive  Committee.  After  having 

served  as  Dc'])nl\-  Auditor  ol  Belmont  County  lor  a number  of  years,  Mr.  Beatty,  in 

1901,  was  c'k'cted  .Auditor  ol  Belmont  C'ounty.  He  filled  his  position  in  such  a satis- 

lactory  manner,  that,  at  the  ex])ii'ation  ol  his  first  term  of  office,  in  1904,  he  was  re-elected 
to  a sec'ond  term.  On  the  1st  ot  January,  1909,  he  resigned  his  ])osition  to  take  charge 
ot  his  present  oftice  as  Assistant  Auditor,  to  which  he  was  a})pointed  by  Auditor  Eullington. 

SocialK',  Mr.  Beattv'  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  a K.  of  P.  On  the  1 Ifh  of  July,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Laura 
L.  Laltert}-.  1 wo  children,  Henry  Lafterty  and  Joseph  Haradon,  were  born  to  them.  d'he  family  attend  Indianola  Presbyterian 
( hnrch,  ( olumbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Beatty  resides  at  88  Fotirteenth  Avenue,  Ccvlumbus,  Ohio. 


A.  W.  BEATTY. 


Dr.  Leroy  C.  Benedict, 

Postmaster  ot  the  cil\-  ot  Mansfield,  ( )hio,  is  a ])rominent  dentist  of  that  beautiful  city,  and  one  of  the  active  Republicans  in  Rich- 
land ( onnty,  having  filled  the  ])osition  of  Chairman  of  the  Republican  Executive  C'ommittec  for  a period  of  three  years.  He  was 
born  on  a larm  in  Franklin  1 ownship,  Richland  ('otmty,  thirty-two  years  ago.  His  father,  G.  \\h  Benedict,  was  a well  known  con- 
tr.ictor.  Dr.  Benedict  was  reared  and  educated  in  Mansfield.  Lpon  leaving  school  he  entered  the  Dental  Department  of  the  Ohio 
Medical  I niversitv',  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1900.  During  his  college  years,  F)r.  Benedict  was  one 
of  the  leading  members  of  the  College  football  team,  filling  the  important  ])Osition  of  halfback.  On  the  7th  of  December,  1902,  Dr. 
Benedict  was  married  to  Aliss  Alary  Blair  of  Lexington.  Dr.  Benedict  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  on  the  27th  of  June, 
1910,  b>-  President  Taft.  He  is  a Mason,  an  Elk  and  a K.  of  P. 

John  Mitchell  Bingham, 

Colonel  and  Assistant  Ouartermaster  Cicneral  ot  Ohio,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  17th  (T  September,  1805,  in  Harrisburg, 
Pennsvlvania.  His  lather,  John  AL  Bingham,  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  while  his  mother,  Mina  Becker  Bingham,  was  born  in 
( .ermaiu',  having  emigrated  to  the  United  States  with  her  [veople  in  1845.  Air.  Bingham’s  great  grandfather,  Thomas  Bingham, 
came  to  America  from  Ireland  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  century  and  was  a soldier  in  the  ITnnsylvania  contingent  in  the 
War  of  1812.  After  the  war  he  settled  in  Annville,  Pa.,  He  had  one  daughter  and  six  sons.  Air.  Thomas  Bingham,  the  grand 
lather,  was  one  of  the  members  of  the  Cfjmpany  that  operated  the  C'anal  from  Idiiladeli)hia  to  Pittsburg.  When  the  Canal  was  aban- 
doiK'd  he  (.'iigaged  in  the  Express  business  which  was  later  absorbed  li}'  the  Adams  Express  C'ompany.  Air.  John  AT  Bingham 
was  educaterl  in  the  public  schools  ot  Tiddonte,  Pa.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  started  in  busine.ss  life  in  the  general  merchan- 
dise store  of  Baker  N Co.,  at  W’est  Newton,  IM.  Later  he  was  Chief  Clerk  in  the  Motive  Power  Department  of  the  C.,  H.  & D. 
R>'.,  at  Lima;(  hief  C lerk  of  the  same  Railroad  at  Lima,  and  Auditor  of  the  National  Roofing  Tile  Company,  of  thesamecity,  in  which 
he  is  still  a stockholder.  He  also  is  a stockholder  of  the  Crystal  Ice  Co.,  at  Lima.  Air.  Bingham  has  always  lieen  a faithful 
Democrat  and  has  rendererl  his  party  valuable  services.  On  the  11th  of  January,  1909,  he  was  ap]rointed  C'hief  C'lerk  in  the 
Adjutant  ( .eneral  s office  at  Columbus,  by  General  WT^direcht,  and  Assistant  Quartermaster  General  in  1911.  For  many  years 
Air.  Bingham  has  been  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard. 


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Mis  record  in  that  organization  is  as  follows;  Mustered  in  as  a Private  in  Company  C.,  Second  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guards,  on 
the  29th  of  March,  1888;  C orporal,  1891;  Sergeant,  1892;  Second  Lieutenant,  Company  C.,  June  1.3th,  1892;  recommissioned  June  loth, 
1897;  discharged,  Ajiril,  1899;  Captain  and  Adjutant,  Second  Infantry,  December,  1899;  resigned  June  1st,  1903;  reajipointed  the  same, 
June  20th,  1903;  commissioned  Captain  of  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guartls,  July  17th,  1908,  rank  from  June  20th,  1903,  to  conform 
with  (i.  O.  No.  22,  A.  (i.  I).,  July  13th,  1908;  assigned  to  Second  Inlantry,  Ohio  National  Guards,  per  Par.  10  S.  ().,  133  A.  G.  D., 
August  2,5th,  1908;  assigned  to  duty  as  regimental  adjutant  per  H.  A.  10,  headquarters  Second  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guards, 
December  19th,  1908.  During  the  War  with  Spain,  Captain  Bingham  ser\ed  as  Second  Lieutenant  with  Company  C.,  Second  Ohio 
\ ohmteer  Infantry,  from  the  10th  of  May,  1898,  until  mustered  out  on  the  10th  of  Februarv,  1899.  Socialh’,  C'aptain  Bingham  is  a 
member  of  the  Elks;  Knights  of  St.  John;  Knights  of  Columbus;  Spanish  War  \Eterans;  Sons  of  the  American  Re\’olution  and  the 
IMilitary  Order  of  the  Serpent.  He  was  married  to  Aliss  Catherine  Lawler,  of  Lima,  Ohio,  on  the  3rd  of  October,  1899.  Two  children, 
Charles  Dolle  Bingham  and  John  Thomas  Bingham  were  born  to  them. 

•losepli  Torrence  Blair, 

Former  Recorder  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  was  born  October  20th,  18.52,  at  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio,  the  son  of  John  M.  Blair  and  Eliza  Taylor  Blair.  His  father  was  engaged  in 
the  brick  contracting  business,  from  1827  until  1883,  the  time  of  his  death,  in  C'incinnati, 
also  in  the  manufacture  of  brick.  Almost  every  large  building  in  the  business  part  of 
Cincinnati,  has  the  Blair  brick  in  its  construction.  Mr.  Jos.  T.  Blair  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  public  schools  of  (dneinnati.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  entered  into 
business  life  as  clerk  in  the  Union  Fire  Insurance  C'ompany,  66  WTst  Third  Street,  Cin- 
cinnati. Three  years  later,  when  twenty-one  years  old,  Mr.  Blair  was  elected  Secretarv 
of  the  company,  remaining  in  that  position  until  1883,  when  his  father  died.  He  then 
entered  the  brick  manufacturing  business  in  connection  with  his  Imothers,  C'aptain  J. 

Milton  and'Burr  W’.  Blair.  Mr.  Blair  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican,  serving  his 
party  in  any  capacity  when  called  upon.  He  was  appointed  C'hief  C'lerk  of  the  City 
Water  Works,  and  was  elected  and  ser\-ed  for  four  years  as  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Control  of  Hamilton  County.  In  November,  1906,  he  was  elected  Recorder  of  Hamil- 
ton, and  at  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  in  that  office,  having  rendered  faithful  and  dis- 
tinct service  to  the  peojjle  in  general,  he  was  elected  to  a second  term,  in  November, 

1908.  He  has  held  the  office  of  Secretary  of  the  Young  Men’s  Mercantile  Liljrary,  at 
Cincinnati,  and  was  Vice-President  of  the  famous  d'oung  Men’s  Blaine  C'lub.  Mr. 

Blair  is  a public-spirited  citizen  and  has  a host  of  friends.  He  was  married  to  Miss 
Kloise  W'right  Barringer,  on  the  24th  of  September,  1879.  Two  children,  John  Taylor 
and  Mrs.  Colbuon  S.  Foulds  have  l)een  the  fruit  of  their  union.  Mr.  Blair’s  residence 
is  located  at  479  Mitchell  Ave.,  A\'ondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  L bl.air 

Montello  Eugene  Blystone, 

Forecaster  of  the  United  States  W'eather  Bureau,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  July,  1863,  in  Wnaugo,  Crawforrl  Couniv, 
PennsyKania.  His  parents,  Josej^h  Blystone  and  Mary  Peiffer  Blystone,  were  nati\-es  of  Pennsyh’ania.  The  father  was  engaged 
in  the  mercantile  business  and  manufacturing.  Mr.  Blystone  was  educated  in  the  \'enaug{)  \illage  school  and  at  Alleghenv  College, 
Meadville,  Pa.,  graduating  trom  the  latter  in  1887,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twent\’-four  \-ears 
as  a teacher,  continuing  in  that  profession  for  the  period  of  three  years.  In  1890  he  accepted  a ])osition  in  the  United  States 
Weather  Bureau,  and  since  that  time  has  been  connected  with  the  same.  In  politics,  Mr.  Blystone  has  independent  \ iews.  Sociallv, 
he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Order  and  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  College  Fraternity.  On  the  27th  of  October,  1902,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Lillian  Rull,  of  S]U'ingfield,  Ills.  Two  children  have  blessed  their  union,  Montello  Eugene  Blystone,  Jr.  and  Margaret  Hull 
Blystone.  Air.  Blystone’s  offices  are  located  in  the  Federal  Building,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Willis  G.  Bowland, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  Collector  of  Internal  Revenue,  Is  a self  made  man  in  the  fullest  term  of  the  word.  The  story  of  his  career  travels 
all  the  way  from  that  of  a newsboy  to  political  leadership  and  a business  man  connected  with  some  of  the  largest  enterprises  of  Co- 
lumbus. He  was  born  in  \'an  Wert,  ( )hIo,  on  the  first  ot  May,  1853.  His  lather,  Milton  J.  Bowland,  was  a native  of  ()hio  and  serx'ed 
as  surgeon  general  of  the  Department  of  West  A’irginia  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  dying  In  the  service.  A’oung  Bowland  came 
to  Columbus  with  his  parents  when  but  eight  years  old,  and  his  first  service,  while  trying  to  secure  an  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  the  country,  was  as  a paper  carrier.  He  showed  aptitude  for  the  work  of  an  accountant,  and  after  his  graduation  from  school 
made  It  his  life  work,  being  connected  at  various  times  with  some  of  the  largest  houses  of  the  Ca]tital  City  of  Ohio.  In  Re])ublican 
politics,  Mr.  Bowland  has  been  most  acti^•e  and  ]U'ominent.  He  was  nominated  and  elected  twice  Treasurer  of  Franklin  County, 
resigning  this  post  a year  before  the  e.xpiration  ot  his  last  term,  on  account  ot  other  business  duties.  I n Alay,  1908,  he  was  aitpointed 
by  the  State  Department  at  Washington  an  Inspector  of  American  Consulates  in  Europe,  which  important  mission  he  undertook 
with  a view  of  benefitting  his  health.  In  the  earl\-  summer,  1909,  President  Taft  appointed  Air.  Bowland  Collector  of  Internal 
Revenue.  Air.  Bowland  is  a member  of  the  Buckeye  Republican  Chib,  and  in  the  last  decade  has  been  one  of  the  acti\’e  and 
potential  factors  in  the  partv  organization  In  Franklin  County,  being  at  the  head  of  the  cotmty  executive  committee  in  a number  of 
campaigns,  and  always  one  of  the  leaders  in  his  political  organization. 

Walter  S.  Bradford, 

Assistant  Postmaster  of  Alansficld,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  October,  1872,  at  Alansfield,  and  is  the  son  of  Walter  S.  Brad- 
ford, Sr.,  a prominent  attorney  and  a native  of  ( )hio.  He  was  a Captain  In  the  ('i^•il  W’ar,  ser\  ing  in  the  Second  ()hio  Hea\  >-  Artil- 
lery. He  died  on  the  30th  of  fulv,  1900.  Air.  Bradford’s  mother,  Amanda  J.  Day  Bradford,  was  born  In  Richland  Cotmt\-,  Ohio. 
Mr.  Bradford  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  nati\  e county  and  in  a business  college.  Upon  lea\'ing  the  latter,  he  entered, 
for  one  year,  the  photographing  business,  and  then  accepted  a position  with  the  Union  News  Compan\-  at  the  Union  Depot  in  Alans- 
field, in  which  he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1893.  From  1893  to  1896  he  read  law  in  his  father's  office,  but  interrupted  his  studies 


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in  the  latter  \-ear,  when,  witli  a companion,  he  started  for  ('ulia  to  join  a filibustering  expedition.  Missing  that  expedition,  he  spent 
the  winter  in  h'lorida.  In  March,  1S1»7,  lu‘  went  to  St . Peterslnirg,  Fla.,  and  made  futile  attempts  to  reach  Cuba  to  join  the  insurgents. 
,\ot  ha\ing  an  op])ort unit\-  to  do  so,  he  returned  to  .Mansfield  and  entered  the  insurance  business.  Uj)on  the  breaking  out  of  the 
Spanish-American  War,  Mr.  bradford,  on  the  loth  of  May,  1898,  mustered  into  the  United  States  Army  and  served  as  Second  Lieu- 
tenant until  .\o\cmber,  bSlIS,  doing  dut\-  in  Santiago,  Cuba.  He  was  mustered  out  in  November,  1898,  and  returned  to  Mansfield, 
where  he  again  became  engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  In  May,  1902,  Mr.  Bradford  went  West  and  spent  five  months  prospecting 
in  the  Cascade  .Mountains,  lie  afterwards  became  a commercial  traveler  for  a Seattle  firm.  Returning  to  Mansfield  in  January, 
1902,  he  again  became  engaged  in  tlu‘  insurance-  field,  remaining  in  the  business  until  1904.  Ho  then  entered  the  cigar  Inisiness 
and  opened  a store  in  the  i)rincipal  part  of  the-  city.  Mr.  Bradford  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  In  November,  1907, 
he  w.is  elected  Cit\'  .\uditor.  When  Dr.  Beiu-dict  tejok  charge  of  the  olfice  of  Postmaster  of  Mansfield,  in  May,  1910,  he  appointed 
Mr.  Bradford  his  assistant.  Mr.  Bradford  has  always  taken  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard.  In  1893  he 
enlisted  as  a Pri\ate  in  Coinpaiu’  M.,  Ifighth  Ohio  National  Guards;  he  was  promoted  (’orporal  in  1895;  Sergeant  in  1890,  and 
Second  l.ii-utenaiu  in  Januar\’,  1S9S.  .After  being  mustered  out  of  the  United  States  Army  seiwice,  upon  the  conclusion  of  the  Spanish- 
.\rnerican  War,  Mr.  Bradford  ri'-entered  the  Fighth  ( )hio,  with  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant,  and  in  1900,  was  apjrointed  Captain. 
He  roigiu'd  when  going  Wi-st,  but  rejoined  as  Captain  in  March,  1903.  Socially,  Mr.  Bradford  is  a Mason,  a K.  of  P.,  Eagle,  a 
member  of  tlu-  Spanish  W'.ir  \'eterans  and  ol  the  Sous  of  VA-terans.  On  the  29th  ot  June,  1904,  Ca])tain  Bradford  was  married  to 
Miss  Doris  ( 'iriHilh,  at  Jerome\'ille,  ( )hio. 


William  Francis  Brennan, 

hornu-r  Ma\'or  of  the  cit\-  of  Xenia,  ()hio,  is  a native  ot  Dayton,  Ohio,  Ijorn  June  19th,  1808,  the  son  d Thomas  Brennan,  a 
tailor,  and  Mar\'  Brod\-  Brennan,  nati\('^  of  Irc-land.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
public  and  |)arochial  schools  of  Xenia.  .Alter  lea\  ing  school  he  identified  him.selt  with 
the  |)rinting  busiiu-ss,  and  in  that  capacity  has  been  connected  with  the  Xenia  Gazette 
lor  a iH-riod  of  sex'enteen  X'cars.  He  is  A'ice-President  of  the  Peo])les  Building  and  Sav- 
ings Com|)aiu'  of  Xenia.  Ma\'or  Brennan  has  alwa\'s  been  a good  and  faithtul  follower 
of  the  doctrines  of  the  Rei)ublican  ])arty.  He  entered  into  jiublic  life  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
three  wars,  when  in  1903,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  Xenia  C'ity  Council.  Two 
\vars  lati-r  he-  was  elected  to  the  j'losiiion  ot  Ma>'or  ol  Xenia,  ha\  ing  been  re- 
elected in  1907.  Ma\'or  Brennan  is  known  all  o\er  ()hio  as  a clean  and  honest  (jfficial 
who  enforc(‘s  the-  laws  of  the  statutes  without  fear  or  fa\’or.  In  religious  belief  he  is  a 
de\'out  Catholic,  and  for  more  llum  fifteen  years  has  been  alfiliated  with  the  great  Catholic 
4'olal  .Abstinence  Union  of  .America.  Papers  from  all  over  the  country  have  commented 
fa\'orabl\-  on  his  method  ol  gix’ing  the  i)ledge  to  those  unfortunate  fellows  wlnr  are  brought 
befori-  him  charged  with  drunkeness,  rather  than  ])unishing  them.  Socially,  he  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Knights  ot  Columbus.  On  the  21st  ot  June,  1888,  he  was  married  to  A4iss 
Xora  Breen.  Six  childivu,  Paul  .A.,  h'rederick  [.,  William  F.,  Jr.,  Charles  E.,  Mary 
Catherine  and  Phili|),  ha\e  bU-ssed  their  union.  Max'or  Brennan's  residence  is  located 
at  i;i8  Wc-,t  I'hird  Street,  Xenia,  ( )hio. 

.loseph  .A.  Brown, 


l-'ormer  Market  Master  of  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  ranks  among  the  best  known  citizens  of  the 
(Jueen  ('it\'.  Ih-  was  born  S(.'i)tember  17th,  1852,  at  Cumberland,  Mcb,  the 'son  of  . w.  F.  brennan. 

Harmon  and  Mar\-  Brown,  both  natiws  of  Holland.  Mr.  Brown  recei\ed  his  education  at  Allegheny  Academy,  Cumberland,  Md., 
gr.uluating  in  iStlS.  .After  leaving  school  he  came  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  obtained  a j^osit ion  as  traveling  salesman.  He  then  taught 
school  for  a few  \ears  at  I iule])endence,  Ky.,  after  which  he  settled  in  Avondale,  which  at  that  time  was  an  independent  village, 
again  acce|)ting  the  ])osition  of  traxeling  salesman.  In  1870,  Air.  Brown  was  elected  Marshall  of  A\ondale,  filling  that  position 
until  1S95,  when  the  \illage  was  annexed  to  Cincinnati.  Since  then  Mr.  Brown  has  occupied  a number  of  city  offices  and  also  has 
been  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  He  has  been  a faithful,  active  working  Republican  all  his  mature  life,  and  has  served  his 
|iart\-  in  main’  capacities.  SocialE’,  he  is  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club  and  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd  degree 
Mason  and  a Xoble  of  the  Ahstic  Shrine.  In  1875,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Miss  AKina  Buschmann.  Three  children,  of  whom 
two  sur\  i\e,  ha\e  blessed  their  union.  4'he  family  reside  at  740  Ridgway  Acenue,  Cincinnati,  O. 


A.  J.  BUSCHER. 


Augustus  Jerome  Buscher, 

Deputy  Inspector  of  Workshops,  Factories  and  Public  Buildings,  with  offices  at  the 
Hulbert  Block,  Cincinnati,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  July,  1852,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
1 1 is  iather,  Anthony  Buscher,  was  a clothing  cutter  by  trade,  and  a native  of  Hanno\  er, 
Germany,  while  his  mother,  Kathryn  Schlebe  Buscher,  was  born  in  Prussia.  They 
emigrated  to  the  new  world  in  1834  and  1833,  respectively,  settling  in  Cincinnati.  Mr. 
Buscher  obtained  his  education  in  parochial  schools  and  at  St.  Xavier’s  College.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  years  he  lett  school  and  engaged  in  the  painting  and  decorating  business, 
in  which  he  was  engaged  until  June,  1909,  when  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position. 
He  is  one  of  the  charter  members  of  Union  No.  1,  Cincinnati,  and  is  now  a member  of 
Local  No.  50,  Painters,  Decorators  and  Paper  Hangers  of  America.  In  politics,  Mr. 
Buscher  is  a staunch  Democrat.  He  has  been  a Delegate  to  city,  county  and  state  con- 
ventions at  various  occasions.  In  1907  he  was  appointed  foreman  of  the  Painters’  Britlge 
Department  by  Mr.  Dannenhower,  ser\  ing  in  that  capacity  during  the  Dempsey  admin- 
istration. In  1898  and  1899  he  was  business  agent  for  the  painters  and  decorators  ot 
Cincinnati,  and  at  the  same  time  filled  the  position  with  the  Building  Trades  Council. 
Mr.  Buscher  has  always  been  interested  in  the  affairs  of  his  co-laborers.  He  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  Painters  District  Council  and  of  the  Buildings’  Trade  Council  of  Cincinnati 
and  vicinity.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Duckworth  Club.  On  the  30th  ot  August, 
1882,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Ewers.  They  atteml  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 
Mr.  Buscher  resides  at  730  Richmond  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Joseph  Perkins  Byers, 

Superintendent  of  the  House  of  Refuge, 

Randalls  Island,  N.  Y.,  is  a native  Ohioan 
born  on  the  23rd  of  September,  1868,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Albert  Gal- 
latin Byers  and  Mary  Abigal  Rathbun. 

His  father,  who  for  many  years  was  Sec- 
retarj-  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Char- 
ities, was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  while 
his  mother  was  a native  of  the  Buckeye 
State.  Mr.  Joseph  P.  Byers  received  a 
careful  education  in  the  Columbus  puldic 
schools,  the  Columbus  High  School,  and 
for  two  years  at  the  Preparatory  De- 
partment of  the  Ohio  State  Ihiiversity. 

He  graduated  from  high  school  with  the 
i class  of  1887.  At  the  age  of  nineteen 

years  Mr.  Byers  started  in  public  life  as 
assistant  to  his  father  in  the  office  of  the 
Board  of  State  Charities.  He  later  be- 
came Secretary  of  that  Board,  Superin- 
tendent of  the  Indiana  Reformatory, 

Warden  of  the  Eastern  State  Peniten- 
tiary of  Pennsylvania  and  General  Secretary  of  the  National  Conference  of  Charities  and  Correction.  Four  years  ago  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  his  present  position.  Mr.  Byers  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican.  He  is  proud  of  his  nati\e  state  and  is  a member 
of  the  Ohio  Society  of  New  York  and  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Philadelphia.  He  also  belongs  to  Harlem  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M.  On  the 
3rd  of  March,  1888,  he  was  married  to  Miss  i\dah  Virginia  Millar.  Two  children,  Andrew  Millar  and  Elizabeth  Millar  Byers  have 
been  the  fruit  of  their  union.  Mr.  Byers  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  and  is  a member  of  Brad  Street  Church, 
Columbus,  Ohio.  He  resides  at  Randalls  Island,  New  York  City. 


A,  G.  BYERS 


JOSEPH  P.  BYERS. 


Thomas  L.  Calvert, 

Secretary  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  is  a man  splendidly  adapted  for  the 
position  he  holds.  He  is  a Marylander  by  birth,  being  born  on  the  20th  of  December, 

1858,  at  Georgetown,  Maryland.  His  father,  Thomas  L.  Calvert,  was  a farmer,  and  he 
as  well  as  his  wife  Elizabeth  Paist  Calvert  were  natives  of  Pennsyh’ania,  in  which  state 
they  always  resided  with  the  exception  of  one  year  which  was  spent  in  Maryland,  during 
which  year  their  son  Thomas  L.  was  born.  Young  Calvert  recei\’ed  his  education  in  the 
public  schools.  He  came  to  Ohio  alone,  when  eleven  years  old,  his  only  opportunity 
to  go  to  school  being  during  the  winter  months.  After  he  had  worked  on  a farm  for  three 
}-ears  for  his  board  and  clothes  he  returned  home  and  for  a term  of  two  years  attended 
a Friends  Select  school.  The  following  two  years  he  worked  in  a store  at  Brynmaur, 

Pa.,  and  the  next  three  years  on  a farm.  In  company  with  his  brother,  R.  G.  Calvert, 
he  then  purchased  the  general  store  and  elevator  at  Selma,  Ohio,  going  in  debt  to  the 
amount  of  thirteen  thousand,  of  which  he  had  to  pay  seven  per  cent  interest.  Mr. 

Calvert  saved  enough  money  to  go  back  to  the  farm,  purchasing  125  acres  of  fine  farm 
land  in  Clark  County,  where  he  lived  since  1892  until  he  was  elected  to  his  present  posi- 
tion. Mr.  Calvert  has  been  a staunch  Republican  all  his  life.  He  was  a member  of  the 
State  Board  of  Agriculture  from  1898  to  1906,  in  which  year  he  resigned  to  accept  the 
Secretaryship  of  that  body.  He  was  Trustee  of  Madison  Township,  Clark  County,  from 

1897  to  1906,  and  Treasurer  of  the  Clark 
County  Agricultural  Society  for  a period 
of  six  years.  He  is  also  a member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  of  the  Grange.  In 

religious  belief  he  belongs  to  the  Society  of  the  Friends.  On  the  fourteenth  of  June,  ISSS, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Elta  F.  Warner.  They  have  three  children.  Mr.  CaLert  re- 
sides in  Columbus. 


1.  B.  CAMERON. 


Isaac  B.  Cameron, 

One  of  the  best  known  business  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  15th  of  June, 
1851,  in  the  city  of  Nairn,  Scotland.  When  he  was  yet  an  infant,  his  widowed  mother 
emigrated  to  America,  to  better  her  conditions  and  pro^■ide  greater  facilities  for  the 
education  of  her  family,  of  which  Isaac  B.  was  the  youngest  of  six,  believing  that  in  so 
doing  she  could  afford  them  more  abundant  opportunities  for  success  in  life.  Upon 
arriving  in  this  country  the  family  located  on  a farm  in  Jefferson  County,  a short  dis- 
tance south  of  Salineville,  removing  thence  about  the  year  1855  into  the  \ illage.  Here 
the  children  of  the  family  were  raised.  Young  Cameron  attended  the  public  school 
there  and  graduated  from  the  Iron  City  Business  College  in  Pittsburg.  At  an  early 
age  he  accepted  a position  as  a bookkeeper  for  a local  mercantile  firm,  where  he  remained 
until  1874.  His  business  abilities  soon  advanced  him  to  a partnership  in  the  business, 
which  was  successfully  conducted  until  1880,  when  Mr.  Cameron  became  the  sole  owner, 
after  which  the  business  continued  to  grow  and  prosper  until  1893,  when  he  was  elected 
Treasurer  of  Columbiana  County  by  the  largest  majority  ever  given  to  any  candidate 


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for  an\’  olHcc  in  that  coimtN’  tij)  to  that  tiiiu'.  lie  wtis  re-elected  in  ISDo.  The  business  system  he  introduced  and  enforced  during 
the  fotir  \-e.irs  of  his  incninbenc\-  in  that  ollice  esttiblishcd  a standard  and  created  a model  worthy  the  emulation  of  all  public  offices. 
When,  in  ISftS,  the  hirst  Xa'ional  Hank  at  Lisbon  was  declared  to  be  insoK'ent,  Mr.  Cameron  having  but  a short  time  previously 
retired  from  the  office  of  Coimt\-  Treasurer,  was  the  unanimous  choice  alike  of  the  creditors  and  stockholders  for  appointment  as 
receiwr.  In  this  work  lu-  was  <mgagc'd  mon-  than  one  >ear,  during  which  time  he  brought  order  out  of  chaos.  He  succeeded  in  fixing 
the  re>ponsibilit\-  for  the  faihire  of  the  bank,  and  also  the  books  were  miserably  kept  and  outrageously  falsified;  he  obtained  iitdg- 
ments  in  ewr\  suit  brought  b\-  liim,  ha\  ing  for  its  object  the  reco\er\'  of  funds  belonging  to  the  wrecked  institution.  On  the  2nd  of 
jime,  ISflf),  .Ml'.  Cameron  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  Treastirer  of  State,  at  the  Republican  State  Convention,  held  at  Colum- 
bus, ,md  he  was  elected  in  .\o\'einber,  IS',1!)  by  a large  majorit\'.  ha\ing  seiwed  with  great  (listinctif>n  during  his  first  term  of 
(ifhce,  .Mr.  ('ameron,  in  lOOl,  was  re-nominated  and  re-elected  lor  ;i  .second  term,  at  the  expiration  of  which  he  retired  to  ])rivate 
life,  iK'coming  eiig.iged  in  the  bankin.g  business  at  the  Ctipital  City.  Mr.  Cameron  is  a thirty-second  degree  Mason;  a Knight 
I'empkir;  <i  member  of  the  1.  ( ).  ( ).  IL;  <i  K.  of  H.,  and  an  Llk.  lie  resides  in  ('olumbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Cameron  is  interested  in  many 
business  i'nler|)rises.  lie  is  1 )irector  <ind  \ace- 1 'resident  of  the  Colurnbus  Chair  ('ompany;  Director  and  Treasurer  of  The  Indeitendent 
I’.ickers'  Lertili/er  Co.;  Director  and  Secretarx'  of  'Llu’  Ibiited  'rdephone  ( o.,  Austin,  Texas,  and  Director  of  The  York  Wall  Paper 
( 'ompanx',  \’ork.  Pa,  ( )n  the  b'lth  of  juiu',  bS7.'>,  he  xxas  married  to  Miss  Laura  A.  Irxxin.  One  son,  Roy  MacDonald  Cameron,  was 
born  to  tlu'in.  .Mr.  ( .mieroii  residc's  at  Idd!)  Hast  Broad  Street,  Columbus,  ( )hio. 

David  Patrick  (ioncannon, 

De])itty  lns|)ector  of  WOrkshoixs,  Lactories  and  Public  Huildirtgs,  at  Cincinnati,  is  a 
man  xxell  known  in  labor  circles  of  that  city,  lie  xxas  born  on  the  f)th  of  May,  18(>8,  at 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  and  Kllen  C'oncannon,  both  natix’es  of  the  Emerald 
Isle.  Mr.  John  Concannon  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  ISfil,  landing  in  New 
( frleans,  where,  in  the  same  year,  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  Army,  serx'ing  throughout 
the  entire  war.  After  the  xvar  he  came  to  Cincinnati.  Mr.  David  Patrick  Concannon 
was  educated  in  St.  Patrick’s  Parochial  School  on  Third  and  Mill  Streets,  Cincinnati. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  was  ajiprenticed  to  the  xvoodxxa irking  trade,  xvith  wdiich  he 
is  still  connected,  being  a memlier  of  the  Amalgamated  Woodworkers.  Mr.  Concannon 
is  a faithful  Democrat  and  has  .serxed  his  party  in  many  cajxacities.  He  was  a Delegate 
lo  many  City,  Cmmty  and  Slate  Conx’cntions,  and  for  eight  years  has  lieen  connected 
xvith  the  County  Kxecntix'e  Committee.  In  bS',)7  he  xvas  elected  a member  of  the  City 
Council,  representing  the  Sixteenth  Ward  in  that  body,  from  bSf)7  to  181)!).  In  June, 
11)1)1),  he  xvas  appointed  to  his  iirescnt  position  by  the  State  Workshop  Inspector.  Mr. 
t'oncannon  is  a Delegate  lo  Central  Labor  Council  and  a Delegate  to  the  ( )hio  F'erlcration 
of  Labor,  lie  is  a member  of  the  Dnckxvorth  Club,  the  W’olftone  Club,  Ancient  Order 
of  Hibernians,  ( irattan  Club,  Commons  Club,  and  at  present  fills  the  honorable  position 
of  President  of  the  Associated  Irish  Associations.  He  also  is  a memlier  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  Chunh,  He  xvas  married  lo  Miss  Josephine  Laxin,  of  C incinnati.  Mr.  C"on- 
cannon  resides  at  72!)  West  Second  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  in  the  Hul- 
bert  Building,  Cincinnati. 

Clayton  Bond  Conwell,  M.  D., 

Superinf endent  of  ihe  ( )hio  Slate  Sanatorium  at  Mount  V'ernon,  ()hio,  xvas  Iwirn  on  the  IDth  of  Sejitember,  187’),  at  Aurora,  Dear- 
born Coiinly,  Indiana,  the  .son  of  John  Alfred  and  Llora  Eliza  Bond  Conxvell,  natix’es  of  the  State  of  Indiana.  Dr.  Conxvell  xx’as 
educated  in  llu'  public  schools  at  .Aurora,  Indiana,  and  at  the  Aliami  Medical  College,  C'incinnati,  Ohio,  from  xvhich  latter  institution 
he  graduated  in  IDDl,  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine,  'raking  uii  the  iiractice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  C'incinnati,  Dr. 
Conxvell  became  recognized  as  an  authority  on  tubercnlons  diseases,  and  filled  the  office  of  Medical  Director  of  the  C'ity  Tubercul- 
osis Dispc'usarx’  of  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  under  the  C'incinnati  Board  of  Health.  W’hen  the  CJhio  State  Sanatorium  xvas  created,  Dr. 
Conwell  was  aiipointed  Sn]ierintendent  of  that  institution  by  C'lox'ernor  Harmon.  Dr.  C'onxvell  is  the  author  of  various  pamphlets 
relating  to  Tuberculosis.  He  is  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Aledicine,  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  of  the  Independent 
( )rder  of  Red  Men,  and  Benex’okmt  and  Protectixe  ( )rder  of  Elks.  ( )n  the  20th  of  July,  P)f)4,  Dr.  Conxx'ell  xvas  married  to  Miss 
Sarah  Whatelex'  Jones.  ( )ne  child,  Clax  fon  Whafelex’  C'onxvell,  has  been  born  to  them.  Dr.  C'onxvell  resides  at  the  Ohio  State  Sana- 
torium, Mounf  X’ernon,  Ohio. 

James  M.  Clox, 

( )1  Dax'lon,  ()hio,  Projiriefor  and  I’nblisher  of  the  Dayton  Nexws,  and  memlier  of  Congress  from  the  'I'hird  Ohio  District,  xvas  born 
on  the  a 1st  of  March,  1S70,  in  Jacksonburg,  Butler  C'ounty,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  (Gilbert  and  Eliza  Cox.  In  the  paternal  line  he 
comes  of  English  .mcestrx’,  xvhile  from  his  mother  he  inherits  the  sturdy  traits  of  the  C'jerman  race.  Mr.  Cox  xvas  reared  on  the 
home  t.irm.  He  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  district  schools  of  Jacksonburg  and  at  the  High  School  at  Amanda,  Ohio.  After 
leax'ing  school  he  secured  a position  in  a jirinting  office  and  began  learning  the  trade,  xvhich  he  later  abandoned,  hoxvex'er,  to  take  up 
the  xvork  of  leaching  in  the  countrx’  schools.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  the  news])aiier  held,  becoming  a rejiorter  at  Middle- 
loxvn,  ()hio,  and  his  talents  soon  xvon  him  a position  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Cincinnati  En([uirer.  In  181)4  he  accompanied  the 
Hon.  Paul  J.  Sorg  to  the  Fifty-'l'hird  ('ongress,  to  act  as  his  Secretary.  Returning  from  Washington,  on  the  15th  of  August,  1898, 
Mr.  Cox  became  the  oxvner  and  publisher  of  the  Dayton  Nexx's,  xvhich  he  has  made  one  of  the  foremost  nexvspapers  of  Ohio.  In 
191)4  he  aciiuired  the  Press  Republic,  of  Springheld,  Ohio,  and  changed  its  name  to  Daily  New's,  conducting  both  the  Dayton  and 
Springheld  papers  under  xvhat  is  noxv  knoxvn  as  the  Nexvs  League  of  Ohio.  In  191)8,  Mr.  Co.x  became  a candidate  for  Congress  in  the 
I Idl’d  ( )hio  Congressional  District,  and  in  Nox’ember  of  that  year,  and  again  in  1912,  xvas  triumphantly  elected.  In  1912,  he  xx’as  the 
candidate  lor  Cox’crnor  of  Ohio  on  the  Democratic  ticket. 

Edward  A.  Crawford, 

Slate  Superintendent  of  Public  Printing,  C'olumbus,  ( )hio,  xvas  born  on  the  28th  of  December,  1891,  at  W’est  Union,  Adams  Countx’, 
()hiii.  Hi^  parents,  11.  t'raxvford,  a farmer,  and  Jane  Wilson  Craxvford,  xvere  both  natix^es  of  Ohio,  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  Air. 

( rawford  sjient  his  xouth  on  the  farm  he  xvas  born.  Lie  received  his  education  in  the  Adams  County  pulilic  schools  and  at  Lebanon 


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University.  After  leaving  school  he  joined  the  teaching  profession,  in  which  he  remained  for  a period  of  ten  years.  In  I89U  he  pur- 
chased The  People's  Defender,  an  influential  Democratic  Weekly  at  West  Union,  of  which  he  became  Editor,  and  which  is  still  in  his 
possession.  Mr.  Crawford  has  been  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  mature  life  and  has  rendered  valuable  services  to  his  party.  He 
started  upon  his  political  career  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  when  he  was  nominated  Clerk  of  Adams  County,  but  suffered 
defeat  at  the  election.  He  was  for  a period  of  ten  years  a member  of  the  Adams  County  Board  of  Election,  and  for  three  years  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  County  School  Examiners.  For  the  last  twenty  years  he  has  been  a Delegate  to  all  the  Democratic  Conven- 
tions of  Adams  County  and  the  State  Conventions  of  Ohio.  In  1896  he  was  a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National  Com-ention  at 
Chicago  which  nominated  William  J.  Biyan  for  the  Presidency.  He  was  Secretary  of  the  Democratic  State  Executive  Committee 
in  1890,  and  for  three  years  was  a member  of  the  Democratic  State  Central  Committee.  Socially,  Mr.  Crawford  is  a Mason,  a 
Knight  Templar,  an  Elk,  K.  of  P.,  and  a Red  Man.  He  resides  at  West  Union  (Jhio.  His  offices  are  located  at  the  State  Building, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 


David  Staley  Creamer, 

Treasurer  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Ohio,  born  on  a farm  in  Mead  Township, 

Belmont  County,  on  September  3rd,  1858.  He  received  his  early  education  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  county,  after  which  he  entered  upon  his  business  career. 

He  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  has  rendered  his  party  and  the  people 
in  general,  valuable  services.  He  has  held  many  places  in  public  trust  and  has  always 
discharged  them  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people.  In  1886  he  was  elected  Town- 
ship Clerk  of  Mead  Township,  and  was  elected  Recorder  of  Belmont  County,  1892, 
although  this  is  a strong  Republican  county.  He  served  two  terms  as  a member  of  the 
City  Council  of  St.  Clairsville,  and  labored  untiringly  for  needed  improvements  and 
municipal  progress.  He  was  three  times  elected  President  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of 
the  Belmont  County  Agricultural  Society. 

Mr.  Creamer  at  one  time  was  half  owner  of  the  St.  Clairs\-ille  Gazette,  which  was  one 
of  the  oldest  papers  in  Southeastern  Ohio,  being  established  in  1812.  When  he  retired 
from  the  Recorder’s  office  he  engaged  in  the  fire  insurance  and  real  estate  business,  soon 
building  up  a large  agency  and  continuing  in  this  occupation  until  he  weis  appointed, 
on  June  1,  1906,  State  Fire  Marshal  by  the  late  Governor,  John  M.  Pattison,  and  in  this 
department  he  made  an  unexcelled  record  for  careful  performance  of  duty  and  expend- 
itures, and  have  the  unequalled  record  of  sevcnt}"-t\vo  convictions  in  1907,  and  for  the 
first  time  in  the  history  of  the  office,  turned  back  into  the  State  Treasury  over  .111, 000 
of  unused  money. 

In  the  spring  of  1908  he  was  nominated  by  the  Democratic  State  Convention  to  the 
office  of  State  Treasury  of  Ohio.  The  campaign  was  a very  strenuous  one  but  resulted 

in  his  election,  being  the  first  Democrat  elected  to  that  office  in  thirty  years.  Immediately  upon  assuming  the  duties  of  the  office, 
Mr.  Creamer  inaugurated  the  competitive  bidding  system  for  the  deposit  of  State  funds,  which  resulted  in  the  state  recei\  ing  an  increase 
in  interest  of  about  .|1,000.00  per  week  more  money  than  was  received  by  his  predecessors.  He  also  installed  a modern  method  of 
bookkeeping,  and  under  it  the  account  of  every  person,  department  and  institution  doing  business  with  the  Treasury,  in  a permanent 
record,  and  every  promise  made  by  him  during  the  canq^aign  was  kept.  He  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  in  1910. 

On  the  16th  of  October,  1890,  Mr.  Creamer  was  married  to  Miss  Gertrude  R.  Fowler,  and  they  have  two  children,  Loren.i 
Verdell,  aged  eighteen  years,  and  David  Harold,  aged  ten  >'ears. 


D,  S.  CREAMER 


Thomas  A.  Dean, 

Editor  and  Publisher  of  the  Fremont  Dailj'  Messenger,  hremont,  Sandusky  County,  (Jhio,  is  a nati\'e  of  Ohio,  Ixjrn  on  the  6th  of  I tecem- 
ber,  1871,  at  Bethel,  Cdermont  County.  \A'hen  aliout  two  years  of  age  his  parents  moved  to  Highland  County,  where  the  son  attended 
the  district  school  until  se\'enteen  years  of  age.  He  then  taught  school  for  two  \'ears,  after  which  he  entered  (Ihio  Wesleyan  Lmi\ei- 
sity,  remaining  there  for  two  years.  Returning  to  Highland  County  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  packing  business.  Later  ne  became 
interested  in  newspaper  w'ork  in  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  and,  in  1899,  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Daily  Couriei , Findlay’,  where  he 

remained  until  1904,  when  he  secured  the  controlling  interest  in  the  Fremont  Daily  Mes- 
senger, wdiich  he  edits  and  publishes.  Senator  Dean  has  always  I)een  a staunch  follow’er 
of  the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party.  In  1908  and  1910  he  w’as  elected  to  the  Ohio 
Senate,  representing  the  Thirtieth  District,  composed  of  the  Counties  of  Erie,  Huron, 
Ottaw-a  and  Sandusky.  Earh-  in  the  first  session  of  the  Seventy-Eighth  General  Assembh', 
Senator  Dean  attracted  statew’ide  attention  by  his  introduction  of  important  bills  reg- 
ulating the  traffic  in  intoxicating  liquor.  Senator  Dean  comes  from  a family^  noted  for 
its  longe^’ity'.  His  maternal  grandfather,  Thomas  Bradwell,  lived  to  be  ninet\^-four,  and 
the  grandfather  on  his  father’s  side  to  be  eighty-nine  y’ears  of  age,  and  each  left  thirteen 
children.  All  these  sons  and  son-in-laws  were  Democrats  and  nearh’  all  of  them  seiwed 
in  the  Ihiion  Army  during  the  Ci\41  War.  Two  of  his  great  grandfathers  served  under 
Washington  In  the  Re^■olutionary’  War.  His  mother  is  still  fixing  at  Bethel,  C lermont 
County,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two. 


H.  G.  DeWEESE. 


Hamilton  G.  DeWeese, 

State  Examiner  of  Building  and  Loan  Com]xanies,  and  one  of  the  best  known  Democrats 
in  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  28th  of  June,  1866,  on  a farm  near  Pemlxerton,  Ohio.  His 
parents,  Leonidas  DeWeese  and  Marx’  Thompson  DeWeese,  xxere  both  natix’es  of  the 
Buckex’e  State.  As  his  name  indicates,  Mr.  DeWTese  is  of  hrench  descent,  his  paternal 
ancestor  hax'ing  emigrated  to  the  Nexx'  World  in  1688,  settling  near  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sx’lx'ania.  His  maternal  ane'estrx’  is  English.  Mr.  Hamilton  DeWeese  xvas  educated  in 
the  common  schools  and  at  Ada  Unixersity.  In  1884,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  he 
entered  the  teaching  profession,  folloxving  the  same  for  a period  of  eight  years.  He  then 
became  connected  with  the  American  Book  Company,  in  the  capacitx’  of  representative. 


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which  ]K)sili()ii  he  licld  for  cii;hl  \cars.  When  Mr.  Paltison  was  elected  (Knernor  of  Ohio,  Mr.  DeWeese  was  appointed  Chief  Assist- 
ant lore  Marshal  under  Marshal  Creamer,  filling  this  position  for  two  years.  In  10(H)  ( io\  ernor  Harmon  appointed  him  State  Examiner 
of  Building  ;md  l.otm  Associations.  Mr.  I )e\\'eese  is  a lifelong  Democrat.  He  has  attended  all  State  Conventions  as  a Delegate 
since  ( io\  ernor  CampheU's  nomination,  and  from  lOOo  to  1010  he  was  Chairman  of  the  Speaker’s  Bureati  of  the  State  Executive  Com- 
mittee. It  is  said  that  .Mr.  DeWesese,  knows  i)ersonally,  more  peo])le  in  Ohio  than  any  one  else  kno\vs,  and  that  this  acciuaintance  is 
not  confined  alone  to  the  part\-  with  which  he  is  affiliated.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  an  Elk.  Mr.  DeWese  is 
married  sinci'  the  11th  of  .\ugust  1SS7.  He  h;is  three  sons.  In  h'ebruary,  1000,  he  was  appointed  Dtiartermaster  and  C'ommissary 
of  the  C.i\  alr\  , ()hio  .\ation<d  ( Itiard,  and  gi\'en  the  rank  of  Second  Lieutenant.  He  resides  at  125  Htihhard  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

John  Dornette,  Jr., 

Biographies  of  men  who  by  their  sterling  character  have  lorced  recognition  from  their 
fellowmen  and  become  elected  to  positions  of  public  trtist  and  of  honor,  have  always 
l)roved  interesting  reading,  not  only  to  the  sttident  of  character,  but  to  the  ambitious  yotmg 
men  who  seek  a model  on  which  to  Ituild  an  ideal,  and  to  follow  in  the  footsteps  of  those 
who  ha\e  made  a success  of  life. 

Looking  over  the  roll  of  men  wdio  are  yet  young,  but  who  have  already  had  their  names 
gra\’en  u])on  the  scrolls  of  honor,  we  hnd  there  the  name  of  John  Dornette,  Jr.,  one  of 
the  ]trominent  business  men  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  in  business  life  occupying  the  position 
of  Secretary-lVeasurer  of  The  J . Dornette  & Bro.,  Co.,  manufacturers  of  desks  and  office 
furniture,  and  at  present  holding  the  position  of  Superintendent  of  the  Street  and  Sewer 
Repair  Department  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati.  John  Dornette,  Jr.,  hrst  saw  the  light  of 

day  in  the  Oi't'fn  ('ity,  on  Octolter  30,  187(1,  and  is  the  son  of  John  Dornette,  Sr.,  the 

President  ol  the  Company.  His  i:>arents,  who  were  natives  of  Germany,  emigrated  to 
.America  early  in  life,  and  were  tmited  in  matrimony  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  where 
John  recei\ed  his  education  in  the  itublic  schools,  stipplemented  by  a commercial  college 
course.  He  then  entered  the  factory  of  his  father  and  learned  the  business  from  the 

bottom  u|),  then  becoming  bookkeeiter  and  Office  Manager.  Purchasing  an  interest 

in  the  coni|)any,  which  his  rare  btisiness  talent  had  extended  to  broad  proportions,  he  was 
(.‘lected  the  Secretary-Treasurer,  wdiich  position  he  has  hlled  for  ten  years,  and  still  occupies 
.\  born  Republican,  he  has  always  been  a most  faithful  adherent  of  that  party  in  politics, 
gi\'ing  time  and  money  freely  at  all  times  to  its  aid.  In  the  fall  of  1907  he  was  urged  to 
accept  the  nomination  for  Member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Service,  and  w'as  honored  by 
receis  ing  tlu'  highest  \'ote  for  that  office,  seiwing  two  years,  whtm  the  Board  was  discontinued  by  the  action  of  the  Paine  Law.  He  was 
then  ai)pointed  to  his  ])rest‘iit  position,  January  1,  1910. 

Mr.  Dornette  has  alwa\s  been  a favorite,  socially,  with  his  ever-present  smile  and  tmaflected  manner.  He  is  a Scottish 
Rite  M.ison,  32nd  dc'gix'e,  a Noble  ol  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  is  a member  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.,  North  Cincinnati  Turn  Verein,  Adver- 
tisers’ Club,  The  Business  Men’s  Chib,  the  W’est  Cincinnati  Business  Association  Co.,  and  other  business  and  social  organizations. 

Me  is  ha|)pil\-  marri(‘d  ;ind  has  an  itleal  home  on  the  Western  hills,  where  he  loves  to  sitend  all  his  spare  moments  with  his 
accomi)lislu‘d  wile  and  two  sons,  Clillord  H.  and  John  W’alter  1 )ornette,  both  studiotis  young  men,  who  are  following  in  their  father’s 
lootsteps. 


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Henry  Clay  Drinkle, 


Postmaster  at  Lancaster,  ( )hio,  ranks  among  the  best  known  Re|)tiblicans  of  Central 
born  on  (he  2Sth  ol  Eebrtiary,  1845,  in  Lancaster,  ()hio.  He  received  his  education 
in  the  Lancaster  ])tiblic  schools,  and  later  studied  law  under  the  tuition  of  Judge  John  S. 
Bra.see,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Seittember,  18(59.  Erom  187(5  to  1883  he  was  in 
p.irtnershii)  with  the  judge,  which  was  dissolved  in  1883,  when  A4r.  Drinkle  was  elected 
President  ol  the  Hocking  A'alley  National  Bank.  Since  his  retirement  from  the  Presi- 
denc\-  he  has  |tracticed  kuv.  In  1910  he  was  apitointed  Postmaster  of  Lancaster  by 
President  'I  alt.  Mr.  Drinkle  has  lieen  prominently  identihed  with  all  campaigns  since 
lS7(i,  when  he  took  an  active  jtart  in  helidng  to  elect  Rutherford  B.  Hayes.  He  was  at 
one-  lime  a member  ol  the  State  Committee,  and  he  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  hrst 
Reptiblican  to  attain  office  in  Lancaster,  hac'ing  lieen  elected,  in  1875,  to  the  position  of 
( it\-  Solicitor,  in  which  he  ser\'ed  for  fotir  terms  of  two  years  each.  In  18(59  he  was 
appointed  Deputy  Assessor  ol  Internal  Revenue,  and,  in  1885,  he  was  electerl  Mayor 
ol  Lancastc'r,  serxing  one  term  and  declining  a renomination.  He  has  twice  been  an 
alternate  to  the  National  Reptiblican  Conx’cntion ; once,  in  1880,  when  Garheld  was 
nominated  in  ( hicago,  and  again  in  189(5,  when  Major  A'IcKinley  was  placed  at  the  head 
ol  the  ticket  at  St.  Lotiis.  Mr.  Drinkle  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  Vary.  Two 
children  were  born  to  them.  Sociallv,  Mr.  Drinkle  is  a Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  an 
1.  ().  ().  I'. 


Thomas  Lang  Evans, 

S('cretar\-  to  Maxor  Galxin  of  ('incinnati,  was  born  on  the  10th  of  Nox'ember,  187(5,  at 
( incinnati.  His  lather,  James  Lvans,  a contractor,  was  a natix'e  of  Montgomeryshire, 
\\  edes,  and  emigrated  to  the  I nited  States  in  1843,  while  his  mother  xvas  born  in  New 
Grleans,  La.  Air.  Ixx  ans  xvas  educated  in  the  district,  intermediate  and  the  Woodward 
High  School,  at  C incinnati.  When  twenty-four  years  of  age  he  entered  in  public  life  as  a 


Ohio.  He  is  a natixe  of  the  Buckeye  State, 


T.  L.  EVANS. 


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stenographer  to  Mayor  Fleischmann.  Three  years  later,  on  the  1st  of  March,  1903,  he  was  appointed  Secretary  to  Mayor  Fleischmann 
Upon  the  retirement  of  Mayor  hleischinann  from  office,  Mr.  Evans  became  Purchasing  Agent  of  the  Yeast  Department  of  The  Fleisch- 
mann Company.  On  the  1st  ot  January,  1908,  he  was  appointed  Assistant  Clerk  to  Mayor  Markbreit,  and  on  the  1st  of  August,  1909, 
Mayor  Galvin  appointed  him  Secretary.  Mr.  Evans  has  been  a faithful  Republican  since  he  became  of  age.  He  is  a member  of  the 
Blaine  Club  and  the  Stamina  Republican  League.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Alaude  Oberly  on  the  24th  of  August,  1908.  Thev  reside 
at  429  Stanley  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Henry  C.  Eyman,  M.  D., 

Superintendent  of  the  Massilh  n State  Hospital,  was  born  on  the  13th  of  April,  1850,  the 
son  of  Henry  B.  and  Mary  Anne  Baker  Eyman,  both  nati\es  of  Ohio.  The  father  was 
born  in  Fairfield  County,  in  1819.  The  mother  was  a daughter  of  the  late  Hon.  Christ. 
Baker,  ex-member  of  the  Ohio  Legislature.  Dr.  Eyman’s  ancestors  came  to  Virginia 
about  1034,  and  migrated  to  Ohio  in  the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Henry 
E\  man,  great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Eyman,  was  a veteran  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  The 
maternal  great-grandfather,  Emanuel  Ruffner,  was  a member  of  the  famous  Ruffner 
family.  Dr.  Eyman  received  his  education  in  the  Fairfield  County  schools  and  at  the 
Fairfield  FTnion  Academy.  He  afterwards  attended  the  Columbus  Medical  C'ollege, 
from  which  he  graduated  in  1880.  Opening  an  office  in  Tarlton,  Pickaway  C'ounty,  in 
the  same  year,  he  began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  1902  he  was  appointed  1)\- 
Governor  McKinley,  a member  of  the  Building  Committee  of  Massillon  Hospital,  ser\'ing 
in  that  capacity  until  1898.  The  year  following,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position 
as  Superintendent  of  that  institution.  Previous  to  that  time,  from  1884  to  1887,  he 
filled  the  position  of  Assistant  Physician  at  the  Athens  State  Hospital,  and  from  1887  to 
1891,  at  the  Toledo  State  Hospital,  while  in  1891,  he  was  appointed  Superintendent 
of  the  Cleveland  State  Hospital.  For  thirteen  years  he  held  the  position  of  Professor 
of  Nervous  and  Mental  Diseases  in  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Socially,  Dr.  Eyman  is  a member  of  the  Elks.  Dr.  Eyman  is  a widower  and  the  father 
of  two  daughters,  who  make  their  home  with  him.  The  family  attend  the  Episcopalian 
Church. 


H.  C.  EYM.'XN,  M.  D. 


Newton  Ferree, 

Of  Washington,  D.  C.,  was  born  near  Bellevernon,  Layette  County,  Pa.  When  about 
seven  years  of  age  his  father's  family  removed  to  Steubenx  ille,  Ohilo,  where  he  was  reared 
and  educated  in  the  public  schools.  In  May,  1892,  he  left  the  high  school  and  enlisted 
in  the  United  States  service  as  a Private  in  Comi^any  F',  Fiighty-F'ourth  Ohio  Wlunteer 
Infantry,  serving  in  West  \hrginia  and  Western  Maryland  until  the  date  of  muster  out. 

In  February,  1864,  he  was  appointed  to  a clerkship  in  the  War  Department  b\-  the 
Secretary  of  War,  Fidwin  M.  Stanton,  his  fellow-townsman.  After  two  months’  serx  ice 
he  resigned  his  clerkship,  returned  to  his  home,  enlisted  and  assisted  in  organizing  Compain- 
pany  C,  One-Hundred  and  F'ifty-Seventh  Ohio  X’olunteer  Infantry,  and  was  cennmissioned 
Second  Lieutenant  of  the  same.  With  his  company  he  serx’ed  more  than  his  full  time, 
and  was  mustered  out  the  latter  part  ot  Se]ttember,  1864.  He  then  returned  to  Wash- 
ington, was  re-appointed  to  a clerkship  in  the  Y'ar  1 )eitartment,and  has  since  resided  in  that 
city. 

In  December,  1867,  upon  the  recommendation  of  Benjamin  F'.  Wade,  then  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  Senate,  he  was  a]tpointed  to  a clerkshii.-)  in  the  United  States 
Treasurv  Department.  By  gradual  promotiem,  strictly  upon  merit,  in  1897,  he  attained 
the  responsible  position  of  chief  of  a large  dixisiem  in  the  office  of  the  Register  of  the 
Treasury,  xxdiich  at  this  time  (1908)  he  still  holds,  enjoying  the  full  confidence  of  his 
superior  officers,  and  the  respect  and  loxv 


NEXVTON  FERREE. 


of  his  many  sul.)ordinates. 

He  Is  an  honored  member  of  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  has 
alxx’ays  taken  a deep  interest  in  its  xx'elfare;  he  joined  FMst  No.  1,  of  Washington  ( itx’, 
immediately  after  its  organization  in  1866,  and  from  that  date  has  continued  to  take  an 
active  interest  in  the  order  and  has  held  many  positions  of  trust  and  honor  in  the  organ- 
ization; in  1907  he  xx'as  honored  by  an  election  to  the  ]XosItion  of  Commander  ol  the 
Department  of  the  Potomac,  xxdiich  he  filled  xxilh  credit  and  honor  to  himself  and  to  the 
satisfaction  of  his  comrades. 

Captain  F'erree  comes  of  a long  line  of  soldiers.  Since  the  coming  of  his  Huguenot 
ancestors  to  this  country,  in  1708,xxdio  settled  In  Lancaster  County,  Pa.,  his  people  haxe 
been  prominently  represented  In  all  the  xxxirs  for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  ol 
the  nation.  Prominent  among  the  men  of  distinction  in  the  army  of  the  Rex'olutlon 
were  Colonel  John  F'erree,  xx'ho  commanded  the  Tenth  Pennsylx'ania  Rifies;  (.  olonel  Joel 
F'erree,  Commander  of  the  Lancaster  Associators,  and  Major  Michael  Ferree. 

In  the  War  of  1812  the  familx'  xxas  again  prominent.  Among  others  xx’as  Colonel 
Joel  F'erree,  the  grandfather  of  Cajitain  F'erree,  xxdio  organized  a Pennsylxania  Regiment 
at  Fdttsburg,  and  marched  from  there,  in  October,  1812,  in  command  of  a small  brigade, 
to  join  General  Harrison,  xvho  had  command  ot  the  United  States  forces  in  Northern 
( )hio.  x\t  upper  Sanduskx’  his  regiment  assisted  in  the  construction  of  a lortirtcation, 
xxdiich  was  named  in  his  honor.  Fort  F'erree.  At  Miami  Rapids,  in  addition  to  other 
military  duty  it  assisted  in  the  construction  of  F'ort  Meigs.  He  and  his  men  suffered 


J.  XV  FLEMING. 

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THE  [BOOK  OF  OFIIO. 


5^1-fat  iianlslii])s  (luring  the  winter  campaign  of  ISl 2-1813  and  in  the  spring  of  1813,  broken  in  health  he  started  on  his  return  home, 
bill  died  ujKHi  reaching  Zanesv  ille,  where  he  was  buried  with  the  honors  of  war. 

•Again,  in  the  War  of  ihe  Rebellion,  the  name  was  freciuently  found  with  those  loyally  serv'ing  the  Hag,  among  them  a brother, 
Joel  W.  I'erree,  who  gave  three  >'ears  service  with  Company  G,  Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry. 

In  the  War  w ith  Spain,  Captain  t'erree’s  two  sons,  Sheridan  and  Newton,  responded  to  the  call  of  President  McKinley,  and  with 
I heir  regiment , hirst  Oistrict  of  Columbia  AAilunteers,  jiarticipated  in  the  campaign  before  Santiago,  Cuba.  The  younger  son,  Newton, 
died  in  the  service  and  his  remains  repose  with  the  soldiers  dead,  in  beautilul  Arlington. 


Edward  McMullan  Fullington, 

Auditor  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2oth  of  August,  18G4,  in  Union  County, 
( )hio.  His  parents,  James  Fullington  and  Eliza  Henry  McMullan  Fullington,  were 
both  natives  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Fullington  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Union 
Countv;  at  the  Kenyon  Military  Academy  and  at  Kenyon  College.  After  leaving  col- 
lege he  lived  on  the  farm  until  1888,  when  he  removed  to  Marysville  and  was  employed 
in  the  Hank  of  Marysville  and  in  general  business  until  elected  Auditor  of  Union  County, 
in  181)0.  In  18D8  he  was  nominated  for  a second  term  by  the  Republicans  of  the  County, 
endorsed  by  the  Democratic  Convention,  and  was  elected  without  opposition.  After 
serving  two  terms  as  Auditor  of  Union  C’ounty,  Mr.  Fullington  was,  in  1002,  appointed 
Chief  Dejuity  in  the  Bureau  of  Inspection  and  Supervision  of  Public  Offices,  assisting 
in  the  work  of  organizing  that  dejiartment,  in  which  jjosition  he  continued  until  January, 
11)04,  when  he  was  appointed  Chief  Clerk  to  the  Auditor  of  State.  In  April,  1904,  he 
was  ajipointed  Deputy  Auditor  of  State.  At  the  Republican  State  Convention  in  1908, 
held  at  Columbus,  Mr.  Fullington  recciv-'ed  the  nomination  for  Auditor  of  State,  and  he 
was  elected  to  that  office  at  the  Nov^ember  election  of  that  year.  His  jHildic  service  has 
been  characterized  by  strict  attention  to  duty  and  ability  in  his  chosen  career  that  has 
advanced  him  to  his  present  position.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  War, 
Mr.  h'ullington  enlisted  as  Second  Lieutenant  and  Adjutant  in  the  Fourth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Infantry,  in  April,  1898.  In  May,  1898,  he  was  transferred  to  the  staff  of  Major  General 
Wilson,  as  Aide-de-Camp,  and  served  in  this  position  till  the  end  of  the  war,  taking  part 
in  the  Porto  Rican  camiiaign.  He  w’as  officially  recommended  to  the  Secretary  of  Whir 
for  promotion  “in  recognition  of  distinguished  gallantry  and  meritorious  conduct  through- 
oul  (he  campaign.”  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  continued  in  the  National  Guard  as  Major  and  Quartermaster  in  the  Second  Brigade, 
( )hio  Xaliomd  ( .uard,  unlil  1904.  Before  the  war  he  had  served  in  the  Fourteenth  Ohio  National  Guard  as  Lieutenant  and  Battalion 
.Adjutant,  Irom  FSOO  to  1808.  Mr.  l''ullington  is  a member  (vf  Columbus  Camp,  Spanish  War  Veterans;  Mt.  Vernon  Commandery, 
Knight  4'eni|)lars;  Scioto  Consistory  Scottish  Rite  Masons,  32nd  degree;  Aladdin  4'em]vle,  Mystic  Shrine;  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  Ken- 
von  Chapter  of  ,Al])ha  Delta  Phi.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Buckeye  Republican  Club,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Fullington  is  interested 
in  many  business  enterprises.  He  is  a member  of  the  firm,  F.  M.  Fullington  N Co.,  Grain  Shippers,  Alilford  Centre,  Ohio,  and  Snod- 
grass K I'ullington,  Marvsv  ille,  Ohio,  and  Director  in  the  C'apitol  4'rust  Company,  Columbus,  Ohio.  On  the  2.5th  of  Nov^ember,  1891, 
he  vv.is  m.irried  to  Miss  Ida  Irvin  Alatthevvs,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Two  sons  hav^e  lilessed  their  union,  James  Fitch  and  Benjamin  Warder 
Fullington.  4’he  lamily  attend  4'rinitv’  Fiiiscopal  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  which  city  they  also  reside. 


I.  M I-LLLINl.toN. 


.Albert  E.  Gale, 

Bostmasler  ol  Fim.i,  ( )hio,  and  one  of  the  sulistantial  citizens  of  that  place,  was  born  on 
the  27lh  ol  Julv',  1873,  ,it  Fima,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Fmanuel  Gale,  a merchant  tailor,  and 
Fouise  Gale,  both  natives  ol  England,  who  emigrated  to  the  United  States  about  1835. 
Ihe  lather  first  located  at  Watertown,  N.  Y.,  Init  shortly  altcrwards  went  West  and 
settled  in  Fima,  ( )hio,  where  he  became  a prominent  Inisiness  man.  Captain  Albert 
Iv.  ( lale  VV.IS  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from  the  high 
school  in  1892.  He  then  entered  business  life,  liecoming  associated  with  his  father’s 
linn.  He  has  alwav's  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capa- 
cities. He  has  been  a delegate  to  numerous  County  and  State  C'onventions,  and  at 
pre.sent  is  4'reasurer  ol  the  Republican  County  F.xecutive  Committee,  of  which  for  many 
v ears  he  has  been  a member.  ( )n  the  24th  (vl  May,  1910,  he  was  ajiiiointed  Postmaster 
ol  Fima  by  President  4'aft.  Captain  Gale  is  a member  of  the  Allen  C'ounty  Taft  Club 
the  f.lks,  I.  ( ).  ( ).  F.,  Spanish  War  A’eterans,  and  the  Lima  (4ul).  For  many  years  Cap- 
t.iin  ( ..des  has  been  prominentlv’  connected  with  the  (Ohio  National  Guard.  He  enlisted 
in  1804  as  a jirivate  in  Com])any  (',  Second  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard;  served 
ihrougl'.out  the  S]ianish-.Ainerican  W’ar  as  hrst  Sergeant.  After  the  war  he  continued 
his  identity  with  the  service,  and  on  the  2f)th  of  Septemlver,  1899,  he  was  elected  to  his 
present  rank  ol  ( aptain.  He  resides  at  01)2  AA’est  High  Street,  Lima,  Ohio. 


E.  wS.  Gordin, 

Freasurer  of  Madison  County,  ()hio,  was  born  on  the  30th  of  Nov'ember,  1853,  at  Bethel  a.  e.  gale. 

lownship,  Clark  ( ounty,  ( )hio.  His  parents,  Frederick  Gordin  and  Hulda  Barratt 

( .ordin,  were  natives  of  ( )hio  and  New  Jersey,  respectively.  His  father  was  a farmer  and  therefore  Mr.  Gordin  was  raised  on  the 
tarm,  where  he  learned  to  toil  the  ground.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Stokes  I'ownshi]),  AHadison  County, 
<md  began  his  career  in  life  at  the  age  of  nineteen  j’ears  as  a farmer.  He  has  followed  this  vvjcation,  and  also  has  been  engaged 
in  the  merchandise  business  and  as  a dealer  in  liv'e  stock.  A'lr.  Gordin  is  interested  in  a number  of  business  firms.  He  is  a Director 
,ind  A ice-President  of  44ie  Farmers'  and  Traders’  Bank  Company,  of  South  Solon,  Ohio;  he  is  a member  of  the  livery  hrm  of  Burn- 
ham cN  Ciordin,  at  London,  and  a member  of  the  grain  firm  of  Gordin  (N  Jordan,  at  Florence,  Ohio.  A4r.  Gordin  has  always  been  a 
staunch  Repulvlican.  His  ]niblic  career  began  when  he  was  appointed  School  Director  of  Stoker  4'ownship,  Madison  County,  at 
the  age  ol  twenty-one  v’cars.  At  the  November  election  of  1897,  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Madison  County,  and,  having  serv'ed  with 


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distinction  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  people,  he  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office 
in  1899.  From  1904-190(3,  he  ser\ed  as  a member  of  the  London,  Ohio  School  Board, 
and  in  November,  1900,  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  Madison  C'oimty,  for  a term  of 
two  years.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  office,  in  1908,  he  was  appointed  Treasurer 
for  one  year,  and,  in  November  of  the  same  year  was  elected  for  another  term  as  Treas- 
urer. He  will  be  in  office  until  September,  1911.  Socially,  Mr.  Gordin  is  a K.  of  P., 
being  a member  of  South  Solon,  Ohio  Lodge  No.  702.  During  Governor  Nash’s  admin- 
istration he  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  to  go  to  London,  England,  for  a prisoner, 
charged  with  murder.  Mr.  Gordin  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Francis  Thomas, 
on  the  28th  of  March,  1872.  They  have  two  children.  Mr.  Gordin  resides  at  London, 

( )hio. 

Oliver  Perry  Gothlin, 

State  Railroad  Commissioner,  was  Ixjrn 
on  the  19th  of  June,  1853,  at  C'incinnati, 

Ohio.  His  father,  Charles  E.  Gothlin, 
was  a nati\’e  of  Sweden,  while  his  mother, 

Sarah  A.  Meddock  Gothlin,  was  an 
Ohioan  by  birth.  Mr.  Gothlin  received 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cumminsville,  Cincinnati;  at  the  Fourth 
District  School,  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  at 
Central  High  School  of  Dayton.  Upon 

lea^■ing  school,  he  taught  for  two  years,  1874-1875.  From  187(3  until  1889,  Mr.  Gothlin 
was  reporter  on  the  Dayton  Journal;  1880-1882,  he  occupied  the  position  of  stenographer 
with  the  C.  & N.  \V.  R.  R.,  from  1883  until  188(3  he  was  Traveling  Freight  Agent  with 
the  same  railroad;  from  188(3-1889,  General  Agent,  Freight  Department,  Wisconsin 
Central,  with  offices  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.  From  1889-1893,  Mr.  Gothlin  occupied  the 
position  of  General  Agent  of  the  Wisconsin  Central  and  the  Northern  Pacihe  Railroads, 
with  offices  at  Cincinnati;  was  General  Agent  of  the  Wisconsin  Central,  at  Cincinnati, 
from  1893-1897,  when  he  resigned  his  position  to  become  Traffic  Manager  of  the  National 
Cash  Register  C'omirany  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  which  position  he  occupied  from  189(3  until 
1906.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  appointed  Railroad  C'ommissioner  by  Governor  Harris. 
Mr.  Gothlin  has  been  a faithful  Republican  all  his  mature  life.  Socially,  he  is  a member 
of  the  Masonic  Fraternit\’.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  B.  Tingle,  of  Dayton,  on  the  (3th  of  July,  1881.  Four  children  have  blessed 
their  union.  Mrs.  Ruth  G.  Nice,  Margaret  Gothlin,  Jean  Gothlin  and  ()li\'er  P.  Gothlin,  Jr.  The  family  reside  at  1471  Michigan 
Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


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E.  S.  GORDIN, 


O.  P.  GOTHLIN. 


William  Lincoln  Guard, 

Of  lirbana,  Ohio,  a Minister  of  the  Gospel  and  a member  of  the  Ohio  General  Assembh’, 
representing  C'hampaign  C’ounty  in  that  bod\',  was  born  on  the  (3th  of  August,  18(35,  at 
Peoria  County,  Illinois.  His  parents,  Re^^  John  L.  Guard  and  Anna  Mary  Gable  Guard, 
were  natives  of  Virginia  and  Illinois,  respectfully.  Both  parents  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Illinois,  Springheld,  111.  The  father  was  in  the  active  ministry  of  the 
Lutheran  Church  for  forty  years.  Rev.  W.  L.  Guard  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  at 
Wittenberg  CMllege  and  at  the  Wittenberg  Theological  Seminary,  graduating  from  C’ol- 
lege  in  1890,  and  from  the  Seminary  in  1893.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  Master  of  Arts 
and  Bachelor  of  Divinity.  At  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years  he  entered  upon  his  pro- 
fessional career  In  the  Gospel  Ministry,  in  which  he  has  remained  ever  since.  Re^■. 
Guard  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican.  In  1908  and  in  1910  he  was  elected  to 
the  General  Assembh'  of  Ohio.  While  a member  of  that  law-making  body,  Rev.  Guard 
has  been  a member  of  the  standing  committees  on  Common  Schools,  Cities  and  Temper- 
ance. He  has  introduced  the  following  bills:  Providing  who  may  solemnize  marriage 

and  how  Ministers  may  (jbtain  licenses  to  marry;  to  provide  for  payment  of  Sheep  Claims 
and  Liability  of  Railroad  Companies  for  accidents  to  high  way  travelers.  On  the  17th 
of  May,  1894,  Rev.  Guard  was  married  to  Mary  M.  Gise,  of  Conners\  ille,  Indiana.  Three 
children  have  been  born  to  them,  of  whom  Florence  and  William  sur\  i\'e.  Re\‘.  Guard 

is  a member  of  the  Lutheran  Church  of  the  General  Synod.  He  resides  at  Urbana, 
Champaign  County,  Ohio. 


W.  L.  GUARD. 


William  E.  Haas, 

Former  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  was  born  December  17th,  1874,  at  Bucyrus,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  J.  F.  and  Mar\- 
Frank  Haas,  both  natives  of  Crawford  County,  Ohio.  Mayor  Haas  was  educated  in  the  Parochial  schools  of  Delaware.  When  the 
necessity  for  him  arose  to  become  self-supporting,  he  went  to  work  in  a chair  factory  and  continued  his  studies  at  night,  in  the  i)ublic 
schools.  He  tried  one  position  after  another  in  the  endeavor  to  make  the  most  of  his  time  and  opportunities,  going  from  the  chair 
factory  to  a grocery  store  and  from  there  to  a cigar  factory,  learning  the  trade  of  cigar  making.  On  the  1st  of  Januar\-,  1898,  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  J.  P.  Grasser,  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  under  the  firm  name  of  Grasser  & Haas,  which  firm  has 
become  very  successful.  Mr.  Haas  has  always  been  a stalwart  Democrat,  and  he  has  ser\ed  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  has 
been  a member  of  the  Delaware  City  Council,  and,  in  November,  1907,  and  again  in  1909,  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Delaware. 
In  1910,  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate.  He  is  a member  of  the  Commercial  Club,  of  the  Knights  of  (.'olumljus,  the  Icagles 
and  the  Commercial  Travelers.  ( )n  the  29th  of  June,  1896,  Mr.  Haas  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Hoch,  of  Lancaster.  ( )hio. 
They  have  two  children,  Mary  Catherine  and  Anna  Josephine.  The  family  attend  the  Roman  Catholic  Church. 


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Clvas,  W.  Handman, 

Husinc'ss  Manager  of  the  Cincinnati  Board  of  Education,  was  horn  on  the  4th  of  October, 
IS,')S,  at  Cincinnati,  tlic  son  of  Chas.  and  Sophia  Ladenburg  Handman,  both  natives  of 
the  Buckeye  State.  As  his  name  indicates,  he  is  of  German  descent,  his  ancestors  having 
emigrated  to  America  and  settled  in  Ohio  when  the  state  was  still  in  its  childhood.  His 
education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
wars,  Mr.  Handman  started  in  business  life,  entering  the  building  trade.  Since  then 
hc‘  has  been  in  that  business.  Mr.  Handman  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and 
has  ser\’C'(l  his  ])arty  in  many  capacities.  He  has  been  on  Campaign  Committees  for  many 
wars.  He  has  occtipied  the  position  of  Superintendent  (jf  C'onstruction  in  the  Water- 
works and  Chief  Inspector  of  the  County  Bridges  in  the  Engineers’  Department  for  many 
wars,  and  Assistant  Superintendent  of  School  Buildings  for  two  years.  In  1907  he  w’as 
ap])ointed  to  his  present  position.  Since  1884,  Mr.  Handman  has  been  a member  of 
the  Blaine  Cltib.  He  alsc)  belongs  to  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd  degree  Mason, 
a Shriller  and  a member  of  the  ( hapter  and  the  Blue  Lodge.  The  National  Union  also 
claims  him  as  a memlier.  Mr.  Handman  was  married  in  1883  to  Miss  Anna  Marie 
'I'aylor.  One  son  has  ble.ssed  their  tmion.  The  famiK’  reside  at  3()21  Morris  Place, 
Tusctilum.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Board  of  Education  Btiilding,  .Ml  Court  Street, 
Cincinnati,  ( )hio. 

William  Cassius  Haskell, 

Sealer  of  Weights  and  Measures  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  Superintendent  of  District 
of  Columbia  Markets,  and  Ins|K'ctor  of  Lumber,  Wood,  Flour  and  Public  Scales,  which 
position  he  h.is  held  tor  the  past  ekven  \ ears,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was 
born  on  the  21th  of  Jul\-,  184.4,  at  South  Ridge,  near  C'onneaut,  Ashtabtila  County, 

( )hio,  when'  his  latlu-r,  John  W.  I laskell,  a nati\  e of  Vermont,  was  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business.  His  mother,  Mary  .A.  Williams,  was  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Haskell’s  ancestors 
ha\'c  li\’ed  in  this  countiw'  lor  main-  generations.  His  grandfather,  Jol)  Haskell,  served 
for  se\en  >'ears  in  the  I'rench  and  Indian  Wars;  he  was  a recruiting  officer  during  the 
War  of  the  ReNolution  and  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill.  His  grandfather 
on  mother’s  side  .dso  seiwed  his  countr\’  in  the  Rexolutionary  Army.  He  was  a resident 
of  Connecticut  at  the  outbreak  of  that  war.  Mr.  Haskell’s  education  was  obtaitred  in  the 
public  schools  ol  .Ashtabttla,  at  Wm.  Hubbard’s  Private  School  at  Ashtabttla,  and  at 
E.ist man’s  Commercial  School,  Rochester,  N.  V.,  gradtiating  from  Hubbard’s  in  bSti], 

,md  trom  L.astman’s  in  ISb.f.  Alter  lea\ing  school,  Mr.  Haskell  engaged  in  the  hard- 
wood lumber  business,  operating  in  WTstern  ( )hio,  Indiana  and  Michigan.  Since  he 
became  ol  age  he  has  taketi  an  actiw  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Republican  party. 

Prom  1871  to  1877  he  .seiwed  as  Councilman  of  .Ashtabula.  In  1877  he  was  elected  Mayor 
of  that  cit\-,  seiwing  for  two  \ ears.  In  1892  he  was  ajipointed  United  States  Alarshal 
for  the  Northern  District  ol  ()hio,  and  during  the  Presidential  Campaign  of  1899  he  was 
Sergeant -at-.Arms  ol  the  National  Reirtiblicati  E.xecutive  headquarters  at  Chicago.  He 
also  was  a nu'inber  of  the  Re|5ul)lican  State  C'entral  Committee  for  one  term.  Socially, 

Mi.  Haskell  is  a Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  a member  of  the  Royal  Arcaiuim.  ■ W hen 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out,  Mr.  Haskell  joined  Comjtiany  I,  of  ihc  Nineteenth 

Ohio  A'ohtnteer  Infantry  on  the  hrst  call  for  three  months.  He  took  part  in  the  Ridge 

Mountiun  light  and  in  the  skirmish  of  Middle  Fork  Bridge.  In  1802,  when  Kirby  Smith  laskell. 

threatened  Southern  ( )hio  with  an  invasion,  Mr.  Haskell  joined  the  “Squirrel  Hunters’’  and  at  the  time  of  “Morgan’s  Raid’’  he  served 
on  the  gunboat  “()hio“  on  the  Ohio  Ri\’er.  below  Cincinnati.  He  was  married  on  the  17th  of  November,  ISOS,  to  Miss  Emma  Kruger. 

Six  children,  ol  which  lour  are  still  li\ing,  are  the  fruit  of  their  tmion.  Mr.  Haskell  resides  at  The  Cumberland,  Washington,  D.  C. 

His  offices  are  located  at  the  District  Building  of  that  city. 

Janies  Hatfield, 

( )ne  of  the  prosperotis  farmers  of  (dark  County,  and  a member  of  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  12th  of  April,  1S44,  in  (dark  County,  the  son  of  James 
and  Margaret  (Kitchen)  Hatheld.  His  ancestors  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Clark 
County,  his  grandfather,  Nathaniel  Hatheld,  having  settled  there  in  1809,  when  that  part 
ol  the  state  was  harrlly  more  than  a wilderness.  Mr.  Hatheld  was  left  an  oiqrhan  wdien  but 
eleven  years  of  age,  his  mother  ha\  ing  died  when  he  was  six  years  old.  He  therefore  had 
to  rely  upon  his  own  resources  when  still  a child;  he  w'orked  for  his  board  and  clothing 
until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  attending  the  common  schools.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen,  Mr.  Hatheld  went  to  Hillsdale  College,  Michigan,  where  he  remained 
for  two  years.  He  then  returned  to  his  native  county  and  taught  school  for  a short  while. 
In  the  s]>ring  of  1802  he  enlisted  in  the  Eighty-Sixth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  and  after- 
ward re-enlisted  in  the  Eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  ser\ing  during  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  Returning  from  the  war  he  engaged  in  farming.  On  the  12th  of  April, 
1800,  Mr.  Hatheld  was  married  to  Miss  Harriett  J.  Stewart.  Three  chiklren  have  been 
the  isstie  of  their  union.  Air.  Hatheld  has  always  been  a worker  in  the  ranks  of  the 
Rejiublican  jrarty.  He  was  elected  in  the  fall  of  1905  to  the  House  of  Representatives 
of  the  Ohio  Legislature.  Having  ser\ed  with  distinction  and  to  the  entire  satisfaction 
of  his  constitutents,  he  was  re-elected  to  a second  term  in  1908.  He  has  always  had  the 
interest  of  the  people  at  heart,  and  was  very  active  in  the  shaping  of  legislation.  Mr. 
Hatheld  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  Republic.  He  resides  on  his  farm  near 
j.  H.\TFIELD  Springheld,  (Jhio. 


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Herbert  C.  Hengstler, 

Chief  of  the  Consular  Bureau  of  the  Department  of  State  at  Washington,  1).  C.,  was 
born  in  Middletown,  Butler  County,  Ohio,  on  the  17th  of  December,  187b.  His  parents, 

Joseph  C.  Hengstler  and  Ella  Shoemaker,  are  nati\-es  of  Ohio,  and,  as  the  name  indicates, 
of  German  descent.  Mr.  Hengstler  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools 
of  Middletown,  after  which  he  entered  the  Pitman  & Howard  College,  Cincinnati,  and 
George  Washington  Cniversity,  Washington,  D.  C.  He  graduated  from  Middletown 
High  School  in  1894,  and  from  George  Washington  University  in  1905.  He  holds  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  the  latter  Ihiiversity.  Mr.  Hengstler  began  his  puldic 
career  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  as  Clerk  in  the  Department  of  State,  Washington, 

D.  C.  He  now  holds  the  responsible  position  of  Chief  of  the  Consular  Bureau,  which 
has  charge  of  the  administration  of  the  Consular  Ser\4ce  of  the  United  States.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Geographic  Society  and  the  ('olumbia  Country  Club,  of  Wash- 
ington. He  is  single  and  attends  the  Presl)yterian  Church.  His  legal  residence  is  at 
Middletown,  where  he  has  property.  Mr.  Hengstler's  office  is  located  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  State  Building,  Washington,  D.  CL 

Henry  Prichard  Holden, 

Of  Washington,  I).  C'.,  is  a native  of  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Amos  Prichard  Holden  and 
Mary  J.  Holden.  His  father  was  for  many  years  a leading  merchant  of  C'incinnati,  as 
was  his  uncle,  Mr.  Reuben  A.  Holden,  the  latter  having  been  in  active  business  lite  for 
nearly  sixty  years  at  time  of  his  death  in  1900.  Mr.  Holden’s  parents  were  both  New 
England  born  and  bred,  the  father  a native  of  the  famous  old  New  Hampshire  town 

New  Ipswich;  the  mother  a nati\-e  of  Hartford,  C'onnecticut,  the  daughter  of  Moses 
Goodman  and  Prudence  Hurlburt  Goodman.  Her  uncle,  Mr.  Timothy  Goodman  was  a 
long-time  and  prominent  resident  of  Cincinnati,  having  been  a leading  banker  and  one 
of  the  officers  of  the  celebrated,  though  ill-fated  (Jhio  Trust  Company,  the  leading  finan- 
cial organization  of  the  West  prior  to  the  Civil  War. 

Mr.  William  A.  Goodman,  formerly  President  of  the  Washington  Life  Insurance 
Company  and  a director  in  the  old  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  and  Dayton  Railroad,  was  also 
an  uncle  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  Mr.  Holden  was  likewise  a cousin  of  George  A. 
Prichard,  a well  known  merchant  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  ctmnected  with  some  of  our  best 
known  citizens,  amongst  them,  Mrs.  L.  B.  Harrison,  of  Grandin  Road;  Mr.  W.  Austin 
Goodman,  a prominent  lawyer;  Mr.  W ill  and  Mr.  Frank  Eat(m;  Mr.  Reuben  A.  Holden 
of  Vernon  Place;  Mrs.  Emma  (I'one,  of  Mt.  Auburn;  Mrs.  diaries  Wilson,  of  A\ondale. 

The  parents  of  Mr.  Holden  died  in  his  very  early  childhood,  and  he,  with  his  brother 
and  sister,  removed  to  Hartford,  Connecticut,  living  there  with  an  aunt,  the  sister  of 
their  mother,  for  several  \-ears.  He  then  attended  the  celebrated  Sedgwick  School  at 
Lenox,  Massaschusetts,  going  from  there  to  the  famous  old  Phillips  Academy  at  Exeter, 
New  Hampshire,  and  graduating  at  Lawrence  Academy,  in  Groton,  Massachusetts. 

His  collegiate  education  was  carried  on  for  a short  season  at  Vale  College,  but  ending 
at  the  Ihiiversity  of  Michigan,  where  he  took  an  undergraduate  and  law  course.  His 
first  start  in  the  legal  line  was  in  the  office  of  Charles  A.  Sturgis,  a leading  attorney  of 
(liicago,  but  the  great  fire  in  that  citj'  soon  after  destroyed,  not  only  his  law  lilirary  and 
belongings,  but  his  hopes  of  obtaining  a foothold  in  the  fated  city.  He  was  offered  a 
place  on  the  Detroit  Post,  of  which  paper  his  brother,  Edward  G.  Holden,  was  Editor, 
and  so  unexpectedly  was  launched  into  a \ery  different  career  than  he  e\-er  had  anticipated.  From  there  he  went  to  Troy,  New  h'ork, 
as  Assistant  Editor  of  the  Troy  Whig,  but  within  a few  months  was  offered  a position  on  the  Indianapolis  Sentinel,  where  he  ser\’ed  as 
News  Editor,  Editorial  WTiter  and  City  Editor,  being  meanwhile  the  Indianapolis  correspondent  for  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer,  Chicago 
Times  and  New  York  Herald. 

Afterward  Mr.  Holden  accepted  the  place  of  City  Editor  of  the  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana  Sentinel,  but  returning  to  his  natii'c  city, 
became  a “special  feature”  writer  of  the  Cincinnati  Commercial,  then  under  the  control  of  Murat  Halstead.  His  Sunday  sketches 
and  articles  from  the  “Sunny  South,”  depicting  the  moonshiners  in  their  mountain  retreats,  and  the  “gold  fields  of  Georgia,”  were 
especially  noteworthy,  describing  not  only  unusual  difficulties  of  travel,  Init  the  dangers  from  the  well  known  hostility  of  the  moon- 
shiners and  their  numerous  friends.  Later  (m  Mr.  Holden  was  associated  with  General  Henry  V.  Boynton,  the  Washington  C'orres- 
pondent  of  the  Cincinnati  Gazette,  the  Nestor  (jf  Washington  correspomlents,  and  an  author  and  literary  critic  of  national  reputation. 

Ihiexpectedly  a position  in  Go^•ernment  ser\acc  was  offered  to  Mr.  Holden,  which  he  accepted,  and  since  1S82,  has  Iteen  an  Examiner 
of  Pensions  in  the  Bureau  of  Pensions. 

He  has  during  these  years  kept  somewhat  in  touch  with  literar\-  matters  by  contributions  to  magazines  and  papers  prepared 
for  various  societies. 

Washington  affords  unusual  opportunities  for  patriotic,  social,  musical  and  literary  affiliations,  and  IMr.  Holden  has  availed 
himself  of  these  to  some  extent.  He  is  a member  (jf  the  Order  of  Washington  and  of  the  Sons  of  the  .American  Revolution,  ser\  ing  as 
Secretary  of  that  organization,  and  upon  its  Board  of  Management;  also  A’ice-President  of  the  Parish  Ihiion  Society  of  All  Souls  Church 
(“The  President’s  Church”,)  Secretary  of  the  Wagner  Study  Club,  a musical  society  formed  for  stiuh’  of  Wagner  and  other  great 
composers;  Vice-President  (formerly  President)  of  the  laiity  Club,  one  of  the  oldest  literary  clubs  of  Washington  ; member  of  the  National 
Geographic  Society  and  Society  of  Natural  Science,  and  in  addition  is  an  acti^■e  member  of  some  of  the  leading  ci\  ic  organizations 
of  the  city  of  W’ashington,  and  of  the  National  Red  Cross  Society. 

Mr.  Holden  traces  his  ancestry  on  the  paternal  and  maternal  sides,  to  English  forbears,  some  of  whom  were  land  owners, 
and  “lords  of  the  manor,”  while  others  were  entitled  to  wear  the  "King’s  Li\'ery.”  Their  desc'endants,  howe\er,  came  to  New  Eng- 
land, the  Holdens  to  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island,  and  later  on,  one  branch  settled  in  New  Hampshire.  On  the  maternal  side 
the  Goodman’s  selected  the  territory  further  South,  this  afterward  becoming  the  State  of  Connecticut. 

Through  his  paternal  ancestor,  Moses  Goodman.  Mr.  Holden  deri\es  his  membership  in  the  Sons  of  the  American  Re\'olution 
and  the  Order  of  W’ashington;  in  the  latter,  t hrough  the  famous  Capt . W’adsworth  who  hid  the  Charter  in  t he  ( )ak  at  Hartford,  Conn. 


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Mr.  Holden  married  Miss  Mary  ('alherine  McC'arthy,  a daughter  of  Florence  McCarthy,  of  the  United  States  Army,  a cousin 
of  the  wa-ll  known  author  and  memher  of  Parliament,  Justin  McCarthy.  It  is  a matter  also  of  historical  interest  that  Mrs.  Holden’s 
ancestors,  the  Clan  McCarthy,  founded  Hlarne>-  Castle,  Ireland,  which  was  assaulted  and  wrested  from  them  by  the  Tafts  (or  Tails  as 
then  spelled),  the  ancestors  ol  President  Tall. 

William  Albert  Hopkins, 

'rreasurer  of  Hamilton  County,  ()hio,  was  born  on  the  oth  of  June,  ISGO,  at  Cincinnati, 
( )hio,  the  son  of  Henry  F.  Hoi)kins,  a ])ublisher  and  printer,  and  Catherine  Forbes 
Ho])kins.  The  father,  a nati\'e  of  Troy,  N.  Y.,  was  of  Knglish  ancestry,  while  his 
mother,  who  was  born  in  Toronto,  Canada,  was  of  Irish  parentage,  her  family  having 
emigrated  from  the  County  Sligo,  Ireland,  to  Toronto,  later  coming  to  Cincinnati. 
Mr.  Hopkins’  grandlather  came  to  America  innn  Kent,  England,  in  1830,  and  settled 
at  Troy.  He  came  to  Cincinnati  in  1844  and  established  one  of  the  earliest  tanneries 
in  Cincinnati.  His  oldest  son,  Wdlliam  I pjpkins,  is  at  i>resent  conducting  in  his  name 
i)iu‘  of  the  largest  sheep  skin  tanneries  in  America,  at  Louisville,  Ky 

Mr.  W’illiam  ;\.  Hopkins  was  educated  in  the  ])ublic  schools  of  Cincinnati,  after  which 
lu‘  took  a business  course  at  Bryant,  Stratton  & DeHans  Business  College.  He  grad- 
uatc‘d  in  bookkeeiiing,  after  which  he  went  to  learn  the  “Art  preservative  of  all  Arts,’’ 
the  ])rinting  trade.  He  became  a member  ot  the  Cincinnati  Typographical  Union  No. 
3,  in  Se])tember,  1881.  Mr.  Hopkins  has  always  taken  a keen  interest  in  the  affairs 
of  his  h(jme  c ity,  and  for  nearly  nine  years  was  a meml)cr  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
Public  Library  (jf  Cincinnati.  He  resigned  his  membership  in  that  Board  at  the  unan- 
imous recpiest  of  his  colleagues  to  take  up  the  work  ot  superintending  the  Branch  Libraries 
and  Delivery  Stations  ot  the  Cincinnati  Pid)lic  Library  and  to  become  the  Board’s  clerk 

and  accountant.  While  so  employed,  Mr.  Hopkins  organized  the  efficient  suburban 

e.xtension  service  of  the  library.  Mr.  Ho])kins  has  always  been  a faithful  Democrat, 

working  hard  in  the  interests  of  his  party.  In  1883  he  was  elected  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Education  of  Cincinnati,  seiwing  for  three  years  in  that  position.  He  also  held 
the  positions  of  Depul\-  Counly  'rreasurc-r  under  County  Treasurers  ('has.  A.  Miller  and  Frank  Ratterman;  United  States  Internal 
Re\'enue  ( 'uiugcr  during  Presidenl  ( le\ekmd’s  first  administratic^n  and  the  first  year  of  President  Harrison’s  administration;  Chief 
Dc|)iil\-  Counl\-  .Auditor  undc'r  .Audilor  John  Hagerty,  and  for  four  years  has  held  the  posifittn  of  Assistant  Treasurer  under 

Connl\-  4'reasurer,  ( has.  E.  Roth.  He  was  elected  County  'Freasurer  in  PHI. 

SocialK',  he  is  a member  of  Cincinnati  Lodge  No.  a,  B.  P.  ( ).  Filks,  serving  as  Fixalted  Ruler  of  the  Lodge  in  1902  and  1903. 
He  is  cdso  Presidenl  of  the  F'riendly  Sons  of  St.  Patrick,  and  Past  Archon  of  C'incinnati  C'ouncil,  Royal  League;  he  also  holds  mem- 
bership in  llu‘  Knights  of  ( 'ohunbus,  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Duckworth  C'lub  <tf  ('incinnati. 

Mr.  Hopkins  is  interc'sfed  in  many  fintmcial  and  industrial  enterprises  of  his  native  city.  He  is  a Director  of  the  C'ommerce 
,md  De|)osit  Bank;  'Flu'  Hott4  Sa\'oy  Com])any  and  4'he  Fourlh  Ward  Building  N Loan  ('o.  He  has  been  President  (for  the  last  twenty 
Nears)  of  4'he  Ml.  .\d.mis  Building  and  Loan  Association,  and  a stockholder  in  several  banks  and  other  commercial  enterprises 
of  Cincinnati. 

( )n  the  27fh  of  March,  1883,  Mr.  Ho])kins  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  M.  D’Arcy,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Mrs.  Hopkins  died  on 

the  7th  of  St'piember,  19(Hi,  lea\ing  one  son  and  three  daughters.  On  February  20th,  190t),  Mr.  Hojtkins  was  united  in  marriage 

to  Ml's.  .Mice  L.  ()’Malk‘\',  r.ei'  (t’Niell.  4'he  family  reside  at  127a  Ida  St  ix'et , Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Oliver  II.  Hughes, 

4'he  ])resent  Ch.urm.ui  of  the  Railroad  C'ommission  of  ( )liio,  was  bori'i  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  December,  18a3,  in  Highland  County, 

( )hio.  His  lather,  John  L.  Hughes,  was  a native  of  Ireland,  while  his  mother,  Elizabeth  Carlisle  Hughes,  was  liorn  in  the  Buckeye 

Slate.  His  f.ither  was  a member  of  the  ( )hio  Legislature  for  se\W‘ral  terms,  representing  Highland  ('ounty. 

(tliwr  II.  Hughes  was  ediuateil  in  the  public  .scIkkjIs  in  Highland  County,  subse(|uen( ly  attending  the  Cincinnati  C'ollege  of 
L.iw,  from  whi(  h he  graduated  in  1890,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  Itetore  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Ohio,  and  in  the  same  Near  took  ui)  the  ])ractice  of  his  jirofession  at  Hillsboro 
and  followed  the  same  until  1890,  Nvhen  he  Nvas  elected  Probate  J udge  of  Highland  C'ounty, 
to  N\hich  position  he  Nvas  tNvice  re-elected.  Before  his  last  term  ex[dred  he  was  a])j)ointed 
.\djulanl  ( leiieral  ol  ( )hio  Iin'  ( lON'ernor  John  M.  Patlison,  Nvhich  position  he  held  until 
.Xugu^l,  1900.  4'he  change  in  the  political  complexion  of  the  administration,  caused  by 
the  (U-ath  ot  ( ioN'ernor  Pattison  and  the  adN'ancemenl  of  AndreNV  L.  Harris,  Lieutenant 
( lON'ernor,  to  the  ( lONernorshii),  A.  B.  Critchheld  Nvas  ap]X)inted  to  succeed  Ceneral 
Hughes,  ('icneral  Hughes,  during  his  short  administration  under  Covernor  Harris, 
had  imiH'essed  his  (|ualitications  upon  him  so  faN'orabK',  that  Nvhen  the  Railroad  Commission 
ol  ( )hio  Nvas  created,  CoN'ernor  Harris  appointed  him  one  of  the  three  members,  Nvhi(4i 
])osition  he  still  holds. 

( leiiercd  Hughes  does  not  court  the  glamour  of  political  life,  and  has  never  been  a 
candidate  tor  electiNe  office  from  choice,  nor  an  ajiplicant  for  appointive  offic'c.  Each 
ol  the  three  tt'rnis  Nvhen  nominated  tor  Probate  Judge,  lie,  in  open  convention,  declined 
the  honor,  and  onh'  alter  much  persuasion  consented  to  accei)t;  likewise,  when  unex- 
pectedK'  tenderetl  the  a])])ointment  of  Adjutant  Ceneral  of  Ohio,  he  at  hrst  declined,  but 
Imally  accepted  the  position,  Nvith  the  understanding  that  he  might  later  lie  relieved  upon 
recpiest.  Neitlu’r  Nvas  Ceneral  Hughes  an  applicant  for  appointment  to  the  Railroad 
('ommission.  but  Nva^  tendered  the  piosition,  took  it  under  advisement,  and  only  accejMed 
at  the  earnc.st  solicitation  of  friends. 

In  1908  he  Nvas  imjiortuned  by  his  main'  friends  to  become  a candidate  for  Covernor, 
and  Nvas  lormalK'  indorsed  by  seN  eral  counties,  but  refused  to  alloNV  his  name  to  be  used, 

• mil  perxinalK'  discouraged  his  endcjrsement  by  many  counties  desiring  so  to  do. 


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General  Hughes  is  engaged  extensively  in  agriculture  and  stock  raising,  and  has  large  landed  interests  in  Highland  County. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Methodist  Church,  and  socially,  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of  P.,  Modern  Wood- 
men and  Elks,  and  is  still  prominently  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard,  and  is  upon  the  personal  staff  of  General  Dick, 
Commander-in-Chief. 

John  Summerfield  Cherrington,  M.  D., 

Of  Logan,  who  in  connection  with  his  brother,  Dr.  Murat  Halstead  Cherrington,  runs  the  Cherrington  Hospital  of  that  city,  is  one 
of  the  best  known  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  Hocking  X'alley.  He  was  born  on  the  2nd  of  May,  1872,  in  Gallia  County,  Ohio, 
and  is  the  son  of  James  S.  Cherrington  and  Jennie  Owen  Cherrington,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  The  father  was  a farmer,  and  young 
John  S.  Cherrington  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  farm.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Gallia  County  and 
at  the  Rio  Grande  College,  after  which  he  graduated  from  Starling  Ohio,  Medical  College,  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1897.  Later  he  took  a special  course  in  surgery  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  Returning  to  his  native  country  he  practiced  medicine 
in  Gallia  County  for  a number  of  years,  until  he  came  to  Logan,  and,  in  1908,  started  the  Cherrington  Hospital  in  connection  with 
his  brother.  Dr.  M.  H.  Cherrington.  The  latter  was  born  on  the  10th  of  December,  187(3,  at  Gallia  County,  and,  like  his  other  brother, 
was  educated  at  La  Grande  College  and  at  the  Starling  Ohio  Medical  College,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1903.  He  later  on  went 
to  New  York,  taking  a post  graduate  course  in  Diseases  of  Y’omen  and  clinical  microscopy  at  the  New  York  Post  Graduate  Medical 
School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1910.  Before  he  joined  his  brother  in  taking  charge  of  the  Cherrington  Hospital,  he  had  practiced 
his  profession  for  several  years  in  Meigs  County.  Dr.  J.  S.  Cherrington  is  a member  of  the  Gallia  Countv  Medical  Society  and  of 
the  American  Medical  Association,  while  Dr.  M.  H.  Cherrington  holds  membership  in  the  Meigs  Countv  Medical  Association.  Out- 
side of  the  hospital  duties,  both  Doctor  Cherrington’s  are  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  their  profession.  Their  hospital  is  located 
at  163  W.  Main  Street,  Logan,  (Jhio. 

Frank  C.  Gerlach, 

Superintendent  of  the  Boys'  Industrial  School,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio,  is  a native  Ohioan.  As  his  name  indicates,  he  is  of  German  ances- 
try, and  was  born,  reared  and  educated  in  Wooster,  Wayne  County,  Ohio.  After  leaving  school  he  studied  Pharmacy  and  became 
connected  in  that  profession  in  Wooster,  where  he  was  engaged  in  that  line  when  appointed  to  his  present  position  in  the  early  part 
of  1909,  by  Governor  Harmon,  as  the  successor  of  Col.  Adams.  Major  Gerlach  has  for  many  years  been  prominently  connected 
with  the  Ohio  National  Guard.  He  entered  Company  D,  Eighth  Ohio  Infantry,  as  a private,  on  the  12th  of  July,  1894;  was  made 
Corporal  on  the  8th  of  April,  1895;  Second  Lieutenant  on  the  27th  of  March,  1896;  Captain  on  the  7th  of  August,  1899,  and  Major 
on  the  24th  of  May,  1902.  He  took  part  in  the  War  with  Spain,  as  Captain  of  Company  D,  Eighth  Ohio  \Ylunteer  Infantry.  He 
was  mustered  out  with  his  regiment  on  the  21st  of  November,  1898.  IMajor  Gerlach  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat.  He 
is  married  and  resides  with  his  family  on  the  “farm”  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

William  Jessup, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  member  of  the  Seventy-Seventh  General  Assembly  and  Deputy 
in  the  Treasurer’s  office  of  Hamilton  County,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  April,  1841,  in 
Whitewater  Township,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Wm.  Jessup  and  Chris- 
tina Riggs  Jessup,  were  natives  of  New  York  State  and  \drginia  respectively.  His 
father  was  a Magistrate  for  many  years,  a farmer,  and  a member  of  the  General  Assembly 
in  1860-1861.  Mr.  Jessup’s  education  was  obtained  in  the  common  schools,  Harrison 
Institute  and  Miami  University,  at  Oxford,  Ohio.  Before  he  graduated,  he  enlisted  in 
the  army  in  Captain  McFarland’s  Company,  known  as  Lhiiversity  Rifles,  for  three  months 
service,  but  on  account  of  an  injury  was  not  mustered  in.  On  recovery  he  enlisted  on 
the  26th  of  August,  1861,  in  Captain  C.  S.  Hayes  Company  B,  Fifth  Ohio  Volunteer 
Cavalry;  was  elected  Second  Lieutenant,  was  promoted  First  Lieutenant  and  Captain 
successively,  in  which  latter  position  he  served  until  the  31st  of  January,  I860,  when  he 
was  mustered  out  at  Sister’s  Ferry,  Georgia.  He  saw  service  with  the  Army  of  the  Tenn- 
essee, participated  in  the  battles  of  Shiloh,  Corinth,  Metamora  (or  Davis’  Bridge),  Chat- 
tahoochie.  Holly  Springs,  Coffer\'ille,  and  innumerable  fights,  skirmishes,  scouts  and  raids 
along  the  Memphis  and  Charleston  Railroad,  from  Memphis  to  Chattanooga,  and  other 
places.  He  also  was  detailed  as  an  additional  Aid-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  Major  General 
Logan,  and  as  such  ser\-ed  through  the  Atlanta  campaign,  participating  in  all  the  battles 
in  which  Logan’s  command  was  engaged,  and  on  Sherman’s  march  to  the  sea,  under 
Major  General  Judson  Kilpatrick.  After  his  return  from  the  war  he  worked  as  farmer, 
mechanic,  clerk  and  bookkeeper.  At  the  age  of  thirty-six  years  he  entered  into  public 
life,  when,  in  1876,  he  was  elected  Justice  of  the  Peace.  In  1865  he  was  nominated  for 
representative  on  the  Democratic  ticket  in  Hamilton  County,  but  defeated.  Twelve  years  later  he  was  nominated  for  the  same 
office  and  this  time  he  was  elected.  His  third  nomination  and  election  for  the  same  office  occured  in  1905.  He  also  served  as  a mem- 
ber of  the  Board  of  Education  and  Village  Council  of  Cleves,  O.,  for  many  terms.  He  was  Government  Storekeeper  under  President 
Cleveland,  and  at  present  occupies  the  position  of  Deputy  in  the  County  Treasurer’s  office.  While  a member  of  the  Sixtv-Third 
General  xAssembly  he  belonged  to  the  standing  committees  of  the  Boys’  Reform  School  and  Girls’  Industrial  School;  Soldiers’  and  Sailor’s 
Orphan’s  Home,  and  Railroads  and  Telegraphs.  As  a member  of  the  Seventy-Seventh  General  Assembly  he  belonged  to  the  com- 
mittees on  Government  Buildings  and  Lands  and  Boys’  Industrial  School.  He  took  an  acti\'e  part  in  the  discussions  regarding  im- 
portant legislature  and  had  a number  of  important  bills  passed.  He  was  married  to  Helen  M.  Cooper,  on  the  31st  day  of  January-, 
1867.  Nine  children,  four  boys  and  five  girls,  were  the  issue  of  their  union.  Mr.  Jessup  resides  at  Cle\-es,  (Jhio. 

James  E.  Jones, 

Of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  Chief  Clerk  of  the  Bureau  of  Plant  Industry  of  the  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
youngest  son  of  Thomas  B.  and  Mary  A.  (Davis)  Jones,  was  born  in  Youngstown,  Ohio,  on  January  9,  1875;  is  of  Welsh  descent, 
his  father  being  born  in  ( ardiganshire.  South  Wales,  on  August  13,  1836,  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1856,  and  died  in  Youngs- 
town, Ohio,  on  September  28,  1906,  while  ser\'ing  his  second  term  as  County  Commissioner  of  Mahoning  County;  his  mother  was 
also  born  in  Wales,  brought  to  America  in  her  infancy  and  is  now  living  in  Washington,  D.  C.  His  parents  were  sober.  God-fearing 
people,  intelligent  and  upright,  without  pretension  and  without  humility.  The  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  one  of  the 
best  judges  of  real  estate  in  Youngstown;  was  for  seven  years  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  that  thriving  city;  twice  a 
member  of  the  Decennial  xJ.ppraising  Board,  and  twice  elected,  on  the  Republican  ticket.  County  Commissioner  of  Mahoning  Count\'. 

Mr.  Jones  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  a business  school  of  his  native  city.  After  going  to  Washington  he  studied 
law  in  the  Columbia  Law  School  (now  George  Washington  Lhiiversity).  In  1890  he  was  appointed  a page  in  the  Ohio  State  Senate; 


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in  Januar>',  1S02,  he  was  apijoinled  a page  in  the  Xational  Henise  of  Representatixes,  where  he  served  during  the  Fifty-Second  Con- 
gress: in  ISlKf  lie  wasCippoinled  liy  the  late  Honorahle  J.  Sterling  Morton,  to  a minor  position  in  the  United  States  Department  of 

Agrictilture,  from  which  he  gradually  rose,  solely  through  merit,  step  by  stej),  until  noxv 
he  is  ('hief  Clerk  of  one  of  the  largest  Bureaus  in  the  Federal  serx  ice,  xxdth  a force  of  more 
than  txxo  thousand  employees,  and  an  annual  appropriation  of  more  than  txx'O  million  of 
dollars.  Prior  to  his  appointment  as  Chief  Clerk,  he  xx'as  tor  six  years  ranking  clerk  in 
llu‘  ol'lice  of  the  Ai)]iointment  Clerk  of  the  Department  of  Agrictilture.  In  the  spring 
of  l(H)(i,  Mr.  Jones  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Citizens  Sax  ings  Bank  of  Washing- 
ton. 1 ).  and  xvas  one  of  the  original  directors  of  the  bank,  but  sometime  after  the  death 
of  his  father,  he  resigned  his  jilace  on  the  Board  of  Directors  and  dis])osed  of  his  stock  in 
order  to  buy  a jiart  of  his  father’s  estate  in  Youngstoxx’ii.  The  C'ourt  designated  Mr. 
Jones  as  executor  of  his  father’s  estate,  xxhich  he  manages  xxith  tact  and  ability. 

Mr.  Jones  has  been  stationed  in  Washington  for  fifteen  years,  lint  it  has  been  said 
of  him  that  no  man  ex’er  left  his  natix'e  city  and  continued  to  keep  abreast  xx'ith  the  cur- 
rent affairs  of  his  home  toxxn  as  has  Mr.  Jones.  Fexx-  ptiblic  (luestions  hax'e  arisen  in 
\’oungstoxxn  during  the  jiast  ten  x’ears  on  xxhich  Mr.  Jones  has  not  been  heard,  and  by 
his  (piite  di])lomatic  manner  he  has  done  more  than  commonly  suiiposed  in  shaping  af- 
fairs of  that  jirospering  manufacttiring  citx’  of  Northeastern  Ohio.  He  makes  frequent 
visits  to  his  home  city,  xvhere  he  is  xx’ell  and  lax’orably  knoxxm,  and  has  lieen  re]".eatedly 
ask(‘d  by  influential  men  of  the  old  McKinley  District  to  alloxx'  his  name  to  be  used  in 
connection  xvith  elective  offices,  but  he  has  preferred  to  stay  in  the  background  and  alloxx- 
the  honors  to  go  to  others.  Mr.  Jones  is  a man  of  good  executix^e  ability,  jiltick  and  energy 
of  true  American  type — a character  so  rugged,  so  loyal  and  so  sincere  as  to  excite  the 
res])C‘Ct  of  all  xvho  knoxv  him.  He  is  deliberate  in  action,  firm  in  conx’iction,  incorruptible, 
unseduced  by  flattery  and  unshaken  by  fear — a man  of  pleasing  personality  and 
absolutely  free  from  affectation. 

In  |)olitics,  Mr.  Jones  has  been  a statmeh  siqiporter  of  the  principles  and  jiolicies  of  the  Republican  party  from  the  time  of 
attaining  his  m.ijoritx'.  He  is  a member  of  ^’oungstoxx•n  Lodge  No.  55,  Benex’olent  Protectix'e  Order  of  Flks;  also  the  St.  Daxad’s 
Societx'  of  ^'^ungslox\  n.  ( )n  May  1,  UHff),  Mr.  Jones  tmited  in  marriage  to  Miss  Marguerite  Bestor  Zimmerman,  of  Washington, 
D.  to  xxhich  union  two  children,  Ruth  and  James  F.,  Jr.,  xvere  born. 

Oeorjie  .1.  Karb, 

M .ix’or  of  Columbus,  ()hio,  xxa‘11  knoxxm  in  the  jiolitical  and  btisiness  xx'orld  of  that  city, 
is  a natixeof  Columbus,  born  on  the  15th  ol  h'ebrutiry,  1S5S.  His  education  xx-as  obtained 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  city  alter  xxhich  he  attended  a Inisiness  college,  pre- 
]iaring  himsi'lf  for  a business  career.  When  a mere  x outh  he  entered  the  drtig  trade,  and 
after  sonu-  time  spent  as  an  employee  jiassed  a xery  creditalile  examination  as  a phar- 
macist. 1 1 is  first  independiMit  x enture  xx  as  in  the  same  line,  and  for  ten  years  he  success- 
fnllx'  conducted  <i  xx'ell  ap])ointed  drug  store  on  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  Main  Streets, 

( 'olumbus.  1 le  then  remox'ed  to  Fotirth  and  Main,  xx  hi-re  he  conducted  a drug  store  until 
bSPS,  when  he  sold  out  his  business  and  became  Treasurer  and  Manager  of  the  ('entral 
( )hio  ()il  Companx'.  In  this  connection  he  is  closely  associated  xxdth  the  development 
of  the  n.itural  resourex's  of  the  State.  He  is  also  a Director  of  the  Ohifi  Sax  ings  and  Loan 
.Assoxdal ion  and  a Director  of  the  ( )hio  National  and  of  the  Market  Exchange  Btink,  and  a 
uu'iuber  of  flu-  Columbus  Board  of  Trade.  On  the  lOlh  of  January,  1884,  Mr.  Karb  xxxts 
married  to  Miss  Mate  M.  \din  Dine,  of  Columbtis.  They  are  members  of  St.  Patil’s 
F])is('oiial  Chtirch.and  are  ]irominent  in  social  circles.  His  connection  xvith  different 
fraternities  i^  most  extensixe.  He  is  a thirty-second  degree  Mason,  Knight  Temjilar  and 

belongs  to  the  Mx  stic  Shrine.  He  is  also  a memlier  (xf  the  K.  of  P.,  1.  ( ).  ().  F.,  Red  Men, 

Flks,  and  many  othir  organizations.  His  iiolitical  allegiance  belongs  to  the  Republican 
])art\-.  He  alxvax’s  has  taken  a deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  party  and  has  rendered 

most  valuable  serxdces  to  the  Reptiblican 
catise  and  the  people  in  general.  He 

serxmd  as  a member  of  the  (’ity  Cotmcil 

from  the  old  Fifth  Ward;  has  lieen  a Police  Commissioner  and  also  occupied  the  positions 
of  Mayor  of  Columbus  and  of  Sheriff  of  Franklin  C'ounty  for  txvo  terms  each.  His 
devotion  to  the  jxublic  good  has  nex'er  been  excelled,  and  fexv  incumbents  in  the  offices 
haxx'  expialed  him  in  all  ]xarticulars.  He  was  elected  Mayor  ol  Columbus  in  Oil. 

Thomas  Philip  Kearns, 

Chief  Ins]xector  of  Workshops,  Factories  and  Public  Buildings  of  Ohio,  xvas  born  at  Day- 
ton,  Ohio,  on  the  22nd  of  Nox-'ember,  1871,  the  son  of  James  and  Bridget  Costello  Kearns, 
both  natix'es  of  Ireland.  Mr.  Kearns  obtained  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Van  Buren 
d'oxvnship,  Montgoiuery  County.  At  the  age  of  si.xteen  years  he  began  his  busine.ss 
career,  learning  the  trade  of  carriage  |xainting,  in  xvhich  x'oeation  he  remained  tor  fixe 
X’ears,  attending  night  school  dtiring  this  period.  He  then  learned  the  machinists’ trade, 
xvhich  he  tolloxved  for  nine  years,  xvhen  he  liecame  assistant  foreman  at  the  xvorks  of  the 
National  Cash  Register  Comiiany,  at  Dayton.  He  resigned  his  |xosition  on  the  IGth 
of  Jtme,  1909,  when  he  xvas  apjrointed,  by  Coventor  Harmon,  Chief  Inspector  of  Work- 
shops. Mr.  Kearns  has  been  an  enthusiastic  Democrat  since  he  became  of  age.  In  1905 
he  xvas  elected  a member  of  the  Dayton  City  Council,  and  re-elected  in  1907,  and  serx  ed 
until  his  appointment  as  Chief  lns])Cctor  of  Y’orkshops  and  Factories;  he  xvas  x’ery  actix’e 
in  Council,  serxing  on  the  most  important  committees  in  C'ouncil  all  through  his  term. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Gem  C'ity  Democratic  Clul)  and  of  the  Thurman  Chib.  Sociallx', 


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he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  St.  John,  in  which  he  ser\ed  in  different  official  capacities,  ha\  ing  at  one  time  lieen  Grand  Com- 
mander of  the  Cincinnati  Diocese.  He  also  is  a member  of  the  Machinists’  Union.  On  the  24th  of  May,  1900,  he  was  married  to 
Miss  Edna  Zimmerman,  of  Dayton.  Three  children,  one  girl  and  two  boys  have  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Kearn’s  office  is  located 
at  the  State  House,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

William  C.  Kennedy, 

Surveyor  of  Customs,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  being  born 
on  the  24th  of  April,  18(58,  at  Bellefontaine,  Ohio.  His  father.  General  Robert  P.  Kenned}' 
was  formerh'  Lieutenant  Go\'ernor  of  (4hio,  and  for  two  terms  member  of  Congress  from 
the  Eighth  Ohio  Congressional  District.  Mr.  Kennedy  received  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  home  city.  At  the  age  of  se\'enteen  years  he  started  in  business 
life  as  shipping  clerk  with  Reynolds  & Reynolds,  a Denver,  Colorado  firm.  Later  he 
engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  and  he  still  holds  an  interest  in  the  Colorado  Hard- 
ware Co.  He  always  has  been  a staunch  Republican.  (4n  the  1st  of  March,  190(5,  he 
was  appointed  by  the  President,  Surveyor  of  Customs,  at  Columbus,  (4hio,  a position 
he  fills  with  credit  to  himself  and  to  his  office.  Mr.  Kennedy  is  a member  of  the  Elks 
and  of  the  1.  O.  O.  F.  He  was  married  on  the  12th  of  December,  1894,  to  Miss  Frankie 
L.  Platt,  of  Toledo,  Ohio.  One  boy,  Robert  P.  Kennedy,  is  the  fruit  of  their  marriage. 

Mr.  Kennedy  resides  with  his  famih’  at  1377  Bryden  Road,  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  office 
is  located  in  the  Government  Building  of  that  city. 


WM.  C.  KENNbDI'. 


Herman  E.  Knorr, 

Deputy  County  Surveyor,  of  Hamilton  County,  was  born  on  Good  Friday,  April  19, 

1867,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Henry  Knorr  and  Mary  Noll  Knorr,  both  nati^■es  of  Ger- 
many. The  parents  emigrated  to  the  luiited  States  in  1845,  and  settled  in  Cincinnati, 
where  Mr.  Henry  Knorr  connnenced  work  with  Henry  Bardes  in  the  butcher  business. 

He  started  the  firm  of  A.  & H.  Knorr  Ice  Company,  in  1859.  In  1874  he  was  elected 
City  Treasurer  of  Cincinnati,  and  was  re-elected  in  1876.  He  died  on  the  8th  of  May, 

1892,  at  the  age  of  fifty-two  years  and  eight  months.  Mr.  Herman  E.  Knorr  was  educated 

in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a conductor  of  the  air  line  from  the 
Belleview  House  to  Clifton.  Later  he  became  Rodman  in  the  City  Engineer's  office,  and  was  Turnstile  keeper  at  the  Cincinnati  E.xpo- 
sition  in  1888.  He  now  is  Vice-President  of  the  A.  & H.  Knorr  Ice  Company  and  Director  in  the  Standard  Ice  Company.  He  has 
been  a faithful  Republican  all  his  mature  life.  He  was  appointed  Rodman  in  the  County  Engineer’s  office  on  the  25th  of  May,  1901, 
and  was  appointed  Assistant  Engineer  on  the  25th  of  May,  1903.  He  holds  his  present  position  of  Deputy  County  Sur\eyor  for 
many  years  and  is  a \'ery  efficient  official.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.,  having  passed  through  all  chairs  and  being  at 
present  Past  Chancellor.  He  also  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  On  the  26th  of  June,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mildred 
E.  Dickson.  They  have  one  daughter,  (Olivia  F.  Knorr.  The  family  reside  at  3100  Glendora  Avenue.  Mr.  Knorr's  offices  are  located 
at  the  Hamilton  County'  Court  House,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


George  Louis  Kuhlman, 

Former  Commissioner  of  Buildings,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  26th  of  February,  1852,  at  Xew  Orleans,  La.  His  parents,  II.  E. 
Ludwig  and  Dorothea  Bessing  Kuhlman,  were  natives  of  Hano\'er,  Germany,  and  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1851.  Mr. 
Kuhlman  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  at  the  Mechanics  Institute,  Cincinnati.  Later  he  became  engaged  in  the 
business  of  carpenter  and  builder,  and  as  Superintendent  of  Construction,  having  built  many  houses  and  bridges  in  Hamilton  County. 
Mr.  Kuhlman  is  President  of  the  Price  Hill  XT.  2,  Loan  and  Building  Company.  Politically,  Mr.  Kuhlman  is  a staunch  Repub- 
lican. He  entered  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  thirty-fi\'e  years,  as  Assessor  of  the  Twenty-X'inth  Ward  of  Cincinnati,  to  which 
position  he  was  elected  for  three  successive  terms.  With  the  e.xception  of  a few  years,  during  Democratic  city  administrations,  Mr. 
Kuhlman  has  held  the  office  of  Assistant  Inspector,  Inspector  and  Commissioner  of  Buildings  of  Cincinnati  since  the  1st  of  October, 
1889.  In  1899  he  was  connected  with  the  firm  of  Sam’l.  Hannaford  & Sons,  as  Superintendent  of  Construction.  Mr.  Kuhlman 
is  a Mason,  an  1.  O.  O.  F.,  and  a member  of  the  Loyal  Order  of  Moose  and  of  the  Army  and  Xavy  Union.  From  187(1  to  1875, 

Mr.  Kuhlman  served  in  the  Seventh  United  States  Cavalry,  under  General  Custer. 
He  was  engaged  in  battle  with  Sitting  Bull,  on  the  4th,  11th  and  17th  of  August,  1873, 
on  the  Yellow  Stone  at  the  Tongue  River  and  the  Little  Big  Horn  River.  He  was  a 
Corporal  for  one  year  and  a Sergeant  for  three  years  in  Troop  A,  Seventh  United  States 
Cavalry.  The  XT>rthern  Pacific  Railroad  was  surveyed  during  this  expedition,  from 
Bismarck,  Xorth  Dakota,  to  Yellowstone  Park.  On  the  26th  of  March,  1876,  Mr.  Kuhl- 
man was  married  to  hliss  Anna  Elizabeth  Snecker.  Xine  children  have  blessed  their 
union,  of  whom  five  are  li\'ing  today.  Mr.  Kuhlman  died  in  the  latter  part  of  June, 
1912. 


G.  L.  KUHLMAN. 


Robert  Laidlaw, 

Former  Director  of  Public  Service  for  the  City  of  Cincinnati,  and  who  was,  until  recent h'. 
President  of  the  Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon  Company,  manufacturers  of  Pumping  and  H}  - 
drauli-:  Machinery,  was  born  March  22nd,  1849,  at  Innerleithen,  Scotland,  the  son  of 
Robert  Laidlaw  and  Janet  Euman  Laidlaw,  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  nati^■c 
land,  and  came  to  the  United  States  on  the  17th  of  April,  1875,  locating  in  Cincinnati, 
where  he  has  li\ed  ever  since.  He  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  the 
Queen  City  and  a man  well  ^■ersed  in  public  affairs.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Xational  Association  of  Manufacturers,  and  Treasurer  of  that  organization  for  three 
vears.  He  also  served  as  a member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  Association  for 
a period  of  five  years.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Commissioners  to  the  Tennessee  Expo- 
sition. He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  for  one  term  President  of  the  ^Manufacturers’ 
Club.  He  was  for  sometime  a Director  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce  Mr. 


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ilowarcl  D.  Manington, 

( 'oninii.ssioncr  of  the  Ohio  C oal  ( )])eralors’  Association,  and  Puldisher  of  The  Ohio  C'oal 
()l)eralor,  the  official  organ  ol  the  coal  operators  of  the  State,  wars  born  on  the  21st  ol 
June,  1S()8,  at  Waynesville,  W arren  ('onnty,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Lewis  Fairchild  Maning- 
ton and  Sarah  Van  Camp-Mannington,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  His  ancestors  on  both 
>idcs  of  the  family  have  been  in  this  country  for  many  generations.  His  paternal  grand- 
mother was  Lydia  Lynch,  a niece  of  d'homas  Lynch,  of  South  Carolina,  the  youngest, 
member  of  the  Continental  ('ongress  that  adoi)ted  the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
being  also  a signer  of  that  document.  Lewis  F.  Manington,  the  father  of  Howard  I). 
Manington,  was  a member  of  (Company  F,  Seventy-Ninth  (Jhio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
in  the  Civil  War,  seining  three  years.  Some  relative  of  the  name  has  ser^'ed  in  every 
American  War.  Howard  I).  Manington  was  educated  in  the  Ohio  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’ 
( )r|)hans’  Home,  at  Xenia.  Lpon  leaxing  lluit  institution  he  entered  the  newspaper  held. 

He  was  jniblisher  of  a |iaper  at  Mechanicsburg,  ( )hio,  irom  1887  to  18D3,  and  Fditor  and 
Manager  of  the  Hrbana  1 )ail\'  Times-Citizen,  from  Mareh,  1!)02,  to  the  1st  ot  .August, 
loot).  .Mr.  Manington  has  alwax’s  been  a faithful  Republican  and  has  served  his  jiarty 
in  main'  ea|)acities.  He  entered  public  liie  at  the  age  ol  twenty-four  years,  as  a clerk 
in  the  offici-  of  the  Secretarx’  of  State,  a'  Columbus,  ()hio,  tilling  that  position  until  18117, 
xxhen  he  xxas  iiromoled  to  Chief  Clerk  in  that  department,  serxing  as  such  until  101)1. 

L|)on  tlu‘  organization  of  the  Railroad  Commission  of  Ohio,  in  August,  llKHi,  Mr.  Man- 
nington  xxas  made  Secretarx’  of  that  bodx',  holding  that  iiosition  until  the  15th  of  March, 

101)0,  xxhen  he  resigiu-d  to  lake  his  present  place.  In  1887,  Mr.  Manington  was  married 
to  Miss  ( )lix'e  .\.  Lombard,  d'xx'o  children,  Mignon  H.  and  Farle  B.  have  been  born  to 
them.  Mr.  Manington  resides  at  lODt)  kranklin  Axenue,  Columbus.  His  offices  are 
located  at  5t)2  Xexx’  H.ixden  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Laidlaxv  has  been  a Republican  since  he  became  naturalized.  In  the  Nox’ember  election 
of  IDDS,  he  xx’as  elected  a member  of  the  Board  of  Public  Serxdce,  serxing  as  President 
of  that  Board  since  the  1st  of  January,  11)09.  Wdien  the  Payne  Laxv  xvent  into  effect, 
on  the  1st  of  August,  1901),  Mr.  Laidlaxv  xvas  appointed  Director  of  Public  Serx  ice  bx' 
.Max’or  (ialxin.  In  that  cairacity  he  had  charge  of  the  Cincinnati  W’ater  W’orks.  Mr. 
Laidlaxv  is  a member  of  the  Blaine  Club  and  of  the  Stamina  Republican  League.  In 
his  religious  affiliation  he  is  a member  of  the  First  Preslxyterian  Church  of  Walnut  Hills, 
Cincinnati.  He  is  also  a Trustee  of  Lane  Theological  Seminary  and  also  a Trustee 
of  the  Lnixersity  of  Wooster.  He  resides  at  2153  Grand  Street,  Wcdnul  Hills,  ( in- 
cinnati,  ( )hio. 


James  R.  Marker, 


H D.  MANINGTON. 


Chief  Ixngineer  of  the  Board  of  Public  Works,  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a nalixe  of  the  Buck- 
ex’e  Slalc',  born  in  X’ersailles,  Darke  County.  He  is  of  German-Irish  extraction,  his  ances- 
tors haxing  lix’ed  in  this  countrx'  tor  generations.  Both  of  his  parents  xvere  born  in 
( )hio.  Mr.  Marker  xv;is  cylueated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Versailles,  after  xvhich 
lu'  attended  Butler  College,  Indiana,  for  one  year.  He  then  xxent  to  the  Ohio  State 
I'nix'ersity,  and  alter  a four  x’ears’  course  xvas  graduated  in  1904,  receix  ing  the  degree  of 
Cixil  Fngineer.  While  attending  Ohio  State  Unixx'rsity,  Mr.  Marker  xvas  a x’ahiable 
tuember  of  the  \'arsity  hoot  Ball  Team,  holding  the  position  of  Tackle  for  four  years. 

In  1903  he  xvas  Captain  of  the  team  and  he  xvas  the  hrst  President  of  “Varsity  ‘()’  Asso- 
ciation.’’ Mr.  Marker  started  in  public  life  in  1904  as  County  Engineer  ot  Darke  County 
a position  he  hlled  for  a period  of  hx'e  years.  He  holds  his  present  office  as  Chief  Engineer 
of  the  State  Board  of  Public  W’orks,  since  the  21st  of  May,  1910,  liy  ap])ointment  ol  Gox^- 
ernor  Harmon.  In  p(xlitics,  Mr.  Marker  is  a staunch  Democrat  and  he  has  serx^ed  his 
party  faithtully  in  many  capacities.  He  has  been  a Delegate  to  County  and  State  Con- 
x’entions,  and  is  the  Senatorial  Committeeman  from  the  Txvelfth  Ohio  District.  Mr. 
Marker  still  holds  his  residence  at  Versailles,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  in  the  State  House, 
Columlxus,  Ohio. 

Charles  Leslie  McClellan, 

( )f  Mansheld,  Ohio,  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Richland  County,  Ohio,  is  a natix'e  of  the 
Buckeye  State,  being  born  on  the  29lh  of  November,  1864,  at  Butler,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
John  Adams  and  Sarah  Ann  Miles  McClellan.  His  grandfather,  Wdllianr  McClellan, 
xvas  a Lieutenant  under  General  Harrison  in  the  W’ar  of  1812,  and  his  great-grandfather, 
.-\ndrexv  Hazlett,  serx-ed  under  General  Washington  during  the  struggle  for  American 
independence,  and  took  ]iart  in  the  canpxaign  of  Valley  Forge.  The  ancestors  of  Mr. 
McClellan  xx-ere  of  Scotch-Irish  nationality  and  came  to  America  during  the  Colonial 
period.  His  education  xvas  receix’erl  at  Greentoxvn  Academy,  Perrysville,  C.)hio,  and  at 
the  Unix’ersity  of  W’ooster,  leaxing  the  last  named  institution  in  his  sophomore  year, 
to  accept  the  Principalship  of  schools  at  Sulphur  Springs,  Ohio.  Later,  Mr.  McClellan 
attended  the  Cincinnati  Laxv  School  and  graduated  from  this  xvell  knoxvn  institution 
in  1894,  receiving  the  degree  of  B.  L.  After  being  adimitted  to  the  bar  he  took  up 
the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Mansheld,  in  xvhich  he  xvas  x’ery  successful.  He  noxv  occupies  the  office  of  Clerk  of  C'ourt  ol 
Richland  t ountx',  being  elected  in  1902,  and  re-elected  In  1905.  He  formerly  xx'as  Deputy  Clerk  in  the  same  office.  Politically, 


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Mr.  McClellan  is  a Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.,  being  a 
representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  since  1904;  of  the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  the  Mac- 
cabees and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  On  the  19th  of  September,  1894,  he 
was  married  to  Miss  Ocia  J.  Mitchell,  of  Hastings,  Ohio.  They  are  members  of  the 
First  Lutheran  Church,  at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  in  which  city  they  also  reside. 

Samuel  P.  McCollum, 

Former  Clerk  of  Courts  of  Madison  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  was  born  on  the  21st  of  June, 

1867,  at  Mutual,  Champaign  County,  O. 

His  parents,  Vesuvius  McCollum  and  Har- 
riet E.  Pearce  McCollum,  were  both 
natives  of  Ohio,  the  father  coming  from 
Clark  County  and  the  mother  from 
Madison  County.  The  father  was  a 
farmer.  He  served  during  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion  for  four  years,  in  Compan\' 

B,  Thirty-Second  Ohio  Volunteer  In- 
fantry, and  was  honorably  discharged  in 
I860.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm  in 
Champaign  County,  where  he  resideil 
until  his  death  in  1872.  Mr.  McColhim’s 
mother  was  a daughter  of  the  Pearce  and 

McDonald  families,  whose  names  appear  among  the  pioneers  of  Madison  Ccmnty.  Mr. 
McCollum  received  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  Jefferson  Township,  Madison 
County,  and  for  three  years  in  the  High  School  of  London,  Ohio,  graduating  with  honor 
from  the  class  of  1885.  After  leaving  school,  he  worked  on  the  farm  and  was  engaged  as 
s p McCOLLUM  grocer,  conducting  a general  store  at  Gilli^■an,  Ohio,  during  the  years  of  1892  and  1893, 

and  as  Commercial  Traveler.  Socially,  Mr.  McCollum  is  connected  with  the  Masonic 
Fraternity  and  with  the  United  Commercial  Travelers.  He  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  many 
capacities.  He  was  Justice  of  the  Peace,  Canaan  Township,  Madison  Cotinty,  Ohio,  from  1896  to  1899;  Township  Cderk  of  Canaan 
Township  from  1900  to  1902,  and  is  Clerk  of  the  Madison  Count}'  Courts  since  1906,  having  been  elected  to  that  position  in  the  fall 
of  1905,  and  being  re-elected  in  1908.  On  the  11th  day  of  June,  1906,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Blanche  I.  Lewis,  and  has  one  son  by  this 
marriage,  Russell  L.,  born  on  the  7th  of  August,  1907.  He  also  has  a son  In’  a former  marriage,  Joseph  Lee  McCollum,  who  was 
born  on  the  5th  of  October,  1899.  The  familv  reside  at  London,  Ohio. 


L.  McCLELL.^N 


Anthony  N.  McCombs, 

Of  Cadiz,  Ohio,  State  Inspector  of  High  Explosh’es,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  Januar\-, 

1858,  on  a farm  in  Harrison  County.  He  is  the  son  of  Joseph  McCombs,  a farmer,  and 
Jane  Tipton  McCombs,  nati\  es  of  Harrison  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  McCombs  was  educated 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  home  county.  Upon  leaving  school,  he  engaged  in  the 
\ ocation  of  farming.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  and  is  a stockholder  in  the  Clear 
Fork  Oil  Company,  of  Cadiz,  Ohio,  one  of  the  important  oil  companies  of  the  county. 

From  1893  to  1899  he  was  LTlitor  and  Manager  of  “The  Harrison  County  Democrat,” 
a paper  founded  in  1893.  Mr.  McCombs  has  been  a staunch  adherent  of  the  Democratic 
faith  since  he  became  of  age.  For  the  last  twent\’  years  he  has  been  a member  of  the 
Democratic  Harrison  County  Executi\’e  Committee,  and,  in  1907  and  1908  was  a member 
of  the  Democratic  State  Executive  Committee.  In  1908  he  was  the  Democratic  can- 
didate for  Congress  in  the  Sixteenth  Ohio  ('ongressional  L>istrict,  and  while  he  was 

defeated  at  the  November  election  of  that 
year, he  succeeded  in  reducing  the  Repub- 
lican majority  one  half.  In  1901  he  was 
a delegate  to  the  Democratic  National 
Con\  ention  at  St.  Louis,  and  refused  to 
\ote  for  Parker.  He  was  appointed  to 
his  present  position  by  Governor  Har- 
mon on  the  1st  of  July,  1909.  Mr.  Mc- 
Combs was  married  to  Miss  Nettle  Camp- 
bell in  1882.  He  lives  on  his  farm  near 

Cadiz,  Ohio.  His  headquarters  are  in  the  Stale  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


iX.  .McCO.UBS. 


E L.  McCONNAUGHEY. 


Edward  L.  McConnaughey, 

Surveyor  of  Customs,  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  Xo\-ember,  1872,  on  a 
farm  in  Miami  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  John  C.  and  Flizal)Cth  Keplinger  McCon- 
naughey,  are  both  natives  of  Ohio,  the  father  being  of  Scotch-Irish  and  the  mother  of 
Pennsylvania-German  ancestry.  Mr.  (hmnaughey  recei^■ed  his  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  Brandt,  Ohio,  at  the  High  School  of  Bethel  Township,  Miami  County,  and  at 
the  Miami  Commercial  College,  Da\-ton,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  twenty  \-ears  he  started 
in  business  life  as  a bookkeeper  in  the  employ  of  The  J.  G.  Steeley  Conq^iany,  Dayton, 
after  which  he  became  bookkeeper  in  the  Third  National  Bank,  at  Dayton.  Later  he 
held  a similar  position  with  the  firm  of  Reynolds  & Reynolds,  Dayton,  Ohio.  In  Ma\-, 
1909,  Mr.  Connaughey  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  as  Surwyor  of  Customs  1j\- 


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I'residcMit  Taft.  He  has  l)cen  a faithful,  actix’e  Rei)ul)lican  since  he  became  of  age.  In  November,  1907,  he  was  elected  a member-at- 
large  of  the  I )ayton  City  ('ouncil,  but  resigned  his  ol'tice  t(j  take  hold  of  his  present  position.  He  is  a member  of  the  Republican 
Garfield  Club,  at  l)a\  ton,  of  the  bilks  and  the  K.  of  R.  On  the  11th  of  Octolter,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Belle  Mussel- 
man.  'They  reside  at  100  West  Second  street,  l)a\  ton,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Post  Office  building  of  that  city. 

William  Foreman  McDaniel, 

Clerk  in  the  Cnited  States  Census  office  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  to  which  position  he  was 
ai)])(nnted  by  the  late  Senator  Marcus  A.  Hanna,  in  July,  1900,  was  born  on  the  0th  of 
b'ebruary,  1S4.0,  near  Fort  Recovery,  Mercer  County,  Ohio.  He  was  the  son  of  John 
M(  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Johnson  McDaniel,  both  natives  of  Clarke  County,  Ohio.  His 
ancestors  were  of  Scotch- Irish  extraction  and  were  the  descendants  of  the  McDonald 
clan  of  Highland  Scotch.  His  grandfather,  James  McDonald,  came  from  Kentucky 
about  the  beginning  of  the  nineteenth  century  and  settled  near  Plattsburg,  in  Clark 
County,  Ohio,  and  enlisted  in  the  army  during  the  War  of  1812.  His  father  moved  from 
Clark  Count\'  about  1837  and  settled  on  an  eighty  acre  tract  of  land,  a mile  and  a half 
from  I'ort  Recox'ery,  where  his  son  William  F.  was  born  in  a log  cabin.  Mr.  McDaniel 
receix’ed  his  early  education  in  the  common  country  schools  of  his  home  district.  Later 
he  attended  the  National  Ncjrmal  University  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  for  one  term;  the  Ohio 
State  Unix’ersity  at  C'olumbus,  one  year,  and  conpheted  his  course  at  the  Ohi(j  Normal 
Unix’ersity  at  ,\da,  ( )hio,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  on  the  19th  (d  July,  1894, 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  as  assistant  teacher  in  a country  school.  He  afterwards  was  a teacher  of  the  public 
schools  of  Mercer  C'ounty  for  a period  of  forty  years  and  filled  all  the  grades  from  a country 
teacher  to  Su|ierintendent  of  \ illage  schools.  He  organized  three  graded  schools,  taught 
the  high  school  and  su]K‘rintended  each  for  several  years.  He  had  just  closed  his 
school  at  Monteztima,  Ohio,  when  he  received  his  ap]iointment  to  the  Census  office. 
Lor  two  years  he  was  occtpiied  in  the  shoe  business,  but  it  not  being  to  his  liking  he  dis- 
posed of  his  interests  in  the  business  to  attend  school.  In  1876,  Mr.  McDaniel  was 
ai)poinled  a member  of  the  Board  of  IKaminers  of  Mercer  County  Teachers,  and  served  tw'O  terms.  He  also  served  several  years  as 
President  of  thc‘  County  Teachers’  Institute.  Mr.  IMc  Daniel  is  a lifelong  Reptiblican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  Celina  Lodge  No. 
241,  1'.  N .\.  M.  (Past  Master);  Celina  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  No.  120;  O.  L.  S.,  No.  91;  Ivanhoe  Commandery,  Knights  Templar,  Van 
Wert,  Ohio;  Washington  Council,  Wkishingtcjn,  1).  ('.,  and  Celina  Lodge  No.  129,  Knights  of  Pythias  (Past  Chancellor).  He  also  is  a 
member  of  Lincoln  Post  No.  3,  Grand  Army  Republic,  Department  of  the  Potomac.  He  takes  great  delight  in  Sunday  School  work, 

and  for  many  \vars  has  been  the  teacher  of  a class,  that  at  the  present,  bears  nearly  one  hundred  names  upon  its  roll.  He  loves  to 

sa\-  that  during  a long  life  he  yet  has  his  first  drink  of  intoxicants  to  take. 

During  the  Ci\al  War  he  ser\ed  irom  the  2nd  of  May,  1864  to  the  2nd  of  September,  1864,  in  Company  I,  One  Hundred  ami 

FiftN’-Sixth  ( )hio  X'ohmteer  Infantry.  He  was  Sergeant  Major  of  the  Eightieth  Battallion  of  Ohio  National  Guards  at  the  time  they 
wi-re  called  into  ser\4ce,  but  to  sa\’e  the  organization  of  the  company  of  which  he  had  formerly  been  a member,  he  re-entered  it  as  a 
])ri\ale.  He  was  in  one  skirmish  with  his  regiment  against  the  Confederate  Generals,  McCauslin  and  Johnson,  near  ('umberland, 
Md.,  where  the  regiment  was  e-xjiosed  to  great  danger.  The  battle  lasted  al)out  five  hours  and  was  largely  an  artillery  tight.  Three 

of  his  brothers  also  took  part  in  the  Ci\41  War.  Tw(^  of  them  died  (4'  disease,  the  third  one  is  living  in  Central  California.  The 

original  name  of  the  Mc  Daniels  was  Mc'Donald,  but  sometime  between  1830  and  1840  it  was  changed  to  McDaniel  Ity  some  branches 
ol  the'  lamiK'.  Mr.  Mc  Daniel  has  been  twice  married.  First  to  Minnie  Robbins,  in  1867,  near  Gibson  City,  Illinois.  One  son, 

I larr\-  Mc  Danic-l,  who  is  an  artist  and  is  li\  ing  at  I'ort  Recovery,  ( )hio,  was  the  fruit  of  their  union.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  in 

1S74,  he,  in  1 876,  was  married  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Lhret,  whose  maiden  name  was  Schuyler.  Mr.  McDaniel  is  a member  of  the  Vermont 
A\-enuc‘  Christi.m  Church  (Discijcle),  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  resides  at  594  Park  Road,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.,  where  he  and  Mrs, 
Mcdlanic'l  enjo\-  their  comfortable  home  and  look  forward  to  many  years  of  real  pleasure. 

Mr.  Mc  Daniel  is  a great,  great  grandson  of  Andrew  McDonald,  who  at  the  age  of  eleven,  ran  away  from  home  in  Scotland 
and  came  to  America  about  1735.  Family  tradition  says  that  he  was  an  officer  in  the  war  of  the  Re\'olution,  and  James  McDonald, 
ol  West  Libertx’,  Ohio,  who  is  one  of  his  great  grandsons,  has  in  his  jxjssession  a sword,  that  the  history  c;f  Logan  County  says  he  carried 
in  that  war.  Andrew  died  in  Berkeley  County,  Virginia,  now  West  Virginia,  near  Har- 
pc.‘rs  ferry,  in  1799.  William,  his  eldest  sc;n,  married  Jeanett  Filson,  a sister  of  John 
1-ilson,  who  wrote  the  first  history  of  Kentucky  and  moved  to  Kentttcky  abcnit  1779  and 
settled  first  near  I.exington,  but  afterwards  remo\ed  to  near  where  Cynthiana  now  stands; 
but  disliking  sla\ery  he  was  greatly  disappointed  that  Kentucky  should  Icecome  a sla\’e 
state,  and  about  1862  he  disposed  ol  his  property  there  and  went  to  Ohio,  settling  near 
the  boundaiw'  line  of  Clark  and  Chamjxiign  Counties.  He  died  in  1807,  James,  his 
second  son,  married  fdizabeth  Reid  and  John  their  eldest  son,  who  married  Elizabeth 
Johnson  is  the  father  of  W.  F.,  who  is  the  suliject  of  this  sketch. 

Patrick  .lames  McHugh, 

Superintendent  ol  the  Cincinnati  Free  Public  Lmplcjyment  Bureau,  was  born  on  the 
Dth  ol  March,  1866,  in  Ireland,  and  came  with  his  |)arents,  James  McHugh  and  Mary 
Maloney  McHugh,  to  the  1 nited  States,  when  but  three  memths  old.  The  family  settlexl 
in  ( inc'innati,  where  Patrick  James  was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  jiublic  schools. 

.\t  the  age  ol  sixteen  he  lelt  school  and  was  apprenticed  to  the  plumbing  business,  which 
\'OCiition  he  has  tollowed  e\'er  since.  He  is  \ ery  prominent  in  labor  circles  and  has  always 
worked  \ ery  hard  to  ad\-ance  the  interests  of  the  laboring  classes.  f)n  the  1st  of  October, 

1909,  he  receixed  his  commission  to  his  jxresent  jxosition,  signed  Ixy  Governor  Judson 
Harmon  of  ( )hio,  and  State  Commissioner  of  Labor  Statistics,  Chas.  H.  Wirmel.  Mr. 

McHugh  has  always  been  a laithlul  Democrat  and  has  rendered  x’alualde  serxices  to  his 
])arty,  as  delegate  to  conxentions  as  xxell  as  in  the  xariotis  committees.  He  is  a member 
ol  the  Democratic  Countx'  Lxecittix'e  Committee.  When  Mr.  f rank  Heller  xvas  Building 


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Inspector,  under  Mayor  Tafel’s  administration,  Mr.  McHugh  held  the  position  of  Deputy  Building  Insitector,  ha\’ing  charge  of  the 
Plumbing  Department.  He  is  a member  and  stockholder  of  the  Duckworth  (dub,  and  also  holds  membership  in  the  Journeyman 
Plumbers’  Local  Union  No.  59;  the  Eagles  and  the  Knights  of  C'olumbus.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Adflie  Crow,  of  (dneinnati,  on 
the  27th  of  November,  1889.  His  residence  is  located  at  932  McMillan  Street,  Walnut  Hills,  (dneinnati,  Ohio. 

Alexander  Logan  McKee, 

( hief  Clerk  in  the  bbiited  States  Engineer’s  Office,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the 
1st  of  March,  1852,  at  Lancaster,  Kentucky,  the  son  of  Alexander  R.  McKee,  late  United 
States  Consul  to  Panama,  United  States  of  Columbia,  and  Martinette  Hardin  McKee, 
both  natives  of  Kentucky.  Mr.  McKee’s  father,  while  Consul  to  Panama,  under  Presi- 
dent Lincoln,  from  1861  to  1865,  rendered  special  service  to  the  government  in  preventing 
the  fitting  out  of  vessels  to  act  as  privateers  to  prey  upon  the  commerce  on  the  ILicihc 
Ocean,  sailing  under  the  American  Hag.  Mr.  McKee  is  the  descendant  of  an  old  family, 
whose  members  ha^•e  rendered  service  to  their  country  in  all  the  wars,  from  the  Revo- 
lution to  the  Rebellion.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  in  private  schools,  graduating 
at  Frankfort,  Ky.,  in  1870.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a 
clerk  in  a grocery  store.  Later  he  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  and  in  the  milling 
business  and  worked  as  a s])ecial  newspaper  correspondent  and  as  a public  accountant. 

He  now  holds  the  responsible  position  of  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  United  States 
engineer,  who  has  charge  of  the  important  River  and  Harbor  work.  Mr.  McKee  is  the 
author  of  Riparian  Rights,  Navigable  Waters  in  the  United  States,  (Compilation  of 
Decisions).  In  politics,  Mr.  McKee  has  always  been  a staunch  Repul)lican.  Socially, 
he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 32nd  degree  Mason  and  a Noble  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  On  the  27th  of  March,  1900,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sue  Wingate 
French.  Air.  McKee  resides  at  307  Broadway,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Chris.  McKee, 

Member  of  the  State  Senate,  representing  the  Ninth-Fourteenth  Senatorial  District  of 
Ohio  in  the  upper  house  of  the  Se\enty-Eighth  General  Assembly,  is  a nati\e  of  Nol)le  Count}'.  He  hrst  saw  the  light  of  da>'  on  the 
13th  of  December,  1840,  on  a farm  in  that  part  of  Morgan  County,  which  now  is  a part  of  Noble  Cotmty,  Ohio.  In  1851, 
Noble  County  was  erected  by  Act  of  the  General  Assend)ly  from  parts  of  Belmont,  Guernsey,  Alonroe,  Alorgan  and  Wellington 
Counties,  the  Ijill  for  that  purpose  having  been  introduced  by  his  father,  who  was  a meml)er  of  the  Legislature  from  Morgan  County 
in  1837,  1850  and  1851.  The  father  of  Mr.  Chris  AlcKee,  Ezra  AlcKee,  was  a farmer  and  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Central  Ohio. 
Senator  AlcKee  obtained  his  education  in  the  district  schools  of  his  home  county.  During  vacation  times  and  after  school  hours 
he  worked  on  his  fathers’  farm  until  he  became  of  age,  when  he  left  the  old  home  and  went  West,  prospecting  for  gf)ld  in  Idaho 
and  Oregon.  After  four  years  of  strenuous  work  in  the  deserts  and  mountainous  districts  of  those  Western  States  he  returned  home 
in  1865,  married,  and  settled  on  a farm  in  Noble  County,  where  he  still  lives,  and  has  been  engaged  since  as  a farmer,  lumber  con- 
tractor and  oil  producer,  accumulating  a comfortable  fortune,  especially  in  the  last  named  business.  Senatcu'  McKee  has  always 
Ijcen  a faithful  Democrat,  serving  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  was  a candidate  for  Representati\'e  six  times,  and  never  was 
jiresent  at  any  con\'ention  which  nominated  him.  He  was  elected  to  the  Hotise  of  Representatix'es  of  the  Sixty-Ninth  and  Se\'ent\'- 
Eourth  General  Assemblies,  and,  in  1908  and  again  in  1910,  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate.  After  his  election  to  the  Senate  he 
resigned  his  jrosition  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Athens  State  Hospital,  to  which  he  had  been  appointed  b}- 
Governor  Harris.  Senator  AlcKee  resides  with  his  family  at  Belle  A’alley,  Noble  County,  Ohio. 


A.  L.  McKEE. 


John  Sillinian  McNutt, 

Former  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Cotirt  of  Ohio,  and  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  jtopular 
public  men  of  the  State  of  Ohio,  was  born  April  13th,  1859,  at  New  Waterford,  Colum- 
biana County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  J.  C.  AIcNutt  and  Mary  h'erree  AIcNutt,  Ixjth  nati\'cs 
of  Pennsylvania.  The  father  was  for  thirt}'-nine  years  Freight  and  Ticket  Agent  at 
New  Waterford.  Air.  J.  S..  McNutt  recei^■cd  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  county.  At  the  age  of  twenty  }'ears,  in  1879,  he  became  a meml)cr  of  the  general 
merchandise  firm  of  W’.  C'.  Chidister  N:  Co.,  New  Waterford,  O.,  remaining  in  that  busi- 
ness until  1882,  when  he  became  connected  with  the  State  Line  Coal  Co.,  East  Palestine, 
Ohio.  From  1889  to  1897,  Air.  AIcNutt  filled  the  positions  of  Secretary,  Treasurer  and 
Alanager  of  the  Vhdean  Clay  Company,  WTllsx'ille,  Ohio,  manufacturers  of  fire  brick 
and  paving  brick;  he  was  Secretary  of  the  West  Virginia  Paxing  Brick  ('ompany,  from 
1895  to  1897,  and  Secretary  of  the  Blanche  ('oal  (Amipany,  Colliers,  W.  Va.,  from  1892 
to  1895.  He  still  is  connected  with  the  \arious  industrial  enterprises,  being  a Director 
and  President  of  the  W'illiams  W'all  Paper  Co.,  220  Oliver  Axenue,  Pittsl)urg;  Secretarx' 
and  Treasurer  of  The  Salem  Wall  Paper  and  Carpet  Company,  Salem,  Ohio;  Director 
in  The  Union  Wall  Paiter  Co.,  Clex’eland,  Ohio,  and  Director  in  The  IGrk  Land  Co., 
Salem,  Ohio.  He  filled  the  position  of  Clerk  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio  from 
1909  to  1911,  hax'ing  been  elected  to  that  office  in  Noxember,  1908.  Air.  AIcNutt 
has  been  a stalxx'art  Reitulxlican  all  his  mature  life  and  he  has  serx'cd  his  partx'  faithfullx' 

and  xvell.  From  1893  to  1904  he  xxas  almost  continuouslx'  a member  of  the  Republican 

County  Executive  Committee  of  ('f)lumbiana  County.  He  has  also  serx'cd  in  the  Pre- 
cint  Committee;  txxo  terms  as  (diairman  of  the  (7ounty  Republican  Committee  and  fixe 
years  as  Secretarx*  of  the  County  t'ommittee.  In  1904  he  was  a Delegate  to  the  National  Conx'cntion  at  Chicago,  xvhich  nominated 
Air.  Roosevelt  for  the  Presidency.  In  1896  he  xvas  elected  Clerk  of  Courts  of  Columbiana  Cotmty,  Ohio,  filling  that  office  from 
August,  1897,  to  August,  1903.  Socially,  Air.  AIcNutt  is  a member  of  Perrx'  Lodge  No.  185,  E.  lC  A.  AL,  Salem,  Ohio;  Salem  Chapter 

No.  94,  R.  A.  AL,  Salem,  Ohio,  and  No.  258,  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  East  Lixerpool,  Ohio.  On  the  21st  of  December,  1882,  he  xvas  married 

to  Miss  Ida  L.  Hum,  of  Columbiana,  Ohio.  Mr.  AIcNutt  resides  at  142  Lincoln  Ax’enue,  Salem,  Ohio. 


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a mi;vi-;r. 


liernard  Meyer, 

Assistant  State  I'ire  Marshal,  is  a in-omincnt  husiness  man  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  well 
known  in  Democratic  circles  of  the  Oneen  City.  He  is  a native  of  Damme,  Oldenburg, 
Oermain-,  born  on  the  13th  of  September,  1S.50,  and  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  nati\'c  city.  When  fourteen  years  of  age,  he  left  school  and  took  up  the  work  on 
the  farm,  continuing  in  that  vocation  until  twenty  years  of  age,  when  he  left  the  father- 
land  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  order  to  escaire  serving  in  the  army.  He 
came  to  Cincinnati  in  1870  and  found  employment  in  the  teamster  business.  In  1870 
he  engagerl  in  business  of  his  own,  conducting  a teamster  establishment  until  1890,  when 
he  embarked  in  the  undertaking  business,  in  which  he  is  still  interested.  Since  he  became 
naturalized,  in  1870,  Mr.  Meyer  has  always  been  a faithful  Democrat.  In  1880  he  moved 
to  Price  Hill,  where  he  has  since  lived.  i\t  that  time  there  were  no  street  cars  running 
there,  and  the  only  means  of  getting  there  was  by  incline  or  Inis,  and  if  people  failed  to  get 
the  bus,  they  would  have  to  walk.  He  was  a stalile  lioss  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati  during 
Mayor  'I'afd’s  administration,  and  under  the  amdinistration  of  Mayor  Dempsey  he  served 
for  one  >'ear  as  Inspector  of  the  Streets.  In  1890  he  was  elected  Real  Estate  Assessor, 
being  the  first  Democratic  Assessor  elected  at  that  time  in  the  twenty-ninth  Ward,  now 
the  twentieth  Ward,  and  strongly  Repulilican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Duckworth  Club; 
the  National  Union  and  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Ohio.  On  the  23rd  of  September, 
1874,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Gardewink,  who  was  also  born  in  Germany.  Five 
children  have  blessed  their  union,  of  whom  two  (boys)  survive,  who  are  connected  with 
their  father’s  undertaking  establishment,  under  the  firm  name  of  B.  & II.  Meyer.  The 
faniih-  reside  at  819  Chateau  Avenue,  Price  Hill.  Mr.  Meyer’s  offices  are  located  at 
ti08  Provident  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


IHias  R.  Moufort, 

Postmaster  of  Cincinnati,  and  one  ol  the  le.iding  citizens  of  the  Oueen  City  was  born 
on  the  2nd  of  March,  1842,  in  ( 'ireensbiirg,  Ind.  His  jiarents  were  Rev.  Joseph  G.  Mon- 
fort,  D.  D.,  14..  D.,  and  Hannah  C.  Riggs  Monfort,  natives  of  Ohio  ami  New'  Jersey, 
re^pecl i\'el\'.  fhe  famil\-  nio\ed  to  Cincinnati  in  bSo."),  and  in  the  year  following  Re\'. 

Di'.  Monfort  became  President  of  Glendale  College,  Glendale,  Ohio.  The  paternal  side 
of  Mr.  Monfort’s  family  Ic-ads  back  to  the  Huguenots,  who  lied  to  England  and  Holland 
from  Prance,  sacrificing  home  and  country  lor  their  religious  convictions.  On  his  mother’s 
side  lu‘  is  of  \\\4sh-English-Scot(4i  ancestry.  Among  Captain  Monfort’s  ancestors  are 
main’  distinguished  soldiers  and  ministers  ot  the  gospel.  His  great-gramlfather,  Lawrence 
.Monfort,  ,sc-r\ed  during  the  Wkir  of  the  Revolution  in  (’ai)tain  Hugh  Campbell’s  Comi)any 
from  4'ork  Count}’  in  the  Peimsyhania  Line.  David  Cassat,  another,  in  same  company, 
was  <i  member  of  the  Constitutional  Convention  of  Pennsylvania  and  also  a member  of  the 
War  Committee  for  ^'ork  County.  During  Washington’s  winter  camiiaign  he  was  ap- 
pointed  to  mo\e  th(>  Peiinsyb’ania  Militia  into  New  Jersey.  Captain  Monfort  received 
a \’er\’  carc4ul  education  in  the  ]niblic  .schools  of  ('incinnati  (Race  Street  Intermediate 
School),  ,il  the  .Acadenn’  at  Glendale,  and  at  the  Hanover  College,  Indiana,  which  latter 
inslitution  he  entered  in  IS.")',),  He  interrupted  his  studies  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Ci\  il 
W.ir,  and,  following  President  Lincoln’s  call  to  arms,  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  Company 
.A,  Si.xth  ( )hio  X'olunteer  Inlantry,  on  the  18th  of  June,  bStil.  On  the  5th  of  October,  of 
the  same  \ear,  he  was  iiromoted  to  Second  Lieutenant,  and  transferred  to  the  Seventy- 
fifth  ()hio  X’olunteer  Infantry  Regiment,  remaining  with  that  regiment  until  musterefl 
out  of  ser\’ice.  f'or  galkint  ser\’ices  on  the  field  of  battle,  Mr.  Aionfort  was  promoted 
to  first  Lieutenant  on  the  loth  of  May,  1892,  and  another  promotion  to  the  Captaincy  followed  on  the  12th  ol  January,  1893. 
At  the  battle  ol  Gettysburg,  on  the  2nd  of  July,  1893,  Captain  Adonfort  was  seriously  wounded  in  his  hip,  which  injury,  it  was  at 
first  feared,  would  iirox’e  fatal,  fuit  after  a long  siege  of  sickness  he  recovered.  His  demeanor  while  under  fire  and  at  critical  moments 
in  the  iMigagements  gained  for  him  high  jiraise  from  his  superior  officers.  On  the  2nd  of  January,  189 1,  he  was  honorably  discharged 
and  he  returned  to  Hanover  College  to  resume  his  studies.  He  graduated  from  that  college  in  1895,  came  to  Cincinnati  and  entered 
the  Cincinnati  Law  ScIkkiI,  graduating  from  the  same  in  1897.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M.,  LL.  B.,  and  LL.  D.  During 
1895  and  1S99,  while  attending  the  law  school  he  also  w-as  engaged  as  advertising  agent.  Immediately  after  his  admission  to  the  bar, 
Capt.iin  Monfort  began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  Cincinnati.  In  18ti8  he  returned  to  his  natal  city,  where  he  prac- 
ticed until  1874.  In  bS70  he  was  elected  District  Attorney  for  the  Twenty-Second  Indiana  District,  and  twcj  years  later  he  was  elected 
Prosecuting  Attorne\’  for  the  Fourth  Judicial  District  of  Indiana.  In  1874  he  was  aflmitted  to  practice  before  the  Suia'eme  Court 
ot  Indiana.  Returning  to  Cincinnati  in  1875,  he  was  forced  to  give  up  his  legal  profession  on  account  of  the 
injuries  recei\'ed  in  the  War,  and  therefore  he  entered  the  jfnirnalistic  field,  becoming  Editor  of  the  Herald  and  Presbyter, 
which  position  he  held  from  1875  until  1899.  From  1874  until  1890  he  was  Secretary  of  the  Elm  Street  Printing 

Compaiu”,  from  188<S  to  1892  he  occupied  the  position  of  Treasurer  of  Lane  Seminary;  he  was  a member  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati School  Board  fnnn  1891  to  1899,  holding  the  office  of  President  of  the  Board  during  the  last  three  years  of  that  time. 
In  1S99  and  1897,  Captain  Alonfort  was  (derk  of  the  Hamilton  ('ounly  Courts.  On  the  2nd  of  March,  1899,  Captain  Monfort  was 
aiiixiinted  Postmaster  of  C'incinnati  by  Presiflent  McKinley.  He  filled  the  office  so  admirably,  that  he  was  three  times  re-appointed  to  the 
same  jiositinn  b\’  Presiflents  Roose\'eIl  and  Taft.  He  is  now  ser\’ing  his  fourth  term  as  Postmaster.  In  1902,  Captain  Alonfort  was 
apiiointed  b\’  Goxernor  Nash,  a member  of  the  Board  of  I'rustees,  who  had  charge  of  the  erection  of  the  Alemorial  Building  on  Elm 
Street,  Cincinnati.  Captain  Alonfort  is  also  President  of  the  Mamolith  ('arl)on  Paint  (’ompany,  at  Cincinnati.  He  is  prominently 
connected  with  the  Grand  .Army  of  the  Republic,  hieing  a member  of  Fred  C.  Jones  Post,  ('incinnati.  In  1900  he  was  C'ommander  of  the 
Deiiartmeiit  oi  ( )hio,  and  in  1900  ('ommander  of  the  Ohio  Commandery  Loyal  Legion.  Socially,  he  is  a memlier  of  the  Ma.sonic 
( )i’der,  a Knight  Teni])lar,  Scottish  Rite  Alason  and  a Shriner.  He  wiis  married  to  Miss  Emma  Taylor.  Three  children  ha\’c  lilessetl 
their  union.  Captain  Alonfort’s  offices  are  located  in  the  Government  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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George  Morcher, 

Superintendent  of  the  State  Fish  Hatchery,  London,  Madison  County,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  November,  1856,  in  Fort  Seneca, 
se\xm  miles  from  Tiffin,  Seneca  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  Ream  Morcher,  both  natives  of  Germany.  The 
father  died  in  1867,  while  the  mother,  seventy-seven  years  old,  is  still  living  at  Tiffin.  Mr.  Morcher  was  educated  in  the  Seneca 
County  public  schools.  At  the  early  age  of  twelve  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a clerk  in  a general  store  in  Seneca  County, 
near  Tiffin.  He  later  run  a bakery  and  restaurant  at  Tiffin.  On  the  20th  of  September,  1899,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position,  which  he  has  held  ever  since.  The  appointment  came  unsolicited.  Mr.  Morcher  has  been  a staunch  Republican  all  his 
mature  life.  In  1876  he  was  connected  with  the  Ohio  Militia,  having  enlisted  in  the  Sixth  Regiment.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  Lizzie  Wentz.  One  son,  Charles,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  reside  at  London,  Madison  County,  Ohio. 


Edwin  Morgan, 

Postmaster  of  x"\lliance,  Ohio,  and  a man  prominent  in  the  Northeastern  part  of  the  state, 
was  born  on  the  30th  of  March,  1872,  at  Alliance,  Stark  County,  Ohio.  His  parents, 
Thomas  R.  Morgan,  Sr.,  and  Elizabeth  Nicholas  Morgan,  were  natives  of  Wales,  England, 
having  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1865.  Mr.  Thomas  R.  Morgan,  Sr.,  was  the 
founder  of  The  Morgan  Engineering  Company,  Alliance,  Ohio,  and  was  a noted  inventor. 
'Fhe  machinery  made  under  his  name  can  be  found  in  e\'er3'  civilized  country  on  the 
Globe.  He  was  a member  of  the  Iron  and  Steel  Institute  of  Great  Britain,  and  of  most 
of  the  Mechanical  Engineers’  Societies.  Mr.  Edwin  Morgan  was  educated  in  the  Alliance 
public  schools,  at  The  Peekskill  Military  Academy,  Peekskill,  N.  Y.,  and  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Belgium,  Liege,  Belgium.  He  formerly  was  a partner  in  The  Morgan  Engineering 
Co.,  and  is  a Director  and  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  the  Peoples  Bank  Co., 
and  Director  of  The  American  Case  and  Register  Co.,  Alliance,  Ohio.  He  was  appointed 
Postmaster  of  Alliance  by  President  Roosevelt.  Postmaster  Morgan  has  been  a staunch 
Republican  since  he  became  of  age  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He 
has  been  Republican  Central  Committeeman,  representing  the  fourth  ward  of  Alliance; 
member  of  the  Republican  Executive  Committee  of  Stark  County;  Delegate  to  County 
and  State  Conventions  many  times,  and  was  President  of  the  McKinley  First  Voters’ 
Club  of  Alliance,  Ohio  when  he  cast  his  first  ^•ote.  This  club  had  a membership  of  two 
hundred  and  participated  in  many  campaign  meetings  in  1896.  Mr.  Morgan  has  also 
served  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Puldic  Safety,  of  Alliance,  and  was  their  first  Presi- 
E.  MORGAN.  dent  under  the  new  code,  and  for  two  years  was  a Councilman  of  the  City  of  Alliance. 

Socially,  he  is  a K.  of  P.,  a charter  member  of  Lodge  No.  467,  B.  P.  0.  E.,  Independent 
Order  of  Foresters  and  Inspector  General  of  the  Uniformed  Rank  of  Knights  of  Pythias,  with  the  rank  of  Colonel.  Postmaster  Morgan 
is  also  prominently  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard,  being  Captain  and  Commissary  of  the  Eighth  Infantry  Regiment.  He 
was  married  on  the  6th  of  September,  1893,  to  Miss  Flora  Knowles,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O.  H.  Knowles,  of  Alliance,  Ohio. 
The}/  have  one  son,  01i\'er  Knowles  Morgan,  aged  fifteen  years.  Captain  Morgan  resides  at  309  South  Union  Avenue,  Alliance, 
Ohio. 


Robert  J.  O’Brien, 

Real  estate  dealer  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  5th  of  June,  1858,  at  New  York 
City,  the  son  of  Robert  J.  and  Mary  A.  Dwyer  O’Brien,  Ijoth  natives  of  Ireland.  The 
parents  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1852.  Mr.  O'Brien  was  educated  in  the  Man- 
hattan College  of  New  York  City.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  started  in  business  life 
as  a clerk  in  the  office  of  Hon.  George  Peabody  Wetmore,  5(i  Wall  Street,  where  he  re- 
mained for  four  years.  Mr.  Wetmore  is  now  the  United  States  Senator  from  Rhode 
Island.  Later  Mr.  O'Brien  came  west  and  settled  in  Cincinnati,  where  for  many  years 
he  has  been  engaged  in  the  business  of  Hotelkeeper,  Railroad  Contractor  and  Real  Estate 
Dealer.  He  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  man}- 
capacities.  He  formerly  was  Councilman  of  the  Ninth  Ward  and  later  was  Council- 
man of  the  Sixth  Ward,  being  elected  five  times  to  that  ])osition,  twice  without  opposition. 
.■\s  a councilman  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  shaping  of  legislation.  He  has 
introduced  a number  of  important  ordinances,  such  as  the  Salary  Loan  Ordinance;  Oiling 
of  Roads;  Comfort  Station  (the  first  in  Cincinnati);  Parks  and  Boule^•ards;  Bird  Park 
for  the  Preser\-ation  of  Birds;  Hunt  Street  Park,  etc.  He  is  a member  of  the  Young- 
Men’s  Blaine  Club;  the  North  Cincinnati  Turn-Wrein;  Eagles;  Elm  Street  Club;  Buf- 
faloes and  many  more,  among  the  latter  being  the  lnde])endent  Order  of  Confirmed 
Bachelors.  Mr.  O’Brien  resides  at  the  Ha\  lin  Hotel,  Cincinnati.  His  offices  are  located 
in  the  St.  Paul  Building,  that  city. 


R.  J.  O’BRIEN. 


John  Wilber  Newton, 

Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Auditor  of  State,  was  born  on  the  5th  of  May,  1867,  at  Caldwell,  Ohio.  His  father,  Lambert  Newton, 
a farmer,  was  a native  of  Ohio,  also  his  mother,  Martha  Westcott  Newton.  Mr.  Newton  is  of  English  origin,  his  paternal  ancestors 
were  in  this  country  in  1639.  They  lived  in  Massachusetts.  His  great-great-grandfather,  Joshua  Newton,  took  part  in  the  War 
of  the  Re\'olution.  On  his  mother’s  side  his  ancestors  have  also  been  in  this  country  for  many  generations.  They  came  Wst  from 
Rhode  Island.  Mr.  Newton  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  county  and  at  normal  schools.  When  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  entered  the  teaching  profession,  remaining  In  the  same  for  a period  of  four  years.  He  then  filled  the  position  of  book- 
keeper in  Gallon  and  Philadelphia.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  Clerk  in  the  office  of  Mr.  Walter  D.  Guilbert,  Auditor  of  State.  He 
now  holds  the  responsible  position  of  Chief  Clerk  in  that  department.  Mr.  Newton  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has 
served  his  party  in  the  Executive  Committee  of  Noble  County  and  as  a Delegate  to  County  and  Congressional  Conventions.  In 
1904,  Mr.  Newton  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  M.  Guilbert,  a daughter  of  Mr.  Walter 
D.  Guilbert.  Mr.  Newton  resides  at  1355  East  Long  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


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(ieorge  Renner, 

Assignment  (Commissioner  of  the  ('ommon  Pleas  Courts  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio,  is  a 
nali\'e  Cincinnatian,  horn  on  the  17th  ot  February,  1802.  He  is  of  Cerman  parentage, 
his  lather,  Mr.  Joseph  Renner,  a leading  business  man  of  Cincinnati,  ha^'ing  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  from  Bavaria,  about  1855,  and  settled  in  C'incinnati.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  Caroline  Schmidl  Renner,  rvas  a nati\e  ol  Prussia.  Mr.  Renner  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  ol  Cincinnati  until  he  was  filteen  years  of  age,  when  he  learned  the 
telegraph  business,  from  1S80  until  lOOS  he  was  connected  with  the  Cincinnati  Kncpiirer. 
having  charge  ol  the  special  wire  trom  Washington.  He  was  ap[)ointcd  to  his  present 
|)osition  in  Jul\’,  IhOS.  PoliticalK',  he  has  alwa\'s  been  a Republican.  He  is  a member 
of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club,  the  North  Cincinnati  TuniAArein  and  the  Cu^•ier  Press 
Club.  In  ISSN  he  was  married  to  Miss  I'redericka  W’ehrmann,  ol  C'incinnati.  h'i\'e 
children,  three  bo\s  and  two  girls,  ha\'e  blessed  their  union.  The  family  reside  at  (870 
I'ni\ersity  Place,  Walnut  Hills,  Ciucinnati,  (). 


.1.  M.  Rieger, 

Assistant  Adjutant  Ceiieral  (d  ()hio,  was  born  on  the  loth  of  March,  1872,  on  a farm  in 
llernw'  Cotmty,  Ohio.  His  lather,  Krhart  Rieger,  a farmer,  was  a native  of  Cermany, 
while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Margaret  ('ud\in  Rieger,  was  born  in  Ireland.  Mr.  J.  M.  Rieger 
obtained  his  I'ducation  in  the  Couut\-  Schools  and  at  Napoleon  High  School.  Subse- 
(pienth'  he  attimded  the  Paw  l)e[)artment  (d  the  Ohio  University,  at  Ada,  Ohio,  from 
which  institution  lu‘  graduated  in  1002,  when  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  ])ro- 
fession.  He  is  Secretarx'  and  1 tirector  of  the  Napoleon  Home  Telephone  Company  and 
Manager  and  ( )wiu‘r  of  the  Na|xolcon  Oi)cra  House.  Mr.  Rieger  is  a staunch  Democrat 
and  has  serxed  his  jiarty  in  manx'  capacities  faithfully  and  xx’ell.  In  November, - 1000, 
he  xvas  elected  justice  of  the  Peace  at  Napoleon,  Ohio,  filling  that  office  for  fotir  years. 

In  1008,  Mr.  Rieger  headed  the  Muniiipal  ticket  and  xx'as  elected  to  the  responsible 
])osition  of  Max'or  td'  Napoleon.  He  serxed  xx  ith  such  distinction,  that  he  W'as  re-elected 
txxdce,  serxing  as  Max'or  until  the  1st  ot  January,  1010.  On  the  11th  of  Januaiy,  1000, 

Mr.  Rieger  xxms  appointed  to  his  present  ])osition  by  Gox'ernor  Harmon.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Modern  WModmen  of 
.America  and  an  Flk.  He  has  been  closely  identified  with  the  military  affairs  ol  the  State  for  many  years,  enlisting  as  a Prix'ate  in  Com- 
pany h,  of  the  Si.\th  ( )hio  A (dunteer  Infantry,  on  the  5th  of  May,  1,898.  In  Sei)teml)er  of  the  same  year  he  xvas  aixjtointed  Corporal, 

and  in  that  capacity  he  saxv  actual  service  during  the  Spanish-American  W ar  in  Cuba, 
serx  ing  on  that  island  for  fix'c  months.  He  xvas  mustered  out  of  actix’e  service  xvith  the 
regiment  on  the  24th  of  May,  1800,  at  Augusta,  Ga.  On  the  fith  of  Nox'ember,  of  the 
same  year,  he  xvas  elected  Ca])tain  of  C'ompanx^  F,  of  the  Si.xth  Regiment,  Ohio  National 
( lUard,  and  scrx’ed  in  that  capacity  until  appointed  .Assistant  .Adjutant  General  of  Ohio, 
in  January,  1001.  He  has  the  xx'cll  meriterl  reputation  of  l)eing  a s])lendid  officer  and 
and  official.  His  legal  residence  is  in  Napoleon,  Ohio,  xvhile  his  offices  are  located  in  the 
State  House,  (rolumbus,  Ohio. 


GEORCjE  RENNER. 


XX'.M.  S.  ROGERS. 


William  Scudder  Rogers, 

hornier  State  hire  Marshal  ol  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  best  knoxvn  Repidilicans  in  the  North- 
eastern jiart  of  the  state.  He  is  an  Iiiflianian  by  birth,  haxdng  first  seen  the  light  of  day 
on  Noxember  28th,  1,848,  at  Noblesxille,  Indiana,  the  son  of  Rexc  W illiam  H.  Rogers 
<ind  Airs.  .Abigail  Hopkins  Rogers,  natix'es  of  Ohio  and  Nexv  York  State,  respectix’ely. 
The  father  xvas  a Presbyterian  minister  for  fifty  years  and  Chaplain  of  the  Sixty-Ninth 
( )hio  AAdunteer  Infantry  during  the  Cix  il  War.  Air.  AMlliam  S.  Rogers  receix  ed  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  for  a short  term  at  Oberlin  College,  Oberlin,  Ohio. 
.\t  the  age  of  but  fifteen  years  he  enlisted  in  Company  F,  Sixtieth  Ohio  A/olunteer  Infan- 
try, and  serx'ed  in  the  Ninth  Army  Corps,  under  General  Burnside,  trom  the  battle  of 
Wilderness  to  Appomatox.  Returning  from  the  war  he  learned  a trade  as  machinist. 
Since  then  he  xxms  connected  with  Field,  Leister  & C'o.,  ('hicago.  He  manufactured 
and  sold  fire  and  burglar  proof  safes  and  vaults;  xvas  Sjiecial  Agent  and  Alanager  of  the 
Brush  Electric  Co.,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  acted  as  Consulting  and  Electrical  Engineer. 


Charles  Beldon  Randall, 

Former  Stexvard  of  the  Ohio  State  Penitentiary,  and  a prominent  Ixusiness  man  of  Ross 
County,  xvhere  he  is  engaged  in  the  business  of  buying  bankrupt  stocks,  xvas  born  on 
the  15th  of  Alay,  1850,  at  Utica,  N.  A'.,  the  son  of  J.  W.  and  .Adeline  (Alay)  Randall. 
4'he  father,  a manufacturer  of  xx'oolens,  xvas  a natix^e  of  Nexv  A'ork  State,  xvhile  his  mother 
xvas  born  in  Pennsylx’ania.  Air.  Randall  obtained  his  education  at  the  public  schools 
and  at  the  high  school  of  Chillicothe,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1881.  He  entered 
in  public  life  at  the  age  of  txventy-three  years,  as  Principal  of  schools.  After  haxdng  spent 
a number  of  x'ears  in  that  ])rofession  he  embarked  into  the  mercantile  business,  in  xvhich 
he  xvas  x ery  successful.  Air.  Randall  has  always  Ixeen  a faithful  Democrat  and  has  serx'ed 
his  partx'  in  many  capacities.  He  xvas  a member  of  the  Ross  County  Fxecutix'c  Committee 
and  has  taken  an  actix’e  part  in  the  affairs  of  his  party.  On  the  first  of  Alay,  1909,  he 
took  charge  of  his  present  positi()ii,  haxdng  been  appointed  Stexvard  of  the  Ohio  Pen- 
itentiary bx’  Gox'crnor  Harmon.  Socially,  Air.  Randall  is  a Alason  and  Knight  Templar. 
Me  xvas  married  to  Aliss  Lucy  Alarie  ('lark,  in  Septeml)er,  188(i.  One  child,  named 
after  its  mother,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  reside  at  724  Franklin  .Ax^enue, 
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He  invented  a process  for  coating  nails;  an  automatic  safety  door  for  school  houses  and  public  buildings,  and  machinery  and  ven- 
tilating system  for  coating  nails.  He  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican,  and  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  In  1885 
he  was  elected  a member  of  the  State  Legislation,  Thirty-Fourth  Grand  Assembly  of  Illinois,  serving  two  years.  During  his  term 
of  office  he  introtluced  a bill  to  rebuild  Southern  Illinois  Normal  School,  at  Carbondale,  Illinois,  which  became  a law.  He  was  one 
of  the  one  hundred  and  three  who  stuck  to  John  A.  Logan  for  four . months,  there  being  a tie  in  the  joint  session  of  the  Thirty-Fourth 
General  Assemldy.  The  result  was  the  election  of  Cieneral  Logan  to  the  United  States  Senate.  After  the  expiration  of  his  term 
he  was  elected  Reading  Clerk  of  the  Thirty-Fifth  Grand  Assemb'y,  an  office  he  occupied  for  two  years.  Mr.  Rogers  was  also  ap- 
pointed Colonel  and  Aid-de-Camp  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Oglesby.  Leaving  the  State  of  Illinois,  he  came  to  Ohio  and  settled  in 
Cleveland,  where  he  soon  became  closely  identihed  with  the  business  and  political  affairs  of  the  Forest  City.  On  the  4th  of  June,  1908, 
he  was  appointed  State  Fire  Marshal  by  Governor  Harris,  an  office  he  filled  with  great  ability.  Colonel  Rogers  is  a member  of  the 
Sons  of  Veterans  and  State  Vice-President  of  the  United  Veterans  Repul)lican  League.  He  is  commander  of  Memorial  Post  No. 
141,  Department  of  Ohio,  Grand  Army  Republic,  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  during  1907-1908  was  Department  Commander  of  the  Ohio 
Grand  Army  Republic.  On  the  5th  of  June,  1889,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  L.  Edwards,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  He  attends 
Calvary  Presbyterian  Church,  at  Cleveland.  His  residence  is  located  at  2033  East  Eighty-Third  Street,  Cleveland,  wffiile  his  offices 
are  in  the  Capitol  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Christian  Roth, 

One  of  the  best  known  German  citizens  of  Dayton,  Ohio,  machinist  at  the  City  Pumping 
Station,  and  one  of  the  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives  from  Montgomery 
County,  was  born  in  the  year  1802  at  Budweiler,  Rhenish  Prussia,  Germany.  His 
father,  Heinrich,  was  a coal  miner.  When  twenty  years  of  age,  Mr.  Christian  Roth 
left  his  fatherland  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Three 
years  later,  his  old  father  followed  him  into  the  new  world.  He  is  now  eighty-four 
years  old  and  hale  and  hearty  for  his  age.  Mr.  Roth  was  educated  in  the  common  schools 
of  Germany.  When  fourteen  years  old  he  obtained  a position  in  the  machinery  depart- 
ment of  the  Royal  Mining  Station,  at  Saarbruecken,  where  he  remained  until  he  left 
Germany  to  become  a citizen  of  the  Ihiited  States.  After  coming  to  Dayton  he  held  a 
number  of  responsible  practical  positions  in  various  machine  works  in  Dayton.  Mr. 

Roth  has  always  been  a Democrat  since  he  became  a naturalized  citizen,  and  he  has 
served  the  party  of  his  choice  often  and  well.  In  1905  he  was  nominated  on  the  Demo- 
cratic ticket  for  Representative,  but  was  defeated  at  the  following  election.  In  1908 
he  was  again  placed  on  the  ticket,  and  this  time  he  was  elected  triumphantly.  While 
being  a member  of  the  lower  house  of  the  legislative  body  of  the  State,  Mr.  Roth  has 
taken  an  active  part  in  the  shaping  of  legislation,  and  he  always  has  the  interest  of  the 
people  in  general  at  heart.  He  is  a member  of  various  important  committees  of  the 
House.  He  also  is  connected  with  the  Gem  City  Democratic  Club  and  the  Thurman 
Club  of  Dayton.  Socially,  he  is  very  prominent  in  a number  of  fraternal  organizations. 

He  is  a member  of  the  Order  of  Harugari;  was  Supreme  President  of  that  body  for  one 
term  and  State  President  for  many  years.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Dayton  Liederkranz, 
the  German  Knights,  and  has  been  an  organizer  of  the  German  American  Alliance,  and  Director  of  “Local  Branch”  Deutsch-Ameri- 
kanischer  Central  Verein,  Dayton,  for  the  last  eighteen  years.  He  resides  in  the  beautiful  city  of  Dayton. 


Benjamin  Piatt  Rimkle, 


Officer  of  the  United  States  Army,  assigned  to  duty  with  the  National  Guard  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  September,  1836,  at 
West  Liberty,  Logan  County,  Ohio.  His  lather,  Ralph  Edward  Rimkle,  a native  of  the  State  of  New  Jersey,  was  a banker  and  busi- 
ness man  and  was  President  of  the  Mad  River  and  Lake  Erie  Railroad,  one  of  the  pioneer  roads  of  the  West.  His  mother,  Hanna 
Isabella  Piatt  Runkle,  born  in  Kentucky,  was  a daughter  of  Judge  Benjamin  Marshall  Piatt.  General  Rimkle  was  educated  at  Geneva 

Hall  Academ}^  now  Geneva  College,  Beaver,  Penn.,  and  Miami  lhii\'ersity,  Ohio,  gradu- 
ating from  that  well  known  institution  of  learning  in  July,  1857.  Colonel  Runkle  holds 
the  degrees  of  A.  B.,  A.  M.  and  L.  H.  I).,  all  from  Miami  University.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-four  years  he  was  a candidate  for  the  State  Senate  of  Ohio  on  the  Democratic 
ticket,  but  as  the  district  was  hea\  ily  Republican,  he  was,  naturally  defeated.  When 
President  Lincoln  issued  his  call  to  arms  at  the  out-break  of  the  Ci\il  War,  General 
Runkle  responded  immediately,  and  on  the  19th  of  April,  1861,  became  Captain  in  the 
Thirteenth  Regiment,  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  for  three  months  service.  At  the  e.x- 
piration  of  this  time,  he  re-enlisted  for  three  years  and  was  promoted  Major  and  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  of  the  same  regiment.  On  August  19th,  1862,  he  joined  the  Eorty-Eifth 
Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry  as  Colonel,  having  been  promoted  to  that  rank.  In  1865  he 
was  promoted  Brevet  Major  General  of  United  States  Volunteers,  for  gallant  and  meritor- 
ious services.  After  the  conclusion  of  the  war.  General  Runkle  entered  the  United  States 
Regular  Army,  on  the  28th  of  July,  1866,  as  Major  in  the  Eorty-Eifth  Regiment,  United 
States  Infantry.  On  the  28th  of  April,  1904,  he  was  promoted  Lieutenant  Colonel, 
United  States  Arm^u  He  is  also  Colonel  by  Brevet  of  United  States  Army,  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  services.  General  Runkle  has  the  proud  record  of  having  been  connected 
with  the  United  States  Army  as  an  officer  for  fort>'-eight  years.  He  was  wounded  in 
action  at  Shiloh,  Tennessee,  and  left  for  dead  on  the  field.  Hon.  Whitelaw  Reid  wrote 
the  then  Major’s  obituary,  which  was  published  throughout  the  country,  but,  fortunately, 
he  recovered  from  his  wounds.  General  Runkle  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Canifex 
B.  p.  RUNKLE.  Ferry,  Cotton  Mountain,  Somerset,  Ky.,  Resacca,  Georgia.  He  commanded  during  the 


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war,  one  of  the  two  brigades  of  mounted  infantry,  then  in  the  service,  and  was  in  many  other  skirmishes  and  affairs,  including  the 
Morgan  Raid.  He  took  part  in  the  Atlanta  (.'ami)aign  as  far  as  the  Etowah  River  and  then  ordered  to  command  of  an  infantry  brigade 
in  Ivast  'rennessee.  He  was  retired  on  account  of  wounds  received  in  action. 

Immediatelv  after  having  recovered  from  his  wounds  received  at  Shiloh,  he  raised  the  Forty-Fifth  Ohio  Infantry,  Volunteers, 
at  his  own  e.xpense.  In  all,  he  raised  and  took  to  the  field  1200  men.  For  many  years  he  has  served  under  orders  of  the  President 
(as  ('ommandant  of  Cadets,  or  Su]icrintendent)  on  militarv'  educational  duty  at  Kenyon  College;  Miami  University,  Ohio;  llniversity  of 
Maine;  Peeksv  ille  Militarv'  Academy,  iS . New  Jersey  Military  Academy  and  Miami  Military  Institute,  Germantown,  Ohio. 

( )n  the  lOlh  of  Januarv,  1000,  General  Runkle  was  assigned  to  duty  with  the  National  Guard  of  Ohio.  His  office  is  in  the 
State  House,  Columbus.  Colonel  Runkle  is  one  of  the  seven  founders  of  the  Sigma  Chi  Fraternity,  one  of  the  great  Greek  Letter 
College  f raternities  of  the  countrv.  He  is  a member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  of  McCoy  Post,  Grand  Army  Repub- 
lic; (jf  the  Lniversitv'  Club  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  the  Ohio  Club  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  The  Colonel  was  married  in  1894.  His 
wife,  a highly  accomplished  kid\-,  was  a daughter  of  Andrew  McMicken  and  grand  niece  of  Charles  McMicken,  founder  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Cincinnati,  and  a granddaughter  of  General  Joseph  McDowell,  of  Ohio. 

Charles  P.  Salen, 

Of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Clerk  of  Courts  of  Cuv  ahoga  Chjuntv’,  and  one  of  the  most  energetic  leaders  in  Democratic  ranks  in  Cleveland, 
was  born  on  the  oth  of  December,  ISdO,  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  the  son  of  Peter  Salen,  a German  by  birth,  and  Fredericka 
W'yx,  a native  of  Rheims,  f iance.  Mr.  Charles  P.  Salen  came  with  his  j^arents  to  Cleveland  when  si.\  years  of  age.  The  father  was  a 
photograplu-r  and  settled  on  the  W'estside  of  Cleveland.  Mr.  Charles  P.  Salen  received  his  education  in  the  Cleveland  public  schools, 
at  Concord  College,  f'ort  Wavne,  Indiana,  and  at  Cleveland  High  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1878.  In  1880  he  became 
identified  with  news|)a])er  interests,  entering  the  office  of  the  old  W'estside  Sentinel.  Sometime  later  he  formed  a partnership  with 
fi.  M.  Heisle\-  and  established  a weekly  Democratic  ]>aper.  Upon  being  elected  City  Clerk,  in  1883,  he  disposed  of  his  paper,  but, 
in  188")  he  began  the  i)ublication  of  the  Graphic,  which  he  conducted  for  two  years.  He  then  sold  this  paper,  for  he  had  again  been 
elected  to  the  oilice  ol  Cit\-  Clerk,  f'rom  the  time  he  attained  his  majority,  Mr.  Salen  has  been  an  active  worker  in  Democratic 
raid<s.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Young  Men’s  Democratic  League,  of  Cleveland,  and  served  the  league,  both  as  Presi- 
dent and  Secretarv’.  W hen  .Mr.  Salen  retired  from  the  position  of  City  Clerk  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  business  of  developing 
and  improving  Beyerle's  Park,  of  which  he  was  manager  for  two  years.  On  severing  his  connections  therewith,  he  again  entered 
the  field  of  journalism  as  City  Editor  of  the  Cleveland  Morning  Times,  in  1889,  and,  in  1890  he  was  made  Secretary  of  the  Board  of 
Ivk-ctions.  I'he  following  year,  when  the  ballot  reform  law  was  introduced,  he  was  very  active  in  outlining  the  workings  of  the 
.Australian  ballot  s\stem.  1 )uring  the  years  of  his  active  connection  with  political  interests,  M.  Salen  has  ever  been  a close  student 
of  the  signs  of  the  times,  has  noted  the  needs  and  demands  of  the  city  of  Cleveland,  and  has  labored  earnestly  to  place  its  political 
interests  u])on  a business  basis  that  should  be  alike,  creditable  and  beneficial  to  the  municipality.  In  the  spring  of  1893,  the  younger 
element  in  ihe  Democrac\-  of  Cle\eland  strongly  advocated  him  as  Mayoralty  candidate,  but  he  was  defeated  for  the  nomination. 
Mr.  Sak‘11  was  one  ol  the  first  to  ehamifion  the  cause  of  Tom  L.  Johnson,  being  instrumental  in  securing  his  nomination  for  Con- 
gress, in  1888.  In  1890  and  18!)2  he  managed  Mr.  Johnson’s  campaigns,  when  he  was  elected,  overcoming  a Republican  plurality 
in  1802  ol  2r)00.  In  1901  he  suggested  Mr.  Johnson  for  Mayor  and  managed  his  victorious  camjraign,  as  well  as  those  of  1903  and 
lOO").  He  has  altendecl  e\'er\'  Democratic  local  com'ention  since  his  majority  and  has  frec|uently  represented  his  party  in  State  Con- 

\entions.  A number  of  years  he  ser\*ed  on  the  Democratic  State  Committee,  and  in 

1903  was  Chairman  of  the  State  Fxecuti\’e  Committee.  He  represented  the  lAventieth 
District  in  the  National  Democratic  Conventions  of  1892,  1904  and  1908,  and,  in  the 

1904  coiu’cnlion  was  also  elected  as  a delegate-at-large  from  the  state,  being  the  only 
delegate  ha\ing  two  \otes.  In  1899,  Mr.  Salen  became  City  Auditor,  and  two  years 
later  became  Director  of  Public  Works.  W’hile  in  this  office  he  opened  the  public  parks 
to  the  people,  destroyed  the  “keep  off  the  grass’’  signs,  established  baseball  diamonds  and 
children’s  ])laygrounds  where\'er  there  was  an  opportunity,  and  in  the  winter  provided 
skating  rinks  in  the  parks  and  on  vacant  lots.  He  put  great  energy  in  the  construction 
of  sewers,  pavements,  bridges  and  other  public  works  and  started  the  elimination  of  grade 
crossings.  In  1902,  Mr.  Salen  was  elected  County  Clerk.  He  was  re-elected  in  1905,  and, 
in  1908,  he  made  the  record  l)reaking  run  of  beating  the  head  of  his  ticket  by  20,000 
\otes,  he  l)eing  the  only  Democrat  to 
survi\’c  the  landslide.  Mr.  Salen  is 
President  ol  the  City  Baseball  League; 
of  the  Ohio  Skating  Association;  of  the 
Clevelaufl  Ski-Club,  and  of  the  Ouinne- 
l)og  Fishing  Club.  The  children  and  the 
\’oung  people  of  the  city  are  his  most 
enthusiastic  friends. 

A.  P.  Sandies, 

Ottawa,  Ohio,  born  in  log  house  near  Put- 
nam fount},'  Poorhouse,  1S7L  F'arm  i)roduct,  home  grown,  hand  spanked.  Has  a wife, 
se\  en  children,  a mortgage  and  good  neighl)ors;  all  health}',  including  mortgage.  He  is  a 
Mason,  ( )(ld  kelluw,  kdk,  Granger,  Teacher  and  a Democrat. 

John  J.  Schott, 

former  Superintenckmt  of  the  Cit}'  Infirmary  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  belongs  to  the  best 
known  \’oung  Rejniblicans  of  that  cit\'.  He  was  born  June  28th,  1879,  at  Cincinnati, 
the  son  ot  Anton  and  Louisa  Metz  Schott.  His  father  was  a l)utcher  and  a native  of 
ficrmaiu',  while  his  mother  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  of  German  parentage.  Mr.  John 
J.  Schott  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  city  and  at  the  Nelson  Business 
College.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a bookkeeper.  From 
1900  to  1906  he  filled  the  positions  of  bookkeeper  and  storekeeper  at  the  City  Infirmary. 


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During  the  following  two  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business,  taking  charge  of  his  position  as  Superintendent 
of  the  Cincinnati  Infirmary  on  the  1st  of  January,  1908,  having  been  appointed  to  that  position  by  the  Board  of  Public  Service. 
Mr.  Schott  is  an  active  member  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club.  In  September,  1906,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Meyder,  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  Theodore  Meyder,  a prominent  school  teacher  and  musician  of  Cincinnati. 

David  J.  Schurr, 

Cashier  of  the  Farmers’  and  Traders’  Bank  at  South  Solon,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  9th  of 
April,  1866,  in  Paint  Township,  Madison  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  George  Schurr,  a 
farmer,  was  a native  of  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  having  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
in  1828,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Carter  Schurr,  was  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  David 
J.  Schurr  was  educated  in  the  district  school  of  his  home  county,  at  Ohio  Northern 
University,  and  at  Wittenberg  College,  graduating  from  Ohio  Northern  in  1897, 
and  from  Wittenberg  in  1905.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Science  and 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  entered  upon  his  professional  career 
as  teacher  in  the  public  schools.  He  later  served  as  Superintendent  of  schools  at  South 
Solon  for  seven  years  and  in  the  same  capacity  at  Plain  City  for  four  years.  He  holds 
both  common  school  and  high  school  life  certificates.  For  nine  years  he  was  County 
School  Examiner.  For  a number  of  years  he  is  connected  with  the  Farmers’  and  Traders’ 

Bank  at  South  Solon,  in  the  capacity  of  Cashier,  and  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors. His  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Republican  party,  which  he  has  served  often 
and  well.  On  the  6th  of  November,  1905,  he  was  elected  to  the  House  of  Representatives 
of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  representing  Madison  County  in  that  body.  He  was  re-elected 
to  the  same  position  in  1908.  While  a member  of  the  Seventy-Seventh  General  Assembly 
he  was  Chairman  of  the  Enrollment  Committee  and  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Common  Schools,  Vice-Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Public  Ways  and  Turnpikes  and 
a member  of  the  Committee  on  Boys’  Industrial  School.  He  was  very  active  in  shaping 
legislation,  and  he  introduced  the  following  bills;  Amending  the  Ditch  Law;  Abolishing 
High  School  Fraternities;  requiring  Testing  of  Natural  Gas  Meters;  Amending  School 
Law  for  Centralized  Schools;  Certification  of  Teachers,  and  requiring  the  cutting  of 
noxious  weeds.  Mr.  Schurr  is  single  and  resides  in  Paint  Township,  Madison  County,  (hhio. 

Burritt  B.  Seymour, 

Of  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  former  Superintendent  of  Banks  of  the  state,  was  born  February  15th,  1856,  at  Fast  Plymouth,  Ashtabula 
County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Leveritt  Seymour,  a farmer,  and  Nancy  Gillett  Seymour,  were  both  natives  of  Ohio.  Both  are  of 
English  descent  and  their  families  came  originally  from  Connecticut,  where  they  settled  in  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century. 
They  came  to  the  \\Vstern  Reser\'e  in  Ohio  about  1806.  Mr.  Seymour  received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Ash- 
tabula. When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  started  his  career  as  clerk  in  the  Ashtabula  Post  Office,  later  he  became  connected  with  the 
banking  business  and  for  many  years  was  Cashier  of  the  National  Bank  of  Ashtabula.  He  has  always  been  a faithful  worker  in  the 
ranks  of  the  Republican  party.  The  State  Banking  Department,  of  which  he  was  Superintendent,  was  created  by  act  of  the  legislature. 
May  5th,  1908.  Governor  Harris  appointed  Mr.  Seymour  to  the  position  of  Superintendent  and  he  took  hold  of  the  office  in  July, 
1908.  Mr.  Seymour  is  a widower.  His  wife  died,  leaving  one  daughter.  Mr.  Seymour  resides  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio. 

Charles  G.  Schippel, 

Postmaster  of  Sandusky,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  26th  of  March,  1866,  at  Sandusky,  Ohio. 
He  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  entered  commercial  life  at  the 
early  age  of  fifteen  years,  ser\  ing  in  succession  the  following  well  known  Sandusky  retail 
and  wholesale  firms:  F.  W.  Niederlander ; P.  F.  Gilcher,  Fred  Groch,  E.  R.  Ayers  & Co., 

and  J.  T.  Johnson  & Co.,  each  change  being  a decided  and  well  merited  promotion.  In 
the  fall  of  1893  he  was  elected  County  Recorder  on  the  Republican  ticket,  being  the 
youngest  county  official  ever  elected  in  Erie  County.  After  serving  two  terms  he  be- 
came Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Erie  County  Investment  Co.,  and  later  Assistant  Cashier 
of  the  American  Banking  and  Trust  Company.  He  was  appointed  Postmaster  of  San- 
dusky, Ohio,  by  President  \Mlliam  H.  Taft,  and  assumed  the  responsibilities  of  that 
office  on  the  12th  of  April,  1910.  In  1891  he  was  married  to  Hetwig  Anna  Zistel.  He 
has  always  been  an  active  and  faithful  Republican  and  is  a member  of  Perseverance 
Lodge  No.  329,  F.  and  A.  M.,  and  B.  P.  ().  F.  No.  285. 

Harley  Vance  Speelman, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  began  business  life  as  a publisher.  When  a young  man  he  founded 
the  Coalton,  Ohio,  Times,  and  later  on  the  W’cllston,  Ohio,  Republican,  both  of  which 
papers  he  owned  and  edited.  On  the  election  of  Hon.  H.  S.  Bundy,  as  a member  of  the 
Fifty-Third  Congress,  Mr.  Speelman  went  to  Washington  as  his  Secretar\'.  Return- 
ing to  Ohio  he  re-entered  the  journalistic  field,  becoming  editor  and  part-owner  of  the 
Marietta  Daily  Leader.  Retiring  from  active  newspaper  work  to  enter  the  government 
ser^ace,  he  moved,  in  1902,  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  is  at  the  head  of  the  bookkeeping 
or  accounting  de])artmeiit  of  the  United  States  Sub-Treasury,  a financial  institution  doing  a business  of  nearly  two  hundred  millions 
of  dollars  annually.  Politically,  Mr.  Speelman  is  a Republican  and  has  been  active  in  party  affairs.  For  a number  of  years  he  was 
Chairman  of  the  Republican  Executi\’e  Committee  of  his  home  county,  and  on  numerous  occasions  has  represented  his  jtarty  in 
city,  county,  district  and  state  conventions,  as  well  as  hacing  taken  prominent  part  in  speaking  campaigns.  Four  terms  he  was 
Secretary  and  two  terms  President  of  the  Ohio  League  of  Republican  Clubs.  For  six  years  he  was  the  Ohio  member  of  the  E-xecutiA'C 
Committee  of  the  National  Rei)ublican  League,  and  he  has  been  i)rominent  in  the  wiwk  of  this  (jrganization,  attending  all  its  con- 
ventions. He  was  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  having  in  charge  the  great  meeting  at  Music  Hall,  in  September, 


C.  G.  SCHIPPEL. 


D.  J.  SCHURR. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 

1!H)8,  when  Judge  William  H.  Taft,  the  Republican  nominee,  opened  the  Presidential 
campaign.  His  father,  Joseph  F.  Speelman,  was  a Union  soldier,  and  the  son  has  been 
faithful  and  true  to  the  examitle  and  teachings  of  the  sire.  When  a mere  boy,  at  the 
first  opi)ortunity  afforded  him,  he  became  a member  of  the  Order  of  Sons  of  Veterans, 
I'nited  States  Army,  the  [trinciples  and  objects  of  which  organization  are  to  inculcate 
patri(jtism,  teach  truthful  history,  sustain  the  doctrine  of  equal  rights,  universal  liberty 
and  justice  to  all,  and  to  ])erpetuate  the  memory  of  the  sacrifices  of  the  fathers  and  their 
ser\  ices  for  the  maintenance  of  the  Union.  He  has  been  Commander  of  the  (i)hio  Divi- 
sion, also  Commander-in-C'hief  of  the  Sons  ot  Veterans  of  the  United  States.  As  a 
si)eaker  at  Arm\’  reunions,  meiiKjrial  e.xercises,  fiag  presentations  and  other  public  pat- 
riotic meetings,  he  is  in  popular  demand.  He  is  also  a Knight  of  Pythias,  being  an  active 
member  of  1 )otiglass  Lodge  No.  21,  of  Cincinnati.  The  Federated  Improvement  Associa- 
tion of  I lamilton  County,  Ohio,  a central  body  with  twenty-five  constittient  organizations, 
ha\ing  for  its  oliject  the  general  welfare  of  the  peo|de  and  the  promotion  of  needed 
improx'ements,  county  and  numicipal,  was  formed  in  1907.  Mr.  Speelman  was  elected 
unanimously  hirst  President  of  this  Federation,  and  was  chosen  in  like  manner  for  the 
second  term.  He  declined  a third  election,  but  as  a delegate  representing  The  Kvanston 
Welfare  Association,  he  continues  to  maintain  an  inlUtential  interest  in  the  Federation’s 
work.  Whatever  he  attempts  he  tries  to  do  well.  He  still  has  a relish  for  writing,  and 
contribtites  extetisively  to  jotirnals  and  magazines. 

John  C.  Speaks, 

Since  May,  1907,  Chief  Warden  ot  the  Ohio  State  Fish  and  Game  Commission,  is  one  of 
h'ranklin  Cotmty,  borti  on  the  11th  of  February,  1859,  at  Canal  Witichester,  Ohio,  the 
son  of  Charles  W.  and  Sarah  Sjjetiks.  His  family  belotigs  to  those  who  settled  in  Central  Ohio  when  the  Buckeye  State  was  still  in 
its  infancy.  ( '.eneral  Speaks'  father  wtis  prominent  in  the  grain  business  when  the  Canal  was  an  important  chantiel  of  commerce. 
( '.enend  Speaks  obtained  his  eductition  in  the  pttblic  schools  ol  his  native  state,  afterwards  engaging  in  variotis  Ittisiness  enterprises. 
During  the  administration  of  ( '■o\-ernor  McKinley,  General  Speaks  served  as  Chief  Clerk  in  the  office  of  Adjutant  General  Howe, 
where  he  made  a good  record.  He*  has  been  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard  for  more  than  thirty  years,  and  in  that 
c<i|)acit\'  has  rendered  sign.d  ser\  ices  to  the  state.  At  present  he  holds  the  rank  ol  Brigadier  General  of  the  Second  Brigade,  consist- 
ing of  tlu'  I'ourth,  I'ifth,  Seventh  and  Fighth  Regiments,  with  the  Signal  Corps.  In  all  of  the  years  of  his  activity  in  connection  with 
the  ()hio  arm  of  the  military  ser\ice.  General  Speaks  has  taken  part  in  every  movement  of  the  citizen  soldiery — the  mining  troubles, 
the  riots  ;it  Cincinnati  and  Washington  Coitrt  Hotise,  etc.,  and  on  every  occasion  he  has  rendered  valuable  service.  Flis  record 
opened  on  the  2nd  ol  March,  1878,  when  he  began  at  the  lowest  step  of  the  military  ladder,  enlisting  as  a private  in  the  ranks.  On 
the  5th  of  Mar.'h,  1S80,  he  was  ])romoted  to  Lieutenant,  and  on  the  29th  of  March,  1883,  to  Captain.  (,)n  the  9th  of  November, 
1889,  he  was  made  Mtijor,  and  on  the  31st  of  Jtily,  after  the  concltisioti  of  the  Sitanish-American  War,  Colonel.  His  promotion  to  his 
present  rank  ;is  Brigadier  General  occtirred  on  the  5th  of  December,  1899.  During  the  Spanish  American  War  General  Speaks 
ser\  ed  as  Major  ot  th(>  I'ourth  ( )hio  Vohtnteer  Inlantry,  and  saw  active  service  in  the  expedition  to  Porto  Rico,  being  in  command  of 
the  regiment  in  the  taking  of  Gtiyama.  Since  May,  1907,  General  Speaks  is  serxing  in  his  present  ])osition  as  Chief  Warden  of  the 
h'ish  and  Game  Commission,  and  his  strict  enforcement  of  the  laws  relatitig  to  the  protection  of  fish,  game  and  the  song  birds  of  Ohio 
has  brought  the  department  to  the  highest  point  of  efficiency.  General  Speaks  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  a Knight 
'I'emplar,  K.  ot  P.  and  I.  ( ).  ( ).  fi'.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Spanish  War  Veterans.  On  the  18th  of  April,  1889,  General  Speaks  was 
marrix'd  to  Miss  Fdna  Lawyer,  ol  Canal  Winchester.  Three  sons,  Charles,  Stanford  and  John  have  blessed  their  union. 


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the  best  known  ( thioans.  He  is  a natixe  of 


John  C.  Sullivan, 


M ember  ot  the  ( )hio  Railroad  Commission, 
ALirgaret  Sullix’an,  xvere  natixes  of  Ireland, 
started  to  xxork  at  the  earlx'  age  of  thirteen 
neer  and  condtictor  on  the  C.  H.  N 1).  and 


J.  C.  SL'LLtX'.XN. 


xvas  born  on  the  11th  ot  December,  1892,  in  Nexv  York  State.  His  parents,  John  and 
He  received  his  edttcation  in  the  ]Hiblic  schools  of  his  native  state  and  at  Bitffalo.  He 
years,  carrying  xvater  on  a graxwfi  train.  Later  he  worked  as  a brakeman,  fireman,  engi- 
the  Pennsylxania  Railroacls  (Oil  ('reek  Dixdsion).  In  Janttary,  1909,  he  was  appointed 
t(j  his  ])resent  ])osition  tiy  Governor  Har- 
mon of  Ohio.  He  has  always  been  a 
statmeh  Demoorat.  Mr.  Sitllivan  is  a 
sPxckholder  in  x'arious  enterprises.  So- 
cially, he  is  a member  of  the  Brotherhood 
of  Locomotive  Engineers  and  of  the 
Traxxding  Fngineers’  Association.  He  is 
single  and  resides  at  45  Sherman  Avenue, 

('oltnnbus,  ( )hio. 


John  L.  Sullivan, 

Former  State  Superx'isor  of  Ptildic  Print- 
ing, xvas  born  Nox’ember  11th,  1890,  in 
Noble  Townshi]'),  Auglaize  County,  Ohio. 
He  xvas  a son  of  Carter  H.  and  FIx  ira  A. 
Stillixan,  natix'es  of  Virginia  and  Ohio, 
respectively.  There  xx-ere  .sex-en  boys  and 
seven  girls  in  the  family.  The  subject  of 
this  sketch  secured  his  education  in  the 
common  schools  of  his  community,  and 
afterxvards  learned  the  printer’s  trade  at 
St.  Marys.  The  greater  portion  of  his 
business  life  has  been  spent  in  the  print- 


J.  L.  SULLIVAN. 


rilE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


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ing  office,  he  having  been  the  editor  and  publisher  of  the  St.  Marys  Graphic,  a staunch  Republican  newspaper,  for  a number  of  years. 
He  was  a Postmaster  of  St.  Marys  for  six  years,  and  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  State  Printer,  by  Governor  Harris,  June  1,  1908. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  K.  of  P.  and  \V.  O.  \V.  He  was  Grand  Master  of  the  Ohio  Odd  Fellows 
in  1907-1908.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  F.  Morvilius,  of  St.  Marys,  October  9th,  1893.  Three  children  are  the  product  of  this 
union.  Marcus  A.,  Mary  Magdalene  and  Joseph  Benson.  The  family  affiliate  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  Mr.  Sullivan 
resides  at  East  Liverpool,  Ohio,  where  he  again  is  engaged  in  the  newspaper  business. 


Charles  J.  Thompson, 

Postmaster  of  Defiance,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  24th  of  January,  1802,  at  Wapakoneta, 

Ohio,  the  son  of  Thomas  J.  Thompson  and  Emily  Sallada  (Thompson).  The  father  was 
a native  of  x‘\rmagh  County,  Ireland.  The  mother  is  of  Swiss,  Welsh  and  French  descent. 

The  father  left  Ireland  when  a boy  sixteen  years  of  age  and  came  alone  to  America.  He 
was  married  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  to  Emily  Sallada,  the  Salladies  being  one  of  the  pioneer 
families  of  that  city.  Frederick  Sallada,  the  grandfather  of  this  sketch  was  formerly  in 
the  livery  business  in  Columbus,  and  a partner  of  Mr.  Neill  the  gentleman  who  btiilt  the 
Neill  House.  In  1853  he  crossed  the  jdains  overland,  before  the  day  of  railroads,  to  Cal- 
ifornia, being  interested  in  the  gold  e.xcitemcnt  of  that  period.  Afterwards  he  returned 
to  Ohio  by  sailing  vessel  by  the  way  of  South  America  and  Terre  del  Fuego.  Mr.  Thomp- 
son has  but  one  living  relative  in  America  aside  from  his  own  famih'  (Mrs.  L.  N.  Blume, 
of  Wapakoneta,  Ohio,  his  mother’s  sister)  his  aunt. 

Mr.  Charles  J.  Thompson  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  at  Wapakoneta, 
and  at  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  University,  Delaware,  Ohio.  He  also  worked  in  newspaper 
offices  as  job  printer  in  Ohio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  and  received  much  of  his  education 
in  that  way. 

Mr.  Thompson’s  surroundings  were  always  Democratic,  yet  he  was  always  a firm 
and  consistent  Republican.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he  was  made  Secretary  of  the  Repub- 
lican Committee  of  Auglaize  County,  Ohio.  Later  he  was  called  from  school  at  Dela- 
ware to  take  position  as  Editor  of  the  Anderson  (Ind.)  Herald,  a Republican  newspaper. 

There  was  a difference  among  the  stockholders  and  the  regular  editor  agreed  to  stand 
aside  during  the  campaign  of  1884.  Mr.  Thom]rson  conducted  the  campaign  with  \dgor 
and  ability  and  became  acquainted  with  Hon.  W.  T.  Durbin,  with  whom  he  worked,  who  afterwards  became  Governor  of  Indiana. 
At  the  dose  of  the  campaign  of  1884,  Mr.  4'hompson  returned  to  Wapakoneta  and  served  as  cashier  and  bookkeeper  of  the  Waj)a- 
koneta  Wheel  W orks. 


In  1890  he  purchased  the  Defiance  Express,  a Republican  newspaper.  He  founded  the  daily  edition  in  1894.  Eor  thirteen 
years  he  was  the  spirit  that  permeated  the  policy  of  his  newspaper  and  his  party  in  Defiance  County  and  made  a reiuitation  both 
at  home  and  throughout  the  state  as  a newspaper  man  of  ability  and  worth.  He  served  on  the  State  Central  C'ommittee  of  the 
Republican  party  of  Ohio  a number  of  terms  and  was  a warm  friend  of  Senator  Foraker  and  President  Wm,  McKinley,  who 
appointed  him  Postmaster  of  Defiance,  June  1st’,  1898,  a position  he  has  held  since  and  filled  with  dignity  and  marked  altility. 

Socially,  Air.  Thompson  is  prominent  in  Lodge  Circles.  He  is  a past  Thrice  Illustrious  Master  of  the  Masonic  Council  of  his 
city  and  an  officer  in  the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter  and  Commandery  of  lOefiance.  He  is  present  Exalted  Ruler  of  Defiance  Lodge  of 
Elks  and  a Past  Chancellor  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  War  he  was  Captain  of  Thornton  C'amp,  Sons  of  \Tterans,  of  Defiance.  Governor 
Bushnell  gave  him  authority  to  organize  a company  of  Sons  of  Veterans  which  was  to  be  attached  to  a Sons  of  Veterans  Regiment; 
but  when  others  failed  to  organize  their  companies,  Air.  Thompson  turned  his  compan>'  over  to  the  state  and  it  was  mustered  into 
the  Federal  Service  later,  as  Company  M,  Sixth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  Mr.  Thompson  having  just  been  appointed  and  con- 
firmed Postmaster,  turned  the  Captaincy  over  to  Captain  J.  F.  Crandall,  and  did  not  himself  go  to  the  front.  His  company  .ser\'ed  in 
the  Cuba  campaign. 

Air.  Thompson  was  married  at  W’apakoneta,  Ohio,  November  Kith,  188(1,  to  Aliss  Cora  Craig.  Four  sons,  Lewis  B.,  Fred- 
erick S.,  Samuel  C.  and  Charles  J.,  Jr.,  have  blessed  their  union.  The  family  attend  the  C'hristian  Church,  ha\'ing  transferred  their 
membership  from  the  Alethodist  Chtirch  on  account  of  topography  and  location  of  that  church,  near  their  residence  in  the  north  part 
of  the  city  of  Defiance. 


David  Tod, 

Of  Youngstown,  Ohio,  was  born  at  Girard,  Trtimlntll  County,  Ohio,  on  the  25th  of  August,  187U,  his  parents  Iteing  William  and  Fran- 
ces Barnhisel  Tod.  His  great-grandfather,  George  Tod,  who  was  graduated  from  Yale  about  1787,  was  a member  of  the  Ohio  Senate 
from  Trumbull  County  in  1804-1805,  and  1810-1814.  He  also  served  as  Judge  of  the  Court  of  Common  Pleas  when  such  judges  were 
elected  by  the  General  Assembly.  Air.  David  Tod’s  grandfather,  David  Tod,  represented  Trumbull  County  in  the  Senate,  in  1838- 
1839;  and  in  1844,  and  again  in  1840,  was  the  Democratic  Candidate  for  Governor  of  Ohio,  being  defeated  each  time  by  the  candi- 
date of  the  Whig  party.  In  1801,  as  the  candidate  of  the  Republican  party,  he  was  elected  Governor  over  Hugh  J.  Jewett,  Demo- 
crat, retiring  after  one  term.  Governor  4'od’s  son,  William,  father  of  the  pre.sent  Senator,  engaged  in  manufacturing  and  other  busi- 
ness at  Youngstown,  many  of  the  enterprises  with  which  he  was  connected  being  contintied  by  his  son.  Senator  Tod  received  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Wungstown,  at  Purdue  University,  Lafayette,  Ind.,  and  Yale,  leaving  college  before  graduating 
to  begin  a business  career.  Notwithstanding  his  varied  and  extensive  business  interests,  Mr.  Tod  finds  some  time  to  devote  to  agri- 
culture, and  conducts  one  of  the  finest  farms  in  Trumbull  County,  just  beyond  the  limits  of  Youngstown,  and  on  which,  with  his 
wife,  who  was  Miss  Anna  Stambaugh,  of  Youngstown,  he  makes  his  summer  home.  Senator  Tod  served  as  a member  of  the  City 
Council  of  Youngstown,  and  as  Chairman  of  the  County  and  City  Executive  Committee  of  the  Republican  party.  In  1908,  and 
again  In  1910,  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate. 


Ralph  W.  Tyler, 

Auditor  of  the  Navy  Department,  Washington,  D.  C.,  was  born  on  the  13th  of  March,  1860,  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  parents  were 
James  S.  and  Maria  A.  McAfee  Tyler,  both  natives  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  father  served  four  years  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  as 
(Quartermaster  Sergeant  of  the  Fifth  Ohio  (Colored)  Infantry;  was  the  first  colored  man  to  be  elected  clerk  in  the  Ohio  House  of 
Representatives,  and  also  was  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Franklin  County.  Mr.  Tyler’s  ancestors  on  his  mother’s  side  were  full-blooded 
Indians;  his  paternal  ancestors  were  colored.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  Upon  leaving  school 


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he  first  taught  school  lor  two  terms  and  then  he  entered  the  journalistic  field  and  was  for  seventeen  years  a member  of  the  staff  of 
the  Columbus  Kvening  Dispatch,  and  for  three  years  on  the  staff  of  the  Ohio  State  Journal.  He  always  has  been  a staunch  Repub- 
lican, has  ser\ed  the  jiarty  well,  and  is  considered  a leader  of  great  influence  among  the  members  of  his  race.  In  1907  he  was 
appfiinted,  unsolicited  on  his  part.  Auditor  of  the  Navy  Department  by  President  Roosevelt.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  A. 
■Mason,  d'he}’  h;i\e  three  sons.  The  family  attend  St.  Phillips  Episcopal  Church.  Air.  Tyler  resides  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  during 
his  incumbenc\'  ot  oflice. 

Arthur  R.  Turnbull, 

Mayor  of  the  city  of  Canton,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  27th  of  Alay,  1866,  in  England,  and 
is  the  son  of  Thomas  K.  and  Jane  Arthur  Turnbull.  Alayor  Turnbull  emigrated  with 
his  parents  in  1870,  the  family  settling  in  the  vicinity  of  Canton.  Air.  Turnbull’s  edu- 
cation w-as  received  through  his  own  efforts.  He  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years,  when  he  bought  a milk  route.  Later  he  embarked  in  the  contracting 
business,  making  his  specialty  streets,  sewers,  etc.  He  now  is  President  and  Treasurer 
of  the  Alutual  Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  of  perfumes,  toilet  articles,  etc. 
In  politics,  Alayor  Turnl)ull  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  he  has  served 
his  party  and  the  people  in  general  faithfully  and  well.  There  is  no  more  popular  man  in 
Canton  than  Mayor  Turnbull.  He  has  been  a member  of  Council  for  years  and  twice 
filled  the  office  of  President  of  that  body.  He  now  serves  his  third  term  as  Mayor, 
having  been  elected  the  last  time  by  the  largest  majority  eyer  giyen  a Mayoralty  can- 
didate. Socially,  he  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  an  Elk  and  an  Eagle.  He  is  married  and 
the  father  of  one  daughter.  Mayor  Turnbull  resides  at  1014  East  Eourth  Street,  Canton, 
Ohio. 


,A.  R.  TURNBULL. 


George  Henderson  Watkins, 

Late  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Pul)lic  Works,  was  born  on  the  17th  of  October,  1858, 
at  Piketon,  Ohio.  He  was  the  son  of  John  H.  and  Sophia  Watkins,  both  of  whom  were  resi- 
dents of  this  state.  Mr.  Watkins’  father  was  ferryman  at  Piketon,  Ohio  for  many  years,  and 
a man  well  known  in  the  Southern  part  of  Ohio.  He  was  a private  in  the  army  during 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  died  in  the  service.  George  H.  Watkins  was  six  months 
old  wlirii  the  family  mo\ed  Iroin  J’ikeltm  to  W’averly,  Ohio,  where  he  received  his  early 
education  in  the  common  schools  until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  The 
father  ha\  ing  died  when  Mr.  Watkins  was  a child,  the  mother  was  remarried  to  Benjamin 
Lewis,  who  settled  on  a farm  north  of  Waverly,  residing  there  for  a number  of  years.  At 
the  etirh'  age  of  fifteen  \ears  Mr.  W’atkitis  was  employed  by  Lauman  & Allison,  general 
merchants,  on  Rear  Creek,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  twenty  years  old.  He  then 
ojx'ned  a store  at  Clifford,  Ohio,  for  Mr.  Lauman.  He  had  charge  of  that  store  from 
1878  until  1886,  when  he  retno\ed  to  Wakefield  and  opened  a store  under  the  firm  name 
of  Latmian  N Watkins.  In  1900,  Air.  Watkins  bought  out  the  interests  of  his  partner, 
and  in  the  following  year  located  his  office  at  Columbus.  There  he  engaged  extensively 
in  railroad  tie  contracting,  in  which  l)usiness  his  name  is  known  and  on  the  books  of  the 
great  railroad  corporations  in  this  and  other  states.  Mr.  Watkins  has  always  been  an 
ardent  Keptiblican  and  is  one  of  the  conspicuous  figures  in  Republican  politics  of  the 
state.  In  I'ebruary,  181)8,  he  was  made  Superintendent  of  the  Ohio  Canals,  and  in  1902, 
was  elected  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Public  Works,  which  position  he  still  holds 
and  has  filled  with  iibility  and  success.  Mr.  Watkins  is  a Mason.  He  was  married  in 
januar\-,  1879,  to  Lily  I.  Glaze,  by  which  union  he  was  the  father  of  two  sons  and  one 
daughter.  He  died  in  1911,  alter  a short  illness. 


John  Jacob  Wenner, 

Eormer  Clerk  of  the  Board  of  Public  Ser- 
\ ice  and  of  the  Board  of  Control  of  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  was  born  March  9th,  1868, 

at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  J.  Wenner  and  Alary  Wortmann  Wenner,  both 
natives  of  Germany.  The  father  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  I860,  and  the  mother 
in  1861.  Mr.  WTnner  received  his  education  at  the  Cincinnati  public  schools  and  at  the 
Y.  AI.  C.  A.  Law  School.  Upon  lea\’ing  school  he  embarked  in  the  mercantile  business 
in  which  he  was  occupied  for  a number  of  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty-six  years  he  started 
in  public  life  as  Chief  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio.  Mr. 
W'enner  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many 
capacities.  He  was  a delegate  to  numerous  county  and  state  conventions,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Cincinnati  Blaine  Club,  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F. 
On  the  2nd  of  September,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Lenora  Ferrer.  His  residence 
is  located  at  3250  Columbia  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


G.  H.  Watkins. 


J.  J.  WENNER. 


Wheeler  Collier  Wikoff, 

Inspector  and  Examiner  of  State  Offices,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  March, 
1856,  on  a farm  in  Adams  County,  Ohio.  His  father.  General  Allen  T.  W ikoff,  was  a 
man  very  prominent  in  the  affairs  of  his  state.  He  was  Secretary  of  State  from  1873  to 
1875;  Adjutant  General  under  Governor  R.  B.  Hayes  and  United  States  Pension  Agent,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  under  Presidents  Grant,  Hayes  and  Arthur.  Mr.  Wikoff ’s  mother  was 


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Angeline  Collier  Wikoff.  Both  his  parents  were  natives  of  Adan.s  County,  Ohio.  Mr.  W.  C.  Wikoff  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  Ohio  and  Indiana.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  as  a clerk  in  the  office  of  Secretary  of  State, 
under  his  father.  He  was  appointed  as  a clerk  in  the  office  of  the  United  States  Pension  Agent,  in  1876,  a position  he  filled  for  nine 
years.  In  1883,  Mr.  Wikoff  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  American  Association  of  Base  Ball  Clubs,  and  two  years  later,  in  1885,  to 
the  positions  of  President,  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  said  Association.  From  1892  to  1899,  IMr.  Wikoff  was  Assistant  Grand  Secre- 
tary of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ohio  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  From  the  24th  of  July,  1902,  until  May,  1906,  Mr. 
Wikoff  filled  the  office  of  Ohio  Canal  Commissioner,  and  from  May,  1906,  until  August,  1906,  he  was  Chief  Clerk  in  the  Land  Depart- 
ment of  the  State  Board  of  Public  Works.  At  that  time  he  was  appointed  a State  Examiner  by  State  Auditor  \\k  D.  Guilbert,  and 
since  May,  1908,  he  has  held  his  present  position,  ha\'ing  been  re-appointed  by  State  Auditor  E.  M.  Fullington,  on  the  11th  of  January, 
1909.  In  politics,  Mr.  Wikoff  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican,  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  Socially, 
he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Eraternity,  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  an  Odd  Fellow.  He  married  Miss  Clara  M.  Crane, 
of  Jamestown,  N.  Y.  His  residence  and  offices  are  located  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 


C.  H.  Wirniel, 

State  Commissioner  of  Labor  Statistics,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  December  14th,  1870, 
where  he  has  made  his  home  all  his  life.  His  father,  Charles  L.  Wirmel,  was  a native  of 
Bavaria,  Germany,  while  his  mother,  Mary  Ann  Armbruster,  was  born  and  reared  in 
Cincinnati.  His  father  was  a pioneer  among  the  news  dealers  of  Cincinnati,  and,  through 
his  many  years  experience  in  that  line,  became  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  Hamilton 
County. 

Being  the  eldest  of  a family  of  seven  children,  after  a meager  education  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  he  was  early  apprenticed  to  the  machinists  trade,  in  connection  with  which 
he  took  a night  course  in  mechanical  engineering  at  the  Ohio  Mechanics  Institute  at 
Cincinnati,  after  which  he  became  identified  with  the  steam  engineering  profession, 
making  refrigeration  a specialty. 

He  began  his  public  career  at  the  age  of  twenty-se^•en  years,  when  he  served  on  a 
three  year  term  as  Engineer  of  the  Cincinnati  City  Hall,  during  the  administration  of 
Mayor  Tafel.  Having  been  a lifelong  Democrat,  he  earl}-’  attained  prominence  in  the 
Democracy  of  Hamilton  County,  and  in  1901  was  his  party’s  candidate  for  Represen- 
tati\"e  from  Hamilton  County.  He  later  was  made  traveling  representative  of  the  Steam 
Engineers  Union,  having  for  his  territory  the  Central  States  and  the  Canadian  Province 
of  Ontario.  In  October,  1907,  he  served  a short  term  under  Mayor  Dempsey’s  admin- 
istration as  W ater  Works  Engineer  at  Cincinnati,  after  which  he  was  again  made  the 
engineer’s  special  traveling  representative  for  Ohio,  and  as  such  gained  an  intimate 
acquaintance  with  those  prominent  in  labor,  business  and  political  circles  throughout 
the  entire  state. 

i\Ir.  Wirmel  is  the  author  of  numerous  technical  and  economic  contributions  which 
have  appeared  from  time  to  time  in  engineering  publications.  On  May  21st,  1909,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  office  by  Governor 
Judson  Harmon. 


C.  H.  WIRMEL. 


Charles  M.  Wyman, 

The  Representative  from  Shelby  County  in  the  7Sth  and  79th  General  Assembly  of 
Ohio,  was  born  in  Sidney,  March  25th,  1873.  Judge  W.  C.  Wyman,  his  father,  was  born 
in  W'exford,  Ireland,  while  his  mother  fnee  Eleanore  E.  Ryan)  was  born  in  Boston,  Mas- 
sachusetts. Mr.  Wyman  received  his  early  education  in  the  parochial  school,  afterwards 
attending  the  public  schools,  graduating  from  the  Sidney  High  School  in  1892.  The 
same  year  he  entered  the  employment  of  Thedieck’s  Department  Store,  and  at  present  is 
the  general  sales  manager  of  that  large  mercantile  concern,  being  also  identified  as  a 
stockholder  with  the  First  National  Exchange  Bank,  Sidney  Tool  Company,  Sidney 
Home  Telephone  Company  and  Monarch  Machine  Company.  Socially,  he  is  Worthy 
President  of  the  F.  O.  E.;  Past  Exalted 
Ruler  of  the  B.  P.  O.  E.  Deputy  Grand 
Knight  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  and 
likewise  prominent  member  of  the  Imp. 

O.  R.  M.;  K.  O.  T.  M.;  D.  of  P.,  etc.  On 
October  5th,  1909,  his  marriage  to  Miss 
Amelia  C.  Mayer  occurred.  Mr.  Wyman 
is  a strong  Democrat  and  has  more  than 
a local  reputation  as  a campaign  orator 
and  after-dinner  speaker.  He  resides  at 
Sidnev,  Ohio. 


C.  M.  Wi  M.VN. 

John  Wk  Zuber, 

State  Fire  Marshal  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2nd  of  May,  1873,  at  Antwerp,  Paulding 
County,  this  state.  His  father,  John  B.  Zuber,  a merchant,  was  a native  of  Berne,  Swit- 
zerland, while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Chaney  Zuber,  was  born  in  Clermont  County, 
Ohio.  Her  ancestors  came  generations  ago  into  this  country  and  settled  in  Pennsyh'ania, 
then  emigrated  to  Ohio,  in  1841,  when  Mrs.  Zuber  was  one  year  old.  Mr.  John  W. 
Zuber  received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  at  Antwerp,  after  which  he 
attended  the  Law  School  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  at  Ann  Arbor,  graduating  in 
1894,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  Mr.  Zuber  began  his  active  career  in  1895, 
when,  at  the  age  of  only  twenty-two  years  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  the  \ illage  of  Ant\\  erp. 
Immediately  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  had  taken  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen 


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profession  in  Antwerp,  in  which  he  has  been  \’ery  successful.  Mr.  Zuber  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  has  served  his 
part\’  often  and  well.  He  is  a member  of  the  Democratic  Executive  Committee  of  Paulding  County  and  Treasurer  of  same.  In 
ISO?  lu-  was  elected  Pnjsecuting  Attorne\-  of  Paulding  County,  and  at  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  of  office,  having  served  with 
distinction,  was  re-elected  to  the  same  office.  ( )n  the  5th  of  June,  1909,  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position  by  Governor  Harmon. 
Socially,  Mr.  Zuber  is  a member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Red  Men.  He  was  married  on  the  10th  of  February,  1898,  to  Miss 
Minnie  F.  Chorpenning.  ( )ne  child,  John  Milton  Zuber,  born  on  the  21st  of  Fel)ruary,  1907,  has  been  the  fruit  of  their  marriage. 
The  famih'  reside  at  Paulding,  < )hio.  Mr.  Zuber’s  office  is  located  in  the  State  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


II  w Ai  i.i;n. 


.Asa  Coleman,  a pioneer  resident  of  Troy. 


Henry  Ware  Allen, 

( )f  'Froy,  Miami  CAjunty,  Ohio,  w-as  born  in  Pembroke,  Mass.,  on  the  6th  day  of  April, 
1822,  and  died  March  21,  1910.  He  w-as  the  son  ot  Rev.  Morrill  Allen,  a minister  of  the 
1 nitarian  Church,  a leader  of  note  in  his  church  and  in  the  agricultural  affairs  of  the  State 
of  Massachusetts.  This  branch  of  the  Allen  family  came  from  England  In  1638,  their 
irrogenitor  being  James  Allen. 

Henry  Ware  Allen  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  neighbor- 
hood and  in  the  Academy  of  Hanover  and  Normal  School  of  Bridgewater  in  the  same 
state. 

In  1848,  when  tw'enty-six  years  of  age,  he  came  to  Ohio  and  settled  in  Troy,  with 
the  interests  of  which  city  he  was  prominently  and  closely  identified.  His  first  invest- 
ment was  in  mill  ])roperty,  and  he  was  interested  in  the  Ijusiness  of  milling  for  a period 
of  nearly  sixty-two  years.  His  operations  brought  him  into  close  touch  with  the  leading 
business  men  of  the  city  and  county,  and  led  to  his  becoming  cnie  c;f  the  prime  movers 
of  the  organization  of  the  First  National  Bank,  Troy,  of  which  he  was  for  forty-five  years 
the  efficient  President. 

He  kept  in  close  touch  with  various  interests  of  the  county  from  Its  earliest  manu- 
facturing days,  and  perhaps  no  man  in  Miami  County  was  better  informed  as  to  its 
general  business  conditions.  He  acriuired  cjuite  a number  of  business  properties  in  Troy, 
and  was  the  owner  of  a number  of  fine  farms.  His  ability  and  integrity  as  a business  man 
commanded  for  him  always  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  community  in  which  he  lived. 

Mr.  Allen’s  first  marriage  was  with  Mary  Dean  Hastings  Smith,  in  January,  1851. 
She  died  in  July  of  the  same  year.  In  1853  he  married  Pamela  Hale,  daughter  of  Dr. 
( )f  this  union  there  were  ten  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living. 


Samuel  Cummins  Arbuckle, 

01  ( olumbus,  ( )hio.  Assistant  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  Bankers  Association,  was  born  on 
tlu'  I llh  ot  March,  1880,  at  Sidney,  ( )hio,  the  son  cjf  F.  H.  Arbuckle,  deceased,  and  Jane 
( ummins  .Arbuckle,  both  nati\’es  of  Ohio.  The  mother  now  lives  with  two  other  sons 
at  101  West  Fdghly- 1 hird  Street,  New  A’ork  (dty.  Mr.  Samuel  C.  Arbuckle  was  edu- 
cated in  the  ])ublic  schools  and  at  the  high  school  of  his  native  city,  graduating  from  high 
school  with  the  class  of  1897.  During  the  iall  cam[)aigns  of  1895,  1896  and  1897,  he  w'as 
em])loyed  as  a cU“rk  with  the  Shelby  ( ounty  Re])ublican  F.xccutive  Committee,  remaining 
otit  ol  school  the  first  term  of  l)oth  1895  and  1896,  and  making  up  work  afterward.  Flpon 
lea\  ing  school,  Mr.  .Arbuckle  became  connected  with  the  F'irst  National  F.xchange  Bank, 
at  SidiUA',  and  later  with  the  Bank  of  South  Charleston,  South  Charleston,  Ohio.  In 
No\ember,  1902,  he  was  aitixfinted  A.ssistant  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  Bankers’  Association, 
while  in  the  employ  ol  the  Bank  f>f  South  (diarleston,  and  since  the  fall  of  1907,  he  is  in 
charge  ol  the  ( )hio  Bankers  .Association  hearlciuarters,  Columitus,  Ohio.  In  politics,  Mr. 

■ Xrbu-.'kle  is  a Rejitiblican.  He  lielongs  to  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  On 
the  12th  ot  December,  1901,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Anne  Harrold,  of  South  Charleston, 

Ohio.  They  have  one  daughter,  Vir- 
. ginia  Kno.x  Arbuckle.  Mr.  Arbuckle 
resides  at  449  W’est  Sixth  Street,  Colum- 
l)us,  O.  His  offices  are  located  in  the 
WA’andotte  Building,  that  city. 


S.  C.  ARBUCKLE 


O,  .M.  BAKE. 


Oliver  Morton  Bake, 

( )f  Hamilton,  Ohio,  Vice-President  of  the  Miami  Valley  National  Bank  of  that  city, 
and  one  of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  Hamilton,  is  a native  of  Indiana,  being  born 
on  the  6th  day  of  October,  1865,  in  F'ranklin  County,  Indiana,  the  son  of  Perry  Harrison 
Bake  and  Mary  Fdizabeth  Stephenson  Bake,  of  Swiss  and  Scotch-Irish  abstraction.  His 
father  was  one  of  the  pioneer  farmers  of  Indiana.  Mr.  Bake  obtained  his  education  in  the 
ixil)llc  schools  of  his  native  state,  and  at  the  Academy  at  Oxford.  At  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  he  entered  upon  his  business  career,  opening  The  Corner  Bank,  the  first  bank  at 
College  Corner,  Ohio.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Bake  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  bank- 
ing and  manufacturing  business  of  the  southw'estern  part  of  Ohio.  As  mentioned  above, 
he  is  Vice-President  of  the  Miami  Valley  National  Bank,  one  of  the  leading  financial 
institutions  of  the  city  of  Hamilton.  He  also  is  President  of  The  First  National  Bank  of 
Camden,  Ohio;  Director  of  the  Merchants’  National  Bank,  of  Cincinnati;  President  of 
The  Frank Schantz  Company,  and  Director  of  the  following  companies:  The  Black-Claw- - 

son  Co.,  Hamilton  Home  Telephone  Co.,  The  Sanitary  Manufacturing  Co.,  The  Ceramic 
A'lachinery  Co.,  all  of  Hamilton,  Ohio;  President  of  the  Valley  Telephone  Co.,  of  Lebanon, 
Ohio;  Director  of  the  Chicago  Reduction  Co.,  of  Chicago;  The  Detroit  Reduction  Co.,  of 


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Detroit,  and  The  Sidney  Steel  Scraper  Co.,  of  Sidney,  Ohio.  In  politics,  he  is  of  the  Republican  faith,  while  socially  he  is  a 32nd 
degree  Mason  and  Knight  Templar;  a member  of  the  Syrian  Temple,  A.  O.  O.  M.  S.;  Hamilton  Lodge  B.  P.  O.  E.;  I.  O.  O.  F.; 
Mason,  Ohio  Lodge;  I.  O.  O.  F.  Encampment;  Past  Grand  Chancellor  of  Ohio  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias;  Amrita  Temple,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  D.  O.  K.  K.  On  the  17th  of  January,  1906,  he  was  joined  in  marriage  to  Miss  Marian  McDannold.  One  daughter  has  blessed 
their  union.  Mr.  Bake  lives  with  his  family  at  112  Heaton  Street,  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  his  office  is  located  at  High  and  Second 
Streets,  of  that  city. 

Roeliff  Brinkerhofif. 

General  Roeliff  Brinkerhoff,  late  of  Mansfield,  Ohio,  one  of  the  greatest  men  the  State  of 
Ohio  has  called  her  own,  was  descended  from  one  of  the  oldest  Knickerbocker  families. 

He  was  the  seventh  generation  in  direct  lineage  from  Joris  Derickson  Brinkerhoff,  who 
emigrated  from  Dretland,  Holland,  settled  in  New  Netherlands  in  1638,  and  became  the 
progenitor  of  the  family  in  America,  establishing  his  home  in  Brooklyn.  Many  of  the 
descendants  of  this  first  emigrant  are  still  living  on  Long  Island,  and  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  a few  are  scattered  through  the  Western  States.  General  Brinkerhoft  was 
born  in  Owasco,  Cayuga  County,  New  York,  on  the  28th  of  June,  1828.  His  father  was 
a native  of  Pennsylvania.  His  mother  descended  from  the  union  of  two  historic  families 
of  France,  Bouvier  and  De  Marat,  Huguenots,  who  fled  from  the  religious  persecutions 
in  their  native  France  and  found  refuge  among  the  tolerant  Dutch  of  the  New  Netherlands. 

General  Brinkerhoff  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county  and  for  a 
time  attended  the  academy  at  Auburn.  At  sixteen  he  taught  school  in  his  native  town, 
and  at  seventeen  he  had  charge  of  a school  at  Henderson\  ille,  Tennessee.  Two  years 
later  he  was  a tutor  at  the  Hermitage  in  the  family  of  Andrew  Jackson,  Jr.,  where  he 
remained  three  years.  In  1850  he  came  north  and  became  a student  in  the  office  of  his 
relative.  Judge  Jacob  Brinkerhoff,  at  Mansfield,  Ohio.  In  1852  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  and  continued  to  practice  until  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  broke  out.  On  February 
3rd,  1852,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Lake  Bentley,  of  Mansfield,  Ohio.  While  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  law,  from  1855  to  1859,  he  was  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  Mansfield 
Herald.  He  entered  the  military  service  of  the  Union  in  September,  1861,  as  First  Lieu- 
tenant and  Regimental  Quartermaster  of  the  Sixty-Fourth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  In 
November  of  the  same  year  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Captain  and  Assistant  Quar- 
termaster. Alter  Nashville  was  captured  by  the  Union  forces  he  was  placed  in  charge  ol  land  and  ri\er  transportation,  with  head- 
quarters in  that  city.  Thence  he  was  ordered  to  the  front  and  placed  in  charge  of  the  field  transportation  of  the  Army  of  the  Ohio, 
subsequent  to  the  battle  of  Pittsburg  Landing.  W’hen  Corinth  was  taken,  he  returned  home  on  sick  lea\'e,  and  upon  regaining  his 
health  was  ordered  to  Maine  as  Chief  Quartermaster  of  the  State.  Later  he  was  transferred  to  Pittsburg  and  was  placed  in  charge  of 
transportation  and  army  stores.  From  there  he  was  sent  to  Washington  as  Post  Quartermaster,  where  he  remained  until  1865.  He 
was  then  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Colonel  and  made  Inspector  of  the  Quartermaster  Department.  In  that  capacity  he  remained  on 
duty  at  the  War  office  with  Secretary  Stanton,  until  November,  1865,  when  he  was  ordered  to  Cincinnati  as  Chief  Quartermaster  of 
the  department.  In  September,  1866,  he  was  made  Brigadier  General  of  Volunteers  by  brevet,  and  declined  a commission  in  the 
Army,  which  was  tendered.  He  was  mustered  out  at  his  own  request  on  the  1st  of  October,  after  a continuous  service  of  fi\-e  years. 
Without  delay  he  returned  to  Mansfield  and  resumed  his  law  practice,  which  was  continued  until  1873,  when  he  accepted  the  position 
of  cashier  and  e.xecutive  manager  of  the  Mansfield  Savings  Bank,  which  he  assisted  in  organizing.  Later  he  became  its  President, 
a position  he  held  until  his  death.  General  Brinkerhoft  was  one  of  the  promoters,  and  a charter  member  of  the  Ohio  Archaeological 
and  Historical  Society,  which  he  also  served  as  President.  For  a great  many  years  he  has  been  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Char- 
ities. He  has  devoted  much  time  and  thought  to  the  subject  of  prison  management  and  reform,  and  was  a member  of  the  National 
Conference  of  Charities  and  Corrections.  An  important  feature  of  this  philanthropic  work  is  the  National  Prison  Association.  In 
1895  he  was  a delegate  and  chairman  of  the  delegation,  from  the  United  States  to  the  International  Prison  Congress,  held  at  Paris, 
France.  In  that  Congress  he  delivered  a public  address  on  American  Prisons  Systems.  The  plan  of  representing  Ohio  at  the  World’s 
Columbian  Exposition  by  the  famous  group  of  statuary  in  front  of  the  Capitol  Building,  at  Columbus,  was  evohed  l)y  General 
Brinkerhoft  as  President  of  the  Archaeological  Society.  He,  in  connection  with  Governor  Chas.  Foster,  inaugurated  the  “Cottage 
System”  in  the  construction  of  Insane  Asylums.  The  institution  at  Toledo  is  a lasting  monument  to  their  philanthro[diy  and  fore- 
sight. General  Brinkerhoff  was  a man  of  large  abilities  and  great  force  of  character,  and  he  belonged  to  the  men  of  which  the  State 
of  Ohio  has  every  reason  to  be  proud.  General  Brinkerhoft  departed  this  life  on  the  4th  of  June,  1911. 

Herbert  G.  Catrow, 

Of  Miamisburg,  Ohio,  Colonel  of  the  Third  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  December,  1871,  at  Miamisburg, 
the  son  of  N.  J.  Catrow  and  Sarah  M.  Groby  Catrow,  both  nati\-es  of  the  Buckeye  State.  His  father  is  a prominent  banker  and 
business  man  of  Southern  Ohio.  On  his  father’s  side.  Colonel  Catrow  is  of  French  descent,  while  his  maternal  ancestors  are  of  Penn- 
sylvania German  origin.  Colonel  Catrow  was  educated  in  New  Jersey  and  at  the  Pennsylvania  Military  College,  Chester,  Pa.,  grad- 

uating from  the  latter  institution  in  1893,  recei\'ing  the  degree  of  C.  E.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twent>'-two  years  as 
Civil  Engineer  for  the  City  of  Philadelphia,  l^pon  leaving  that  position  he  toured  Europe,  visiting  the  principal  countries.  After 
his  return  to  his  native  land  he  engaged  in  the  bond  business  in  the  East,  and  then  came  back  to  Ohio,  where  he  took  charge  of  his 

personal  affairs.  He  is  also  interested  in  a number  of  business  enterprises  In  Miamisburg  and  Dayton,  and  in  Mining  in  Western 

Colorado  and  ITtah.  In  politics.  Colonel  Catrow  is  an  ardent  Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  an  Elk,  K.  of  P.  and  U.  O.  A.  AT 
For  many  years  Colonel  Catrow  has  been  connected  with  the  military  affairs  of  Ohio.  He  joined  the  Ohio  National  Guard  on  the 
20th  of  September,  1899,  entering  Company  G,  of  the  Third  Regiment,  as  a private.  On  the  1st  of  November,  1899,  he  was 
promoted  to  First  Lieutenant.  He  became  Captain  of  Company  H,  on  the  10th  of  April,  1900,  and  was  promoted  to  Major  on  the  5th 
of  July,  of  the  same  year.  He  occupies  his  present  rank  since  the  21st  of  November,  1904.  On  the  31st  of  Januar>',  1894,  Colonel 
Catrow  was  married  to  Miss  May  Johnson.  They  have  three  children.  The  Colonel  resides  at  Miamisburg.  His  business  offices  are 
located  in  the  U.  B.  Building,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


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M.  R.  DliNVI-R. 


Matthew  Rombach  Denver, 

( )f  Wilmington,  Ohio,  member  of  Congress  from  the  Sixth  Ohio  Congressional  District, 
was  born  December  21st,  1870,  at  Wilmington,  Ohio.  His  parents.  General  James  W. 

1 )en\  er  and  Louise  C.  Rombach  were  natives  of  Virginia  and  Ohio,  respectively.  During 
the  Mexican  War,  General  James  W.  Denver,  his  father,  recruited  Company  II , of  the 
d'welfth  Cnited  States  Infantry,  of  which  he  was  commissioned  Captain  on  April  9th, 
1847,  and  ser\  ed  in  General  Scott’s  army  from  Vera  Cruz  until  the  termination  of  hos- 
lilities  at  the  city  of  Mexico.  He  was  afterwards  chosen  President  of  the  National 
Association  of  Wterans  of  the  War  with  Mexico.  In  1853,  General  Denver  was  elected 
Secretary  of  State  of  California  and  served  until  1855.  He  was  a member  of  the  Thirty- 
Fourth  ('ongress  from  the  State  of  California;  Territorial  Governor  of  Kansas  from  1855 
to  1858,  of  which  territory  Colorado  was  then  a part,  and  it  was  he  for  whom  the  beau- 
tiful city  of  Denver  was  named.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  warmly  espoused 
the  cause  of  the  Union  and,  unsolicited,  received  from  President  Lincoln,  on  August 
14th,  18()l,  the  Commission  of  Brigadier  General.  He  was  first  placed  in  command  of 
all  the  troo])s  in  Kansas,  but  was  soon  afterward  transferred  to  a more  active  field,  and 
cemnnanded  the  Third  Brigade,  Sherman’s  Division,  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  until  April, 
18(>3.  (V)ngressman  I)en\’cr  received  a very  careful  education  and  was  graduated  from 
( '.eorgetown  I 'nieersity,  Washington,  D.  C.,  with  the  degree  of  A.  B.  Mr.  Denver  has 
always  been  a staunch  Democrat.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-five 
years  as  a delegate  to  the  National  Democratic  Convention  at  Chicago,  in  189G,  which 
nominated  W.  J.  Bryan  for  the  first  time  for  the  Presidency.  Twelve  years  later,  in 

1908,  ,VTr.  Denver  was  one  of  the  delegates-at-large  from  the  State  of  Ohio  to  the  National 

Convention  at  Denver,  where  Mr.  Bryan  received  his  third  nomination  for  the  highest  office  in  the  gift  of  the  people.  In  the  mean- 
time he  seiw'cd  two  terms  on  both  the  State  Central  and  Executive  Committees.  In  190G,  Mr.  Denver  was  elected  to  Congress 
from  the  Sixth  Congressional  Ohio  District.  While  a member  of  the  Sixtieth  ('ongress  he  served  on  the  Committee  on  Mileage  and 
on  the  Committee  on  Insular  Affairs.  He  introduced  a number  of  private  Pension  Bills,  one  General  Pension  Bill,  a bill  to  extend  the 
I'ranking  Pri\'ilege  to  the  i)ublieations  of  the  Agricultural  Colleges  and  Experiment  Stations  of  the  States  and  Territories;  one  Public 

Building  Bill,  and  one  for  a Memorial  Monument  to  mark  the  birth  place  of  General  Grant. 

Congressman  Denver  is  extensiAely  interested  in  farming,  manufacturing  and  banking  enterprises.  He  Is  President  of  the 
Cdinton  C'ounty  National  Bank;  Vice-President  of  the  Irwin  Auger  Bit  Co.  and  Farciuhar  Furnace  Company;  Treasurer  of  The  Na- 
tional Safety  Snap  Company  and  The  Charles  Hunnicutt  C'ompany.  A proof  of  his  immense  popularity  in  his  home  district  is  the  fact 
that  he  wms  unanimously  re-nominated  for  Congress  on  the  28th  of  May,  1908,  and  re-elected  the  following  fall,  receiving  IGOO  plur- 
ality, wdiile  Mr.  Taft  carried  the  district  by  al)Out  4()0().  Lie  w-as  elected  to  a third  term  in  1910.  On  the  24th  of  October,  1900, 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Veda  Slack.  They  have  two  children,  Virginia  and  Kathryn. 


Nicholas  Diehl, 

A prominent  citizen  of  Cincinnati,  (4hio,  in  which  city  he  wms  born  on  the  18th  of  October,  1849,  and  where  he  has  resided  all  his 
life,  is  a man  w'ell  known  and  respected  in  the  business  and  political  circles  of  his  native  city.  As  his  name  indicates,  he  is  of  German 
abstraction,  his  parents,  George  Diehl  and  Anna  Marie  Diehl,  nee  Becker,  having  emigrated  to  the  United  States  from  the  Father- 
land.  Mr.  Diehl  received  his  education  in  St.  John’s  Parochial  School  of  the  Queen  City.  He  is,  in  the  true  sense  of  the  word,  a “self- 
made  man,’’  for  early  in  his  life  he  was  compelled  to  earn  his  living  by  hard  w-ork.  He  learned  the  trade  of  machine  moulding, 
and  became  a successful  commission  merchant,  retiring  from  business  in  1898; 'later  he  became  interested  in  the  banking  business, 
devoting  some  of  his  time  to  it.  He  w^as  married  in  1873  to  Adiss  Josephine  Butscha,  who  departed  this  life,  leaving  no  children. 
His  second  marriage  wars  consummated  wdien  he  married  Miss  Josephine  Ervent,  in  1897.  Four  children,  two  boys  and  two  girls  are 
the  issue  of  their  marriage.  Air.  Idiehl  has  ahvays  been  a faithful  adherent  of  the  principles  of  the  Democratic  party,  but  was 
never  an  offensive  partisan.  He  has  served  his  party  in  a faithful  manner  as  delegate  to  many  conventions  as  well  as  a member  of 
the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  to  which  office  he  was  elected  in  the  fall  of  1895,  serving  one  term.  Mr.  Diehl 
is  a man  of  sterling  integrity,  and  has  wmn  the  respect  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is  the  Treasurer  of  the  Findlay  Market  No.  2, 
Loan  and  Building  Asscjciation,  of  the  United  Banking  and  Savings  Company  and  of  St.  John’s  Congregation  at  Cincinnati.  He 
also  is  a member  and  for  a numl)er  of  years  served  as  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  St.  Aloysius  Orphan  Society,  one  of  the  most  chari- 
table societies  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati. 

John  Hoge, 

Of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  that  city,  is  a native  of  Zanesville,  and  is  the  son  of  Israel  and  Betsey 
A.  Doster  Huge,  both  nati\es  of  Frederick  County,  Virginia.  The  parents  located  in  Zanesville,  wdiere  the  father  became  engaged  in 
the  drug  business.  He  also  seiwed  as  Postmaster  for  tw'o  terms.  The  family  is  of  Scotch  ancestry;  Air.  Hoge’s  ancestor,  William 
Hoge,  having  emigrated  from  Berwdekshire,  England,  about  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century,  to  escape  the  persecutions  of  the 
Stuarts.  Air.  Hoge  inherited  from  his  parents  a strong  constitution.  In  his  veins  flows  the  blood  of  a sturdy  race,  Scotch  and 
Quaker  predominating.  Upon  leaving  school,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  he  began  his  business  career  as  an  employee  in  the  soap  works 
of  the  late  William  Schultz,  a relative  by  marriage.  From  this  moment  on,  Mr.  Hoge  began  to  make  his  mark  in  the  world.  Before 
he  had  reached  his  majority.  Air.  Hoge  had  hcli')ed  to  develop  the  Schultz  plant  of  which  he  soon  became  a partner,  and  under  his 
management  the  business  grew'  to  very  large  proportions.  No  product  of  a manufacturing  establishment  wms  better  known  in  a 
large  section  of  the  country  than  certain  brands  of  soap  produced  by  Schultz  & Company.  The  dominating  influence  of  his  life  was 
the  secret  of  his  marvelous  success  attending  his  career  as  a manufacturer — absolute  integrity  in  dealing  wdth  the  public.  He 
originated  many  novel  plans  for  attracting  juiblic  attention  and  interesting  purchasers  of  his  goods.  He  thus  took  high  rank 
among  the  great  advertisers  of  the  country,  and  in  a broad  sense  pioneered  some  of  the  most  popular  and  effective  means  employed 
to  this  day.  As  the  years  went  by  he  became  interested  in  other  business  enterprises.  In  1879,  with  his  partner,  the  late  Robert  D. 
Schultz,  he  built  the  then  best  appointed  opera  house  in  his  part  of  the  state  in  connection  with  a business  block  of  most  charming 
architectural  appearance.  He  also  became  greatly  interested  in  banking  affairs,  and  his  name  is  enrolled  in  the  list  of  stock- 
holders of  nearly  all  the  leading  industries  of  Zanesville.  In  politics,  he  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican,  but  never  held  nor 
aspired  for  office,  although  repeatedly  urged  to  accept  places  of  distinction.  Mr.  Hoge  is  a self-made  man  in  the  noblest  sense 
of  the  word;  a man  of  great  ideals,  a lover  of  art  and  public-spirited  almost  to  a fault.  He  resides  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 


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William  Edward  Hutton, 


A leading  banker  and  broker,  of  Cincinnati,  with  offices  in  the  First  National  Bank  Building,  that  city,  was  born  on  the  Kith  of  March, 
1845,  at  Smithfield,  Jefferson  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Levi  and  Elizabeth  Hutton.  The  father,  a farmer,  was  a native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, while  the  mother  was  born  in  Delaware,  Mr.  Hutton  was  educated  in  the 
country  schools  at  Mt.  Olivet,  Belmont  County,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  Mr. 
Hutton  started  in  business  life  as  a stock  boy  with  the  firm  of  C.  B.  Camp  & Co.,  95  and 
97  West  Third  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  afterwards  moved  to  Kansas  City,  where 
he  was  engaged  in  the  railroad  business,  as  ticket  agent  for  the  Missouri  Pacific,  and 
General  Western  Passenger  Agent  for  the  Baltimore  & Ohio  Railroad.  Upon  his  return 
to  Cincinnati  he  was  for  a time  clerk  in  the  Cincinnati  Post  Office,  United  States  Gauger 
in  the  Internal  Revenue  Department,  and  Manager  of  the  James  Walsh  & Co.,  Distillery, 
on  Gest  Street.  He  finally  entered  the  banking  and  brokerage  business,  in  which  he 
became  very  successful.  Mr.  Hutton  is  also  a Director  in  the  Columbus  Gas  & Fuel 
Company;  The  Toledo  Railways  & Light  Co.;  The  Cincinnati,  Dayton  & Toledo  Inter- 
urban  Railway  Co.,  and  the  United  States  Printing  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In 
politics,  Mr.  Hutton  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Board  of  Public  Service  of  Cincinnati,  having  been  appointed  by  Mayor  Julius  Fleisch- 
mann  to  succeed  James  Allison.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Bankers’  Club,  filling 
at  this  time  the  office  of  President  of  that  organization;  Cincinnati  Business  Men’s  Club; 
Cuvier  Press  Club;  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  of  the  Cincinnati  Stock 
Exchange.  He  has  been  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Stock  E.xchange,  and  Secretary  and 
Vice-President  of  the  Cincinnati  Chamber  of  Commerce.  During  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion, Mr.  Hutton  served  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-Seventh  Ohio  Wlunteer  Infan- 
try as  a private.  Mr.  Hutton  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife’s  name  was  Cornelia 
Pendleton  Morgan.  After  her  death  he  was  married  to  Miss  Edith  C.  Morgan.  Both 
were  daughters  of  Mr.  James  P.  Morgan,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  Hutton  has  four  children 
and  six  grandchildren.  He  resides  at  918  Dana  Avenue.  His  offices  are  in  the  First 
National  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Jacob  Joseph  Johnson, 

Of  New  Lexington,  Ohio,  deceased,  who  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most 
respected  citizens,  a prominent  financier  and  public  official  of  his  home  city  and  count>-, 
was  born  on  the  28th  of  August  1821,  at  Waynesburg,  Greene  County,  Pennsylvania. 

His  parents,  Jacob  and  Sarah  Johnson,  were  natives  of  New  Jersey.  The  father  died 
when  Mr.  Johnson  was  but  seven  years  of  age.  Two  years  later  he  settled  with  his  mother 
on  a farm  in  Reading  Township,  Perry  County,  Ohio,  where  he  remained  until  he  was 
eighteen  years  of  age.  He  had  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  working  on 
the  farm  during  his  vacations  and  after  school  hours.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  began 
teaching  school;  he  later  entered  the  banking  business  in  which  he  remained  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  on  the  8th  of  August,  1908,  when  Mr.  Johnson  was  President  of 
The  Perry  County  Bank  Company,  having  occupied  that  position  since  1879.  Mr. 

Johnson  was  a staunch  disciple  of  the  Democratic  party  all  his  mature  life.  From  1850 
to  1854,  and  from  1858  to  1862,  he  served  as  Sheriff  of  Perry  Country  from  1870  to  1874 
he  filled  the  position  of  Treasurer  of  Perry  County,  and  from  1880  to  1890  he  was  a mem- 
ber of  the  State  Board  of  Equalization,  representing  the  Perry-Muskingum  District  in 
that  body.  He  also  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiarv 
during  Governor  Foraker’s  administration.  In  April,  1847,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Permelia,  daughter  of  John  and  Nancy  Tutwiler,  who  died  on  the  8th  of  August,  1899. 

Ten  children  were  the  fruit  of  their  happy  union,  six  of  whom,  Mrs.  James  Patridge, 

Albert  V.,  Francis  J.,  Mrs.  T.  M.  Bennett,  M’illiam  and  Mrs.  M.  H.  Donahue  are  sur- 
viving. The  funeral  ser\ices  for  Mr.  Johnson  were  held  at  St.  Rose’s  Catholic  Church, 
New  Lexington,  of  which  he  was  a dewoted  memlier. 

Samuel  L.  McCune, 

National  Bank  Examiner,  with  headquarters  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  3()th  of 
June,  1875,  at  Athens,  Ohio.  His  parents,  John  and  Maria  Pickering  McCune  (father 
native  of  Pennsyh'ania,  mother  of  Ohio)  are  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  His  ancestors  on 
his  father’s  side  came  from  Ireland  previous  to  the  Revolutionar\’  W’ar  and  settled  in 
Pennsylvania;  later  they  removed  to  Ohio  about  the  year  1840,  engaging  in  farming 
in  Athens  county.  Mr.  McCune  obtained  his  education  in  the  Athens  public  and  high 
schools,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1892,  after  which  he  attended  the  Ohio  I ni\  ersit>’ 
at  Athens,  Ohio,  taking  a Philosophical  course  and  from  which  he  graduated  in  1896, 
receiving  the  degree  of  B.  Ph.  He  later  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  the  guidance  of 
General  Chas.  H.  Grosvenor,  at  Athens,  but  he  never  practiced  this  profession.  Subse- 
quent to  studying  Blackstone,  Mr.  McCune  entered  the  banking  business  of  J.  D. 
Brown.  The  Bank  of  Athens,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  1902,  when  he  was 
appointed  to  his  present  position  of  National  Bank  Examiner  by  President  Roose\'elt, 
being  at  that  time  the  3’oungest  in  the  service.  In  politics,  Mr.  AlcCune  is  a Republican. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  in  its  \-arious  branches,  a Past  Eminent 
Commander  and  a member  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  College  Fraternity.  In  1907.  Mr. 
McCune  was  married  to  Miss  Marguerite  K.  Dwinell,  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio.  His  offices 
are  located  in  the  Government  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Cl  \l_  I )l'.  MH-.KI'.R. 


Claude  Meeker, 

Of  C'olumbus,  Ohio,  stock  broker  and  dealer  in  in\'estment  securities,  one  of  the  best 
known  Democrats  of  the  State,  was  l)orn  on  the  20th  of  December,  1801,  in  the  Capital 
City  of  Ohio,  the  son  of  Mr.  Oeorge  W.  Meeker  and  Mrs.  Harriet  Hatch  Meeker,  natives 
of  Ohio  and  Connecticut,  respectively.  His  father,  formerly  Mayor  of  Columbus,  was 
intimately  connected  with  the  Democratic  politics  of  Ohio  for  a period  of  more  than 
forty  years  and  was  Secretary  of  the  State  Committee  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was 
a member  of  the  bar  and  a brilliant  wwiter  on  political  topics.  Mr.  Claude  Meeker 
obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Columbus,  at  the  College  of  Nebraska 
and  Bryan’s  business  C'ollege.  After  leaving  college  he  entered  upon  a newspaper  career 
and  for  several  years  was  (ui  the  staff  of  the  Cincinnati  Enquirer.  At  the  age  of  twenty- 
eight  years  he  was  appointed  “Secretary  to  the  Governor”  under  James  P2.  Campbell. 
Eour  years  later,  in  1893,  President  Cleveland  appointed  Mr.  Meeker  to  the  post  of 
Consul  to  Bradford,  England.  Upon  his  return  from  England,  after  the  expiration  of 
his  term  of  office,  Mr.  Meeker  engaged  in  the  brokerage  business  in  which  he  has  been 
\ery  successful.  Politically  he  has  been  a staunch  Democrat  all  his  mature  life.  He 
is  a member  of  the  B.  P.  ().  E.  On  the  1st  of  July,  1890,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Parks,  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  M.  Parks,  Hamilton,  Ohio.  Three  children,  Marjorie, 
Campbell  and  Marion,  have  Ijlessed  their  union.  They  all  were  born  during  their  parents 
residence  in  England.  Mr.  Meeker  resides  at  Melrose  Place,  Bullit  Park,  while  his 
offices  are  situated  in  the  Capitol  Trust  Building,  East  Broad  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Otto  Miller, 

.\  ])romineni  banker  of  Clewland,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  3rd  of  July,  1874,  in  Cleveland,  the  son  of  Jam?s  H.  and  Sophia  M.  Miller. 
The  father  was  ,i  I'nion  soldier  who  served  as  Eieutenant  and  Adjutant  in  the  Eirst  Ohio  Light  Artillery  under  General  James  Barnett. 
Mr.  Miller  w ,is  educated  in  the  University  School  and  was  graduated  with  the  class  in  1893.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  entered 
^'ale  College,  and,  in  IS9(i  completed  a course  in  the  Sheffield  Scientihe  School,  receiving  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  The  following  year 
was  (K‘\()led  to  tra\el,  during  which  jieriod  he  visited  many  parts  of  the  world.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  War  with  Spain  he  enlisted 
as  a member  of  Troo])  C,  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry,  with  the  rank  of  Quartermaster  Sergeant.  The  command  was  sent  to  Chatta- 
nooga, reimessi'e,  and  Lakewood,  Elorida,  and  afterwards  to  Huntsville,  Ala.,  l)ut  w’as  never  called  to  the  scene  of  action  and  when 
ilu’  war  was  brought  to  a successful  termination,  Mr.  Miller  was  mustered  out  of  the  service  in  Cleveland.  He  afterwards  engaged 
for  se\eral  \'ears  in  the  bond  business,  and,  in  1908,  l)ecame  a ])artner  in  the  hrm  of  Hayden,  Miller  & Company,  handling  municipal 
and  cor|)oration  bonds.  He  has  been  largely  instrumental  in  placing  his  firm  in  the  front  rank  among  the  enterprises  of  this  char- 
acter in  the  cii\-.  Mr.  Miller  is  a Director  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce  National  Association;  Treasurer  of  the  Lhiiversity  School; 
Director  of  Tlu'  d'roo])  Riding  Academy.  On  the  4th  of  December,  1901,  Mr.  Miller  married  Miss  Elizabeth  Clark  Tyler,  of  Cleve- 
land, Ohio.  Two  sons  were  born  to  them,  (>tto  Jr.  and  Washington  Tyler.  Mr.  Miller  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Union,  Univer- 
sity Ta\ern,  Chagrin  X’alley  Hunt  and  Country  (dubs  of  Cleveland,  of  the  University  Cluli  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Cleveland 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  He  is  greatly  interested  in  the  military  affairs  of  the  State  and  is  prominently  connected  with  the  Cavalry, 
Ohio  National  Guard,  being  Captain  of  d'roop  A,  in  which  he  has  served  as  private,  corporal,  second  and  first  Lieutenant.  He  was 
also  jiersoiud  aide-de-c.nnp  to  Go\'crnors  Herrick,  Pattison  and  Harmon.  He  belongs  to  the  S])anish  War  Veterans’  Association, 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Re\dlution  and  to  the  Loyal  Legion. 

David  II.  Moore, 

( )f  .\theiis,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  Octolier,  1851).  His  grandfather’s  family 
crossed  the  Allegheny  Mountains  from  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  with  the  first  Ohio 
settlers,  and  arrix'ing  at  Marietta,  where  most  of  them  settled,  David  Moore,  grandfather 
of  Da\id  H.  Moore,  who  married  Dolly  Hastings,  of  Boylestown,  Mass.,  brought  her 
to  their  f.imily,  west,  settled  on  Sunday  Creek,  Trimble  Township,  Athens  County, 
and  finalh’  took  up  a (piarter  section  of  land  about  two  miles  west  ol  Athens,  known 
loCcdK'  <is  Josc])h  Higgins  farm,  where  he  cleared  the  forest  and  reared  the  family.  I)a\  id 
11.  Moore,  son  of  L.  D.  Moore,  after  graduating  from  the  public  schools  at  the  age  of 
sewnteen,  went  west  and  spent  several  years  teaching  school  and  working  on  a farm. 

He  returned  to  .\thens,  ( )hio,  in  187(i,  and  entered  the  First  National  Bank,  since  which 
time  he  has  followed  the  banking  business,  rising  to  the  important  jMjsitions  of  Cashier 
<md  President.  Mr.  Moore  has  always  been  an  ardent  Republican,  and  has  served  his 
part\-  in  main'  c.ipacities,  as  a member  of  the  County  E.xecutive  Committee  as  well  as  a 
member  of  the  State  Central  Committee.  He  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Ohio  Univer- 
sit\'.  1 lis  large  exiierience  in  business  affairs,  as  a farmer,  banker  and  merchant,  eminently 
(lualified  him  to  represent  one  of  the  largest  Senatorial  Districts  of  Ohio  in  the  upper 
house  ot  the  ( )hio  Legislature,  to  which  he  was  elected  twice.  While  serving  in  the 
Senate  he  took  an  acti\'e  part  in  the  shaping  of  legislation,  and  he  always  preserved  the 
interests  of  the  people  at  large.  After  he  retired  from  the  Senate,  Mr.  Moore  filled  the 
position  of  Internal  Revenue  Collector.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  of  office. 

Senator  Moore  resigned  to  re-enter  the  banking  business  at  Athens,  in  which  city  he 
resides. 


D,  H.  MOORE. 


George  Eltweed  Pomeroy, 

One  of  the  leading  bankers  and  real  estate  men  of  Northern  Ohio,  President  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Commerce;  President  of  The 
First  National  Bank,  at  Belle\'ue,  Ohio,  and  President  of  The  George  E.  Pomeroy  Co.,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  which  latter  firm  was  estab- 
lished in  18G3,  was  liorn  on  the  28th  of  November,  1848,  at  Clinton,  Lenowee  County,  Michigan.  He  comes  from  New  England 


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stock.  His  great-great-grandfather,  Seth  Pomeroy,  born  in  1706,  was  a General  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  dying  in  the  service  of  his  country 
on  the  11th  of  February,  1777,  at  Peekskill,  N.  Y.  He  held  six  commissions  in  the  Continental  Army,  and  served  conspicuouslv  at 
Louisbourg,  in  1745,  and  at  Bunker  Hill,  in  1775.  Mr.  Pomeroy’s  father,  George  E.  Pomeroy,  founded  “Pomeroy’s  Express"  in 
1840,  and  the  “Detroit  Tribune”  in  1855.  Mr.  Pomeroy  was  educated  in  the  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  started 
in  business  life  as  a clerk  in  a real  estate  office,  in  which  business  he  has  continued  ever  since.  He  also  is  interested  in  many  other 
financial  and  industrial  enterprises.  Mr.  Pomeroy  is  a public-spirited  man,  deeply  interested  in  the  affairs  of  his  home  city,  Toledo, 
Ohio.  He  was  a memltcr  and  President  of  the  Board  of  Sinking  Fund  Trustees  of  Toledo.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Society 
Sons  of  the  Revolution,  New  York  City;  Sons  of  the  Revolution  of  Ohio;  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Ohio:  Anthony  Wayne 
Chapter;  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  Massachusetts,  Seth  Pomeroy  Chaitter;  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  New  York  City:  Society 
Colonial  Wars,  Ohio,  and  he  has  been  Go\'ernor  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  of  Ohio;  President  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution  of 
Ohio,  and  Vice-President  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Forsythe  Post,  Cirand  Army  Republic, 
Toledo,  Ohio.  On  the  22nd  of  August,  1883,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mathilda  W’orthington,  daughter  of  John  Thomas  Worthington, 
of  Baltimore  County,  Maryland.  His  residence  is  located  at  806  Huron  Street,  Toledo,  while  his  btisiness  offices  are  at  .'(F-.'W 
Madison  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

James  F.  Rankin, 

A prominent  banker  of  South  Charleston,  Ohio,  and  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Fish 
and  Game  Commission,  was  born  on  the  24th  day  of  November,  1861,  at  South  ('harles- 
ton,  and  is  the  son  of  John  and  Charity  A.  Fullerton  Rankin,  His  grandfather,  James 
Rankin,  was  born  in  1780,  in  Berlin,  Y’orcester  County,  Maryland,  and  came  to  Madison 
County,  Ohio,  in  1815.  He  was  accidently  killed  by  a train  in  1857.  He  and  his  wife 
reared  a family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  John,  the  father  of  James  F.  Rankin  was  the 
second  eldest.  John  R.,  was  born  on  the  18th  of  December,  1811,  and  in  1815  accom- 
panied his  parents  to  Madison  County,  Ohio,  and  located  seven  miles  east  of  South 
Charleston,  Ohio,  residing  there  until  1845,  when  he  came  to  South  Charleston,  opened 
a dry  goods  store,  engaged  in  that  business  until  1863,  when,  with  others,  organized  The 
First  National  Bank  of  South  Charleston,  of  which  he  was  chosen  President.  In  1877,  he 
purchased  the  interests  of  the  other  stockholders,  surrendered  the  charter  and  carried 
on  the  business  as  a private  bank.  He  remained  President  until  his  death,  Febrtiary 
23rd,  1903.  His  son,  James  F.  Rankin,  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  Ohio  Y’esleyan  Uni\-ersity,  Delaware,  Ohio.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
years  he  entered  the  banking  business,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever  since.  He  is 
Vice-President  of  the  Eondon  Exchange  Bank  Co.,  London,  Ohio,  and  Cashier  of  The 
Bank  of  South  Charleston,  South  Charleston,  Ohio.  Mr.  Rankin  is  a staunch  Repub- 
lican. He  was  appointed  by  Governor  George  K.  Nash,  Trustee  of  Combined  Normal 
and  Industrial  Institute  at  Wilberforce,  served  Jotir  years,  resigned  and  appointed  by  Go\-ernor  Myron  T.  Herrick  and  reappointed 
by  Governor  Andrew  L.  Harris,  a member  of  The  Ohio  Fish  and  Game  Commission.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  chosen  Master 
for  two  terms.  In  1894,  Mr.  Rankin  was  married  to  Miss  Nettie  Kemper,  daughter  of  Rev.  James  Spring  Kemper,  of  Davton, 
Ohio.  Two  children  have  blessed  their  union,  John  M.  and  Kemper  Rankin.  Mr.  Rankin’s  home  is  located  in  South  Charleston, 
Ohio. 


\4ce-President  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Zanesville,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  24th 
of  June,  1869,  at  Alliance,  Ohio.  His  parents,  John  H.  and  Mary  Hartzell  Sharer,  were 
both  natives  of  the  Buckeye  State.  The  father,  a veteran  of  the  Ci^•il  War  and  formerly 
Department  Commander,  Grand  Army  Republic  of  Ohio,  was  for  many  years  in  the 
furniture  business  in  Alliance.  He  died  in  December,  1908.  His  son,  William  P.  Sharer, 
received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Alliance.  He  started  in  business 
life  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  on  the  23rd  of  September,  1887,  as  a messenger  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Alliance,  and  worked 
his  way  up  to  the  position  of  Cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Wellsville,  Ohio,  which  position  he  filled  from  1901  to  1903.  In 
the  latter  year  he  came  to  Zanesville  to  accept  the  position  ol  Cashier  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  which  he  is  now  \’ice-President. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Sharer  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican.  He  has  always  taken  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio 
Bankers’  Association.  He  filled  the  office  of  Chairman  of  the  Council  of  Administration  of  that  Association,  and,  in  June,  1910,  at  the 
Columbus  Convention,  he  was  elected  \’ice-President  of  the  Association.  Socially,  Mr.  Sharer  is  an  Elk.  He  is  married  and  has  two 
children,  Virginia  and  John  H.  The  family  reside  at  327  Converse  Street,  Zanes\'ille,  Ohio. 


Stacey  B.  Rankin, 

President  of  the  Bank  of  South  Charleston,  Ohio,  was  born  in  South  Charleston,  the  son 
of  John  and  Charity  A.  Eullerton  Rankin.  He  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city,  after  which  he  entered  the  banking  btisiness.  Since  the  organization 
of  the  Ohio  Bankers’  Association,  in  1891,  Mr.  Rankin  has  been  its  Secretary.  At  the 
time  of  the  St.  Louis  Y’orld’s  Eair,  in  1904,  Mr.  Rankin  was  appointed  E.xecuti\'c  Com- 
missioner of  Ohio  by  Governor  Nash,  ha^■ing  charge  of  all  the  Ohio  interests  at  the  fair. 
He  was  appointed  Recei^■er  when  the  Washington  Traction  Company  failed.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Rankin  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many 
capacities.  He  was  a member  of  the  Se\'enty-Third  and  Seventy-Eourth  General  Assem- 
blies of  Ohio.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Eannie  Kemiter  of 
Dayton.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  them.  Marquis  Kemper  Rankin  and  S.  Bar- 
croft  Rankin.  Mr.  Rankin  resides  at  South  Charleston,  Ohio. 

William  P.  Sharer, 


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T.  F.  Spangler, 

A prominent  l)anker  and  l)usiness  man  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Zanesville,  on  the  28th  of  March,  1849,  and  is  the  eldest  son  of 
Henjamin  and  Klizaljeth  Tarranee  Spangler,  both  nati\'cs  of  Muskingum  County.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  Jacob  Spangler, 
wluj  came  to  Ohio  in  1810,  with  his  father,  Mathias  Spangler,  but  afterward  returned  to  Maryland,  where  he  enlisted  as  a 
soldier  of  the  War  of  1812.  .After  his  discharge  from  the  service  he  returned  to  Muskingum  County  and  followed  the  occupation 
of  farming  in  W'ax  ne  'rownshi])  for  many  years.  Mr.  Sivingler’s  maternal  grandfather,  Henry  Tarranee,  was  also  a soldier  of  the  War 
of  1812.  He  (.line  to  Muskingum  County  from  Chester  County,  Pennsyhania,  and  was  a son  of  James  Tarranee,  who  emigrated 
to  the  I'nited  States  from  Ireland  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  War.  Mr.  Spangler  received  his  education  in  the 
ZaiU's\ille  public  schools,  gr.iduating  from  high  school  with  the  class  of  1867.  Like  many  other  successful  men,  he  began  his  busi- 
ne.ss  career  as  a teacher,  remaining  in  that  |)rofession  for  a period  of  two  years.  In  1870,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  A.  W.  Train, 
as  clerk  .ind  student,  and  from  his  tutor,  who  was  then  in  the  front  rank  (jf  the  Muskingum  Bar,  received  those  old-fashioned  theories 
of  l.iw,  which  made  the  tutor  distinguished  and  have  ser\ed  to  make  the  pupil  the  prudent,  painstaking  counsel  whose  advice  is 
ropected  b\-  his  business  associates.  In  1878,  Air.  Si^angler  was  admitted  to  practice,  and,  ha^’ing  become  connected  with  building 
,md  loan  compaiu’  o[)erations  during  his  law  student  lile,  he  directed  his  attention  more  to  convej'ancing  and  office  ])ractice  than  to 
(he  more  strenuous  ])rofession  of  an  adxocate.  In  1 880  he  became  the  senior  partner  of  a real  estate  firm  and  has  maintained  an  active 
interest  in  that  line  of  business.  He  was  the  leading  ])romoter  of  the  Homestead  Building  and  Savings  Company,  the  People’s 
Sa\'ings  Bank  and  the  ('.uardian  Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Company,  each  of  which  is  among  the  city’s  present  most  prosperous, 
substantial  and  reput,d)le  financial  institutions.  K\’cr\’  measure  for  the  development  of  the  city  since  his  ach'ent  into  business  circles 
h.is  h,ul  his  acti\c'  sU|)i)ort,  and  he  is  not  an  inactiw  sui)porter  of  anything  with  which  he  is  connected.  For  a number  of  years  he 
was  either  Pivsident,  Director  or  working  committeeman  of  the  former  Zanesville  Board  of  Trade;  he  was  among  the  leading  spirits 
in  securing  the  permanent  location  at  Ziinesville  of  the  immense  plant  of  the  American  Encaustic  Tiling  Company;  from  1873  to  1883 
he  was  St-cretary  of  the  Muskingum  County  Agricultural  Society;  he  served  six  years  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
joint  cit\-  and  count\'  workhouse,  and  he  has  Iteen  managing  member  of  the  syndicate  which  laid  out,  and,  by  liberal  conditions  to 
])urchasers  of  lots,  built  u])  the  additions  of  h'air  Oaks,  Brighton,  Maplewood  and  Tiledale.  In  1883,  Governor  Hoadly  commissioned 
him  a staff  aide  with  the  rank  of  Colonel,  in  which  he  served  two  years.  During  the  Berner  riots,  at  Cincinnati,  in  1884,  he  vol- 
unteered lor  dut\'  and  his  tiai  da\'s’  serxice  during  that  memorial  period  was  perstmally  complimented  by  the  executive.  Llpon  the 
accession  of  Ciowmor  Camitbell,  in  1889,  he  agaiii  serxed  txx'o  years  as  aide  xvith  the  same  rank.  In  1875,  Colonel  Spangler  was 
marric'd  to  Miss  Mary  Cox,  youngest  sister  of  Hon.  S.  S.  Cox,  at  the  latter’s  residence  in  New  York,  and  immediately  began  his 
honu'  lile  in  Zanesxille.  Fix’e  children  xx’ere  born  to  them  of  whom  four  surxdve.  Socially,  Colonel  Spangler  is  a member  of  the 
xarious  branches  ol  tlu‘  Masonic  Fraternitx’,  and  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  In  business  circles,  he  is  President  of  the  People’s  Savings 
Bank,  the  Spangler  Realty  Company  and  the  Ohio  Canal  Association.  He  also  holds  great  interests  in  various  other  business  enter- 
prises of  Zanesxille,  Ohio,  in  xvhich  city  he  resides. 


Lafayette  M.  Studevant, 

( )ne  of  the  best  knoxvn  Building  .As.sociation  Men  and  Bankers  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  21st  of  June,  1858,  in  Whiteley 
Countx’,  Indiana,  the  son  ol  J.  1'.  and  Mary  W.  ('ochran  Studevant.  On  his  father’s  side,  Mr.  Stude- 
xant  is  of  Dutch  lineage.  His  father  xvas  born  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  and  came  to  Green  County, 

()hio,  xvhen  a child.  He  later  moxed  to  Indiana,  but  returned  to  Ohio,  and,  in  1875,  settled  in  Sidney, 

Shelby  Couiilx'.  Air.  L.  Al.  Studexant  receixed  a thorough  education,  after  xxhich  he  taught  school  for 
OIK'  x'ear,  and  then  entered  into  the  printers’  business  and  the  journalistic  field.  His  first  business  x^enture 
xvas  tlu“  ])ttrchase  ol  the  Columbus  Grox'e,  Ohio,  Nexvs,  which  he  conducted  for  two  years.  He  had  a 
nattiral  tali'iit  lor  bookket‘i)ing  and  accounting,  and  after  a cottrse  of  special  study  became  a professional 
accotmtaitt,  and  tor  a nttmber  of  years  tolloxx’ed  that  profession,  being  freciuently  called  to  different  parts 
ol  the  sttite  in  this  c;ii)acitx'.  When  the  People’s  Saxings  and  Loan  Association  of  Sidney,  Ohio,  xvas 
organizx'd,  in  ( )ctober,  1886,  Air.  Studex’ant  xvas  elected  its  Secretary,  a position  he  has  filled  ever  since 
xvith  marked  ability.  Since  1886,  he  has  been  closely  identified  with  building  association  interests,  and 
he  h.is  gix'en  his  best  effort  and  thoughts  to  ])romote,  xviden  and  increase  their  field  of  usefulness.  The 
()hio  Building  ,\ss(  c'i.it ion  League  met  in  Columbus  in  1890,  and  organized.  At  the  first  meeting,  Mr. 

Sttidex'ant  xvas  elected  Treasitrer,  and  served  five  years 
as  such.  He  xvas  then  chosen  Secretary  and  filled  that 
position  for  a number  of  years.  A-lr.  Studexaint  was  in- 
strumental in  organizing  the  First  National  Exchange 
Bank,  of  Sidney,  and,  on  the  18th  of  September,  1899, 

he  xx'as  elected  its  Cashier,  a position  he  still  holds.  The  success  of  the  txvo  financial 
institutions  mentioned  above  is  largely  due  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Studexmnt.  In  politics, 
Mr.  Studevant  has  alxvays  been  a staunch  Democrat.  From  A4arch,  1896,  to  March, 
1898,  he  filled  the  office  of  National  Bank  Examiner  xvith  great  credit,  being  appointed 
to  that  position  by  James  H.  Eckels,  Comptroller  of  Currency  under  President  Clex^e- 
Icind.  Air.  Studex^ant  is  interested  in  a numlter  of  industrial  enterprises  in  his  home 
county.  Socially,  he  is  a K.  of  P.,  and  an  I.  O.  O.  F.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Abixie 
S.  Benjamin,  on  the  28th  of  Alay,  1891.  They  reside  at  Sidney,  Ohio. 


L.  M.  STUDEVANT. 


JItSSE  I AX'I.OR. 


Jesse  Taylor, 

Cashier  of  the  People’s  Bank,  at  Jamestown,  Greene  County,  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  l)est 
knoxvn  bankers  in  Southern  Ohio.  He  is  a native  Buckeye,  born  on  the  28th  of  February, 
1864,  in  Ross  Toxvnship,  Greene  County,  the  son  of  Daniel  and  Elizabeth  Taylor.  He 
receix'ed  a careful  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Ross  Toxvnshi]x  and  at  Antioch 
College,  Yellow  Springs,  Ohio,  after  xvhich  he  read  law  in  the  office  of  Hon.  T.  E.  Scroggy, 
in  Xenia,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  prominent  laxvyers  of  that  city,  and  for  one  term  member 
ol  Congress,  rejxresenllng  the  Sixth  ()hio  District  in  the  National  House  of  Represen- 
latix'es.  After  haxing  studied  the  secrets  of  Blacklxurn,  from  1882  until  1885,  Air. 


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Tavlor  emigrated  to  Western  Kansas,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the  Kansas  Courts,  in  1886.  He  immediately  took  up  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  which  he  was  engaged  with  great  success  for  a number  of  years. 

In  1887  he  was  elected  County  Attorney  of  Morton  County,  Kansas,  and  in  the  year  following  as  Probate  Judge  of  that  County. 
In  1889,  he  was  appointed  by  President  Harrison,  Receiver  of  Public  Money  at  the  United  States  Land  Office,  Garden  City,  Kansas, 
holding  that  office  through  the  Harrison  administration,  and  returning  to  his  native  city  in  November,  1895.  He  now  is  Cashier  of 
the  People’s  Bank,  at  Jamestown.  He  also  is  interested  in  farming  and  horse  breeding.  Mr.  Taylor  is  a staunch  adherent  of  the 
doctrines  of  the  Republican  party,  in  the  ranks  of  which  he  has  been  very  active.  He  has  been  Mayor  of  Jamestown  for  si.x  years. 
In  1908  and  1910,  he  was  nominated  for  Congress  by  the  Republicans  of  the  Sixth  Ohio  District,  but  owing  to  factional  fights  he  was 
defeated  by  a small  majority.  Socially,  Mr.  Taylor  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  the  K.  of  P.,  Jr.  O.  U.  A.  IM.  and  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.  He  is  First  Vice-President  of  the  Ohio  Good  Roads  Federation,  and  is  one  of  the  strongest  advocates  of  good  roads. 
State  and  Federal  aid,  in  the  Union.  He  was  married  at  Jamestown,  on  the  4th  of  October,  1887,  to  Miss  Gertrude  M.  Clemens. 
He  and  his  family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Jamestown,  Ohio. 

Harry  Davis  Belt, 

Physician  and  Surgeon  of  Kenton,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  January,  1874,  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Rev.  L.  A.  Belt, 
D.  D.,  a minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  and  Rachel  Burgett  Belt,  both  natives  of  Ohio,  and  of  Scotch  descent.  The 
ancestors  of  Dr.  Belt  came  to  Maryland  generations  ago.  Dr.  Belt  received  his  education  in  the  Kenton  High  School;  at  the  Ohio 
Wesleyan  University:  at  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  and  at  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  from  which 
latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  then  practiced  for  a period  of  two  years  at  Findlay,  Ohio, 
at  which  time  he  was  appointed  acting  assistant  surgeon  in  the  United  States  Army,  and  was  sent  to  New  York  City,  serving  in  the 
Lhrited  States  x-\rmy  Transport  Service,  between  New  York  and  the  West  Indies  (Cuba  and  Porto  Rico).  He  afterwards  was  stationed 
at  Fort  Trumbull,  Terry,  Wright  and  Mansfield.  After  having  filled  this  position  for  one  year  he  was  .sent  to  Cuba,  as  surgeon  of 
the  Tenth  Ihiited  States  Cavalry,  remaining  on  the  island  for  one  year,  when  he  became  Post  Surgeon  at  Fort  Keogh,  (Montana.  He 
resigned  from  the  Lhiited  States  service  in  1903  and  settled  in  Kenton,  practicing  his  profession.  In  the  year  following.  Dr.  Belt  took 
a post  graduate  course  of  study  at  the  New  York  Post  Graduate  Hospital,  and  at  the  New  York  Eye  and  Ear  Hospital,  graduating 
in  1905,  and  again  in  1907.  Since  Eebruary,  1909,  Dr.  Belt  is  Major  Surgeon  of  the  Second  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard.  Dr. 
Belt  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association,  of  the  American  Medical  Society,  and  of  the  Hardin  County  Medical  Society. 
He  is  surgeon  for  the  Toledo  and  Ohio  Central  Railroad  (New  York  Central  Lines).  On  the  15th  of  September,  1898,  Dr.  Belt  was 

They  have  one  son.  The  family  reside  at  205  North  Main  Street,  Kenton,  Ohio. 

D.  Van  Buren  Burkett,  M.  D., 

A prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  the  Capital  City,  was  born  on  he  12th  of  No\'em- 
ber,  1871,  at  Thorn^•ille,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Joseph  W.  Burkett  and  Anna  Burkett, 
natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Ohio, 'respectively.  Dr.  Burkett  was  educated  in  the  Thorn- 
ville  public  schools,  at  the  Ohio  State  University  and  at  the  Ohio  Medical  Universit\', 
.graduating  from  Ohio  State  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  B.  Ph.,  and  from  the  Ohio  Medical 
Universitv  in  1902.  Upon  graduating  from  the  latter.  Dr.  Burkett  took  up  the  prac- 
tice of  his  profession,  in  which  he  has  been  \-ery  successful.  In  politics.  Dr.  \Yn  Buren 
is  a staunch  Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Kappa  Sigma,  the  Alpha  Nu 
Pi  Omega  and  the  Theta  Nu  Epsilon  College  Eraternities ; the  Spanish  War  Wterans 
and  the  American  Insurance  Union.  During  the  Spanish-American  War.  Dr.  Burkett 
served  as  a private  in  Troop  D,  Eirst  Ohio  Wlunteer  Cavalry,  from  April  to  October, 
1908.  Since  the  7th  of  July,  1902,  the  doctor  is  Captain  and  Surgeon  of  the  Ohio  National 
Guard,  connected  with  Troop  B.  On  the  29th  of  March,  1905,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Sarah  Jane  Miller.  Dr.  Burkett  resides  at  114  North  Eourth  Street,  Columbus,  (Ohio. 
Dr.  Burkett  is  a member  of  the  Columbus  Academ\-  of  Medicine  and  the  Ohio  State 
Medical  Society. 

Dr.  William  Louis  Buechner, 

Was  born  in  Rheinheim,  He.sse-Darm- 
stadt,  Germany,  December  3rd,  1830. 

He  was  the  son  of  Dr.  Carl  and  Louise 
(Meyer)  Buechner.  He  was  educated  at 
a public  school  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  gymnasium  at  Darmstadt, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1848.  He  then  went  to  the  L niversity  of  Giessen,  where 
he  remained  five  years,  graduating  in  1853. 

The  doctor  very  naturally  chose  the  profession  of  medicine;  his  father,  grandfather 
and  great-grandfather  all  having  been  physicians.  His  father  was  one  of  five  brothers, 
all  physicians,  who  served  under  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  the  oldest  of  whom  died  on  the 
retreat  from  Russia.  In  the  autumn  of  1853,  Dr.  Buechner  came  to  America,  landing 
in  New  York,  after  a stormy  \'oyage  of  two  months.  He  went  to  Pittsburg  where  he 
practiced  his  profession  the  following  winter.  In  the  spring  of  1854  he  came  to  Youngs- 
town, Ohio,  where  he  was  in  constant  practice  until  he  retired  from  active  practice  in 
1891.  Mb  I,.  Buechner  and  Eh'ira  Hiener  were  married  in  this  city,  in  March,  1858. 

Mrs.  Buechner  was  a daughter  of  Squire  Hiener,  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  and  first 
Mayor  of  Youngstown.  Two  children  were  born  of  this  union.  Doctor  \\  . H.  Buechner, 
the  well  known  surgeon,  and  Miss  Lucy  R.  Buechner. 

In  1885  Doctor  Buechner  was  made  an  honorary  graduate  with  the  degree  of  Doctor 
of  Medicine,  by  Western  Reserve  Lhiiversity,  and  in  1887  he  was  given  the  same  degree 
by  Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago. 

\Yhen  the  movement  was  started  to  organize  a hospital  in  Youngstown,  Doctor 


W.  L.  BUECHNER. 


married  to  Miss  Kate  Eletcher,  of  Kenton. 


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Buechner  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  work.  He  was  a member  of  the  C'ity  Hospital  staff  from  its  organization  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Health  for  thirty  years.  For  years  he  was  Health  Officer  of  the  city,  and  served  without 
compensation.  It  was  due  to  his  care  and  ability  that  the  Health  Board  of  Youngstown  attained  its  degree  of  efficiency. 

Dr.  Buechner  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Fducation  for  a number  of  years.  He  was  also  a member  of  the  City  Council, 
being  first  elected  to  that  bod\'  in  IS7I,  when  the  Mayor  was  George  McKee. 

In  the  industrial  world  the  deceased  was  very  ])rominent.  He  was  a large  stockholder  in  various  iron  and  steel  companies. 
From  tlu‘  time  he  arrix'ed  in  \h)ungstown  he  was  identified  with  its  growth  and  improvement  and  the  development  of  its  resources. 
He  was  a charter  member  of  the  Memorial  Presbx’terian  Church,  and  when  the  church  was  organized  was  one  of  the  leading  spirits, 
and  held  several  offices  in  the  organization  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

It  was  in  Masonr\-  that  the  deceased  found  his  greatest  pleasure  and  recreation.  He  was  the  only  thirty-third  degree  Mason 
in  the  cit\-,  and  was  looked  u|)on  b\-  the  members  of  the  craft  eis  the  father  of  Masonry  in  these  parts.  He  was  familiar  with  all  the 
gradations  of  the  order  and  was  a de\()tit  member  of  e\'ery  branch.  W.  L.  Buechner  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Hillman  Lodge. 
He  first  became  a Mason  in  IS.aS,  in  Westcam  Star  Lodge.  He  was  made  Master  of  his  Lodge  in  18G3,  and  served  four  years  in  suc- 
ci'ssion.  When  Hillman  Lodge  was  started  he  was  one  of  the  charter  members,  and  was  elected  the  second  Master  of  the  organi- 
i/ation,  ha\ing  declined  to  accept  the  office  as  first  Master.  He  was  alsc;  a member  of  the  Royal  Order  of  Scotland.  The  head  cf 
this  branch  of  Masonrx'  is  located  in  Scotland  and  it  has  no  jurisdiction  in  .America.  There  are  few  members  in  this  state,  most  of 
the  strength  on  this  side  of  the  water  being  found  in  Canada. 

'The  deceased  was  a large  stockholder  in  the  new  temple  now  being  erected  by  the  Masons  of  Youngstown.  Masonry  was  his 
hobb\-,  and  he  had  the  satisfaction  of  affiliating  with  all  its  branches  and  attaining  rank  that  few  are  privileged  to  enjoy. 

Doctor  Buechner  was  the  organizer  of  St.  John’s  Commandery,  No.  20,  Knight  Templars,  and  one  of  its  charter  members  and 
first  Commander.  In  addition  to  his  membershii)  in  the  Masonic  h'raternity,  the  deceased  was  one  of  the  charter  members  of  Youngs- 
town Council,  3S7,  Ro\al  Arcanum.  He  was  also  a memlier  of  the  Rayen  and  Youngstown  Clubs.  September  lOth,  1904,  Dr.  Buech- 
lu-r,  while  on  a iileasuia-  dri\e,  was  instantly  killed  by  his  horse  running  away. 

The  main-  jiositions  of  res|)onsibilit\-  and  trust  with  which  he  was  honored  by  his  fellow  citizens,  are  the  liest  evidence  of  their 
oteem  of  his  chaiaicter  as  a man  of  capacity  and  strict  integrity.  As  a [ihysician  he  ranked  with  the  first  in  point  of  professional 
ability-.  Among  his  |)atients  he  was  regarded  with  affection  as  their  true  friend. 

Willard  B.  Carpenter,  M.  I)., 

( )ne  of  the  prominent  representatives  (jf  the  Medical  Profession  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  Fx-President  of  the  Homeopathic  Medical 
SocietN’  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  19th  of  February,  ISoti,  in  Kingston,  Ohio,  and  comes  from  Revolutionary  stock  on  both  sides 
of  the  famib'.  The  Carpenter  ancc'stors  came  from  the  environs  of  London,  Fngland,  sailing  on  the  ship  Bevis,  in  1638,  and  the  line 
is  traced  farther  back  to  John  ('arpenter,  active  in  political  life  in  1303.  The  Cobharn  or  greyhound  coat  of  arms  was  granted  In  1663 
to  W illiam  Car])enter.  Dr.  Car])enter’s  maternal  great-grc'at-grandfather,  Nathaniel  Bracee,  served  in  Washington’s  Army  near  White 
Plains  and  at  New  A'ork.  Dr.  Car])enter  is  a son  of  Rev.  George  Carpenter,  D.  1).,  a well  known  Presbyterian  divdne  who  has 
devoted  over  liftv’  v’cars  of  his  life  to  the  active  work  of  the  ministry.  Dr.  C'arpenter’s  mother,  Mathilda  Gilruth  Carpenter,  was  also 
a native  of  ( )hio.  Her  father.  Rev.  James  Gilruth,  was  in  the  War  of  1812,  being  Quartermaster  of  a regiment  stationed  at  Furt 
(Iratiot.  Dr.  ('ari)enter  obtained  his  education  in  the  |)ul)lic  schools  of  Washington  Court  House  and  at  WYoster  FIniversity,  graduat- 
ing from  the  latter  in  1876  with  the  degree  of  B.  A.  In  1879  he  received  from  the  same  institution  the  degree  of  A.  M.  He  studied 
medicine  at  the  Hahnemann  ColU'ge,  at  Philadelphia,  graduated  in  1879,  and  began  jvractice  the  same  year  in  Columbus.  He  has 
met  with  gratifv  ing  success  in  his  professional  labors.  Dr.  Carpenter  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Sixth  Avenue  Hospital,  in  1896, 
and  is  a memlH'r  of  the  State  and  Columbus  Homeo])athic  Societies.  He  makes  a specialty  of  mental  and  nervous  diseases.  He 
has  been  President  of  the  State  Medical  Society  and  has  been  a valuable  contributor  to  medical  journals.  He  is  Medical  Director 
of  the  Columbus  Mutual  Lite  Insurance  Company,  and  aside  from  his  profession  has  some  business  interests,  being  Vice-President 

of  the  Securitv'  Sav  ings  Bank.  In  1880,  Dr.  Carpenter  was  married  to  Miss  C'arrie  L.  May,  who  died  in  1895,  and  in  1897  he  entered 

into  a second  marriage  with  Mrs.  Ida  F.  Lindsay.  Both  Dr.  and  Mrs  Carpenter  hold  membership  in  the  Central  Presbyterian 
Church  and  are  largely  interested  in  its  work.  Dr.  Carpenter  is  a member  of  the  State  Archaeological  Society,  the  Sons  of  the  American 
Revolution  and  of  the  Northwestern  Genealogical  Society.  He  was  ap])ointed  one  of  seven  commissioners  in  the  National  Society 
of  the  Sons  and  Daughters  of  the  Pilgrims,  and  as  such  officer  has  arranged  to  organize  State  and  Local  Societies  in  Ohio.  He  is  a 

memlu'r  ol  th<>  I.  ( ).  ( ).  F.  and  of  the  ( )hio  Club.  Dr.  Carpenter  resides  at  11)6  Buttles  Avmnue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

John  W.  Clark, 

Chief  Phvsician  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary,  at  Columbus,  is  a native  of  Pine  Grovxp  Gallia  CAnmty,  Ohio,  where  he  was  born  on  the 
2Sth  ol  June,  1870,  the  son  of  W.  Wa  Clark,  a farmer,  and  Mrs,  Christine  Caldwell  Clark,  Ixjth  of  whom  were  born  in  Ohio.  On 
his  fathers’  side,  Dr.  Clark  is  of  Fnglish  extraction,  while  his  mother’s  people  are  of  German  descent.  Dr.  Clark’s  education  was 
obtained  in  the  ])ublic  and  high  schools  of  his  home  county,  after  which  he  entered  the  Ohio  Medical  University,  graduating  from 
that  institution  in  1893  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.,  when  he  began  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  Dr.  Clark’s  political  affiliations 
are  with  the  Democratic  partva  which  he  has  served  faithfullv'  and  well.  'Fwice  he  was  nominated  for  office,  once  as  Representativ^e 
of  Lawrence  County  and  once  for  Coroner  of  Jackson  ('ounty,  but  both  times  he  was  defeated  with  the  balance  of  the  tickets,  the 
counties  Iveing  heavily  Republican.  Under  President  Clcweland’s  administration  he  served  as  a member  of  the  Pension  Board  in 
\’inton  County.  In  January,  1909,  Dr.  Clark  was  appointed  Chief  Physician  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary  by  Governor  Harmon.  Fie  also 
IM-actices  his  profession  in  the  Cai)ital  C'ity.  Socially,  Dr.  Clark  is  a Mason,  K.  of  P.,  Redman,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  a Woodman  of  the  World 
and  a member  of  the  Democratic  Club  of  Jackson  C'ounty.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Mamie  B.  Olivier,  from  Washington  County,  in 
1S92.  Three  children  have  blessed  their  union.  The  dcjctor  resides  at  480  East  Spring  Street;  his  office  is  located  at  427  East  Long 
Street,  Columluts,  Ohio. 

Clarence  E.  Drake,  M.  D., 

.\  pirominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  1872,  and  is  the  son  of  John  C.  Drake,  who 
owned  and  operated  a farm  in  Washington  County  for  many  years.  He  was  a nativm  of  Zanesville,  and  in  later  j^ears  returned  to 
his  native  city  where  he  became  engaged  in  the  lumber  business.  Dr.  Drake’s  mother,  Lucy  Stowe  Drake,  was  also  a nativ^e  Ohioan, 
born  in  Washington  County.  Dr.  Drake  obtained  his  education  in  the  camntry  schools  and  at  Marietta  College,  from  which  he  grad- 
uated in  1892.  He  then  read  medicine  with  Dr.  E.  C.  Brush  and  attended  lectures  at  Starling  Medical  C'ollege,  Columbus,  grad- 


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uating  in  1898.  In  1897  he  enlisted  as  a private  in  the  First  Light  Artillery,  Ohio  National  Guard,  of  which  he  was  made  Corporal.  On 
the  16th  of  April,  1898,  he  was  chosen  Captain,  and  on  the  10th  of  May  of  the  same  year  was  made  assistant  surgeon  of  his  regiment. 
'Fhe  day  following  he  became  sergeant-major  of  the  Ohio  Volunteer  Light  Artillery,  by  appointment,  and  went  to  Camp  Bushnell 
with  the  volunteers  of  the  Spanish-American  War.  The  regiment  was  then  sent  to  Chickamauga,  where  it  remained  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  On  the  19th  of  August,  1903,  he  was  commissioned  Major-Sergeant  of  his  regiment.  Following  his  return  from  Chicka- 
mauga, Dr.  Drake  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Zanes\'ille,  in  which  he  became  very  successful.  He  is  a member  of  the 

County  and  State  Medical  Associations  and  of  the  Association  of  United  States  Military  Surgeons.  On  the  24th  of  October,  1901, 

Dr.  Drake  was  married  to  Miss  Garnett  L.  Dunn,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio.  In  politics.  Dr.  Drake  is  a Republican,  and  he  and  his  wife 
are  well  known  socially  in  Zanesville,  where  they  are  universal  favorites. 

Edson  James  Emerick, 

One  of  the  best  known  physicians  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  Superintendent  of  the  State 
Institution  for  feeble-minded,  is  a native  of  the  Buckeye  State,  born  on  the  28th  of 
October,  1863,  at  Fayette,  Fulton  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  James  P.  and  Mary  A. 
Humphrey  Emerick  were  natives  of  New  York  State.  Dr.  Emerick’s  education  was 
obtained  at  the  Faj-ette  Normal  University  of  Michigan  and  Long  Island  Medical  College, 
from  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1887.  After  his  graduation  he  took  up  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Columbus,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  On  the 
loth  of  May,  1907,  he  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  State  Institution  for  Feeble- 
Minded.  Dr.  Emerick  is  a member  of  the  Columbus  Academy  of  Medicine;  the  Ohio 
State  Medical  Association;  the  American  Medical  Association;  he  is  also  a Knight 
Templar,  Scottish  Rite,  a Shriner  and  K.  of  P.  On  the  16th  of  September,  1891,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Alice  Cary  Dill.  He  attends  the  Methodist  Church  at  King  Avenue, 
Columbus.  His  residence  is  located  in  the  Institution  for  Feeble-Minded,  Columbus,  O. 

Earl  W.  Euans,  M.  D., 


E.  J.  EMERICK. 


A prominent  physician  and  surgeon,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  15th  of  January, 
1871,  at  Urbana,  Ohio.  His  parents,  John  W.  Euans,  a commercial  traveler,  and  Eliza- 
beth Hunter  Euans,  were  natives  of  Champaign  County,  Ohio.  His  ancestors  on  both 
sides  of  the  family  originally  came  from  New  Jersey  and  Virginia,  respectively.  W hen 
Dr.  Euans  was  ten  years  of  age  he  remo\'ed  with  his  parents  to  New  York  City,  in  the 
common  and  high  schools  of  which  he  was  educated.  Later  he  attended  the  Ohio  Medical 
Plniversity,  graduating  from  the  same  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  In  the  same  year 
he  opened  an  office  and  since  then  he  has  been  successfully  engaged  in  his  profession,  acquiring  a large  clientele.  His  office  is  located 
at  1450  North  High  Street,  Columbus.  Dr.  Euans  is  a member  of  the  medical  staff  of  the  Grant  Hospital,  Columbus.  For  a 
period  of  two  years  and  six  months  he  was  City  Physician  of  Columbus.  His  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Republican  party. 
Socially,  he  is  a member  and  Vice-President  of  the  Columbus  Academy  of  Medicine;  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society; 
of  the  American  Medical  Association,  and  Treasurer  of  the  Northside  Medical  Research  Society.  He  also  is  a member  of  the  Alpha 
Kappa  Kappa  College  Fraternity.  In  1902  he  was  married  to  Mrs.  Cora  Tajdor.  The  doctor  resides  at  1450  North  High  Street, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 


Frank  E.  Gibson, 


A prominent  physician  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  was  born  on  Sunday,  the  16th  of  November,  1873,  at 
of  John  F.  and  Minnie  A.  Gibson,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  He  obtained  his  education  in  the  common 
the  Business  High  School  and  the  Medical  School  of  the  Columbian  Phriversity,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1899,  recei\ing  the  degree  of 
_M.  D.  He  started  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years, 
at  Washington.  Dr.  Gibson  is  prominently  connected  with  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and 
Eilks.  He  has  taken  quite  an  interest  in  fancy  drills,  being  Captain  of  Columbia  Com- 
mandery  No.  2,  K.  T.,  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  whose  team  won  the  prize  at  Saratoga 
Springs,  N.  Y.,  June  10th,  1907,  and  also  Captain  of  Almos  Temple  Patrol  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  (Shriners).  This  organization  won  the  championship  of  North  America  at 
St.  Paul,  Minn.,  June  15th,  1909.  Dr.  Gibson  is  the  author  of  Gibson’s  Fancy  Drills. 

He  is  a Director  of  the  Washington  Board  of  Trade  and  of  the  staff'  of  Garfield  Hospital. 

He  is  also  on  the  membership  list  of  Washington  Medical  Association;  Washington 
Medical  Society,  and  Treasurer  of  the  Washington  Medical  and  Surgical  Society.  His 
IKjlitical  affiliations  belong  to  the  Republican  party.  His  office  is  located  at  927  Eye 
Street,  N.  Wk,  Washington,  D.  C. 


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Joseph  A.  Hall,  M,  D., 

Of  Cincinnati,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  klecember,  1872,  at  New  England,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
Dr.  Rufus  Bartlett  Hall  and  Margaret  Chandler  Hall,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  Dr.  Hall’s 
great-grandfather,  Justis  Hall,  a native  of  New  York  State,  remo\'ed  to  Marietta,  Ohio, 
in  1809,  and,  one  year  later,  he  settled  on  government  land  which  is  now  Aurelius  Town- 
shi]).  The  grandfather  was  a farmer  and  millwright,  and  was  engaged  in  that  vocation 
until  his  death,  in  1886.  Dr.  Rufus  Bartlett  Hall,  Dr.  Joseph  A.  Hall’s  father,  is  a prom- 
inent physician  and  surgeon  in  Cincinnati.  One  of  Dr.  Hall’s  direct  ancestors,  Josiah 
Bartlett,  w'as  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Dr.  J.  A.  Hall  received  a thorough  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  at  Hughes  High  School,  Cincinnati,  after  which  he  attended  Ohio  Military  Institute,  College  Hill,  Ohio;  the  Ohio  W’esleyan 


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I ni\ersit>-,  at  Delaware,  and  the  Miami  Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  from  which 
latter  institution  he  graduated  on  the  1st  of  April,  1907,  receix’ing  the  degree  of  M.  D. 
At  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  Dr.  Hall  took  up  the  practice  of  Medicine  and  Surgery. 

I le  is  the  surgeon  of  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railroad  and  of  the  C.,  H.  & D.  Railroad. 
In  politu's.  Dr.  Hall  is  a staunch  Republican.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Cincinnati 
Blaine  Club;  in  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  College  Fraternity  and  in  the  Alpha  Kappa  Kappa 
Medical  Fraternity.  He  is  a member  of  the  Commission  for  the  erection  of  the  Lima 
State  llos])ital  for  the  Criminal  Insane.  Dr.  J.  A.  Hall  is  prominently  connected  with 
the  militar\-  affairs  of  the  state.  He  took  part  in  the  Spanish-American  War,  in  the 
capacity  of  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  United  States  Armjy  which  position  he  held  from 
189, S till  1900.  He  mjw  is  Major,  Medical  Corps,  Ohio  National  Guard,  and  Acting 
Deputy  Surgeon  General  of  Ohio  National  Guard.  He  has  served  on  the  military  staffs 
of  Governors  Myron  T.  Herrick,  John  M.  Pattison  and  Andrew  L.  Harris,  and  holds 
the  same  position  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Judson  Harmon.  On  the  1st  of  January, 
1901,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lucia  Mae  Wheeler.  Dr.  Hall  resides  at 
27)18  Auburn  Avenue,  Cincinnati.  His  offices  are  located  at  628  Elm  Street,  that  city. 

Rufus  Bartlett  Hall,  A.  M.,  M.  D., 

( )f  Cincinnati,  ()hio,  was  bern  in  Aurelius  Township,  Washington  County,  Ohio,  on 

the  17)th  day  of  May,  1849,  the  son  of  Joseph  B.  and  Irene  Nartlett  Hall,  both  natives 

of  the  State  of  New  York.  He  is  of  Scotch-Fnglish  e.xtraction. 

His  grandfather,  Justis  Hall,  a native  of  New  York  State,  removed  to  Marietta, 
Ohio,  in  1809,  and  one  year  later  he  settled  on  government  land  which  is  now  Aurelius 
I'owu^hip.  The  >.ime  land  is  the  old  home  and  is  now  owned  by  his  brother,  Levi  Hall.  Dr.  Hall’s  father  was  a farmer  and  mill- 
w right,  ,md  was  engaged  in  that  \ocation  until  his  death,  in  1886. 

I'he  laitiih-  consisted  of  fottrteen  children.  Dr.  Hall  was  reared  on  the  homestead  farm  and  attended  the  local  schools.  At 
the  ;tgc  of  thirteen,  lu'  etitt'red  a pri\'ate  school  ;it  Lowell,  Ohio,  and  remained  tw-o  years.  After  this  he  entered  the  public  school  at 
M.iriettit  atul  remaitied  three  \’ears,  when  he  returned  as  a teacher  to  his  native  township,  wdiere  he  taught  school  for  tw'O  years. 

Dttring  this  (itne  lu>  iK'gan  the  study  of  medicine,  and,  in  1869,  he  matriculated  at  the  Miami  Medical  College,  Cincinnati, 
()hio,  gr;tdtt<uitig'  in  1872,  with  the  degree  of  M.  1).  On  the  26th  of  March  of  that  year,  he  opened  an  office  for  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession at  .New  England,  Athens  Couitt>',  Ohio,  practicing  in  that  locality  for  two  years.  On  account  of  poor  health  he  then  removed 

lo  Santa  Barbara,  Calilornia,  where  he  practiced  for  one  year.  At  the  ex])iration  of 
that  time  lu‘  made  a tour  of  the  Southern  States,  looking  for  a suitable  location,  lint  was 
not  fiuorably  impressed  with  that  region  at  the  time,  and,  ujron  his  return,  he  located  in 
Chillieotlug  Ohio,  July  26lh,  1877),  remaining  there  until  April  3rd,  1888,  when  he  came 
to  ( in  'itmat i. 

In  1881,  Dr.  I hdl  wetit  to  Europe,  (kwoting  one  year  to  the  studv  of  surgery,  under 
l>ri\ate  tutors.  Since  his  return,  in  1887),  he  has  given  special  attention  to  abdominal 
surgery  and  gynecolog}'. 

In  June,  1897),  Dr.  Hall  receix'ed  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  the  Miami  University 
for  ])ioneer  ;md  original  work  in  his  special  department  of  surgery.  He  has  contributed 
numerous  articles  to  the  wirious  h'oreign  and  American  Medical  Journals,  reporting 
original  ivsearch  work  Irom  lime  to  time.  He  is  a memlter  of  the  American  Medical 
.Association;  llu>  British  Medical  Association;  the  American  Association  of  f.)bstetricians 
<md  ( 'ynecologists ; llu'  Ohio  State  Medical  Society;  the  Southern  Surgicial  and  Gyne- 
cologic<d  .\ssocialion ; the  Cincinnati  ( )l)stetrical  Society;  the  Cincinnati  Academy  of 
Medicine.  1 h-  has  filled  the  offices  of  President  of  the  American  Association  of  Obste- 
tricians and  ( lynecologists ; the  ( )hio  State  Medical  Society;  the  Cincinnati  Obstetrical 
S()ci)'l\-,  <uh!  he  is  now  President  of  the  Cdncinnati  Academy  of  Medicine.  He  holds  th(' 

Professorship  of  surgical  tli.seases  of  women  at  the  (4hio  Miami  Adedical  C'ollege;  the  Med- 
ical De])artment  of  the  Cincinnati  Uni\-ersity;  he  is  Chief  Surgeon  of  The  Hall  Hos])ital, 
a iirixali-  institution  of  twenty-two  beds,  de\’Oted  exclusively  to  abdominal  surgery  and 
surgeiw'  peculiar  to  woir.en.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  Alasonic  Fraternity  and  a Knight 
Templar. 

(In  the  14lh  of  March,  1872,  Dr.  Hall  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Chandler,  a daughter  of  Mr.  Joseph  Chaiidler.  Four 
(diildren  ha\e  blessed  their  union,  of  which  three  are  now  living,  one  ha\dng  died  in  infancy. 

Dr.  Hall's  office  is  located  at  928  Elm  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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James  Theodotius  Hanson,  M.  D., 

.An  alienist  of  national  reputation,  of  Columl.ius,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  28th  of  March,  1851,  in  Gallia  County,  (4hio,  and  is  the  son  of 
William  S.  and  Maty  Hanson,  both  natives  of  the  Buckeye  State.  The  father  being  a farmer.  Dr.  Hanson  wms  raised  on  a farm.  He 
recei\ed  his  education  at  the  Gallipolis  High  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1871,  and  at  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  Cincinnati, 
( )hio,  graduating  from  the  latter  institution  in  1874,  wdth  the  degree  of  A4.  1).  In  the  same  year  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession  in  Springfield,  and  later  in  Gallia  County.  From  1906  to  1908,  Dr.  Hanson  filled  the  responsible  position  of  Superin- 
tendent of  the  State  Hospital  at  .Athens,  Ohio.  He  now  is  connected  with  the  Columbus  Blank  Book  Manufacturing  Company,  at 
Columbus,  Ohio,  of  wdiich  he  is  a Director.  Dr.  Hanson  has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  has  served  his  party  in  many 
cai)acities.  h rom  1899  to  1905  he  was  County  Auditor  of  Gallia  County.  Socially,  Dr.  Hanson  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  Knight 
4'emplar,  a member  of  the  Chapter  Council,  Blue  Lodge,  the  Gallia  County  Medical  Society  and  of  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society. 
In  1S75,  Dr.  Hanson  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  M.  Bell.  Mrs.  Hanson  died  in  1880,  leaving  one  son  and  one  daughter.  Dr.  Hanson 
entered  into  a second  marriage  in  1896,  with  Miss  Ida  M.  Guy,  of  Champaign  County.  The  family  reside  at  1431  Neil  Avenue, 
C.’olumbus,  Ohio. 


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James  Franklin  Heady,  M.  D., 

Of  Glendale,  Ohio,  ranks  among  the  leading  professional  and  business  men  of  Hamilton 
County.  He  was  born  on  the  7th  of  November,  1851,  at  Vevay,  Indiana,  and  is  the  son 
of  George  W.  and  Elizabeth  Johnson  Heady,  natives  of  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia, 
respectively.  The  father,  who  followed  the  vocation  of  a farmer,  was  of  Dutch  descent. 

On  both  sides  of  the  family  Dr.  Heady’s  ancestors  have  been  in  this  country  for  genera- 
tions. Dr.  Heady  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  at  the  Indiana  State 
University  and  at  the  Miami  Medical  College,  graduating  from  the  former  in  1873  and 
from  Miami  in  1878.  From  1877  to  1878,  Dr.  Heady  was  an  interne  in  the  Cincinnati 
Hospital.  Upon  leaving  the  hospital.  Dr.  Heady  moved  to  Glendale,  where  he  took  up 
the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  is  also  Vice-President  of  the  First  National 
Bank,  Dockland,  Ohio,  a Director  of  the  Cincinnati  Trust  Company,  and  Medical  Direc- 
tor of  the  Cincinnati  Fife  Insurance  Company.  In  politics,  he  is  a faithful  Republican. 

Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Blaine  Club,  the  x^merican  Medical  .Association,  the  Ohio 
State  Medical  Society,  the  Cincinnati  Obstetrical  Society  and  the  Cincinnati  .Academy 
of  A'ledicine.  On  the  24th  of  June,  1884,  Dr.  Heady  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  J.  Hunt. 

He  resides  at  Glendale,  one  of  Cincinnati’s  most  beautiful  suburbs. 

Maurice  P.  Hunt,  M.  D., 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  who,  concentrating  his  energies  in  a professional  capacity,  has  gained 

more  than  local  distinction  as  a practitioner  of  medicine  and  surgery,  while  his  ability  is  j.  p.  heady. 

attested  by  liberal  practice  accorded  him.  He  was  born  in  Delaware  County,  Ohio, 

on  the  28th  of  February,  1853,  and  is  a son  of  John  B.  Hunt,  who  was  born  in  Alorgan  County,  Ohio.  The  family  was  founded  in 
this  state  at  an  early  period  in  its  development  by  representatives  of  the  name  who  came  from  Pennsyh’ania,  where  early  ancestors 
of  Dr.  Hunt  had  located  on  coming  to  the  new  world  from  England.  The  father,  John  B.  Hunt,  was  also  a well  known  physician 
who  graduated  from  the  Cler'dand  Aledical  School  about  the  year  1860,  and  after  several  >’ears  de\'Oted  to  professional  work  in 
Newark  and  Wellington,  removed  in  1868  to  Columbus,  where  he  continued  in  active  practice  for  three  years.  Failing  health  then 

caused  his  retirement  from  the  profession,  and  establishing  his  home  upon  a farm  he  lived 
amid  such  surroundings  until  the  20th  of  March,  1901,  when  he  passed  away  at  the  age 
of  seventy-seven  years.  He  had  been  greatly  benefitted  by  his  removal  to  the  country, 
and  thus  li\-ed  to  a ripe  old  age.  He  had  several  years  sur\d\-ed  his  wife,  who  jrassed 
away  in  1894.  She  bore  the  maiden  name  of  .Angeline  Patterson  and  was  a native  of 
Delaware  County,  Ohio.  While  spending  his  youthful  days  under  his  paternal  roof. 
Dr.  Alaurice  P.  Hunt  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Delaware  County,  Colum- 
bus and  Indianapolis,  Indiana.  Interested  from  early  youth  in  the  science  and  practice 
of  medicine  and  surgery,  he  resolved  to  follow  in  his  father’s  professional  footsteps,  and 
entered  upon  his  professional  training  in  1875,  being  graduated  from  Cleveland  Home- 
opathic College  with  the  class  of  1879.  Thus,  well  equipped  for  his  chosen  \ocation,  he 
commenced  practice  in  Selma,  Clark  County,  and,  in  1883,  removed  to  Delaware,  Ohio, 
where  he  practiced  for  ten  years.  On  the  e.xpiration  of  that  period  he  went  to  Ann  Arbor, 
Michigan  and  accepted  the  professorship  of  diseases  of  women  and  obstetrics  in  the  Homoe- 
opathic College  of  the  University  of  Michigan.  He  also  held  the  professorship  of  the 
same  branches  in  Cleveland  Medical  College  for  the  purpose  of  delivering  his  lectures 
before  the  classes  of  that  institution.  Following  his  removal  to  Columbus,  he  has  in 
that  city  enjoyed  marked  distinction  by  reason  of  his  success  in  surgery,  giving  his  atten- 
tion exclusively  to  this  branch  of  professional  services  for  a number  of  years.  His  labors 
have  largely  set  the  standard  for  surgical  work  in  Columbus,  and  from  his  professional 
Imethern  he  has  received  cordial  evidences  of  respect  and  appreciation.  His  researches 
have  been  broad,  his  study  most  thorough.  Mdse  in  the  law  of  general  science,  he  is 
recognized  as  a master  of  construction  and  functions  of  the  component  parts  of  the  human 
body,  of  the  changes  induced  l)y  the  onslaughts  of  disease  and  of  the  defects  cast  upon  them  as  a legacy  by  progenitors  of  existence. 
.Aided  by  this  knowledge  he  has  that  remarkable  skill  that  is  an  essential  element  in  the  success  of  the  surgeon,  and  moreover  his 
work  is  permeated  at  all  times  by  a ready  and  broad  sympathy.  Since  1896  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  Sixth  A\'enue  Private 
Hospital,  which  he  established  in  that  year,  and  his  work  in  this  connection  has  been  extended,  varied  and  important.  Dr.  Hunt  has 
perhaps  the  most  valuable  medical  library  of  any  private  practitioner  of  the  city,  and  has  been  a frequent  contributor  on  surgical 
subjects  to  the  medical  publications  of  the  country.  He  is,  moreo\er,  a member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  and  of  the  Executi\'e 
Committee  of  the  new  Grant  Hospital,  and  is  a member  of  the  .American  Homeopathic  Society.  In  1881,  occurred  the  marriage  of 
Dr.  Hunt  and  Fuella  J.  Kitchen,  a native  of  Clark  County.  They  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  social  circles  and  are  members  of 
the  Broad  Street  Presbyterian  Church.  Dr.  Hunt  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city,  and  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trade  champions  various  measures  for  the  expansion  of  the  city  in  lines  of  trade  and  commerce.  Prominent  in 
Masonry,  he  has  attained  the  32nd  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  .All  interests,  however,  are  secondary  with  him  to  his  professional 
service  and  unfaltering  devotion  to  his  daily  duties,  and  his  constant  reading  and  investigations  haA'e  enabled  him  to  fulh'  meet  the 
highest  standard  of  requirement  inxthe  field  of  his  chosen  vocation. 


M.  P.  HUNT. 


Asa  B.  Isham, 

One  of  the  leading  physicians  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  12th  of  July,  1844,  at  Jackson  C.  H.,  Ohio.  His  father.  Chapman 
Isham,  was  a native  of  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts,  while  his  mother.  Airs.  Alary  .Ann  Faulkner  Isham,  was  born  in  Jackson  C.  H., 
Ohio.  The  father  was  a leading  citizen  of  Jackson;  a merchant,  banker  and  iron  manufacturer.  Dr.  Isham  was  educated  in  private 
schools;  at  the  district  schools  of  Jackson  and  the  Alarietta  College  .Academy.  .At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  started  in  business-  life, 
at  first  operating  a buzz  saw  in  a furniture  factory.  .After  a while  he  was  advanced  to  the  position  of  stoker  of  the  engine,  and  from 


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Harry  Simmer  Kiskadden, 

A prominent  plusieian  and  snrt;eon  of  Hetroii,  Michigan,  was  I)orn  on  the  2oth  of  March,  1857,  at  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
Alexander  and  ldi/cd)elh  Williams  Kiskadden,  natives  of  Madison  and  Richland  Counties,  Ohio.  Dr.  Kiskadden  was  educated  in 
tlu'  ])ul)lic  schools  of  ()hio,  Indiana  and  Illinois,  the  Xorthern  Indiana  Normal  School  and  the  Uni\'ersity  of  Illinois,  graduating 
from  the  Medical  Department  ot  the  latter  institution  (College  of  Physicians  and  Sur- 
gi'ons,  Chicago,  Illinois)  in  March,  1885,  taking  up  the  |)ractice  of  his  chosen  i)rolession 
immedi.iteK’  after  his  graduation.  1 !e  settled  in  I letroit,  where  he  holds  a high  rank  atnong 
tlu‘  memliers  of  his  |)rofession.  Dr.  Kiskadden  is  an  ardent  Republican.  Me  is  an  ex-mem- 
bi-r  of  the  board  of  Health  of  Detroit,  and  was  a memlier  of  the  State  Military  Medical 
Hoard  during  the  Spanish-. \merican  War.  Socially,  Dr.  Kiskadden  is  a member  of 
Corinthian  bodge,  !■'.  N .\.  M.;  Monroe  ( hapter,  R.  A.  M.;  Detroit  Commandery,  K.  T.; 

I.  ( ).  ( ).  I’.;  Detroit  Hoard  of  Commerce,  and  last  bitt  not  least,  a |)romincnt  member 
of  the  Hoard  of  ( Toxernors  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit.  On  the  27th  of  Sep- 
tember, 18S7,  Dr.  Kiskadden  was  married  to  Miss  Sarah  Josephine  White,  of  Richmond, 

Indiana.  Two  ihildreti,  Domdd  Selden  and  Cameron  Harry  Kiskadden  have  blessed 
their  ttnion.  bhe  famih’  attxmds  the  hirst  Congregational  ('hurch  of  Detroit,  and 
the  doctor  is  a member  of  the  ( Ongregational  Club  of  that  city.  Dr.  Kiskadden  resifles 
.it  204  K.isi  1 hmcock  .\\'emu',  Detroit,  while  his  sitmmcr  residence  is  located  at  Idden- 
k.isk  K.irnis,  ITTexille,  Mii'h.  His  offices  are  situated  at  271  W'oodward  Avenue, 

Detroit.  Mich. 


I I.  S.  KISKADDEN 


Floras  Fremont  Lawrence, 

.A  promiiumt  surgeon  of  C'olumbus,  Ohio,  and  surgeon  and  chief  of  stafl  to  the  Lawrence 
Hosjiital,  a hospital  organized  and  named  for  him  by  aliout  fifty  business  and  professional 
nu“ii  of  the  Capital  Cit\'  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  10th  of  March,  1803,  at  Wadsworth, 

.Media. 1 Counts',  Ohio.  His  jrarents,  Re\'.  Oman  Lawrence  and  Camilla  Lawrence, 
were  lioth  natixes  of  Ohio,  and  of  Scotch  parentage.  Rev.  Laxvrence,  a Methodist  Epis- 
cop.il  minister,  ot  the  Northern  Ohio  Conference,  probably  built  more  nexv  churches  atid  parsonages,  repaired  more  churches  and  parson- 
.iges,  atid  r.iised  (he  money  to  pax’  off  the  debts  of  more  small  churches  in  Ohio  than  any  other  minister  in  the  history  of  the  state, 
lie  did  this  solelx'  by  unselfish  efforts  and  an  earnest  devotion  xvhich  made  him  an  exmngelist  in  truth.  Dr.  Laxvrence,  his  son,  xvas 
edttc.itx-d  in  the  common  schools,  at  the  Academy  at  Saxannah,  Ohio,  and  at  Baldxvin  Unixersity,  Herea,  (Jhio.  After  his  grad- 
ti.ition  Ironi  the  latter  institution  he  attended  the  Columlnis  Medical  College,  from  xvhich  he  graduated  iti  1885.  Outside  of  his  degree 
of  AI.  D.,  Dr.  Laxvrence  possesses  the  degree  of  D.  S.,  from  Baldxvin  LIniversity,  and  that  of  LL.  D.,  from  WMoster  University.  He 


that  to  engineer  to  fill  an  emergencx’.  After  having  serx'cd  in  the  latter  capacity  for  a fexx'  xveeks,  and  hax'ing  by  great  good  fortune 
failed  fo  exi)lode  the  boiler,  the  factorx’  was  closed  doxvn  by  reason  of  financial  distress,  xvhereupon  young  Isham  entered  the  news- 
paper field,  at  first  in  the  capacity  of  printers'  dex’il,  then  as  compositor  and  finally  as  Associate  Editor  of  the  Lake  Superior  Journal, 
.Manittelte,  .Michigan.  He  was  engaged  ttpon  the  journal  from  October,  18()0  to  May  1802,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of  reporter 
and  citx'  editor  of  the  Detroit  Dailx’ Tribtnu'.  ( )n  the  18th  of  Nox’cmber,  18f)2,  he  left  the  newspaper  bitsiness  and  enlisted  as  a private 

in  the  Sex-enth  Michigan  Volunteer  Cax'alry  Regiment.  Shortly  after  he  was  promoted 
to  Sergeant  of  Comitany  I.  In  an  action  near  Wffirrenton  Junction,  Va.,  on  the  14th  of 
May,  18()3,  he  xx'as  severely  xvounded,  but  recox’ered,  re-joined  his  regiment  the  last 
of  December,  1803,  and  xvas  promoted  First  Lieutenant  of  Company  F',  on  the  22nd  of 
.March,  1804.  On  the  11th  of  May,  of  that  year,  he  was  slightly  wounded  and  captured 
by  the  enemy  at  Velloxv  Tax  erti,  Va.,  remaining  a prisoner  of  xvar  until  the  11th  of  Decem- 
ber, 1804,  when  he  xvas  paroled  lor  exchange  at  Charleston,  S.  C.  On  the  14th  of  April, 
18()5,  he  xvas  honorably  discharged  for  disability,  in  consequence  of  wounds  received  in 
action.  He  then  returned  to  his  native  state,  entered  the  Ohio  Medical  College,  and 
graduated  from  that  institution  on  the  1st  of  March,  180i),  xxdth  the  degree  of  M.  D. 
il(‘  also  holds  the  honorary  degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  conferred  upon  him  by  Marietta 
College,  in  1880.  After  leax  ing  college.  Dr.  Isham  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
.md  he  noxv  is  one  of  the  leading  ])hysicians  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  From  187G  to  1880,  Dr. 
Lham  xvas  jirofessor  of  Physiology,  and  of  Adateria  Medica  and  Therapeutics  in  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery.  Dr.  Isham  is  the  author  of  “Prisoners  of 
W'ar  and  Military  Prisons, ’’  “Historical  Sketch  of  the  Seventh  Michigan  Volunteer 
Cax'alry,’’  editor  (jf  “SiihygiiKjgraphy  and  Cardigraphy,’'’  and  has  contributed  many 
.irticles  and  addresses  to  medical  and  secular  prints.  He  xvas  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Police  Examiners  of  Cincinnati,  from  1880  to  1003;  a member  of  the  Boarrl  of  United 
Slates  Pension  Examiners  during  President  Harrison’s  administration;  a Trustee  of  the 
Cincinnati  Hospital,  from  IffOO  to  1903,  and  a Medical  Director  of  the  Cincinnati  Hos- 
])ital  Irom  1903  to  1900,  and  Irom  1908  to  1910.  For  many  years  he  has  filled  the  office 
of  Trustee  of  the  Academy  ot  Medicine,  and  of  Trustee  (jf  the  Wffilnut  Hills  Lodge,  F.  & 
,\.  M . lie  .ilso  XV. IS  a Comm.inder  of  the  ( )hio  Cf)mmandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  Commander  of  P'rod  C.  Jones  Post,  Grand  Army 
Republic;  President  of  the  .\cademy  of  Medicine;  Alaster  cjf  WAilntit  Hills  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M.,  and  President  of  the  Marietta  College 
('hib.  He  is  a nuanber  of  the  ( irand  .\rmy  Rc])tiblic  and  the  Loyal  Legion;  the  Academy  of  Medicine  of  Cincinnati;  the  Ohio  State 
Mi-dical  Socieix';  the  .\merican  Medic'al  .Association;  Cincinnati  Literary  Club;  Marietta  College  Chib;  the  Masonic  Fraternity;  the 
Sex'(.-nth  Michig.in  C.ix'.drx'  .\ssoci;ition,  and  of  (Aister’s  Michigan  Caxmlry  Brigade  Association.  On  the  lOth  of  October,  1870,  Dr. 
Lham  was  mni'rix-d  to  Aliss  M.irx’  Hamlin  Keyt.  Sex’en  children  have  blessed  their  ttnion;  Mary  K.  Isham,  M.  A.,  M.  D.,  Asa  C. 
Isham,  Stis.mn.i  Isham  (m.irried  to  Air.  Richard  C.  Sxving),  Alonzo  K.  Isham,  S.  B.,  Frances  C.  Isham,  Helen  Isham  (married  to  Mr. 
Ldw.ird  C.  Kirkpatrick),  and  Eleanor  Louise  Isham,  B.  A.  (married  to  Mr.  Frank  P.  Atkins).  The  family  reside  at  849  Oak  Street, 
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started  upon  his  professional  career  as  a physician  and  surgeon  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years.  He  performed  the  first  operation  upon 
the  gall  bladder  ever  performed  in  Central  Ohio,  in  August,  1887,  on  a German  named  Theodore  \A'ohlgemuth,  who  is  still  living 

and  well.  Dr.  Lawrence  has  held  the  following  professional  positions:  President  Cen- 

tral Ohio  Medical  Association,  1894;  President  Columbus  Academy  of  iMedicine,  1905; 
Secretary  of  the  Section  on  Diseases  of  Women  and  Obstetrics,  American  IMedical  Associa- 
tion, 1900;  Vice-Chairman  of  the  same  Section,  1905;  First  Vice-President  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi Valley  Medical  Association,  1908;  and  First  \dce-President  of  the  Ohio 
State  Medical  Association,  in  1903.  His  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Republican 
party.  Socially,  Dr.  Lawrence  is  a member  of  Columbus  Lodge,  Xo.  30,  F.  & A.  M.; 
Ohio  Chapter  X'o.  12,  R.  A.  M.;  Columbus  Council:  Knoch  Lodge  of  Perfection,  A. 
A.  S.  R. ; Franklin  Council,  P.  of  J.,  of  which  he  is  and  has  been  for  the  past  three  years. 
Sovereign  Prince;  Columbus  Chapter,  Rose  Croix  and  Scioto  Consistory;  Alladin  Tem- 
I pie,  M.  M.  S.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1885,  Dr.  Lawrence  was  married  to  Miss  Cora 
Estelle  Pierce.  Three  children  have  been  born  to  them,  Gerald  Pierce  Lawrence,  James 
I Cooper  Lawrence  and  Elizabeth  Camille  Lawrence.  The  family  attend  the  Methodist 
Episcopal  Church.  Dr.  Lawrence  resides  at  449  West  Se^■enth  Street;  his  offices  are 
located  at  328  East  State  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Sherman  Leach,  M.  D., 

Member  of  the  surgical  staff  of  the  Protestant  Hospital;  surgeon  of  Mercy  Hospital, 
and  one  of  the  best  known  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the 
30th  of  May,  1864,  at  Mt.  Sterling,  Madison  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  William  T. 
Leach,  a contractor,  and  iMrs.  Anna  Bostwick  Leach,  were  natives  of  Wrmont,  the  father 
ha\dng  come  to  Columbus  at  an  early  age.  Dr.  Leach  obtained  his  education  at  the 
F.  F.  LAWRENCE.  public  schools  of  Mt.  Sterling,  after  which  he  attended  Starling  Medical  College,  Colum- 

bus, graduating  from  same  in  1887.  He  then  practiced  in  Mt.  Sterling  until  1896,  when, 
seeking  a larger  field  for  his  professional  activity,  he  came  to  Columbus,  where  he  has 
resided  ever  since.  But  even  before  his  removal  to  Columbus  he  was  identified  with 
the  Ohio  Medical  College  and  the  Protestant  Hospital  as  lecturer,  professor  of  surgery 
and  surgeon.  Since  1900,  Dr.  Leach  is  practicing  surgery  alone.  The  doctor  is  a mem- 
ber of  the  Masonic  Fraternitj-  in  its  various  branches;  he  also  belongs  to  the  Columbus 
Academy  of  Medicine,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association  and  the  American  Medical 
Association.  In  1889  he  was  married  to  Miss  M.  Hornbeck.  His  wife  died  in  1895, 
leaving  one  daughter.  Miss  Jane  M.  Leach.  The  doctor  resides  at  802  North  High  Street, 

Columbus,  Ohio. 


Stewart  LeRoy  McCurdy, 

Surgeon,  was  born  at  Bowerston,  Harrison  County,  Ohio,  July  15,  1859,  son  of  Peter 
and  Mary  A.  (Bower)  McCurdy.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  followed  by 
special  courses;  graduated  from  the  Columbus  Medical  College  in  1881,  and  from  the 
New  York  Post  Graduate  Medical  School  and  Hospital  in  1885;  took  the  degree  of  M. 

D.  at  the  Ohio  Medical  Lhiiversity  in  1890  and  received  the  honorary  degree  of  A,  M., 
from  Scio  College  in  1894.  He  was  married  to  Susan  Rigg  Street,  of  Dennison,  Ohio. 
September  1st,  1887.  Professor  of  Anatomy  and  Oral  Surgery  at  the  School  of  Den- 
tistry, Lmiversity  of  Pittsburg,  since  1896;  Surgeon  of  the  Pittsburg,  Cincinnati, 
Chicago  and  St.  Louis,  and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroads;  Orthopedic  Surgeon  for  the 
Columbia  and  the  Presbyterian  Hospitals.  In  1890  he  served  at  the  Vanderbilt  Clinic, 
Orthopedic  Hospital  and  Institute  for  Ruptured  and  Crippled  Children,  New  York 
City.  He  was  a Trustee,  1887-1893,  and  Professor  of  Orthopedic  Surgery,  1887-1891, 

at  the  Ohio  Medical  Universitv,  Columbus 


SHER.M.AN  LEACH. 


Dr.  McCurdy  is  the  author  of  a manual  of 
“Orthopedic  Surgery”  (1898),  and  “Oral  Surgery”  (1901  and  1911).  “Anatomy  in 
Abstract,”  “Emergencies  in  Abstract,”  and  “Arthrosteopedic  Surgery”  (1909) ; also  many 
articles  on  Orthopedic  Surgery  for  medical  journals  throughout  the  country.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  American  Medical  Association;  the  American  Orthopedic  Association; 
the  Ohio  and  Pennsylvania  State  Medical  Societies;  the  International  Medical  Congress, 
1893,  and  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Pittsburg,  1911.  His  immediate  ancestors 
were  natives  of  Harrison  County,  Ohio,  the  town  of  Bowerstown  having  been  settled 
by  his  mother’s  family  in  18(17.  His  mother  is  li\-ing  at  the  age  of  eighty,  and  three 
grandparents,  four  great-grandparents  and  one  great-great-grandfather  are  buried  in 
the  old  family  cemetery  near  Bowerstown.  Dr.  McCurdy’s  present  home  is  at  422 
Franklin  Street,  Wilkinsburg,  Pa.,  and  hi.s  office  is  in  the  Jenkins  Arcade  Building. 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 


S.  L.  McCURD'l'. 


Maplewood  Sanatorium, 

Near  Lebanon,  Ohio,  owned  and  operated  by  the  Dr.  J.  L.  Stephens  C ompany,  ranks 
among  the  foremost  institutions  of  its  kind  in  the  country,  hounded  in  1875,  by  Dr. 
y.  L.  Stephens,  it  is  devoted  exclusively  to  the  treatment  of  opium  and  liquor  inebriety - 
Here  the  users  of  various  forms  of  alcohol  and  opium  find  a home  where  they  are  cured 
of  their  disease,  a place  of  refuge  where  men  and  women  from  all  parts  of  the  countr\' 
lav  down  their  burden  of  trouble  and  rest  in  quiet  seclusion  while  being  restored  to 


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health,  i'a'crted  and  speciall}'  ecjuipped,  it  is  adniirai)ly  adapted  to  meet  all  the  requirements  of  its  chosen  line  of  work,  while  possess- 
inj4  all  a(l\antai;es  known  to  the  profession.  A cozy  and  home-like  feeling  per\'ades  to  an  extent  not  ordinarily  found  in  the  average 
sanitorium.  d he  institution  is  the  oldest  ot  its  kind  in  the  Ihiited  States,  and  during  the  last  thirty  years  has  treated  and  cured 
thousands  of  opitiin  and  alcoholic  habitues.  'I'he  location  ol  the  Maplewood  Sanatorium  is  an  ideal  one.  Between  the  Big  and  Little 
Miami  Rivi-rs  the  countr\-  rolls  awa\-  in  fertile \alleys  and  wooded  hills,  to  form  the  most  picturestiue  and  healthful  portion  of  the  State 
of  ()hio.  Situated  on  one  of  these  hills,  three-ciuarters  of  a mile  from  the  pretty  little  city  of  Lebanon,  surrounded  by  deep  and 
shady  lawns,  Maplewood  Sanatorium  o\-erlooks  one  ol  the  most  ;ittracti\’e  landscapes  imaginable.  The  beautiful  grounds,  fdled  with  trees, 
llov\'cring  shrubs,  winding  walks,  driws,  rtistic  seats  and  swings,  afford  the  patient  a delightful  place  lor  rest  and  outdoor  recreation, 
rile  grounds  lorm  a natural  ]iark  ol  six  acres,  d'he  windows  and  porches  of  the  Sanatorium  all  look  upon  sitacious  lawns,  where 
maple  trees  afford  a shade  to  the  patients,  who,  in  w;irm  weather,  find  enjoyment  in  the  open  air.  A portion  of  the  grounds  is  devoted 
to  cro(|uet  and  games,  while  lu-re  and  there  in  some  secluded  nooks,  are  hammocks  and  reclining  chairs.  The  buildings  are  admir- 
ably adapted  for  this  special  purpose,  modern  in  detiiil  and  ecjuipment,  and  afford  an  agreealtle  home  with  scientific  advantages  for 
the  patient.  The  aiijiearance  and  effect  of  the  gnutnds  and  buildings  are  those  of  a generously  planned  country  home,  well-elevated 
and  surrounded  by  scener\'  of  natural  beaut\'.  In  this  sanitaritim  the  patient  has  the  advantage  of  the  accumulated  experience 
ac(|uiia'd  in  thirt\-li\'e  \'ears’  treatment  and  obseiwation  of  a large  xatriety  of  opitim  and  alcoholic  cases.  Physicians  are  in  attendance 
da\  .md  night,  ihtis  gi\ing  patii'iits  the  benefit  ol  constant  ad\'ice  and  oversight.  The  .Sanatorium  management  endeavors  to  give 
patients  and  guests  the  best  jxissible  .seiwii'c  in  e\ery  deiiartment.  Years  of  effort  and  accomplishment  have  jilaced  at  the  command 
of  the  general  manager,  mans'  impros'enuMits  and  added  lacilities,  all  of  w'hich  are  vahted  as  a means  to  an  end — the  ideal  worked  for 
is  a perleclly  e(|uippi‘d  S.matoritim  and  a ])leasant  home  combined  in  one. 


Edward  Emmet  Montgomery, 

.A  prominent  surgeon  ol  Philadelphia,  I’a.,  was  born  on  the  15th  of  May,  1849,  at  Newark, 
()hio,  the  son  of  Henry  A.  Montgomery,  a C'a])tain  in  the  Cis  il  War,  and  Mary  L.  Lemert 
Montgomery,  both  natives  ot  Ohio.  Dr.  Montgomery  was  educated  at  Denison  ITniver- 
sily,  ('iransille,  ()hio,  and  Jefferson  Medical  College,  at  Philadelphia,  graduating  from 
Denison  in  1871  and  from  Jefferson  Medical  College  in  1874.  Dr.  Montgomery  holds 
the  following  degrees : B.  S. ; M . D. ; A.  M . ( I Ion.)  and  LL.  D.  I le  graduated  in  medicine 

at  the  age  of  twenty-five,  when  he  became  an  interne  at  the  Philadelphia  Hospital,  w'here 
he  sers  ed  tourteen  months.  He  \\ms  ai)])ointed  Obstetrician  of  the  staff  in  1878  and  served 
fifteen  years.  He  was  private  teacher  at  Jefferson  College  in  Physiology  in  1876-1878; 
anatomy,  1878-1880,  and  operative  surgery  at  the  Women’s  Hospital  in  1879;  was  Pro- 
fessor of  Cynecology  in  the  Adedico-Chirurgical  College  from  1886-1891;  Professor  of 
(Ibstetrics  and  Cynecology  in  Jefferson  Medical  College  from  1892-1898,  and  holds  the 
(diair  ot  Cynecology  from  1898;  he  is  (gynecologist  to  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  from  1891 
and  to  Jefferson  Hospital  from  1892.  Dr.  Montgomery  is  the  author  of  three  editions 
ot  “Practical  Cynecology,”  ot  contributions  to  Keating  and  Coe  “Cynecology,”  American 
4'ext  Book  of  Cynecology,  and  to  Keen’s  System  of  Surgery.”  He  is  a member  of  the 
Philadelphia  Obstetrical  Society,  the  Philadelphia  County  Adedical  Society,  Philadelphia 
Aledical  Cdul),  PennsyK'ania  State  Adedical  Society,  American  Medical  Association  and 
the  American  ( lynecological  Society.  He  also  is  a i)rominent  member  of  the  Ohio  Society 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.  He  was  married  on  the  27th  of  December,  1876,  to  Miss  Helen 
Buckley.  Two  children  w-ere  the  fruit  of  their  marriage,  one  of  whom,  Mrs.  P.  Brooke 
Bland,  is  li\ing.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Montgomery  attend  the  Central  Christian  Chui'ch  of 
I ’nikididijl.ia.  1 lie\'  reside  at  17('ff  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Their  summer  residence  is  located  at  Verree  Road,  F(jx 
Chase,  Ba. 


I'  I-  MON  I 


.lolin  Lewis  Payne, 

,\  wadi  known  ])h\'sician  ot  ( incinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  December,  1873,  in  North  Carolina,  and  is  the  son  caf  John 
Wesley  I’.iyne,  a larnu'r,  and  Alary  Aloore  Payne,  both  natiaes  of  North  Carolina.  On  his  father’s  side  he  is  of  English  and  Irish 
.uuvstry,  while  bis  mother’s  iamily  is  of  Cerman  and  Irish  origin.  Both  branches  of 
the  tamily  are  lor  general  ions  in  this  count  r}\  being  among  the  early  settlers  (jf  old  Virginia. 

Dr.  Bayne  was  educated  in  the  |uiblic  and  high  schools  ol  his  native  state,  at  Lenoir 
( ollege.  Hickory,  N.  ( .,  at  a busine.ss  college,  and  at  the  Cincinnati  Eclectic  College, 
eradualing  Irom  the  latter  in  1899,  with  the  degree  of  AI.  I).  He  entered  u])(jn  his  pro- 
U'ssion.il  career  in  Cincinnati,  where  he  has  built  iq)  a large  practice.  He  is  a member 
ol  the  lacult\'  ol  the  h.clectic  Aledical  Institute,  ot  C incinnati,  (occupying  the  chairs  of 
Histology  and  .Associate  Bathology,  and  is  in  charge  ot  the  Histological  and  Pathological 
l..iboralories  of  that  institution,  and  Pathologist  to  The  Seton  Hospital.  Dr.  Payne 
is  .1  nu'inber  <md  Secretary  ol  the  S.  W . Eclectic  Aledical  Societx';  a member  of  the  Price 
Hill  Mediccil  Society,  iind  ol  the  National  h.clectic  Aledical  Asstjciation,  and  President 
ol  the  ( )hio  State  h.clectic  Aledical  Association,  an  organization  with  a membership 
ol  about  three  hundred,  founded  in  1863.  Dr.  Payne  was  married  in  1905,  to  Aliss 
.\annie  Brophy.  ( )ne  daughter  has  blessed  their  union.  His  offices  are  located  at 
918  West  Eighth  Street,  ('incinnati,  Ohio. 

Rufus  C.  Pennywitt, 

-\  Well  known  physician  and  surgecjii  of  Da\'ton,  ()hio,  was  born  on  the  5th  of  lune,  1872, 

■ It  M.uu'hester,  .Adams  ( ount\',  Ohio,  and  is  the  soil  of  Alfred  and  Alathilda  C'.  Fleming 
Bennywitt,  both  nati\es  ot  ( )hio.  I he  father  was  a ]:irominent  Steamboat  ('aptain  in 
h.is  d,iy.  ( )n  his  lathers  side.  Dr.  Bennywitt  is  of  h rench-Huguenot  ancestry.  He 
oi'igmalK'  came  irom  Alsace-Lorraine,  leaving  that  country  at  the  end  of  the  seventeenth 


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century,  during  the  religious  persecutions,  and  settled  in  the  English  colonies  of  the  new  world.  His  maternal  ancestors  were  Pennsyl- 
vania Germans.  Captain  Alfred  Pcnnywitt  was  a veteran  of  the  Ci\il  War,  serving  for  three  years  in  the  Thirty-Xinth  Ohio 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Dr.  Pennywitt  was  educated  in  the  Manchester  public  and  high  schools,  and  at  the  Louis\  ille  Medical  C'ollege, 
from  which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1890  with  high  honors,  receiving  three  gold  medals.  He  then  took  up  the  practice 
of  medicine,  in  Manchester,  but  after  one  year  removed  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  he  still  is  engaged  in  his  profession  with  marked 
success.  His  offices  are  located  at  Fifth  and  Wilkinson  Streets,  that  city.  Dr.  Pennywitt  is  a faithful  Republican  and  he  has 
served  his  party  well.  For  five  years  he  filled  the  position  of  Police  Surgeon.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  of  the  Flks, 
the  I.  O.  O.  F.,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America,  the  Montgomery  County  Medical  Society,  the  Dayton  Academy  of  Medicine,  The 
State  Medical  Association,  and  is  Captain  and  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  Third  Infantry,  Ohio  X’^ational  Guard.  In  1904,  Dr.  Penny- 
witt was  commissioned  by  Governor  Herrick,  First  Fieutenant  and  Assistant  Surgeon  of  the  Third  Ohio  Regiment.  He  hcjlds  his 
present  rank  since  October,  1905.  In  December,  1905,  Dr.  Pennywitt  was  married  to  Miss  Ermine  R.  Sherwood,  of  Dayton.  He 
resides  at  114  Rebecca  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


IME  SHEP.ARD  S.^NITARIUM- 


Tlie  Shepard  Sanitarium. 

The  Shepard  Sanitarium  is  located  at  Columbus, 

Ohio,  just  inside  the  Eastern  Corporation  limits 
of  the  city.  This  institution  was  opened  for 
patients  in  1853,  by  Dr.  William  Shepard,  since 
which  time  it  has  been  in  continuous  operation. 

It  is  one  of  the  oldest  sanitariums  west  of  the 
Alleghenies.  The  original  sanitarium  building  was 
once  a wayside  inn  oh  the  old  Nelson  Mill  Road,  at 
which  the  stage  coaches  of  an  early  day  were  wont 
to  stop.  Cholera  had  a few  years  previously 
claimed  the  occupants  as  victims,  and,  in  its  de- 
serted state  it  soon  gained  the  reputation  of  being 
haunted,  and  was  as  a consec]uence  avoided,  re- 
maining lonely  and  untenanted  for  several  years. 

With  the  opening  of  the  house  as  a sanitarium,  it 
would  seem  the  ghostly  \isitors  departed.  Though 
at  first  the  house  was  small,  with  accomodations 
for  only  a few,  the  business  flourished  and  pros- 
pered. Additions  were  soon  needed  and  built  to 
the  old  Inn.  Cottages  were  erected  and  the 

capacity  increased  until  the  sanitarium  was  able  to  take  care  ot  fifty  or  si.xt\'  patients,  besides  the  nurses  and  other  necessary  help. 
The  institution  was  known  for  years  as  “The  Water  Cure,"  the  methods  of  hydrotherapy  being  a prominent  feature  in  the  treat- 
ment of  patients.  As  a matter  of  tact,  all  treatment  was  conducted  along  mjn-medical  lines,  the  idea  being  to  a\’oid  the  harsh  and 
sometimes  dangerous  medication  of  that  early  day,  and  to  gi\'e  nature  all  j^ossible  assistance  in  curing  disease  in  her  own  way  b\’ 
simple  methods.  The  success  of  this  idea  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  the  business  increased  and  the  institution  flourished  in  the  face 

of  prejudice  among  both  the  medical  profession  and 
the  laity.  At  that  time  the  sanitarium  idea  did 
not  meet  with  the  public  favor  it  now  recei^■es,  but, 
like  the  hospital  of  that  date,  was  considered  only 
as  a last  resort,  or  as  suitable  for  those  who  were 
known  as  being  a little  queer.  The  Shepard 
Sanitarium  has  enjoyed  a long  and  prosperous 
career,  and  has  come  to  be  one  of  the  best  known 
sanitariums  in  Ohio.  In  1903,  the  propert\-  and 
business  passed  into  the  hands  of  The  Shepard 
Sanitarium  Company,  with  Dr.  Wilbur  F.  Postle 
in  charge  as  Superintendent  and  manager,  since 
which  the  institution  has  l)een  conducted  as  a 
general  sanitarium.  Wdth  the  introduction  of 
modern  methods  and  modern  appliances  being  kept 
along  strictly  ethical  and  honorable  lines,  it  has 
come  to  have  the  confidence  of  the  medical  pro- 
fession and  the  friendship  of  the  public.  It  is  noted 
as  a quiet  and  restful  place,  homelike  and  cozy, 
where  nerve-racked,  sick  and  tired-out  humanity 
can  find  peace  and  freedom  trom  worry  and  care, 
and  regain  health  and  strength.  The  sanitarium 
buildings  are  located  in  a beautiful  park  of  large  native  forest  trees.  Parts  of  the  grounds  are  densely  shaded,  while  parts  are 
given  up  to  beautiful  grassy  lawns  with  winding  dri\'es  and  walks  among  the  beds  of  flowers  and  roses  and  ornamental  shrubbery. 
It  has  developed  into  one  of  the  beauty  spots  of  Columbus,  tasteful  and  inviting  in  appearance,  and  offering  abundant  opirortunity 
to  get  near  to  nature  in  the  out  of  door  life,  with  leisure  for  rest  and  recuperation. 


ANOTHER  VIEW  OF  THE  SANITARIUM. 


William  H.  Pritchard,  M.  D., 

Of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  one  of  the  most  prominent  jrhysicians  of  southern  Ohio  and  former  Medical  Director  and 
Superintendent  of  the  Ohio  Hospital  for  Epileptics,  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  14th  of  November,  1866,  at 
Clarksville,  Clinton  County,  Ohio.  His  father.  Rev.  Calvin  Wk  Pritchard,  was  a native  of  Henry  County,  Indiana,  and  his 


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W.  I I.  I>K1  ICMARn 


mother,  Anna  iM . l\'le,  of  C'linlon  C'ounly,  Ohio.  His  father  began  life  as  a teacher 
and  was  afterward  principal  of  the  Wilmington,  Ohio  schools,  from  18(17  to  1871.  Later 
lu-  became  i)astor  of  \’arious  Friends  Ohurches  at  Indianapolis,  Chicago  and  Kokomo, 
Indiana.  Me  was  Kditor  of  the  “('hristian  W'orker,"  the  organ  of  Friends  t hiirch, 
from  ISSd  to  18!)l.  He  was  also  author  of  various  religious  essays  and  pamphlets.  Both 
l)arenls  descended  from  Revolutionary  stock,  their  ancestors  ha^'ing  emigrated  to  Ohio 
and  Indiana  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  century  from  North  Carolina.  Dr. 
William  11.  I’ritchard  received  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Indian- 
apolis, Ind.,  and  Farlham  College,  Richmond,  Ind.  Later  he  attended  Miami  Medical 
College,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  gradtialed  from  this  institution  in  1900,  recei\ing  the  de- 
gree of  M.  1).  Before  entering  Miami  Medical  College  he  had  been  in  the  wholesale 
hardware  business  in  Chicago,  C.retit  h'alls,  Montana,  and  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  Alter 
stud\ing  medicine  he  became  interne  in  the  Cincinnati  City  Hospital  and  Assistant 
Bh\'sici;in  at  tlu“  Columbus  State  Hospital.  In  1905,  he  was  appointed  to  the  position 
of  Su|)erinteiident  of  the  Ohio  Hospital  for  Fpileptics,  a position  he  filled  for  a number 
of  \-ears.  He  is  considered  an  atithority  in  the  treatment  of  epilejtitic  diseases.  Dr. 
Britchard  has  alwavs  l)een  a Reptiblican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Free  and  Accepted 
Masons.  ( )n  the'  10th  of  September,  1903,  he  was  married  t(j  Mrs.  Helen  Lundacre 
I'ishinger,  of  Hilliard,  Franklin  County,  Ohio.  Two  children,  a boy  and  a girl,  ha\’e 
been  born  to  them.  Dr.  Pritchard  belongs  to  the  Friends  C'hurch  by  Ifirthright  mem- 
bership. He  is  a member  of  Kokomo,  Indiana,  church,  where  his  father  was  jtastor 
and  died,  there  being  no  h'riends  Church  at  Galli])olis. 


Aiigiisais  Ravoi^Ii, 

,\  promiiU'iU  pliNsician  and  siu'gA'on  ol  ( incinnati,  formerly  llaiian  Vice-C'ousid  there,  was  born  on  the  7, th  of  February,  1851,  ttt  Rome, 
ll.tb'.  He  was  lhoroughl\'  educated  in  the  schools  of  his  native  canmtry  in  the  wtrious  branches  of  literature,  and  graduated 
from  Medical  ( 'olk‘ge  on  the  1 1th  of  .Attgust,  1873.  His  first  professional  sere-ice  was  as  jthysician  on  board  the  steamship  “Asia”  for 
si.\  months.  He  continued  his  stitdies  at  Rome,  and  after  a lirief  pre]taration,  entered  a competitive  examination  for  hospital 
honors  <it  Rome,  in  which  examination  he  receix'ed  the  highest  rank  in  a class  of  eighteen. 

His  next  success  was  iu  a contest  tor  a goe’ernment  ])rize  of  two  years  altroad,  which  time 
he  em|)loyed  in  tlu'  can-lul  stud\-  ol  skin  diseases  at  Vienna,  Prague,  Berlin,  Wuerzbtirg, 

Munich  <ind  other  cities.  .Alter  his  return  to  Rome  he  ser\ed  as  a surgeon  in  the  govern- 
numt  hospital  lor  h\-('  yt'ars  and  as  .Assistiuit  Professor  of  Skin  Diseases  at  the  University 
there.  In  December,  bSSt),  Dr.  Ra\'ogli  decided  to  seek  a wider  field  for  his  work  tind 
c<ime  to  .\merica,  r'etiching  tlu'  cit\-  ol  New  \'ork  on  New  5'ear’s  day,  1881.  He  came 
imnu'diatt'L-  to  Cincinnati.  'Die  doctor  makes  a siiecialty  of  diseases  ol  the  skin,  and  is 
recogni/ed  as  an  authorit\-  in  this  branch  of  his  profession,  h'or  some  years  he  was 
clinical  lecturer  on  this  subject  at  the  Miami  Medical  College  and  also  at  the  Cincinnati 
College  of  Mi'dicine  and  Surgery.  In  ISOli  he  was  a|)])ointed  to  the  Chair  of  Dermatology 
and  Sy|)hih)logy  in  the  Medical  College  of  ()hio;  resigned  in  1908.  He  i)ublished,  in 
ISSN,  a book  on  lugiene  ol  the  skin.  Dr.  Ra\’ogli  is  a \ahied  contributor  to  the  various 
medical  journals,  and  belongs  to  the  Cincinnati  Acadetny  of  Medicine;  the  Ohio  State 
Mt-dical  .Association;  the  American  Medical  Ass(.)ciatioiv ; The  F.xecutive  Committee  of 
the  .\ir.erican  Ab'dical  Congress,  the  American  Society  of  Dermatology,  the  French 
Societ\-  ol  Dermatolog\-  at  Ikiris,  and  the  Iralien  Society  of  Dermatology  at  Rome.  Dr. 

Ra\-ogli  .ittendi'd  the  International  Medical  C'ongress,  which  met  in  Madrid,  in  1903, 
and  was  honorar>-  President  ol  the  De]Kirtment  of  Dermatology.  In  March,  1878,  Dr. 

Ravogli  w.is  nnited  in  marriage  to  Julia  Schindelin,  of  Oberbergen,  Germany,  h'rater- 
na!l\-  hi-  is  a 32nd  (k-gree  Abiscm.  He  is  a mend)er  of  the  State  Aledical  Board.  For  a 
pt'riod  ol  se\enteen  \ears  he  rei)resented  It.dy  as  Vice  Consul  at  ('incinnati,  but  upon 
the  (k-ath  of  King  Humbert,  he  resigned.  His  s]ilendid  ser\ices  had  been  recognized 

by  that  king  by  conferring  knighth(j(xl 
upon  Dr.  Ra\-ogli.  He  has  ])ublished  a 
lujok  on  Sy|)hilis  in  its  Meflical,  Medico- 
legal and  Sot'iological  aspects,  1907,  New  York,  the  Grafton  Press.  In  1894  he  was 
a]-)pointed  Dermatologist  to  the  ('incinnati  C'ity  Hosi^ital. 

Charles  A.  L.  Reed, 

( )t  ('incinnati,  ( )hio,  a physician  ol  national  reputation,  is  a native  Indianian,  born  on 
the  9th  of  July,  1850,  at  AA'olf  Lake,  Noble  County.  His  father.  Dr.  R.  C.  Stockton 
Reed,  was  a well  known  physician.  His  mother’s  maiden  name  was  Nancy  Clark. 
Dr.  ('harles  .A.  L.  Reed  obtained  a careful  education  in  the  schools  of  his  home  district, 
after  which  he  attended  Starr’s  Institute  at  Seven  Mile,  Ohio.  After  his  graduation  from 
this  institute.  Dr.  Reed  matriculatetl  at  Miami  Medical  ('ollege,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  grad- 
uating with  the  degree  of  M.  I).  He  later  graduated  from  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Med- 
icine and  Surgery,  and  then  took  a ])ost  graduate  course  in  Trinity  College,  Dublin. 
Sul)sec]uently  he  was  a student  at  the  Spark  Hill  Hospital  at  Birmingham,  under  Lawson 
I'ait,  and  at  the  Samaritan  Free  Hospital,  London,  under  Bantock  Thornton  and  Sir 
Spencer  Wells.  Dr.  Reed  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  as  a district  physician  in 
the  old  kifth  W'ard  in  Cincinnati,  in  1875,  before  he  had  reached  his  twentieth  year. 
Later  he  practiced  at  Fidelity,  Ills.,  and  Hamilton,  Ohio.  In  1887,  Dr.  Reed  returned  to 
(incinnati,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  Today  Dr.  Reed  is  recognized  as  c^ne  ol 
the  most  able  i)hysicians  and  surgeons  of  the  United  States,  and  he  stands  high  in  the 
esteem  of  his  clients  and  fellow  practitioners.  He  is  Iv.x-Fh-esident  of  the  American 


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Medical  Association  and  member  of  the  Ohio  Medical  Association,  of  the  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine,  of  the  American  Associa- 
tion of  Obstetricians  and  Gyneocological,  and  of  the  Southern  Surgical  and  Gyneocological  Association,  a fellow  of  the  British  Gyneoco- 
logical  Association  and  an  honorary  fellow  of  the  Medical  Society  in  the  State  of  New  York.  Dr.  Reed  has  always  been  deeply 
interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  and  the  medical  institutions  of  his  home  city.  For  many  years  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  and  he  has  been  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  unite  all  of  the  various 
institutions  of  higher  education  in  the  city,  medicine,  law,  art,  etc.,  under  the  management  of  the  University.  In  the  years  187(1  and 
1877  he  was  professor  of  Pathology  in  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery,  and  for  many  years  he  occupied  the  chair  for 
diseases  of  women  and  al)dominal  surgery.  He  also  ser\’ed  as  dean  in  the  same  institution.  It  was  to  Dr.  Reed’s  initiative  that  the 
first  Pan-American  Medical  Congress,  which  was  held  at  Washington  under  the  auspices  of  the  United  States  Government  in  1803, 
became  a reality.  Dr.  Reed  was  the  Secretary-General  of  that  body.  He  acted  as  Chairman  of  the  section  on  Obstetrics  and  Gyneo- 
cology.  This  Congress  was  an  association  of  representative  physicians  from  all  o\'er  the  Western  Hemisphere.  Nineteen  different 
countries  and  colonies  were  represented  in  that  body.  The  transactions  of  the  Congress  were  published  by  the  Lhiited  States  Govern- 
ment in  ^’olumes  embracing  more  than  2000  jtages.  In  recognition  of  his  services  in  connection  with  the  congress.  Dr.  Reed  was 
presented  with  a silver  saK’er,  duly  inscribed.  In  January,  1905,  Dr.  Reed  was  honored  by  President  Roosevelt,  who  appointed  him 
a member  of  a commission  to  ascertain  the  \’alue  of  certain  lands  in  the  Panama  Canal  Zone.  Dr.  Reed  has  always  taken  an  active 
interest  in  public  affairs,  standing  high  in  the  councils  of  the  Reimblican  party,  and,  in  1909,  he  was  urged  stnmgly  by  his  friends, 
both  in  and  out  of  his  profession,  to  stand  for  the  nomination  of  United  States  Senator. 


Benjamin  Merrill  Ricketts,  M.  D., 

General  Surgeon,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  20th  of  May,  1858,  at  Proctor\ille, 

Lawrence  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Gerard  Robinson  Ricketts  and  Rachel  Mc- 
Laughlin Ricketts,  natives  of  Virginia  and  (j'hio,  respectively.  The  father  was  a de- 
scendant of  Huguenots  ancestors,  who  have  taken  part  in  French,  British  and  American 
Wars.  He  was  a physician,  born  on  the  14th  ol  February,  1828,  in  Virginia.  He  died 
on  the  20th  of  Septemlrer,  1897.  Dr.  Ricketts'  maternal  ancestors  were  Scotch  and  fought 
in  British  and  American  Wars,  several  being  engaged  in  the  defense  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Dr.  Benjamin  Merrill  Ricketts  was  educated  in  the  schools  (ff'  his  home  \ illage  and  at 
the  (4hio  Wesleyan  lhii\-ersity,  Delaware,  after  which  he  matriculated  at  the  Miami 
Medical  College,  Cincinnati,  from  which  he  was  graduated  on  the  7th  of  March,  1881. 

He  holds  the  following  degrees:  Ph.  B.  (Hon.)  Illinois  Wesleyan  College  and  LL.  1). 

(Hon.)  Kentucky  Wesleyan  College,  and  is  Honorary  Professor  ol  Surger}-  at  Barnes 
Ihiiversity,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  At  the  age  of  twenty-three  years.  Dr.  Ricketts  took  up  the. 
practice  of  his  profession  in  Ironton,  Ohio,  on  the  9th  of  April,  1881,  and,  on  the  21st  ot 
April,  1881,  he  was  elected  City  Physician,  to  care  for  an  epidemic  of  small  pox.  In  the 
year  following,  he  was  elected  Coroner  of  Lawrence  County.  He  practiced  in  Columbus, 

Ohio,  from  July,  1883,  to  August,  1884,  and  matriculated  at  Columl)ia  Uni\  ersity,  October, 

1884,  and  was  elected  House  Surgeon  of  the  New  York  Skin  and  Cancer  Hospital,  for  one 
year,  beginning  October  1st,  1884.  For  the  last  twenty-fi\e  years  Dr.  Ricketts  has  been 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  general  surgery  at  C'incinnati,  Ohio.  Dr.  Ricketts  is  the 
author  of  “Surgery  of  Heart  and  Lungs,"  510  pages;  Surgery  of  Prostati  Pancreas, 

Spleen  Diaphragm,  Thyroid  and  Hydrocephalous,  240  pages;  Surgery  of  the  Uriter,  244 
Images;  Surgery  of  Apoplexy,  300  pages,  and  Surgery  of  the  Thorax  and  its  \ iscera.  He  is  a member  of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion; Ohio  State  Medical  Society;  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine;  International  Congress  of  Surgeons  (Brussels);  Western  Surgical 
and  Gyneocological  Association;  American  Proctological  Association;  American  I’rological  Association  and  honorar}'  member  ot  the 
New  York  State  VIedical  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  etc.  Dr.  Ricketts  is  the  father  of  two  sons,  Merrill  Ricketts,  born 
on  the  24th  of  September,  1893,  and  James  Ricketts,  born  on  the  18th  of  February,  18!)5.  He  resides  at  the  N.  W . Corner  of-  Broad- 
way and  F'ourth  A\’enue,  C'incinnati,  where  also  his  offices^are  located. 


PHILIP  RIEG. 


Philip  Rieg,  M.  D., 

leading  physician  and  surgeon  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  18th  of  December, 
18(i(),  at  Monroe,  Michigan,  and  is  the  son  of  John  and  Frances  Fersching  Rieg.  His 
father,  a dealer  in  furniture,  was  a native  of  the  Rhine  Pro\4nce,  (lermany,  while  his 
mother  was  born  in  Baden-Baden,  Germany.  They  emigrated  to  the  new  world  and 
settled  in  Michigan,  where  Dr.  Rieg  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  When  the  Ci\il  War 
broke  out,  Mr.  John  Rieg  enlisted  in  the  service  of  his  adopted  country  and  fought  through- 
out the  war  for  the  preservation  of  the  I'nion.  Dr.  Philip  Rieg  obtained  his  education 
in  the  public  schools,  after  which  he  studied  medicine  and  surger\'  at  Toledo  Medical 
C'ollege,  graduating  from  the  same  in  1894.  He  later  took  post  graduate  courses  of  study 
at  New  York  and  at  Berlin,  Germany.  He  now  occupies  a high  rank  among  the  members 
of  his  profession  in  Toledo.  Dr.  Rieg  has  always  been  a Republican,  but  never  hekl  an\- 
public  office.  He  is  a member  of  the  Flks,  the  Association  of  Lnited  States  Military 
Surgeons,  and  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  In  1896,  Dr.  Rieg  entered  into  the  medical 
service  of  the  United  States  Navy,  and  in  such  capacity  saw  ever\-  jrart  of  the  world. 
He  took  part  in  the  Spanish-American  War,  and  was  mustered  out  as  Assistant  Surgeon 
of  the  United  States  Navy  on  the  27th  of  September,  1898.  Later  he  became  connected 
with  the  Ohio  Nawal  Militia.  He  now  holds  the  rank  of  Surgeon  on  the  I nited  States 
Ship  “Kssex.”  It  is  needless  to  say  that  the  tloctor  is  immenseh’  iiopular.  On  the  lUth 
of  October,  1901,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Frances  W'eick.  Dr.  Rieg  resides  at  Bancroft 
and  Putnam  Streets.  His  office  is  located  at  338  Summit  Street,  Toledo,  Ohio. 


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Henjamin  Decatur  Smith,  M.  D., 

( )iu'  of  the  leading  physicians  and  general  surgeons  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the 
12th  of  May,  IShn,  at  Atlanta,  Cicorgia,  the  son  of  J.  W.  and  Mary  Goss  Smith.  On  his 
father’s  side  he  is  of  Scotch  ancestry,  and  on  his  mother’s  side  of  Irish  origin.  His  father 
is  a merchant  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  estal)lished  there  more  than  forty  years.  He  was  an 
otiicer  in  the  Conlederale  .\rmy  during  the  whole  of  the  ('i\-il  War  and  took  part  in  many 
of  the  battles,  both  his  gniiuUathers  were  with  Jackson  in  the  A’ar  of  1812,  and  one  of 
Or.  Smith’s  ancestors  was  a jH'rsonal  Iriend  of  Sam  Houston  and  fought  with  him  for 
'I'exas'  imU'pendence  at  San  Jacinto.  Dr.  Smith  was  educated  in  the  Atlanta  schools 
and  at  The  Southern  Medical  College,  at  Atlanta,  graduating  from  that  institution  in 
IS, St),  recei\ing  th(‘  degree  ol  M.  I).  He  started  ti])on  his  professional  career  after  his 
graduation,  at  the  agc‘  ot  twenty-lotir  years;  practiced  in  Te.xas  for  nine  years  and  enif)yed 
a lucrati\e  practice.  Alter  ha\ing  decided  to  turn  his  attention  more  to  stirgical  work, 
he  came  to  Cincinnati  in  lSt)S.  In  ItlOl  he  was  appointed  local  surgeon  for  the  ('.,  H. 

C O.  R\  .,  al.'^o  local  surgeon  lor  the  ( .,  ( . iS:  L.  R.  R.,  which  positions  he  now  holds. 

I )i-.  Smith  is  a member  of  The  Cincinnati  Academy  of  Medicine,  The  Ohio  State  Medical 
Societ>-,  'I'he  d’e.xas  State  Mc'dic,d  .Association,  'I'he  .American  Medical  Association,  and 
The  .\merican  .Association  of  Railway  Stirgeons.  He  is  also  a 32nd  degree  Mason,  a 

Knight  d'em])Iar  and  a mcml)er  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  Or.  Smith  resides  at  the 
S.  W.  Corner  ol  9th  and  Baymiller  Sts., 
where  his  offices  are  also  located. 

E.  Otis  Smith,  M.  D., 

( )1  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  was  born  on  the  2nd 
of  February,  1<S71,  at  Rushville,  Indiana, 
llis  jtarents  are  George  W.  Smith  and 
Josephine  Payne  Smith,  both  natives  of 

the  Hoosier  State.  Or.  K.  Otis  Smith  was  educated  in  the  ])ublic  schools  of  Indiana; 
Normal  School  at  Vali^iraiso,  Indiana;  DePamv  University,  Greencastle,  Indiana,  and 
the  Medical  College  ot  Ohio,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  from  which  latter  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  IS91),  receix  ing  the  degree  of  M.  I).  He  served  as  interne  at  the  German  Deacon- 
ess Hospital  ol  Cincinnati,  from  1S9,1  to  1897.  After  leaving  the  hospital.  Dr.  Smith 
entered  into  the  ])ractice  of  his  chosen  profession,  making  as  his  specialty  general  surgery 
and  particularly  surgery  ot  the  genito-urinary  organs.  He  is  now  Secretary  of  the  Ohio 
Miami  Meflical  College;  Merlical  De|rartment  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati,  also  Pro- 
lessor  of  ( 'lenito-Urinary  Diseases  and  Surgery  at  the  same  college,  as  well  as  Genito- 
urinary Surgeon  to  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital.  For  the  past  tw'o  years  he  has  been 
Secretary  of  the  .Academy  of  Medicine,  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  a member  of  the  Phi  Kappa 
Phi  and  Nu  Sigma  Nu  College  Fraternities  and  several  other  national  fraternal  bene- 
ficiary societies.  ( )n  the  4th  of  September,  1901,  Dr.  Smith  w-as  married  to  Miss  Eugenia 
Bradlex'.  I hex  hax  e txxo  children,  Klizalxeth  Lucille  Smith  and  Bradley  Haddon  Smith.  The  doctor  is  a member  of  the  Mt.  Auburn 
Methodi>t  E|)isco])al  ( hurch.  He  resides  at  2234  Ilighlanrl  .Av'enue,  xvhile  his  offices  are  located  at  19  West  Seventh  Avenue, 
('incinnati,  ( )hio. 


B,  IX  SMITH. 


\.  Jackson  Shoemaker,  M.  D., 

I )ax’  ]xhx’sician  of  the  ( )hio  State  Penitentiary,  Columbus,  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  Oth  of 
lulx',  1884,  the  son  of  Elias  F.  and  Mary  C.  Dumbauld  Shoemaker,  both  natives  of  Ohio. 
Dr.  Shoemaker's  ancestors  on  his  paternal  side  came  from  Holland  and  settled  in  Penn- 
>xlxania  His  maternal  anc'estor,  xx4io  founded  the  family  in  .America,  left  Germany 
to  esca[)e  militarx’  serx  ice.  He  settled  in  Hagerstown,  Aid.,  and  married  General  Hager’s 
daughter.  General  Rosecrans,  of  Cixal  War  fame,  was  related  to  the  Shoemaker  family. 
Dr.  Shoemaker  obtained  his  education  in  the  ('olumbus  common  and  high  schools,  grad- 
uating from  the  latter  in  1902.  He  then  attended  Starling  Ohio  Medical  University, 
from  xxhidi  he  graduated  in  1909,  when  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In 
June,  1909,  Dr.  Shoemaker  was  a])pointed  day  ixhysician  ot  the  ixenitentlary  by  the  Board 
of  Managers  of  that  institution,  a |)osition  he  fills  xvith  ability.  In  politics,  Dr.  Shoe- 
maker is  affiliated  xxith  the  Democratic  jiarty.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  Modern  Wf)od- 
man,  a member  of  the  Columlxus  .Academy  ot  Medicine;  the  Starling  Loxing  Aledical 
Sociely  and  the  .Alpha  Kai)])a  Kapixa,  Phi  Sigma  Psi  and  Theta  Nu  Epsilon  College 
I'raternities.  Dr.  Shoemaker  resides  at  St.  Clair  .Ax’cnue,  Columlxus,  Ohio.  His  offices 
are  located  at  587  Par.sons  .Ax  enue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Dr.  George  Stockton, 

( oltimbus,  (.)hio,  enjoys  a more  than  national  reputation  as  one  ot  the  foremost  alienists  of  the  country.  He  xx^as  born  in  Bainbridge, 
Ross  ( ountx',  Ohio,  on  the  17th  ot  April,  1854.  His  education  xx'as  olxtained  in  the  cotmtry  schools  and  at  Central  High  School, 
t olumbus,  (Jhio,  after  xxhich  he  attended  Starling  Medical  College,  ('olumbus,  and  Bellex’ue  Hospital,  New'  York,  from  which  he 
graduated  in  18o),  mxt  then  iiuite  txx'enty-one  years  old.  His  diploma  was  withheld  for  several  months  on  account  of  his  age.  In 
1877  he  began  the  practice  of  his  professicxn  at  Chillicothe,  remaining  there  until  the  spring  of  1880,  when  he  xvas  ap])ointed  on  the 
statl  of  the  ( olumbus  State  Hos])ital.  His  prexaous  years  of  study  and  xx'ork  had  been  along  the  line  of  cure  of  mental  and  nerx'ous 
diseases,  and  here  he  found  full  plax’  for  his  faculties.  The  result  has  been  that  today  he  stands  in  the  first  rank  of  specialists  in  that 
class  ol  disease.  In  1890  he  retired  from  the  Columbus  State  Hrxspital,  with  which  institution  he  had  Ixeeix  connected  for  a number 


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of  years,  to  resume  his  private  practice,  but,  in  1892,  Superintendent  Richardson  induced  him  to  return.  In  19U2,  upon  the  death  of 
Dr.  Carpenter,  Dr.  Stockton  was  promoted  to  the  Superintendency  of  the  institution,  which  position  he  filled  until  1909,  when  he 
resigned  to  resume  his  private  practice.  Dr.  Stockton  is  a member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  of  the  Columbus  Acadernv 
of  Medicine,  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Association,  the  Alpha  AIu  P.  Omega  Medical  Fraternity.  In  politics,  he  is  a Republican. 
Dr.  Stockton  resides  at  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Sterling  Earner  Taylor, 

A well  known  surgeon  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  health  officer  of  the  Capital  City  since 
the  1st  of  February,  1909,  was  born  on  the  6th  of  March,  1869,  in  Nashville,  Tenn.  His 
parents,  Walter  B.  Taylor  and  Pattie  Barner  Taylor,  were  natives  of  Kentucky.  Dr. 
Taylor  received  his  education  at  Bethel  College,  Russelh  ille,  Ky.,  after  which  he  attended 
Starling  Medical  College,  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1890, 
receiving  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  then  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Colum- 
bus, in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  Dr.  Taylor  has  been  an  active  Republican 
all  his  mature  life  and  he  has  rendered  his  party  faithful  services.  From  1903  to  1908, 
he  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Columbus,  representing  the  Sixth  Ward  in  that 
body.  From  the  1st  of  January,  1908,  to  the  1st  of  February,  1909,  he  was  a member 
of  the  Council  at  large,  but  resigned  his  office  on  the  latter  date  to  take  charge  of  the 
Health  Department  of  his  home  city.  During  his  five  years’  service  in  council  he  was 
twice  elected  President  pro  tern.  Dr.  Taylor  is  closely  connected  with  the  Ohio  National 
Guard,  holding  the  rank  of  Major  and  Inspector  General  in  the  Medical  Corps  of  the 
Ohio  Di\’ision.  Dr.  Taylor’s  residence  and  offices  are  located  at  185  Fast  State  Street, 
Columbus,  Ohio. 


J.  A.  Van  Fossen,  M.  D., 

A prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Licking  County, 

Ohio,  on  the  15th  of  December,  1866,  the  son  of  Daniel  Van  Fossen  and  a grandson  of 
Jesse  \’an  Fossen,  who,  in  the  year  1811,  came  from  Virginia  to  Ohio,  when  Licking 
County  was  still  a wilderness.  Mr.  Daniel  V’an  Fossen,  Dr.  Van  Fossen's  father,  is  one 
of  the  most  successful  farmers  in  Licking  County  and  the  owner  of  a farm  of  800  acres.  Airs.  Sarah  Lake  \’an  Fossen,  the  mother 
of  Dr.  Vffin  Fossen,  is  a native  of  Alaryland.  Dr.  J.  A.  V’an  Fossen  was  educated  in  the  Utica,  Ohio,  High  School,  and  at  .Antioch 
College,  after  which  he  attended  the  Medical  College  of  Ohio,  graduating  with  the  class  of  1893.  He  then  took  up  the  practice  of  his 
profession  at  Columbus  and  has  built  up  an  extensive  practice  on  the  north  side  of  the  city.  Dr.  \'an  Fossen  has  been  a teacher  of 
Hygiene  in  the  Ohio  Medical  Uni\'ersity  for  several  years,  and,  in  1909,  was  elected  Mce-President  of  the  Columbus  .Academy  of 
Medicine.  He  is  also  a member  of  the  State  Aledical  Society  and  of  the  .American  Medical  .Association.  In  1893,  Dr.  \'an  Fossen 
was  married  to  Miss  Lucy  Ricketts,  a native  of  Ohio,  and  the  daughter  of  Rev.  James  S.  Ricketts.  They  ha\'e  two  children,  .Aldine 
and  .Allen.  Dr.  \’an  Fossen  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity.  He  resides  at  1353  North  High  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Frank  L.  Watkins,  M.  D., 

State  Registrar,  Bureau  of  \fital  Statistics,  was  born  on  the  28th  of  June,  1879,  at  Clifford,  Scioto  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  George  H. 
Watkins,  a member  of  the  State  Board  of  Public  Works,  and  prominent  in  business  circles  in  Southern  Ohio,  and  of  Mrs.  Lillie 
I.  Glace  Watkins,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  The  grandfather  of  Dr.  Watkins,  John  H.  Watkins,  was  a ferryman  at  Piketon,  Ohio,  for  many 
years  and  a man  well  known  in  the  Southern  part  of  the  Buckeye  State.  He  was  a private  in  the  army  during  the  W'ar  of  the  Rebel- 
lion, and  died  in  the  service.  Dr.  Watkins  was  educated  in  the  ptiljlic  and  high  schools  of  Wakefield,  after  which  he  attended  the  Ohio 
Medical  University,  of  Columbus,  graduating  from  that  institution,  receiving  the  degree  of  AI.  D.  He  entered  upon  the  practice  of 
his  profession  at  Portsmouth,  Ohio,  remained  there  for  two  years  and  then  remo\'ed  to  Caldwell,  Noble  Count\',  where  he  practiced 

the  same  length  of  time.  He  finally  settled  at  Bowersville,  Green  County,  from  which 
place  he  was  appointed  to  his  present  position,  on  the  1st  of  July,  1908.  The  bureau  was 
created  by  the  act  ot  the  Legislature  on  Alay  5th,  1908,  and  has  charge  of  the  registration 
of  births  and  deaths  in  Ohio.  The  actual  work  of  the  bureau  commenced  on  the  20lh  of 
December,  1908.  Dr.  Watkins  has  always  been  a Republican.  He  was  a member  of 
the  Central  and  Executive  Committee  of  Noble  Count}-.  Socially,  he  is  a Alason  and  a 
member  of  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  On  the  10th  of  December,  1901,  he  was  married  to  Aliss 
Dollie  Dutton,  of  Caldwell.  Two  children  have  blessed  their  union.  Dr.  Watkins’ 
office  is  located  in  the  Harrison  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Frank  Winders,  M.  D., 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  25th  of  Alarch,  1871,  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  the  son  of 
Da\'id  T.  and  Caroline  S.  M inders,  both  natives  of  Ohio.  He  was  educated  at  Findla\- 
C'ollege  and  Belle\’ue  Hospital  Aledical  College,  New  Vork,  from  which  latter  institution 
he  graduated  in  1895,  when  he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Dr.  Winders 
started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years,  as  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  State  Board 
ot  Aledical  Registration  and  Examination,  holding  that  position  from  1896  to  1904. 
He  also  was  editor  of  the  Ohio  State  Aledical  Journal.  Dr.  Winders  holds  the  pro- 
fessorship of  Aledicine  at  the  Starling  Ohio  Aledical  College,  Columbus,  Ohio;  he  i." 
attending  physician  at  St.  Erancis  and  Protestant  Hospitals;  Aledical  Referee  for  the 
Alutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  New  Vork,  and  President  of  the  Ohio  Association  of 
Aledical  Teachers.  His  practice  is  limited  to  internal  medicine.  In  politics,  he  is  a 
Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  various  branches  of  the  Alasonic  Fraternity; 
of  the  Columbus  Academy  of  Aledicine;  the  Ohio  State  Aledical  Association;  the  American  Aledical  Association,  and  of  the  Ohio 
Association  of  Medical  Teachers.  On  the  15th  of  Alay,  1895,  he  was  married  to  Aliss  Alae  Hull.  One  daughter,  Doroth}-,  has  been 
born  to  them.  Dr.  W inders  resides  at  1633  Franklin  Park,  South,  His  offices  are  located  at  207  East  State  Street,  C'olumbus,  Ohio. 


F.  L.  WATKINS. 


THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 

John  Wesley  Wright,  M.  D., 

A leading  occulist  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  17th  of  July,  1842,  in  Freeport, 

I larrison  County,  ( )hio,  and  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Benjamin  Wright  and  Lucinda  Rager  \¥right, 
both  nati\x‘s  of  the  Buckeye  State.  The  father  was  a physician  and  for  many  years 
])raeliced  his  profession  in  Tuscarawas  County.  Dr.  J.  W.  Wright’s  maternal  grandfather, 
Conrad  Rager,  laid  out  the  town  of  Ragersville,  Tuscarawas  County,  Ohio.  Dr.  Wright 
was  educated  in  the  ])ublic  sclujols  of  his  native  county.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he 
entered  the  teaching  profession,  in  Tuscarawas  County.  Later  he  attended  New  Market, 
now  Scio  College,  in  I larrison  C'ounty,  ( )hio,  and  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and 
Surgery,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1873.  He  holds  the  degrees  of  Master  of  Science 
and  Master  of  Arts  from  New  Market  College,  and  that  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  from  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Medicine  and  Surgery.  After  his  graduation  from  Cincinnati 
College,  Dr.  Wright  began  his  practice  as  occulist  in  Columbus,  in  which  he  has  gained  a 
national  reputation.  Dr.  Wright  is  the  author  of  a te.xt  book  of  Ophthalmology,  which 
has  i)assed  through  its  third  edition.  For  many  years  he  was  Professor  of  Ophthalmology 
at  the  Starling  Medical  College,  Colnmlms,  Ohio,  and  he  now  occupies  the  chair  of  Pro- 
fessor Lmeritus  of  ( )])hthalmology  in  that  college.  In  politics.  Dr.  Wright  has  always 
been  a Democrat.  Socially,  he  is  a 32nd  degree  Mason  and  a member  of  the  Ohio  Club, 
The  Ccjlumbus  Academy  of  Medicine,  the  State  Medical  Society,  the  American  Medical 
•Association,  the  American  Academy  of  ( tpthalmology,  and  is  a Fellow  in  the  American 
•Academy  of  Medicine.  Dr.  Wright  was  married  twice.  On  the  9th  of  August,  1864, 
he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Klizal)eth  A.  Hesket,  of  Coshocton,  Ohio,  who  died  on 
the  23rd  of  May,  1892.  He  entered  a 
>ccond  marriage  on  the  2')th  of  jnl\’,  1894,  at  Columbus,  ( )hio,  with  Balzurah  Conrow, 
of  lh.it  cit\-.  Dr.  Wright’s  oflice  is  locatiai  in  the  Central  National  Bank  Building, 

I'uwn  and  High  Streets,  Columbus,  Ohio,  while  he  resides  at  1686  Summit  Street,  that 
cit\-. 

I'homas  Grant  Youmans,  M.  i)., 

( )f  Cohtmbtis,  ()hio,  is  ,i  nalix  e of  ( )hio.  He  comes  of  old  colonial  stock.  His  maternal 
great-grandfather.  Captain  Llewellxn  Dax'is,  was  a member  of  the  Society  of  Cincinnati, 

.md  scrxi'd  as  ('aptain  of  General  W'ashington’s  liody  guard  ditring  the  War  of  the  Revol- 
ution. Dr.  \'oumans  holds  as  a priceless  heirloom,  the  original  commission  of  his  dis- 
tingitislu'd  ancestor,  bi>aring  the  tuitograph  of  General  George  Washington.  He  is  also 
a gre.it-gr.mdson  of  ( '.eiieral  Lewis  Lx  ans,  a landed  proindetor  and  manufacturer  in  Penn- 
>\  Ix  ania,  xvho  was  in  cotnmand  of  the  Pennsylv'ania  State  Militia  during  the  Revolutionary 
period.  Dr.  h’mtmans'  maternal  great-grandmother,  Elizabeth  North  Fxmns,  had  seven 
brothers  in  the  Kexohit ionarx’  W’ar.  One  of  them.  Colonel  Calel)  North,  was  one  of 
( '.eneral  ( '.eorge  Washington’s  staff  officers.  Elizabeth  Nixrth’s  father,  Roger  North, 
was  l.ictitcn.ini  of  Colonial  Wars  and  xx'as  the  son  of  Jane  Eckerly,  daughter  of  the  Lord 
l.ieuteu.mt  of  Iridand.  The  same  relationshi])  also  inchtdes  the  great  Lord  North  xvho  was 
Prime  Minister  to  ( ’icorge  HI.  Dr.  A’oumans’  maternal  great-uncle.  Captain  Frederick 
I'.x'.ius,  xx'as  Capt.iin  of  Artillerx'  in  the  regular  service  during  the  War  of  1812.  He  xvas 
the  actix’e  and  actual  Commander  ol  I't.  McHenry,  at  Baltimore,  during  the  memorable 
three  d.ivs’  atttick  of  the  British  fleet  on  this  fort,  folloxving  the  burning  of  the  Capitol  at 
Washington  and  the  flag  that  he  there  defended  xvas  the  inspiration  for  composition  of  the  Star  Spangled  Banner  by  Francis  Scott 
Kex’.  Dr.  h'ottmans  is  the  grandson  of  Dr.  Thomas  Jones  Davis,  of  Philadelphia,  a surgeon  in  the  Mexican  War.  His  parents  were 
Colonel  M.  and  Marx  D.ixds  Youmans.  His  father  xvas  in  command  of  the  Sex.^entieth  Regiment,  United  States  Colonial  Infantry, 
throughout  the  Cix  il  War,  resigning  from  the  regular  army  scrxdce  a year  after  the  close  of  the  xxmr.  Dr.  Youmans  laid  the  foundation 
for  adxanced  education  in  an  excellent  ]xreixaratory  course  in  the  public  schools,  and  subsequently  spent  four  years  in  the  Ohio  State 
Cnixersitx-.  He  began  reading  medicine  xvith  Dr.  Theodore  Rankin,  and  graduated  from  Starling  Medical  College  with  the  class  of 
IS'.).").  In  Xcxv  \'ork  he  imr.sued  a post  graduate  hospital  course,  spending  four  j^ears  in  that  work.  He  speaks  authoritively  upon 
maiix’  Mibjects  and  has  gained  recognition  as  one  of  the  most  successful  physicians  in  Columbus.  That  he  has  gained  distinction  in 
special  lines  is  indicated  bx'  the  fact  that  he  xvas  chosen  Professor  of  Dermatology  and  Genito-Lhdnary  Surgery  in  the  Ohio  State 
Cnixersity,  ,md  was  for  eight  years  Police  Surgeon  of  Columbus.  Dr.  Youmans  is  a member  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion 
of  the  Cnited  States  of  .America;  of  Goodale  Lodge,  A.  F.  & A.  M.;  Knights  of  Pythias;  Columbus  Club  and  Arlington  Club.  In 
prolession.il  ri'l.itions  he  has  membershii)  in  the  Colnmlms  Academy  of  Aledicine;  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society  and  the  American 
Medic.il  A''.''()cialion.  His  aaiuaintance  is  xvide  and  he  has  a host  of  friends  xvhose  high  regartl  he  has  gained  through  his  professional 
abililx-,  his  deference  tn  the  opinions  of  others,  his  genial  manner  and  his  uniform  courtesy. 


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.Augustus  II.  Ileisey, 

< )f  Newark,  Ohio,  one  of  the  largest  glass  manufacturers  of  the  LInited  States,  is  a natix^e  of  Pennsylxmnia  and  of 
( ‘.erm.in  descent,  his  parents  haxdng  emigrated  from  Hannover,  Germany,  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Pennsylxmnia. 
.After  leaxing  school,  Mr.  Heisey  had  some  experience  as  a “printers'  devil,’’  but  soon  entered  the  glass  mannfacturing 
business,  in  xvhich  he  has  met  xvith  tremendous  success.  Wdren  a mere  boy,  in  1862,  he  entered  the  Union  Army  in  defense  of  his 
countrx',  enlisting  in  .August  of  that  year  as  a private  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Fifty-Fifth  Pennsylvania  'Volunteer  Infantry.  Wdien 
he  xvas  mustered  out  after  the  conclusion  of  the  xvar,  the  boy  held  the  rank  of  Captain,  haxdng  won  his  promotion  on  the  battlefield. 
With  the  exception  of  three  or  four  engagements,  he  took  part  in  all  the  battles  his  regiment  fought  in,  the  most  notable  ones 
ln‘ing  the  battles  of  .Antietam,  Gettysburg,  Fredericksburg,  etc.  Wdren  he  laid  aside  the  arms  he  had  carried  with  honor,  Mr.  Heisey 
.igain  resumed  the  duties  of  his  former  business.  In  1874  he  became  a partner  in  and  manager  of  the  firm  of  George  Duncan  & Sons, 
Pittsburg,  Pa.,  consisting  of  Mr.  James  Duncan  and  Mr.  Heisey.  This  partnership  lasted  for  a period  of  txxm  years,  then  Adr.  Heisey 
sold  out  his  interest  to  the  United  States  Glass  Company,  which  latter  he  helped  to  organize.  For  the  next  txxm  years  he  was  its  Commer- 


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cial  Manager;  then  he  quit  and  enjoyed  a well  merited  rest  for  a couple  of  years.  But  an  idle  life  was  not  to  Mr.  Heisey’s  taste.  Me 
needed  activity.  Looking  around  for  a new  field  of  labor  he  came  to  Newark,  Ohio,  organized  the  firm  of  A.  H.  Heisey  & Company, 
and  built  his  gigantic  works  for  the  manufacture  of  table  glassware,  by  the  way,  the  finest  article  of  its  kind  manufactured  on  the 
American  Continent.  Mr.  Heisey  also  has  other  large  industrial  and  financial  interests.  He  is  President  of  the  Pittsburg  Clay  Pot 
Company,  and  of  the  Glasshouse  Clay  Refractary  Association,  Pittsburg,  and  Director  of  the  Manufacturers’  Bank  at  Pittsburg,  and 
of  the  Franklin  National  Bank,  Newark,  Ohio.  In  politics,  Mr.  Heisey  is  a “dyed-in-the-w'ool”  Republican.  He  is  married,  is  the 
father  of  three  sons  and  two  daughters,  and  resides  at  90  East  Main  Street.  One  of  his  sons,  George  D.  Heisey,  is  Postmaster 
of  Newark. 


Orrin  Henry, 


Land  Clerk  in  the  office  of  the  State  Auditor  since  1888,  was  born  on  the  24th  of  October, 
1840,  in  Wood  County,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Hosea  and  Nancy  Smith  Henry,  natives 
of  New  Hampshire  and  Pennsyhmnia,  respectively.  He  is  of  Scotch-Irish  extraction, 
his  ancestors  having  emigrated  to  this  country  generations  ago.  His  paternal  great- 
grandfather was  Captain  of  a ^'essel.  Mr.  Orrin  Henry’s  father  was  a farmer  and  young 
Henry  was  reared  on  the  farm.  He  received  his  education  in  the  common  and  select 
schools  of  his  native  county.  During  the  Civil  War  he  served  for  two  years  in  the  Union 
Army,  having  enlisted  in  Company  I,  One  Hundred  and  Eleventh  Ohio  Volunteer  Infan- 
try. One  of  his  interesting  war  time  recollections  is  when  he  was  one  of  the  Squirrel 
Hunters  who  saved  Cincinnati  from  an  attack  of  the  Rebels  under  Kirby  Smith.  Return- 
ing from  the  war.  Captain  Henry  filled  the  positions  of  hotel  clerk  and  hotel  owner.  He 
has  always  been  a staunch  Republican  and  served  as  Deputy  Revenue  Collector  for  two 
years,  and  as  Captain  of  the  Ohio  Penitentiary  night  watch  for  the  same  length  of  time. 
In  1876  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  Wffiod  County,  serving  two  terms  in  that  office.  His 
present  position  dates  from  1888.  Socially,  Mr.  Henry  is  a member  of  the  Grand  Army, 
Masons,  Elks  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  legal  residence  is  in  Bowling  Green,  Ohio. 
During  the  war  he  took  part  in  many  battles,  among  them  Huff’s  Ferry,  London  Creek, 
Knoxville,  Dalton,  Resala,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Peach  Tree  Creek,  Atlanta,  Columbia, 
Franklin,  Nashville  and  Fort  Anderson.  He  was  married  twice  and  has  one  child  from 
the  first  and  seven  children  from  the  second  marriage.  A4r.  Henry  resides  at  116  South 
Champion  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


ORRIN  HENRY. 


John  N.  Allaback, 


JOHN  N.  ALLABACK. 


Chief  of  Police  of  the  City  of  Dayton,  was  born  on  the  loth  day  of  Nowmiber,  1857,  at 
\\’est  Point,  Morrow  County,  Ohio.  His  i)arents,  John  Allaback,  a plasterer,  and 
Mary  Jane  Painter  Allaback,  were  natives  of  Ohio.  They  originally  came  from  Mary- 
land, where  their  ancestors  had  li\-ed  for  generations.  Mr.  Allalrack  was  educated  in 
the  common  schools.  At  the  age  of  21  years,  he  entered  the  United  States  Army  as  a 
memlrer  of  the  2nd  U.  S.  Cavalry,  he  saw  service  in  the  Northwest,  principally  Montana, 
where  he  took  part  in  many  Indian  fights.  He  was  honorably  discharged  in  1884, 
worked  in  his  trade  as  a plasterer  for  a couple  of  years,  and  then,  in  1896,  he  joined  the 
police  force  of  Dayton,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  ever  since.  He  entered  the 
ser\ice  on  the  16th  of  June,  1886,  as  a sub-patrolman;  was  made  a regular  patrolman 
on  the  22nd  of  December,  of  the  same  year,  and  on  the  9th  of  January,  1892,  he  was 
promoted  to  roundsman.  He  became  sergeant  of  the  force  on  the  23rd  of  May,  1892; 
was  promoted  to  the  Captaincy  on  the  8th  of  March,  1893,  and  finally  on  the  5th  of 
November,  1908,  was  appointed  Chief  of  Police.  After  Chief  of  Police  Farrel  resigned. 
Captain  Allaback  held  the  position  of  active  chief  for  fourteen  months,  until  Mr.  Whit- 
taker was  appointed  to  the  position.  Chief  Allaback  has  always  been  a Democrat. 
He  is  a member  of  the  Woodmen  of  America  and  of  the  Foresters.  In  1884,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Alice  P'rances.  They  have  three  children.  Chief  Allalrack  resides  at 
21  Tecumseh  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


Daniel  Bartley, 

Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  Court  House,  is  a man  well  known  in  police  circles  all  o\er  the  State.  He  is  a native  (Jhioan,  born  on 
the  11th  of  January,  1863,  at  Cincinnati,  where  his  father  Daniel  Bartley,  Sr.,  w'as  engaged  in  the  contracting  business.  Mr.  Bartley, 
Sr.,  was  for  eighteen  years  Marshal  and  Superintendent  of  Roads  of  Clifton,  and  he  planted  many  of  the  beautiful  trees  which  adorn 
the  driveways  of  that  pretty  suburb.  Mr.  Daniel  Bartley  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools.  Flpon  leaving  school,  he  became 
engaged  as  teamster  in  the  employ  of  his  father,  in  which  business  he  remained,  until  he  accepted  a position  with  the  Metropolitan  Police 
of  Cincinnati,  under  Colonel  M.  F.  Riley  and  Colonel  Armstrong.  After  having  served  in  that  capacity  for  a period  of  six  and  a half 
years,  he,  in  1891,  joined  the  guards  of  the  Cincinnati  Workhouse.  One  year  later,  he  was  promoted  to  the  positions  of  Sergeant  and 
Lieutenant,  and  in  May,  1895,  he  was  elected  Deputy  Superintendent  of  that  institution,  in  which  position  he  made  a brilliant  record. 


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After  the  new  rode  for  the  Ohio  nuinieii)alities  took  effect,  in  May,  1903,  and  the  Cincinnati  Workhouse  came  under  the  Supervision  of 
the  Board  of  I’ul)lic  Ser\ice,  Mr.  Bartley  left  his  position  after  ha\’ing  served  twelve  years  and  twenty-six  days.  He  then  accepted  the 
])osition  of  Ca|)tain  of  the  Chestc'r  Bark  police.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  Court  House  liy  Mayor 
1 )emps\',  and  in  l'.)l  1,  Ma>'or  Hunt  appointed  him  again  to  the  same  position,  which  he  fills  with  great  ability.  He  was  married  in  1887, 
and  is  the  father  of  four  bo>-s  and  oiU‘  girl  Socially,  he  is  a memlier  of  the  Blue  Lodge,  F.  & A.  M. 


Henry  L.  Booth, 

( )f  Columbus,  ( )hio,  ('ai)tain  of  the  C.uard  of  the  Franklin  County  Workhouse,  and  First  Lieutenant  of  Battery  C,  Ohio  National  Guard, 
was  born  on  the  27ih  of  May,  18S3,  at  Columbus.  His  father,  M.  P.  L.  Vooth,  was  well  known  in  Railroad  Circles.  He  was  for  many 
\'ears  Su|)erinten(U‘nt  of  the  1 hudAng  \'alle\'  Railroad  and  also  was  connected  with  the  street  railway  system  of  Columbus.  Mr.  Henry  L. 
Booth's  ancestr\-  dates  back  to  the  pilgrim  fathers  who  came  over  cm  the  Mayllower.  Lieutenant  Booth  wms  educated  in  the  (’olumbus 
Public  Schools  and  also  si)cmt  two  \ i'ars  at  the  Columbus  High  School.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  wdien  he 
became  .1  clerk  with  the  wholesale  grocer\-  firm  of  (ireen,  Joyce  N Co.,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Later  he  entered  the  lithographing  business  in 
which  In-  remained  until  he  was  ai)pointed  to  his  present  posititm  on  the  Kith  of  March,  1910.  Mr.  Booth  has  always  l)een  a staunch 
Rei)ublican.  1 le  has  alwa\  s taken  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard.  He  enlisted  on  the  6th  of  June,  1901,  as  a 
pri\ate  in  Batteiw  H,,w<is  made  Corporal  in  P.)03,  sergeant  in  1901,  first  sergeant  in  KK)^,  in  wdiich  year  the  Battery  was  transferred 
to  the  Fourth  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.  In  KH)8,  Mr.  Booth  w-as  apiiointed  Regimental  Sergeant  Major.  His  promotion  to  Second 
Lieutenant  of  Co.  I followa'd  in  1909.  lie  then  was  transferred  to  Battery  (',  and  in  1910,  was  promoted  to  his  present  rank  as  First 
Lieutenant.  On  the  0th  of  I'ebruaiw',  1 901,  Lieutenant  Booth  was  married  to  Miss  Hallie  E.  Carhart.  Two  boys  and  one  girl  were 
born  to  them,  d'he  famil\-  reside  at  the  Franklin  C'ounty  Work  House,  ('olumbus,  Ohio. 


Harold  Montfort  Bush, 

Consulting  Mechanical  Engineer,  C'aptain  of  Co.  I,  4th  InfantrjgO.  N.G.,is  a natix’e  of 
New  York  State,  born  on  the  14th  of  Noxxmiber,  1872,  at  Dansville,  N.  Y.  His  parents 
James  Smith  Bush,  and  Harriet  Eleanor  Bush,  were  l)orn  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  and 
Savannah,  Georgia  res])cctively.  C'aptain  Bush’s  paternal  great-grandfather  fought 
with  Ethan  Allen  at  Ticonderoga  during  the  war  of  the  revolution.  Through  his  mother 
he  is  connected  with  the  following  well  known  Southern  families,  the  Shellmans  of 
Georgia;  Montforts  of  Virginia;  Fays,  Prescotts,  Emerson  and  Barretts  of  Massachu- 
setts. Her  first  ancestor  in  this  country,  Peter  Bulkley,  settled  at  Concord,  Mass., 
as  early  as  1()36.  Captain  Bush  received  a thorough  education  at  the  Puldic  Schools 
of  New  York,  Concord  High  School,  ('oncord.  Mass.,  Black  Hall  School,  Lyme,  Conn., 
and  Cornell  Unixersity  (Sibley  ('ollege),  from  wdiich  latter  institution  he  graduated,  in 
1893,  receix  ing  the  degree  of  Mechanical  Engineer.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  engaged 
in  his  profession.  In  politics  he  is  nominally  a Republican.  Socially  he  lielongs  to 
the  following  organizations:  Alpha  Tan  Omega  Fraternity;  American  Society  of 

Mechanical  Engineers;  American  Society  for  Testing  Materials;  International  Associa- 
tion forTesting  Materials;  Franklin  Instituteol  Pennsylx’ania ; Engineers’ Club  of  Colum- 
bus, Ohio;  Nax'al  and  Military  .Order  Spanish -American  Wa:r  and  United  Spanish  War 
Veterans.  Captain  Bush  has  alxx'ays  had  an  active  interest  in  military  matters.  At  the 
age  of  16,  he  entered  the  militia  as  prixaite  in  Company  I,  6th  Infantry,  Massachussetts 
Volunteer  Militia.  After  he  came  to  Ohio  he  joined  the  National  Guard  of  the  Buckeye 
State,  in  xvhich  he  noxv  occipiies  the  rank  of  C'aptain.  During  the  S]ianish-American 
War  he  seiwed  from  .\]Mil  26th,  18'.)8  to  October  23,  1898,  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Battery  H,  1st  ( ).  V.  L.  A.  Captain  Bush’s  offices 
.ire  located  in  Broad-(  )ak  Building,  Columbus,  ( )hio,  in  xvhich  city  he  also  resides. 

Ben  Woods  Chamberlain, 

,\  prominent  business  man  ol  ('olumbus,  and  a member  of  the  official  staff  of  Governor 
ll.irmon,  xxas  born  on  the  11th  ot  December,  1877,  at  Reynoldslnirg,  Ohio.  He  is  the 
son  of  John  (diambcrlain  and  .Anna  E.  Hare  Chamberlain,  natixms  of  England  and  Ohio, 
respect ixidx'.  d'he  father  a meat  dealer,  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  at  an  early 
.ige  and  had  settled  xvith  his  peojxle  at  Reynoldsburg.  In  1884,  became  to  Columbus, 
xvhere  in  the  course  of  time  he  became  x’ery  prominent  in  business.  Mr.  Ben  W.  Cham- 
berlain receix'ed  his  education  in  the  ('olumbus  High  Schools  and  at  the  Ohio  State  Uni- 
xersitx'.  -\t  the  age  of  txventy-txvo  years  he  started  in  the  proxdsion  business,  in  which 
he  has  remained  exer  since.  He  noxv  is  president  of  the  Ben  Chamberlain  Provision 
Company,  176  East  Toxvn  street,  ('f)lnmbns,  ( )hio.  Socially,  Mr.  Chamberlain  is  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity  and  a Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  has  always 
bei'ii  (leet)lx'  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  National  Guards,  and,  at  the  age  of 
sixteen  years,  he  joined  the  14th  Regiment,  O.  N.  G.  as  a prix'ate.  He  took  part  in 
the  Spanish-. American  War  as  a member  of  Company  A,  4th  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
seeing  actix'e  serxdce  in  Porto  Rico  and  being  engaged  xvith  his  regiment  in  the  engage- 
ments at  Guama  and  Pass  La  Palmas.  At  present  he  holds  the  rank  of  First  Lieutenant 
in  I'roo]i  B,  ()hio  Cax'alry.  Lieutenant  ('hamberlain  is  a member  of  Columbus  ('am]) 

.\o.  47,  Spanish  War  A'eterans,  and  of  the  Military  Order  of  VTterans  of  Foreign  Service. 

( aix  ernor  Harris  appointed  Lieutenant  Chamberlain  a member  of  his  official  staff  and 
Governor  Harmon  re-appointed  him  to  the  same  position. 


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Henry  Clark  Corbin, 

Lieutenant  General,  Lnited  States  Army,  was  born  on  a farm  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio.  His  paternal  ancestors  came  from  the  north 
of  Wales  and  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  on  the  James  River  in  Virginia  and  members  of  his  family  have  ser\-ed  honorably  in  every 
war  in  which  the  United  States  has  engaged  from  the  early  Indian  Wars  and  the  Revolution  to  the  war  with  Spain  and  the  Philippines 
Insurrection.  His  maternal  ancestors  were  Irish.  His  early  life  was  that  of  a boy  on  a farm.  Life  on  an  Ohio  farm  sixty  years  ago 
meant  more  than  such  a life  would  today.  The  country  was  new.  Roads  were  few  and  poor.  Agricultural  machinery  was  unknown. 
All  work  was  done  by  hand  btit  as  compensation  the  life  afforded  opportunity  for  rare  and  useful  experience  now  scarcely  possible  in  this 
country,  but  which  was  well  calculated  to  develop  the  characteristics  of  self-confidence,  earnestness  and  industry. 

General  Corbin  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at  Parker’s  Academy,  a school  on  the  Ohio  River  not  far  from  the  Corbin 
home.  When  a little  over  sixteen  years  of  age  he  started  out  to  make  his  own  way  in  the  world.  He  began  teaching  school  near  his  home 
and  at  the  same  time  began  the  study  of  law  with  Honorable  John  Johnston,  a leading  member-of  the  Clermont  County  Bar.  Later  he 
took  a school  in  Newtown,  near  Cincinnati  and  continued  the  study  of  law. 

Thus  was  he  engaged  when  President  Lincoln  issued  his  second  call  for  troops  and  though  but  little  over  nineteen  years  old  he 
entered  the  Union  Army.  He  was  nominated  a second  lieutenant  in  the  83rd  Ohio  Infantry,  but  a condition  to  confirmation  was  that 
he  recruit  thirty  men.  This  he  did  at  his  own  expense,  and  after  the  men  were  mustered  In  he  was  coolly  told  that  other  persons  had 
been  appointed  lieutenants  of  the  company.  So  disappointed  was  he  at  not  being  able  to  go  with  the  men  he  had  recruited,  he  begged 
to  be  enlisted  but  the  regiment  was  full.  Not  discouraged  he  again  set  about  recruiting  and  secured  nearly  all  the  men  for  Company  F, 
79th  Ohio  Infantry,  and  as  second  lieutenant  of  that  organization,  began  the  splendid  active  career  so  near  its  close.  The  79th  Ohio 
became  famous  for  gallantry  and  even  recklessness  in  action. 

About  a year  and  a half  later,  Corbin,  in  the  meantime  having  been  promoted  to  first  lieutenant,  resigned  to  accept  a majorit}' 
in  the  Ifth  U.  S.  Colored  Infantry,  one  of  several  regiments  of  Federal  troops  just  organized,  and  an  organization  which  gave  a good 
account  of  itself  all  through  Tennessee,  Georgia  and  Alabama,  achieving  notable  distinction  at  the  battles  of  Nashville,  Cleveland,  Decatur 
and  Pulaski,  and  in  the  pursuit  of  Hood’s  Army.  General  Corbin  followed  the  fortunes  of  his  regiment  to  the  close  of  the  War,  being 
regularly  promoted  In  succession  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  and  Colonel,  and  twice  received  brevets  for  gallantry  in  action  at  the  battles  of 
Nashville  and  Decatur,  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  received  the  brevet  of  brigadier-general  for  meritorious  services,  all  given  upon  the 
personal  recommendation  of  General  George  H.  Thomas,  and  over  the  signature  of  General  U.  S.  Grant. 

General  Corbin  at  the  close  of  the  war  was,  upon  the  recommendation  of  his  Military  Commanders  and  without  his  knowlegde, 
appointed  a second  lieutenant  in  the  regular  army.  Like  many  volunteer  soldiers  he  had  seen  enough  of  war  and  was  also  intent  upon 
a legal  career  and  paid  no  attention  to  the  appointment.  Finally  after  waiting  over  three  months  and  at  the  personal  urgency  of  General 
Grant,  a native  of  the  same  county,  he  accepted  the  army  appointment  temporarily  for  so  strong  was  his  determination  to  enter  the  law 
that  only  an  assignment  to  what  promised  active  service  stayed  his  early  resignation. 

On  August  20th,  1866,  he  reported  to  the  Commanding  Officer  at  Newport  Barracks,  Kentucky,  for  duty  as  second  lieutenant, 
17th  Infantrv,  and  when  the  regular  army  was  increased,  in  1866,  he  became  Captain  in  the  38th  Infantry.  He  served  in  that  rank  until 
1878,  when  he  was  recommended  by  his  regimental  commander  for  recruiting  service,  a detail  made  In  those  days  as  an  especial  recog- 
nition of  arduous  service.  This  duty  took  him  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  again  met  his  old  comrade  in  arms.  General  Rutherford  B. 
Hayes,  who  was  then  Governor  of  Ohio  and  Candidate  for  President.  General  Hayes,  when  he  went  to  Washington  took  Corbin  along 
and  later  assigned  him  to  duty  at  the  White  House  in  the  capacity  of  an  aide-de-camp. 

In  1877  were  the  great  railroad  riots  in  Pennsylvania,  and  General  Corbin’s  knowledge  and  the  services  rendered  by  him  In  connection 
with  them  were  so  well  remembered,  that  Mr.  Lamont  when  Secretary  of  War  summoned  him  by  telegraph  to  report  to  him  in  person 
at  Washington  immediately  upon  the  outbreak  of  the  Chicago  riots  in  1888.  Later  in  the  year  1877  the  President  created  what  became 
known  as  the  “Sitting  Bull  Commission’’  which  was  to  meet  commissioners  appointed  by  the  British  Government  to  adjust  interna- 
tional difficulties  growing  out  of  intercourse  with  border  Indians.  So  irritating  were  these  troubles  that  for  a while  the  peace  of  the 
two  countries  was  threatened.  The  American  commissioners  were.  General  Alfred  H.  Terry,  U.  S.  Army,  General  Albert  Gallatin, 
Lawrence  of  Rhode  Island  and  Captain  Corbin,  who  acted  as  Secretary  and  Treasurer.  The  efforts  of  the  Commission  were  entirely 
successful  and  the  results  satisfactory  to  both  countries.  In  summer  of  1877  too  was  the  Nez  Perce  Campaign  when  Chief  Joseph 
led  General  Howard  such  a long  chase  across  the  mountains,  and  Corbin  as  acting  aide-de-camp  to  General  Terry  participated  with  that 
officer  in  the  campaign  which  resulted  in  the  capture  of  the  wily  old  chief. 

After  General  Corbin  was  appointed  Assistant  xWljutant-General,  by  President  Hayes  in  1880,  he  served  in  that  staff  corps,  with 
great  credit  for  seventeen  years,  among  others,  with  such  distinguished  officers  as  General  Hunt,  Hancock,  Schofield,  Terry,  Crook, 
Ruger,  Merritt,  Miles  and  at  nearly  every  Army  headquarters  outside  of  Washington. 

Duty  as  Adjutant  General  at  one  of  the  western  army  headquarters  in  the  80’s  and  the  early  90’s  was  not  confined  to  office  work. 
It  was  not  uncommon  for  the  Commanding  General  and  his  staff  to  take  the  field  against  hostile  redskins  and  only  the  older  Army  officers 
remember  that  it  was  through  the  tact  and  courage  of  Corbin  when  with  McCook  in  Arizona  in  1891  that  a bloody  war  was  averted  with 
the  Moqui  Indians,  who  had  set  up  defiance  to  the  Indian  Bureau  owing  to  some  order  or  other  either  offensive  to  them  in  itself  or  in 
the  manner  of  its  application.  General  Corbin  after  a judicious  show  of  force  and  with  superb  courage,  unarmed  and  attended  by  a single 
companion,  entered  the  savage  camp  induced  the  Indians  to  lay  down  their  arms  and  permit  the  peaceful  arrest  of  the  leaders. 

General  Corbin’s  last  active  campaign  against  hostile  Indians  was  with  General  Niles  during  the  winter  of  1890-91,  in  the  Pine 
Ridge  Campaign,  which  has  passed  into  the  history  of  Indian  outbreaks  as  the  “Ghost  Dance  War.’’ 

General  Corbin’s  habit  of  industry  enabled  him  in  addition  to  his  military  duties  to  find  time  to  perform  much  other  important 
duty  of  a semi-public  character. 

He  was  chosen  by  his  comrades  of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  one  of  the  \dce- Presidents  of  the  Society  and  asso- 
ciated with  Generals  James  A.  Garfield,  Alexander  McD.  McCook  and  Thomas  T.  Crittenden,  formed  the  executive  committee,  of  which 
he  was  secretary  and  charged  with  the  details  attending  the  unveiling  of  the  Equestrian  Statue  of  General  George  H.  Thomas  erected 
by  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland  at  the  National  Capital.  He  made  the  arrangements  for  the  ceremonies  attending  the  dedication,  in 
1886,  of  the  Yorktown  Monument  erected  upon  the  spot  where  Lord  Cornwallis  surrendered  to  General  Washington.  He  was  Chief 
of  Staff  and  had  much  to  do  with  arranging  the  deaths  of  the  parades  connected  with  the  Inaugural  Ceremonies  of  Presidents  Garfield, 
Cleveland,  Harrison  and  McKinley.  He  also  was  Adjutant-General  and  worked  out  the  details  of  the  parade  in  New  York  upon  the 
occasion  of  hhe  dedication  of  the  Tomb  of  General  Grant. 

Up  to  the  time  of  Garfield’s  inauguration  the  expenses  of  such  affairs  had  been  borne  by  private  subscription,  always  secured  after 
more  or  less  difficulty.  It  was  General  Corbin  who  at  that  time  suggested  the  sale  of  tickets  to  the  Inaugural  Ball  which  formerly  had 
been  issued  to  favored  parties  to  pay  political  debts.  The  plan  was  adopted  with  results  that  the  ball  became  a more  dignified  state 
function  and  at  the  same  time  provided  sufficient  funds  to  pay  all  expenses  and  leave  a small  balance  which  was  donated  to  charity. 


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( iencral  ('orl)in  was  one  of  the  conhdential  friends  ;ind  adx  isors  of  President  Hayes,  (iarfield  and  McKinley,  and  was  on  intimate  terms 
with  main-  of  the  most  itrominent  men  of  the  conntr\-.  When  he  Viecame  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army,  with  the  rank  of  Brigadier 
General,  on  the  2ath  of  h'ehrtiary,  1S98,  he  was  not  only  splendidh-  eciuiijped  for  the  duties  of  the  position,  Imt  he  came  to  it  with  a 
rc[)Utation  for  “doing  things.”  'Fwo  months  later  the  nation  was  at  war.  It  w'as  in  General  Corbin’s  office,  under  his  supervision  and 
directed  b\-  his  geniotis  for  organization  and  knowledge  of  detail  that  in  the  short  space  of  four  months  there  was  created,  organized 
tinned  tind  eiiuiiiped,  an  tirm\-  of  274,717  men  and  officers;  ti  campaign  had  been  organized  and  closed;  and  a foreign  war,  conducted 
across  the  seas,  brotight  to  a \ictoriotis  conchtsion. 

Genenil  ('orl)in  stiiK-rintended  the  organization  of  nearly  27"), ()()()  soldiers  and  within  six  months  the  muster  out  of  100, 000  and  sitb- 
se(|tu-ntly  d.a.OOO  tidditioiuil  \-ohmti‘er  forces  were  mustered  etiuipped  and  made  effective  for  Philippine  service  and  they  in  turn  disbanded, 
tlie  regtiliir  tirim-  htning  lieen  incri-tised  (hiring  this  period  to  over  three  fold  its  former  strength. 

Soon  tifter  .Mr.  Root  came  to  the  W’ar  Gepartment  it  became  necessar}"  to  relieve  the  state  volunteers  in  the  Philippines  and  there 
were  orgtinized  from  discharged  \-ohmteers  ten  vohtnteer  regiments,  the  field  officers  and  some  captains  of  which  were  selected  from  the 
regtilar  arm\-  upon  their  efficienc)’  records  and  the  other  officers  were  taken  from  officers  of  volunteer  regiments  who  had  shown  special 
a[)tittide  for  military  serxice.  It  was  less  than  two  months  before  these  troojts  were  organized,  ecpiipped  and  on  their  way  to  the  Orient, 
where  tlie  character  of  their  service  was  stich  that  ail  who  were  in  a position  to  know-  testify  that  they  w-'ere  among  the  most  efficient 
troops  e\-(,'r  organized  tor  seiwice  tinder  the  stars  and  strijies. 

( leneral  Corbin  was  widely  interested  in  the  passage  of  the  so-called  Hull  Bill  by  Congress,  which  was  jirepared  in  the  office  of  the 
.Adjutant  General.  'I'his  law,  in  the  discretion  of  the  President,  fixed  the  maximum  strength  of  the  regular  armyat  100,000 enlisted  men 
and  prox'ided  that  the  miniimim  shotild  not  be  less  than  55,000.  It  enables  the  cottntry  to  exist  with  a small  regular  army  which  at  the 
apiiroach  of  danger  max’,  by  (‘xectitixe  ;ict,  be  dotibled  by  merely  enlisting  more  men.  Had  such  a laxv  existed  prior  to  the  Spanish  War, 
the  saxing  to  the  ('otmtr\-  in  life  and  treastire  xx'ould  be  difficult  to  determine. 

Prox  ision  for  till' incretise  of  the  luimber  of  cadets  at  W’est  Point  xxas  made  at  General  Corbin’s  personal  instance.  It  is  also  a 
result  of  his  (fiforts  that  Congress  apiiroiiriated  fix'e  and  a half  million  dollars  to  reconstruct  and  modernize  that  great  institution. 

Another  meastire  of  great  importance,  in  xxhich  General  Corliin  was  interested,  is  that  creating  the  General  Staff.  The  striking 
ri'stilts  of  this  laxv  are  discontintiance  of  the  tletail  of  a Commanding  General  for  the  Army  and  the  issuance  of  all  orders  by  the  Consti- 
ttitional  Commander  in  Chiel,  the  President,  through  or  liy  the  Secretary  of  War. 

I pon  the  retirement  of  General  Bates,  General  Corliin  xvas  adxanced  to  the  grade  of  Lieutenant  General,  the  highest  rank  in  the 
United  Stiites  .Army. 

It  xvas  tinder  Genenil  Corbin’s  administration  that  the  anticiuated  and  obsolete  Militia  laws  W'ere  wiped  from  the  statute  books 
and  instetid  there  xvas  enacted  a modern  substititte  knoxvn  as  the  Dick  Laxv  xvhich  to  a certain  e.xtent  nationalizes  the  instruction  of  the 
state  troops,  contemplates  increased  I'ederal  aid  for  their  stipport,  maintenance  and  efficiency. 

During  the  Spanish  W’ar  the  President  appointed  General  Corbin  a Major  General  of  Afolunteers  but  he  declined  the  appointment 
on  the  grotmd  that  acce])t.ince  of  sttilt  serx'ice  carried  with  it  an  obligation  to  remain  in  the  corps  when  his  services  were  needed  there, 
;i  loltx-  position  in  the  face  of  such  teni])tation  and  one  xvhich  later  xvas  recognized  by  Congress,  w-hen  after  the  close  of  the  War  it  enacted 
s|iecial  legislation  to  conler  tijion  him  ]iersonally  the  rank  ot  Alajor  General.  For  the  same  reason  li2  declined  the  appointment  tendered  him 
by  the  President  of  Membership  on  the  first  Hague  Peace  Commission  in  18'.)9;  on  the  Cuban  Kxmeuation  Commission  and  on  the  Paris 
Peaci'  Commission  xvhich  concluded  Treaty  ol  Paris  xvith  S])ain.  As  a gtiest  of  the  Kmiiire  he  was  one  of  the  American  officers  invitef 
to  xvitiu'ss  the  ( h-rman  .Army  Manetixers  in  1902.  In  October,  1903,  he  xvas  assigned  to  command  the  Department  of  the  blast,  the 
most  imiiortant  armx'  command  in  the  United  States,  xvith  hcadfiuarters  at  Nexv  A'ork  City. 

.After  till'  creation  ot  the  .Atlantic  Dixision  (embracing  the  Departments  of  the  Last  and  Gulf)  he  continued  at  Gox'ernor’s  Island 
(.\.  A’.  City)  as  Dix  ision  Commander  until  October,  1904,  and  in  the  meantime  organized  and  sticcessfully  conducted  near  Manassas, 
\ irginia,  the  most  extensix'e  combined  maneux'ers  of  the  regtilar  army,  and  organized  militia  ever  attempted  in  the  country,  involving 
the  largest  body  ot  troops  exer  assembled  In  jicace  history  of  the  country. 

General  ('orbin  xvas  assigned  to  command  the  Phili[)pine  Division  In  1904.  Immediately  upon  his  arrix-al  in  the  Islands  he  began 
;i  |)olicx’  of  concentrating  the  troops  xvith  a viexv  to  ciuartering  them  in  greater  comfort  than  previous  conditions  had  pemitted  and,  at 
the  same  lime,  inaugurated  measures  ot  econmy  xvhich  testified  the  sticccss  of  his  administration  by  a reduction  in  the  annual  expenses 
of  the  command  amounting  to  nearlx’  82,000,000,  notxvithstanding  an  extraordinary  expenditure  of  nearly  half  a million  for  new"  con- 
st met  ion. 

General  Corbin  retired  from  actlx'c  serv  ice  on  the  15th  of  September,  1906,  xvhen  he  reached  the  statutory  age  of  sixty-four  years. 
Since  then  and  until  InC  death,  he  R-sIded  in  Chevy  Chase,  the  most  beautiful  suburb  of  Washington,  D.  C.  (From  an  article  prepared 

Colonel  A.  J.  Clark, 

Was  born  in  Fayettsville,  Nexv  York,  October,  1838  and  came  to  Newairk,  N.  J.,  in  I860. 
F.nlisted  .April,  1861,  for  three  months  under  first  call  of  the  President  for  75,000  men 
and  xvas  made  Sergeant  of  Company  F,  1st  Reg.  N.  J.Afolunteers.  At  the  expiration  of  the 
time  of  service,  assisted  in  organizing  and  putting  in  the  field,  the  2nd  Battery  of  Light 
.Artillery  N.  J.  (first  Beans  and  then  Clark’s  Battery)  and  was  commissioned  as  first  lieu- 
tenant. Was  jiromoted  to  Captain  of  the  Battery  in  1862  and  continued  to  command 
the  same  (Clark’s  Battery)  until  the  close  of  the  xx'ar.  AA’as  specially  recommended  for 
brax'ery  and  gallantry  at  Chancellorsx-ille  where  he  commanded  the  Dixdsion  .Artillery 
and  at  Gettysburg  where  he  commanded  the  Corps  .Artillery  after  the  wounding  of 
Capt.  Randolph,  Chief  of  .Artillery,  and  w"as  brexmttcd  Major,  April  2,  1865,  for  gallant 
and  meritorious  services  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va. 

His  abilities  were  recognized  after  the  xvar  liy  hax'ing  been  repeatedly  appointed 
to  responsible  positions  in  Nexvark,  N.  J.,  as  Chief  of  Police,  Secretary  of  Board  of  Assess- 
ment and  Rexision  of  Taxes,  as  Receix'er  of  Taxes;  also  a member  ot  the  Board  of 
.Assessment  and  Rex’ision  of  Taxes.  He  has  also  held  the  position  for  many  years  of 
Chief  of  .Artillery  of  the  State  of  Nexv  Jersey. 

In  January,  1901,  he  xx-as  appointed  Treasurer  of  Central  Branch,  N.  H.  D.  AC  S., 
located  in  Montgomery  County,  Ohio,  and  in  .April,  1907,  xvas  appointed  Gox-ernor  ot 
the  same  Branch  to  succeed  Colonel  J.  B.  Thomas,  deceased. 


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William  Henry  Comegys, 

Colonel  and  Assistant  Paymaster  General,  United  States  America,  at  present  located  at  New  York  City,  is  a son  of  the  Queen  City 
of  the  West,  born  on  the  loth  of  February,  1853,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Cornelius  G.  Comegys,  M.  D.,  and  Rebecca  Tif- 
fin Comegys,  natives  of  Delaware  and  Ohio,  respectively.  Colonel  Comegys  is  of  historical  ancestry.  He  is  a descendant  of  Cor- 
nelius Comegys,  who  was  naturalized  with  his  family  by  act,  in  1671,  in  Maryland.  He  is  the  grandson  of  Edward  Tiffin,  first  Gov- 
ernor of  Ohio,  while  his  other  grandfather,  Cornelius  P.  Comegys,  was  Governor  of  Delaware  and  Lieutenant  Colonel  in  the  War  ot  1812. 
His  father,  Cornelius  G.  Comegys,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  for  many  years  very  prominent  in  medical  and  educational  affairs  of  that  city. 
Colonel  Comegys  received  a careful  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  his  native  city.  Later  he  studied  medicine  at  Miami 
Medical  College  of  Cincinnati,  from  which  institution  he  holds  the  degree  of  M.  D.  He  also  served  as  interne  at  Cincinnati 
Hospital.  The  Colonel  has  been  connected  with  the  United  States  Army  for  many  years,  having  entered  the  ser^•ice  after  follow- 
ing his  profession  and  practicing  Medicine  and  Surgery.  On  the  18th  of  February,  1881,  he  was  appointed  Major  and  Paymaster, 
United  States  Army,  holding  this  position  until  the  20th  of  February,  1902,  when  he  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Lieutenant 
Colonel  and  Deputy  Paymaster  General,  United  States  Army.  His  present  rank  as  Colonel  and  Assistant  Paymaster  General,  United 
States  Army,  dates  from  the  13th  of  September,  1906.  Colonel  Comegys  also  held  the  position  of  Acting  Assistant  Surgeon,  Fhiited 
States  Army,  1879  and  1880,  during  the  Victoria  Campaign  in  New  Mexico.  The  Colonel  has  seen  a good  deal  of  active  service. 
He  too  took  part  in  the  Indian  Campaigns  in  the  West;  in  the  Spanish-.^merican  War,  and  also  served  during  the  Insurrection  in  the 
Philippine  Islands.  He  is  a member  of  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  (Delaware  Society);  Sons  of  the  Revolution  (Pennsylvania 
Society);  War  of  1812  (Pennsylvania  Society)  and  the  Society  of  Foreign  Wars  (Pennsylvania  Society).  He  also  still  enjoys  single 
blessedness. 


Ernest  E.  Dieball, 

Entertainment  Manager  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  Ensign  on  board  the  United  States  Ship  “Essex,”  was  born  on  the  31st  of  October, 
1879,  at  Toledo,  Ohio.  His  father,  Otto  A.  Dieball,  was  a native  of  Berlin,  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  the  Fhiited  States  in  1868, 
and  settled  in  Toledo,  where  he  engaged  in  the  elevator  business,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Hurst  Dieball,  was  born  in  Rhode 
Island.  Mr.  Dieball  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  home  city.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  entered  the  Fhiited  States 
Navy,  for  a period  of  four  years,  during  which  he  took  part  in  the  Spanish-Anierican  War.  After  being  discharged  he  re-enlisted  in  the 
Forty-Seventh  Regiment,  United  States  Infantry  and  was  sent  with  his  regiment  to  the  Philippines,  where  he  served  for  twenty-one 
months.  On  his  return  trip  to  his  native  country,  Mr.  Dieball  ^■isited  China  and  Japan.  In  1897  he  joined  the  Ohio  Naval  Militia,  and 
in  July  of  that  year  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  Ensign  on  board  the  Steamship  “Essex.”  Politically,  Mr.  Dieball  is  an  ardent 
Republican.  He  is  a member  of  the  Society  of  the  Army  of  the  Phillipines  and  the  Spanish  War  Wterans.  His  office  is  located  in 
the  Calvin  Block,  Toledo,  Ohio. 


Fred  M.  Fanning, 

Deputy  United  States  Marshal  of  the  Northern  Ohio  District,  with  offices  in  the  new  Government  building  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is 
one  of  the  best  known  National  Guard  Men  of  Ohio,  holding  the  rank  of  Captain,  First  Battalion  of  FOngineers,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
He  was  born  in  Monroeville,  Ohio,  on  the  25th  of  July,  1862,  and  was  educated  in  Northern  Ohio.  He  enlisted  on  the  18th 
of  July,  1892,  as  a Private  in  the  C'leveland  Grays,  an  independent  military  organization  of  the  Forest  City;  became  Colonel-Sergeant 
in  October,  1894,  and  Sergeant-Major  in  October,  1896.  He  entered  the  Ohio  National  Guard  as  Second  Lieutenant  of  Company 
C,  First  Battalion  of  Engineers  on  the  30th  of  May,  1898,  and  was  promoted  Captain  on  the  22nd  of  June,  of  that  year.  He  has  seen 
active  duty  during  the  Cleveland  Bread  riots  in  1894,  at  the  Brown  Hoist  riots,  in  1896,  and  during  the  Cleveland  Street  Railroad 
riots  he  was  in  command  of  the  Croton  Street  detachments  of  t'ngineers  during  the  months  of  July  and  August,  in  the  year  of  1899. 
During  the  Spanish-American  War,  Captain  Fanning  served  as  First  Lieutenant  of  C'ompany  C,  Tenth  Ohio  Wlunteer  Infantry. 
He  was  mustered  out  of  the  Fhiited  States  Service  with  the  Battalion  on  the  23rd  of  March,  1899.  Captain  Fanning  is  a man  of 
splendid  physique,  of  good  common  sense,  and  an  ideal  officer.  In  politics,  he  is  a Republican.  Fiovernor  Harmon  appointed 
him  a member  of  his  official  staff.  Captain  Fanning  resides  at  10204  Somerset  Avenue,  N.  E.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 


Walter  C.  Gayhart, 

A prominent  attorney  and  real  estate  man  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  1st  of  November,  1868,  at  Toledo,  Ohio.  His  father, 
Amos  Gayhart,  was  a native  of  Germany  and  had  emigrated  to  the  Ihiited  States  in  1852,  while  his  mother,  Angeline  Gayhart, 
was  a native  of  New  York.  Mr.  Gayhart  was  educated  in  Toledo  and  at  Oberlin  C'ollege,  but  did  not  graduate  from  that  institution. 
He  holds  the  degree  of  Ph.  D.  of  Nashville  Fhiiversity.  He  started  in  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  In  1892  he  was 
Superintendent  in  the  Indian  Service;  later  he  filled  the  positions  of  Superintendent  ot  High  School  in  Austin,  Nevada;  F nited  States 
Mineral  Surveyor  at  Nevada,  and  Attorney  for  the  Nevada  Central  Railroad.  He  is  connected  with  several  corporations  of  minor 
importance.  In  politics,  Mr.  Gayhart  is  an  ardent  Republican.  Socially,  he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  being  a 
32nd  degree  Scottish  Rite  Mason;  the  Elks;  K.  of  P.  and  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Ohio  Na\al 
Militia,  holding  the  rank  of  Lieutenant;  Senior  Grade  on  the  Fffiited  States  Ship  “Essex.”  On  the  3Uth  of  May,  1888,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  x\lice  Hollister.  They  have  two  children,  E.  LeRoy  and  Florence  LaYerne.  Mr.  Gayhart  resides  at  524  Mrginia  Street, 
Toledo,  Ohio,  while  his  offices  are  located  in  the  Nicholas  Building  of  that  city. 


Rupert  U.  Hastings, 

Judge  of  the  Institution  Court  of  the  Ohio  State  Reformatory,  at  Mansfield,  Ohio,  was  born  in  Auglaize  County,  Ohio,  in  1867. 
His  parents  were  farmers  and  natives  of  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  graduated  from  Tno\',  Ohio,  High  School 
in  1887.  After  leaving  school  he  taught  school  himself.  In  1896  he  organized  the  Ohio  State  Reformatory  School  of  Letters,  and 


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R I IIASIINV.S 

2ii(l  of  XoN'cmhcT,  liU)2,  and  lo  the  rank 
guration  of  I’residenI  I'afl,  on  the  4th  o 
( '.eneral  Sliaffee’s  staff.  I fin  ing  the  nigh 
mand  of  tile  State's  Soldiery,  and  in  Here 
port  mill  strike.  Captain  Knatiss  is  still 


was  Sujierintendent  of  Schools  until  1908,  when  he  was  promoted  to  Disciplinarian. 
Politically,  Mr.  Hastings  is  a Democrat  all  the  time.  He  is  a Freemason,  being  a mem- 
ber in  both  \'ork  and  Scottish  Rites;  Past  Grandmaster  of  his  Lodge  and  Past  High 
Priest  of  his  Chapter;  also  an  Flk.  He  is  married,  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church  and  resides  in  the  pretty  city  of  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

Rannills  Watson  Knauss, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  Captain  of  Troop  B,  Ohio  Cavalry,  known  as  the  Ohio  Governor’s 
Personal  Kscort,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  September,  1875,  in  Ohio.  His  father,  Thomas 
K.  Knauss,  a manufacturer,  was  a native  of  Pennsylvania,  while  his  mother,  Elizabeth 
Rannills  Knauss  was  born  in  Ohio  of  Scotch-Welsh  extraction.  On  his  father’s  side 
the  family  came  originally  from  the  lower  part  of  the  River  Rhine  near  the  Dutch 
frontier,  and  emigrated  to  the  New  World  in  the  latter  part  of  the  seventeenth  century, 
before  William  Penn  founded  the  settlements  on  the  Delaware  River.  The  family  settled 
in  New  Jersey  and  later  moved  to  Pennsylvania.  Captain  Knauss  received  his  educa- 
tion in  the  C'olumbtis  Public  and  High  Schools  and  at  the  Ohio  State  Uni\ersity,  grad- 
tiating  from  the  latter  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  M.  E.,  having  taken  a course  in  engineer- 
ing. 1 le  started  in  public  life  in  1897,  in  the  laundry  business,  and  for  a period  of  thirteen 
vears  he  was  General  Manager  of  the  Capital  City  Laundry  Company.  On  the  1st  of 
Januarv,  1910,  he  sold  out  his  interests  in  the  business  and  became  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  business.  In  politics.  Captain  Knauss  is  a Republican.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason, 
Knight  Templar;  Shriner  and  an  Elk.  On  the  1st  of  December,  1901,  he  enlisted  in 
'I'roo])  B,  Ohio  Cavalry,  as  a Private;  he  w^as  promoted  to  Second  Lieutenant  on  the 
of  Ca])tain  on  the  7th  of  November,  1904.  He,  with  his  troop,  took  part  in  the  inau- 
March,  1909.  At  the  inauguration  of  President  Roosevelt,  in  1905,  he  w-as  a member  of 
t rider  trouliles  in  Brown  C’ounty,  Ohio,  in  1909,  (’aptain  Knauss,  with  his  trooj),  w’as  in  com- 
inber  of  the  same  year  he  was  the  first  officer  detailed  to  report  with  his  troop  at  the  Bridge- 
enjoying  single  lilessedness.  He  resides  at  48  Wilson  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Harry  Brown  Kno.x, 

Colonel  of  the  Se\enth  Infantry  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard,  is  a iirominent  Iiusiness 
man  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  was  born  on  the  10th  of  October,  1808.  Llis 
father,  Morris  G.  Knox,  a nati\e  of  Ohio,  was  a noted  boat  builder  of  the  Ohio  Valley. 
His  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stratton  Knox,  belonged  to  a New  Hamjishire  family.  Col- 
onel Knox  is  a descendant  ol  John  Knox,  the  Scotch  Reformer,  and  of  General  Henry 
Knox,  duel  ol  stall  ol  Geiu-ral  Wasliington.  On  his  father’s  side  he  is  related  to  Presi- 
dent Folk,  and  on  his  mother’s  sidi*  to  President  Tyler.  Colonel  Knox  was  educated  in 
the  |)tiblic  schools  ol  his  nati\'e  cit\'.  I Jton  leaxing  school  he  entered  upon  his  liusiness 
career.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  dr\'  goods  and  gentlemen’s  furnishing  business; 
real  estate,  the  mantifact tiring  of  ice,  ship  btiilding,  etc.  He  is  now  part  owner  and  Gen- 
eral Manager  of  the  firm  of  M.  G.  Knox  and  Son,  boat  builders,  and  holds  the  same 
])osition  for  the  Inland  Marine  Construction  Company.  He  also  is  Director  of  the 
Crystal  Ice  Com])an\'  and  Secretaiw-  and  Treasurer  of  the  Home  Manufacturing  Com- 
pan\',  of  Marietta,  Ohio.  Colonel  Knox  lias  the  distinction  of  ha\ing  ser\ed  as  aid-de- 
camp  on  the  stall  ol  not  less  than  four  Goxernors  of  Ohio,  namely;  Asa  S.  Bushnell, 
for  two  terms;  M\ron  T.  Herrick;  John  C.  Pattison  and  Andrew  L.  Harris.  He  resigned 
his  staff  position  to  accept  the  ColoiieUw'  of  the  Se\enth  Regiment,  Of  io  National  Guard. 
I'nder  his  command  the  Regiirent  has  1 ecome  a first  class  military  organization.  Pol- 
iticalK',  Colonel  Kno.x  is  affiliated  with  the  Republican  party.  His  place  of  business  is 
located  in  the  Hildreth  Block,  Marietta,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  also  resides. 


David  A.  Lynch, 


1 lARRY  B.  KNOX. 


Financial  Officer  in  the  .Adjtitant  General’s  Department  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2(3th 

of  June,  18()7,  at  Fremont,  Ohio.  His  father,  John  D.  Lynch,  a grocerykeeper,  was  a native  of  Potsdam,  N.  Y.,  while  his  mother, 
Jennie  Cameron  L\nch,  was  born  in  Canada.  Major  Lynch’s  grandparents  came  from  Ireland.  They  left  the  Emerald  Isle  and 
emigrated  to  Ouebec,  from  where  later  on  they  moved  to  Potsdam,  New  York  State,  where  Mr.  Lynch  operated  a shingle  mill.  Mr. 
John  D.  L\  nch,  Major  Le  nch’s  father,  was  a veteran  of  the  Civil  War,  having  served  in  a New  York  regiment.  Major  Lynch  was 
educated  in  the  Fostoria  High  School,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1887.  He  afterw'ards  attended  the  F'ostoria  Normal  School  and 
the  Poughkeepsie,  New  York,  Business  College.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  years  he  entered  business  life,  becoming  associated  wath 
his  lather  in  the  grocer\-  business,  in  which  he  remained  for  seven  years.  F'or  the  next  sixteen  years  he  filled  the  position  of  Agent 
with  the  -American  Express  Company,  ha^■ing  charge  of  the  F'ostoria,  Ohio,  office.  Since  the  11th  of  January,  1909,  he  holds  his 
pre>ent  position  by  appointment  of  (4o^■ernor  Harmon.  Major  Lynch  has  always  been  a staunch  Democrat  and  has  served  his 
]>arty  in  many  capacities.  F'or  two  terms  he  was  a member  of  the  Fostoria  Board  of  Public  Safety.  He  also  filled  the  office  of  C'onfi- 
dential  Clerk  to  the  Postmaster  of  F'ostoria,  and  for  four  years  he  served  in  the  F'ostoria  City  Council.  Numerous  times  he  has  been 
a delegate  to  ('ount>-  and  State  C'omentions,  and  also  served  as  Chairman  and  member  of  the  Democratic  County  Executixe  Com- 
mittee. SocialK’,  he  is  an  Elk,  a K.  of  P.,  a member  of  the  Spanish-American  War  Veterans,  being  Past  Adjutant  General  of  Ohio; 
member  ol  the  Cnited  Commercial  Travelers  of  America  and  of  the  Maccabees.  For  many  years  Major  Lynch  has  been  closely 
iilentified  w ith  the  affairs  ot  the  ( )hio  National  Guard.  He  enlisted  as  a Private  in  June,  1892,  in  Company  D,  Sixteenth  Regi- 
ment Ohio  National  Guard.  .At  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish-American  War  he  re-enlisted  in  the  Hosjiital  Corps,  and  in  May,  1898 
wa-  made  .Acting  Hospital  Stewart,  and  in  June  of  the  same  year.  Hospital  Stewart,  in  wffiich  capacity  he  served  until  June,  1903. 
He  then  was  commissioned  F'irst  Lieutenant  Adjutant  of  the  Sixth  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard,  seiwing  as  stich  until  May, 
1010,  when  he  receixed  his  commission  as  Major  in  the  F'irst  Brigade,  on  the  staff  of  Brigadier  General  McMaken.  During  the 


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Spanish-American  War  he  saw  foreign  service  in  Cuba,  for  a period  of  five  months.  On  the  19th  of  February,  1901,  Major  Lynch  was 
married  to  Miss  Carrie  Adams,  of  Fostoria.  His  residence  is  located  at  339  West  Fremont  Street,  Fostoria,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  in 
the  State  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Charles  Wright  Miner, 

Brigadier  General  United  States  Army,  retired,  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  21st 
of  November,  1840,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Judge  John  T.  Miner  and  Mary  Wright 
Miner,  both  natives  of  the  Buckeye  State.  The  grandfathers  of  General  Miner  were 
among  the  early  settlers  of  Ohio,  having  migrated  to  the  Northwestern  Territory,  when 
Ohio  was  still  in  its  infancy.  General  Miner  received  a careful  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  state.  When  he  was  twenty  years  old  the  Civil  War  broke  out, 
and  Charles  Wright  Miner  was  one  of  the  very  first  who  offered  their  services  in  the  defense 
of  the  Llnion.  He  enlisted  as  a Private  in  Company  I),  Second  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry, 
in  their  home  city,  better  known  as  the  “Cincinnati  Zouave  Guards,”  and  on  the  17th 
of  April,  1861,  young  Miner  marched  out  of  Cincinnati  to  go  into  the  War  of  the  Rebel- 
lion. Thirty-seven  years  later,  and  again  it  was  on  the  17th  of  April,  Charles  Wright 
Miner  again  marched  out  of  Cincinnati  to  go  to  war,  but  this  time  he  was  Major  of  the 
Sixth  United  States  Infantry  and  the  enemy  he  was  going  to  fight  was  the  Spaniard. 

During  all  the  intervening  time,  Vlajor  Miner  had  faithfully  served  his  country;  he  had 
smelled  powder  on  many  battlefields,  in  the  South  as  well  as  against  the  Indian  on  the 
Western  Plains.  And  in  this  time  he  had  advanced  from  a Private  to  the  rank  of  Major. 

His  army  record  reads  as  follows:  Enlisted  as  a Private  on  the  17th  of  April,  1861; 

promoted  to  Captain,  Twenty-Second  Ohio  Infantry,  1st  of  May,  1862;  honorably  mus- 
tered out,  28th  of  August,  1865;  appointed  Second  Lieutenant,  Nineteenth  United  States 
Infantry,  31st  of  March,  1866;  transferred  to  the  Twenty-Eighth  United  States  Infantry, 

21st  of  September,  1866;  promoted  First  Lieutenant,  1st  of  January,  1867;  promoted 
Captain  Twenty-Second  Lhiited  States  Infantry,  7th  of  March,  1876;  bre^•etted  Major 
on  the  27th  of  February,  1890,  for  gallant  service  in  action  against  Indians  at  Spring  Creek,  Montana,  Octol)er  loth  and  16th,  1876; 
promoted  Major,  Sixth  United  States  Infantry,  29th  of  December,  1894.  On  the  1st  of  July,  while  in  Cuba,  Major  Miner  was  pro- 
moted to  Lieutenant  Colonel;  his  promotion  to  the  Colonelcy  followed  on  the  15th  of  December,  1899,  and  when  he  had  reached  the 
age  limit  he  was  retired  with  the  rank  of  Brigadier  General.  General  Miner  holds  United  States  War  Medals  for  the  Ci\il  War; 
the  Indian  Wars;  the  Spanish  War  and  the  Phillipine  Wars.  In  politics,  he  is  a Republican.  Socially,  General  Miner  is  a member 
of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion;  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  the  Santiago  Society,  and  the  Society  of  Foreign 
Wars.  On  the  15th  of  June,  1870,  General  Miner  was  married  to  Miss  Belle  L.  Cooley.  The  General  has  his  home  at  70  Lexingtem 
Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Perin  B.  Monypeny, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  a son  of  William  Monypeny,  who  during  a life  of  usefulness  was  one  of  the  most  prosperous  business  men 
and  merchants  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  Buckeye.  He  was  bron  and  reared  in  the  Capital  City.  His  father,  William  Mony- 
peny, was  born  in  County  Armagh,  Ireland,  in  1826,  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1848.  For  fifteen  years  he  was  connected 
with  the  milling  business  in  Alilford,  near  Cincinnati,  but,  in  1863,  he  came  to  Columbus,  where  he  soon  became  known  as  one  ol 
the  most  potent  factors  in  the  business  life  of  that  city.  He  first  entered  the  grain  business  with  which  he  was  connected  most 
extensively.  He  was  Vice-President  and  President  of  the  First  National  Bank  and  President  of  the  Reorganized  National  Bank  Com- 
pany; President  of  the  Columbus  Machine  Company,  and  President  of  the  Columbus  Electric  Light  and  Power  Compan\-.  In 
1888  he  was  instrumental  in  founding  the  Monypeny-Hammond  Wholesale  Grocery  Company,  which  was  incorporated  in  1895, 
and  of  which  he  was  President  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  wife,  Maria  Brunson  Monypeny,  was  of  English  descent.  Their  son, 
Perin  B.  Monypeny,  received  a thorough  education,  after  which  he  entered  the  business  founded  b\'  his  father,  the  Monypeny-Hammond 
Wholesale  Grocery  Company,  with  which  he  is  still  connected.  Mr.  Monypeny  has  always  taken  a great  interest  in  the  affairs  of 
the  Ohio  National  Guard,  and  is  Lieutenant  in  Troop  A.  He  is  a member  of  the  official  staff  of  Governor  Harmon.  Lieutenant 
Monypeny  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Hickock,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  place  of  business  is  located  at  405-415  North  High 
Street,  and  his  residence  at  957  East  Broad  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Anthony  F.  Nicklett, 

Of  Toledo,  Ohio,  Lieutenant  Commander  of  the  First  Battalion,  ( )hio  National  Guard, 
is  a native  Buckeye.  He  was  born  in  Toledo,  on  the  27th  of  October,  1876,  the  son  oi 
John  C.  Nicklett,  foreman  in  the  X’ulcan  Iron  Works,  and  Mrs.  Elva  T.  Parmer  Nicklett. 
As  his  name  indicates,  Cabtain  Nicklett  is  of  German  ancestry,  his  father  having  emi- 
grated trom  Alsace  to  the  United  States.  On  his  mother’s  side  his  ancestors  have  been 
in  the  country  for  many  generations.  Mr.  Nicklett  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  his  native  city  and  at  the  Toledo  lhii\’ersity  of  Arts  and  Trades,  carr\4ng  two 
courses  in  both  schools.  He  graduated  in  1896  from  both  institutions.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years  he  entered  into  business  life,  accepting  a position  with  the  Ann  Arbor 
Railroad.  When  the  Spanish-American  War  broke  out  he  enlisted  as  Sergeant  in  Com- 
pany G,  Tenth  Ohio  Wlunteers.  He  now  is  prominently  connected  with  the  business 
life  of  Toledo,  being  engaged  in  the  Acme  Chemical  Company,  with  Mr.  Walter  C.  Ga\'- 
hart  as  partner.  He  formerly  was  interested  in  the  automobile  business.  Captain 
Nicklett  has  always  been  a faithful  Republican.  He  has  serwd  as  a Delegate  to  the 
State  Convention  and  is  now  a member  of  the  County  Central  Committee.  Socialb' 
he  is  a Mason  and  a member  of  the  Toledo  Yacht  Club  and  the  Spanish  War  X'eterans. 
In  September,  1899,  Mr.  Nicklett  joined  the  NaA'al  Reser\es  of  Ohio  and  became  an 
officer  in  that  organization.  He  worked  his  way  U{)  until  now  he  is  Lieutenant  Command- 
er of  the  First  Batallion,  Ohio  Na\al  Militia,  commanding  the  United  States  Ship  “Es- 
sex,” which  he  himself  brought  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Lakes,  being  in  command  of 
Ohio  Naval  Militia  entirely,  and  without  the  assistance  of  the  United  States  Nav>'. 


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('a[)tain  Xicklctl  is  a efficient  officer  and  well  liked  by  all  the  members  of  his  battallion.  His  efforts  were  greatly  instrumental 
in  building  up  his  splendid  and  efficient  organizat ion,  of  which  the  State  of  ( )hio  has  e^■ery  reason  to  be  i^roud. 


Robert  I).  Palmer, 

( )ne  of  the  substantial  Inisiness  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  liorn  on  the  4th  of  February, 
1S70,  at  I )elaware,  Ohio,  the  son  of  David  L.  Palmer  and  Cordelia  Francis  Condon, 
nati\-es  of  K.en(uck>'  and  Maryland  respectively.  Mr.  David  L.  Palmer  was  a veteran 
of  the  Ci\'il  War.  His  son  receiwd  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Dela- 
ware, graduating  from  the  latter  in  1887,  after  which  he  began  his  business  career.  He 
is  now  President  and  General  Manager  of  The  Citizens’  Wholesale  Supply  Coinj^any, 
Columbus,  Ohio;  Treasurer  of  the  Golden  Rule  Rheumatic  Remedy  Company;  a Director 
of  Th(‘  h'ederal  Manufacturing  Company,  and  stockholder  in  The  i\nffrus-Scofield  Com- 
pany and  The  North  American  Lead  Company,  all  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  has  always 
taken  an  acti\e  interest  in  military  matters,  and  is  on  the  staff  of  the  commanding  Gen- 
eral of  the  Second  Brigade,  Ohio  National  Guard,  as  Major  and  Adjutant  General,  and 
also  is  a member  of  Governor  Harmon’s  official  staff.  Politically,  Major  Palmer  is  a 
Democrat,  \oting,  Innvever,  according  to  his  coinactions  for  the  best  men  and  principles. 
Me  is  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  Iteing  a memlter  of  the  Magnolia  Lodge,  No.  20; 
F.  N A.  M.,  C'olumbus  C'haptcr  No.  12,  R.  A.  M.;  Columbus  Council  No.  8,  R.  & S.  M., 
Mt.  X'ernon  Commandery,  K.  T.  No.  1;  Junia  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.  No.  474  and  Aladdin 
4'em])le  A.  A.  ( ).  N.  M.  S.  On  the  18th  of  November,  180(3,  he  was  married  to  Miss 
Ma\-  Louise  Noble.  His  place  of  Imsiness,  The  Citizens’  Wholesale  Supply  Comj)any, 
is  loctited  ;it  Mt.  Vernon  and  Grant  Avenues,  Cohimltus,  Ohio. 


KOBi-.Ri  u.  I’.MAii  R Joliii  W.  Ricliarcls, 

Ctiptain  and  Ouartermaster  of  the  Fourth  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guard,  is  a prom- 
inent druggist  of  Coinmbus,  ( )luo.  He  was  born  on  the  (ith  of  July,  185C),  at  Wales,  Kngland,  the  Son  of  John  R.  and  Anna  Richards. 
I'hc  tiither  was  a farnu-r  and  (.■mignited  to  the  Ihiited  States  when  his  son,  John  W.  was  but  eight  months  old.  The  family  settled  at 
Radnor,  that  ])relt\-  W'elsh  settlement  in  1 lelaware  C'ounty,  Ohio,  where  John  W.  recei^'ed  his  educatitm  in  the  country  schools.  Later 
lie  attended  Wesle\-an  Lni\-ersit>',  at  1 lelaware.  He  entered  business  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  taking  a position  in  Mr.  Jones’ 
Drug  Store,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  here  he  devoted  three  years  to  the  study  of  that  profession.  He  then  started  in  business  for  him- 
self, conlintiing  in  the  same  to  the  ])resent  day.  His  drug  store  is  located  at  8o8  North  High  Street,  ('olnmbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Richards 
has  alwa\A  been  a good  I\ei)nblican.  He  ser\X‘d  for  three  years  as  a clerk  in  the  office  of  Adjutant  General  Critchfield.  Socially, 
lu!  is  an  I.  ( ).  ( ).  F.,  a K.  of  P.  and  ;i  member  of  the  Buckeye  (dub.  h'or  many  years  Mr.  Richards  has  been  connected  with  the 
()hio  Natioiicd  ('.tiards.  He  inilisted  in  1887  with  the  Fourteenth  Regiment  as  Hospital  Stewart  and  in  that  capacity  took  part  in  the 
Si)anish-.\merican  War  with  tlu'  Fourth  Ohio  Regiment,  seeing  actual  warfare  in  Porto  Rico.  After  the  conclusion  of  the  war  he  was 
di>charged  with  his  regiment,  but  upon  the  reorganization  of  the  latter,  enlisted  again,  this  time  as  Sergeant  of  the  First  (da.ss  in  the 
Ilospil.al  Cor|)s.  In  P)08  he  was  i)romoted  to  .Second  Lieutenant,  and  in  lOOh  to  C'aptain  and  (^fuartermaster  of  the  Fourth  Regiment, 

( )hio  National  ( lUnrds.  He  is  a member  the  Columbus  Camp,  S])anish  War  Veterans.  In  1888  he  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  M. 
lla\'<.'us.  d'wo  boys  were  born  to  them.  Caitlain  Richards  resides  at  88  West  hirst  Avenue,  Columlnis,  Ohio. 


William  Trent  Rossell, 

Fngincvr,  Lnitc'd  States  .Army,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  ( Ictober,  1841),  at  Ml.  Vernon,  Alabama,  the  son  of  William  Henry  Rossell 
and  Lucinda  Ga\de  luistin  Rossell,  nati\es  of  New  Jersey  and  xAlabama,  resi)ectively.  The  family  has  been  in  the  New  England  States 
lor  many  generations.  John  Rossell,  an  officer  in  Bromwell’s  Army,  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  come  to  this  country,  in  1(3.50,  set- 
tling in  Newtown,  Long  Islands,  from  where  he  went  to  New  Jersey,  where  the  family  has  lived  ever  since.  Zachariah  Rossell  took 
jiait  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution.  His  son,  Wdlliam  Rossell,  was  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  New  Jersey  and  of  the  PInited 
Stiites  Court.  His  son,  Zachariah  Rossell,  was  an  officer  of  the  army  in  the  Wdir  of  1812,  and  his  son,  the  father  of  Col.  W.  T.  Rossell, 
was  al.M)  an  arm\'  officer  and  took  part  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  ('ol.  Rossell  was  educated  in  the  United  States  Military  Acad- 
ein\-  at  West  Point,  from  which  he  was  [iromoted  to  the  Engineer  Corps  of  the  Army.  For  a number  of  years  Col.  Rossell  was 
stationed  at  Cincinnati,  ha\ing  charge  of  the  works  and  imiirm-ements  on  the  Ohio  River.  He  now  is  Division  Engineer  at  New 
A'ork  City. 


'Fheoclore  Joseph  Schmitt, 

( )t  4'oledo,  ( )hio.  Lieutenant  Senior  of  the  Second  Batallion,  Ohio  Nawil  Militia,  United  States  Ship  “Esse.x,”  and  engaged  in  the 
bii-iness  ol  his  lather,  real  estate  and  tire  insurance,  Gardner  Building,  Toledo,  was  born  on  the  8th  day  of  May,  188.3,  at  Toledo. 
Hi--  l.ither.  4'heodore  Schmitt,  a well  known  l)usiness  man  of  that  city,  is  a native  of  the  Fatherland  and  emigrated  to  the  United 
State.--  when  a \-otmg  man.  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Josephine  La  Pointe  Schmitt,  born  in  the  State  of  (Jhio,  is  of  French  extraction. 
Mr.  Schmitt  ri‘cei\-ed  his  earl\'  editcation  in  the  ])tibiic  schools  of  his  nati\'e  city,  which  he  attended  until  he  had  reached  the  age  of 
sixteen  \i'.irs,  when  he  entered  into  business  life.  For  a number  of  years  he  is  connected  with  the  firm  of  his  father.  In  national 
politics,  Mr.  Schmitt  is  of  Ri‘])iiblican  faith.  Being  ]X)ssessed  of  a military  ttirn  of  mind  he  joined  the  First  Batallion  of  the  Naval 
.Militi.i  .IS  .1  Pri\ate  s.iilor  in  181)0.  In  1002  he  was  |)romoted  to  the  rank  of  Ensign,  and  in  Jitne,  1907,  to  that  of  Lieutenant.  In 
1004,  Mr.  Schmitt  became  a benedict,  when  he  married  Miss  Pearl  V.  McRill,  a young  lady  of  Toledo.  They  reside  at  1(320  Ontario 
Stri-et.  ToK'do,  Ohio. 


William  E.  Walkup, 

Snperintc'iident  ot  the  Akron  Peoples’  Telephone  (A)in])an\-,  Aknjn,  (Ohio,  was  born  on  the  1st  of  January,  1874,  at  Akron,  and  is  the  son 
ol  .\ndrew  !■..  .md  Susan  Henr\-  Walku]v  The  father,  a contractor,  was  a native  of  Iowa,  while  the  mother  was  born  in  Ohio.  On 
his  t.ither’s  side.  ( aptain  \\  alknp  is  of  Irish  extractif>n.  His  mother’s  father  was  a native  of  Alsace,  and  emigrated  to  the  Ihiited 
Slates,  ( apt.iin  \\alku]i  was  educated  at  the  Akron  common  anrl  high  schools,  and  at  Buchtel  Academy.  He  entered  business  life 
<it  tlu'  agi-  ot  eighteen  years,  working  in  a planing  mill.  He  afterwards  became  connected  with  the  Central  Union  Telephone  Com- 
pan\  . and  in  1901,  joined  the  Akron  Peoples’  Telejihone  ('ompany,  with  which  he  now  holds  the  responsible  position  of  Superin- 
tendent. I lu'  Peoples  Compaiu’  is  an  independent  tele])hone  company,  with  about  4000  phones  in  Akron  and  \icinity.  ('aptain 
Walkup  has  alwa\'s  lieen  a Repulilican  in  National  politics.  He  is  ]3rominently  connected  with  the  Ohio  National  Guard,  which 
organization  he  joined  on  the  4th  of  July,  1892,  as  a Private  in  Company  B,  of  the  Eighth  Regiment.  He  was  promoted  Corporal 


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on  the  15th  of  May,  1893;  Quartermaster  Sergeant  on  the  19th  of  February,  1894,  and  First  Sergeant  in  May,  1895.  He  was  mus- 
tered into  the  United  States  Volunteer  Service  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  May  28,  1898,  and  took  part  in  the  Spanish-American  W’ar  as 
First  Sergeant,  and  with  his  regiment  saw  actual  warfare  in  the  Santiago  Campaign.  At  the  conclusion  of  hostilities  he  was  mus- 
tered out  with  the  regiment,  at  Wooster,  Ohio,  on  the  21st  of  Xovemljer,  1898.  He  was  mustered  out  of  the  Ohio  Xational  Guard 
on  April  14,  1899,  and  on  the  reorganization  of  the  Company,  on  the  7th  of  August,  1899,  he  re-enlisted,  was  elected  Second  Lieu- 
tenant on  the  18th  of  September,  1899,  became  First  Lieutenant  on  the  7th  of  December,  1900;  and  Captain  of  Company  B,  Eighth 
Infantry,  on  the  23rd  of  July,  1902,  which  rank  he  still  holds.  Captain  Walkup  is  married  since  the  28th  of  March,  1894,  to  Miss 
Myrtle  McMillen,  of  Akron,  and  is  the  father  of  one  son  and  two  daughters.  He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Spanish-American 
War  Veterans. 


James  G.  Warren, 

Lieutenant  Colonel,  ('orps  of  Engineers,  United  States  Army,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born 
on  the  12th  of  September,  1858,  at  Buffalo,  Erie  County,  XVw  York,  the  son  of  Joseph 
and  Jane  V.  Gold  Warren,  natives  of  Wrmont  and  XYw  York,  respectively.  The  father 
was  a well  known  Journalist  and  Statesman.  Colonel  Warren  is  of  English  origin,  his 
ancestors  ha\  ing  emigrated  to  the  LTnited  States  in  1642.  Colonel  Warren  was  educated 
at  the  United  States  Military  Academy,  West  Point,  X.  Y.,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1881.  LJ:)on  lea\'ing  West  Point  he  entered  the  Corps  of  Engineers,  I'nited  States 
Army,  in  which  he  now  holds  the  rank  of  Lieutenant  Colonel.  He  is  stationed  at  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  is  in  charge  of  the  following  works  of  River  and  Harbor  Impro\e- 
ment:  Division  Engineer,  Central  Division,  which  includes  the  District  Engineer 

offices,  located  at  Pittsburg,  Wheeling,  Cincinnati,  Louis^■ille  and  X'ashville.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Mississippi  River  Commission  and  is  in  charge  of  the  improvement  of 
the  Ohio  River;  of  the  Great  Miami  Embankment  of  the  Ohio  Ri\-er;  of  operating  snag 
boats  on  the  Ohio  River;  of  constructing  Lock  and  Dam  X"o.  37,  Ohio  and  Kentuck}-; 
of  improvement  of  and  operating  and  care  of  locks  and  dams  on  the  Aluskingum  Riwr, 

Ohio;  Big  Sandy  River,  West  \drginia,  and  the  Kentucky  River,  Ky.;  improvement  of 
Guyandot  River,  W.  improvement  and  maintenance  of  the  Big  Sandy  Ri\er,  in- 
cluding Levisa  and  Tug  Forks,  W.  \"a.  and  Kentucky;  to  super^■ise  the  construction  of 
bridges  across  the  Ohio  River  (4);  Tug  Fork  of  Big  Sandy  Ri\  er  and  Levisa  Fork  of 
Big  Sandy  Ri\-er  (4) ; and  Muskingum  River.  He  is  a member  of  the  Board  of  Exam- 
ination and  Survey  of  the  Mississippi  River  with  a view  to  determining  the  advisability 
of  creating  a 14  foot  deep  water  way.  He  also  is  Engineer  of  the  Fourteenth  Light 
House  District.  Colonel  Warren  is  in  temporary  charge  of  the  improvement  of  the  falls 

of  the  Ohio  Ri\’er,  near  Louisville,  Ky.;  Green  Rher  above  the  mouth  of  the  Big  Barren  Ri^•er,  including  Xolin  Ri\er,  Ky.;  Wabash 
River,  Inch  and  Ills.,  and  Y'hite  Ri^■er,  Inch,  operating  and  care  of  the  Louisville  and  Porltand  Canal;  Locks  and  Dams  in  Green, 
Barren  and  Rough  Ri\ers,  Ky.;  and  at  Grand  Rapids,  Wabash  Ri^■er,  Inch  and  Ills.;  to  super^■ise  the  construction  of  bridges  across 
Green  (2),  White  (2),  W'abash  (2),  and  Salt  River,  Ky.  Socially,  C'olonel  Y'arren  is  a member  of  the  Army  and  Xa^■y  (dubs  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.  and  Xew  York,  and  of  the  Association  of  the  Graduates  of  the  Military  Academy.  He  resides  at  1009  Dana  A^■enue, 
A\ondale.  His  offices  are  located  at  the  Custom  House,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Charles  Christopher  Weybrecht, 

-Adjutant  General  of  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  best  known  public  men  In  the  state.  He  was 
born  on  the  6th  of  December,  1868,  at  Alliance,  the  son  of  John  T.  Weybrecht,  a native 
of  France,  and  Margaret  Honacker  Weybrecht,  a daughter  of  Ohio.  General  Wec'brecht 
is  the  scion  of  a family  well  known  for  its  hghting  qualities.  His  great-great-grandfather 
sercecl  in  the  French  Marine  Infantry  with  De  Grasse  in  American  ojXTations  in  1779 
and  1780.  One  uncle,  Franz  Weybrecht,  was  killed  by  Communists  in  Paris,  in  1871, 
while  serving  as  officer  of  the  French  regular  service.  Another  uncle,  Joseph  \\YyI:irecht, 
ser\  ed  with  the  French  Colonial  Infantry  in  Algeria,  Mexico  and  Tonciuin,  China,  while 
one  maternal  uncle  was  killed  in  action  at  Borodino,  in  1812,  while  ser\  ing  in  the  Wuer- 
temberg  contingment  of  the  Grand  Army  of  X^apoleon.  Mr.  Weybrecht  recei\'ed  his 
education  at  the  Alliance  j^ublic  and  high  schools,  later  taking  a course  at  the  Ohio  State 
Ihiiversity.  He  started  In  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-trvo  \ears,  as  Captain  of 
C'ompany  K,  Eighth  Infantry,  Ohio  Xational  Guard.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  actic  e 
in  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  Militia.  During  the  Spanish  American  War  he  served  as  Major 
of  the  Eighth  Ohio  \ olunteer  Infantry,  and  took  part  in  the  siege  and  surrender  of  San- 
tiago, Cuba,  from  July  10th  to  17th,  1898.  He  has  Iieen  a member  of  the  staff  of  GoA’er- 
nors  M\  ron  T.  Herrick,  John  M.  Pattison  and  Andrew  L.  Harris.  After  the  election  of 
Go^■ernor  Judson  Harmon  he  was  appointed  by  Go\'ernor  Harmon  Adjutant  General 
of  Ohio.  Outside  of  his  official  duties.  General  Wey  brecht  is  interested  in  a number  of 
industrial  and  business  enterprises.  He  is  Secretary  of  the  Lamborn  Floral  Company 
c,  u io.  V.  vv 1 niRtCH r and  \’ice-President  and  Director  of  the  Industrial  Building  and  Loan  Association,  of 

Alliance.  He  alwa>'s  has  been  a factor  in  the  ranks  (jf  the  Democratic  part\-  of  his  home 
district.  In  1898  he  was  nominated  for  Congress  in  the  Eighteenth  Ohio  District,  but  was  defeated  by  Judge  R.  W.  Taylor,  the  dis- 
trict being  strongly  Republican.  In  1900,  General  We\  brecht  ser^■ed  as  a Delegate  to  the  Xational  Democratic  Comentlon  at  Kan- 
sas City.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  following  organizations;  Masons,  Knights  Templar;  I.  O.  O.  F.;  K.  of  P. ; B.  P.  O.  E.; 
Military  Order  Foreign  Wars,  Society  Santiago;  and  is  Commander  of  Camp  First,  United  Stales  W’ar  Veterans.  On  the  7th  of 
May,  1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Emilie  Brosius.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  State  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Mac  Lee  Wilson, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  Pa>-  Department  of  the  Ohio  Xational  Guard,  is  one  of  the  best  known  officers  of  the  militia  of  the  Buckeye 
State,  ha^•ing  been  identified  with  that  organization  for  more  than  twenty-five  years.  He  is  a "Buckeye"  by  birth,  born  on  the  ISth 
of  October,  1865,  at  Columbus,  the  son  of  Horace  Wulson  and  Caroline  A.  Wilson.  Air.  Horace  Wilson  was  for  many  years  a prom- 


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inent  attorney  of  the  Capital  City.  He  was  a graduate  of  the  Ohio  University  and  for  a 
number  of  years  a Trustee  of  that  institution.  From  1861  to  1863  he  was  a member  of 
the  City  Council  of  C'olumbus,  and  for  one  term,  1882-1883,  a member  of  the  Ohio  Senate, 
He  died  on  the  18th  of  October,  1894.  Mr.  Wilson’s  great-grandfather,  Jesse  Camp. 
ser\ed  in  the  Revolutionary  W’ar  as  a Surgeon,  under  General  Horatio  Gates,  and  was 
Ijadly  wounded  in  the  left  leg  at  the  battle  of  Bemis  Heights,  in  the  fall  of  1777.  From 
this  wound  he  never  entirely  recovered  and  always  had  to  walk  with  a cane.  He  died  in 
.Athens  County,  Ohio,  in  1832.  Mr.  Mac  Lee  Wdlson’s  education  w'as  obtained  in  the 
])ublic  schools,  including  high  school,  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  After  leaving  school  he  be- 
came associated  with  his  father  in  the  loaning  of  money,  managing  several  large  estates 
and  buying  and  selling  real  estate.  He  is  now  retired  from  active  business,  managing 
his  own  estate.  His  political  belief  is  that  of  the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he  is  a 
K.  of  P. ; a memljcr  of  the  Benjamin  Franklin  Chapter;  Ohio  Society;  Sons  of  the  American 
Re\’olution;  the  Society  of  the  Porto  Rican  Expedition,  Spanish-American  War,  and  of 
the  United  Spanish  War  VAterans,  Columl)us  Camp  No.  49.  As  mentioned  above, 
Mr.  Wilson  has  always  paid  a great  interest  to  the  affairsof  the  Ohio  National  Guard, 
with  which  organization  he  became  connected  when  only  eighteen  years  of  age.  He 
enlisted  in  Company  A,  h'ourteenth  Ohio  Infantry,  and  served  throtigh  the  several  grades 
as  Ccjriroral,  Sergeant,  Second  and  First  Lieutenants,  Batallion  Adjutant,  Captain  and 
Regimental  Adjutant  of  the  Fourth  Ohio  Wjhmteer  Infantry  in  the  war  with  Spain; 
Major  and  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Second  Brigade,  Ohio  National  Guards,  and  now 
occupies  the  rank  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  of  the  Pay  Department  of  the  Ohio  National 
Guards,  l)eing  commissioned  to  that  position  on  the  5th  of  March,  1908.  During  the  war 
with  Spain,  Colonel  Wilson  seiwed  as  ( a])tain  and  Adjutant  of  the  Fourth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  from  April  25th,  1898,  to  the 
20lh  of  januar\',  1800.  With  his  reginu'nt  he  took  i)art  in  the  campaign  at  Porto  Rico,  under  General  Nelson  A.  Miles,  and  smelled 
powder  in  the  battle  of  ( '.ua>ama,  on  the  5th  of  August,  1 898,  at  the  skirmish  at  Los  Palmas,  on  the  8th  of  August,  and  at  the  advance 
on  Ca>-e\-,  oti  the  13th  of  August,  of  the  same  year.  He  received  special  mention  for  bravery  in  the  report  of  the  commanding 

officer  at  the  b. it  tie  ol  ( htayama.  (See  rejiort  of  General  Miles.)  For  the  past  hve  years  Colonel  Whlson  has  been  detailed  by  the 

CiON'ernor  of  Ohio  as  .\cting  Inspector  General  of  the  Ohio  National  Guards,  to  assist  in  making  the  annual  receptions,  under  directions 
from  tlu‘  War  Department  and  the  .Adjtitant  Generals’  Department,  State  of  Ohio.  On  the  28th  of  October,  1886,  he  was  joined  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Mary  F.  Watson.  4'hey  ha\e  two  daughters,  Margaret  Elizabeth  and  Ruth  Oleta.  Colonel  AValson  resides  at 
Bullil  Ifirk,  Cohimbus,  Ohio. 

James  II.  Williams, 

t )f  .\orwalk,  Ohio,  is  one  ol  the  best  knowm  members  of  the  Ohio  National  Guards  in  Ncrthern  Ohio.  His  affiliation  with  the  Officers 
t'orjis  of  the  military  bod\'  ol  the  Buckeye  State,  dates  from  March  20th,  1900,  when  he  W’as  made  Captain  and  Commissary  of  the 
fifth  ()hio  Inlantiw'.  He  was  commissioned  Cajitain  of  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guards,  on  the  21st  of  July,  1908  (rank  from  March 
20lh,  1900),  to  conlorm  with  General  Order  No.  22.  On  the  25th  of  August,  1908,  he  was  assigned  to  the  Fifth  Infantry,  Ohio  National 
( '.uards,  <md  on  August  29th,  1908,  he  was  assigned  to  duty  as  Regimental  Commissary.  Captain  Williams  has  served  on  the  military 

>laff  of  t io\ernors  I lerrick,  Ikittison  and  Harris.  He  resides  in  Norw’alk,  (Ohio. 


John  .Adam  Bendinger, 

I’rincipal  of  the  A'oeal  Department  of  the  Ohio  Wesleyan  Ihiiversity,  Delaw-are,  Ohio, 
w.i'.  born  on  the  27th  of  December,  1873,  in  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  John  A.  Bendinger, 
an  artist,  and  Emma  Ehrgott,  nati^•es  of  Germany  and  Ohio,  respectively.  His  grand- 
father was  the  first  steam  lithographer  west  of  the  Alleghenies.  Mr.  Bendinger  obtained 
a careful  eilucation  in  the  schools  of  his  nati\'e  city  and  at  the  Universities  of  Michigan 
,ind  Cincinnati,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1895,  with  the  degree  of  B.  S.  As  he 
po'-^essed  a \er>-  beautilul  \oice  and  also  showed  a remarkable  talent  for  music,  when 
still  a bo\-.  Air.  Bendinger  was  gi^•en  an  excellent  musical  training  at  the  Wfell  know-n 


William  C.  Yontz, 

OeiuitN'  Snr\e\or  ol  Summit  County,  and  C'aptain  of  Company  F,  Eighth  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guards,  was  Itorn  on  the  21st  of 
Ma>’,  1874,  at  Ra\(,'ima,  Portage  County,  and  is  the  son  of  Chas.  and  Elsie  Stough  A’ontz,  both  natiA^es  of  Ohio.  The  family  is  of 
( '.erman  origin,  <ind  has  been  in  this  country  for  three  generatiims.  Captain  Yontz  was  educated  in  the  Akron  common  and  high 
schools,  graduating  trom  the  latter  in  1894.  He  then  became  clerk  In  an  insurance  company,  but  after  some  time  took  up  the  study 
of  Engineering  with  the  firm  of  Paul  Brothers,  Akron,  (4hio.  wath  which  firm  he  was  connected  for  a period  of  nine  years.  In  1903, 
C.ililain  A'ontz  was  a])i)ointed  to  his  jiresent  position  of  Deputy  County  Surveyor.  In  politics,  the  Captain  is  a staunch  Repub- 
lican. SocialK',  he  is  a memlier  of  the  Alodern  W’oodmen.  For  many  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the  affairs  of  the  Ohio  Nat- 
ional ( 'lUartls.  He  enlisted  in  1895  in  Company  B,  Eighth  Regiment,  as  a Private  Musician  and  was  discharged  in  April,  1898,  when 
he  re-ciilisted  for  ser\  ice  in  the  Spanish-American  WUr,  ser\ang  as  Corporal  in  the  Tenth 
t)hio  A'ohmteer  Infantip'.  He  was  mustered  out  of  service  in  March,  1899.  In  the  same 
month  he  re-enlisted  in  Battery  h',  Eighth  Infantry,  Ohio  National  Guards,  with  the 
rank  ol  Corjioral.  In  1903  he  recei\ed  an  honoralile  discharge,  but  again  re-enlisted  in 
( 'oinpaiu'  F,  Eighth  Regiment,  ()hio  National  Guards.  In  the  course  of  time  he  was 
])romoted  Sergeant,  First  Sergeant,  Lieutenant  and  Captain  of  Company  F,  which  latter 
rank  he  now  holds.  He  is  a member  of  the  Spanish-American  W’ar  Veterans.  In  1898 
he  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  I’aul,  who  died  in  1903.  In  1909,  Captain  Yontz  entered 
into  a second  marriage  with  Aliss  (irace  K.  Smith.  He  is  the  father  of  three  sons  from 
hi>  first  marriage.  Cabtain  A'ontz  resides  on  Alerrimac  Road.  His  offices  are  in  the 
Court  House,  Akron,  ( )hio. 


J.  A.  BENDINGER. 


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Cincinnati  College  of  Music,  and  under  Professor  Louis  Ehrgott.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  started  upon  his  career  as  a 
voice  teacher  at  Wittenberg  College,  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  since  that  time  has  been  very  successful  in  his  chosen  profession.  Mr. 
Bedinger  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Music  Teachers’  Association  and  of  the  Delta  Id^silon  Fraternity,  Michigan  Chapter.  On  the 
22nd  of  Alarch,  1899,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Clothilde  Marckworth.  Two  children,  Marie  Louise  and  John  Marckworth  Bendin- 
ger,  have  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Bendinger  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  Church.  He  resides  in  the  pretty  little  city  of  Delaware, 
Ohio. 


Francesco  Bartholomew  DeLeone, 

A prominent  musician  and  concert  pianist  of  Akron,  Ohio,  was  born  July  28,  1887,  at 
Ravenna,  Ohio,  son  of  Philip  and  Theresa  Cuozzo  DeLeone,  natives  of  Colliano,  Province 
of  Salerno,  Italy.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Ravenna,  and  having  shown 
a remarkable  talent  for  music,  when  still  a boy,  was  sent  to  Dana’s  Musical  Institute, 
at  Warren,  Ohio,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  In  1903  he  went  to  Naples,  Italy,  where 
he  studied  under  great  masters  for  two  years.  In  1906  he  again  crossed  the  ocean  for 
the  purpose  of  studying  pianoforte  and  composition  at  Naples.  He  made  a third  study 
trip  to  that  musical  center  in  1909  and  received  diplomas  from  the  Naples  Royal  Con- 
servatory of  Music.  He  wrote  his  first  composition  when  twelve  years  old  and  has 
composed  a set  of  fugues  and  canones,  characteristic  danzes.  Sonatas,  Nocturnes  and 
Polonaises,  Overtures,  Marches,  Mazurkas,  Cavottes  and  Minuets,  Vaises  and  tone 
Poems,  Scherzos,  many  Romances,  in  English,  Italian  and  Latin,  and  is  now  composing 
a Grand  Opera  with  an  American  subject,  which  he  hopes  to  produce  shortly.  While 
at  Naples,  Mr.  DeLeone  studied  under  the  direction  of  Professors  C.  DeNardes,  Puzone, 
D’Atri  and  Rossemapdo  of  the  Royal  Conservatory  of  Music. 

On  September  16,  1908,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Maud  Mae  Sherrick,  daughter 
of  the  late  Rev.  W.  W.  Sherrick,  D.  I).,  of  Akron,  Yhio.  His  residence  address  is  199 
West  Market  Street,  Akron,  Ohio,  where  his  study  is  also  located. 


.lohn  Hofer, 


Edward  Harry  Frey, 

conductor  of  orchestra,  composer  and  teacher  of  music,  located  at  Lima,  Ohio,  was  born  f b De  leone. 

on  the  7th  of  May,  1862,  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  the  son  of  George  Frey,  a merchant,  and 

Margaret  Wegerly  Frey.  Mr.  Frey  is  of  German  ancestry,  his  parents  having  emi- 
grated from  the  fatherland  to  the  new  world.  They  were  married  in  C'hillicothe 
and  had  si.x  children.  Of  the  boys,  Charles  Frey,  the  oldest,  was  a prominent 
lawyer;  George  Freis  a musician  (clarinetist)  and  Edward  H.  Frey,  the  well 
known  \'iolinist  and  composer.  Mr.  Frey  attended  schools  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  and 
studied  music  under  Prof.  F.  Wiegand,  of  C'incinnati,  and  Dr.  Fuchs,  of  Chillicothe. 
He  started  upon  his  musical  career  at  the  early  age  of  twelve  years,  as  leader  of 
the  orchestra  in  the  Clugh  Opera  House  at  Chillicothe.  He  is  now  leader  of  the 
Fourot  Opera  House  Orchestra  at  Lima,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  also  follows  the 
profession  of  teaching  violin  playing.  He  was  located  for  a number  ot  years  in 
Chillicothe,  in  the  same  profession.  Mr.  Frey  is  the  composer  of  about  800  pieces, 
including  songs  and  selecticms  for  \ iolin,  piano.  Guitar,  mandolin  and  banjo.  Some 
of  his  noted  compositions  are  Overture,  Bright  Eyes,  arranged  for  twej  \iolins 
and  piano;  Repose,  slumbersong,  for  violin  and  piano;  the  tone  poem  “Music  and 
Flowers,’’ for  violin  and  piano;  Overture,  Conservatory,  a guitar  solo,  and  the  0\  er- 
ture  Schubert  Club,  also  a guitar  solo.  Socially,  Mr.  Frey  is  a member  of  the 
1.  O.  O.  F.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  Kellstadt,  of  Circleville,  Ohio,  on 
the  18th  of  March,  1886.  They  have  no  children.  Mr.  Frey  resides  at  127  N. 
McDonel  Street,  Lima,  Ohio. 


.k  prominent  musician  and  band 
master  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was 
l)orn  on  the  lUth  of  September, 
1868,  at  the  Chieen  Cdty,  the 
son  of  John  Hofer  and  Anna  Keller,  both  nati\es  ot  Switzerland.  The  father  was  also 
a talented  musicain,  having  emigrated  to  the  Ihiited  States  in  1865  and  settled  in  Cin- 
cainnati,  where  he  became  an  important  factor  in  the  musical  life  of  that  city.  Mr. 
John  Hofer  was  educated  in  the  Public  Schools  of  his  home  city.  When  still  a boy  he 
developed  an  inherited  talent  for  music  and  at  the  age  of  eight  years  began  the  study  of 
that  beautiful  art.  He  subsequently  was  instructed  by  such  prominent  musicians  as 
Messrs.  Wiegand  and  Leopold  and  later  he  attended  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Music. 
At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  became  a member  of  bands  and  orchestras  and  since  1903 
he  is  the  conductor  of  one  of  the  leading  bands  of  Cincinnati,  hor  a number  of  \’ears  IVIr. 
Hofer ’s  band  has  given  enjoyment  to  many  thousands  while  furnishing  the  music  for 
the  public  concerts  in  Burnett  W’oods,  Wdishington,  Lincoln,  Sinton,  Inwood  and  Lytle 
Parks  at  Cincinnati,  he  also  played  delightful  concerts  at  the  Sinton  and  Alms  Hotels, 
and  has  furnished  the  orchestra  at  Estill  Springs,  Ky.  for  five  seasons. 

At  great  occasions,  like  the  Celebration  of  German  Day  by  the  associated  German 
Societies  of  Cincinnati,  Hofer’s  Band  has  furnished  the  musical  part  ot  the  ceremonies. 


JOHN  HOFER. 


On  the  20th  of  August,  1890,  Mr.  Hofer  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Kaiser,  of  Cincinnati. 

One  daughter,  a highly  talented  pianiste,  has  blessed  their  union.  Mr.  Holer  resides  at  137  Parker  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Frederick  .1.  Hoffmann, 

One  of  the  leading  nuisieians  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  a nati\e  Cincinnatian.  His  father  was  a ])rominent  Cincinnati  teacher  and  taught 
his  son  the  first  lessons  in  music,  for  wliich  art  \oung  Hoffmann  de\-eloped  a great  talent.  At  the  early  age  of  se\'en  years  he  was  able 
to  pla\-  dil'licult  Sonatas,  l.ater  Mr.  I loffmann  entered  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Music  where  he  studied  under  such  masters  as  Romeo 
and  Allen  Carno.  1 hS  |)rogress  was  such,  that,  in  ISO."),  he  was  presented  with  the  golden  Springer  medal,  and  in  1896,  two  years  after 
his  gr.iduation  from  the  ( 'incinnati  College  of  Music,  he  again  was  highh-  honored  by  the  presentation  of  the  Post  Graduate  medal.  After 
a few  \-ears  of  work  as  a teacher  of  Pi.ino  at  the  College  of  Music  Mr.  Hoffmann  went  to  Kurope,  where,  under  the  tuition  of  Leschetitsky, 
he  finished  his  musical  training.  Mr.  I loffmann  who enjcn’s  an  emhable  reputation  as  Pianist,  Composer  and  Teacher,  is  connected  wdth 
the  Piano  l)e|)artment  of  the  Cincinnati  College  ol  Music. 


Tracy  E.  Huntington, 

One  of  the  leading  exponents  the  musical  art  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  New 
\'ork.  lie  was  born  on  the  27  of  Augitst,  1869,  in  New’  York  City,  the  son  of  Edwin 
'I'racx'  and  Sarah  Wadsw  orth  1 1 unt  itiglon,  who  were  of  Connecticut  origin.  He  showed 
a remarkable  talent  lor  the  most  beautilitl  of  the  arts,  music,  and  for  this  reason  his 
l)arentsga\e  him  the  \'ery  best  musical  training  obtainable.  After  having  studied 
under  the  \er\-  best  teaclu'rs  in  the  country,  Mr.  Huntington,  at  the  age  of  21  years, 
start<'d  in  ])ublic  lile  in  tlu'  ca]Kicit\'  ol  organist,  and  since  that  time  he  has  followed  his 

profession  as  teacher  of  pituio  and  organ, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  pronounced 
sticcess.  He  has  a large  class  of  students 
who  under  his  splendid  guidance  make 
r.ii)id  ])rogress.  Mr.  Huntington’s  studios 
are  located  at  647  Kticlid  A^■enue,  Ckwe- 
land,  Ohio. 


F.  KARASLK. 


Frank  Karasek, 

Bandmaster  at  the  barracks  of  the 
I nited  States  Army,  at  Columbus,  Ohio, 
ranks  among  the  best  known  liand- 
masters  of  our  state.  He  is  of  Bohe- 
mian parentage,  being  born  in  Bohemia, 

.\ustr  ia,  on  the  1st  of  August,  1872. 

His  ])arents  were  Stephen  Karasek, 
miller  by  trade,  and  Anna  Sima  Karasek. 

4'hey  ga\e  their  son  the  very  best  education  obtainal)le.  He  attended  the  high  school 
at  Prague  and  ha\  ing  developed  remarkable  talent  for  music  was  gi\x‘n  instructicms  in 
that  art  by  the  best  teachers  in  the  capital  of  Bohemia.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he 
immigrated  to  America.  In  the  year  of  1893  he  enlisted  in  the  U.  S.  Army,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  devoted  his  time  and  talent  to  the  (kwelo]>ment  of  band  music  in  the  Ihiited 
State>  .\rm\-.  During  the  Spanish  American  W'ar  he  served  in  the  band  of  the  Ninteenth  United  States  Infantry  Regiment  in  Porto 
Rico  as  Seargent.  .\t  p)resc'nt  his  official  title  is  chief  musician  of  the  barracks  band,  Columl)us,  ()hio.  Mr.  Karasek  is  the  comi^oser  of 
a number  of  marches  and  musical  pieces,  among  which  the  following  are  the  best  known:  United  States  Regular,  Major  Glenn,  Hikers  and 
N.mda.  Bamlmaster  Karasek  li\  es  at  numlter  46  Barracks,  (’olumbus,  Ohio. 


.lohn  A.  Hoffmann, 

( )ne  of  the  most  promising  and  talented  jrrofessional  singers  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was 
born  on  the  6th  of  June,  1882,  at  Cincinnati,  and  is  the  son  of  Philip  and  Julia  Ott  Hoff- 
mann , both  nati\es  of  Germany.  Mr.  Hoffmann’s  father  emigrated  when  eighteen 
wars  of  ag(‘,  while  his  mother  came  to  the  new  world  with  her  parents  when  but  seven 
yearsold.  M r.  John  A.  Hoffmann  receiwd  his  education  in  the  i)ublic  schools  of  his  native 
cit\’.  When  still  a bcjy,  he  showed  a remarkable  talent  for  music,  being  possessed  of  a 
\oice  of  rare  beauty.  He  therefore  was  given  into  the  care  of  the  best  instructors  in 
music  and  subsetiuently  attended  the  Cincinnati  Conserxatory  of  Music  studying  under 
such  renowneil  teachers  as  Miss  Clara  Baur,  Richard  Schliewel),  Douglas  Boxal  and 
.Arthur  J.  H.  Barbour.  He  graduated  with  honors  in  1905,  when  he  took  up  the  profes- 
sion of  teaching  singing.  In  1908,  he  went  to  Berlin,  Germany,  where  he  studied  and 
coached  with  the  famous  singer  Franz  Henri  von  Dulong  and  the  Koenigliche  Kapell- 
meister Richard  Lowe.  His  voice  is  a lyric  tenor  of  brilliant  cpiality  and  wdde  range. 
Before  Mr.  Hoffmann  returned  to  his  natixe  city,  in  (October,  1910,  he  appeared  in  many 
concerts  in  Berlin  and  London,  receixing  the  most  flattering  criticisms.  Mr.  Hoffmann 
is  noxv  a memlier  of  the  faculty  of  the  Cincinnati  Conseiwatory  of  Music.  Lor  a number 
of  xears  he  lilled  the  ])osition  of  (jrganist  of  St.  John’s  Church,  12th  and  Elm  Streets, 
( incinnati,  ( )hio.  He  resides  xvith  his  parents  at  61  Mullierry  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


Willibald  Lehmann,  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

Is  not  onlx'  an  instructor  of  e.xceptional  gifts  and  experience,  but  also  an  unusually  thorough  and  finely  educated  musician.  He  has  trained 
large  choruses,  conducted  grand  opera,  and  is  a coach  of  artistic  taste  and  deep  knoxvledge. 

Mr.  Lehmann  was  born  in  the  little  Silesian  toxvn  of  Clreiffenberg  in  1866,  and  his  musical  talent  xvas  early  awakened  in  the 
atmosi)here  of  a cultured  home,  xx  here  great  care  was  gix'en  to  the  fostering  and  dex’elopment  of  his  precious  gift.  His  instruction  began 
with  his  sixth  ye.ir,  and  three  years  later  he  entered  the  Royal  Gxmasium  at  Lauban,  xvhere  he  xvas  gix’en  into  the  personal  care  of 
Gustaw  Boettger,  Rox'al  Musical  Director,  and  a musician  of  forceful  personality,  as  xvell  as  splendid  attainment.  During  a course  of 
sexen  x'ears  the  young  student  made  rapid  progress  in  piano,  harmony  and  composition,  quite  a number  of  smaller  compositions  meeting 


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with  much  success.  A four  years’  course  in  the  study  of  piano,  organ  and  composition, 
under  Ludwig  Riedel  in  Hirschberg,  followed.  Mr.  Lehmann  then  took  up  the  study  of 
law  at  the  university  of  Freiberg,  Halle  and  Leipsic,  at  the  same  time  not  neglecting  his 
music,  the  latter,  being  with  him,  far  the  more  popular.  He  continued  his  vocal  instruc- 
tions in  Leipsic,  and  Schelper,  the  famous  baritone  of  the  opera,  who  took  much  interest 
in  his  talented  pupil.  At  the  same  time  he  studied  repertoire  at  the  Opernschule,  taking 
advantage  of  all  the  wonderful  musical  opportunities  which  Leipsic  affords,  including 
piano  with  Willy  Rehberg,  and  theory  and  musical  history  with  Prof.  Kretzschamar  of 
the  University.  For  added  finish  Mr.  Lehmann  coached  for  a year  in  German  Lieder 
with  the  famous  Liedersinger,  Amelia  Joachim,  in  Berlin. 

In  1890  Mr.  Lehmann  came  to  the  United  States,  and  after  a six  months’  engage- 
ment as  Director  of  the  Norcross  English  Opera  Company,  began  his  career  as  a voice 
teacher  at  Chicago,  subsequently  accepting  a flattering  offer  as  chorus  master  and 
assistant  conductor  of  the  Minnie  Hauck  Grand  Opera  Company.  Later  he  became 
official  accompanist  to  the  Metropolitan  Grand  Opera  Company,  which  gave  him  a most 
unusual  and  highly  profitable  opportunity  to  enrich  his  knowledge  and  experience  in  all 
that  is  best  and  highest  in  vocal  art.  This  opportunity  he  was  not  slow  to  grasp  and 
use  to  advantage. 

Since  1893  Mr.  Lehman  has  devoted  himself  exclusively  to  teaching  \’oice,  in 
which  capacity  he  has  met  with  signal  success. 

After  teaching  for  seven  years  in  Jamestown,  N.  J.,  Mr.  Lehmann  took  an  eight 
months’  sojourn  in  Europe,  which  ga^'e  him  renewed  stimulus  and  ideas  which  materially 
aided  his  teaching. 

The  desire  for  increased  opportunities  and  for  a field  of  larger  proportions  for  his  artistic  labors  lured  Mr.  Lehmann  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  has  met  with  most  flattering  success.  After  two  years  successful  private  teaching,  he  accepted  a call  into  the  faculty  of  the 
Cincinnati  College  of  Music,  which  position  he  held  for  two  years,  resigning  to  devote  his  entire  time  to  his  rapidly  increasing  private 
following.  From  the  second  month  of  his  resignation  in  Cincinnati  Mr.  Lehmann  has  held  the  portion  as  organist  and  musical  director 
of  the  Central  Christian  Church,  and  is  now  for  the  third  consecutive  season,  the  accompanist  for  the  Orpheus. 


LEHMANN. 


Charles  Arthur  Ridgway, 

A prominent  teacher  of  piano  and  concert  pianist  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  was  born  at  Corn- 
ing, N.  Y.  He  is  of  English  extraction,  his  ancestors  having  emigrated  to  the  new  world 
at  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century,  at  William  Penn’s  time,  and  settled  in  Pennsyb 
\'ania  and  New  Jersey.  While  he  Avas  yet  very  young  the  family  moved  to  Minneapolis, 
Minn.,  where  his  father,  Morris  David  Ridgway,  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  and 
successful  real  estate  dealers  of  that  city,  having  a large  part  in  its  rapid  growth.  Y’hen 
a child,  Mr.  Ridgway  showed  a very  remarkable  talent  for  music  and  could  be  justly 
considered  a musical  prodigy.  At  the  age  of  six  he  began  to  develop  signs  of  a rare  musical 
gift,  but  instead  of  playing  by  ear,  as  is  the  case  with  most  children  of  natural  talent, 
he  taught  himself  to  read  notes  accurately  and  developed  himself  to  such  an  extent  that 
he  played  such  difficult  music  as  Chopin  and  Liszt  before  he  had  taken  any  lessons. 
Even  as  a child  he  had  a preference  for  the  better  class  of  music  and  despised  thrash. 
Mr.  Ridgway  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Minneapolis  and  the  University  of 
Minnesota.  His  parents  intended  a business  career  for  him,  but  his  lo\-e  for  music  was 
too  strong.  While  studying  in  the  high  school  and  Uni\'ersit>q  he  was  also  studying 
music  with  H.  S.  Woodruff,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  Minneapolis  teachers,  and 
when,  later,  an  opportunity  presented  itself  to  go  to  Boston,  it  was  eagerly  grasped. 
He  remained  in  Boston  for  a period  of  Aa'c  years,  deA'oting  himself  to  a thorough  study 
of  Piano,  Theory  and  Organ,  under  such  teachers  as  H.  S.  Wilder,  Homer  A.  Norris 
B.  J.  Lang,  and  others.  He  also  attend- 
ed the  Boston  and  New  England  Conser- 
vatories and  paid  especial  attention  to 
the  Leschetitzry  and  Virgil  Clavier  Systems.  Mr.  Ridway  began  his  professional 
career  by  concert  Avork  in  Boston  and  A’icinity,  and  by  teaching.  He  also  made  a six 
months  concert  trip  through  the  Eastern  and  Southern  States  Avith  a prominent 
Boston  Company,  appearing  both  as  soloist  and  accompanist,  Avith  much 
success.  He  came  to  Dayton  in  1905,  AA-here  he  soon  became  prominent  in  the 
Avith  a prominent  Boston  Company,  appearing  both  as  soloist  and  accompanist,  Avith 
much  success.  He  came  to  Dayton  in  1905,  Avhere  he  soon  became  prominent  in  the 
musical  affairs  of  the  city.  He  has  gNen  a number  of  concerts  and  recitals  in  the  “Gem 
City,’’  rendering  splendid  programs.  His  AA'ork  as  a teacher  has  been  most  successful 
his  large  class  occupying  most  of  his  time.  Mr.  RidgAvay  is  the  composer  of  a number  of 
concert  pieces,  none  of  Avhich  haA'e  CA'er  been  published.  One  of  these,  a Valse  de  Con- 
cert for  tAvo- pianos,  has  been  receiA'ed  Avith  great  faA’or.  Mr.  RidgAvay  resides  at  110 
North  LudloAv  Street,  AA'here  his  studio  is  also  located. 

Herbert  Foster  Sprague, 

Organist  and  Choirmaster  of  Trinity  Church,  Toledo,  Ohio,  Avas  born  on  the  10th  of 
November,  1878,  at  Saranac,  Michigan.  His  father,  Jonathan  A.  Sprague,  A\-as  a natiA  e 
of  New  York  State,  and  came  to  Michigan  in  1837,  Avhile  his  mother,  Mrs.  Adelaide 
Crawford  Sprague  Avas  the  first  Avhite  child  born  in  ChiAvasse  County,  Michigan.  The 
father  has  held  all  ranks  in  the  Methodist  Conference  as  a Minister  of  the  Gospel  beloAv 


H.  F.  SPRAGL'E- 


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that  of  Ifislio]).  lie  was  a I ieuteiiaiit  in  Colonel  Berdcn’s  sharpshooters,  who  distinguished  themselves  for  great  bravery  in  the  Civil 
War.  On  the  fourth  da\'  of  the  sewen  day’s  fighting  in  the  peninsula,  Ldeutenant  Sprague  was  wounded  and  taken  Indsoner  by 
Stonewall  Jackson,  lie  was  reinoxed  to  Richmond  and  [)laced  in  a Ixj.x  car,  as  Liblty  Prison  was  full  at  that  time.  Mr.  Herbert 
h'oster  Sj)rague  was  educated  in  the  ( irand  Rapids,  Michigan,  public  schools,  at  Kalamazoo  high  school,  and  at  Kalamazoo  Baptist 
College,  lie  earl\-  showed  signs  of  a remarkable  talent  for  music,  and  his  parents  gave  him  every  opportunity  to  develop  his  gifts, 
lie  Studies  organ  and  piano  with  Wilhelm  M iddleschulte,  organist  of  Thomas  orchestra,  at  ('hicago,  later  he  went  to  Europe  and 
studied  orgtui  w ith  ( 'h.  M.  Wider,  organist  of  St.  Sitlince.  Paris,  and  with  Ale.x.  Cuilmant,  of  the  Paris  Conservatory  of  Music,  and  voice 
with  Jac(|ues  Bouh\-,  of  the  stime  conser\;itor_\-.  Mr.  Sjtrague  entered  upon  his  professional  career  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  as  Organist 
of  hirst  Ikiiitist  Church,  Kalamtizoo.  Then  he  went  to  C.rand  Rapids,  Mich.,  as  Organist  and  Choirmaster  (T  Grace  Episcopal  Church, 
and  also  became  ( )rg;inist  and  I tireclor  of  Westminster  Presbyterian  ('hurch.  He  received  an  appointment  as  Organist  and  Director 
of  the  \ew  l ugland  Congregat ionalist  Church  at  Chicago,  but  went  t(;  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  as  organist  of  Central  Presbyterian  Church, 
where  he  reccEed  a higher  salaiw'.  h’roin  St.  Paul,  Mr.  Sprague  sailed  for  Europe  to  hnish  his  musical  training  at  the  fountain  heads 
of  musical  art.  .\fter  returning  from  luiro|)c,  .Mr.  Sprague  serwd  as  Organist  and  Choirmaster  at  St.  Lttke's  Episcopal  Church,  Kal- 
amazoo, until  his  present  |)osition  <it  rrinil\-  hij)iscopal  Church,  in  Toledo,  was  offered  to  him.  Mr.  Sprague  directs  a choir  of  62 
voices,  composed  of  thirt\’-live  boys  and  seventeen  men.  The  choir  is  considered  to  be  one  of  the  best  male  choirs  in  the  country. 
During  his  work  at  'Frinitv',  Mr.  Sprague;  has  given  out  fourteen  ( Iratorios  and  Cantatas  in  Trinity  Church.  He  has  been  the  means 
of  getting  a new  organ  for  the  church  at  an  expense  of  •S1(),(HH),  which  is  one  of  the  finest  organs  in  the  country.  It  consists  of  six 
distinct  organs,  built  in  three  parts  of  the  chtirch  with  electric  action,  and  operated  by  four  manuals  and  pedals.  Mr.  Sprague  has 
,dso  given  organ  recit.ils  for  the  .Michigan  State  Teachers’  .Association,  the  Minnesota  State  Teachers’  Association  and  the  Ohio  State 
Teachers’  .Associ.it ion,  besides  having  apin-ared  in  recitals  in  many  of't'the  large  cities.  He  is  single,  a member  of  the  Episcopal 
Church  and  ivsides  at  I he  'hrinitv'  Parish  1 louse,  Toledo,  ( )hio.  where  he  teaches  voice  culture,  ])iano  and  organ.  Mr.  Sprague  is  a member 
of  the  .\mericau  Guild  of  ( Irganists,  and  of  the  National  .Association  of  Organists. 

William  lulward  Simpkinson, 

.\  i)rominenl  musician  of  Pitjua,  Ohio,  who  is  ])laying  an  important  part  in  musical  matters  in  Eastern  Ohio,  was  burn  on  the  28th  of 
Februaiw',  1872,  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  son  ol  Air.  II.  11.  Simpkinson,  a native  of  Derbyshire,  England,  who  had  emigrated  into 
the  I’nitc'd  St.iti's  about  1867,  and  Mrs.  Julia  Hubbell  Simpkimson,  of  Scotch  descent.  The  father  was  a member  of  the  firm  of  J.  & 
.A.  Simpkinson  N Co.,  well-known  shoe  merchants  of  C'incinnati,  while  the  grandfather,  Mr.  John  Simpkinson,  senior  member  of 
that  linn,  was  one  of  the  inlluenlial  ])ioneers  ofrthe  (Jtieen  City,  whose  history  is  well  knowm  to  Cincinnati  as  the  first  President  of 
the  Cincinnati  Kxinisition;  tlu'  first  President  of  the  S.  P.  C.  A.  (Humane  Society)  and  the  first  President  of  the  Park  Commission, 
which  laid  out  I'den  Park  and  did  so  nuich  to  I)eatitify  the  city.  W’illiam  Edward  Simpkinson  received  a very  careful  education 
at  the  ])ublic  schools  of  his  native  cit>',  after  which  he  attended  Hughes  High  School,  and,  having  developed  a remarkable  talent  for 
music,  he  entered  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Altisic,  at  which  celebrated  institution  he  obtained  a thorough  musical  training  He 
started  in  ])ublic  life  at  the  age  of  twentv’-two  \-ears,  in  the  capacity  of  teacher  of  violin  and  solo  vdolinist.  Eor  a numlter  of  years 
Mr.  Sim])kinson  has  conducted  a school  of  violin  at  Picjua,  Ohio,  and  has  done  a great  deal  to  develop  the  taste  for  good  mtisic  in  that 
cit>'.  lie  is  conductor  of  the  Picpia  Symphony  Orchestra,  and  has  been  instrumental  in  Ivringing  such  talent  to  Piqua  as  the  Cincin- 
nati S\  niphon\'  (Irchestra;  ( '.\  \vll  Alyles;  Abicmillen;  the  Boston  Eestival  Orchestra;  Fritz  Kreisler;  Josef  Hofmann;  Adme.  Schumann- 
I h'ink;  Aline,  .\ordica,  and  many  others.  ( )n  the  10th  of  February,  1908,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Jean  Isabel  Scott.  His  violin  school 
is  located  in  the  Scott-Slauson-Boa!  Block,  Piqua,  Ohio. 

Mark  A.  Snyder, 

Enjoys  the  well  founded  reputation  of  being  the  leading  musician  and  teacher  of  violin 
in  Springfield,  ( )hio.  He  was  born  bn  the  28th  of  January,  1873,  at  LaGrange,  Ohio, 
and  is  the  son  ol  Dr.  George  Snyder,  a physician,  and  Mary  Jane  Snyder.  The  father 

was  a native  of  A^ermont,  and  of  German  abstraction,  while  the  mother  was  of  Welsh 
ancestry  and  a native  of  Ohio.  Mr.  Snyder  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  at 
Oberlin  College.  At  an  early  age  he  showed  a remarkable  talent  for  music  and  there- 
fore was  given  the  best  of  instructions.  He  studied  at  the  Conservatory  of  Music  at 
Oberlin,  alter  which  he  went  to  Europe  to  finish  his  musical  education.  From  1894  to 
1897,  he  studied  in  Berlin,  under  such  masters  ns  Carl  Halir  and  Kruse.  Returning  to 
his  native  land.  Air.  Snyder  settled  in  Springfield,  taking  up  the  profession  of  teacher  of 
violin.  For  five  years  he  was  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Symphony  Orchestra,  under 
A'an  der  Stucken,  and  for  a period  of  four  years  he  was  connected  with  the  Alarion  String 
Ouartette  of  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Alusic.  He  now  is  a teacher  of  violin  and  theory 
of  recognized  ability.  Air.  Snyder  has  been  conductor  of  choruses  for  special  musical 
occasions  at  Sjvringfield  for  sev  eral  years.  He  has  written  several  songs  and  is  the  com- 
[K)ser  of  a number  of  choruses  for  mixed  voices,  of  a number  of  male  choruses,  of  a Sonata 
for  piano  and  violin,  and  of  a Romance  for  Orchestra.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason.  In 
1898  he  was  married  to  Aliss  Gertrude  Schulz,  of  Berlin,  Germany.  One  boy  and  two 
girls  have  been  borne  to  them.  Air.  Snyder  resides  at  809  S.  Limestone  Street.  His 
studios  are  located  at  21J^  South  Fountain  Avenue,  Springfield,  Ohio. 

John  Yoakley, 

( )ne  ol  the  leading  musicians  and  organists  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  27th  of  Alay,  1860,  at  IGrtsmouth,  Ohio.  His  father, 
John  A oaklev',  was  a dealer  in  pianos,  organs,  sheet  music  and  instruments.  He  was  a native  of  Ireland,  of  English  and  Irish  descent, 
while  his  mother,  Susan  R.  St.  John,  born  in  Grayson,  Kentucky,  was  of  New-  Englalnd  lineage.  Air.  John  AMakly,  the  father, 
.dlhough  a merchant,  was  ( )rganist  and  Director  of  the  music  of  All  Saint’s  Episcopal  Church,  Portsmouth,  for  a period  of  thirty- 
two  \eais,  and  wrote  numerous  compositions  for  the  choir  at  that  time.  His  son,  John  A'oakley,  showed  the  signs  of  a remarkable  musical 
talent  when  (|uite  young,  and  he  was  given  every  opportunity  to  develop  his  talents.  He  received  his  education  in  ]viano  from 
1 lofcssois  11.  (i.  Andre  and  ( leorge  Schneider,  the  latter  of  the  Cincinnati  Alusic  School ; in  organ,  from  Professor  George  E.  Whiting, 
of  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Alusic,  and  in  theory,  from  Professor  Arthur  Alees,  of  the  Cincinnati  Music  School.  Air.  Yoakley  started 
in  his  piofessional  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  as  organist  and  director  at  the  “Church  of  the  Advent,’’  Episcopal,  Walnut 
Hills,  Cincinnati,  at  the  same  time  he  began  to  instruct  in  music  in  the  city  and  vicinity.  Later  he  took  the  position  as  Instructor 
in  the  Cincinnati  Public  Schools,  and,  in  1893,  as  organist  at  Christ  Episcopal  Church.  In  addition,  in  19U2,  as  organist  of  the  A.  A. 


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Scottish  Rite,  and,  in  1905,  as  organist  of  the  Plum  Street  Jewish  Temple,  holding  these  three  positions  at  the  present  time.  These 
positions  are  of  great  responsibility  and  require  a most  thorough  knowledge  of  the  different  forms  of  “ritual”  contained  in  the  \ arious 
services  and  ceremonies,  and  only  music  of  a high  standard  is  used  at  these  places.  Mr. 

Voakley  is  the  composer  of  a “Te  Deum”  in  F,  which  received  its  initial  rendition  at  the 
Consecration  Service  of  a Bishop  of  the  Episcopal  Church  at  Richmond,  Va.  His  hymn 
tune,  “All  Souls,”  was  chosen  for  insertion  in  the  new  Church  of  England  Hymnal  (O.x- 
ford  Edition).  He  also  composed  “Jubilate,”  in  E;  “Te  Deum”  in  B Hat;  “Bonum  Est” 
in  B flat;  “Deus  Misereatur”  in  B flat;  “Benedicite”  in  G,  two  sacred  solos  also,  “Remem- 
ber now  thy  Creator”  and  a number  of  piano  publications,  ^•iz:  “Polacca,”  “Spring,” 

Scena  Zingarescen,”  “Ballade,”  “Gavotte,”  “Eantasia”  and  “Cavatina”  for  \iolin. 

Some  of  these  were  played  at  the  Ohio  Teachers’  Association  meetings.  Mr.  Voakley 
has  officiated  as  organist  and  director  of  music  at  important  events  with  the  assistance 
of  the  best  talent  in  Cincinnati.  He  is  a member  of  the  A.  A.  Scottish  Rite;  a Knight 
d'emplar;  a Blue  Lodge;  Chapter  and  Council  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  and  also 
a member  of  Syrian  Temple,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  Voakley  was  married  on  the  17th 
of  May,  1890,  to  Miss  Josephine  S.  Royse.  His  wife  died,  leaving  one  child,  John  Noble 
Voakley.  His  religious  affiliation  is  with  the  Protestant  Episcopal  denomination,  he 
being  a member  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church  and  of  the  Episcopal  Church  Club,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio.  His  studios  are  locatetl  in  the  Methodist  Book  Concern  Building,  222  \\’est 
Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Samuel  Hannaford, 

Leading  architect  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  10th  of  April,  1835,  in  the  Parish 
of  V’iddecombe,  Devonshire,  England,  and  is  the  scion  of  a family  which  resided  and 
owned  the  same  property  for  o\‘er  three  hundred  years.  Wdddecombe  parish  is  on  the 
edge  of  Dartmoor,  Devonshire.  Mr.  Hannaford  emigrated  to  this  country  with  his 
parents  in  the  fall  of  1844.  They  crossed  the  mountains  from  Cumberland  to  Wheeling  in  a stage  coach  and  thence  came  to  Cincin- 
nati by  steamboat.  Mr.  Hannaford  received  his  education  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools  and  at  Earmers’  College,  College  Hill. 
Later  he  studied  architecture  in  the  office  of  Mr.  J.  R.  Hamilton.  In  1857  he  founded  the  present  firm  of  Samuel  Hannaford  Sons, 
which  has  been  pre-eminently  successful.  A great  many  of  the  most  beautiful  buildings  of  Cincinnati  and  other  cities  are  due  to  the 
genius  of  Mr.  Samuel  Hannaford,  and  his  sons,  who  succeeded  their  father  in  his  profession.  Mr.  Samuel  Hannaford  has  been  mar- 
ried thrice.  He  resides  in  Winton  Place,  a beautiful  suburb  of  Cincinnati,  of  which  he  was  the  first  and  also  the  last  Mayor.  4'he 
office  of  the  firm  of  Samuel  Hannaford  Sons  is  located  at  Sixth  A\'enue  and  Vine  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Frank  L.  Packard, 

A leading  architect  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  director  and  stockholder  in  \-arious  banks 
and  industrial  enterprises  of  the  Capital  City,  was  born  on  the  11th  of  June,  18fi(),  at 
Delaware,  Ohio,  the  son  of  AK'aro  H.  and  Miranda  Black  Packard,  nati\'es  of  Kent's 
Hill,  Maine  and  Indiana,  respectively.  He  comes  from  Revolutionary  stock.  The 
Packards  were  related  to  John  Alden,  who  came  over  on  the  Mayflower.  On  his  mother's 
side  he  is  of  Connecticut  ancestry.  Mr.  Packard  received  his  early  education  in  the 
Delaware  public  schools.  He  came  to  C'olumbus  in  1883,  took  a commercial  course  and 
then  attended  Ohio  State  Fni\-ersity,  paying  special  attention  to  Engineering  and  Arch- 
itecture. He  completed  the  course  in  these  studies  at  the  Massachusetts  Instittite  of 
Technology.  He  also  studied  with  Baltcock  & Willard,  then  the  leading  firm  of  arch- 
itects in  New  '^'ork.  He  started  in  l)usiness  life  in  1879,  as  assistant  in  the  architects' 
office  of  E.  A.  Gartner,  at  Delaware,  who  was  a \ ery  skilled  German  architect  and  engi- 
neer. Mr.  Packard  has  done  a great  amount  of  private  work,  residences,  churches,  etc. 
He  has  a large  office  force  and  corps  of  able  architects,  and  he  is  considered  to  be  the 
leading  institutional  architect  in  the  country,  having  specialized  public  institutional 
work.  Eor  this  purpose  he  has  tra\eled  all  o\'er  the  LMited  States  and  Europe  to  stud>- 
these  institutions,  and  he  is  constilted  by  architects  from  all  over  the  country,  in  additicn 
to  being  architect  in  chief  for  large  public,  railroad  and  corporation  structures  in  e\'er\- 
part  of  the  country.  He  has  !i\ed  in  \-arious  institutions  for  the  purpose  of  stuching 
the  need  and  requirements  of  insane  and  other  inmates,  and  now  is  looked  upon  as  an 
atithority  on  those  questions.  He  secured  his  first  contract  for  a public  building  (the 
Girls’  Industrial  Home,  Delaware,  Ohio),  in  a competitive  contest  in  1886,  while  >et 
a student.  Socially,  Mr.  Packard  is  a member  of  the  Chi  Phi  College  fraternit>-.  He  is  married  and  resides  at  70  Garfield  Ax’enue, 
Columbtis,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  New  Hayden  Btiikling,  that  cit\'. 

Levi  T.  Scofield, 

Architect,  sculptor  and  engineer,  was  born  in  tdeveland,  Ohio,  on  the  9th  of  November,  1842,  the  son  of  William  and  Mar\'  Coon 
Scofield.  His  father  settled  at  Cle\-eland  in  1816,  building  the  first  house  erected  on  Walnut  Street.  His  name  was  originalh- spelled 
Schofield,  but  in  the  3'ear  of  1852,  William  Schofield  and  his  brothers  decided  to  leave  out  the  “h”  though  the  letter  is  still  used  occa- 
sionally, especially  in  legal  documents.  Levi  T.  Scofield  recei^■ed  his  earh-  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Clex’eland,  in  which  cit\' 
he  also  first  studied  tngineering  and  architecture.  In  1860  he  remo\’ed  to  Cincinnati  to  continue  his  studies,  but  upon  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  War  he  returned  and  enlisted  in  the  First  Regimedt  of  Ohio  Light  Artillery.  When  his  term  expired  he  was  commissioned 
Second  Lieutenant  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Third  Ohio  Infantry,  from  which  rank  he  was  promoted  First  Lieutenant,  in  February-, 
1863,  and  Captain  in  No\ember,  1864.  During  his  Infantry  service  his  engineering  abilities  were  appreciated  by  his  superior  officers, 
and  he  was  frequently  assigned  to  do  engineering  work.  He  participated  in  the  pursuit  of  Kirby  Smith,  in  1862,  and  of  John  Morgan, 
in  1863;  went  with  Burnside  in  his  campaign  across  the  Cumberland  Mountains,  and  served  at  the  siege  of  Kno.wille,  as  well  as 
at  the  repulse  of  Longstreet.  From  June,  1863,  to  June,  1865,  Scofield’s  service  was  continuous  as  an  Engineer  Officer.  He  was  in 
the  l)attle  of  the  Atlanta  Campaign  and  the  Campaign  of  Nashville;  took  part  in  the  pursuit  of  Hood  to  the  Tennessee  Ri\er,  and 
served  in  North  Carolina  early  in  1865,  being  present  at  the  capture  of  Raleigh  and  the  surrender  of  General  Johnson.  After  the 
establishment  of  peace  he  at  first  made  his  home  in  New  Vork  City,  but  soon  returned  to  Cle\eland,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since 


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Since  18C)7  he  has  engaged  in  the  erection  of  many  public  buildings,  such  as  the  Cleveland 
High  School  (1S7S),  the  Athens  and  C'olumbus  Asylums  for  Insane  (1869),  the  Soldiers’ 
and  Sailors’  Orphans’  Home  at  Xenia,  Ohio  (1871),  the  Raleigh  Penitentiary  (1870),  the 
('le\-eland  House  of  Correction  (1867),  the  Mansfield  Reformatory  (1884),  and  the  Scho- 
field Building  (1901).  The  Schofield  Building,  of  which  he  is  lioth  architect  and  owner, 
is  located  on  the  corner  of  Kuclid  Ax'enue  and  Erie  Street,  Cle\'eland,  Ohio,  and  is  one  of 
the  most  imposing  structures  in  the  Forest  C'ity.  One  of  his  most  celebrated  works  is 
the  Cu\-ahoga  ('ount\’  Soldiers’  and  Sailors’  monument,  standing  in  the  Public  Scpiare  of 
Cle\eland,  of  which  he  was  both  architect  ami  scul]rtor  in  1894.  At  its  dedication  the 
])rinci|)al  speech  was  deli\’ered  by  William  McKinley,  at  that  time  Governor  of  Ohio. 
4'lu‘  |)rocession  on  that  occasion  was  one  (4  the  greatest  and  most  comprehensi\'e  ever 
s(‘en  in  the  streets  of  Cleveland.  4'he  total  cost  ot  the  monument  was  $314, oOO,  of  which 
amount  .$2.17, ()()()  was  paid  by  the  county  anrl  $17, ()()()  was  contributed  by  the  architect. 
4 he  la.\  was  distributed  over  fourteen  years  and  amounted  tcj  one  and  nine  tenth  mills 
on  e\’c“ry  hundred  dollars  of  the  table  value  of  the  proj^erty  throughout  the  county.  The 
es|)lanade  is  a hundred  feet  scpiare,  the  tablet  room  is  forty  feet  square,  and  the  total 
lu‘ighl  of  llu>  top  of  the  crowning  hgure  of  Liberty  is  one  hundred  and  tw'enty-five  feet. 
I'lu'  building  is  of  black  Ouincy  granite,  the  shaft  is  of  the  same  material,  polished,  and 
the  Ifsplanade  is  of  red  Medina  stone.  There  are  over  one  hundred  tons  of  cast  bronze 
in  the  statuary,  doors,  grills,  etc.,  and  the  names  of  ten  thousand  soldiers  are  engraved 
on  the  marble  tablets.  Before  this  magnificent  monument  could  be  erected,  more  than 
two  and  a half  years  of  litigation  had  to  be  traversed.  The  Common  Pleas  and  Circuit 
Courts  enjoined  the  C’ommission,  but  its  members  were  twelve  old  veterans,  who  had 
luwer  learned  to  know  when  the\'  were'  lickc‘d,  as  Scofield  puts  it,  and  they  carried  the  fight  first  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  State, 
and  iheii  lo  the  I 'nited  Sialc-s  Court,  iu  both  of  which  the  decisions  of  the  lower  Courts  were  reversed.  To  the  work  of  the  design- 

ing and  building  the  moimnu'iii,  Mr.  Scofield  devoted  sewen  and  one  halt  years  without  comjeensation,  and  when  the  co-oi)eration 
of  the  Count\'  Commi>.''ioners  was  retused,  he  sacrifit'ed  his  pri\'ate  fortune  in  order  to  defray  expenses.  Mr.  Scofield  is  a member  of 
the  Mililaiw  ( trders  of  the  Loyal  Lc'gion  and  thc'  Grand  .'\rmy  Republic,  and  is  a fellow  ot  the  American  Institute  of  Architects.  He 
was  married  at  Kings\  ille,  t )hio,  on  the  26th  of  June,  1867,  to  Elizabeth  ('.,  daughter  of  Marshal  and  Sarah  Wright,  and  has  three 
sons  and  one  daughtcM'  li\  ing.  t )f  his  sons,  1 )onald  C.  ScoficTl,  and  like  his  lirothers  an  architect,  and  associated  with  his  father  in 
busiiu'ss,  was  hirst  Lieutenant  in  the  Engineer  Battalion  of  the  Ohio  National  Guards.  He  was  killed  in  a railroad  wreck  on  the  3rd 
of  March,  I'.K).'),  while  enroiite  with  his  b<itt;ilion  to  President  Roosevelt’s  inauguration.  Mr.  Scofield’s  offices  are  located  in  the 
Schofield  Building,  CUwehind,  ( )hio. 


Augustus  R.  Hammerle, 

t )ne  of  the  letiding  dentists  of  Hamilton,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  February,  1878, 
.It  Ridgexille,  Inditinti,  the  son  of  John  K.  and  Amilia  Huber  Hammerle,  who  were  of 
( '.ermttn  p.treiifage.  1 )r.  1 Ltmmerle  was  pttrtialE’  educated  in  the  1 lamilton  [tublic  schools, 
entering  into  ;i  shoj)  at  the  tige  of  fourteen  \ t-;trs.  Being  an  earnest  worker  in  the  Y.  M. 
C.  .\.,  he  look  ;id\<mtage  of  the  night  schools  in  that  institution,  which  made  it  possible 
for  him  to  enter  the  ( )hio  Colk'ge  ot  Dental  Stirgeiw',  Department  of  Dentistry,  Uni\er- 
sit\-  of  Cineinnttli,  grtiduttling  from  the  same  in  1903,  receiving  the  degree  of  D.  D.  S. 
.\i  the  tige  of  t went\  -fi\e  yettrs  he  began  the  ]M'actice  of  his  chosen  ]:>rofession  in  Hamil- 
ton, Butler  Cotmt\’,  Dliio.  I le  is  now  considered  to  lie  one  of  the  leading  dentists  in  that 
ptirf  of  ( )hio,  with  .i  sitlcndid  prtictice.  He  is  the-  founder  and  organizer  etf  the  Hamilton 
.\c;idem\'  of  Denl.il  Siirger\',  which  became  the  nucleus  of  the  Butler  County  Dental 
SocietN'.  Soci.ilK’,  he  is  ;i  member  ot  the  Phi  .Alphtt  C hi  ('ollege  Fraternity;  the  Masonic 
()rder;  K.  of  P.;  Modern  Woodmen  of  America;  4 ribe  of  Ben  Htir  and  the  Spanish  War 
\'eter;ins.  ,\t  the  otitbre;d<  ot  the  Spanish-.American  War,  Dr.  Hammerle  followed  the 

second  call  of  President  McKinlev  and 


enlisted  as  a Private  in  Co.  E,  First  Ohio 
X’olunteer  Infantry.  Lie  was  honorably 
discharged  w4ien  the  regiment  was  mus- 
tered out  at  C'incinnati,  on  the  2.5th  of 
( tetober,  1898.  Dr.  Hammerle  is  also 

the  organizer  of  Grubbs-Bagley  Camip  a.  R.  hammerle. 

.No.  16,  Spanish  War  AYterans,  of  which 

he  was  its  first  Commander.  His  offices  are  located  at  514-15  Rentschler  Building, 
1 himilton,  t )hio. 


M.  M SEMANS 


II.  M.  Semans, 

M.  A.,  D.  1).  S.,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  w-as  born  on  the  1st  of  October,  1867,  at  Delaware, 
t )hi(;.  He  obtained  his  education  at  Wesleyan  Eni\  ersity,  graduating  in  1890,  with  the 
degree  of  B.  A.  In  1897  his  Alma  Mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  M.  A.  In 
1897  he  graduated  from  the  New  York  C'ollege  of  Dentistry.  He  is  a memlter  ot  the 
Phi  Kappa  Psi  and  Psi  Omega  (Dental)  Fraternities.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  being 
connected  with  Scioto  Consistory,  Scottish  Rite.  In  the  fall  of  18!)7,  Dr.  Semans  located 
in  Columbhs,  Ohio,  in  the  practice  of  Dentistry.  He  became  an  instructor  of  Dental 
Technic  at  the  Dental  Department  of  the  Ohio  Medical  llni\ersity,  now  the  Starling 
( )hio  Medical  College,  in  1898.  He  was  elected  Dean  of  the  same  department  in  1905, 
and  occupies  the  chairs  of  Dental  Anatomy  and  Operative  Dentistry.  Dr.  Semans  is  a 
member  of  the  National  Dental  Association,  the  Ohio  Dental  Society  and  the  Columbus 
Dental  Society. 


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Jared  P.  Bliss, 

A prominent  business  man  of  Cincinnati  and  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  loth  of 
September,  1854,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  on  High  and  Willow  Street,  in  a house  in  which  his 
mother  had  also  been  born.  His  father,  Chas.  C.  Bliss,  a tinner  by  trade,  came  from 
New  York  State,  while  his  mother,  Deborah  Hunter  Shead  Bliss  was  a native  of  the 
Buckeye  State,  as  above  mentioned.  The  maternal  great-grandfather  ot  Mr.  Bliss,  John 
McGown,  emigrated  from  County  Londonderry,  Ireland,  when  a young  man,  to  the  ■ 

United  States,  and  took  part  in  the  War  of  1812.  In  1814  he  came  to  Ohio  and  settled 
in  Columbus,  on  a picee  of  land  he  had  received  from  the  government  as  compensation 
for  services  rendered  in  that  war.  Mr.  Bliss  was  educated  in  the  Columbus  pul)lic  schools. 

When  fourteen  years  old  he  became  a messenger  boy  in  the  Ohio  Legislature,  which 
convened  in  1868-69.  He  then  worked  in  a brick  yard  and  as  newsboy  on  railroad  trains 
until  1870,  when  he  received  a position  in  the  general  offices  of  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio 
Railroad.  For  the  following  tw'enty-one  years  Mr.  Bliss  was  engaged  in  the  railroad 
business,  partly  as  Ticket  Agent  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  Ihiion  Depot,  and  as  Eastern  Pas- 
senger Agent  of  the  I.  B.  & Yk,  now  a part  of  the  Big  Four  system.  In  1891  he  left  the 
railroad  business  and  became  engaged  in  a bakery  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  which  for  many 
years  he  conducted  with  great  success.  For  the  last  seven  years,  Mr.  Bliss  is  the  Cin- 
cinnati Representatu'e  of  the  American  Finance  iS:  Security  Company,  with  headquarters 
in  the  Union  Trust  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Mr.  Bliss  has  always  been  a faithful 
Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  was  a member  of  the 
Columbus  Board  of  Public  Works  from  1892  to  1896,  and  also  served  as  a member  of  the 
Repuldican  Executive  Committee  of  Franklin  County.  He  has  been  a Delegate  to 
numerous  County  and  State  Conventions,  and  was  a Delegate  to  the  Republican  National 

Convention,  which,  in  1888,  nominated  Benjamin  Harrison  for  the  Presidency.  Socially,  Mr.  Bliss  is  a Mason  and  a Knight  Templar. 
On  the  15th  of  September,  1874,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Adelia  Jane  Rogers,  of  Columbus,  Seven  children  were  born  to  them. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bliss  are  also  the  proud  grandparents  of  seven  lovely  grandchildren.  Mr.  Bliss  takes  a great  interest  in  church  matters, 
and  is  a Trustee  of  the  South  High  Street  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  resides  at  1633  South  High  Street, 
Columbus.  His  offices  are  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


J.  P.  BLISS- 


Joseph  C.  Campbell, 

A representative  business  man  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  near  Edingburg,  \'irginia, 
on  the  26th  day  of  October,  1852.  He  recei\'ed  his  education  in  his  native  \ illage  schools, 
augumented  by  private  studies.  He  came  to  Columbus,  Ohio  when  twenty  years  old, 
and  secured  a position  as  clerk  in  a dry  goods  house.  After  a short  experience  there 
he  was  offered  a position  in  an  insurance  office,  where  he  then  began  at  the  foot  of  the 
■ ladder,  upon  which  he  has  climbed  to  an  eminent  position.  After  ser\4ng  a useful  office 
apprenticeship,  desiring  a place  where  he  could  work  out  his  own  destiny,  he  secured  the 
Columbus  Agency  of  the  John  Hancock  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Boston, 
Mass.,  and  was  soon  advanced  to  the  position  of  State  Agent  of  the  Company  for  Ohio 
and  West  \4rginia.  In  those  days  it  was  an  unimportant  and  unorganized  field,  but 
by  Mr.  Campbell’s  efforts  it  gradually  became,  and  still  is,  one  of  the  largest  agencies 
of  the  Company  in  the  United  States.  In  1900,  Mr.  Campbell  bccaii.e  also  connected 
with  the  organization  with  what  is  now  The  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  and  he  has  been 
its  President  since  its  inception.  He  has  served  as  a Trustee  of  the  Toledo  State  Hos- 
pital, receiving  his  appointment  from  Governor  Nash,  and  remained  on  the  Board  through 
the  administration  of  Governors  Herrick  and  Harris,  resigning  prior  to  the  last  election. 
Mr.  Campbell  is  a public-spirited  man,  of  a generous,  kindly  nature,  and  because  of  his 
interest  in  the  cause  of  education,  he  has  given  substantial  aid  to  students  where  assis- 
tance was  both  needed  and  deser\’ed,  and  has  supported  important  lectures  of  the  Ohio 

State  Uni\-ersity,  and  financially  aided  schools  and  churches  In  state  and  communit\- 
of  his  birth.  His  love  for  music  has  made  him  a conspicuous  figure  l)oth  as  a patron  of 
j c.  CAMPBELL.  and  as  an  active  participant  in  musical  enterprises  of  a high  class.  He  is  identified 

with  many  organizations,  business,  fraternal  and  social;  The  Columbus  Board  of  Trade, 
having  served  upon  Its  Board  of  Directors,  and  in  Cit>'  Council;  is  a member  of  the  Columbus  Club;  The  Columbus  Countr\-  Club; 

Knight  Templar  and  Scottish  Rite  bodies.  He  was  married  in  1883,  to  Miss  Emma  A.  \Miite;  has  two  children.  Resides  in 

Columbus,  Ohio,  occupying  his  country  home,  “Bryn  Mawr,”  in  summer,  near  Dennison  Unh'ersity. 


George  W.  Crouse, 

A prominent  resident  of  Akron,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Summit  County,  born  at  Tallmadeg,  on  the  23rd  of  November,  1832,  the  son 
of  George  and  Margaret  H.  Robinson  Crouse.  He  is  of  German  and  Irish  ancestry.  His  father  was  killed  in  the  War  of  Independence. 
The  family  came  to  Ohio  at  an  early  day.  He  was  associated  in  the  clearing  and  culti\-ation  of  the  farm  until  he  was  seventeen 
years  of  age,  while  securing  a fair  education.  Continuing  to  spend  the  summers  in  farm  work  he  taught  school  during  the  winters  for 
the  next  five  years.  In  1865  he  started  in  public  life  as  Deputy  Count\'  Treasurer,  with  offices  at  Akron,  and  until  1858  he  also 
performed  the  duties  of  Deputy  County  Auditor.  In  the  latter  year,  and  again  in  I860,  he  was  elected  County  Auditor,  but  before 
his  second  term  expired  he  was  called  upon  to  fill  the  term  of  County  Treasurer.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out,  Mr.  Crouse 
became  very  acti\’e  in  the  cause  of  the  Union.  He  secured  many  recruits,  he  himself  enlisting  in  Company  F,  One  Hundred  and 
Sixty-Fourth  Regiment,  Ohio  VMlunteer  Infantry,  for  the  one  hundred  days  service;  he  received  his  honorable  discharge  in  1864. 
After  the  war,  upon  the  organization  of  the  Commandery  of  Ohio,  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States,  he 
became  a third  degree  member,  and  today  is  the  only  member  of  the  ('ommander\-  of  this  degree.  The  Soldiers'  Memorial  Chapel 
at  Akron,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  structures  in  the  city,  was  secured  mainly  through  his  efforts.  In  1863,  Mr.  Crouse  was  made 
Secretary  of  the  Akron  Board  of  Trade,  and  subsequently  became  very  acti\’e  in  encouraging  the  location  of  manufacturing  interests 
in  this  city.  He  became,  in  the  same  year.  Financial  Manager  for  C.  Aultman  & Company,  of  Canton,  in  the  erection  of  a branch 


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l nion  Arm\'.  lie  was  eoniinissioned  I'irsl 
( )lno  X'oliinteer  Intaniry,  in  which  he  seiwed  until  June,  18()4,  when  he  was  transferred 
lo  the  One  Hundredth  I'nited  States  Infantry,  as  Major  Commanding.  He 
organized,  (‘(iitip|)ed,  and  so  disciplined  this  Regiment  that  it  did  most  excellent  service 
at  all  times,  and  especially  in  the  Hattie  of  Nash\ille  and  the  campaign  afterw’ards  in 
])ursuit  of  ( '.eneral  Hood’s  broken  army.  Returning  from  this  campaign,  more  than  a 
month  aft(‘r  the  Hattie  of  Nashville,  Major  Ford  was  so  broken  in  health  that  Major 
('.eneral  ( '.eorge  11.  'Fhoinas  placed  him  on  the  Military  ('ommission  at  Nashville,  for 
tlu'  trial  of  citizen  offenders  agtiinst  military  law.  He  served  in  this  capacity  until  mus- 
tered out,  except  a short  time  he  was  Jitdge  Advocate  in  the  trial  of  Emerson  Ethreage, 
at  Columbus,  Ky.,  for  incendiary  speeches  and  stiring  up  sedition.  The  Commission 
at  .\ash\  ille  was  soon  reorganized,  with  Major  k'ord  as  President,  for  the  trial  of  Champ 
Ferguson,  the  notorious  C.uerrilla  Chief  of  Kentucky  and  d'ennessee.  This  trial  wdiich 
was  most  \-igorously  fought  by  very  al)le  attorneys,  covered  many  intricate  and  difficult 
legal  (iiu’stions.  I lecisions  of  these  rvere  so  well  considered,  and  concisely  rendered,  that 
the  lawyers  accpuesced  without  adverse  comment.  For  faithful  services.  Major  Ford 
was  bre\'it('d  Fieutenant  Colonel  and  Colonel.  He  was  nuistered  out  with  his  regiment 
in  1 )ecember,  ISb.),  and  returning  to  his  home  in  Lebanon,  Ohio,  began  the  practice 
of  the  law,  serxing  one  term  as  Prosecuting  Attorney  for  Warren  County.  April,  1870, 
he  mox'ed  to  ('incinnati  and  engaged  in  the  life  insurance  business,  and  tor  many  years 
has  been  the  successful  manager  of  the  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company,  in  the  State  of 
()hio.  His  offices  arc  located  in  the  Commercial  Tribune  Huilding.  He  is  a memixer 
of  the  Ohio  Commandery  of  the  Military  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  of  America. 


Collin  Ford, 

.\ttorney  at  law  by  jxrofession,  aiul  for  many  years  prominent  in  the  business  of  life 
insurance,  was  born  August  2i)th,  1827,  in  Coshocton  County,  Ohio.  His  early  educa- 
tion was  such  as  is  accpiired  in  the  common  schools  of  the  state  and  the  Seminary  at 
Norwalk,  Ohio,  xvhich  institution  had  rpiite  a reputation  in  its  day. 

In  early  manhood  he  follow'ed  farming  and  teaching  school,  and  was  Superinten- 
dent of  the  public  .schools  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  when  the  Civil  War  broke  out.  In  July, 
1802,  Mr.  Ford  resigned  this  i>osition  and  entered  service  of  the  United  States  in  the 
deutenant,  Comirany  I,  Seventy-Ninth 


COLLIN  FORD. 


factory  at  Akron,  and  later  was  the  Financial  Manager  of  the  great  Buckeye  Mower 
and  Reaper  W’orks.  When  a stock  company  was  formed  in  1865,  Mr.  Crouse  was  first 
Secretary  and  Treasurer,  and  later  its  very  able  President.  In  1870  he  helped  to  form  the 
Hank  of  Akron,  and  was  a Director  and  Officer  of  that  bank  until  1890,  when  he  became 
President  of  the  City  National  Hank,  and  served  as  such  until  1893.  For  a period  he 
was  proprietor  of  the  Akron  Beacon.  Politically,  Mr.  Crouse  is  a faithful  Republican. 
In  1872  he  was  elected  County  Commissioner;  in  1885  he  was  elected  in  the  State  Senate, 
and  in  1886  he  was  elected  to  Congress,  from  the  Akron  District.  In  civic  affairs  he  has 
always  taken  a deep  interest,  and  he  has  served  as  a member  of  the  City  Council  and  as 
President  of  the  Board  of  Education,  He  is  one  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Buchtel  College, 
to  whi(di  institution  the  Crouse  Gymnasium  was  one  of  his  gifts.  Mr.  Crouse  is  inter- 
ested in  many  financial  and  industrial  institutions  of  his  home  city.  On  the  18th  of 
( Ictober,  1859,  he  was  married  to  Martha  K.  Parsons.  Four  daughters  and  one  son  were 
born  to  them.  The  family  home  is  located  at  263  East  Mill  Street,  Akron,  Ohio. 


William  M.  Ilahn, 

( )f  Mansfield,  ()hio,  one  of  the  best  known  Republicans  of  the  state,  was  born  in  Cumberland  County,  PennsyK’ania,  and  comes  of 
sturdy  Pcnnsyh'ania  Dutch  ancestry.  Wdiile  he  was  still  an  infant,  his  jtarents  moved  to  Ohio,  where  he  has  resided  ever  since.  At 
the  outbreak  of  the  C'ivil  War,  in  1861,  Mr.  Hahn,  although  but  a mere  child,  volunteered  services  which  were  accepted.  His  wish 
to  go  to  the  ranks  xvas  not  granted,  as  he  was  too  young,  and  he  was  obliged  to  be  content  with  the  position  of  drummer  boy.  After 
receix  ing  his  honorable  discharge,  Mr.  Hahn  returned  home  and  Ixegan  to  learn  the  carpenter’s  trade,  in  which  he  worked  for  a time, 
and  then  entered  the  iirsurance  business,  in  xx'hich  he  is  still  engaged  with  marked  success.  Mr.  Hahn  has  always  been  a stalwart 
Republican,  and  he  has  serx'ed  his  jxarty  in  many  capacities.  He  was  Chairman  of  the  Republican  State  Executive  Committee 
and  directed  the  campaign  xxdien  Major  McKinley  made  his  first  canx^ass  for  Governor.  In  1902  he  was  a member  of  the  Republican 
National  Committee  and  Chairman  of  the  Speaker’s  Bureau,  and  filled  the  same  position  at  the  Chicago  headquarters  during  the 
campaign  of  1896.  He  xxais  Deputy  United  States  Marshal  of  the  Northern  District  of  Ohio;  a member  of  the  Board  ol  Public 
Works  of  Ohio,  and  Superintendent  of  Insurance  under  Governor  McKinley.  Mr.  Hahn  was  married  to  Miss  Rose  Hiltabiddle,  of 
M.msfield.  They  lixe  on  their  splendid  farm  just  outsirle  of  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

Irving  S.  Hoffmann, 

\’ice-President  and  General  Manager  of  The  Ohio  State  Life  Insurance  Company,  Columbus,  Ohio,  of  which  he  Is  one  of  the  organizers, 
was  born  on  the  23rd  of  February,  1871,  at  Dayton,  Ohio.  His  father,  John  Louis  Hoffmann,  a carpenter,  was  a native  of  Ger- 
m.mx',  xvhlle  his  mother,  Helen  F.  Lloffinann  xvas  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Irx  ing  S.  Hoffmann’s  father  and  grandfather  xxdth  their  families, 
lelt  Ciermany  in  1848,  and  came  to  the  nexv  xx'orld,  settling  in  Columbus.  The  grandfather  had  taken  part  in  the  German  Rex’olu- 
lion  of  1848,  and,  In  order  to  save  his  life  or  liberty  had  to  leax^e  the  old  country.  He  was  a graduate  of  Heidelberg.  In  Columbus 
Ih-  became  a notary  and  abstractor  of  titles  and  also  filled  the  position  of  Deputy  County  Recorder.  Mr.  I.  S.  Hoffmann  was  educated 
in  (he  (.'oluml>us  juiblic  schools.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  started  in  Inisiness  life  as  an  office  boy  in  the  Bell  Telephone  ser- 
x ice,  XVI irking  his  xvay  up  to  the  position  of  Manager  of  the  Delaware,  Ohio,  Canton,  Ohio  and  Evanston,  Ills,  offices  of  that  Company. 
In  1902  and  1903  he  xvas  General  Manager  of  the  Mansfield,  Ohio  Telephone  Company.  LIpon  leaving  the  telephone  business 
Mr.  Hoffmann  became  engaged  in  the  investment  securities  and  life  insurance  business.  Since  Its  inception,  April  10th,  1906,  Mr. 
Hoffmann  is  \4ce-President  and  General  Manager  of  the  Ohio  State  Life  Insurance  Company,  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  a Republican 


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in  politics.  Socially,  he  is  a Mason,  Knight  Templar  and  an  Hlk.  He  was  married  to 
Miss  May  Carter,  a daughter  of  Merchant  Carter,  of  Mansfield,  Ohio.  Mr.  Carter  was 
Treasurer  of  Richland  County  and  one  of  the  successful  stock  and  wholesale  lumber 
dealers  of  Mansfield  in  his  day.  Mrs.  Hoffmann’s  mother  was  Elizabeth  C.  Gass,  a 
descendant  of  Patrick  Gass,  who  kept  the  log  book  of  the  Lewis  and  C'lark  Expedition  to 
Oregon.  Both  families  were  prominent  in  the  early  history  of  Ohio,  the  ('larks  ha\'ing 
come  from  \’irginia  and  the  Carters  from  PennsyKania.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hoffmann  with 
their  family  of  fi\’e  daughters  and  one  son,  live  at  278  South  Ohio.  They  attend  the 
Congregationalists  Church.  Mr.  Hoffmann  takes  a great  interest  in  Church  atfairs 
as  well  as  in  those  of  the  V.  M.  C.  A.  The  (jffices  of  his  company  are  located  in  the 
New  Eirst  National  Bank  Building,  Columlnis,  Ohkn 

Cyrus  Hussey, 

01  Toledo,  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  best  known  insurance  men  of  Northwestern  Ohio,  and 
especially  Toledo,  in  which  city  he  has  devoted  himself  to  the  business  of  fire  insurance 
for  many  years,  and  has  met  with  the  most  conspicuous  success.  Mr.  Husse>'  is  a 
public-spirited  man  and  always  ready  to  assist  a worthy  enterprise.  He  is  a member 
ol  the  ('irand  Army  Republic  and  of  the  Ohio  C'ommandery  Loyal  Legion,  ha\'ing 
enlisted  in  the  Cnion  .Army  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War,  ser\  lng  with  distinction 
throughout  the  struggle  between  the  North  and  South.  Mr.  Hussey  de^■otes  all  his 
energy  to  fire  insurance.  He  is  a married  man  and  resides  in  a lovely  residence  district 
of  Toledo.  His  insurance  oftices  are  located  at  1(H)8-1()10  Sj)itzer  Building,  that  city. 


Charles  E.  Logan, 

General  Agent  of  the  Connecticut  Alutual  Life  Insurance  C'ompany,  ranks  among  the 
foremost  insurance  men  of  C'incinnati.  He  was  born  on  the  17th  of  March,  1850,  in  the 
(Jueen  City,  the  .son  of  Adam  .A.  Logan,  a Pennsyhanian  by  birth,  and  Airs.  Mary  Smith 
Logan,  a native  of  Nova  Scotia.  The  father,  who  H\ed  to  be  ninet\'-seven  years  of  age, 
wiis  a pioneer  of  Cincinnati,  in  which  cit\’  he  resided  for  o\er  eighty  years.  Air.  Charles 
E.  Logan  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  .At  the  age  of 
fifteen  years  he  started  in  liusiness  life,  in  which  he  has  been  very  successful.  In  early 
manhood  he  was  engaged  as  contractor.  Later  he  was  connected  with  the  Engineering 
Deixu'tment  of  the  Queen  & Crescent  Railroad.  In  1887  he  entered  the  insurance  busi- 
ness. For  the  jjast  twenty-three  years  he  has  been  the  General  .Agent  of  the  Connec- 
ticut Alutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  with  headquarters  at  204-5-6  Johnston  Building, 
Cincinnati.  Politically,  Air.  Logan  is  a Rei^ublican.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the 
Masonic  Fraternity  in  all  of  its  branches,  and  at  present  is  an  officer  in  the  Grand  Com- 
mandcry,  Knights  Templar  ot  Ohio.  He  is  Past  Em.  Commander  of  C incinnati  C'om- 
mandery, K.  L;  Past  Alaster  of  Walnut  Hills  Lodge,  and  ('hapter  and  Trustee,  Scottish 
Rite.  Mr.  Logan  has  been  married  three  times.  His  first  wife  died  shortly  after  their 
marriage;  his  second  wife  died  eight  years  after,  neither  lca\  ing  any  children.  He  was 
married  again  on  the  31st  of  March,  1891,  to  C'lara  I.  Bolser.  Se^•en  children,  Elmer, 
Alary,  Belle,  Roltert  Ren,  Gertrude,  Richard,  Eugene  and  Paul  are  the  issue  of  their 
marriage.  Air.  Logan  resides  at  1530  Blair  .\\enue,  W’alnut  Hills. 


C.  F.  LOG.AN. 


].  M.  SARVER. 


John  Michael  Sarver, 

Secretary  of  the  Ohio  State  Life  Instirance  Compain',  Columbus,  ( )hio,  was  liorn  on  the 
29th  of  No\ember,  18(i5,  at  Canton,  Ohio,  the  .son  of  Alichael  Sar\er,  an  attorney  by 
profession,  and  Airs.  Eliza  .Anderson  Sar\er,  both  nati\'es  of  Pennsyh'ania.  In  1864 
the  parents  came  to  Ohio,  .settling  in  ('anton,  where  John  AI.  Sarver  was  born.  Air. 
Sarver’s  father  was  of  German  abstraction,  while  his  mother  was  of  Scotch- Irish  ances- 
try. The  family  on  both  sides  has  been  in  this  country'  for  main-  generations.  Air. 
Sar\-er  recei\-ed  his  education  in  the  C'anton  public  and  high  schools,  and  at  the  Ohio 
Northern  l’ni\-ersity,  .Ada,  Ohio,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1888,  with  the  degree 
of  .A.  B,  He  later  recei^•ed  the  degree  of  .A.  AL,  from  the  same  institution.  .After  leaving 
.Ada,  Air.  Sar\er  took  post  graduate  courses  at  varicnis  Eastern  Cniversities.  When  a 
young  man.  Air.  Sar\cr  entered  the  teaching  profession,  in  which  he  was  engaged  for 
twenty  years,  eighteen  years  of  which  he  filled  the  positions  of  teacher  in  district  schools, 
as  Principal  of  the  Canton  Elementary  and  High  Schools,  and  as  Sujrerintendent  ot  the 
Canton  public  schools.  He  now  holds  the  office  of  Secretar\-  of  the  Ohio  State  Life 
Insurance  Company,  C olumbus,  ()hio,  of  which  company  he  is  one  of  the  founders. 
He  also  is  Director  of  Fhe  C itizens  Building  and  Loan  C'ompany,  ('anton,  Ohio,  and  was 
formerly  Director  of  The  Imperial  W'all  Paper  C'ompany,  Glens  Falls.  New  \ ork.  In 
politics,  he  is  a Democrat.  Socialh',  he  is  a member  of  the  Alasonic  Fraternity,  an 
I.  O.  O.  F.  and  K.  of  P.  His  religious  affiliation  is  with  the  Lutheran  C hurc  h.  In  1907, 
Air.  Sar\er  was  married  to  Alis'-  Kate  Elizabeth  Har\  e\'.  They  reside  at  301  Linwood 
.A\enuc,  Columbus,  Ohio. 


Louis  E.  Sisler, 

.National  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Knights  of  the  Alaccabees  of  the  W’orld,  one  of  the  largest  traternal  insurance  companies 
of  the  United  States,  with  a membership  of  300,000;  three  hundred  and  fifty  millions  of  dollars  of  insurance  in  force,  and  a surplus 
of  eight  million  dollars,  was  l)orn  on  the  8th  of  .April,  1860,  at  Alanchester,  (Ohio.  His  father,  .Adam  Sisler,  was  a physician  and  a 


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n;iti\  e of  Xew  York  Slate,  while  his  mother,  Amanda  Sisler,  was  bora  in  Pennsylvania. 
Mr.  Sisler  traces  his  ancestry  hack  to  Germany.  His  great-grandfather  came  to  America 
in  1775,  was  a distinguished  educator  and  took  part  in  the  War  of  1812.  Mr.  Sisler 
received  his  education  at  Smithville  Academy;  Hiram  College,  Hiram,  Ohio,  and  at  the 
.Northwestern  ( )hio  Normal  University,  at  Ada.  Later  he  attended  the  Cleveland  Med- 
ical College  and  the  Long  Island  College  Hosi)ital.  Lie  holds  the  degrees  of  A.  B.  and  M. 
I).  Or.  Sisler  began  his  professional  career  as  physician  and  surgeon,  continuing  the 
same  for  a pericxl  of  fifteen  years,  when  he  entered  the  banking  business,  in  which  he  re- 
mained for  six  years,  when  he  was  elected  to  his  present  position.  Dr.  Sisler  is  also  con- 
nected with  many  industrial  and  commercial  enterprises.  He  is  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  The  h'irestone  Tire  tN  Rubber  Company,  Akron,  Ohio,  and  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  same  comi^any.  He  is  President  and  a member  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors of  'File  ( )hio  Rublier  Culture  Company,  Canton,  Ohio,  and  President  of  the  Acme 
Dupliciitor  Mfg.  Co.,  Detroit,  Michigan.  Dr.  Sisler  has  ahvays  been  a staunch  Repub- 
lican and  has  rendered  his  party  and  the  people  in  general  valuable  services.  He  was 
elected  .Auditor  of  Summit  Coitnty,  Ohio,  in  1890,  and  was  re-elected  in  1899,  serving 
six  >’cars  in  that  ofhee.  He  also  was  elected  a Delegate  to  the  National  Republican 
Con\'cntion,  held  at  Chicago,  which  nominated  President  Roosevelt  for  the  Presidency, 
representing  the  old  Nineteenth  Ohio  district,  made  famous  by  Giddings,  Wade  and  Gar- 
field. During  President  Harrison’s  administration,  Dr.  Sisler  was  a member  of  the 
United  States  Pension  Board  for  a ])ericd  of  four  years.  Socially,  he  is  a 32nd  degree 
Mason;  a member  of  the  K.  of  P.;  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Foresters;  B.  P.  O.  E. 
.American  Insurance  Union;  ('ourt  of  Honor;  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  Maccabees  of  the  World, 
ln'ing  .N'.itional  Secretarx'  and  Treasurer  of  the  last  named  society.  In  1881,  Air.  Sisler  was  married  to  Miss  Metta  Miller.  The  wife 
dic'd  in  1S92,  leax  ing  txxo  children,  Dremond  M.  and  John  R.  Sisler.  I n 1897,  1 )r.  Sisler  was  married  a second  time,  his  wife’s  maiden 
name'  bc'ing  F.xa  M.  I'illon.  Txx'o  childrc'n,  Lois  Carol  and  William  Tilton  Sisler  haxm  been  the  fruit  of  their  union.  The  family  reside 
at  32  .Mc'xandria  .Ax<'niu',  Dc'lroil,  Mich.,  xxhile  his  offices  are  located  at  1021  W’ocxlxvard  Ax'enue,  Detroit. 


Horace  Lindley  Spice, 

.\  |)rominenl  insunincc'  man  of  Detroit,  Mich.,  xxas  born  on  the  27th  of  May,  1851,  in  Alansfield,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Felix  N.  V.  and  Sarah 
11.  I.indlex-  Sicice,  natixes  of  ( )hio.  Hc'  receixx'd  his  education  in  the  j)nhlic  and  high  schools  of  Alansfield  and  Columbus,  until  he  was 
fourtc'cn  xc'iirs  of  ;ige,  xxhc'ii  lu'  lu'gan  his  actix’e  business  career  as  a clerk  in  the  emicloy  of  the  Little  Aliami  Railxx'ay,  at  Columbus. 
He  aflc'rxvards  became  clc'fk  of  the'  last  freight  lines  of  the  Erie  Railroad,  at  Cleveland,  and,  in  1872  he  entered  the  serxdce  of  the 
Canton  Sugar  Refinery,  ;it  Baltimore',  Abb,  as  Chief  .Accountant  and  Conhdential  Alan,  xvhich  position  he  held  until  1880,  when  he 
c'lnbarkc'd  in  the  lire  instirance  business  at  Baltimore,  conducting  an  agency  in  that  city  until  1890,  in  which  year  he  removed  to  Clin- 
ton, loxxa.  Foitr  xears  later,  in  1S‘,)4,  Air.  S])ice  bectime  connected  xvith  the  German  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and,  in  1896,  he  was 
translerrc'd  to  DesMoines,  la.  Since  1902  he  has  been  State  Agent  and  xAdjuster  of  that  company,  with  headejuarters  at  Detroit, 
Mich.  Mr.  S|)ici'  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Detniit,  in  xvhich  organization  he  has  held  responsible  positions. 
Boliticallx',  lu'  is  a mc'inber  of  the  Rei)ublican  ]iartx’.  Socially,  he  is  a Alason  and  an  Elk.  He  resides  at  123  Delaware  Avenue,  while 
his  place  of  biisine.ss  is  located  in  the  Chambei  of  Commerce  Building,  Detroit,  Alich. 


Clvarles  L.  A ieman, 

.\  iirominent  insurance  man  of  Detroit,  Alichigan,  was  Ijorn  on  the  29th  of  September, 
1857,  at  1 larrisburg,  Ohio,  the  .son  ot  Charles  and  Catharine  Miller  Vieman.  He  receixmd 
his  education  in  the  jiublic  schools  of  his  home  county,  after  which  he  taught  school  in 
Bickaxvax'  and  Franklin  Counties,  from  1875  until  1878,  when  he  became  a salesman  in 
one  of  the  letiding  drx’  goods  houses  at  Columlxus,  Ohio.  In  1886  he  entered  the  insur- 
ance business  as  Solicitor  tor  the  Alutual  Life  Insurance  Company.  In  January,  1888, 
he  left  that  com])anx-,  accepting  a ])osition  as  Special  Agent  for  Ohio  and  West  Virginia 
with  the  John  Hancock  Alutual  Life  Insurance  C'onutany,  and  in  June,  1891,  was  placed 
in  charge  of  the  Alichigan  Agencx’  of  that  C'ompany  as  State  Agent,  with  headquarters 
at  Detroit,  and  is  one  of  the  prominently  successful  insurance  men  of  the  state.  His 
oltic('s  arc'  located  on  the  12th  flooi  ol  the  Chamlier  of  Commerce  Building.  He  has 
bcc'ii  actixelx'  identified  xvith  the  Detroit  Life  Underxvriters’  xAssociation  since  its  organ- 
ization. serx  ing  as  its  President,  A’ice-President,  member  of  Executix-e  Board  and  Dele- 
g;ite  to  a numbc'r  of  the  annual  conx-entions  of  the  National  Association  of  Life  Under- 
writcTs.  Socially,  Mr.  A'iernan  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  of  which  he  is 
<i  32nd  dc'grc'c'  mc'mber  and  Shriner;  retains  his  membership  in  Junia  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
in  Columbus,  ( )hio,  and  is  an  actix’c  member  of  the  Felloxvcraft  Clul)  atid  the  Ohio 
Societx'  ot  Detroit,  Michigan,  serx'ing  as  member  of  its  Board  of  Gox'ernors.  In 
politics,  he  is  an  Independent  Democrat. 

James  Elmer  Wikolf, 


CHAS.  L.  VIEMAN. 


Dnc'  of  the  prominent  insurance  men  of  Columlxus,  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  24th  of  Alay, 

1861,  on  a farm  in  Cireen  Toxvnship,  Adams  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  Allen  Trimble  Wikoff  and  Angeline  Collier  Wikoff,  were 
natixes  ot  the  State  of  ( )hio.  lire  Wikoff  familx'  came  ox’er  from  Holland  early  in  the  sex^enteenth  century.  Mr.  J.  E.  Wakoff's 
lather  xvas  Secretary  of  State  from  1873  to  1875;  Adjutant-General  under  GoX'^ernor  Hayes,  and  United  States  Pension  Agent  at 
( olnmbus,  Ohio.  Air.  James  Elmer  W ikoff  received  his  education  in  the  pulxlic  schools  of  Columbus.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years 
he  entered  ]Uiblic  life,  as  a clerk  in  the  I nited  States  Pension  office  xx'ith  his  father.  From  1887  until  1890  he  filled  the  position 
of  t hic'f  t lerk  to  Hon.  W . S.  ( appeller.  Commissioner  of  Railroads  and  Telegraphs.  ITpon  leax’ing  that  office,  Mr.  Wikoff  entered 


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the  insurance  business,  in  rvhich  he  has  l)ecome  \-ery  successful.  His  specialty  is  Surett’ 
and  Casualty  Insurance.  In  pulitics,  Mr.  Wikoff  has  always  been  a good  Republican. 
When  a young  man  he  was  a member  of  the  old  Columbus  Cadets.  He  is  married  and 
resides  at  176  South  18th  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Wyan- 
dotte Building,  that  city. 


William  D.  Yerger, 

One  of  the  prominent  insurance  men  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  General  xAgent  of 
the  Provident  Life  & Trust  Company,  of 
Philadelphia,  with  headquarters  at  the 
Union  Trust  Building,  Cincinnati.  Mr. 
Verger  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  the  son 
of  William  and  Mary  Prettyman  Yerger, 
both  natives  of  Philadelphia.  He  is  of 
Quaker  ancestry,  his  ancestors  having 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1682, 
and  settled  in  the  State  of  Delaware.  A 
number  of  his  father’s  uncles  took  part 
in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Mr.  Yerger 
was  educated  in  the  Philadelphia  public 
j.  E.  WIKOFF.  schools,  and  graduated  from  Philadel- 

, phia  High  School  in  1873,  receiving  the 

degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a 
salesman,  in  a dry  goods  jobbing  house.  Later  he  embarked  in  the  Insurance  business, 
in  which  he  became  pre-eminently  successful.  He  is  married  to  Fannv  A.  Stephens. 
Mr.  Y erger  is  a firm  believer  in  Christianity  and  is  affiliated  with  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church.  He  resides  at  Mt.  Washington,  Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 


G.  K.  CETONE. 


George  Keifer  Cetone, 

of  Dayton,  Ohio,  member  of  the  State  Senate,  was  born  near  Troy,  Miami  County, 
Ohio,  on  the  27th  of  September,  1866.  His  father  was  a country  storekeeper  and  gardener, 
and  of  French  parentage,  while  his  mother  was  a native  of  Ohio.  The  future  Senator, 
in  common  with  the  average  country  boy  of  that  period,  was  compelled  to  leave  school 
at  an  early  age  in  order  to  maintain  himself  and  assist  his  worthy  parents.  Therefore, 
the  Senator’s  education  was  acquired  by  hard  study,  pluck  and  perseverance,  largel_\- 
outside  the  school  room.  Xo  doubt,  to  this  education  obtained  in  the  "school  of  e.vper- 
ience,’’  the  Senator  owes  the  success  which  has  been  his  in  later  life.  His  first  public 
service  was  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  as  clerk  to  John  W.  Morris,  the  then  postmaster 
of  Troy,  Ohio.  Later  he  served  as  railway  mail  clerk  during  President  Cleveland’s 
first  term  of  office.  For  the  past  twelve  years  he  has  represented  the  Central  States 
Bridge  Company  of  Indiana.  He  was  elected  to  the  Ohio  Senate  in  Xovember,  1908. 
During  the  recent  session  cf  the  Legislature,  Senator  Cetone  took  an  acti^•e  and  prom- 
inent part  in  the  advanced  work  of  that  body.  In  addition  to  his  official  duties  and  the 
care  of  his  large  business  interests,  the  Senator  devotes  considerable  time  to  horticul- 
ture and  agriculture,  in  which  he  takes  a keen  interest.  He  has  a large,  splendid  farm 
outside  the  city.  Socially,  the  Senator  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity,  of  the 
United  Commercial  Travelers,  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  and  the  K.  of  P.  On  the  5th  of  December, 
1894,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Irene  Pierce.  They  have  one  son,  Eugene.  The  Senator 
resides  at  349  West  5th  Street,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


Eleazar  Darrow, 

Former  Consulting  Engineer  and  Electrical  Engineer  for  the  City  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
was  born  September  10th,  1870,  at  Ypsilanti,  Michigan.  His  parents  were  natives  of 
New  York  and  Michigan,  respectively,  the  families  having  resided  in  this  country  for 
many  generations.  His  maternal  great-grandfather  was  an  officer  in  the  War  of  the 
Revolution,  fighting  for  American  independence.  Mi.  Darrow  received  his  education 
in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools  and  at  Michigan  University,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.,  from 
which  latter  institution  he  graduated  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of  Electrical  Engineer. 
He  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years,  as  Superintendent  of  the  Cin- 
cinnati Edison  Electric  Company.  Later  he  was  Managing  Engineer  of  the  Cincinnati, 
Newport  and  Covington  Ry.  Company;  Professor  of  Mechanical  Engineering  at  the 
Ihiiversity  of  Washington,  and  General  Manager  of  the  Toledo,  Bowling  Green  and 
Southern  Railway.  He  also  held  the  position  of  Director  of  the  Water  Power  Sur\  ey 
of  the  State  of  Washington.  He  held  the  above  position  for  the  last  two  years.  Mr. 
Darrow  Is  a contributor  of  current  articles  in  the  Electrical  World  and  Street  Railway 
Journal.  He  is  a Director  in  the  Union  Light,  Heat  and  Power  Company,  Cincinnati. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Darrow  is  connected  with  the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he  is  a member 
of  the  Blaine  Club;  the  University  Club;  Masonic  Fraternity  and  K.  of  P.  He  is  married 
since  the  22nd  of  November,  1892,  and  Is  the  father  of  one  child.  Mr.  Darrow  resides 
at  Indianapolis. 


E.  D.ARROW. 


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W I)  C.l  II  hI  K l\ 


Walter  D.  Guilbert, 

( )ne  of  the  jirominenl  business  men  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  Ixjin  on  tlie  11th  of  February, 
1844,  near  Hartford,  Guernse\'  County,  Ohio.  On  his  mother's  side  he  is  of  Irish  extrac- 
tion, his  great-grandfather  ha\ing  come  from  Ireland  in  1750  and  settled  in  Maryland. 
He  served  with  distinction  in  the  Revolutionary  Army,  was  wounded  several  times  and 
narrowly  escaped  cajiture.  On  his  father’s  side,  Mr.  Guilbert  is  a descendant  of  the 
French  Huguenots.  The  father,  Hellar  E.  Guilltert,  left  Prance  when  a boy,  emigrated 
to  the  United  States  and  became  one  ol  the  pioneers  ol  Guernsey  County.  He  turned 
his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  became  one  of  the  representative  farmers 
of  the  count}'.  He  continued  his  residence  there  until  1849,  when  he  moved  with  his 
familv  to  Clark  Count}’,  wht're  he  lived  for  four  years.  He  then  moved  to  Shelby  County, 
(K  ing  on  his  farm  in  1850.  Mr.  Walter  I).  Guilbert  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Guernse}'  and  Auglaize  Counties,  and  also  completed  a special  course  of  study  in  the 
.Academy  at  Winona,  Illinois.  He  became  a resident  of  Noble  County,  Ohio,  in  1869, 
and  for  a period  of  twelve  }ears  was  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  at  South  Olive. 
He  was  elected  .Auditor  of  Noble  County,  in  1881,  and  served  two  terms.  W hen,  in 
1888,  Mr.  I’oe  was  elected  Auditor  of  State,  he  ai)pointed  Mr.  Guilbert  Chief  Clerk  of 
the  (le[)artment.  In  this  ca])acity,  Mr.  Guilbert  served  until  1895,  when  he  was  elected 
.\uditor  of  State.  It  speaks  well  tor  his  integrity  and  ability  that  he  was  re-elected 
twice,  filling  that  iiosition  until  January,  1909.  Upon  the  expiration  of  his  third  term 
of  office,  Mr.  ('.uilbert  retired  to  ]M'ivate  life.  He  has  always  been  a staunch  Repub- 
lican, and  lor  main-  }'ears  a ])rominent  factor  in  Ohio  |)olitics. 


.lacoli  11.  Kauffman, 

( )f  Canton,  ,i  ])rominent  Certified  Public  Accountant  of  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  12th  day 
of  Icbruar}  , 1870,  at  M aishalb  ille,  W ;i}  ne  County,  Ohio,  of  ( lerman  ancestry.  His 
father  was  a soldier  of  tlu'  Civ  il  War,  having  served  in  the  ( )ne  Hundred  and  p'irst  Regi- 
ment, Peims}lvania  A’olunteer  Infantr}’.  Mr.  Kaitffman  received  his  edtication  in  the 
iniblic  schools  of  Marshallv  ille  and  through  jirivate  tutorage.  He  graduated  from  high 
school  in  1880,  and  at  the  age  of  Iwent}'  he  started  in  |uiblic  life  as  a teacher  in  the  ])ublic 
schools.  Eater  he  practiced  tlu'  jirofession  ol  Civil  lingineering  and  Surveying. 

In  189.4  he  was  a|)|)ointed  1 leptit}’  .Auditor  of  Stark  County,  Ohio,  during  which 
l)eriod  he  puisiu’d  a cottrse  in  1 ligher  .Accounting.  He  was  alterwards  etigaged  on  sjx’cial 
and  perodical  exatninations  of  the  accounts  of  counties,  municipalities,  j)rivate  and  cor- 
porate interests,  and  gaiiu'd  recognition  among  leading  public  accountants  and  auditors 
of  the-  state.  His  name  is  ])rominentI}'  identified  with  the  history  and  jvrogre.ss  of  public 
accounting  in  ( )hio  and  with  the  enactment  in  1908  of  the  law  establishing  a Stale  Hoard 
of  .\ccoimtanc}-  lor  the  regulation  of  the  practice  of  the  profession  of  public  accounting, 
which  law  provides  a standard  ol  iiroficienc}'  and  examinations  lor  admission  to  ])rac- 
tice  as  a Certified  Public  .Accotmtanl . He  was  ajipointed  a member  of  the  first  Hoard 
of  P'.xamineis  under  this  law.  In  jiolitics,  Mr.  Kauffman  is  a Democrat.  Socially  and 
prolessionall}',  he  is  a member  of  the  Alasonic  P'raternity;  The  .American  .Association  of 
Public  .\ccountants;  4 he  ( )hio  Society  of  Certified  Public  .Accountants;  The  National 
.Association  of  Certified  Public  .Accountant  Pixaminers;  The  ( )hio  Pingineering  Society; 

I he  ( )hio  State  Hoard  ol  Commercty  Phe  .American  Piconomic  Society;  The  American  j h.  kauffman. 

.Acadenu’  ol  Political  and  Social  Science,  and  the  society  of  “The  Hall  in  the  Grove.’’ 

He  is  honored  with  the  Presidency  of  4'he  ( )hio  Society  of  Certified  Public  .Accountants  and  enjoys  the  acfiuaintanceship  and  con- 
fidenci-  of  his  |)rofessional  fellows  over  the  United  States.  On  the  24th  of  June,  18!)6,  he  was  married  to  Annetta  Wise,  wdiose  famil}' 
w.is  among  the  first  .settlers  ol  Stark  Count}'.  I'heir  children  arc  Pileanore  Pilizabeth  and  Katharine  .Annetta.  He  is  devoted  to  the 

develo])ment  of  accountancy  to  a high  professional  sttindard,  in  the  belief  that  Certified 
Public  .Accountants—  men  skilled  in  the  affairs  of  commerce  and  finance,  and  especiall}' 
in  the  accounts  relating  thereto,  will  eventually  be  called  upon  to  produce  the  matters 
of  tact  necessary  to  the  solution  of  the  great  prolilems  now  involved  in  the  tariff,  the 
regulation  of  corporations,  and  for  the  conducting,  for  the  public  w-elfare,  of  the  Mtini- 
cipalit}',  State  and  Nation. 


n.  P.  I.FISILR 


Benjamin  Payne  Leister, 

Certified  Public  .Accountant,  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  associated  with  Mr.  J.  PI.  Kauffman, 
President  of  The  ()hio  Society  of  Certified  Public  Accountants,  under  the  firm  name  ol 
Kauffman  N Leister,  in  the  Capital  City,  was  born  on  Saturday,  the  9th  of  January, 
1875,  at  Westminster,  Md.  His  parents,  Mr.  .Abraham  S.  Leister,  a farmer,  and  A4rs. 
( harlotte  Pa}'iie  Leister,  were  both  natives  of  Maryland. 

Mr.  Leister  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Carroll  County,  Md.;  at  Reisters- 
tovvn  High  School,  Reisterstown,  Aid.,  and  at  the  Eaton  N Hurnett  Hros.  College,  and 
S.ullers,  Hr}'ant  N Stratton  Husiness  College,  Haltimore,  Maryland.  He  started  in  public 
life  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  serving  for  a period  of  seven  years  in  the  .schools  of 
Carroll  County,  Alaryland,  and  for  .several  years  as  teacher  of  Higher  .Accounting  at  the 
Meredith  Commercial  School,  Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Society 
of  Certified  Public  .Accountants  and  of  The  .American  Association  of  I^ublic  Accountants, 
anil  was  the  first  to  receive  the  degree  of  Certified  Public  .Accotmtant  in  Ohio  tinder  ex- 
amination. On  January  1st,  1902,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Grace  Gardner  Townseml,  of 
Zanesville,  Ohio.  He  is  now  residing  at  84  South  Washington  .Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio,  in 
which  cit}g  at  505  Ha}den  Huilding,  he  has  his  offices. 


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Robert  Campbell  McConaughy, 

Public  Accountant,  and  President  of  The  American  Audit  Company,  with  offices  at  201-2-3-4  Second  National  Bank  Ifuilding,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  was  born  on  the  8th  of  June,  1871,  at  Pine  Grove  Furnace,  Lawrence  County,  Ohio.  He  was  educated  in  the  ixiblic 
schools  of  Lawrence  County  and  at^tjje  Ironton  High  School,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1888.  Later  he  attended  the  Cincinnati 
V.  M.  C.  A.  Law  School,  and  graduated  in  1805,  receiving  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  He  also  holds  the  degree  of  C.  P.  A.  In  1803, 
Mr.  McConaughy,  with  Messrs.  Frank  A.  McGee,  Frank  F.  Dinsmore,  Frank  G.  Rush  and  Robert  A.  McGee,  conceived  the  idea 
of  organizing  the  Young  Men’s  Business  Club  of  Cincinnati,  what  is  now  the  C'incinnati  Business  Men’s  Club,  an  organization  he 
is  still  connected  with  as  a member.  He  also  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Ohio  State  Society  of  Public  Accountants;  American  Assoc- 
iation of  Public  Accountants,  and  of  the  Lafayette  Lodge  No.  81,  F.  N A.  M.,  ser\dng  as  Master  of  same  in  l()(J(j.  In  p<jlitics,  Mr. 
McConaughy  is  affiliated  with  the  Republican  party.  He  is  married. 

George  F.  Mansell, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  one  of  the  leading  Certified  Pul)lic  Accountants  of  the  state,  with  offices  in  the  Gerke  Building,  was  born  on 
the  19th  of  June,  1867,  at  Walton,  England.  His  father,  James  Mansell,  was  an  officer  in  the  English  Arm\-.  Mr.  (.leorge  F. 
Mansell  was  carefully  educated  in  private  schools.  He  started  upon  his  professional  career  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  in  the 
accounting  business,  in  which  he  has  been  pre-eminently  successful.  Mr.  Mansell  emigrated  to  the  Ihiited  States  in  1900,  practicing 
in  his  profession  in  Boston,  Columbus  and  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  For  some  years  he  was  connected  with  the  well  kmnvn  firm  of  The 
J.  Rheinstrom  & Sons  Company.  Mr.  Mansell  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Certified  Public  Accountants,  and  of  The  American 
Association  of  Public  Accountants.  He  holds  the  degree  of  Certified  Public  Accountant.  Mr.  Mansell  resides  at  1353  Lincoln  A\enue, 
Walnut  Hills,  one  of  the  most  beautiful  suburbs  of  Cincinnati,  (.)hio. 


James  Albert  Miller, 

Public  Accountant  gf  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  offices  at  the  Provident  Sa\dngs  Bank 
Building,  w'as  born  on  the  27th  of  May,  1868,  at  Cincinnati,  the  son  of  Thomas  S.  Miller 
and  Mary  Susan  Gossin  Miller,  natives  of  Lynchburg,  Yh  Va.,  and  Cincinnati,  respectic'cly 
Mr.  Thomas  S.  Miller  was  engaged  in  the  pork  packing  business.  On  his  father’s  side, 
Mr.  Miller  is  of  English  ancestry,  while  his  mother’s  family  is  of  French-Swiss  origin. 
Both  branches  of  the  family  are  for  generations  in  this  country.  Mr.  Miller’s  paternal 
grandfather  was  a practicing  physician.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  a village  black- 
smith in  early  Cincinnati,  when  its  name  was  still  Losanticdlle.  Mr.  Miller  received  his 
education  in  the  Cincinnati  public  schools  and  night  schools,  studying  the  unic'ersity 
courses  under  private  instructors.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  started  in  business  life 
as  a cash  boy  in  the  John  Shillito  Company,  Cincinnati,  working  himself  up  to  the  position 
of  Assistant  Cashier.  In  1888,  he  entered  the  Burkhardt  Co.,  as  Cashier  and  Assistant 
Treasurer,  remaining  with  that  firm  until  1894,  when  he  founded  his  present  business 
of  Public  Accounting.  His  specialty  is  to  ascertain  factory  cost  production  and  the 
establishing  of  office  account  systems.  In  1897,  Mr.  Miller  was  appointed  by  City 
Auditor  Boyden  to  examine  all  the  departments  of  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  and  in  1906, 
he  was  appointed  to  the  same  position  by  Mayor  Dempsey  of  Cincinnati.  He  is  inde- 
pendent in  politics.  Socially,  Mr.  Miller  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Society  of  Public 
Accountants,  he  being  one  of  the  organizers  and  the  first  Secretary  of  that  organization. 
He  also  is  connected  with  the  Hyde  Park  Business  Men’s  Club.  In  1897,  he  was 
married  to  Miss  (4ra  M.  Muller.  Mr.  Miller  resides  at  Hyde  Park,.  Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 


J.  MILLUR. 


W.  J.  Munster, 

Certified  Public  Accountant,  at  Cincinnati,  has  gained  a name  of  national  reputation 
in  his  profession.  He  was  born  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  on  the  19th  of  November,  1850, 
the  son  of  Herman  A.  Munster,  a nati^■e  of  Oldenburg,  Germany,  who  came  to  the  Fnited 
States  in  1848  and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  a calfinet  maker  and  house  buikler  b\- 
trade.  Mr.  J.  W.  Munster  recei^■ed  a very  careful  education  in  the  schools  of  St.  Louis. 
After  lea\dng  school  he  was  prepared  tor  a business  career.  C(.)ming  to  Cincinnati,  in 
1873,  Mr.  Munster  became  associated  with  the  Cincinnati  Coffin  Comj:)any,  with  which 
corporation  he  acted  as  Secretary  for  a period  of  ten  years.  Since  that  time  he  has  fol- 
lowed his  profession  as  a Public  Accountant,  and  has  for  his  clients  many  corporations, 
business  houses  as  well  as  municipalities.  During  his  practice  he  has  had  charge  of  main- 
important  cases,  devoh'ing  upon  him  great  responsibilities.  He  has  a rare  talent  for 
unraveling  the  most  tangled  accounts,  and  has  straightened  out  the  affairs  of  mam- 
concerns  who  were  hopelessly  confused.  Mr.  hlunster  is  identified  with  the  industrial 
progress  od  Cincinnati,  and  is  an  officer  and  director  in  The  ( )\-erman  N Schrader  Cordage 
Company:  The  Julian  & Kokenge  Co.;  The  John  Brenner  Brewing  Company  and  of  The 
Excelsior  Wool  Oil  Compound  Company.  Socially,  Mr.  Munster  is  a Master  Mason; 
a member  of  the  American  Association  of  Public  Accountants  and  of  the  Ohio  State 
Society  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  He  was  married  to  Miss  Catharine  Lehman, 
in  1872.  They  have  six  children  fixing.  Mr.  Munster  resides  at  Erie  Axeiuie,  Hx'dc 
Park.  His  offices  are  located  in  the  Carlisle  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


\\  J MUNSTER  Edward  Scott  Thomas, 

One  of  the  leading  Certified  Public  Accountants  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  xvas  born  in  Norfolk, 
Va.,  and  is  the  son  of  Robert  Spottswood  Themas,  a builder,  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  Thomas  (nee  Jusslex'),  both  natives  of  the  United 
States.  He  comes  from  Welsh-French  ancestry,  both  branches  of  the  family  hax  ing  fixed  in  this  countrx-  for  many  generations.  Mr. 
Thomas  receix'ed  his  early  education  In  prixate  and  public  schools  of  Norfolk,  and  haxing  inherited  literarx^  tastes,  he  has  been  a 


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student  all  his  life.  Me  desired  to  enter  the  University  of  Virginia,  but  the  Civil  War 
])re\-ented  the  realization  of  this  aspiration.  Being  a Southerner,  he  naturally  entered 
the  Confederate  Army,  although  but  a youth  at  the  time.  He  did  duty  around  Rich- 
mond, and  then  served  one  year  in  the  trenches,  seven  miles  below  the  Capital  of  the 
Confederac\-,  his  regiment  being  attached  to  Ricketts  divdsion.  At  the  close  of  the  war, 
Mr.  Thomas  took  up  his  residence  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  started  in  mercantile  life  as  an 
accountant.  In  the  >'ear  1881  he  accepted  a position  in  the  accounting  department  of 
the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  R.  R.  C'o.,  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  which  marked  the  beginning  of 
his  railroad  career.  In  the  year  1883  he  became  chief  clerk  to  the  Auditor  of  the  Pitts- 
burg and  Western  R.  R.  Co.,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  and  in  the  following  year  was  appointed 
.Auditor  of  the  Pittsburg,  Cleveland  and  Toledo  R.  R.  C'o.,  at  Ahiungstown,  Ohio. 
In  188()  he  came  to  Cincinnati  as  Assistant  Auditor  of  the  C'incinnati,  Washington  and 
Baltimore  R.  R.  Co.,  and  on  the  reorganization  of  that  Company,  under  the  name  of 
the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Southwestern  R.  R.  Co.,  he  became  the  Auditor  of  the  same. 
W'hen  this  Coinj^any  was  merged  with  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  Railroad  Co.,  in  1893, 
Mr.  'Fhomas  was  appointed  Auditor  of  the  consolidated  company,  and  he  hlled  this  im- 
portant position  until  the  accounting  department  of  that  company  was  taken  over  by  the 
Baltimore  and  Ohio  R.  R.  Co.,  in  the  latter  part  of  1900.  Mr.  Thomas  then  entered 
the  Public  Accotmting  business,  with  offices  at  1107  and  1108  Union  Trust  Building, 
('incinnati,  ( )hio.  Since  entering  this  field  he  has  been  engaged  in  making  examinations 
of  the  financial  conditions  of  various  railroad  companies,  one  of  them  being  the  Cin- 
cinnati, Hamilton  and  Dayton,  during  the  Receivership  of  Hon.  Judson  Harmon.  Mr. 
Thomas  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Society  of  Public  Accountants,  and  of  the  National 
tiu'  ])resent  time  (1910)  he  is  Vice-President  of  the  former  Association,  and  when  with  the 
Comi)ain’  he  was  Vice-President  of  the  American  Association  of  Railway  Accountants.  In 
ennie  M.  Crace,  of  Marylaitd. 


I'rank  E.  \\  ebner, 

,\  prominent  Certified  Public  .Accountant  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  wais  born  on  the  9th  of 
Oecember,  USOa,  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  the  .son  of  John  Theodore  W'ebner  and  Mary  A. 

CeperK'  Webiu'r,  natix'cs  of  Pennsyb'ania  and  Illinois,  respectic'ely.  His  ancestors 
were-  principalh-  farmers.  Mr.  Webner  is  a descendant  of  ('aptain  John  Parker,  who  was 
in  command  of  the  minute  men  “who  fired  the  shot  that  rang  round  the  world,”  at  Lex- 
ington, Mass.,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Rewolutionary  War.  Mr.  Webner  received  his 
educiition  in  the  Chictigo  Public  Schools  and  at  Kwinston,  Illinois  High  School,  graduating 
from  the  latter  in  18S2.  Also  a cottr.se  in  Mechanical  Sttidies  in  Armour  Instititte.  He 
holds  the  degree  of  Certifu'd  Pitblic  Accountant  from  the  University  of  Illinois.  Pie 
sttirtcd  in  itnblic  life  at  the  age  of  eighteen  c'ears  in  the  accounting  department  of  the 
C.  R X.  W.  R\’.  Co.,  ('hictigo.  In  1887  he  went  to  Montana  and  carried  the  United 
Stati's  M.iil  on  a “Pon>-  Express”  route  oit  the  Musselshell  River  for  four  years.  He 
tlu-n  returned  to  Chicago  tuid  became  AssistatU  Paymaster  of  the  ('.  & N.  W.  Ry.  Co. 

(on  a Iraxeling  pa\'  car).  Ottring  the  Chicago  World’s  Pair,  Mr.  Webner  very  success- 
full\'  condttcled  a grou])  of  n'staurants.  I'or  nearly  twenty  years  he  has  been  connected 
with  tlu'  jntblic  accounting  profession.  He  is  President  of  The  American  Mechanical 
Calcitlator  Com])an>-,  a company  organized  for  building  mechanical  accounting  devices. 

1 h'  is  the  incc-ntor  of  an  aittoinatic  wage  calculator  and  of  an  aittomatic  gas,  water  and 
electric  tncter  I'alcitlator.  Mr.  Webner  has  freqtiently  contribitted  to  trade  papers. 

He  is  the  aitthor  of  “Recorditig  of  Production  Costs”  (Iron  Trade  Re\'iew) ; “Cost  of 
Production”  t Enginec-ring),  and  “The  Machine  Hoitr”  (Inditsrrial  Engineering),  and  F.  E.  webner. 

also  a mtinual  on  Proditction  Costs  in  book  form.  For  a period  of  si.xtecn  years  he  served 

in  the  field  music'  of  the  I'irst  Illinois  Infantry,  and  saw  much  active  scrxice,  his  first  service  Iteing  at  the  time  of  the  Haymarket 
riot^  in  Chicago,  and  later  the  Pullman  strike  and  the  great  railroad  strike.  Mr.  W’ebner  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Rachel  Simp- 
son. Three  sons,  Harold  'Pheodore,  Williatn  Cordon  and  Norman  ( )nsley  (deceased)  were  born  to  them.  The  family  attend  the 
Walnut  Hills  Congregational  Church,  Cincinnati,  ()hio.  Mr.  Welmer  resides  at  2134  Cameron  Ax'enue,  Xharwood,  Ohio.  His  offices 
an;  located  in  the  I'irst  National  Bank  Building,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


L.  P.  II.  .Austin, 

Of  4'oledo,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  2(ith  of  February,  18.79,  at  Dresden,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Or.  O.  A.  Austin,  and  Bethany  Austin,  both 
natixc's  of  the  Buckeye  State.  His  father’s  ancestors  were  Quakers  and  of  English-Scotch  extraction,  while  his  mother’s  people  were 
Methodists  and  of  Cerman  and  Sxvedish  origin.  Mr.  Austin  was  educated  in  the  common  schools,  at  Harcourt  Academy  and  at  Ken- 
yon College.  .At  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  he  started  in  public  life  as  a teacher,  remaining  in  school  work  for  fourteen  years.  He 
then  embarked  in  the  newspaper  business,  running  a Republican  XTwspaper,  “The  Lincoln  Daily  Call,”  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  in 
189().  It  was  the  only  out  and  out  gold  standard  newspaper  west  of  the  Alissouri  River,  and  at  that  time  he  was  publicly  compli- 
mented b>-  McKinley,  Hanna,  Thurston  and  local  party  organizations  for  his  splendid  service.  Senator  Austin  was  a member  of 
the  Oklahoma  Mercantile  Co.,  when  that  territory  was  opened  for  settlement.  Later  he  returned  to  Ohio,  taking  his  residence  in 
Toledo  and  entering  the  insurance  Inisiness.  He  now  is  connected  with  the  National  Mausoleum  Company.  Senator  Austin  is  an 
anthor  of  note.  He  has  written  a number  of  short  stories  and  is  a contributor  to  various  magazines  and  scientific  journals.  He  is 
the  originator  of  a Departmental  system  in  the  high  schools  of  the  country.  Department  of  Science,  History,  Adathematics,  Liter- 
ature, etc.,  and  the  arrangement  of  studies  according  to  their  relative  culture  value.  In  politics.  Senator  Austin  is  a Republican 
to  the  core,  “btit  opitosed  to  gag,  gang  and  ring  rule,  anywhere,  everywhere  and  for  all  time.”  He  was  nominated  for  the  Senate 
in  l‘U)3,  and  elected  by  the  largest  majority  given  to  any  candidate  eh'cted  from  the  Thirty-Third  or  Lucas  County  District.  He  was 
defeated  at  the  nexxt  election,  because  he  led  in  a losing  fight  for  a ticket,  which  was  doomed  to  defeat  from  the  beginning.  While  a 


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member  of  the  Senate,  Mr.  Austin  became  conspicuous  for  his  activity  in  the  shaping  of  legislation.  He  always  fought  in  the  interests 
of  the  people.  He  was  a member  of  the  following  standing  committees:  Uni\'ersities  and  Colleges;  Railroads  and  Telegraph; 

Cities;  Insurance,  and  public  and  common  schools.  He  introduced  and  passed  the  following  laws:  Jmenile  Court  Law  in  Ohio: 

Women  on  Librar}'  Boards;  care  of  Soldiers’  Monuments  and  Memorials;  Paroles  to  Boys  and  Girls  in  Industrial  Schools;  promotion 
from  Reformatories,  when  advisable,  and  other  improvements  in  discipline.  He  led  the  fight  In  the  Senate  to  hold  all  elections  on  one 
day,  and  to  pass  the  present  election  law,  known  as  the  unpopular  “Chapman  Bill,’’  but  which  became  a very  popular  and  economic 
law.  He  met  Rev.  Gladden  in  a public  debate,  and  other  prominent  opponents  to  the  bill.  He  was  the  author  of  the  movement 
and  passed  a resolution  authorizing  an  appropriation  of  ,?2o,000  for  a monument  at  Fort  Meigs  (see  page  48(5,  first  volume  of  this 
work).  When  a boy,  six  years  of  age,  he  had  the  pleasure  of  moulding  two  tubs  full  of  bullets,  to  be  used  to  stop  Morgan’s  raid  into 
Ohio.  What  might  have  happened  if  Morgan  had  not  changed  his  line  of  march  nobody  knows.  Senator  Austin  has  been  married 
tw'ice  and  is  now  living  with  his  second  wife.  He  is  ^•ery  liberal  in  his  religious  views,  but  is  not  agnostic,  having  inherited  a peculiar 
mixture  of  the  Quaker,  Methodist  and  Baptist  faith,  and  not  being  able  to  relinquish  either,  he  clings  to  the  forms  of  the  Episcopal 
Church,  because  of  its  kindly  offices  and  consolations  during  his  college  career  at  Kenyon.  The  Senator  resides  at  Chicago,  111. 

William  G.  Beatty, 

Member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Ohio  Legislature,  ranks  among  the  best 
known  Democrats  of  Cincinnati.  He  was  born  on  the  21st  of  August,  1871,  at  Mechanics- 
burg,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Allies  and  Virginia  Beatty,  both  natives  of  (Ohio.  He  is 
the  descendant  of  a long-living  family,  his  grandmother  having  died  at  the  ripe  old  age 
of  one  hundred  and  five  years.  Mr.  Beatty  obtained  his  education  at  the  public  schools 
of  Catawba  and  South  Charleston,  Ohio,  after  which  he  attended  Newport,  Kentucky, 

High  School  for  one  year.  L"pon  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  Mr.  Beatty 
became  connected  with  the  business  of  designing  ladies’  goods.  In  which  he  is  still  engaged. 

Mr.  Beatty  is  a prominent  secret  society  man,  being  a member  of  the  Eagles  and  of  the 
I.  O.  O.  F.  In  1901-1902  he  was  District  Deputy  of  the  I.  O.  O.  E.,  and,  in  1909  he  was 
elected  President  of  the  Cincinnati  Aerie  No.  142,  F.  O.  E.  In  politics,  Mr.  Beatty  is  a 
faithful  Democrat,  having  ser\-ed  his  party  in  many  capacities.  He  was  a Delegate  to 
numerous  County  and  State  Conventions,  and,  in  1908,  was  Secretary  of  the  First 
and  Second  Congressional  Districts.  At  the  November  election  of  1910,  Mr.  Beatty 
was  elccterl  a member  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Se\’enty-Ninth  Ohio  Gen- 
eral Assembly. 

Philip  Burgess, 

Consulting  Civil  Engineer  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  member  of  the  well  known  firm  of 
Burgess,  Kimberly  & Long,  of  that  city,  was  born  on  the  1st  of  December,  1876,  at  New- 
tonville.  Mass.,  the  son  of  Chas.  A.  Burgess,  an  accountant,  and  Adelaide  Kimball  Bur- 
gess, both  natives  of  Massachusetts.  He  received  his  education  at  the  public  schools; 
at  Newton  High  School,  and  at  the  AlassacHusetts  Institute  of  Technology’,  from  which 

latter  institution  he  graduated  In  1899,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-two  he  started  upon  his  professional  carrer  as  Assistant  Ci\  il  Engineer 
with  C.  W.  Leavitt,  New  York  City.  Since  then  he  has  followed  his  profession  with 
marked  success,  and  as  above  stated  he  now  is  a member  of  the  engineering  firm  of  Bur- 
gess, Kimberly  & Long,  which  was  founded  in  July,  1909.  The  firm  is  engaged  in  the 
solution  of  important  problems  relating  especially  to  the  installation  of  water  and  sewage 
purification  plants,  to  the  elimination  of  waste  from  streams,  to  the  reco\ery  of  indus- 
trial by-products,  etc.  The  firm  has  also  de\’eloped  a considerable  business  along  general 
analytical  work  in  their  laboratory  which  is  connected  with  the  offices  In  Columbus. 
In  1906,  Mr.  Burgess  filled  the  office  of  Special  Assistant  Engineer  of  The  Ohio  State 
Board  of  Health.  He  is  the  author  of  a special  report  of  Water  Purification  Plants  of 
Ohio  for  the  State  Board  of  Health.  In  politics,  Mr.  Burgess  is  a Republican.  Socially,- 
he  is  a member  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers;  of  the  American  Public  Health 
Association,  and  of  the  Ohio  Engineering  Society. 

Albert  Elliott  Kimberly, 

Consulting  Sanitary  Engineer  of  the  firm  of  Burgess,  Kimberly  & Long,  is  a natixe  oi 
New  Haven,  Connecticut,  born  on  the  28th  of  July,  1875.  His  parents,  E.  Elliott  Kim- 
berly and  Eleanor  Bucknall  Kimberly,  were  also  born  in  that  state.  Mr.  A.  E.  Kimberly 
receix’ed  his  education  at  the  Roxbury  Latin  School,  and  at  the  Massachusetts  Tech- 
nological Institute,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1897  with  the  degree  of  S.  B.  Epon 
leax'ing  college  he  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  has  filled  positions 
at  the  Experiment  Station  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Health,  Lawrence,  Mass.; 
at  the  Columbus  Sewage  Testing  Station,  and  as  Assistant  Engineer  of  the  (Ohio  State  Board  of  Health.  His  political  affiliation  is 
with  the  Republican  party.  Socially,  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  Fraternity;  of  the  Boston  Society  of  Cixil  Engineers;  the  En- 
gineers’ Society  of  Western  Pennsylvania;  the  American  Public  Health  Association;  the  American  Canoe  Association,  and  of  the 
Ohio  Engineering  Society.  H^=  is  the  author  of  a Special  Report  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Health  (1908);  of  a paper  on  Water 
Softening  and  Sewage  Purification  Works  in  Ohio  (1906-1907);  a Preliminary  Report  on  Investigation  of  the  Ohio  Rix’cr,  for  the  Ohio 
River  Sanitary  Commission  of  Ohio  (1909).  On  the  19th  of  November,  1908,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  B.  Price.  He  resides  at 
621  East  Rich  Street,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Charles  Ford  Long, 

The  third  member  ot  the  firm  of  Burgess,  Kimberly  & Long,  is  a natix’e  Buckeye.  He  first  saw  the  light  of  day  on  the  10th  ot 
January,  1880,  at  Jackson,  Ohio,  and  is  the  son  of  Stephan  J.  and  Emily  Ford  Long,  natives  of  Ohio  and  Wrmont,  respectively. 
Mr.  Long  was  educated  at  the  Miami  Liniversity,  Oxford,  Ohio,  and  at  the  Ohio  State  University,  Columbus,  graduating  from 


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Mi.imi  in  1!K)3,  and  from  ( )hio  State-  in  li)()7.  Ik-  holds  tlic  degree  of  A.  B.  and  M.  A.  When  twenty-seven  years  of  age,  he 
started  in  professional  life,  in  tin-  rai)arit\-  of  (hcinist  in  the  ( )hio  State  Iletdth  Department.  He  also  tilled  the  positions  of  Chemist 
uith  the  ( '.IoIh-  Iron  Compaiu',  jaekson,  ( )hio,  and  iis  Instructor  at  the  Ohio  State  University.  He  has  written  several  notes  on 
clu-mistr>-.  In  jKilitics,  he  is  a staunch  l)elic\-er  in  Repuhlictm  i)rincii)les.  He  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  order;  of  the  Beta  Theta 
I’i  College  I- niternit v,  and  of  the  .\merican  Chemic.d  Society  On  the  3(»th  (jf  March,  IlUO,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Lees  Shel- 
don, Mr.  Long  resides  at  l.’fUO  Last  Long  Stri-i.-l,  Cohiml >its,  ( )hio.  'I'hc- offices  of  the  linn  of  Bttrgess,  Kimberly  cK:  Long  are  locati-d 
at  N2S  ( 'olmnbits  Sa\ ings  A Li  tist  Ikiilding,  Cohimbus,  Ohio. 


Ale.xander  Campbell  Caine, 

I )isbtirsing  Clerk  in  the  DeptirtmeiU  of  jitstice  at  Washington,  1).  ('.,  was  born  on  the 
(Ith  of  December,  LS4i),  at  Somerset,  I’erry  County,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Isaiah  Caine  and 
C.iroline  C;un|)lK-ll.  'Lhe  father  was  a merchant  tailor  and  both  ])arents  were  natives 
of  Ohio.  Mr.  A.  C.  Caitie  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Somerset.  When  onh' 
tweh'e  years  of  age  he  left  school  to  join  the  Thirty-First  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
was  with  that  regiment  from  Sc-pteml )er,  IStil  itntil  Augitst,  18(32,  when  he  joined  the 
.Xiiietieth  ()hio  X'olunteer  Infantry-.  With  this  regiment  he  remaitied  until  October, 
1S()4.  ( )n  accoitiU  of  his  \'oiith  he  was  itnable  t(j  l)e  mttstered  into  active  service.  Mr. 

('.line  has  always  been  an  acti\’e  working  Republican  and  he  has  served  his  party  and 
llu-  ])eo])le  in  maii\’  capacities.  In  LS77  he  was  elected  ('lerk  of  the  village  of  Somer.set. 
Niue  years  later,  in  18(8(1,  he  was  a])])ointed  ('lerk  in  the  office  of  the  Adjutant  General 
of  Ohio,  and,  in  bSSS,  he  became  Land  Commissioner  ot  Ohio.  Being  re-appointed  to  the 
same  iiosition  in  181)1,  he  .ser\ c-d  in  that  caiiacity  until  the  1st  of  January,  181)2,  when  he 
was  elected  Si-cretary  of  tin-  ()hio  State  Senate.  He  filled  this  office  so  well  that  he  was 
n--elected  to  tin-  same  ])osition  for  two  succeeding  terms.  In  F'ebruary,  1808,  Prccsident 
M.-Kitiley  ap|)ointed  Mr.  ('aine  Kxaminer  In  the  Department  of  Justice,  and  in  June, 
11)02,  he  was  transferred  to  his  present  position  of  Disbursing  Clerk  in  the  same  depart- 
ment. Socially,  Mr.  ('aine  is  a member  of  Magnolia  Lodge  No.  10,  ('olumbhs,  Ohio; 
'Lemiilar  ('hapter  No.  ba.');  Mt.  Vernon  C'ommandery  No.  1,  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  of 
lhe  Alladin  4'emple  (Shriner)  of  the  same  city.  On  the  2;)th  of  June,  181)0,  he  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Julia  Smithington,  only  daughter  of  Col.  Louis  Smithington,  of  Cleveland, 
()hio.  ( )ne  son,  Lauiis  Smithington  C'alne,  is  the  issue  of  their  union.  Mr.  Caine  resides 
.0  l')28  4'  Stn-et,  .\.  W.,  Washington,  1).  C. 


.\ndrew  Lintner  Harris, 

W.is  born  in  Butler  County,  ( )hio,  Noxember  17(h,  1.837),  and  was  reared  on  a farm  in  I )ixon  Township,  Brelile  ('ounty.  His  grand- 

f. ither,  Joseph  1 Lirris,  was  a natixe  ot  lhe  Lnierald  Isle,  and  in  1707  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America,  taking  up  his  abode  in  Ciimin- 
nati.  Soon  after  the  close  of  the  War  of  1812,  he  remox'ed  to  Butler  County,  Ohio.  His  son  Benjamin,  the  father  of  our  subject, 
w.is  born  in  ('incinnati,  M.irch  3rd,  1803,  and  was  married  on  the  3rd  of  Aixrll,  1821),  to  Miss  Nancy  Lintner,  of  Butler  County.  He 
made  farming  his  life  xxork,  and  was  oni-  of  the  int  -lligent,  progressixe,  iiroininent  and  useful  citizens  of  the  community.  Governor 
I Lirris  spent  his  earlx’  boyhood  daxs  u|)on  the  house  farm,  and  through  the  summer  months  assisted  in  the  work  of  the  field  and  the 
meadow,  .md  in  the  winte'-  season  he  ])ursued  his  studies  in  the  district  school.  His  early  educational  prix  ileges,  hoxx’ex’er,  were  suj)- 
|)lement  ‘d  by  a course  in  Miami  1 nix-ersity,  from  xxhich  institution  he  graduated  in.lShO.  In  the  fall  of  the  same  year  he  took  u])  the 
siudx'  of  I.ixx',  pursuing  his  reading  under  the  direction  of  his  uncle,  Joel  W.  Harris.  Liardly  had  the  smoke  from  Fort  Sumpter  cleared 
awax',  w hen,  on  the  Kith  of  .\[)ril,  18()1,  Mr.  I Lirris  “donned  the  blue,”  becoming  a member  of  Company  (',  Txventieth  Ohio  Volun- 
teei-  Inl.intrx’,  lor  three  months.  Before  going  to  the  front  he  xvas  made  Second  Lieutenant  of  his  com|)any,  and  the  tollow'ing  August 
w.is  mustered  oul  xx  ith  the  rank  ot  ('aptain.  In  ( )ctober  of  the  same  year  he  recruited  ( ompany  C' of  the  Sex'enty  Fifth  (Jhio  Infan- 
trx’,  and  xx'.is  commissioned  its  Cajitain  on  the  Dth  of  Nox'ember,  ISbl.  At  the  battle  of  McDow'ell,  West  Virginia,  he  w-as  seriously 
wounded.  Later  he  ii.irliciiiated  in  .ill  the  battles  in  xxdiich  his  regiment  xvas  engaged,  except  Cross  Keys.  In  the  second  battle 
of  Bull  Run,  in  an  assault  by  the  enemy  on  Bold  Hill,  txvo  color  bearers  were  killed  and  all  the  color  guards  xx'ounded  or  disaliled. 
Cabt.iiu  1 Lirris  took  the  Ikig  trom  the  falling  color  brax’es  and  carried  it  until  the  assault  of  the  enemy  xvas  repulsed.  On  the  12th 
of  J.inu.irx',  18(13,  he  xvas  promoted  to  Major,  and  at  Chancellorsxille,  A'a.,  on  the  2nd  of  May,  18(33,  the  Colonel  of  his  regiment, 
Rolierl  Riley,  xx'.is  mort.illy  xxoundi-d  and  died  the  ne.xt  day,  and  Major  Harris  xvas  promoted  to  Colonel.  ( )n  the  1st  of  July,  18(33, 
.it  the  battle  ot  ( .et tysbttrg,  B.i.,  he  xvas  assigned  to  the  command  of  his  brigade.  His  lommand  was  under  a hot  fire  tor  three  days, 
.md  was  the  first  to  etiter  the  xill.igi-  after  the  battle.  His  Brigade  lost  bravely  atid  C'olonel  Harris  wais  sex'erely  woittided,  but  kept 
the  field  until  the  b.ittle  xx'as  ox'er.  ( )ii  the  L8th  of  August,  18(13,  this  ( )hio  brigade  was  placed  in  the  trenches  on  Morris'  Island,  South 
('aroliu.i,  .md  there  rx-iu. lined  until  the  fall  of  Forts  Wax'ne  and  Gregg,  on  the  morning  of  the  7th  of  Seiitember.  On  the  night  of  the 
llth,  ( oloiu-1  Harris,  xxith  nine  lumdri-d  selected  men  xvas  detailed  to  make  the  assault  on  Fort  Wayne,  on  the  sea  front,  with  instruc- 
tions to  mox'e  .igaiiisi  the  tort  at  d.ix  break;  but  the  enemy  observing  the  operations  abandoned  the  fort.  In  February  following,  his 
brig.ide  w.is  sent  to  J .icksonx  ille,  Morida,  xvheri-  his  regiment  xvas  mounted,  doing  cavalry  service  from  that  time  until  its  muster  out. 
In  Max',  18114,  ( oloiiel  H.irris,  xx  ilh  his  regiment,  xvas  sent  to  the  headxvaters  of  the  St.  John  and  Kessinee  Rix'ers,  w'here  they  destroyed 
.1  l.irge  .imoiint  of  cotton  and  other  Confederate  stores;  also  capturing  about  three  thousand  head  of  buffalo  cattle,  xvithout  the  loss 
"I  .1  m.in.  ( >11  the  14th  of  .August,  18(14,  Colonel  Harris  xvas  imprudently  sent,  liy  General  Hatch,  on  an  e.xpedition  to  the  rear  of  the 
eiiemx'  xvilh  oiilx'  about  two  hundred  cax’alry.  He  obeyed  orders  and  took  a fexv  prisoners,  destroyed  considerable  amount  of  cotton, 
but  XV. is  met  by  .i  l.irge  force  of  the  enemx'  and  xvas  comiielled  to  ride  night  and  day  to  axoid  capture.  On  the  morning  of  the  17th, 
he  h.ilted  .It  ( laiiisx'ilk',  Morid.i  lor  .i  brief  ri-st,  supposing  himself  to  be  temixorarily  secure,  but  was  soon  attacked  by  about  fourteen 
hundred  men.  As  retreat  xvas  out  of  the  c|uestion  he  either  had  to  cut  his  xvay  out  or  surrender.  The  odds  xx'ere  seven  to  one,  l)ut, 
de-'perate  .i'.  the  .ittempt  xv.is,  he  succeeded  in  getting  axvay  xxith  txvo-thirds  of  his  little  band.  Colonel  Harris  xvas  a brax^e,  fearless  and 

g.  ill. ml  officer.  He  took  exerx'  iirecaution  to  saxe  his  men,  yet  xvhen  duty  called  he  never  faltered,  and  again  and  again  his  command 
was  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight  xvhen  his  oxvn  xalor  and  daring  encouraged  and  ins])ired  his  folloxvers.  He  xvas  mustered  out  of  the 
serx'ice  .is  ( olonel  ot  the  Sex-enty-Hfth  ( )hio,  on  the  1.5th  day  of  January,  18(1.5,  and  on  the  I3th  of  Vlarch,  followdng,  xvas  breveteil 
Brig. idler  ( .eiier.il  lor  ex'.'elleiit  and  meritorious  conduct  during  the  xvar.  At  the  close  of  the  xvar,  Colonel  Llarris  returned  to  the 
f.irm  in  I’n-ble  ( oimtx  , but  the  xvotmds  he  had  receix'ed  disabled  him  from  jierforming  manual  labor,  and  he  continued  iiceparlng 


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for  the  bar  and  was  admitted  to  practice  by  the  District  Court  of  Preble  County  in  1865.  He  continued  an  active  member  of  the 
loyal  profession  until  1875,  and  was  a leading  member  of  the  Preble  County  Bar.  In  1865  he  was  elected  to  the  State  Senate,  repre- 
senting Preble  and  Montgomert^  Counties  in  the  Fifty-Seventh  General  Assembly.  Later  he  served  in  the  House  of  Representatives 
in  the  Sixty-Seventh  and  Sixty-Eighth  General  xAssemblies.  He  continued  his  law  practice  in  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Robert  Miller, 
until  January,  1876,  when  having  been  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Preble  County,  in  October,  1875,  the  partnership  was  dissolved, 
that  he  might  enter  upon  his  judicial  duties.  In  1878  he  was  re-elected.  In  1891  he  became  the  choice  of  the  Republican  Conven- 
tion for  the  office  of  Lieutenant  Governor  on  the  ticket  with  William  McKinley.  He  was  re-elected  in  1893.  He  has  gi\-en  much 
attention  to  the  labor  conditions  and  probably  in  the  country  there  are  few  men  better  informed  on  industrial  conditions  than  Mr. 
Harris.  This  fact  was  recognized  l)y  President  McKinley  who  in  1898,  appointed  him  one  of  the  members  of  the  National  Industrial 
Commission,  with  headquarters  at  Washington,  D.  C.  This  Commission  was  composed  of  h\’e  Senators  and  hve  Representatives  and 
nine  members  appointed  by  the  President  at  large.  This  body  was  organized  after  the  plan  of  the  British  Royal  Commission  and 
instituted  inquiries  in  regard  to  immigration,  agriculture,  transportation,  labor  and  general  Imsiness. 

In  1905  he  was  nominated  and  elected  Liehtenant  Go\’crnor  a third  time,  while  John  M.  Pattison,  a Democrat  was  elected 
Governor.  In  June,  after  his  inauguration.  Governor  Pattison  died,  and  Mr.  Harris  became  his  successor  as  the  chief  executive  of 
the  state.  The  salient  points  of  his  official  services  have  become  matters  of  history.  It  is  well  known  that  his  political  opponents 
ha\'e  condemned  little  in  his  work  as  Legislator  and  Governor,  while  his  course  has  won  the  strong  endcjrsement  of  those  who 
agreed  with  him  in  matters  of  political  principle  and  policy.  In  his  position  as  Lieutenant  Governor  of  the  State,  presiding  over 
the  sessions  of  the  Senate,  he  proved  himself  a good  parliamentarian,  and  in  all  of  his  life  he  has  shown  himself  to  be  a worker,  his 
moments  of  leisure  being  few.  While  the  results  of  his  labors  have  been  for  nothing,  and  in  a large  measure  beneheial  to  the  general 
puldic.  On  the  17th  of  October,  1865,  Governor  Harris  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Conyer,  and  their  only  son,  Walter  C.  Harris, 
is  now  a prominent  artist  in  New  Wmk.  Retaining  his  interest  in  military  affairs,  Go\'ernor  Harris  holds  membership  in  the 
Grand  Army  of  the  Republic;  the  Union  V'eteran  Legion  and  the  Loyal  Legion.  Governor  Harris  is  the  owner  of  aI)out  five  hundred 
acres  of  valuable  farm  land  in  Preble  County,  and  since  his  retirement  from  office  he  is  [)utting  in  his  time  in  superintending  its  cul- 
tivature. 

Thomas  .1.  Hartley, 

Of  Columbus,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  13th  of  December,  1869,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Edward  Hartley,  a retired  grocer.  The 
parents  of  Mr.  Thomas  J.  Hartley  are  of  Irish  birth  and  emigrated  to  the  United  States  about  sixty-five  years  ago.  Mr.  Thomas  J. 
Hartley  obtained  his  education  in  the  Catholic  schools  of  his  native  city.  He  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  becom- 
ing connected  with  the  general  merchandise  business,  in  which  he  has  continued  ever  since.  He  now  makes  a specialty  of  buying  and 
selling  stocks  of  merchandise  and  loaning  money  on  such  stocks.  He  also  is  a stockholder  in  a number  of  industrial  and  mercantile 
enterprises.  His  political  affiliation  is  with  the  Democratic  party,  which  he  has  served  in  many  capacities.  He  was  a Delegate  to 
C’ity,  County  and  State  Con\-entions,  and  was  a member  of  the  Executive  Board  of  the  National  League  of  American  Municipalities. 
For  a period  of  four  years  he  was  a member  of  the  City  Council  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  In  1909  he  was  mentioned  in  connection  with 
the  nomination  for  the  Columbus  Mayoralty.  Mr.  Hartley  was  married  to  Miss  May  Heinz,  in  1896.  One  daughter  was  born  to  them. 
The  family  attend  the  Roman  Catholic  Church.  They  reside  at  897  Oakwood  Avenue,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Mr.  Hartley’s  offices  are 
located  at  165J4  North  High  Street,  that  city-. 

T.  H,  B.  Jones, 

Warden  of  the  Ohio  State  Penitentiary,  Columbus,  Ohio,  ranks  among  the  best  known  and  most  influential  Democrats  of  Southern 
Ohio.  He  is  a resident  of  fronton,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  is  interested  in  many  business  enterprises.  He  has  been  a faithful  Democrat 
all  his  mature  life  and  has  rendered  his  party  many  valuable  services,  as  a Delegate  to  State  and  County  Conventions  as  well  as  in 
the  party  councils.  The  Democrats  of  the  Tenth  Congressional  District  honored  him  by  the  nomination  for  Congress.  Owing  to 
the  fact  that  the  District  is  strongly  Republican,  Colonel  Jones  was  defeated.  After  the  election  of  Governor  Harmon,  Mr.  Jones 
was  appointed  Warden  of  the  State  Penitentiary,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

William  Taylor  McClure, 

A prominent  lawyer  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  is  a native  of  Ross  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Martin  McClure,  was  also  born  in  Ross  County, 
while  his  mother,  Nancy  Duncan  McClure,  came  from  Highland  County,  near  Greenfield,  Ohio.  He  is  of  Scotch  and  Scotch  Irish 
descent,  the  McClures’  coming  from  the  North  of  Ireland  and  the  Duncans’  from  Scotland  to  Pennsylvania.  The  parents  are  both 
living  at  Hillsboro,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  Mr.  McClure’s  great  grandfather  came  with  his  family  from  York 
County,  Pa.,  to  Ross  County,  about  the  year  1800,  when  the  state  was  still  in  its  infancy.  He  first  settled  on  the  Scioto  Ri\-er, 
at  or  near  where  the  village  of  Yellow  Bud  now  stands,  but  soon  afterwards,  on  account  of  the  fever  and  ague,  removed  to  the  high 
lands  of  Paint  Creek  in  Ross  County.  Mr.  McClure’s  maternal  grandfather,  Robert  Duncan,  came  on  horseback  from  York,  County, 
Pa.,  in  1805,  to  the  farm  south  of  Greenfield,  Ohio,  owned  by  him  at  his  death.  It  is  now  owned  by  his  grandson  John  M'.  Duncan. 
Mr.  William  T.  McClure  was  educated  at  the  South  Salem  Academy  and  the  schools  of  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  He  also  took  private 
instructions  in  Latin  and  Greek  from  Prof.  Lewis  McKibben,  Hillsboro,  Ohio.  He  has  also  given  considerable  study  to  the  French 
language  and  literature.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  Mr.  McClure  started  in  public  life  as  teacher  in  the  common  schools  of  Ohio, 
remaining  in  that  profession  for  a period  of  three  years.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  before  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  and  took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  at  Columbus.  In  politics,  Mr.  McClure  is  a Republican. 
He  is  a “son  of  the  American  Revolution’’  (tho’  not  formally  admitted  to  the  organization)  through  his  ancestor,  William  Ta\'lor, 
after  whom  he  was.  named,  who  is  buried  at  Bainbridge,  Ohio.  Mr.  McClure  was  united  In  marriage  with  Miss  Ada  Bailey, 
of  Columbus,  Ohio.  Two  children  were  born  to  them,  Margaret  McClure,  aged  twenty  years,  and  Fsabel  McClure,  twelve  years 
of  age.  The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church.  Mr.  McClure  resides  at  26  South  Garfield  Avenue,  ('olumbus,  Ohio.  His 
law  offices  are  located  at  the  Hayden  Building,  that  city. 

Otto  Stanley  Marckworth, 

Of  Columbhs,  Ohio,  Analytical  Chemist,  Chemical  and  Metallurgical  Engineer,  and  State  Chemist,  connected  with  the  Ohio  Dairy 
and  Food  Commission,  was  born  on  the  30th  of  December,  1879,  at  Clifton,  the  most  beautiful  suburb  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  His 
father,  Hermann  Marckworth,  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  Cincinnati.  He  was  a native  of  Germany  and  had  emigrated  to  the 
United  States  about  the  year  1850,  settling  in  the  Queen  City  of  the  West.  Mr.  Marckworth’s  mother,  Marie  Hotter  Marckworth, 
was  also  born  in  the  fatherland,  coming  to  the  United  States  about  1869.  Mr.  Hermann  Marckworth  was  very  widely  known  as 


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( 'ounseller  at  I,a\v,  German,  Knglish  and  American.  He  initiated  the  busine.ss  of  the 
collection  of  foreign  estates  for  emigrants  and  became  \'ery  successful  in  his  profession. 
Mr.  Olto  S.  Marckworth  was  educated  at  W’oodward  and  Walnut  Hills  High  Schools, 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Ohio  State  University,  graduating  from  the  latter  in  1901,  receiv- 
ing the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  (Chemistry).  After  his  graduation  he  became 
engaged  in  his  profession  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  is  the  inventor  of  various  chemical 
l)rocesses  and  the  author  of  a number  of  chemical  papers.  In  1903,  Mr.  Marckworth 
was  appointed  State  C'hemist  by  Horace  Ankeny,  State  Dairy  and  Food  Commissioner, 
<md  was  reapiiointed  to  the  same  position  in  1907  by  Renick  Dunlap.  He  was  married 
in  |une,  1903,  to  Miss  Mar>'  Klizabeth  Wheldon,  of  Springfield,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Marckworth  attend  the  First  Congregational  Church  at  Columbus.  Their  residence  is 
located  at  92  Linwood  A\cnue,  Cedumbus,  Ohio. 


Luther  C.  Rhea, 

( )f  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  originator  of  many  \ aluable  inventiems,  wns  born  September  5th, 
1S81,  at  Albany,  New  5’ork,  and  is  the  son  of  John  Rhea  and  Josephine  Phillipps  Rhea. 
The  father  was  a Methodist  minister  and  of  French  extraction.  The  parents  died  when 
their  son  was  but  a few  years  old,  and  he  was  raised  by  relatives.  Mr.  Rhea’s  education 
was  obtained  by  his  own  irersistent  efforts.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  was  grad- 
uated in  Oste<rpathy  from  the  institute  at  Kirkersville,  Mo.  After  this  he  studied  chem- 
ist iw  in  New  \’ork  for  a tertn  of  tw'o  years,  and  devoted  two  years  to  the  study  of  mech- 
.mical  etigitieeritig.  After  his  graduation  as  a mechanical  and  electrical  engineer  from 
the  school  formerly  maintained  by  the  Natiotial  Mechatiical  Engineering  Association, 
.Mr.  Rhea  came  to  Colttmbtis,  ( )hio.  In  this  cit\-  he  was  etigaged  for  a iwriod  of  several  years  as  an  Electrical  Engineer,  at  the  same 
time  working  arduousK'  oti  the  pc'idection  of  soir.e  \e.r>’  important  and  \alttable  inventiems.  He  iru’ented  and  patented  the  hrst  coal 
mining  saws  e\’er  ptit  in  operatiott;  an  electric  storage  batteiwy  ;in  electrical  wall  plate;  a germ  constttner  for  hospitals;  also  a wire- 
k'ss  ek'clric.il  heating  pad  and  jack(.'t,  ;md  a watt'r  filter  for  city  pressure  service.  His  tnost  recent  invention  is  a spherical  steam  gen- 
erator withoitt  tithes  or  coils,  which  w;is  p.itented  July  5th,  1910.  This  (kwice  has  been  thoroughly  tested  by  experts  in  the  En- 
ginec'ring  De|);irt  meiit  ol  the  United  Slates  < 'io\-ernment,  and  Mr.  Rhea  has  in  his  possession  official  correspondence  in  which  this 
iinenlion  is  declared  to  la-  the  most  ])raclical  and  i)owerful  dcwice  of  its  kind.  Mr.  Rhea  resides  at  255  East  Broad  Street,  Colum- 


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William  S.  Seabury, 

.\  prominent  broker  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  with  offices  in  the  Columbia  Building,  fOhjdz 
•North  High  Street,  was  born  on  the  2(ith  of  April,  1808,  at  Peoria,  Ills.,  the  son  of  Sam. 

Seabury,  a manufacturer,  and  Isabella 
Woodward  Seabury,  natives  of  Illinois 
and  Ohio,  respectively.  The  family  has 
been  in  this  country  for  generations. 

Mr.  W.  S.  Seabury's  great  grandfather 
was  the  hrst  Episcopalian  Bishop  in  the 

United  States.  Mr.  Sam  Seabury,  \\b  S.  Seabury’s  father,  w-as  a veteran  of  the  Cixil 
War.  Mr.  W.  S.  Seabury  obtained  his  education  in  the  Peoria  common  and  high  schools, 
and  at  Princeton  College.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  ha  started  in  business  life,  becoming 
associated  with  his  father’s  manufacturing  establishment  in  which  he  continued  until 
1900.  Coming  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  he  embarked  in  the  Irrokerage  business,  making 
brokerage  of  insurance  his  specialty.  In  politics,  Mr.  Seabuiy  is  a Republican,  but 
never  held  any  office.  On  the  31st  of  December,  1885,  Mr.  Seabury  was  married  to 
Miss  Ruth  Cantelo.  One  son  was  born  to  them.  The  family  reside  at  795  Mill  Avenue, 
Columbus,  Ohi(j. 


.lames  Ross, 

.\  iiromiiU'Ul  real  estate  man  ol  Columbus,  ()hio,  with  offices  in  the  Harrison  Building, 
w.is  b(.rn  on  the  lOth  ol  JuK',  1802,  at  Rextioldsburg,  Eranklin  County,  Ohio.  His 
pareTit^.  Rrederick  Ro^s  and  ('hristina  Grossmtin  Ross  were  natixes  of  Germany,  hax’ing 
emigr;it(.(l  to  llu'  1 nited  Stales  in  1849.  Mr.  Jtimes  Ross  receix’ed  his  education  in  the 
common  and  high  schooU  and  at  a business  college.  He  started  in  irublic  life  at  the  age 
of  Ixventx’-two  xa'ars  a>  a De|uilx-  County  Clerk  of  Eranklin  County,  Ohio,  h'rom  1888 
to  1892  he  seiwed  in  tlu-  c.ipacitx’  of  Chief  De])uty  under  Sheriff  Brice  \\.  Custer,  and 
in  1891,  and  again  in  1893,  he  xxas  elected  Sherilt  of  Eranklin  County,  serxdng  both  terms 
to  the  t'lilire  s.itislaction  ol  the  people.  In  politie'--,  Mr.  Ross  has  alxx’ays  been  a faith- 
lul  Democrat.  S(K'iallx',  he  is  a member  of  the  Elks  and  of  the  K.  of  P.  He  is  still  a 
member  in  good  standing  ol  tlu*  Inlernationtil  Brotherhood  of  C'onfirmed  Bachelors. 
He  rt'sides  at  the  ( I real  Southern  Hotel,  C'olumbus,  ()hio. 


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Norman  Ewing  Shaw, 

Chief  of  1 )ixision  of  Nursery  and  (drehard  Inspection,  Ohio  State  Board  of  Agriculture, 
('olumbus,  (4hio,  xvas  bcjrn  on  the  29th  of  July,  1876,  at  Nexv  Richmond,  Ohio,  and  is  the 
son  of  John  C.  and  Sarah  Ali:e  Shaxv,  both  natix’es  of  Ohio.  He  receixed  his  education 
at  the  country  schools  near  Nexv  Richmond;  at  the  Doane  Academy,  Granville,  Ohio, 
and  at  the  Ohir)  State  Unixersity,  Columbus,  Ohio,  from  which  latter  institution  he  grad- 
uated in  1906,  xvitht  the  degree  of  B.  S.  He  started  in  [tublic  life  at  the  age  of  tw^enty-two 


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years  as  a Deputy  in  llie  Ohio  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  and  he  is  considered  to  be  one  of  the  leading  Orchardists  of  the  State. 
In  politics,  Mr.  Shaw  is  a Democrat,  ha\ing  come  from  a family  of  Democrats.  He  is  a member  of  the  Ohio  Grange;  The  American 
Association  of  Economic  Entomologists;  The  Ohio  Academy  of  Science  and  the  Alpha  Zeta  Fraternity,  Ohio  State  University.  He  was 
married  to  Miss  Julia  Irene  Snyder,  of  Norwalk,  Ohio,  and  is  the  father  of  two  daughters.  The  family  attend  the  Presl)vterian  Uhurch. 
Mr.  Shaw’s  offices  are  located  in  the  State  Building,  Columbus,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  also  resides. 

William  Hiram  Simonton. 

Theophilus  Simonton,  grandfather  of  Wdlliam  Hiram  Simonton,  came  to  Ohio  from  North  Carolina  and  served  his  country  as  a soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812-1814.  Hiram  Simonton,  son  of  Theophilus  Simonton,  and  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  ('ler- 
mont  County,  Ohio,  in  1804,  and  died  in  Columbus,  in  1892,  in  his  eighty-eighth  year.  He  came  to  Columbus  in  1849,  from  Mil- 
ford, C'lermont  County,  where  he  had  been  engaged  in  business,  and  at  the  request  of  John  Noble,  father  of  Henry  C.  Noble, 
who  owned  the  Buckeye  House  on  Broad  Street,  on  the  present  site  of  the  Board  of  Commerce,  opened  that  hotel.  In  1851  he  went 
to  the  United  States  Hotel,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  High  and  Town  Streets,  where  the  Lazarus  Building  now  stands,  and  man- 
aged it  until  1862,  when  he  took  charge  of  the  Franklin  House  on  High  Street,  owned  by  the  Hubbards,  where  he  remained  until 
1867.  From  1867  to  1871  he  lived  in  Lithopolis,  Fairfield  County,  Ohio;  returning  to  Columbus  he  built  an  attractive  and  com- 
modius  home  on  East  Main  Street,  where  he  died,  and  which  was  the  home  of  his  son  William  Hiram  Simonton.  He  was  one  of  the 
most  popular  hotel  men  of  his  time  and  was  strongly  and  widely  influential  as  a Democrat.  He  married  Elizabeth  Snell  of  a family 
well  known  in  Southern  Ohio.  William  Hiram  Simonton  was  Ijorn  in  Milford,  Clermont  County,  Ohio,  in  1847.  He  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  Columbus,  became  a clerk  in  the  United  States  Hotel  and  was  later  employed  in  the  same  capacity  at  the  Zettler 
House,  both  of  Columbus.  In  1878  he  became  Deputy  C'ounty  Clerk  of  Franklin  County,  under  County  Clerk  Harvey  Cashatt,  his 
brother-in-law,  and  filled  the  office  until  1890  with  such  efficiency  that  he  was  that  year  elected  County  Cderk  and  served  until  1894. 
He  afterwards  held  the  iX)sition  of  Secretary  of  the  Electric  Siq^ply  & Construction  Co.  He  married  MJss  Rosina  Vaisle,  daughter 
of  the  late  Samuel  Yaisle,  and  had  one  son,  Mark  Simonton,  Jr.,  a graduate  of  the  Columl)us  High  School  and  of  the  Ohio  State 
University.  Later,  father  and  son  formed  the  Simonton  Construction  Company,  Electrical  Contractors  and  Engineers,  in  the  Columbus 
Savings  and  Trust  Building,  where  the  son  still  remains.  William  Hiram  Simonton  died  December  11th,  1910,  of  pneumonia. 
Alva  W.  Simonton,  brother  of  William  Hiram  Simonton  is  a prominent  collector  of  Columbus.  Another  brother,  Marcus  Simonton, 
of  Cincinnati,  was  during  the  Civil  War,  Post  Quartermaster  at  Camp  Chase,  under  appointment  by  Governor  Dennison.  Mr. 
Simonton’s  sister.  Miss  Mattie  H.  Simonton,  has  long  been  a successful  teacher.  She  was  Principal  of  the  public  school  at  Third  and 
Rich  Streets,  Columbus,  until  the  opening  of  the  Ohio  Avenue  School,  when  she  was  transferred  to  the  Principalship  of  that  buikling 
in  1895,  where  she  still  remains. 

Robert  H.  Sharp, 

Of  Sugar  Grove,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  22nd  of  October,  1872,  at  Sugar  Gro\'e,  the  son  of  Robert  L.  Sharp  and  Rosa  Stukey  Sharp, 
both  natives  of  Ohio.  His  father  as  well  as  his  grandfather  were  meml)ers  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  and  prominent  in 
their  home  county.  Mr.  Sharp  received  his  education  at  the  public  schools  and  Sugar  Grove  High  School,  after  which  he  attended  the 
Ohio  State  University.  By  reason  of  his  father's  death,  he  was  compelled  to  interrupt  his  studies  and  go  to  work.  He  now  is  engaged 
in  building  and  financing  heating  and  lighting  plants  and  other  ejuasi  public  ser\dce  corporations.  He  also  is  interested  in  the  Col- 
umbus Public  Service  Company;  Springfield  Light  & Power  Company;  Ashtabula  Water  Works  and  member  of  Board,  and  \'ice- 
President  of  the  R.  L.  Sharp  Stone  Company.  Mr.  Sharp  is  a member  of  the  Elks.  On  the  24th  of  December,  1895,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Rosa  E.  Deeds.  They  ha\-e  three  children,  Harold,  Rejbert  and  Frank.  The  family  reside  at  Sugar  Gro\'e,  while  Mr.  Sharp’s 
office  is  located  in  Columbus,  Ohio. 

Barton  Smith, 

Senior  member  of  the  Toledo  law  firm  of  Smith  & Baker,  was  born  on  the  2nd  of  June,  1852,  at  Channahan,  near  Joliet,  Illinois.  His 
father,  a farmer,  was  a native  of  Tennessee,  who  came  to  Illinois  in  1835.  The  mother  was  from  in  Indiana.  Mr.  Barton  Smith  was 
educated  at  the  University  of  Michigan,  graduating  in  1872.  After  spending  one  year  in  the  stock  business  with  his  father,  he  entered 
the  Law  Department  of  the  Lhiiversity  of  Michigan,  and  graduated  in  1875.  Immediately  after  he  came  to  Toledo  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  Mr.  Geddes,  which  association  lasted  until  July  1,  1881.  He  then  became  a member  of  the  firm  of  Baker,  Smith  N 
Baker.  This  firm  continued  until  the  death  of  the  senior  member,  Mr.  William  Baker,  in  November,  1894,  since  which  time  the  two 
survi\'ing  partners  have  continued  the  business,  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith  & Baker.  The  offices  of  the  firm  are  located  in  the  Smith 
& Baker  Building,  Toledo,  Ohio.  Mr.  Smith  has  made  a profound  study  of  real  estate  law,  and  f(;r  several  years  confined  his  practice 
to  that  branch  of  legal  work,  though,  in  course  of  time  his  business  was  enlarged  to  include  a large  corporation  practice.  For  a 
long  time  he  was  the  attorney  for  the  street  railway  company,  electric  light  company  and  other  large  corporate  concerns,  though  the 
most  important  of  these  engagements  was  that  connected  with  the  street  railway  interests.  At  the  time  the  firm  of  Baker,  Smith  & 
Baker  was  organized,  in  1881,  the  street  railways  of  Toledo  were  operated  by  several  small  companies,  indepench-nt  of  each  other. 
The  consolidation  of  these  companies  was  largely  the  work  of  Mr.  Barton  Smith.  Mr.  Smith  is  a public  spirited  man  and  takes  a 
deep  interest  in  public  affairs,  though  he  has  never  held  pulflic  office,  except  one  term  as  a member  of  the  Board  of  Education  of  Toledo. 
Politically,  he  is  a staunch  Democrat,  and  in  1896  was  a Delegate  to  the  Chicago  Convention.  Fraternalh*,  he  is  one  of  the  most 
prominent  Masons  of  Ohio,  having  been  Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Commandery  of  the  Knigths  Templars  of  Ohio,  and  he  is  a 32nd 
degree  member  of  the  Scottish  Rite  Masons.  In  1907  he  was  one  of  the  three  American  Delegates  to  represent  the  Supreme  Council  in 
the  Conference  at  Brussels;  he  has  held  the  higher  offices  in  the  Ohio  Grand  Lodge  and  the  Grand  Commander}-,  Knights  Templar  of 
the  state.  In  September,  1909,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Puissant  Lieutenant  Grand  Commander,  the  second 
highest  office  in  the  Scottish  Rite  in  the  Northern  Masonic  Jurisdiction  of  the  Ihiited  States.  Mr.  Smith  was  married 
on  the  25th  of  December,  1877,  to  Miss  May  Searles,  of  Kendall  Count}-.  Two  children  were  born  to  them, 

Clifford  Charles  and  Mildred,  of  whom  Mildred  survives,  Clifford  Charles  ha\ing  met  an  accidental  death  in  the  Detroit 
River,  on  the  6th  of  June,  1899.  Mr.  Smith  resides  in  one  of  the  beautiful  residence  districts  of  Toledo,  Ohio. 

H.  C.  Wendel,  M.  D., 

A prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  March,  1869,  at  St.  Leon,  Dearljorn  County,  Indiana. 
His  father,  a farmer,  was  a native  of  Hessen,  Germany,  and  emigrated  to  this  countr}-  in  1851.  Dr.  Wendel  was  raised  on  the  farm 
and  followed  the  same  routine  of  labor  that  is  given  to  all  farm  boys,  thereby  acquiring  a rugged  constitution  and  a s[-)lendid  training, 
which  in  later  years  has  been  of  incalculable  value  to  him.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  Franklin  County, 


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and  at  the  Miami  Medical  College,  at  Cincinnati,  from  which  institution  of  science 
lie  graduated  in  1893,  with  the  degree  of  M.  I).  Immediately  after  his  graduation  he 
started  tlie  jiractice  of  his  chosen  profession,  and  by  which  he  has  been  eminently  suc- 
cessful, and  b\'  which  he  has  gained  a splendid  reputation  and  an  immense  practice. 
1 )r.  Wendel  is  a man  of  affable  manners,  gentle  in  disposition,  lovable  by  nature,  broad 
in  s\  inpathy  and  thoroughly  conser\'ant  with  all  the  details  of  his  profession.  He  is 
a member  of  all  the  princiiial  medical  bodies  of  this  city,  such  as  the  Cincinnati 
.\cadem\-  of  Medicine,  the  American  iMedical  Association  and  the  Ohio  State  Medical 
Soci('t\-.  Socially,  Dr.  Wendel  is  a member  of  the  leading  fraternal  orders.  He  belongs 
lo  ihe  different  branches  of  Masonry,  the  Elks,  K.  of  P.  and  I.  ().  O.  F.,  and  a number 
of  social  clubs  and  societies.  He  is  married  and  has  his  ofhee  and  residence  at  18 
1-,.  McMillan  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

.Mbertus  Cassius  Wolfe, 

.\  |)roininent  physician  ol  Columbus, 

()hio,  was  born  on  the  2Uth  ot  Octof)er, 

1858,  at  'Primble,  ( )hio.  His  parents 
were  farmers,  the  father,  John  \^’olfe, 
being  born  in  Triml)le,  Athens  County, 

( )hio,  and  his  mother,  Kezia  McDonald 
Wolfe,  in  BishopsA'ille,  Morgan  County, 

( )hio.  Dr.  Wolfe’s  great  grandfather, 

Ceorge  \\’.  Wolfe,  was  a soldier  in  the 
War  of  1812,  w lu-re  he  rcceiwd  a wound  in  his  arm  which  criirided  him  for  life.  He  had 
emigralt'd  to  ( >hio  from  West m.oreland  County,  PennsyK’ania,  in  1797.  Dr.  \^’olfe’s 
father,  [olm  Wolfe,  was  an  orderK’  Sergeant  of  Com])any  K,  Sixty-d'hird  Ohio  Volunteer 
lnfanlr\  , during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  died  in  the  servic'e  at  Jefferson  Barracks, 

St.  bonis,  Mo.,  on  the  2l)th  of  No\’ember,  1893,  at  the  age  of  thirty-two  years.  The 
mother  of  1 >r.  Wolfe,  Kezia  Wolfe,  was  a daughter  of  'I'homas  McDonald,  a representative 
of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  Athens  ('ounty,  Ohio.  Dr.  \\’olfe  was  educated  in  a 
t'onnt\  ' school,  near  Bisho|)s\  ilU‘,  Ohio,  at  the  Ohio  Cni\’ersity,  at  Athens,  Ohio,  at  the 
Cohnnbhs  Medical  College,  and  at  the  New  ^'ork  post-graduate  school  and  hospital.  In 
IS, S3  he  graduated  from  Columbus  .Medical  College,  with  the  degree  ol  M.  I).  He  started 
his  iH'oh'ssional  career  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  years.  From  1892  to  1897,  Dr.  Wolfe  a.  c.  wolfu 

was  profess()r  of  diseases  of  the  nose  and  throat  in  the  ()hio  Medical  Hniversitty  and  filled 

the  chair  of  t hera])ent ics  in  the  same  institution  until  1907,  at  which  time  he  was  elected  to  the  same  chair  in  The  Starling  Ohio 
Medical  College,  which  chair  he  filled  until  September,  li)09,  when  he  resigned  to  gi\^e  all  his  time  to  his  practice.  Dr.  Wolfe  is  a member 
of  York  bodge.  No.  503,  A.  k'.  N A.  M.;  a member  of  Ancient  Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  32nd  degree  Mason,  and  of  Dennison  bodge, 
I.  ( ).  O.  F.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the  Columlms  .Academy  of  Medicine,  in  the  Ohio  State  Medical  Society,  and  in  the  American 
Medical  .Association.  On  the  2ttth  oi  Nhwember,  1883,  Dr.  W'olfe  w'as  married  to  Miss  Fannie  P.  Main.  He  resides  at  35  West 
bourth  .\\enue,  Colnmbns,  ()hio. 


rHC'MP.SON 


John  M.  Thompson, 

-A  prominent  memirer  of  the  ( )hio  State  Senate,  w-as  Ijorn  on  the  22nd  of  December,  1870, 
on  a faim  in  Congress  Township,  Adorrow'  County,  Ohio.  His  parents,  William  G.  and 
and  Mary  Thompson,  w^ere  natives  of  Ohio.  His  grandfather  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent 
and  born  in  the  city  of  Belfast.  .Senator  Thompson  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  Alt.  Gilead.  Upon  lea^•Ing  school  he  devoted  himself  to  the  teaching  profession, 
in  which  he  has  been  engaged  ever  since.  In  politics,  the  Senator  is  a staunch  Democrat. 
He  was  elected  to  his  present  position  in  the  Ohio  State  Senate  in  November,  1908.  He 
is  a member  of  the  standing  committees  on  Common  Schools  and  on  Prison  and  Prison 
Reforms.  The  Senator  takes  an  active 
part  in  the  shaping  of  legislation,  and  he 
has  always  the  interests  of  the  people  at 
heart.  ( )n  the  13th  of  Octolrer,  1894,  lie 
was  married  to  Aliss  Winifrede  Fmahise: . 

Two  children,  Paul  and  John  Al.  Jr., 
ha\’e  been  born  to  them.  Senator 
Thompson  resides  at  Alt.  Gilead,  Ohio. 


Dr.  George  W.  Hunter 

Was  born  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,  November 
1st,  1874,  in  the  house  still  owned  by  him. 
His  parents,  Thomas  H.  Hunter,  a tailor, 
and  Jane  Alosgrove  Hunter,  were  both 
nati\cs  ot  .Northern  Ireland  and  had  emigrated  to  the  United  States  when  they  w-ere 
rcspecli\eh'  fifteen  and  eighteen  years  of  age.  The  father  died  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
eight  \ ears,  and  when  Dr.  George  W.  Hunter  was  but  h^•e  years  old.  Dr.  Hunter  recei^’ed 
hi^  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Hamilton.  Upon  leaving  school  he  learned  the  trade 
ot  a horse  ^hoer,  and  for  a numlrer  of  years  he  conducted  a horse  shoeing  shop  in  his  native 
clt\-,  where  he  soon  became  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  skillful  men  at  the  trade.  W'hile 
lollowing  the  \dcalion  of  a horse  shoer.  Dr.  Hunter  [prepared  himself  for  college,  and  in 
due  time  took  a tliree  >ears’  ccnirse  in  AlcKillop’s  Veterinary  College,  at  Chicago,  gradu- 


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ating  from  that  institution  in  1904,  receiving  the  depree  of  M.  D.  V.  He  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Hamilton,  which  he  con- 
tinued very  successfully  for  three  and  a half  years,  when  he  sold  his  practice  and  veterinary  hospital.  He  then  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  and  brokerage  business.  At  the  time  of  this  writing.  Dr.  Hunter  was  organizing  the  business  of  cataloging  real  estate  through 
a chain  of  brokerage  offices  to  cover  the  entire  country.  Dr.  Hunter  is  now  recognized  as  one  of  the  sticcessful  real  estate  men  of  his 
state.  In  politics,  Dr.  Hunter  is  an  avowed  Democrat,  but  has  never  aspired  to  office.  He  was  married  on  February  2nd,  1898  to 
Miss  Jane  (larver,  the  only  child  of  William  J.  Carver,  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  wealthy  farmers  of  Butler  Cotinty.  One 
daughter,  Damia  E.  Hunter,  has  blessed  their  union.  The  family  now  reside  at  707  East  High  Street,  Hamilton,  Ohio. 


George  W.  McCook, 

Deceased,  who  during  a life  f>f  usefulness 
was  one  of  the  most  inlltiential  business 
men  and  citizens  of  Steubein  ille,  Ohio, 
was  a son  of  Col.  George  \\h  McCook, 

a member  of  the  celebrated  “Fighting  McCook’s,”  whose  name  is  indelibly  written  in  the 
Ci\’il  W’ar  history  of  the  Fnited  States.  He  was  born  in  1853,  a natiw*  Ohioan,  and  was 
a son  of  the  late  George  McC'ook,  an  honorary  member  of  the  Fifty-Second,  One  Hun- 
dred and  Fifty-Seventh,  and  Ninety-Eighth  Ohio  Regimental  Associaticms.  Mr.  McCook 
was  very  active  in  the  business  life  of  Southern  Ohio;  largeh’  interested  in  the  busi- 
ness affairs  of  his  home  city,  and  was  among  others,  President  and  Treasurer  of  the 
.Steuben\’ille  Coal  and  Mining  C'ompany.  He  was  a public-spirited  citizen,  alway  s willing 
to  assist  a worthy  enterprise.  For  many  years  he  was  a member  of  the  Board  of 
Managers  of  the  Gallipolis  Epileptic  Asvlum,  and  at  the  tin.e  of  his  death  was  a 
\aluable  member  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  ot  Eish  and  Game  ('(nnmissioners.  Mr. 
McCook  died  on  the  25th  of  October,  1910,  at  his  home,  031  North  Sexenth  Street, 
Steubenx  ille,  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him. 


Clayton  W.  Eldredge, 

Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  District  of  the  Anti-Saloon  Eeague  of  Ohio,  with  head- 
(piarters  at  222  West  Eourth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  Ixjrn  on  the  7th  day  of  April, 
1809,  in  North  Pitcher,  X.  V.,  the  son  of  Charles  Freeman  Eldredge  ctf  Chenango  Count\-, 
and  Mary  Elizabeth  Tanner  Pddredge,  of  Courtland  County,  X.  V.  Mr.  Eldredge’s 
lust  ancestor  in  America  was  William  Eldred.  The  name  as  here  given  is  almost  ptire 
Saxon,  and  originates  from  the  name  of  the  old  Saxon  king  Pith  Elred.  In  an  old  will  in 
possession  of  the  family,  William  t^ldred  was  referred  to  as  lixing  at  5'armouth,  Cape 
( od.  Mass.,  as  early  as  1035.  The  line  comes  doxxn  direct  from  PZlder  Brexxster.  pastor 
of  the  Plymouth  Congregation,  and  Stephen  Hojtkins,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration 
of  Independence,  and  also  of  Dolly  Madison.  Rex’.  Eldredge  xvas  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  High  School  of  Sharpsx  ille,  Pa.,  and  at  W estminster  College,  Nexx’  Wilming- 
ton, Pa.,  gradtiating  from  that  instittition  in  1891,  xvith  a degree  of  A.  B.  He  later 
attended  Western  Theological  Seminary  at  Allegheny  City,  Pa.,  from  xvhich  he  grad- 
tiatetl  in  1895.  He  started  in  jxtiblic  life  in  1895  as  pastor  of  the  Pleasant  Hill  and  Fair- 
mount  Presbyterian  Chtirches,  Allegheny  County,  Pa.  He  xvas  afterxvard  pastor  at 
Leetonia,  Ohio,  and  had  txvo  pastorates  in  C'incinnati;  first  at  the  Poplar  Street  Pres- 
byterian ('hurch,  XX  here  a beautiful  house  of  xvorship  xvas  built,  and  second  at  Ex  anston. 

Six  years  ago  he  took  tij)  xxork  in  his  [xresent  position  for  the  Anti-Saloon  League. 

He  is  xery  actixe  in  the  affairs  (tf  the  organization.  In  iwlitics.  Rev.  Eldredge  is 
independent,  but  has  largely  xoted  the  Prohibition  ticket.  On  the  9th  of  October, 

1895,  he  married  Miss  Horence  Elizabeth  Chamberlain,  at  Blast  Palestine,  Ohio.  Rex’. 

Bddredge  is  a member  of  the  C incinnati  Presbytery. 

The  Bartholomew-Clifton  School, 

One  ot  the  leading  boarding  and  day  schools  for  girls  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  organized  as 
an  incorporated  company,  incorporated  under  the  laxvs  of  Ohio,  originallx’  consisted  of 
I he  Bartholomexv  B.nglish  and  Classical  School,  founded  in  1875,  and  the  Clifton  School,  bldredgu. 

founded  in  189(i.  In  1900,  both  institutions  xx’ere  consolidated  under  the  itresent  name.  The  school  exffers  a general  academic  cotirse, 
a college  prejtarattjry  cotirse,  and  an  adxanced  etttirse  tor  high  school  gradtiates  and  older  sttidents.  It  has  a high  standard  of  scholar- 
ship and  it’s  certificate  admits  to  college.  The  [iresent  Principals  are  Miss  E.  Antoinette  Ely,  A.  M.  and  Aliss  Mary  I'.  Smith.  Sit- 


Morgan  Baxter  Lamb, 

Of  Columbus,  Assistant  State  Veterinarian  of  Ohio,  xvas  born  on  the  11th  of  June,  1808, 
at  Chester  Hill,  Morgan  County,  Ohio.  His  father,  Leonidas  G.  Lamb,  xvas  a native  of 
\'irginia,  and  his  mother,  Abigail  Hill  Lamb,  a native  of  Pennsylxania.  Dr.  Lamb’s 
paternal  grandfather  xvas  a x’eteran  of  the  Mexican  and  Cix  il  Wars,  and  his  father  is  a 
xeteran  of  the  C'ixil  War  and  charter  member  of  the  Grand  Army  Republic.  Dr.  Laml) 
receixed  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  W'ashington  County,  Ohio;  at  Bexerly 
-Academy;  Ohio  Wesleyan  Enixersity  and  Ohio  State  Unixersity  xvith  the  class  of  1901, 
receix’ing  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Veterinary  Medicine.  Before  taking  up  the  study  of 
veterinarx’  medicine  he  studied  and  practiced  human  medicine  in  Boston,  Mass.  He  xvas 
appointed  to  his  present  position  after  successfully  holding  the  position  of  instructor  in 
Bacteriology  and  Pathology  at  Washington  -Agricultural  College;  the  position  of  Assist- 
ant State  Veterinarian  of  Washington  ; that  of  -A.ssistant  in  the  Department  of  Pathological 
Anatomy,  Ohio  State  Unix’ersity,  and  Inspector  in  the  Bureau  of  -Animal  Indtistrx’, 
United  States  Department  of  -Agriculture.  Dr.  Lamb  is  a member  of  the  -American 
Wterinarx’  Medical  Association.  His  office  is  located  in  the  C apitol  Building,  Colum- 
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ualfd  at  l-^answood,  (difton,  one  of  llu-  old  fainil\-  estates  of  Cincinnati’s  most  f)eautiful  siiburf),  and  easily  reached  l)y  three  street 
niil\va\'  lines,  ihe  school  offers  the  ad\antattc‘s  to  he  gained  fnnn  close  proximity  to  the  city,  combined  with  the  fresh  air,  light  and 
freedom  of  the  conntr\-.  The  special  aim  is  to  pruxade  a sensible,  thorough  and  well  ordered  training  for  girls.  The  work  is  divided 
into  two  di-p;irt  ments,  the  lower  tind  the  ui)i)er  school,  'riirotighout  the  eight  forms  of  the  lower  school  an  effort  is  made  to  lead  the 
children  through  the  necessar\-  drill  in  the  fundamental  I'.nglish  studies,  with  French  or  Cicrman,  and  with  lessons  in  nature  study, 

familiar  science,  drawing,  music,  physical  culture  and 
sewing.  The  upper  school  has  two  regtilai  courses.  The 
(General  Academic  Course  is  recommended  for  the  girls 
not  intending  to  go  to  College.  This  course  is  strong  in 
Fnglish,  Literature  and  History,  includes  modern  lang- 
uages, familiar  science,  current  events,  the  history  of  art, 
and  sitbstitutcs,  for  those  who  desire,  a training  in  busi- 
ness forms  and  simple  accounts,  and  work  in  modern 
languages  atid  literature  for  higher  mathematics  and 
advanced  classics.  The  College  Preparatory  Course  fits 
girls  for  admission  into  any  of  the  colleges  open  to 
women.  Students  who  aie  sufficiently  advanced  in  the 
(.'lementary  studies  are  received  for  elective  courses.  Class- 
es for  advanced  work  in  languages,  history,  literature 
iv\i<iiioi,(iMi;\v-am  i()N  sdiooi  . ( iN(.iNN.Aii.  ‘‘"'1  Pt-ience  are  open  for  those  who  have  completed  the 

general  academic  course  to  others  of  mature  years. 


I’he  Collette  of  Music, 

( )f  Cincinnati.  enj()\  > the  well  fotmded  re])tit;tlioti  of  being  one  of  the  foretnost  tnusical  iristitutions  in  the  country.  There  is  nothing 
so  .momolotis  in  the  gre.it  intiictUe  lU'twork  of  moiF'rn  life,  so  strtmge  as  the  position  ot  the  art  of  music.  To  consider  the  etiormous 
stuns  of  mone\-  .mnti.ilb'  expended  ttpon  instrinnetits  for  the  creating  of  tmtsictil  sounds,  atid  the  vast  amoittits  of  tuition  is  etiough  to 
create  wonder  .tt  the  f;ir  rettching  itoteiicy  of  this  mystical,  yet  vividly  sensoits  form  of  hutnan  e.xpression,  and  yet  there  is  no  branch 
of  educatioti.il  work  which  is  so  irregtil.irh'  tiiid  so  penuriously  jirovided  for.  VVe  have  a do/xn  great  universities,  with  huge  endow- 
ments re.iching  from  ten  to  thirtx'  or  forty  millions  of  dolkirs,  there  are  costly  scientific  expeditions  for  varioits  reasons  and  purposes, 
bitt  endowed  schools  of  mtisic  ;tre  r.ire  indeed.  Music  schools,  there  are  tnan\'  atid  varied,  but  the  College  of  Music  of  Cincinnati 
c;in  bo.isl  the  |)rottd  r.itik  of  one  of  the  tew  institutions  which  haxe  ;i  solid  foundation.  The  creator  of  the  College  of  Music,  prac- 
ticiilK’  spe.ikiug,  w;is  one  ol  .Atnericti’s  typical  sclf-tnade  men,  Reuben  R.  Springer. 

bike  man\-  other  rich  Americtms,  Mr.  Reitben  R.  Springer  when  he  atttiined  wealth,  itnmediately  cast  about  for  some  way  in  which 
to  ;i|)pl\'  his  .iccunuilated  iiower  in  sonu'  mode  which  would  nmke  the  world  a better  place.  That  a school  where  music  can  accurately 
.ind  efticii.  tUl\’  be  incttlc.ited,  is  one  of  the  ways  iti  which  motley  can  make  this  present  world  a lietter  and  more  humane  place  of 
sojottrn  is  so  ])otent  tlnit  it  needs  no  ;mi|)lific;ition.  Human  happiness  depends  upon  threw  things,  provision  ot  the  actual  needs  of 
the  bod\-,  means  for  tillitig  the  intelligence  with  a ])lentitude  of  ideas,  and  a source  of  inxigorating  and  renewing  the  moral  and  spirit- 
ti.il  .ispiralion  .ind  simsil .ilit  ies.  Mtisic  <iccom])li^hes  this  to  an  eminent  degree.  It  was  to  iiiit  the  liest  in  music  so  at  the  command  of 
gifted  |)ersons,  lh.it  the  ticcumiikiled  tunds  ol  Mr.  S])ringer  were  liberalh’  bestowed. 

rile  story  ot  the  lirsi  American  Saengerlest  in  1S4!)  which  was  held  in  Cincinnati,  the  rise  from  this  seed  of  the  great  biennial 
leslixiils  called  ‘Al.ix'  I'esi i\ .ils,”  in  bS7d,  troni  them  the  U])S|)ritigitig  of  the  College  of  Music,  iu  1878,  with  Reuben  R.  S]iringer  as  the 
lin.incitil  backbone.  Colonel  ( '.eorge  Will'd  Nichols  as  the  executixe  hand,  iuid  Theodore  Thomas  as  the  musical  head  in  command, 
is  .1  mill  ter  ol  tact  xx  rT  known  in  the  nmsiciil  xx'orld.  The  College  of  Music  begaii  its  glorious  reign  oxxr  the  aesthetic  realms  ot  the 
Middlexxest  on  tlu-  14lh  ol  (tetober,  187.S.  I'or  a short  time  it  clung  like  a swalloxv  xvith  teni])orary  fraility  and  inconxxnience  around 
ils  ji.irenl  institution,  the  gre.it  Music  H;ill,  xxhose  official  name  is  Springer  Hall.  Then  through  the  continued  generosity  of  the  same 
eiilightimed  cili/eii,  Reuben  R.  Springer,  the  College  actiuired  commodious  and  admirably  tidapted  quarters  of  its  own  immediately 
iidjoining  the  Music  H.ill.  Its  numerous  olficr-s  and  studios,  its  beautiful  and  commodious  concert  hall,  and  its  solid  endowment  for 
current  exjumses  c.ime  trom  Reuben  R.  Springer,  and  finally  the  liberality  of  another  one  of  its  Board  of  Trustees,  xdz.;  Mr.  J.  G. 

Schmidl.t])]),  coni|)leted  its  e(iui])ment  by  affording  an  elegant  and  most  conx’enient  place  of  abode  for  students  from  out  of  the  city, 

in  the  h.iniFonie  Schmidl.ipp  dormatory,  contiguous  xvith  the  Odeon,  the  official  recital  hall  of  the  College.  There  are  other  schools 
xvith  men  ot  abililx'  as  iirotessors,  there  are  other  schools  xvhere  armies  of  students  press  in  to  secure  training,  but  it  is  quite  safe 
to  cluillenge  .inx’  contradiction  to  the  statement,  that  no  school  in  all  the  world  more  ]xerfectly  unites  these  two  things,  first  absolute 
Ireedom  trom  the  need  ])rodiiced  by  business  exercises  of  making  the  monottiry  cinch  meet  annually  at  the  buckle,  and  an  absolute 
indeiK-ndence  .ind  far-reaching  ])oxver  in  securing  jtrofessors  of  innate  and  jicrfectlx’  dexelo])ed  capacities.  The  College  exxn  from  the 
beginning  h.is  ji.iid  munificent  stilaries,  about  fifty  ])er  cent  in  excess  of  those  gix'cn  to  college  professors  in  other  branches  of  liberal 
educ.ilion,  such  .is  L.itin,  Bhilosophy,  Science  or  Literature.  The  most  eminent  men  of  Kurope,  such  as  Henry  Schradieck,  S.  E. 
J.icobson,  tor  ex.imjile,  haxe  been  glad  to  leaxe  the  old  xvorld  to  head  departments  at  this  renowned  institution.  Another  e.xcel- 
leiicx'  ot  the  College,  xvhich  htis  lieen  cardintil  with  it,  and  xvhich  has  been  integral  with  its  x'ery  fibre  and  inception,  is  the  recpiire- 
menl  th.il  the  teaching  should  be  done  under  the  personal  and  constant  direction  of  its  salaried  ]irotessor,  and  no  talent  as  a xirtuoso, 
no  xvorld-xxide  celebritx'  in  any  special  x'cin  luis  been  accepted  as  legal  tender  for  actual  teaching.  4'here  are  many  schools  in  Kurop? 
xvhere  men  ot  t.ime  tire  cal.ilogu  “d  and  exiiloited  and  charged  for  in  the  tuition  budget,  but  the  ixupil  gets  scarcely  more  than  an  oc- 
ctision.il  ])ertimctorx'  xvord  ot  tidx  ice  or  criticism  from  such  a master  xvhile  all  the  actual  reciting  is  done  to  suliordinates  xvho  could  not 
comm. ind  one  (piarter  ot  the  tuition  fee  in  their  oxvn  right.  There  have  not  been  xvanting  iirofessors  of  talent  who  have  come  from 

Furo|)e  .ind  xvho  tailed  to  gras])  the  keynote  of  American  life  and  xvho  undertook  to  carry  on  such  cavalier  methods  in  the  ('ollege, 

but  .1  rigorous  hand  ot  rejiression  xvas  immediately  applied  to  all  such  cases.  It  xvas  the  stern  determination  of  the  business  manage- 
ment and  ol  the  musical  directorate  from  the  x'ery  inauguration  of  the  C'ollege  to  enforce  this  sturdy  honesty,  and  there  has  newer 
been  anx'  rel.tx.ition  of  this  rule.  The  College  is  noxv  reaping  the  just  rexvard  of  such  high  minded  principles,  and  is  learning  the  xvisdom 
ot  the  old  stixv  "honesty  is  the  best  policy."  Prolessors  of  eminence  haxx  occupied  chairs  at  the  College  from  txvo  to  txventy-nine 
xetifs,  and  others  hax'e  come  and  gone  and  eagerly  returned,  shoxving  the  poxxer  that  there  is  in  union  and  specialization.  But  there 
h.is  rexer  been  any  narroxvness  or  national  bias  in  the  S])irit  of  the  College.  The  entire  field  of  musical  art  has  been  provided  for 
.md  the  contiguous  fields  ot  dramatic  art,  modern  languages  and  English  literature  haxx  receixxd  attention.  No  matter  xvhat  might 
be  the  s])eci.il  kind  of  indixidual  degree  of  a beginner's  capacity,  there  is  here  to  be  found  admirable  instruction  for  that  particular 
mind,  .ind  the  enxironment  is  of  the  most  stimulating  sort.  Nothing  is  more  fatal  to  a rounding  unfoldment  of  musical  |xox\ers  than 
.1  n.irroxv  cutling  doxvn  ot  the  mind  into  a mere  mountain  canyon,  through  xvhich  one  tumultous,  roaring  current  ot  incessant  and 


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unvaried  thought  is  rushing  forever  and  forever,  and  it  is  in  just  this  counterbalancing  of  the  talent  by  constant  attention  and  com- 
parison with  other  minds  of  the  same  species  and  by  orienting  one’s  self  thorough,  the  contemplation  of  kindred  topics  that  the 
College  is  able  to  completely  distance  the  work  of  the  most  gifted  or  faithful  or  individual  teachers.  The  initial  idea  of  Mr.  Springer 
in  establishing  the  College  was  to  make  sure  that  conspicuous  talent  should  never  be  crushed  out  and  smothered  by  poverty.  In 
its  system  of  endowed  scholarships  the  College  has  carried  out  this  benevolent  design.  It  also  offers  gold  medals  for  extraordinary 
capacity,  and  has  many  free  or  partially  free  scholarships.  More  than  sixty  persons  during  the  last  years  have  felt  the  en:ourage- 
ment  of  these  scholarships  The  standard  for  entrance  to  the  Academic  Department  of  the  College  is  higher,  in  fact,  more  rigid  than 
that  of  any  of  its  rivals.  The  \'arious  departments  of  the  College — Piano,  Violin,  Vocal,  Elocution  and  Acting,  Theory,  Opera,  Orches- 
tra, Organ,  Modern  Languages,  etc.,  are  under  the  supervision  of  teachers  of  national  and  international  reputation. 

The  students  of  the  College  are  always  urged  and  advised  to  hear,  contemplete  and  digest  chamber  music  for  in  it  the  music 
as  a spiritual  revelation  is  all  in  all,  and  the  material  glorification  of  the  visible  performer  sinks  into  nothingness.  One  of  the  most 
advantageous  features  of  the  College  is  its  student  orchestra.  This  body  of  nearly  fifty  performers,  of  whom  all  but  a f.‘w  are  re- 
cruited from  the  forces  of  the  College  itself,  affords  to  the  tyro  in  concerted  music  an  invaluable  opportunity  to  become  familiar  with 
the  routine  of  such  performance  and  to  feel  at  home  under  the  eye  and  baton  of  a director.  Such  works  as  the  Symphonies  of  Hayden, 
unfinished  symphony  of  Schubert  and  various  modern  compositions  have  been  presented  by  the  Cohege  orchestra  during  che  past 
season.  Any  young  person  possessing  a taste  for  any  of  the  wonderful  voices  of  the  great  orchestial  body  such  as  the  oboe,  the 
clarionet,  bassoon,  French  horn,  trombone,  flute  or  cornet,  in  a word  for  any  spe:ial  instrument,  can  obtain  the  instruction  of  expert 
teachers  and  can  acquire  primary  routine  at  the  College,  which  will  lay  a solid  foundation  for  the  profession  of  an  orchestra'  artist. 
No  one  who  comes  to  the  College  fully  resolved  to  make  use  of  every  poportunity  can  fail  to  receive  a solid,  ^'aried  and  well  pro- 
portioned education  in  the  art  and  in  its  immediate  congeners.  The  bee  that  ladens  itself  with  golden  powder  and  sweet  dew  from 
the  particolored  throats  of  a thousand  flowers  and  who  reaches  the  home  hi\-e  hea\y  and  happ\'  and  content  is  the  best  simile  of  the 

students  who  bring  to  the  College  the  two  requisites  of  musical  success,  viz;  natural  endowment  and  patient  energy.  The  aim  of  the 

College  has  always  been  to  do  and  not  boast,  to  be  and  not  seem,  to  gain  strength  by  slow  and  regular  increment.  No  effort  has 
been  made  to  expand  the  catalogue  with  the  shallow  or  the  impertinent  pupils,  but  on  the  contrary  there  is  always  an  effort  to  make 
each  applicant  realize  how  great,  how  enduring,  how  difficult  is  the  study  of  music.  Music  is  not  a little  green  hillock,  but  a might}’ 

and  rugged  mountain,  which  lifts  the  climber  to  ever  wider  ami  wider  views  of  the  universe. 

The  H.  Thane  Miller  School, 

For  girls,  located  on  Lenox  Place,  Ai  ondale,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  founded  in  1856,  as 
The  Mount  Auburn  Young  Ladies  Institute.  It  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  the 
State  of  Ohio,  as  an  institution  for  the  higher  education  of  girls.  In  1897  the  school  was 
removed  from  Mount  Auburn  to  Lenox  Place,  Aiondale,  and  now  in  accordance  with 
the  express  wish  of  its  alumnae  it  is  known  as  The  H.  Thane  Miller  School,  in  honor  of 
one  of  its  founders  and  long  time  President.  Mr.  H.  Thane  Miller,  who  died  in  1895,  was 
a leading  and  influential  citizen  of  Cincinnati.  He  was  a member  of  the  Board  of  Ldu- 
cation  for  many  years.  He  was  prominent  in  education,  philanthrophy  and  religion 
His  songs  made  his  name  known  all  o\’er  the  world.  The  school  is  located  on  Lenox 
Place,  in  Avondale,  one  of  Cincinnati’s  most  beautiful  suburbs.  The  situation  of  the 
school  offers  every  possible  advantage  of  beauty  and  heahhfulness.  The  buildings  are 
large,  commodious  and  comfortable,  with  the  latest  and  best  approved  methods  of  heat- 
ing, light  and  ventilation.  The  grounds  are  well  shaded,  spacious  and  beautiful.  The 
school  continues  the  broad  and  scholarly  work  which  has  given  its  position  among  the 
leading  educational  institutions  of  the  country.  The  courses  of  study  are  liberal, 
systematic  and  complete,  and  the  methods  of  instruction  the  most  modern,  thorough 
and  approved.  Three  courses  of  study  lead  to  graduation,  the  classical,  scientific  and 
literary.  The  studies  are  carefully  selected  for  those  who  wish  to  pursue  only  special 
work.  Advance  work  for  the  post-graduate  students  is  pro\ided  in  literature,  history, 
art  and  languages.  Elective  courses,  suited  to  particular  cases  ma}’  be  selected  from  the 
classical,  scientific,  literary  studies.  Certificates  are  granted  to  jxipils  who  have  satis- 
factorily completed  such  courses.  Rhetoric  and  literature  receive  special  attention. 

The  stud}'  of  literature,  so  essential  to  woman’s  education,  is  continued  during  the  entire  four  years  of  the  classical  and  literar}- courses. 
A critical  study  is  made  of  the  best  authors  of  American,  English  and  continental  literature.  Histor}-  being  necessary  as  a foun- 
dation for  the  true  comprehension  of  the  thought  and  spirit  of  any  period,  is  carefully  studied  in  connection  with  the  literature  of  each 
nation,  with  constant  reference  to  original  sources  of  information.  French  and  German  receive  particular  attention,  and  the  best 
facilities  for  conversation  are  afforded  under  the  personal  supervision  of  accomplished  native  teachers.  Elocution  is  in  charge  of  a 
successful  teacher,  who  gives  instruction  in  reading  and  the  principles  of  elocution.  Ever}’  necessar}’  attention  is  given  to  ph\’sical 
culture,  and  daily  exercise  in  the  open  air  is  requested.  The  library  is  excellent  and  is  constantly  being  increased  by  carefully  se- 
lected works  of  literature,  science  and  art.  The  reading  room  is  supplied  with  the  best  newspapers,  magazines  and  reviews,  and  par- 
ticular attention  is  given  to  the  current  topics  of  the  day.  Lecture  courses  on  the  history  of  art,  on  literar}’  and  scientific  subjects, 
with  single  lectures  on  topics  of  the  day,  are  part  of  the  general  work  of  the  school.  The  Department  of  Music  is  under  the  direction 
of  the  most  competent  instructors.  The  latest  successful  methods  are  employed,  and  the  compositions  of  the  best  masters  are  studied 
from  the  beginning  of  the  course.  Particular  attention  is  given  to  the  history  of  music.  In  the  Department  of  \Tice  Culture  the 
latest  and  best  European  methods  are  used.  Musical  recitals  are  given  regular!}-.  Art  education  in  the  comprehensive  course  of 
the  school  not  only  enables  the  students  to  understand  and  appreciate  work  of  the  architecture,  sculpture  and  painting,  but  prepares 
them  to  excel  in  drawing,  painting,  decoration  of  porcelain  and  potter}-,  wood  carving,  original  designing  and  other  decoratit’e  arts. 
Interesting  courses  of  lectures  extending  through  two  full  years,  aided  and  illustrated  by  an  unusual  large  and  fine  collection  of  engrav- 
ings, etchings  and  paintings,  with  Mosaics,  marbles,  bric-a-brac  and  curios,  selected  in  Europe  for  this  especial  purpose,  affords  ad\’an- 
tages  for  the  study  of  art  history  quite  unsurpassed.  A well  arranged  course  of  history  of  the  fine  arts  has  been  prepared  for  those 
desiring  to  fit  themselves  for  European  trav-el,  and  systematic  study  is  made  of  routes  of  tra\  cl  and  of  places  and  objects  of  interest. 
A refined  Christian  home  is  offered,  in  which  the  graces  of  domestic  and  social  life  are  fostered  and  encouraged.  The  school  is  essen- 
tially a family  school,  the  relations  l)etween  teachers  and  pupils  being  cordial  and  sincere. 

The  J.  Ghio  Cutaiar  School  of  Music,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Cincinnati  ranks  high  among  the  musical  cities  of  the  United  States,  and  the  institutions  of  the  Queen  City,  de\-oted  to  the  stud}’ 
of  the  beautiful  art,  possess  a well  merited  reputation  for  excellency.  One  of  the  most  successful  schools  of  this  kind,  dealing  with 


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oxi'lusix  e i)C‘o[)lc  and  noted  lor  practical  teach- 
ing, is  the  J.  (diio  Cuatiar  School  of  Music, 
located  at  the  S.  \\h  t'orner  of  (filbert  aiul 
Beecher  Avenues,  Walnut  Hills,  one  of  (dn- 
cinnati’s  most  beautiful  suburbs  Kasih’ 
ri'ached  b\-  numerous  street  railway  lines  the 
school  offers  all  the  achantages  to  be  gained 
!)>■  su])erior  surroundings,  rehned  and  artistic 
einironmeiit.  Mrs  Julia  (fhio  C'utaiar,  a 
woman  of  high  ideal,  thorough  education  and 
splendid  social  i)osition,  as  the  first  female 
ever  a])pointed  S])ecial  Teacher  of  Music  in 
the  ))ublic  schools  of  ('incinnati,  has  estab- 
lished a precedent  for  women  in  the  pro- 
fession. .\  graduate  of  Xotre  I fair, e,  which 
institution  honored  her  with  two  gold  medals, 
])U])il  of  the  ( "oncertmeister  of  l^erlin,  grad- 
uate of  the  Cincinnati  \ormal  School,  with 
(lil)lomas,  life  certihtate  and  the  experience 
of  \ears  of  successful  musicianship,  she  is 
eminenth'  fitted  for  the  high  i)osition  she 
occu|)ies  as  Hirectress  and  Princi])al  of  the 
school  that  bears  her  name,  d'he  J.  (ihio 
( ni.u.u'  S' hool  pro\idc>  a thorough  training  in  all  the  \arious  branches  ol  .Music,  its  methods  ar(‘  modern  and  ap])ro\ed  and  its 
>ucce^s  i>  built  ii|)on  the  linn  foundation  of  genuine  merit,  d he  number  and  character  of  its  |)upils  with  the  rapid  growth  ol  the  insti- 
inlion  i^  ccrlain  proof  that  the  school  enjoys  the  conlidentx'  ol  the  i)eo|)le,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 


rite  Ohio  Military  institute, 

( >ne  ol  the  foren a st  milit.iiN  schools  ol  the  cotmtr\’,  located  at  College  Mill,  <i  beautilnl  suburb  ol  Cin-'innati,  ()hio,  was  established 
in  l'''.M).  on  the  found. ition  then  known  as  Belmont  Collegi'.  The  histor\’  ol  the  school  goes  back,  therefore,  almost  to  the  beginning 
ol  cdnc. Ition  in  the  Wd'st.  banners’  College  was  one  of  tin-  first  institutions  of  higher  learning  established  west  of  the  Alleghenies. 
It  h.id  .1  long  .md  useful  carei'i'.  I'he  roster  ol  its  lormer  students  cont.iins  the  names  ol  President  Benjamin  Harrison,  Murat  Hal- 
-ic.id,  the  gre.it  editor,  and  Bisho|)  John  M.  Walden,  of  the  MiUhodist  hi])isco|)al  Church.  But,  unfortunately.  Farmers’  College 
w.is  projected  .1  generation  too  soon  for  |)ernianent  success.  I'lu' community  has  not  yet  grown  up  to  the  idea  that  insjiired  the  enter- 
piise.  file  history  of  Belmont  Collegi'  cowrs  a jieriod  ol  transition,  during  which  the  older  institution  was  returning  gradually  to  its 

sDiirce,  tow.ird  the  original  idea  ol  tin-  lounder,  that  ol  a school  lor  the  training  ol  boys.  Phe  real  progenitor  of  the  Ohio  Military 

Institute  of  the  iireseiit  da\'  was,  thefelore,  not  Belmont  t'ollege  or  Farmers’  College,  but  rather  Cary’s  Acadenn',  established  in  his 
own  honu'  on  College  Hill  b\-  Freeman  Car\',  in  the  year  bSIf.'f.  The  Car\-  family  were  pioneers  in  this  part  of  Ohio.  The  father 

came  from  New  Fngl.ind  to  Cincinnati  as  earl\'  as  bSI)2.  .\  lew  years  later  he  purchased  a farm  on  the  ]iresent  site  of  C'ollege  Hill. 

Here  his  two  sons.  Freeman  the  elder,  and  Samuel  F.,  grew  to  manhood.  .Alice  and  Phoebe  ( ary,  the  poetesses,  w'ere  cousins, 
.111(1  li\ed  ne.ir  b\'.  Both  the  Cary  bo\s  wert'  graduated  Irom  Miami  Cni\ersit\-,  at  Oxford,  then  in  its  infancy.  Freeman’s  ambition 
w.i>  to  become  an  educator,  and  upon  his  graduation  he  oiiened  an  .\cadeni\-  lor  bo\'s  at  his  home.  Phe  old  house  still  stands,  a 
re\ ored  l.indniark  ol  College  Hill.  Caiw  ’s  .\cadeniy,  when  ojieiu'd,  receiwd  lour  pujiils,  but  before  the  >ear  closed,  the  eager  young 
schol.ir  W.IS  te.iching  more  than  a scort'  ol  boys.  Mr.  Car\’  was  encouraged  to  build  on  a plot  of  ground  just  in  front  of  the  school, 
.1  sin. ill  brick  school  building.  Shortb'  alterward  h(>  constructed  a handsome  addition.  Meanwhile  the  school  increased  rapidly  in 
numbers,  until  during  the  last  >’ear  ol  the  .\cadem\-,  more  than  one  hundred  and  twenty  students  were  in  attendance.  In  the  twelve 
\ e.irs  during  w hich  Mr.  Car\'  conducted  his  school,  some  tweb  e hundred  boys  Irom  all  parts  of  the  W est  and  South,  came  under  his 
instruction.  Hi''  .icadeiiu'  w.is,  at  that  time,  'he  leading  ]iri\ate  school  west  ol  the  .Alleghenies.  He  was  assisted  in  the  work  by  an 
eflicieiit  corps  of  instructors.  se\eral  ol  whom  were  \ery  able  men,  who  afterward  became  eminent  educators.  The  buildings  of 
Pile  ()liio  Milit.iiw  Institute  consist  of  Cary  Hall,  Belmont  Hall  and  the  Cymnasium.  Cary  Hall  was  built  in  1847,  but  it  is  a \ ery 
sulot.inti.il  building,  and  is  in  an  excellent  state  of  preseiwation.  It  has  been  m.ide  moie  comenient  and  comfortalile  within  by  the 
iiist. ill. Ition  of  a modern  system  ol  steam  heat,  gas  light  and  water.  Its  architectural  lines,  classic,  almost  se\ere  in  their  simplicity, 
.1  \ isible  ex|iression  of  the  iilain  li\  ing  and  high  thinking  of  the  founder,  \er>-  fortunateb'  remain  wholly  unchanged.  W’ithin,  ('aiw 
I hill  is  adniir.ibly  arranged  and  adapted  to  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used,  that  ol  a school  building.  I ts  rooms  are  all  constructed  with 
■limeiisions  on  the  old  f.ishioned  generous  sc.de.  'Phe\'  are  large.  ha\e  high  ceilings,  and  are  well  lighted  and  ventilated.  It  contains 
.1  ceiitr.ilb  loc.ited  stud\'  hall  or  assembK'  room,  designed  to  accomodate  two  hundred  students;  the  carious  recitation  rooms  of  the 
upper  and  lower  school:  the  laboratories:  the  school  chajiel,  seating  one  hundred  and  fiftc'  students,  and  the  rcKjins  of  the  several  literary 
societies,  chibs  and  fralernitit's.  Belmont  H.ill  was  erected  in  bS!H)  at  a cost  of  .SoO.OOO.  It  is  a three  story  structure  of  brick  and 
stoiu'.  absoluteK-  safe.  It  is  designed  as  an  administration  building  and  dormitory  for  the  cadets.  The  entire  building  is  supplied 
with  water,  heated  by  steam  and  lighted  with  gas.  It  has  modern,  sanitary  plumbing,  liath  rooms  and  toilet  rooms  on  the  upper 
lloors.  Phe  (’icinnasium  is  a two  store'  frame  building.  It  was  erected  in  18!>2  at  a cost  of  about  .S1(),0()().  The  main  floor  is  one 
hundred  <uid  ten  feet  b\'  fortc'  feet.  The  gcninasium  is  fitted  with  the  usual  apparatus  for  physical  training.  Its  ample  floor  serves 
.ilso  as  .1  drill  ground  in  inclement  w(>ather.  .-Xbove,  with  a delightful  outlook  over  the  wide  wooded  hills,  are  the  dormitories  of  the 
lower  scIkkiI.  Pike  ('arc'  Hall  and  Belmont  Hall,  this  building  is  supplied  evith  steam  heat,  gas  and  evater.  The  sevimming  pool  is 
one  of  the  most  poinilar  features  of  the  recreation  equipment.  It  is  fitted  evith  shoever  liaths,  and  the  evater  can  be  heated  in  cold 
cve.ither.  'Phe  tennis  courts  are  as  good  as  can  be  built.  An  athletic  field  of  several  acres,  an  ideal  field  for  football,  baseball  and  field 
sports  lies  a feev  hundred  cards  from  the  school  buildings.  The  parade  ground  is  level  and  cvell  drained.  It  is  so  constructed  as  to 
drv  cere-  rapidic';  there  are,  therefore,  very  feev  days,  even  in  the  evinter,  cvhen  it  is  not  in  good  condition  for  drill  and  parade.  The 
Ohio  Militarc  Institute  is  divided  into  two  branches,  the  I’pper  School  and  the  Loever  School.  The  boys  of  the  first  and  second  class 
comprise  the  Loever  School,  cvhile  the  Fpper  School  is  composed  of  the  Third,  P'ourth,  P'ifth  and  Sixth  classes.  The  Military  system  is 
used  to  m.iiiuain  order  and  discipline,  but  the  Military  Department  is  alcvays  subordinate  to  the  Academic.  The  aim  is  to  get  all  the 


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benefits  derix'ed  from  a military  training,  without  at  the  same  time  interfering  with  the  routine  of  study.  The  course  of  stud\-  at  the 
Ohio  Military  Institute  prejtares  the  students  \'ery  thoroughly  for  C'ollege.  The  institution  is  under  superxision  of  Commandant 
Albert  Aleb  ille  Henshaw,  and  Head  Alaster  S.  P.  Chase  Roberts,  A.  M.  The  cori-rs  of  instructors  is  composed  (T  men  pre-eminenth' 
ciualified  for  their  profession.  The  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  C'ollege  consists  of  the  following  gentlemen:  \V.  T.  Sim])son,  Presi- 

dent: Powell  C'rosley,  \4ce-President : Theodore  \A'.  Pyle,  Secretarx'-Treasurer ; Kdxxard  Sayer,  Peter  Ci.  Thomson,  John  K.  Bruce, 
Orxille  Simpson,  Frank  H.  Simpson,  Stanley  K.  Henshaxx',  William  R.  Goodall,  Loxx'e  Emerson,  Dr.  P.  T.  Kilgour  and  Dr.  W.  S. 
Kellar. 

Miami  Military  Institute, 

Of  Txx'in  X'alley  C'ollege,  Ciermantoxx  n,  Ohio,  one  of  the  best  military  schools  in  the  country,  can  brxast  of  a sticcessful  existence  of  a 
quarter  of  a century.  The  institute  is  situated  in  a x'ery  beautiful,  qtiiet  and  healthful  location,  in  the  little  x illage  of  C'jermantoxxn, 
fifty  miles  north  of  Cincinnati.  The  first  plans  for  a college  in  Ciermantoxxn  xx'ere  laid  as  earlx'  as  1S74,  xx'hen  certain  citizens  of  the 
toxxn  entered  into  agreement  xvith  the  District  Synod  of  Ohio,  of  the  Ex-angelical  Lutheran  C'htirch,  for  the  fotmdation  and  mainten- 
ance of  a Synodical  School.  A committee  of  citizens,  xvithout  delay,  secured  stiltscriptions  for  the  college  fund,  and  constructed  the 
building  during  the  folloxx-ing  year.  But  before  the  second  year  of  school  sessions  had  Iteen  completed,  the  District  Synod,  xvhich  had 
agreed  to  prox'ide  a faculty  and  attend  to  the  maintenance  of  the  school  altandoned  the  enterprise.  The  building  xvas  acqtiired 
bx’  the  x illage  of  Germantoxx'ii,  and  xx'as  used  tor  armory  puriroses  for  about  ten  years.  On  the  4th  of  Felrruary,  188(i,  the  nexx'  school 
xvas  founded  Ity  its  present  head,  C'ol.  Orx'on  Graff  Broxvn,  in  agreement  xx'ith  the  Toxvn  C'ouncil,  and  occujtied  the  original  build- 
ing for  many  years.  In  1887  it  xxxts  chartered  by  the  State  of  Ohio  as  “Txvin  A'allex'  C'(.)llege.”  In  spite  of  the  many  x-icissitudes, 
through  xvhich  it  struggled  in  its  early  years,  its  present  position  has  amply  x'indicated  its  original  principle  of  indixidual  attention 
to  each  student  according  to  his  personal  reciuirement . The  fact  that  it  has  been  limited  to  a comparatix-elx’  small  number  of  students 
throughout  its  history  has  enabled  it  to  lix-e  up  to  this  ideal  much  more  closely  than  larger  colleges  xvhich  hax'e  adojited  a similar 
method.  At  first  a large  proportion  of  the  tutoring  xvas  undertaken  personally  by  President  Broxvn,  but  xvith  the  gnnvth  of  the  insti- 
tution, masters  have  been  added  gradually  to  take  charge  of  the  various  departments  of  instruction,  until  the  faculty  at  present  num- 
bers txx-elx-e.  As  increasing  attention  came  to  be  paid  to  the  militarx-  side  of  the  schocff’s  educational  plan,  the  name  xvas  changed  to 
••M  iami  Military  Institute  of  Txvin  Valley  College.”  The  Secretary  of  War,  in  1!HJ(3,  detailed  a regular  army  officer  to  Ite  Commandant 
of  Cadets  at  "Miami  Alilitary  Institute."  All  inspections  made  by  the  W'ar  Department  hax’e  placed  the  school  in  Class  A,  thus  rec- 
ognizing it  as  one  ot  the  txx’enty  best  military  schools  in  the  country.  4'he  original  college  charter,  hoxx-ex'er,  has  been  retained, 
and  degrees  are  annually  granted  to  students  xvho  complete  the  major  academic  courses.  The  present  faculty  is  composed  exclu- 
sixely  of  college  men,  and  includes  graduates  of  the  representatix’e  universities  of  both  the  East  and  West.  A destructix-e  fire,  xvhich 
completely  demolished  the  old  building  in  the  xvinter  of  11)03,  made  xvay  for  the  construction  of  a large,  nexv,  firepnjof  barracks  and 
school  building,  to  xvhich  the  President’s  home  is  attached  Thus  the  cadets  and  faculty  all  live  under  one  roof,  and  form  one  large 
family  For  nearly  a rpiarter  of  a century  the  same  President  has  strix-en  to  make  this  school  effectix-e  in  the  four-fold  dex-elopmenf 
of  the  boys  xvhom  he  has  selected  from  the  best  ytnmg  manhood  (ff‘  this  section  of  the  countrx'  The  lix-es  of  the  young  men  xvho  hax-e 
gone  (Hit  from  Miami  Military  Institute  haxe  prox-ed  that  the  practice  of  the  school,  in  dex'eloping  the  physical,  moral,  mental  and 
social  qualities  of  a normal,  xvell  nurtured  boy,  is  correct  in  principle  and  xvill  alxvays  result  in  the  highest  product  of  God's  Ixeneficcnce, 
a manly  and  efficient  man.  The  Miami  Militarx-  Institute  offers  its  students  a complete  education,  a Preparatory  Course,  an  Insti- 
tute Course,  and  a ('lassical  Course,  besides  a Business  Course,  combined  xvith  a thorough  military  training. 

The  A'lilitary  Course  embraces  instructif)n  in  Guard  Duty,  lufantrx-  and  Artillery  Drill  Regulations,  Firing  Regulatiods  for 
Small  Arms,  Service  of  Security  and  Information,  Military  Field  Engineering,  Constitutional  and  International  Laxv,  and  Hxgiene 
and  Hospital  Service.  The  Military  Fciuipment  is  furnished  by  the  War  Department,  and  the  Commandant  of  Cadets  is,  as  above 
stated,  a Ihfited  States  Armx-  Officer,  detailed  to  the  institution  b>- the  Secretary  of  War.  4'he  eciuipment  is  the  finest  issued  to  scho(4s 
by  the  M’ar  Department,  and  includes  three  txvo-inch  steel,  breech-loading  field  pieces:  United  States  magazine  rifles  and  carbines 
calibre  30,  xvith  cartridge  belts  of  the  latest  pattern:  non-commissioned  officers'  sxvords,  etc.  4'he  department  also  supplies  ammu- 
nition both  for  the  field  pieces  and  for  small  arms.  Colonel  ( )rx  on  Ciraff  Broxvn,  M.  A.,  is  President  of  the  Facultx-  The  Board  of 
\4sitors  consists  of  Hon  Judson  Harmon,  Gox’ernor  (jf  Ohio:  Colonel  Julius  Fleischmann,  Cincinnati:  ColoiU‘1  Herbert  G.  Catroxv 
Miamisburg,  and  L.  S.  Crickmore,  Max'or  of  (7ermantoxvn : H.  A.  Gable  and  P.  E.  Sxvartzel,  of  Germantoxvn. 

Meigs  Velpeavi  Crouse, 

Superintendent  of  the  Children’s  Home,  Cincinnati,  ( )hio,  x\-as  born  on  the  8th  of  August, 

18.71,  at  Dayton,  4'ippecanoe  County,  Indiana,  ami  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Daxid  H.  C'rouse 
and  Rachel  Baker  ('rouse,  natix-es  of  I*ennsylx-ania  and  ( )hio,  res])ectix-elx-  Dr.  Dax  id 
M.  Crouse  xvas  a State  Senator  in  Indiana.  Mr.  M.  \’.  ('rouse  receixed  his  xxlucation  at 
Wabash  College,  Craxvfordsx-ille,  Indiana,  and  Lane  4'heological  Seminarx-,  Cincinnati, 
graduating  from  the  former  institution  in  1871,  and  from  the  latter  In  187.').  He  holds 
the  degrees  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  Bachelor  of  Dix  inltx’  and  Master  of  Arts.  At  the  age  of 
twenty-four  years,  Mr.  ('rouse  started  in  public  life  as  Pastor  of  the  Presbyterian  Church, 

Franklin,  Ohio.  He  remained  in  the  Presbyterian  Ministry  for  sex’en  years,  after  xvhich 
he  became  editor  of  the  Moline,  Ills.,  Dispatch.  For  the  last  txx-cnty-eight  x-ears,  Mr. 

Crouse  is  in  charge  of  the  ('incinnati  Children’s  Home.  In  politics,  Mr.  Crouse  is  affil- 
iated xvith  the  Republican  party.  He  Is  a member  of  the  National  Conference  of  Char- 
ities and  Corrections  for  the  last  txvcnty  years.  ( )n  the  17th  of  June,  1875,  Mr.  Crouse 
xvas  married  to  Miss  Ida  Wallace.  4'hree  children  haxe  blessed  their  union,  Anna  Marie, 

Laura  Louise  and  Rachel  Miriam  Crouse.  The  famih'  attend  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

Mr.  C rouse  resides  at  312  West  Ninth  Street,  ('incinnati,  Ohio. 

The  Children’s  Home  of  Cincinnati. 

C)R(4ANIZA4'10N  AND  MAI N4'A1  NANCE. — I'his  institution  xvas  organized  in  18(14, 
mainix-  1)X'  Murray  Shipley,  a merchant  and  minister  of  the  Society  of  Friends.  Associ- 
ated xvith  him  as  subscribers  to  the  enterprise  xvere  a number  of  people,  but  he  himself 
built  the  first  ('hildren’s  Home  at  his  oxvn  expense.  The  Institution  has  ahvax’s  depended 
upon  popular  support.  In  its  earlier  days  a committee  of  its  Trustees  canxassed  for 


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fumls  but  this  entirely  ceased  long  ago,  and  the  work  has  been  maintained  b\-  the  free  will  offerings  of  the  peojtle.  The  present  struc- 
ture was  erected  in  1877,  at  a cost  not  inclusive  of  the  grounds,  of  about  SlOO, ()()().  Great  enlargement  will  be  necessar\- and  possible 
in  the  near  future.  The  annual  contributions  are  altout  .812, OOO;  the  income  from  its  invested  funds  is  about  .8h,U()():  the  ex|)enses 
are  about  -821,000.  The  annual  ntimbei  of  children  cared  for  is  above  fourteen  hundred.  It  has  been  a matter  (;f  remark  to  man\-  that 
The  Children's  Home  should  remain  in  its  early  location  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  cm  Ninth  Street,  opposite  the  C'itv  Building.  The 
time  may  come  when  it  may  remo\'e  to  the  suburbs,  but  hitherto  it  has  seemed  jrossible  to  accomplish  more  good  by  being  at  the 
centre  of  the  population.  It  is  mtich  easier  of  access  to  the  poor  and  is  much  better  able  to  perform  its  di\-ersified  work. 

NAME  AND  PURI41SE. — M'hen  the  question  arose  as  to  what  this  institution  should  be  called,  Murray  Shipley  devised  the  name 
using  the  word  “Children"  rather  than  "Orphan,"  so  that  no  child  should  e\-er  be  refused  even  If  not  an  orphan,  but  iust  as  much  in 
need,  because  destitute,  neglected,  ill-treated  or  in  any  other  way  in  need  of  assistance.  It  was  the  first  Instituticm  e\'er  called  "The 
Children’s  Home.”  Prior  to  that  all  similar  work  had  in  some  wa>'  used  the  name  "Orphan.”  But  from  that  time  forward  the  new 
name  became  popular  and  hundreds  of  such  institutions  ha\’e  Iteen  called  Children's  Homes. 

From  the  beginning  the  institution  has  determined  to  do  for  each  child  whater-er  seemed  to  be  best  for  the  indix  idtial  case,  and 
therefore  has  never  had  any  written  "rules”  or  "by-laws."  All  of  Its  work  has  hinged  upon  the  idea  that  it  would  help  the  poor  to 
help  themseh’es  in  whatex’er  wax'  would  be  best  suited  to  the  indix'idual  need. 

In  general  it  has  had  three  methods  of  operation. 

1.  To  care  for  children  during  temitorary  periods  of  destitution. 

2.  To  care  for  children  xxho  arc  in  permanent  need. 

3.  To  care  for  children  by  day  (the  mothers  of  xxhom  are  fix  ing  alone  and  in  need)  xvhile  their  mothers  are  at  their  day’s  xvork. 

In  connection  xvith  the  abox'e,  it  serx’es  a general  purpose  as  a "clearing  house”  for  the  children  of  the  poor  to  secure  their  proper 

distribution  among  other  institutions,  irublic  or  private.  C'hildren  may  lie  brought  here  until  admission  can  be  secured  for  them  to 
any  other  institution  to  which  it  is  desired  that  the  children  be  sent.  Standing  at  the  center  of  population  it  holds  itself  alxvays  ready 
to  give  information  or  to  lend  its  aid  for  the  best  settlement  of  any  and  ex'cry  case  of  jux'enile  need  xx  hich  max'  come  to  its  kmnx  ledge. 

WORK  ACCOMPLISHED  .AND  RESL'LTS. — During  forty-fix'e  years  of  its  existence  it  has  cared  for  more  than  32,300  children. 
Of  these  about  28,000  were  kept  for  temporary  aid  or  by  day  only.  .About  4,000  of  the  number  xvere  permanentlv  committed  to  its 
care  and  placed  in  adoptive  homes.  These  xx'ere  looked  after  and  visited  and  their  xx'elfare  assured  until  they  became  of  legal  age. 
Of  these  permanent  xx'ards  about  sex'en  fifteenths  xvere  orphans  or  half  orphans:  about  eight  fifteenths  had  been  deserted  or  sur- 
rendered to  the  Trustees  or  committed  by  the  Court  because  they  did  not  hax'c  proper  homes.  The  usefulness  of  the  institution  is 
not  simply  in  the  relief  gix'en  to  thousands  during  periods  of  temporary  distress,  l)ut  more  especiallx'  in  the  outcome  of  its  permanent 
wards,  those  who  hax'e  been  adopted  in  foster  homes.  .Among  the  number  of  these  hax'e  been  physicians,  laxvyers,  ministers,  editors, 
inx’entors,  manufacturers,  merchants,  (.)ffice  holders,  many  farmers,  some  hax'e  accumulated  wealth,  many  of  the  girls  are  happy  wixes 
of  good  men.  ATt  practically  all  of  these  children  hax'c  come  up  from  the  depths.  One  single  item  will  shoxv  in  strongest  fight,  the 
good  xvhich  has  been  done.  Of  these  4,000  children,  only  sex'cn  have  ex'er  been  in  prison  for  felony.  This  fis  far  better  than  could  be 
expected  and  is  eloquent  testimony  to  the  x’alue  of  placing  such  children  in  selected  homes.  The  economy  of  its  administrations  has 
been  a remarkable  feature.  If  these  4000  permanent  wards  had  been  reared  in  the  institution  they  xvould  hax'e  cost  an  ax'erage  of  -812.00 
each.  But  being  placed  in  adoptix  e homes  they  xx'ere  reared  at  an  average  cost  to  public  charity  of  about  .8.50.00  each. 

OFFICERS. — Murray  Shipley,  the  founder,  was  the  first  and  only  President  until  his  death  in  1899.  .Associated  xvith  him  as 
Afice-President,  and  later  elected  President,  xvas  Air.  John  Longxvorth  Stettinius,  until  his  death  in  1904.  The  next  head  of  the  insti- 
tution was  Dr.  Wm.  H.  Taylor,  xvho  xvas  its  physician  from  the  beginning  and  a Trustee  from  1882.  Fdxvin  R.  Stearns  has  been  Secre- 
tary since  1875,  and  also  Treasurer  since  1887,  and  since  decease  of  Dr.  Taylor  is  noxv  the  President.  Other  Trustees,  not  to  name 
them  all,  have  been  Robert  W.  Burnet,  who  gave  the  most  of  the  ground  upon  xvhich  the  building  stands;  H.  Thane  Miller,  widely 
known  as  Evangelist  and  Educator;  John  Shillito,  Larz  .Anderson,  Sr.;  Elliot  H.  Pendleton,  Sr.;  William  Woods,  Robert  .Allison.  The 
present  Board  includes  N.  Henchman  Davis,  Caleb  W.  Shipley,  David  B.  Gamble,  Harry  F.  \^oods,  Edxvard  Ritchie,  Hon.  D. 
DeAIotl  \^  oodmansee,  Fred  A.  Geir  and  John  L.  Stettinius.  The  Children's  Home  employs  a Afisitor  whose  time  is  dex'oted  to 
visiting  the  children  in  their  adopt ix'e  homes.  He  first  x'isits  the  familx'  and  makes  careful  inquiry  to  see  that  the  home  is  desirable, 
then  places  the  child  in  the  home,  then  goes  occasionally  to  see  the  child  and  its  foster  parents  and  does  xvhatex'er  needs  to  be  done 
until  the  child  comes  to  its  maturity.  This  officer  is  the  Rex'.  Rufus  .A.  Longman. 

The  Children’s  Home  Monthly  Record  has  Ixeen  published  for  forty-txvo  years.  The  present  editor  is  Aliss  Grace  Dax'idson. 
The  Superintendent  and  Matron  are  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meigs  A . Crouse,  xvho  hax'e  been  in  this  xvork  tor  txventx'-nine  x'ears.  The  .Assistant 
Superintendent  is  .Albert  F.  Copeland. 

ILLUSTRATIONS  OF  THE  WORK  DONE.— The  first  l)oy  ex'er  receix'ed  into  the  institution  has  since  beeii  xx'ell  knoxvn  as 
Colonel  John  H.  Carroll  of  St.  Louis.  He  xx'as  an  (jrphan,  eight  years  old,  and  has  been  earning  his  fix  ing  in  the  streets  of  Cincinnati 
as  a newsboy,  making  his  home  in  a heap  of  dry  goods  boxes  at  the  rear  of  the  John  Shillito  store.  Under  the  fostering  care  of  the 
Children  s Home  he  grexv  to  manhood,  and  has  since  become  a distinguished  attorney,  a man  of  means  aiid  a x'crx'  helpful  friend  <4  the 
children  of  the  poor.  For  the  memorial  to  Mr.  Shipley,  Colonel  Carroll  xvrote  as  folloxx's; 

"I  nex’er  think  of  Alurray  Shipley  xvithout  being  filled  with  gratitude.  He  it  xvas  xvho  found  nie  sitting  in  a l)0.x  in  Baker 
.Alley,  tieing  up  my  frozen  feet.  He  stopped  long  enough  to  inquire  about  my  troubles,  and  xvhen  I told  him  my  story  he  asked  me  to 
go  xvith  hin'i,  and  he  put  me  in  I he  Children’s  Home.  I had  been  xvandering  in  the  streets  for  a long  time  and  had  tried  to  tell  niy 
story  to  a great  many  men.  But  for  some  reason  that  I nex'er  knexv,  he  was  the  first  man  In  the  txvo  years  that  I xx'as  on  the  streets  of 
Cincinnati  xx'ho  xx'alted  long  enough  to  hear  my  story.  .And  xvhen  1 had  finished  ho  took  me  in  his  arms  and  carried  me  awax'  to  The 
Children’s  Home.” 

.A  GRA  I EfiPlL  GIRL.  .Another  e.xample  xvas  a little  girl,  friendless  and  forlorn,  xvhom  The  Children’s  Home  took  and  placed  in  a 
good  family  home;  there  she  receixed  an  education  and  became  in  time  the  xvife  of  a judge  of  the  United  States  Court  and  a splendid 
xvoman  in  ex'ery  xvay.  From  her  home  of  xx'ealth  and  high  social  rank  she  xvrote; 

I am  the  girl  Julia,  so  kindly  taken  by  The  Children’s  Home,  and  so  happily  placed  in  the  hearts  and  home  of  mx'  foster 
parents,  those  txvo  best  people  in  41II  the  xvorld  xvho  xvill  ex'er  hold  in  my  heart  of  hearts  the  place  of  real  parents.  'I'heir  people  are 
my  peo]4e,  their  home  my  home,  their  Ciod  is  my  CtocI;  and  that  too  notxvithstanding  my  x'ery  happy  marriage.  I xvrite  this  letter 
to  express  and  record  iriy  jrrofound  thanks  to  The  C hildren’s  Home  xvhich  has  been  the  instrument  of  such  great  good  to  nie." 

.A  BE.ALlTIhUL  STORA  . — John  Koch  xvas  a little  orphan  receixed  by  The  C hildren’s  Home  and  placed  in  a foster  family  near 
Bellefontaine,  xx'ith  a Quaker  minister  xvho  supported  himself  by  farming.  John  grexv  up,  xvent  \ATst  and  xvorked  hard  for  ten  x'ears, 


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THE  BOOK  OF  OHIO. 


saving  his  nioney.  Mcanliir.c  ihr  old  tosicr  tatluT,  dcxotin^  murh  labor  to  the  ministry  had  falleti  into  tronl)le  and  became  itnable 

to  meet  his  linancial  oblij^at ions.  The  old  peo|)le  were  to  be  turned  out  troin  their  hcjine  by  a Sheriff  s sale.  ( )n  the  day  o(  the  auction, 

amont;  the  bidders  w;is  John  Ivoch  who  had  come  back  Irom  Xebraskii  lor  the  purj)os(a  He  purchased  the  tanii  ;ind  kept  his  tester 
|)arents  there  in  their  old  aye  as  they  had  kept  him  when  a little  homeless  lad. 

Tlu*  Ohio  I nivensity. 

d he  ( )rdin;mce  of  17N7,  w hich  cre.iti'd  the  .\ort hw i-stern  ’I'erritotW'.  also  ])ro\  idetl  tor  the  estiiblishment  ot  institutions  ot  higher  learn- 
ing; eonsetpiedt l\',  si.\teeii  years  betoi'e  ( )hio  was  admitted  into  the  I’nion  ;is  ;i  State,  the  Itirsei'ing  tanners  ot  th;it  great  historic  (jrdin- 

ance  antici|)aled  and  proxided  loi'  collegiate  edtication  in  this  territory.  The  intlttence  ot  that  ordinance  has  Iteen  withottt  any  doubt 
ot  the  greatest  .diisef pience  and  importance  to  the  tame  and  dex’elopnumt  ot  the  State  of  ()hio,  tor  by  its  ])ro\'isions  it  arranged  a 
per|ietu.d  rexenue  for  ed uc. 1 1 ion. d i)Ui'poses.  .\  cl.itise  in  this  ordinance  re.ids  as  tolloxxs:  “.\ot  more  than  txxo  complete  toxxnships 
to  be  gixen  perpetually  for  the  |)tirposes  ot  ,i  unixersitx'  to  be  kiid  off  by  the  pttrehaser  or  j)urchasers,  as  near  the  center  as  may  be  (so 
that  the  s.ime  >h.dl  be  ot  good  kind),  to  be  apiilied  to  the'  intendx-d  object  bx'  thi'  l.egislat tire  ot  the  State.”  As  there  was  a super- 
abund.mce  of  kind,  .md  as  the  country  xxas  jirettx'  stire  lo  till  up  rapidlx  , such  an  endoxxinent  xxas  stiitposed  to  be  the  most  stable 
.md  .dmo>l  certain  to  incre.isi-  greatix'  in  x-.ihie.  I'he  historx'  of  m.uix’  kind  gnints  tor  education  shoxx's,  hoxvex’er,  that  while  the  e.\- 
pecl.it  ion  ol  inrre.ise  in  x ahie  has  lu'cii  Itillx'  re.ili/ed,  the  beiU'tici. tries  h.ix'e  not  derix’ed  the  Itill  benefits  trom  this  increase,  oxving  to 
the  f.ict  th.it  to  obtain  immedi.ite  ,md  necess.irx’  funds  thex'  liaxi-  been  com])elled  to  sell  ]);irt,  at  least,  ot  the  grants.  The  distinc- 
tion ol  being  not  onix'  the  oldest  college  xx  ithin  the  present  Stiite  ol  ( )hio,  but  as  xx’ell  the  first  institution  ot  higher  learning  xxest  of 
(he  .Mleghimy  .Mountains,  >u|)portx-d  by  a public  kind  endoxxinent,  belongs  to  thi‘()hio  I’nix'ersity,  located  at  Athens,  in  1<S04.  Since 
th.il  lime  more  th.in  forty  iinix vrsit ies  h.ix'e  been  toimded  in  ()hio,  .ind  thex'  reflect  the  spirit  ot  the  State  in  its  dexx“lo]nnent.  Thex' 
.ire  not  oper.iled  on  .i  unilorm  |)lan,  but  r.ither  contorm  to  the  re(|uirenu'iits  ot  tlu*  ])arti.'ukir  territory  in  xxhich  they  are  located, 
or  lo  iho>e  ol  .1  parlicnkir  denomin.ilion,  creed  or  racic  I'he  lands  to  be  dexoted  to  the  sup])ort  ot  the  ( )hio  ( hn'x’ersity  xx'ere  located  in 

1 7b.').  The  toxxnshi|)s  xxcre  numiH'rs  eight  .md  nine,  in  the  lourteenth  r.mge,  noxx'  Athens  ;ind  .Ale.xander,  in  .Athens  C'ountv.  d'he 

lir>t  l.imilie>  moxed  to  ihem  in  17b7.  and  settled  near  the  presimt  site  ol  the  toxxn  ot  .Athens.  I'xxo  years  later  the  Territorial  Legis- 
kitnre  .i|)poinled  three  ( 'ommissioners  "to  kix'  olf,  in  the  most  suit.ible  pkice  xx  ithin  the  toxx  nshi|),  a toxx  n plat,  which  should  contain  a 
sipiare  lor  the  college;  also  lots  suitable  lor  house  lots  and  gardens  tor  a I’resident,  I’rotessors,  d'utors,  etc.,  bordering  on,  or  encircled 
by  >|)acious  commons,  .md  such  a number  ot  toxxn  lots  adjoining  the  said  commons  .and  out-lots  as  thex'  think  xxill  be  for  the  arlxain- 
l.ige  ol  the  t nix  ei  sily." 

In  the  s.nne  x e.ir.  Hr.  ( hitler  sent  his  dr.ilt  lor  an  act  ol  incorporation  tor  the  I nixersity.  In  this  draft  he  said  among 
other  thing-.;  "l•'ortx■  or  lilty  thotis.mds  >1  dolktrs  cannot  be  too  high,  as  it  must  be  :ii)|)lied  lo  one  of  the  most  u.seftil  and  important 
l)urpoM'>  to  socieix'  .md  gox  eminent .”  I’.is>ing  oxer  sonu'  inlermedi.ile  legislation,  xx'e  find  that  the  (leneral  .Assembly  of  the  nexx’  State 
that  had  just  been  .ulmitted  into  the  Hnion,  passed,  in  1.S04,  .m  .\ct,  ot  xxhich  Section  1 gaxe  to  the  institution  its  ]tresent  name,  the 
( )hio  I nixersitx'.  .md  delmed  it-,  object  to  be  "the  instruction  ol  youth  in  all  the  xarious  biamches  of  liberal  arts  and  sciences  the 
promolion  ol  good  edticalion,  x irttie,  religion  .md  moralilx',  .md  the  conlerritig  of  all  the  degrees  atid  literary  honors  granted  in  sim- 
ikir  in^t  il  ut ion,..."  Section  2 jirox  ided  lor  the  corporate  existence  ot  a Board  ot  Trustees,  and  also  "for  the  subdix  ision  of  college 
kinds  into  tracts  ol  not  less  than  eightx'  acres  nor  mori'  than  oiu'  hundred  and  forty  ticres;  the  xaiktation  of  them  bi/  three  disinter- 
e>led  .111(1  judicious  Ireeholders  as  in  their  origin. il  .md  tmimiiroxc'd  state,  and  the  leasing  of  the  same  for  ti  term  of  ninetx’  years 
renexxable  lorexer.  on  .i  xe.irix'  rent  ot  six  ])ercenttim  ot  the  amount  ol  the  xahiation  so  made  by  the  said  freeholders,  and  the  land  .so 
le.ised  >hall  be  subject  to  a rex  .ihi.it ion  at  the  ex])ir.ition  ot  thirtx  -lix  e x ears,  and  to  another  rex  ahtation  at  the  ex|jiration  of  sixtx’ 

year-.  Irom  the  commencement  ol  the  term  ot  each  le.ise,  xxhich  rexahtation  shall  be  I'onducted  and  made  on  the  princi|)les  of  the 

lirst,  .ind  the  les>ee  shall  jiax'  .i  xe.irlx'  rent  ot  six  per  centum  on  the  amotmt  ot  the  x'aliialion  .so  to  be  made,  and  forex'er  thereafter 
.it  a yearlx'  rent  eipi.il  to  .md  not  exceeding  six  per  centum  ot  the  amotmt  ot  a X’alualion,  lo  be  made  as  aforesaid  at  the  expiration 
of  the  term  of  ninetx-  x e.irs  .ifores.iid  ; |)rox  ided,  alxx.ix  s,  that  the  corporation  shall  hax’e  iioxx’er  to  demand  a further  vearlx'  rent  on 
the  s.iid  kind>  .md  tenements  not  exceeding  the  .imotint  ot  tax  imposed  on  proiierty  of  like  description  liy  the  State.” 

The  lir-.t  building  xx'.is  eri’cted  on  the  nort he.ist  side  of  t he  |>resent  campus  and  knoxxii  as  the  “.Academy.”  1 1 xxas  of  xxood  and 
has  long  since  been  torn  down.  The  first  building  for  collegiate  |)iir|)o.sx's  iiro[)er  xxas  jnit  tip  in  1817.  This  is,  therefore,  the  oldest 
structure  oi  the  kind  in  the  entire  Xorthxxest,  if  not  xxest  ot  the  .Alleghenies.  It  is  three  stories  higli  aboxe  the  ba.sement  and,  though 
soniew  h.it  remodeled  txxeiitx'-lixe  xears  ago,  is  substantially  the  original  btiilding  and  is  still  in  tise.  Txventy  years  later  two  additional 
buildings,  also  of  brick,  xxere  put  up.  In  1,8,81  xxh.it  xxas  for  a time  knoxxn  as  the  “('hapel  Building”  was  erected  and  subse(|iienl ly 
renioxed  to  its  present  site  in  ordi'r  to  m.ike  room  for  Hxxing  Hall.  Though  the  Hnix-ersity  was  chartered  in  1804,  no  instruction 
XX. is  gixen  until  ISO'.l.  In  June,  1.80,8,  the  Board  laid  mtt  a course  of  instruction  xxhich  etnbraced  the  Hnglish,  Latin  and  Greek  lan- 
gu.iges,  M.itheniatics,  Rethoric,  Logic.  Heographx-,  Xatural  and  Moral  Philosophy.  One  year  later,  xvhen  the  school  xxaas  formally 
opeiied,  but  three  sttideiits  jiresetited  themseixes.  4'his  is  not  sur|)rising  xx  hen  xve  consider  the  s])areness  and  poxerty  of  the  newcomers 
on  the  soil  of  Ohio.  It  seemed  a ii.iradoxic.il  .scheme  to  establish  a unix-ersity  before  preparatory  schools  had  been  ])roxided,  x’et 
this  has  beeti  the  historx'  of  edtication  from  the  remotest  times  — the  higher  has  alxxaxs  itrecedeil  the  loxxer,  though  the  latter  did  not 
.ilxxaxs  ai)]iear. 

b'orsome  xears  the  Lnixersitx-  had  bitt  one  instritctor,  the  Riw.  J.icob  Lindley,  a gradtiate  of  Darmouth.  As  money  for  tuitions 
XX'. is  scarce,  the  trustees  decided  that  hemp,  beet  and  pork  xxoiild  be  accejited  in  lieu  of  money.  There  xxas  no  scales  in  toxxm  xxdth  xvhich  to 

xxeigh  the  produce,  and  if  there  xxas  a disagreement  a committee  of  arbitration  xxas  .selected  from  the  citizens  of  Athens.  The  groxvth 

ol  the  college  xxas  necessarilx'  sloxxa  but  the  institution  steadilx'  grexv  in  faxor  with  the  citizenship  of  the  State.  In  1812  Artemas 
S.ixx-\er,  a gradu.ite  of  Il.irx'.ird,  w.as  added  as  a secotul  teacher,  and  si.\  xears  later  a third  xxas  added.  The  first  graduate  was  Thomas 
I'.xxing,  xxho  xxas  probablx'  the  first  person  to  receixe  a college  diploma  in  all  Western  .Air.erica.  This  document  was  dated  1815. 
I'he  distingtiished  subsetpient  career  of  Mr.  Lxving  is  xvell  kncjxvn.  It  is  identified  not  only  xvith  the  history  of  Ohio,  btit  xvith  that  of 
the  nation.  The  rexetuies  of  the  Lnixersity  xvere  at  first  xx-rx'  small,  but  thex'  xvottld  in  time  haxx*  increased  to  a respectable  sum,  as 
tlu'  txxd  toxvimhips  aboye  named  contain  nearly  fifty  thousand  acres.  Lnforttmately  the  Legislature  interfered  to  prexxnt  the  rexal- 
u.ition  of  its  latids,  notxvithstanding  the  decisions  of  the  xarious  cotirts,  so  that  the  income  from  the  rent  du]fficate  is  and  xvill  remain 
at  less  th.in  thirtx--fixe  thousand  dollars  per  annum.  The  Legislatixx*  act  of  1.843  dealt  the  Lnixersity  a bloxv  from  xxhich  it  has  nexxr 
fiillx'  recoxered.  The  loss  ot  rex  entie  it  caused  may  be  estimated  bx-  the  folloxving  statement : 

.\ccording  to  the  decetmial  appraisement  of  11)00,  the  x-altie  of  the  land  xvas,  exchtsix-e  of  improx-ements  and  inclusiye  of  road- 
beds of  railroaiL  SI  ,350, (il  5.  Six  per  cent  of  this  amount  xvoiild  gix  e an  annual  income  of  881,370.90.  'Loxvard  the  close  of  the 
-exeiities,  the  Legislattire  began  to  make  annual  appropriations  for  the  support  of  the  Lniyersity,  and,  in  1890,  enacted  the  so-called 
"Sleeiier  Bill,”  xvhich  for  some  years  gax'e  the  Ohio  I'nix-ersicy  a yearlx-  rexenue  of  about  thirty-fix-e  thousand  dollars  The  "Seese 


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Bill,”  passed  at  the  regular  session  of  19U2,  made  pro\’ision  for  a State  Normal  College  in  connection  with  the  ^ni^■ersity,  and  ga\-e  for 
its  support  an  annual  revenue  of  about  $38,000.  More  recent  legislation  gives  the  University  and  the  State  Normal  t'ollege  a fixed 
annual  income  of  $100,000.  Special  appropriations  of  an  equal  amount  are  made  from  year  to  year  by  the  Legislature.  The  total 
yearly  revenue  of  the  University,  from  all  sources,  is  approximately  $250,000.  Though  the  College  had  been  gi\-en  instruction  from 
1809,  under  the  charge  successi\-ely  of  Rev.  Jacob  Lindley  and  Rev.  James  Irvine,  its  first  President,  as  he  is  usually  designed,  was  not 
elected  until  1824,  when  Robert  G.  Wilson,  a native  of  North  Carolina,  and  a graduate  of  Dickinson  College,  was  chosen  to  fill  the 
position.  His  successor  was  the  well  known  Dr.  William  H.  McGuffey.  For  a few  years,  dating  from  1845,  owing  to  financial 
embarrassments,  the  institution  was  closed,  but  in  1848  it  was  reopened  under  the  Presidency  of  Dr.  Alfred  Ryors.  Dating  from 
1852,  Dr.  Solomon  Howard  was  President  for  twenty  years,  and  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  \\k  H.  Scott.  From  1883  to  1901,  Dr.  Charles 
W.  Super  was  at  the  head  of  the  institution  with  the  exception  of  two  years,  1890  to  1898,  when  the  position  was  held  b\-  Dr. 
Isaac  Crook.  The  term  of  the  present  incumbent.  Dr.  Alston  Ellis,  began  on  the  ISth  of  July,  1901.  Since  then  the  state  has  made 
reparation  for  its  former  dereliction  in  the  appropriation  of  money  for  the  erection  of  buildings  of  the  most  modern  type.  These 
have  changed  materially  the  appearance  of  the  Uni\-ersity  grounds.  Instead  of  the  old  center  Building,  erected  in  1817,  the  oldest 
college  edifice  now  standing  west  of  the  Allegheny  Mountains,  and  the  two  “wings,”  Iniilt  in  the  “thirties,”  there  are  now  tweh-e 
buildings  at  the  disposition  of  the  University.  The  institution  has  been  co-educational  since  1870. 

Ohio  Unh-ersity  has  long  been  recognized,  and  rightly,  too,  as  the  “poor  boy’s  school.”  The  authorities  maintain  with  show  of 
evidence  that  any  young  man  or  woman  can  graduate  here  with  less  expenditure  of  money  than  in  any  other  college  in  Ohio.  The 
graduates  of  the  Qhio  University  are  admitted  without  question  to  graduate  work  in  the  larger  institutions  of  the  countr>-.  The 
government  is  by  a Board  of  nineteen  Trustees  appointed  for  life  by  the  Go\-ernor  of  the  State,  and  confirmed  by  the  Senate.  In 
addition  the  Governor  of  Ohio  and  the  President  of  the  Uni\-ersity  are  members  ex-officio,  the  latter  being  also  President  of  the 


Board  of  Trustees. 

Something  of  institutional  growth  is  shown  in  what  follows: 

\'alue  of  grounds  and  buildings •$1,200,00 

\ffilue  of  equipment 175,000 

Annual  income 250,000 

Number  of  graduates.  College  of  Liberal  Arts 702 

Number  of  different  students,  college  \’ear  1910-1911 1,687 

Members  of  teaching  staff 7,5 


The  nature  and  range  of  the  instruction  given  in  the  Unix'crsitv  ma\-  be  seen  from  the  following  statements: 

A.  THE  COLLEGE  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS. 

1 C'ourses  and  Degrees: 

a.  Liberal  Arts  C'ourse,  A.  B.  Degree. 

b.  Scientific  Course,  B.  S.  Degree. 

c.  Philosophical  Course,  B.  Ph.  Degree. 

2.  Departments: 

a.  Engineering  Department.  Civil  and  Electrical. 

b.  School  of  Commerce. 

c.  College  of  Music. 

d.  Art  Department. 

e.  The  State  Preparatory  School. 

f.  School  of  Oratorv. 

B.  THE  STATE  NORMAL  COLLEGE. 

1.  Courses  and  Degrees: 

a.  Normal  Preparatory  Course. 

b.  Course  in  Elementary  Education,  Diploma. 

c.  Cotirse  for  Secondary  Teachers.  B.  Ped.  Degree. 

d.  C'ourse  for  Principals  and  Superintendents,  B.  Ped.  Degree, 
c.  Course  for  College  Graduates,  B.  Ped.  Depree. 

2.  Departments: 

a.  State  Training  School. 

b.  The  Kindergarten  Department,  Diploma. 

c.  Public  School  Music  Department,  Diploma. 

d.  Public  School  .Lrt  Department,  Diitloma. 

e.  Rural  Training  Department,  Certificate  or  Diploma. 

1.  Manual  Training  Department,  C'ertificate  or  Diploma. 

g.  Domestic  Science  Department,  Certificate  or  Diploma. 

h.  Department  of  Elementary  Science  and  Agriculture,  Certificate  or  Diploma. 

Alston  Ellis, 

Uni\'ersity  President,  born  January  26th,  1847,  in  Kenton  County,  Kentucky,  son  of  Absalom  and  Mary  Ellis,  was  educated  at  Miami 
University,  receiving  B.  S.  degree  in  1865;  A.  B.  in  1867,  and  A.  M.  in  1872.  (Also  holds  degree  of  Hon.  Ph.  D.  University  of 
Wooster,  1879;  Ohio  State  University,  1887;  LL.  I).,  Ohio  State,  1890,  and  Miami,  1894).  He  married  July  23rd,  1867,  Katherine 
.Anne  Cox.  In  the  same  year  he  was  Principal  of  the  Second  District  School,  Co\ington,  Kentucky,  1867-1868;  Cabot  Street  School, 
Newport,  Kentucky,  1868-1871;  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  Hamilton,  Ohio,  1871-1779,  and  again  from  1887  to  1892;  from 
1880  to  1887,  Superintendent  of  Public  Schools,  Sandusky,  Ohio.  President  of  the  State  .Agricultural  College,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado, 
1892-1900;  Director  Colorado  Experiment  Station,  1893-1900;  President  Ohio  University,  .Athens,  Ohio,  since  July  18th,  1901.  Mem- 
ber Board  of  Trustees  Ohio  State  Uni\-ersity.  1878-1883;  Oxford  (Ohio)  Female  College,  1874-1887;  Orator  Phi  Delta  Theta  Con- 
servatory, Indianapolis,  1880.  .Annual  address  before  Literary  Society  of  Aliami  1 ni\’ersit\',  1888;  Col.  Teachers’  .Association,  1893; 
Ohio  Teachers  .Association,  1895;  Kentucky  Teachers’  .Association,  1904.  Colonel  on  Staff  of  Governor  of  C'olorado.  Life  member 
Victoria  Institute,  Philosophical  Society  of  Great  Britain  since  1887.  Alember  of  Ohio  State  Board  of  School  E.xaminers  from  1875 
to  1879  and  1887  to  1892;  President  of  the  Ohio  Superintendent’s  .Association,  1875;  Ohio  Teachers’  Association.  1888;  Ohio  College 
.Association,  1892-1893;  Coll.  Secretary  of  Colorado  Teachers’  .Association,  1894;  President,  Coll.  Secretary  and  First  Vice-President 
General  .Association,  twelfth  con\’ention  ot  .American  C'olleges  and  Experiment  Stations,  W ashington,  1898;  President  Ohio  Speech- 
.Arts  .Association  since  1904;  .Author  of  History  of  L ngraded  Schools  of  Ohio,  and  numerous  published  educational  reports,  addresses, 
etc.  Residence,  .Athens,  Ohio. — (From  “H7;u  is  Who  in  America.”) 


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Edwin  Watts  Chubb, 

I )f.in  of  tlu-  ('ollc-ge  of  Liberal  Arts,  Ohio  ( ’nixersit^-,  Athens,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  ‘ioth  of  August,  18bo,  at  Leltanon,  Pa.  His 
l)arenls,  Re\'.  S.  S.  Chubb  and  Catherine  Watts  Chub!),  were  nati\-es  of  the  State  of  Pennsyl\ania.  Dr.  Chubb  was  educated  at 
l.ala\a‘lte  College,  Penns\l\ania,  and  at  the  rni\(“rsity  of  l^erlin,  graduating  from  Lafayette  College  in  1887.  He  holds  the  degrees 
of  .\.  P.,  ,\.  M.  and  Litt  1 ).  Dr.  Chubb  is  the  author  of  Lnglish-Words,  Bardeen  publications,  and  Stories  of  Authors,  Sturgis  and 
Walton.  SocialK',  he  is  a member  of  the  Masonic  h'raternit\’.  He  was  married  on  the  14th  ot  Jttly,  1892,  to  Miss  Lve  C.  Downer, 
at  Monongahela,  I’a.  'Fwo  children,  Catherine  and  IMwin,  ha\e  blessed  their  union.  The  family  attend  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
('luirch.  Dr.  ( htibb  resich's  at  1 IS  South  Court  Street,  Athens,  Ohio. 


I'be  Obio  Mechanics  Institute, 

Located  at  Cincinnati,  was  founded  in  1S2S.  Its  early  work  was  in  harmony  with  the 
work  of  similar  instittitions  in  Edinburg,  Scotland;  London,  England,  and  their  American 
cotmter  j)arts  in  .\ew  \’ork,  Philadeli)hia  and  Baltimore.  During  the  earlier  years  of 
the  existence  of  this  Instittition  its  method  of  instruction  was  largely  by  means  of  lectures 
and  had  for  its  sttident  i)ody  the  young  business  men  who  found  it  important  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  new  indtistrial  enterjtrises  to  |)ossess  more  thorough  knowledge  of  the  aitplied 
sciences.  In  1831  the  Instittite  acc|uired  a library  which  had  been  organized  some  years 
prex’ious  by  another  society  and  dexeloped  this  in  conjunction  with  its  lecture  work  into 
th(‘  first  acli\e  circulating  library  of  the  city,  maintaining  it  through  membership  fees 
until  about  18,')(i,  when  a comI)ination  was  effected  with  the  Public  Library,  which  at  that 
time  came  to  the  front  as  an  acti\e  factor  in  public  education.  In  1838  the  Institute 
established  the  Cincinnati  Industrial  Exhibitions,  which  continued  almost  without  inter- 
ruption until  the  Itreaking  out  of  the  Ci\'il  War.  Eighteen  of  these  exhiltitions  were 
held  and  the  success  was  so  marked  that  the  city  of  Cincinnati  profited  very  largely  by 
this  means  and  became  not  only  better  known  throughout  the  country  as  an  industrial 
center,  but  owes  mtich  of  its  present  high  standing  to  the  conscientious  efforts  of  the 
citizens  during  those  earlier  years.  In  order  to  develop  more  fully  the  technical  instruc- 
tion which  the  Instittite  had  undertaken  to  ])ro\  ide,  regular  evening  classes  in  the  graphic 
arts  were  established  in  18o(L  Xew  departments  were  added  from  time  to  time  as  de- 
mand arose,  and  in  spite  of  the  C'icil  W'ar  and  other  influences  that  at  times  interfered, 
there  has  never  been  a break  in  the  maintenance  of  the  Evening  School.  In  the  earlier 
\ears  the  attendance  ranged  from  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  two  hundred  and  fifty,  most 
of  these  stLiflents  preparing  themselves  for  work  in  the  machine  shops,  for  the  various 
different  lines  of  lithograjihy,  trade  design  and  other  specialties  in  applied  art.  It  may  be 
tiuit  the  systematic  art  instruction  during  the  earlier  period  prepared  the  way  for  the  more  comprehensi\e  work  taken  up 
McMicken  .Art  Academy  and  the  present  Art  Academy  at  Cincinnati  Mnsetim,  'Fhe  Ohio  Mechanics  Institute  has  through 
\<iriotis  means  encouraged  the  iinentor.  'Fechnical  societies  ha\e  made  the  Institute  their  headquarters  and  the  expositions  gave 
o])portnnit\-  to  bring  the  results  of  in\enti\e  genius  and  scientific  research  to  the  attention  of  the  public.  In  combination  with  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  Board  of  'Frade,  the  Society  of  the  Ohio  Mechanics  Institute  reorganized  the  expositions  in  1870,  and 

conducted  \x‘r\'  successfulh-,  fourteen  larger  ex|)ositions,  closing  with  the  Centennial  of  the  Ohio  Valley,  in  1888.  Since  that  time  the 

Institute  has  de\-oted  itself  purely  to  instruction  in  Technology.  Its  evening  classes  ha\-e  in  recent  years  averaged  in  attendance 
eight  hundred  students.  A I )av  Department  with  more  extensi\-e  courses  of  study  in  Mechanics,  Architecture,  Science  and  Applied 
.Art  was  oi;ened  in  1901.  The  Instittition  has  sent  out  into  the  industries  of  the  city,  state  and  country  at  large,  over  thirty  thousand 
\(nmg  num,  who  have  become  prominent  factors  in  the  industrial  development  of  our  country,  many  of  them  being  now  the  proprie- 
lors  and  m.uiagers  of  great  establishments.  In  190S  another  step  was  taken  to  ftirther  enlarge  the  usefulness  of  The  Ohio  Mechanics 
Instituti'.  'Fhis  was  brotight  abotit  throtigh  the  munificence  of  Airs.  Mary  AT  Flmery,  of  Cincinnati,  who  made  a gift  of  .|500, ()()(). 00 
to  till'  Institution  for  the  jitirpose  of  erecting  a larger  and  more  commodious  building.  It  should  lie  stated  also  that  the  Institute 
is  an  ( )hio  corporation  not  for  jirofit.  It  is  maintained  by  a Society,  whose  charter  was  isstied  by  the  State  of  Ohio  in  1829.  To  this 
organi/alion  any  worlhv  citizen  ma>’  belong  u[)on  the  jiayment  of  the  stipulated  fee,  in  accordance  with  the  by-laws  of  the  Society. 
No  benefit,  however,  can  accrue  through  the  ]tro])erty  held  Ity  the  organization  to  any  indi\'idual  member  or  Director.  The  entire 
income  must  be  dexoted  to  the  dissemination  of  tiseful  knowledge  and  the  edtication  of  skillerl  artisians. 

'Fhe  location  of  the  new  Instittite  is  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Walnut  Street  and  Canal,  extending  from  Walnut  Street  to  C'lay 
Stix’et,  tind  from  Canal  to  Wilkxmiacky  Alley.  'I  he  building  covers  a ground  area  of  more  than  40, ()()()  square  feet.  As  a part  of  this 
building  there  is  a xerx'  commodiotis  hall,  seating  eighteen  hundred  persons,  known  as  Emery  Auditorium.  In  addition  to  the  tistial 
sh()])s  and  laboratories,  there  will  be  an  extensixe  I ndtistrial  Museum.  1 1 is  the  intention  of  the  management  to  increase  this  Museum 
collection  until  it  may,  in  course  of  time,  fill  a separate  building  and  lie  a x-altiable  adjunct  in  the  further  development  along  the 
lines  of  applied  science  and  art.  The  total  attendance  of  students  during  the  season  of  1908-1909  xvas  about  fourteen  hundred.  The 
capacitx-  of  the  nexv  building,  xxhen  in  comixlete  oiteration,  xxdll  be  ox'er  four  thotisand. 


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The  Cincinnati  Veterinary  College, 

An  Instittition  of  xvell  established  re]Hitation  and  merits,  xvas  organized  and  incorporated  under  the  laxvs  of  Ohio,  in  1900.  Its  growth 
and  dex  elopment  has  been  more  than  satisfactory  to  its  founders  and  friends  and  the  enrollment  has  groxvn  larger  each  year.  During 
the  last  session  one  hundred  and  fourteen  students  xvere  in  attendance.  Three  buildings,  especially  built  for  their  purposes,  are 
used  bv  the  College.  Txvo  additional  buildings  xvill  be  erected  in  the  near  future,  a certain  sign  of  the  prosperity  of  the  Cincinnati 
A’eterinarv  College.  The  txvo  main  btiildings  are  on  opposite  street  corners,  on  Spring  Grove  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  opposite  the  Stock 
A’ards,  an  ideal  location  for  a college  of  that  kind.  ( )ne  of  the  main  buildings  contains  offices,  class  rooms  and  laboratories.  The  other 
contains  the  clinical  amphitheatre,  pharmacy  and  hospital.  The  class  rooms  are  fitted  up  xvith  numbered  desks  and  chairs.  In  the 
laFioratories  each  student  has  his  oxvn  desk,  ecpiipped  xvith  hydrant,  sink,  gas  and  a locker  for  his  utensils,  together  with  all  necessary 
ai>i)arattis,  incltiding  a microscope  and  material  needed  in  his  xvork.  The  clinical  amphitheatre  has  two  balconies  which  .seat  one 
hundred  students  in  front  roxv  so  that  exery  student  is  close  to  and  can  see  every  detail  in  clinical  xvork  being  done.  Seniors  occti])X’ 
the  loxver  balcony  and  juniors  the  upper  one.  The  hospital  is  constructed  entirely  of  steel,  concrete  and  brick,  and  in  such  a xvay  that 
complete  isolation  of  patients  and  absolute  disinfection  is  possible.  A building  to  be  used  exclusix-ely  for  dissecting  purposes  is  in 


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course  of  construction.  Sixty-three  acres  of  good  pasture  land  was  recently  acciuired  bv 
the  College.  This  will  be  used  for  veterinar\-  research  work  and  as  an  annex  to  the  hos- 
pital, where  a large  number  of  animals  may  Ije  kept  while  undergoing  treatment  for 
chronic  conditions.  The  farm  is  close  enough  to  permit  of  animals  being  taken  to  the 
clinic  for  demonstraticm  and  treatment.  The  College  was  built  on  the  cottage  plan  for 
the  reason  that  all  the  wcjrk  of  a veterinary  curriculum  cannot  well  be  done  under  one 
roof.  Sick  horses,  dogs  and  other  animals  should  mjt  be  kept  in  the  same  building,  with 
class  rooms  and  laboratories;  nor  should  the  dissecting  rcjom  be  under  the  same  roof  with 
either  hospital  or  school  rooms.  For  sanitary  reasons  it  must  be  isolated.  Again  it  is 
better  to  have  the  “Bum  Rooms"  and  gymnasium  in  a sejiarate  building  in  order  that 
students  may  have  all  possible  liberty  during  recreation  hours  without  disturbing  other 
students  at  study  in  the  class  rooms  or  laboratories,  or  the  patients  in  the  hospital.  With 
four  properly  constructed  and  well  equi]:iped  buildings  and  a stock  farm,  such  as  the 
Cincinnati  Veterinary  College  has,  a \eterinary  course  can  be  gi\en  under  ideal  con- 
ditions. The  location  of  the  College,  right  in  the  midst  of  a number  of  large  sale  stables 
and  opposite  the  Cincinnati  Union  Stock  Yards,  is  an  ideal  one  for  a veterinary  school. 
Hundreds  of  horses,  mules,  cattle,  sheep  and  hogs  are  handled  at  these  yards  daily  and 
from  among  these,  clinical  material  in  abundance  can  be  obtained.  A free  clinic  is  main- 
tained for  the  purpose  of  getting  material  that  can  be  operated  on  and  treated  by  the 
stutlent.  These  free  clinics  are  kept  up  all  year  and  they  are  now  well  established  and 
freely  patronized.  Se\-eral  large  packing  houses  in  the  immediate  neighborhood  of  the 
College,  where  federal  veterinary  inspectors  are  stationed,  will  gi\-e  students  an  oppor- 
tunity to  become  familiar  with  practical  meat  inspection  as  conducted  by  the  federal  go\'ernment.  In  1008,  the  United  States 
Department  of  Agriculture  made  regulations,  hxing  a minimum  standard  of  requirements  for  veterinary  colleges  desiring  to  cpialify 
their  graduates  for  the  position  of  veterinary  inspector  in  the  department.  The  Cincinnati  \ eterinary  College  has  complied  with  these 
regulations.  Thirty-six  graduates  of  the  College  are  now  filling  the  position  mentioned,  and  not  a single  graduate  has  yet  failed  to 
cjualify  for  the  position  through  Civil  Serx  ice  examination.  In  the  classification  of  Wterinary  Colleges  l)y  the  United  States  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture,  the  Cincinnati  Veterinary  College  ranks  in  class  “A,”  Graduates  of  the  College  are  therefore  eligible  to  exam- 
ination and  appointment  to  the  position  mentioned,  and  they  are  also  eligible  to  membership  in  the  American  Wterinary  Medical 
Associatifjn.  The  veterinarx’  profession  is  still  young,  and  its  importance  is  not  yet  fully  appreciated,  but  its  intimate  relation  to 
the  public  health  and  to  the  enormous  lix’e  stock  industry  of  this  country  assures  groxvth  and  prestige,  commensurate  xxdth  its  im- 
portance. At  no  time  xvere  x'eterinarians  more  in  demand  than  today.  Practitioners  are  needed  almost  ex’eryxx  here,  and  it  xx  ill  be 
many  years  before  the  x’eterinary  profession  Ijecomes  as  croxx'ded  as  the  other  professions  are  at  present.  A comparatix'ely  nexx-  field 
for  the  x'eterinarian  is  rapidly  dex-eloping;  that  of  meat,  milk  and  dairy  inspection  and  other  lix’e  stock  sanitary  xxork.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  in  a fexv  years  this  work  alone  will  require  more  x'eterinarians  than  are  noxv  in  practice.  Another  factor  in  the  dex'elopment 
and  elex’ation  of  the  x'eterinary  profession  is  that  the  xeterinary  quack,  xx'ho  has  done  the  bulk  of  the  x'eterinary  xx'ork  in  the  past,  has 
had  his  day.  The  public  today  demands  a college  trained  man  for  xeterinary  xx'ork.  The  scarcity  of  graduated  x'eterinarians  is  alone 
responsible  for  the  continuance  of  x'eterinary  quakery.  Lix'e  stock  owners  hax'e  learned  from  costly  experience  that  it  pax's  to  employ  a 
ciualified  man  only,  and  also  that  it  is  more  humane  to  trust  the  care  of  suffering  animals  to  educated  and  skilled  persons.  The 
development  of  jxublic  appreciation  of  the  x'alue  of  competent  x'eterinary  serx'ice  xx  ill  create  a demand  for  many  times  as  niaiix'  x'et- 
erinarians as  this  country  has  at  the  present  time.  The  x'eterinary  profession  offers  profitable  employment  to  x’oung  men  and  a con- 
genial x'ocation  to  those  xx'ho  are  fond  of  animals  and  out-door  xx'ork.  The  faculty  of  the  Cincinnati  Wterinary  C'ollege  consists  of 
men,  pre-eminently  fitted  for  their  positions.  Louis  P.  Cook,  I).  \h  S.,  President  of  the  C'ollege  and  dean  of  the  faculty,  was  born  on 
the  24th  of  August,  1868,  at  C'incinnati,  in  xxhich  city  he  obtained  his  education  in  the  ])ublic  schools.  Later  he  attended  the  Ohio 
Wterinary  C'ollege,  trom  which  he  graduated'  xx'ith  the  degree  of  Doctor  (jt  Wterinary  Surgery.  He  xvas  a practicing  Wterinarian 
at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  Veterinary  Inspector  in  the  Ihiited  States  Department  of  Agriculture.  In  1604,  Dr.  C'ook  xxas  appointed 
by  Cox'ernor  Herrick  a member  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Wterinary  E.xaminers,  a p(jsition  he  still  holds.  For  ten  years  past, 
he  is  President  of  the  Association  of  Veterinary  Faculties  and  Fxaming  Board  of  North  America.  4 he  course  of  instruction  in  the 
Cincinnati  Veterinary  C'ollege  is  graded  and  extends  ox'er  three  sessions.  The  session  opens  in  September  of  each  year  and  contains 
one  hundred  and  sixty  school  days.  Applicants  for  admission  must  pass  an  examination  in  spelling,  arithmietic,  letter  xx  riting.  penman- 
ship, copying  from  plain  copy.  United  States  history  and  geography  of  the  United  States  and  its  possessions;  except  graduates  of 
recognized  high  schools  w'ho  are  eligible  xxithout  examination.  C'andidates  for  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Wterinary  Medicine  must  be 
at  least  twenty-one  years  of  age;  must  hax'e  attended  three  full  sessions,  and  must  [xass  a satistactorx'  examination  in  each  subject 
taught  in  this  C'ollege. 

T.  M.  Sullivan, 

W as  born  in  LlkIIow,  \ermont,  on  May  1st,  1846.  W hile  he  xxas  x'et  an  intiint  his  jiarents  remoxed  to  Sijringfield,  ()hio,  xvhere  his 
father,  xvho  xvas  a C'ix  il  Engineer,  died  at  the  early  age  of  thirty-three  years,  and  xvhen  the  subject  of  this  sketch  xxas  but  fix'e  years 
of  age.  .'Cfter  the  death  of  his  lather,  his  mother,  xvith  her  family  of  three  young  children,  remox'ed  to  Bellefontaine,  Ohio,  and  on  a 
farm  adjoining  the  corporate  limits  of  that  beautiful  and  thrix'ing  city,  Mr.  Sullix'an  xvas  reared.  After  attaint  g his  majority, 
hax'ing  but  little  taste,  and  less  physical  strength,  for  the  drudgery  of  the  farnt,  he  entered  tipon  the  studx'  of  Pharmacx',  xxhich  he 
prosecuted  with  such  x'igor  and  thoroughness  that  he  was  soon  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  competent  Pharmacists  in  C'entral  Ohio. 
In  1878  he  xvas  married  to  Miss  Martha  J.  Arnold,  of  Bellefontaine,  a beautiful  and  accomplished  lady,  xvho  has  prox'cd  to  be  a 
great  helpmeet  to  him,  and  in  about  a year  therealter  he  xvent  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  to  enter  upon  Cox'ernment  serx  ice,  xvhere  he  has 
since  remained,  and  is  noxv  one  of  the  most  proficient  clerks  in  the  W'ar  Department,  hax'ing  obtained  his  present  position  through 
Cix'il  Serxdce  rules.  He  is  an  indefatigable  and  pains-taking  xvorker,  and  nex'cr  spares  himself  any  laltor  necessarx'  to  accomplish  a 
purpose.  He  is  an  omnivorous  reader  ot  the  best  literature,  and  all  his  spare  time  is  spent  in  the  pertisal  of  the  books  in  his  well- 
stocked  library.  He  is  a Republican  of  the  stalwart  type,  and  has  given  unfaltering  support  to  the  princijdes  and  candidates  of  the 
Republican  party  for  many  years,  and  every  County  in  (4hio  has  had  the  benefit  of  his  incessant  labors  for  the  success  of  the  party. 
Soon  after  he  arrived  in  Washington,  the  Presidential  campaign  of  1880  opened  up.  He  afi.liattd  with  ether  Ohio  Republicans  in 
Washington,  and  as  the  work  of  the  Garfield  and  Arthur  campaign  progressed,  they  organized  the  Ohio  Republican  .Association,  of 


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Wash  inj^t(  111, with  liis  k-llow  townsman,  J ndjic  William  I.awrnnce,  at  that  time  ( om]> 
trollcr  of  tile  'FreastirN',  as  I’resident.  hVom  tluit  da\-  to  this,  Mr.  Snlli\an  has  been  one 
of  the  most  acti\e  meml  its  of  that  splendid  ort^anization  of  Bneke\es.  He  is  the  anthor 
of  its  ( 'onstittition  and  U\-l.a\\s,  as  also  that  ot  the  I .eatt;tie  ol  Kepnbliean  State  Clubs, 
lie  is  also  an  aelixf  worker  in  se\eral  of  \\  ashinttton’s  bitirar\'  ( lubs.  1 k‘  has  always 
re.uarded  it  a patriotic  dut\-  to  e.\t'rcise  the  right  of  franchise,  and  he  has  btit  little  use 
for  the  man  who  does  not  so  rc'gard  it,  and  lor  that  reason  he  newer  tails  to  go  home  to 
()hio  to  \'ote,  and  I ecatise  of  his  ])olitie'al  acti\it\’  he  lost  his  iiosition  (hiring  both  of  the 
( 'le\cland  administrations.  Ifnt  he  has  newer  sto])|)e-d  to  re‘tali;ite‘  n])on  those  who  caitsed 
him  to  lose  it.  In  fact,  lu'  has  aide-d  as  many  I temiocrats  as  he  ewer  has  Republicans. 

After  the-  election  to  the  Rre-sidemew'  of  William  Me  Kinlew',  he,  with  otlu'rs,  reorganized 
the'  ()hio  Republican  .\ssociat ion.  Ik'  was  ele'ete'd  its  Seeretary,  and  he  held  that 
im|)ortant  position  lor  li\e  conse'cntiee  te'iins,  ditring  whiedi  time  the'  membershii)  in- 
creased from  lhirt\  -ii\e'  to  two  lumdred  and  nine't\--fi\e'  members.  ( )n  aeTonnt  ol  the 
prodigious  amount  ol  work  he-  perlormed  while-  he  was  Se'cretary,  he  was  e'k'e'ted  President 
of  the  organization,  .md  he  is  now  the  re'i)re'se-ntali\e'  ol  the  Assoeiation  on  th.e  Ic.xeeTttiee 
( ■oininit  te-e-  of  the  l.eagite  of  Re-pnl ilie'an  State'  Chibs.  Mr.  Sullix  an  is  e-onsidered  an 
aiithorit\-  on  |)olitical,  as  we-11  as  ( )hio  matters,  in  Washington,  and  he  is  e'\er  reaely  and 
willing  to  aid  an\-  one  in  ne-ed  ol  assistance',  e'S|ieciall\'  it  the\'  hail  Irom  ()hio.  He  is  a 
close  student  ol  e'conomical  <ind  |iolitical  matte-rs.  and  luis  been  eolitminotts  news])aj)e'r 
writer  on  tln.se  subjects,  more  part icnlarh'  on  the'  Protectixe  4'arill,  he  be'ing  a “stand- 
patte-r"  of  the  first  water.  .After  the'  assassination  ol  Presiek'iU  McKinley,  the  ()hio  T.  M.  Sullivan 

Re|Uiblican  .Xssoe'iat ion  he-Id  a me-morial  Serxice'  in  ('base's  Theater,  in  Washington,  in 

me-morx-  of  the  lame'iite'd  McKink'x-,  and  it  xxas  so  e'omprehensixe  and  totichingly  beautiful,  that  the  proceedings  xxere  published  ley 
.Mr.  Sullixan,  he-  be-ing  Se-cre-tarx-  at  that  time',  and  it  is  considered  one  of  the  most  complete  and  beautiful  testimonials  to  the  life 
.ind  characte-r  of  our  marlx  re-d  Pre-side-nt  that  has  exer  been  published,  and  it  retfects  great  credit  to  the  taste  and  capacity  of  the  com- 
pik-r.  In  IMH  the  ( )hio  Re-publican  .Association  of  Washington  celebrated  the  ('entennial  of  Ohio’s  entry  into  the  Union,  the  pro- 
gramme- of  xxhich  xxas  pre-pare-d  bx’  Mr.  Sullixan,  and  xx'as  subse(|uentlx'  ])ublishetl  in  The  Mecca,  ot  Nexv  A'ork  and  Washington. 
Mr.  Sullixan  xxas  one-  ol  the-  speake-rs  ol  that  occasion. 


Wayne  B.  Wheeler. 

I'he  big  temperance  battles  in  ( )hio  haxe  been  fought  and  xxon  xx  ithin  the  past  six  years, 
and  exe-rx'  cam|)aign  during  these  years  hax'e  been  planned  and  executed  by  Wayne  B. 
Wheeler,  State  Superintendent  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League,  xxho  has  been  connected  xvith 
the  organization  continuously  since  LStfL  Mr.  Wheeler  xxas  born  on  a farm  in  Brookfield, 
Ohio,  in  IStiS;  xxas  educated  in  a tyjiical  country  school  and  the  Sharon,  Pennsylx’ania, 
High  School,  and  xvorked  his  xxay  through  the  academy  and  college  at  (Jberlin,  graduating 
in  1S(H.  While  still  a student,  he  made  his  first  anti-saloon  s]reech  in  Lorain  County,  in 
ISTL  lu  the  lem])erance  xxork  he  has  serx-ed  as  field  secretary  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League, 
Oistrict  Superintendent,  .Attorney,  State  Superintendent  and  .Attorney  few  the  National 
Leagtie.-.  Mr.  Wheeler  has  not  only  drafted  Ohio  temperance  legislation,  but  has  defended 
these  laxxs  in  the  courts,  including  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  kinited  States.  Under  his 
counsel,  oxer  txxo  thousand  saloon  cases  hax’e  been  successfully  prosecuted  in  Ohio  alone. 
This  is  his  ambition  to  drix’e  the  saloem  entirely  frenn  Ohio.  Five  years  ago,  the  ax'erage 
Buckex’e  citizen  xx  ould  hax'c  laughed  at  the  statement  that  half  of  the  states  could  be  placed 
iu  the  prohibition  ranks.  Mr.  Wheeler  said  nothing,  but  xxent  resolutely  to  xxork,  elim- 
inating sentiment  from  the  project  and  aitproaching  it  on  a purely  business  basis.  He 
met  iiolitics  with  politics,  xvhereas  in  the  past  the  temperance  leaders  had  met  the  politics 
of  the  .saloons  and  the  breweri'es  xvith  sermons  and  brass  bands  and  pink  lemonade.  To- 
day, instead  of  halt  of  the  state  in  the  “dry”  cejlumn,  he  has  |xut  nine-tenths  ejf  it  under 
this  head,  and  is  still  going  farther. 

( )hio  is  the  birthplace  of  the  .Anti-Saloon  League.  The  institution  came  into  being 
at  Oberlin,  June  4th,  1893.  .-At  that  time  Ohio  had  little  restrictix’e  temperance  legis- 
lation. 4'here  xvere  a numlier  ejf  organizations  in  the  interest  of  temperance,  but  these 
xvere  working  independently  of  each  other,  and  xvhile  they  did  much  in  the  way  of  aremslng 
sentiment  and  educating  the  people  there  was  no  general  organization  xvorking  system- 
aticallx-  for  securing  such  legislation  as  could  be  wielded  against  the  liquor  traffic, 
riu-  lieiuor  forces  xvere  xvell  discii)lined,  xvell  organized  and  xvell  eeiuipped  with  funds.  The  temperance  work  xx'as  scattering  and  there 
xxas  a kick  of  harmonx'  among  the  xvorkers,  xvhich  made  the  fexv  campaigns  one-sided  and  discouraged  rather  than  encouraged  those 
xvho  xvere  earnestlx'  and  honestlx'  opposed  to  the  saloons.  Ohio,  hoxx'ex’er,  was  not  the  birthplace  of  the  .Anti-Saloon  League  idea. 
The  ])lan  of  marshaling  the  moral  forces  of  the  country  for  offensix’e  and  defensix'e  purposes  against  the  saloon  xvas  conceixed  in  the 
minds  of  a Methodist  minister  and  an  Archbishop  of  the  Catholic  Church,  Dr.  Kynett,  of  Philadelphia  and  .Archbisho])  Ireland, 
riie-y  (liM'Ussed  the  plan  xvhile  journeying  together  on  a train  and  both  were  firm  In  the  conxiction  that  it  was  a practical  methexl  of 
dealing  with  the  traffic.  Hoxx'exer,  no  effort  xvas  made  to  e.xecute  the  plan  until  the  Olterlin  meetings  xvere  held.  In  1880  the  Legis- 
lature.- enacted  the  I )oxv  laxv  and  under  its  prox  isions  councils  of  municipalities  xvere  gix'en  the  pejxx'er  to  regulate  or  prohiliit  the  .sale 
ot  li(]uors  as  bexerages.  In  1887  the  aggressix'e  temperance  citizens  of  Oberlin  requested  Hoxx'ard  H.  Russell  to  take  charge  of  a state- 
xvide  campaign  for  a toxvnshi])  local  option  law.  This  he  did  and  opened  headquarters  in  Columbus  and  prepared  to  organize  the  state. 
I'hi  > xxa^  the  first  sxstematic  xvork  done  iii  Ohio  for  local  option.  He  prosecuted  the  work,  and  xxdien  the  Legislature  met  early  in 
IN.XN,  the  toxvnshi])  bill  xvas  jmshed  through  the  house  by  a narroxv  margin  and  passed  the  Senate  l)y  one  vote.  This  e.x])erience 
demonstrated  to  Mr.  Ru>^ell  the  practicability  of  a permanent  and  state-xvide  mox’ement  for  other  measures.  He  suggested  this 


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OHIO  '-WET"  AND  "DR'T'  TERRITORIAL  MAP, 


Ohio  County  Unit  Map,  Sept.  1.  I9jy, 


Ohio  County  L'nit  Map.  Jan.  I.  1908. 


COUNTY  OPTION  PROGRESS  IN  OHIO. 


when  he  made  his  hnal  report  to  his  Oberlin  l)ackers,  but  m^thing  came  of 
It  at  that  time.  Air.  Russell  s work  took  him  to  Ivansas  t it\'  and  ( hicago, 
but  in  1892  he  again  addressed  the  citizens  of  Oberlin,  urging  action.  Sev- 
eral conferences  were  held  and  on  May  24,  189.3,  the  Oberlin  'Femperance 
Alliance  voted  to  stand  back  of  the  proiiosition  and  haw*  Mr,  Russell 
introduce  the  movement  to  the  people  of  the  state.  Then  the  meeting 
of  June  4th  was  held.  This  was  a union  meeting  of  all  the  churches  of 
Oberlin  and  was  held  in  the  Old  First  Congregational  Church.  Dr.  Russell 
declared  that  June  e\ening  that  the  time -was  ripe  for  a more  powerful 
organization  in  Ohio  than  any  that  was  then  antagonizing  the  traffic.  He 
pointed  out  that  the  saloons  were  increasing  three  times  as  fast  as  the 
population  and  insisted  that  the  churches  should  federate  and  become 
responsible  for  a permanent  and  aggressi\-e  anti-liquor  league.  The  Anti- 
Saloon  League  was  founded  on  a platform  which  appealed  to  many  men  of 
all  parties  and  all  creeds.  In  substance  they  declared  that  while  they  had 
their  differences  along  denominatioral  and  political  lines  they  were  agreed 
that  the  American  saloon  is  a bad  institution  and  must  go.  The>-  declared 
they  would  federate  all  the  evangelical  denominations  and  establish  an 
organizatif  n cf  these  federated  churches  which  should  haw*  one  thing  to 
do,  and  that  to  fight  to  the  death  the  saloon.  This  platform  appealed  to- 
many  peo]tle.  Two  years  and  a half  later,  at  a meeting  in  the  city  of  Wash- 
ington, the  Anti-Saloon  League  of  America  was  formed  and  the  organ- 
ization is  now  in  operation  in  practically  ew*ry  state  and  territory,  modeled 
after  the  Ohio  plan.  The  national  headquarters  are  at  \A  ester\  ille,  a 
suburb  of  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  is  also  located  the  national  publishing 
house  of  the  League  in  which  are  printed  a half  milliim  copies  of  the  Amer- 
ican Issue  each  month  besides  tons  of  literature  which  goes  to  all  parts  of 
the  country. 


When  the  .Anti  Saloon  League  was  organized  in  1893,  there  were  11,740  saloons  in  Ohio,  and  the  numlier  was  increasing  at  the 
rate  of  fi^■e  hundred  a year.  The  fact  that  she  has  fewer  than  7,000  is  itroof  positive  that  at  the  same  time  there  were  aliout  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  dry  villages  in  the  state  and  three  hundred  and  fifty  townships  had  prohibited  the  saloon  under  the  Heattv  law. 
Although  the  League  was  launched  at  the  organization  of  the  churches,  many  churches  would  not  open  their  doors  or  if  thev  did  so 
the  league  speakers  were  coldly  received.  There  bad  been  so  many  temperance  movements  which  promised  MUC'H  and  accomplished 
LITTLF,  that  the  people  were  slow  to  respond.  For  two  or  three  years  apparently  little  was  done  and  \-et  in  reality  these  were  bus\' 
years,  for  it  was  the  planting  of  the  seed  which  has  since  grown  into  an  abundant  har\'est.  The  winter  following  the  Oberlin  meet- 
ing headciuarters  were  established  in  Columbus.  That  same  year  a municipal  local  option  bill  was  introduced  in  the  General  .Assemlilv 
It  received  scant  attention  and  scarcely  created  a ripple  in  legislatix’c*  circles.  But  that  winter  the  wheels  began  to  revoK'e.  .A  few 
people  who  had  faith  in  the  new  movement  and  money  to  back  their  faith  contributed  sufficient  funds  to  keep  going  the  work  of  ao-i- 
tation  and  education.  The  first  work  of  the  Ohio  League  was  to  create  and  educate  public  sentiment.  This  was  done  through 
public  meetings  and  the  dissemination  of  literature.  Several  years  passed  by  before  it  was  possible  t<;  secure  legislation.  Fi\e  times 
the  League  went  to  defeat  in  an  effort  to  ha\-e  passed  a municipal  local  option  law.  Fach  time,  howexer,  the  vote  on  the  bills  showed 
marked  progress  over  the  years  before.  When  the  General  .Assembly  met  in  19U3  it  faced  a record  which  caused  the  ir.embers  to  take 
notice.  One  half  the  members  who  voted  for  the  municipal  local  option  bill  in  the  prexaous  legislature  were  returned,  while  fewer 
than  a fourth  of  those  who  voted  with  the  liquor  interests  were  re-elected.  Politicians  of  both  parties  saw  there  was  a new  power 
to  reckon  with,  and  that  power  was  the  people  themsehes.  In  that  year  the  Beal  municipal  local  option  liill  biecame  a law,  gixing 
the  x'oters  of  the  city,  town  or  village  the  right  to  decide  if  they  would  maintain  the  saloons.  This  was  a great  x'ictorx'.  While  the 
township  unit  was  preserved  a larger  unit  was  provided.  The  liquor  forces  which  up  to  that  time  had  looked  upon  the  League  with 
contempt  and  slightly  referred  to  it,  now  biegan  to  grow  serious  and  to  understand  thex*  xvere  facing  a foe  xvhich  xvas  getting  results. 

The  same  General  .Assembly  xvhich  enacted  the  Beal  laxv  changed  the  Sunday  closing  laxv  and  made  it  more  enforceable,  gaxe 
greater  poxver  to  municipalities  to  regulate  saloons  through  their  councils  and  also  passed  a laxv  making  it  possible  to  more  easilx'  en- 
force the  toxvnship  option  laxv.  During  the  folloxving  txvo  years  the  fight  xxent  on,  and  many  toxvns  and  x illages  x'oted  out  the  saloons. 
A residence  district  local  option  bill  xvas  introdux'ed  under  xvhich  saloons  could  be  drix'en  out  from  among  the  homes  in  residential 
sections  of  the  cities  and  larger  toxvns  of  the  state,  xvhen  a majority  of  the  x'oters  in  such  districts  so  decreed.  Fntil  the  Beal  bill 
xvas  biefore  the  Legislature,  hearings  on  a temperance  measure  before  the  committees  of  the  General  .Assemblv  xvere  attended  by  but 
fexv  persons.  Arguments  in  their  behalf  xvere  made  by  representatix'es  of  the  League  or  ministers.  This  xvas  because  citizens  gen- 
erally were  not  aroused  and  only  mildly  interested.  But  organized  effort  and  persistent  agitation  bore  fruit,  and  xvhen  the  Beal  and  Bran- 
ncck  bills  xvere  discussed  before  legislative  committees,  there  journeyed  to  Columbus  from  all  parts  of  the  state,  business  men,  manu- 
facturers, judges,  laxvyers,  physicians,  members  of  organized  labor — and  they  xvere  there  not  merely  as  spectators  but  to  urge  and  de- 
mand the  enactment  of  these  bills  into  laxx's  or  their  defeat. 

When  the  Brannock  residence  district  bill  xvas  introduced  the  liquor  dealers  of  the  state  declared  thev  had  been  promised  that 
no  lurther  temperance  legislation  xvould  be  enacted.  But  the  temperance  people  xvere  determined  the  bill  should  pass  and  a majority 
of  the  Legislature  xvas  xvilling  to  give  it  to  the  people.  .A  measure  satisfactory  to  the  voters  passed  both  house  and  Senate,  but  the 
Governor  refused  to  sanction  it  and  explicitly  declared  that  if  it  xvas  not  changed  as  he  suggested  he  xvould  x'eto  it.  The  Legislature 
therefore  amended  the  laxv  according  to  the  xvishes  of  the  Governor.  What  folloxved  forms  one  of  the  most  interesting  cha[iters  in 
the  political  history  of  Ohio.  The  Governor  xvas  renominated.  When  he  xvas  first  elected  his  majoritv  xvas  113,U()0.  In  his  second 
campaign  he  xvas  defeated  by  more  than  40,000,  while  the  remainder  of  the  Republican  ticket  xvas  elected  bx*  majorities  of  upxvards 
of  40,000.  Folloxving  the  enactment  of  the  residence  district  laxv  came  the  passage  of  xvhat  is  knoxvn  as  the  speakeasx’  and  blind 
tiger  laxv.  Ibis  laxv  is  a x'ery  effective  law  enforcement  measure,  and  is  a ]x)xx’erful  aid  in  cleaning  up  “drx'”  territory.  It  proxddes 

for  search  and  seizure  of  liquor  in  “dry  territory;  tor  compelling  public  records  to  be  made  bx’  druggists  in  “drx'“  territory:  pre- 
venting doctors  from  xvriting  prescriptions  tor  tiex’erage  purposes:  preventing  shipments  of  liciuor  in  drx'  territorx*  under  fictitious  name- 
and  titles;  prex'enting  delay  in  the  trial  and  procedure  of  liciuor  cases  in  court:  e.xtending  jurisdiction  to  common  pleas  and  probate 
judges  to  try  local  option  cases  xvithout  jury,  and  gixung  council  power  to  employ  secret  serxace  officers.  Under  the  prox'isicxns  of 


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tills  I ,i\v  it  is  [Kissilile  to  fnlorct-  tlu-  local  o|)lioii  laws  in  c\er\'  ''(lr\-”  coinmunity.  'riierc  was  also  cncated  what  is  known  as  the 

nnisance  law  under  which  a s|)eakeas\-  ina\’  he  abated  as  a nuisance.  A law  was  also  passed  prohiliiting  clubs  where  lic|uor  is  sold 

in  ’‘(IrN  " lerrilor\-,  also  prohibiting  the  soliciting  ol  orders  for  liciuor  in  "dr\'"  lerritor\'  and  authorizing  the  prosecuting  attorney  and 
Probate  judge  to  hire  detecti\-es  in  a “dry"  couni\-.  The  last  three  laws  succeeded  the  enactment  of  the  county  option  law,  wdiich, 
up  to  dale,  has  bi-en  the  crowning  \ ictor\- of  t he  leniperance  forces  of  ihe  state.  These  laws  were  drafted  by  attorneys  for  the  League 
,ind  (U-tended  by  them  in  the  <'ourts  and  ha\e  been  upheld.  The  local  ojition  laws  ha\e  been  carried  to  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
St.ite  and  ol  the  I’nited  States,  and  ha\e  been  held  \alid  b\-  these  judicial  tribunals. 

.\s  public  sentiment  against  the  saloon  grew,  the  temperance  jx'ople  demanded  a larger  local  option  unit.  They  were  not 
content  with  the  township,  the  numieipalitt’  and  the  cit\'  residence  district,  they  wanted  county  option.  The  Anti-Saloon  League 
pre|)ared  to  earrt’  out  the  wishes  of  their  friends,  and  the  county  option  bill  was  introduced.  Then  a battle  was  fought  before  the 

Legislature,  besides  which  all  ])re\ious  contests  were  mere  skirmishes,  and  the  result  was  that  in  the  s]tring  of  1908  the  Rose  County 

oi)tion  bill  became  a law.  d'he  law  went  into  efiect  the  hrst  day  of  Se[)teml)er,  lf)08.  The  hrst  elections  were  held  on  the  20th  of 
that  month.  Within  ninet\'  dat’s  Irom  that  date,  sixty-si.\  counties  had  voted  and  .Iti  had  t’oted  “dry.”  Siitce  then  other  counties 
\'oli'd  and  man\-  more  billowed  the  e.\am]ile  set  b>-  other  “dry^’  counties.  In  1911  almost  L'lOO  of  the  1370 ’ townships  of  the  state 
were  “dr\’,“  and  about  000  \ illages  and  cities  were  without  saloons.  0\’er  ninet\’  per  cent  of  the  territory  of  the  state  was  without  an 
ojien  saloon,  and  more  than  si.\t\'  |ier  cent  ol  the  |ieo])le  li\ed  in  saloonless  territory.  In  1893,  when  the  Anti-Saloon  League  was 
lornu'd,  ( )hio  had  three  hundia'd  and  two  saloons  tor  each  100,000  inhabitants,  while  in  1911  there  are  fewer  than  one  hundred  and 
filt\'  lor  each  100,000.  'Flu-  county  option  campaigns  were  a surprise  to  both  the  licpior  men  and  the  temperance  people.  The  campaign 
was  \vry  heated.  I lu  re  were  parade's  in  which  men,  women  and  children  participated,  and  fe\’er  heat  was  maintained  until 
the  ballots  we'te  in  the  boxes  and  counted.  The  interest  taken  in  these  campaigns  and  elections  can  be  imagined  front  the  fact  that  in 
most  of  these  counl\'  contests  the  total  tolc'  |)olled  exceeded  the  t’ole  cast  for  President  the  same  year.  The  arguments  ad\anced  by 
both  sides  in  these  campaigns  covered  the  ground  thoroughly. 

The  so-call('d  liberal  forces  at  once  started  a movement  to  repetd  or  amend  the  count\'  o|)tion  law.  The  [ilacing  of  so  many 
counties  in  the  dr>'  column  alarmed  them.  FA-en  while  the.se  counties  tvere  x'oting,  and  before  the  people  had  any  oiiportunitt'  to  pass 
on  the  merits  and  demerits  of  the  law,  the  Iriends  of  the  Personal  Liberty  Leagite  were  strengthening  their  organizations  and  getting 
read>-  for  tin-  o|H'ihng  of  the  Legislature,  which  met  the  first  Monday  in  January,  1910.  The  general  Assembly  had  hardly  con- 
\eiel  before  the  e.xpt'cted  bill  was  introduced  in  the  Senate.  It  iirojxised  to  amend  the  county  0])tion  law  by  e.xempting  from  its 
pro\  ision>,  cities  and  \ illages  which  returned  w(‘l  majorities.  A hard  hght  was  made  for  the  jiassage  of  this  bill.  C(  uncils  in  a few 
towns  ]K'titioned  the  Legislature  to  jiass  tlu'  bill,  am.ending  the  law  claiming  their  municipalities  would  become  bankrupt  under  its 
ojieration.  'Fhe  bill  to  amend  the  count\'  option  law  was  introduced  in  the  Senate.  But  the  Legislature  took  the  view  that  the  law' 
had  not  had  a fair  trial,  and  that,  after  a fair  trial  if  the  jieople  wanted  it  amended  or  repealed  they  would  make  their  wants  known. 
At  llu'  same  session,  and  as  a com|).mion  piece  to  the  bill  amending  the  county  option  law,  another  measure  was  introduced.  It 
w.is  known  as  the  I )ean  characti-r  bill  and  was  fathered  by  Senator  Dean.  It  |)as,sed  the  Senate,  but  in  the  house  the  Anti-Saloon 
LeagiU'  had  some  amendments  addc'd  to  it,  prohibiting  soliciting  in  dry  lerrit(.>ry  and  also  authorizing  prosecuting  attorneys  and 
lirobate  judges  to  aiipoinl  sjiecial  officers  to  run  down  licpior  law  violators,  d'he  so-called  liberal  forces  fought  the  amendments, 
but  thi'\-  were  adojited.  When  the  Legislature  con\'ened  in  January,  1910,  another  effort  was  made  to  amend  the  county  option 
law.  .\  bill  was  introduced  in  the  Senate,  striking  municipalities  from  the  provisions  of  the  law,  but  again  w’as  the  bill  defeated. 
In  1911,  three  tears  having  exjiired  since  the  first  election  under  the  Rose  C'ounty  Local  Option  Laws,  the  agitation  for  “wet”  or 
“dr\',”  again  took  hold  among  the  supporters  of  both  sides  of  the  important  ciuestion.  In  many  counties  local  option  elections  were 
again  held,  and  this  time  the  result  of  the  first  election  was  reversed  in  a great  many  cases. 

Fhe  State  of  Ohio  is  di\  ided  into  six  districts  by  the  Anti-Saloon  League,  with  headcpiarters  at  Cincinnati,  Dayton,  Toledo, 
Clexeland,  Canton  and  .Athens.  'Fhis  division  is  made  for  the  better  conduct  of  the  work.  In  the  history  cjf  the  Ohio  League  there 
has  been  but  three  Suiierinlendents,  Howard  II.  Russell,  P.  A.  Baker,  D.  D.,  now  Ceneral  Superintendent  of  the  Cincinnati  Saloon 
League  of  .America,  and  Wat  iie  B.  W heeler.  .A  Headcpiarters  Committee  and  a Board  of  Trustees  control  the  policy  of  the  league. 

'Fhe  officers  of  the  Ohio  .Anti-Saloon  League  (in  1910)  are  as  follows: 

S'F.A'FK  Oh'F'ICKRS.-  President,  Dr.  Ifmor\-  W.  Hunt,  Cranxille,  Ohio;  Vice-President,  George  D.  Selby,  Portsmouth,  Ohio; 
Recording  Secretary,  Richard  .Ackland,  44  .\.  Front  Street,  Columlnis,  Ohio;  Legal  .Attorneys,  W.  B.  W'heeler,  Columbus,  Ohio;  J.  .A. 
White,  Columbus,  Ohio;  G.  W'.  C'rabbe,  Dayton,  Ohio;  ('has.  M.  Earhart,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Superintendent,  W'.  B.  Wheeler,  610  New 
Havden  Bldg.,  ('oltimbus,  Ohio;  .Assistant  Superintendent,  .A.  J.  W'illiamson,  Columbus,  Ohio;  Treasurer,  R.  S.  Brock,  261  E.  Rich 
Street,  Columbus,  Ohio;  F.  L.  Dustman,  Editor  .American  Issue,  Ohio  Edition. 

1 1 E.ADOr.AR'FERS  COMMFF'FEE.  Lemuel  D.  Lilly,  Columbus,  Ohio;  Richard  Ackland,  Columbus,  Ohio;  L.  B.  Cherrington, 
Columbus,  Ohio;  C.  L.  Dicke\',  Columbus,  Ohicj;  Charles  E.  Burton,  I).  D.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

DIS'FRIC'F  Sl'PERl  N'Flf N I )ENTS.— Re\'.  J.  S.  Rutledge,  516  The  Arcade,  Cleveland,  Ohio;  Rev.  W.  V.  Marsh,  26  Eagle 
Block,  Canton,  Ohio:  Rew  J.  Sanford,  432  .\asliy  Bldg.,  Toledo,  Ohio;  Rev.  C.  W.  Eldredge,  222  W.  Fourth  Street,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio;  G.  W.  Crablie,  502  Cnited  Bank  Building,  Dayton,  Ohio;  Rev.  L.  .A.  Patterson,  19  Bank  Bldg.,  .Athens,  Ohio. 

Herbert  Leland  Davis,  M.  D., 

Is  a well  known  phvsician  and  surgeon  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  which  city  he  was  born  and  educated.  His  offices  are  at  723  Scho- 
field Building,  Cleveland.  Dr.  Da\is  is  a prominent  member  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard,  in  which  he  holds  the  rank  of  Captain  and 
.Assistant  Surgeon.  He  enlisted  in  the  Military  body  of  Ohio  on  the  6th  of  February,  1902,  as  Captain  and  Assistant  Surgeon,  Light 
Batter>-  .A,  and  was  transferred  to  the  Aledical  Department  on  the  29th  of  .April,  1902.  On  the  25th  of  September,  1908,  he  w^as 
commissioned  Cajitain  of  the  Aledical  Corps,  Ohio  National  Guard,  his  rank  dating  from  the  6th  of  Februaryp  1902,  to  conform  with 
Generals  Order,  .No.  22,  .A.  G.  D.,  13th  of  Jidy,  1908.  On  the  1st  of  September,  1908,  he  was  assigned  to  Battery  A,  Field  Artillery, 
Ohio  National  Guard,  per  par  27,  S.  O.  139,  of  the  1st  of  September,  1 908.  Dr  Davis  resides  at  8808  Carnegie  Ave.,  S.  E.,  Cleveland, 
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William  J.  Tanner, 

Of  Cincinnati,  Ex-County  O'ommissioner  of  Hamilton  County,  who  died  February  13th,  1912,  was  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of 
Cincinnati.  William  J.  Tanner  was  born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  in  1851.  He  came  to  this  city'  when  a young  man  and  engaged  in  busi- 
iH'ss  with  his  uncle.  Thomas  Coughlin.  He  was  the  proprietor  of  the  Chicago  House  Raising  Company  here,  and  his  brother  was  associ- 


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ated  with  him  in  the  Cincinnati  office  of  this  concern.  Mr.  Tanner  was  considered  an  e.xpert  in  this  line'  of  work.  One  of  the  most 
difficult  jobs  he  ever  had  in  Cincinnati  was  the  raising  of  the  Gibson  House  some  years  ago,  when  the  building  was  raised  so  as  to 
make  the  ceiling  of  the  lobby  four  feet  higher.  W'ith  his  uncle,  Thomas  Coughlin,  he  had  charge  of  the  raising  of  an  entire  business 
block  some  years  ago,  and  this  work  attracted  attention  all  over  the  country.  The  main  office  of  this  company  was  removed  to 
Cincinnati  some  years  ago,  although  a Chicago  office  is  still  maintained  by  his  relatives.  He  was  a member  of  the  Cincinnati  Builders’ 
Exchange. 

The  office  of  County  Commissioner  was  the  only  public  position  he  ever  filled.  He  was  a lifelong  Republican  and  had  frequently 
been  offered  a place  on  the  Republican  ticket,  but  up  to  the  fall  of  1908  he  always  refused.  He  was  nominated  for  County  Commis- 
sioner in  October,  1908.  The  next  day  after  the  Con\ention,  Robert  E.  Edmondson,  then  a member  of  the  Board,  resigned  in  order 
that  he  might  be  qualified  to  become  a candidate  for  County  Auditor.  Mr.  Tanner  was  appointed  to  fill  the  vacancy.  He  was  elected 
by  a substantial  plurality  in  1908,  and  commenced  his  first  term  in  September,  1909.  This  term  would  ha^•e  expired  in  September, 
1911.  At  the  last  election  he  was  elected  to  succeed  himself,  receiving  the  highest  \'ote  of  any  of  the  three  candidates  on  the  Repub- 
lican ticket  for  County  Commissioner.  Mr  Tanner  was  a charitable  man  and  was  identified  with  a number  of  charities.  He  was  a 
devout  member  of  the'  Catholic  Church.  He  was  a Trustee  of  St.  Joseph  Orphans’  Asylum  and  a member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
He  was  a member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  Cincinnati  Eodge  No.  5;  the  Eriendly  Sons  of  St.  Patrick;  the 
Young  Men’s  Blaine  Club  and  a number-of  other  organizations.  He  leaves  a widow,  who  was  Miss  Mary  O’Connor,  of  this  citw 
Besides  his  brother,  Thomas  Tanner,  who  resided  with  him  at  224  Nelson  A\-enue,  Mt.  Auburn,  most  of  his  other  relati^-es  reside  in 
Chicago,  111. 

Sherman  D.  Callender, 

Secretary  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  Detroit,  was  born  at  Hartsgrove,  Ashtabula  Count\-,  Ohio,  March  18th,  1869.  He  prepared  for  col- 
lege at  New  Lyme  Institute,  South  New  Lyme,  Ohio,  under  Professor  Jacob  Tuckerman,  who  was  for  forty  years  a prominent  educator 
in  Ashtabula  Coudty.  He  entered  Oberlin  College  in  1891,  from  which  institution  he  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.,  in  class  of 
189.5,  and  then  entered  the  Law  College  of  Ohio  State  University,  1896,  graduating  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.,  1898.  He  was  admitted 
to  practice  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Ohio,  June,  1898.  In  practice  at  Toledo,  Ohio,  for  one  year,  when  he  remo\-ed  to  Detroit, 
Michigan,  where  he  has  since  been  one  of  the  busy  lawyers  of  that  city,  practicing  in  both  State  and  Eederal  Courts.  He  has  l)een 
a member  of  the  Ohio  Society  almost  from  its  organization,  and  has  been  its  Secretary  for  two  years. 

James  Wilson  McMurray,  M.  D., 

Of  Marion,  Ohio,  is  one  of  the  best  known  surgeons  in  the  ranks  of  the  Ohio  National  Guard.  He  was  born  on  the  1st  (rf  September, 
1867,  at  Marion,  Ohio,  the  son  of  John  \V.  and  Miner\-a  Wilson  McMurray,  both  natives  of  Ohio  and  of  Scotch  extraction.  Dr. 
McMurray  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Marion  and  Warren,  Ohio,  after  which  he  entered  Starling  Medical  College,  Colum- 
bus, Ohio,  graduating  from  this  institution  in  1897,  with  the  degree  of  M.  D.  Dr.  McMurray  is  prominently  connected  with  the 
Ohio  National  Guard.  He  enlisted  in  1897,  in  Company  G,  Eourth  Regiment,  and  served  during  the  Spanish-American  Y’ar  as 
Sergeant  of  his  Company,  taking  part  in  the  campaign  of  Porto  Rico.  In  1899  he  was  promoted  to  the  Captaincy  and  Assistant 
Surgeon,  and  in  June,  1900,  to  the  rank  of  Major  and  Surgeon.  Dr.  McMurray  resides  at  317  East  Centre  Street,  Marion,  Ohio. 

Robert  C.  Georgi, 

Deceased,  who  during  an  active  and  useful  life  was  one  of  the  best  known  citizens  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  was  born  on  the  4th  of  March, 
1846,  in  Delitsch,  Prussia,  the  son  of  Edward  Eranz  Georgi,  a cooper  by  trade,  and  Mrs.  Theresa  Georgi.  The  familv  emigrated  to 
the  Ihiited  States  in  1854  and  settled  in  Dayton,  Ohio,  where  Mr.  Georgi  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  citw 
At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  left  school  and  entered  the  mercantile  business,  continuing  in  same  until  1870,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  Clerk  of  Montgomery  County,  Ohio.  He  held  this  position  for  a period  of  eight  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which 
time  he  resumed  his  mercantile  pursuits,  coming  to  C'incinnati  shortly  after.  On  the  10th  of  January,  1881,  Mr.  Georgi  was  a])pointed 
Chief  Deputy  Clerk  of  the  Ihiited  States  Courts,  at  Cincinnati,  a position  he  filled  with  credit  to  himself  until  the  time  of  his  demi.se. 
M r.  Georgi  had  been  a staunch  Republican  since  he  became  of  age.  He  always  took  an  active  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  Oueen  City 
and  was  a model  citizen,  plain  and  unassuming,  upright  in  all  his  dealings  and  of  a lovable  character  He  was  a prominent  member 
of  the  K.  of  P.  and  the  Red  Men,  having  held  the  highest  offices  in  these  orders  in  Ohio.  He  was  one  of  the  Directors  of  the  Ohio 
Turnbezirk,  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  West  Cincinnati  Ttirnverin,  in  which  organization  he  occupied  the  office  of  First  Speaker. 
When  eighteen  years  of  age,  in  1864,  he  enlisted  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty-First  Ohio  \’olunteer  Infantry,  ser\4ng  until  the  close 
of  the  Civil  War.  He  was  a member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  of  the  George  H.  Thomas  Post,  ('incinnati. 
On  December  14,  1871,  Mr.  Georgi  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Bobe,  of  Dayton,  Ohio.  Two  sons  and  two  daughters  blessed  their 
union,  one  of  his  sons  being  Mr.  Arthur  C.  Georgi,  a prominent  lawyer  of  the  Hamilton  County  Bar.  IMr.  Georgi  closed  his  eartliK- 
career  on  the  9th  of  March,  1907,  mourned  l)y  all  who  knew  him. 

William  John  Williams, 

President  of  the  Western  & Southern  Life  Insurance  Company,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is  a man  conceded  to  be  an  authority  on  all  (juestions 
pertaining  to  the  business  in  which  he  is  engaged.  He  is  a native  Cincinnatian,  born  on  the  Sth  of  March,  1858.  His  parents,  Wil- 
liam G.  Williams  and  Mary  E.  Williams,  were  nati\es  of  New  York  and  Ireland,  respecti\'cly.  The  parents  ga\e  their  son  the  adwui- 
tages  of  a thorough  education,  and  sent  him,  after  passing  through  the  public  schools  and  Woodward  High  School,  to  St.  Na\4er’s 
College.  Subsequently  he  took  a course  of  business  instruction  at  the  Nelson  Business  College  at  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Williams  started 
into  public  life  at  the  age  of  twenty  years,  filling  the  position  of  a clerk  in  a local  insurance  company,  when  he  first  acquired  the 
knowledge  of  the  business.  By  his  own  initiative  he  has  forced  his  way  to  the  front,  until  today  he  is  one  of  the  most  important  factors 
in  the  insurance  business  in  the  State  of  Ohio.  In  1887,  upon  the  organization  of  The  Western  and  Southern  Life  Insurance  Com- 
j)any  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Mr.  Williams  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Secretary  of  that  cor])oration,  a position  which  he  has  filled  with 
marked  success  until  he  succeeded  Dr.  Frank  Caldwell  to  the  offile  of  President  in  1910.  Mr.  Williams  is  a man  of  pleasing  atldress, 
with  a kindly  and  courteous  manner,  thereby  making  a host  of  friends.  As  a business  man  he  combines  rare  exectiti\e  abilit\-  with 
sound  judgment  and  aggressiveness.  Socially,  he  is  a thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a Knight  Templar.  In  1889,  Mr.  Williams 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma  J.  Morris,  by  which  union  he  is  the  father  of  one  son,  Frank  Caldwell  Williams.  4'hc  Home 
Office  of  The  W’estern  & Southern  Life  Insurance  Company  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Eourth  Avenue  and  Broadwa}-.  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


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Thaddeus  Straub, 

Mayor  of  the  eit>'  cjf  llaniilton,  Ohio,  and  I'resident  of  the  Board  of  Health  and  the  Board 
of  ('oiilrol,  of  (hat  city,  was  born  on  the  Kith  of  January,  1870,  in  Hamilton.  His 
father,  Joseph  Stranb,  was  a native  of  Wuertemlierg,  Cierman\',  and  had  emigrated  to 
the  I'nited  Stales  about  1831),  while  the  mttther,  Mrs.  Anna  H.  Straub,  was  born  in  Ohio. 
'I'he  hither  was  a coal,  lime  ami  cement  merchant  at  Hamilton  for  a period  of  about 
iwciily  years,  then  retiretl  and  mo\'ed  on  his  farm  in  Butler  County.  Mayor  Straub 
w;is  eductUed  in  the  Hamilton  public  schools  and  the  ( )hio  Commercial  College.  At 
the  age  ot  se\’enteen  years  he  started  in  business  life  as  a bookkeeper  in  the  employ  of 
the  ('.  H.  tV'  I).  Railroad,  occup>ing  that  position  for  a period  of  five  years.  He  then 
went  into  the  men's  furnishing  bitsiness.  In  181)3  he  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Butler 
Count\-  .Agricultural  Society'.  He  was  elected  Auditor  and  (dty  Clerk  of  Hamilton  in 
11)03,  holding  that  ])osition  until  11)07,  when  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Hamilton  liy  the 
hirgest  majoril\'  ever  given  to  any  Mayor  of  his  native  city.  He  was  re-electetl  in  1901). 
.Ma\or  Stranb  has  always  been  a faithful  Democrat  and  he  has  served  his  party  often  and 
well.  Socialh’,  he  is  a member  of  the  F.  ().  K.;  K.  of  P.  and  B.  P.  ().  F.  While  a 
member  ol  the  State  Auditors  Association  he  was  elected  State  Treasurer  of  the  organi- 
zation tind  later  was  chosen  Vice-President  of  that  body.  Upon  his  election  as  Mayor  of 
Ihimilton,  he  was  compelled  to  gU’e  u])  his  office  as  Vice-President,  liut  he  still  remains 
a social  metnber  of  the  State  Auditors  Association.  Mayor  Straub  is  also  connected 
with  the  International  Brotherhood  of  Bachelors,  being  a memlier  in  good  standing. 
He  resides  at  o(),3  South  Second  Street,  Hamilton,  ( )hio. 


.Pacob  Schwarzkopf, 

( )f  I'oledo,  ()hio,  hhisign  in  the  I'irst  Btitliilion  ( )hio  X;i\al  Milititi,  was  born  on  the  7th  of  January,  1884,  at  Bucyrus,  Ohio.  His 
lalher,  J.icob  Sch war/ko])l , was  a nati\’e  of  Cermany,  while  his  mother,  Emma  Seiser  Schwarzkopf,  was  born  in  Ohio.  Mr.  Schwarz- 
kopf was  educated  in  the  ])ublic  and  high  schools  of  Buct  rits.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  Navy 
,ind  seiwed  on  the  b;it t leships  Fsse.x,  Wisconsin,  .\nna])olis  and  New  A’ork.  He  saw  service  in  Cuba  and  the  Phillipines,  and  during 
the  ti\c  \ f.irs  and  three'  months,  ditring  which  he  seiwed  Uncle  Sam  he  \isited  the  \arious  jiarts  of  the  w-orld.  After  his  discharge,  in 
IDD.'),  alter  lui\ing  retitrned  to  his  nati\'e  slate  and  ha\ing  settled  in  Toledo,  he  joined  the  Naval  Militia,  and  in  April,  1906,  he  wms 
promoted  to  the  position  ol  hhisign.  Mr.  Schwarzkopf  is  engaged  in  the  sail  making  luisiness.  He  is  a Republican,  and,  socially,  a 
member  of  tlu'  Masonic  h'niternil\'.  His  residence  and  jilace  of  business  are  located  at  130  Fast  Broadway,  Toledo,  Ohio. 


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